Cheeze's GSi reshell

[Cheeze]

As some of you may know i sold the Modified nova that i had to a lad down weston super mare( drove up collected it and drove home )

Glad to see the back of it now, just didnt like it sitting about outside my house
Then got myself a bit of a rusty (aint they all) nova gsi with stainless exhaust for cheap enough from my mate with the intention of tiding her up with a paint etc, but what i never knew was the seat rails, chassis rails were totally shot, beyond what i was willing to repair.

So myself and my mate Pete who runs http://www.starkmotorsport.com are going to fully rebuild the car from the ground up with a few goodies that i have aquired along the way for the amount that i had sold the nova for.
Lucky for us a guy that he knows had a good shell that has been dry stored for well over a year, so we snapped it up straight away.

So thats it for the moment. Thanks for reading and i will post some more pics once we get started on it.

http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/Just_Bought/DSC01884.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/Just_Bought/DSC01885.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/Just_Bought/DSC01886.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/Just_Bought/DSC01888.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/Just_Bought/DSC01889.jpg
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http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/Just_Bought/DSC01891.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/Just_Bought/DSC01892.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/Just_Bought/DSC01893.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/Just_Bought/DSC01894.jpg
Comments welcome (none about the stickers on the tailgate plz )

[Cheeze]

Ok here are some more pics of the nova, we wondered why it sat so low at the ****, we found that the body spring seat had collapsed into the both about and inch and a half.

But as these pics show the shell it totally rotton everywhere you go

http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown19.6.06/DSC02227.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown19.6.06/DSC02224.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown18.6.06/DSC02221.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown18.6.06/DSC02217.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown18.6.06/DSC02210.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown18.6.06/DSC02194.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown19.6.06/DSC02234.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown19.6.06/DSC02241.jpg

[R1CH]

Christ !! thats fairly rotten !!

lol

[Haynzee]

Holy crap i've seen some rusty novas before but that is awful.

Must be all that wonderful scottish weather eh.

At least you've made the right choice and starting with a decent shell for rebuild.

I assume you paid ?5 or something for the rotter. Is it mechanically ok? the oil filter looks about 15 years old, lol

[Cheeze]

Engine runs sweet as a nut mate, yeah the filter looks ****ed like, but if it goes i have another gsi engine thats getting a full rebuild, with some extras

[novaco]

and i thought my red one was bad! lol

i didnt even know you had sold the other one cheeze!

good luck with the new project mate! if your last one's anything to go by this will be real nice!

[Jack]

As some of you may know i sold the Modified nova that i had to a lad down weston super mare
Really? I might have to keep an eye out for that. How long ago did you sell it?

[Cheeze]

it was about two months ago, but it has been sold an e bay recently, this is it here http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/galleries/features/cheeze/03.jpg

[db_1.2]

Woh, i thought my shell was bad! Good luck with that, whats the plan with all the rust, surely you cant just treat it and weld patches over it like i would as theres too much to cover and the car would double in weight!

[db_1.2]

it was about two months ago, but it has been sold an e bay recently, this is it here http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/galleries/features/cheeze/03.jpg

I also noticed your bumper is slightly falling on the left, i also have this problem with this bumper, not quite as bad as you did but i dont understand why these bumpers do this as i seen a lot of them like this, im getting new wings soon so i gotta refit the bumper, hopefully it shouldnt drop on the left

[novamadman]

holy funk i only thought i seen a rotten shell lol

looking good m8 any pics of the donor shell?

whats your plans standard rebuild or with mods?

shane

[Cheeze]

Well folk after another day at the workshop shes finished, heres some pics of the rusty thing

Novamadman, no pics of the donor just yet, could get it through from the other shed, as for the build im not sure just yet, but its staying in the 1600 small block league,
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown24.6.06/DSC02266.JPG
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown24.6.06/DSC02272.JPGFound this crack on the bottom arm
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown24.6.06/DSC02273.JPG
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown24.6.06/DSC02274.JPGSomeone (no names meantioned) accidently cracked the windscreen so the glow in the dark life hammer i got from a car mag was used to see if it would work
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown24.6.06/DSC02305.JPGHere is why it sat so low at the back
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown24.6.06/DSC02311.JPG
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/StripDown24.6.06/DSC02314.JPGand shes gone!

[Wilson]

I ant belive a shell like that was on the roads! lol did it have an MOT when you got it?

[Cheeze]

yeah it had an mot, but it ran out a few months back there, but its been off the road for a while

[Mike]

how the fook did that ever pass an MOT! Thats the worst shell i have ever ever seen!!!!

I've seen rally cars that have been rolled and ended up not as collasped as that (the rear end)!

Does it acid rain where that was from or something lol probably a good thing you took that sh*tter of the roads! lol

[Mazz]

OMG, good luck with your project - your going to need it :)

[draper]

that is definatly that worst shell ive ever seen, not just nova but any shell at all !!

all the best with the rebuild - are you going to kit it up again or go for a standard GSi look ?

[starkmotorsport]

The final look of the car hasnt been totally decided yet, but the only fibreglass that will get near it will be for weight reduction only. Steven's GTE was built for looks, so he has asked me to build this car into a track and sprint car, but keeping it road legal at the same time.

The new shell was taken into the workshop yesterday, but no work will begin until he has decided how far to go with the shell strengthening.

[TommySR]

dear god that shell is awful!!

[shy witness]

that deffinatly woz a bad un.....................weld er up..


ha ha

[Mike]

weld er up..

if only he had a spare hhhhmm 400hours?! lol lol and about 100 sqaure foot of sheet steel to hand lol :D

[Cheeze]

Exactly, we had thought of making an auto cross car out of it, but its just to far gone lol, anyone want to buy the shell haha

[Matt2107]

Did you pull that straight out a scrappy.
Fair play if your gonna rebuild it.

[Mike]

Then got myself a bit of a rusty (aint they all) nova gsi with stainless exhaust for cheap enough from my mate with the intention of tiding her up with a paint etc.

Nope, he bough it! How it was road legal at the time is beyond me! lol

[tom_bish]

One of my mates from crewkerne in somerset now owns that modified gte!

[Ash]

is it on the road? i've never seen it... i live in yeovil and travel to crewekerne quite a bit. or has he only just got it?

A

[Cheeze]

Yeah i sold it to a guy in weston super-mare and after a few weeks he sold it on lol, its gonna be in fast car in some of the next few mags

Yeah we are totally reshelling this thing, every nut and bolt will be copper slipped so it will be a breeze to work on there after

[draper]

Yeah we are totally reshelling this thing, every nut and bolt will be copper slipped so it will be a breeze to work on there after

thats what ill be doing aswell, probably gonna replace every single nut and bolt aswell

[Cheeze]

ok some more updated images for you guys
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/engine/DSC02394.jpg
Nice clean F13 gearbox
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/engine/DSC02390.jpg
My engine block all painted
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/first-shell/DSC02345.JPG
this is the first shell we were going to use, but after looking about it, it turned out that it needed extensive welding
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/first-shell/DSC02346.JPG
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/new-shell/DSC02366.jpg
And this is the new nova, it dont look much but it needs some slight attention
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/new-shell/DSC02370.jpg
Down the inside on the rear arches
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/new-shell/DSC02369.jpg
Lovely 1.2 SPi engine, that will be saying goodbye
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/new-shell/DSC02371.jpg
Rear inside the boot( again clean)
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/new-shell/DSC02372.jpg
The other side
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/new-shell/DSC02374.jpg

[Cheeze]

http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/new-shell/DSC02375.jpg
Both chassis rails, again in good order
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/new-shell/DSC02378.jpg
A handful of painted parts
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/new-shell/DSC02379.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/new-shell/DSC02380.jpg
Poly bushed bottom arms and tie bars mounts
And the best bit (full brand new 6 point saftey devices roll cage)
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/new-shell/cage.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/new-shell/DSC02368.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/new-shell/DSC02373.jpg

[Mike]

Ace! I like re-shells, ive had an ace laught doing mine!! top stuff cheeze

[scott.parker]

LMFAO at the white shell lol

This next one looks like its going to be nice mate.

Scott

[NovaLegend]

Haha never seen a shell like it :eek: .. should look mint when re - shelled .. good luck with everything :thumb:

[Nova_Houch7]

I also noticed your bumper is slightly falling on the left, i also have this problem with this bumper, not quite as bad as you did but i dont understand why these bumpers do this as i seen a lot of them like this, im getting new wings soon so i gotta refit the bumper, hopefully it shouldnt drop on the left

Think this is because the fibreglass or wateva they made out of, heats up in the sun and begins to bend slightly, the rear of mine has done this.

L

[Ojc]

Jesus Christ!! That white one was a health hazard!

[Cheeze]

Sorry guys there was a problem with my hosting yesterday.

Yeah the blue one need slight attention but nothing as bad as the multicoloured one lol, all part of the fun i guess

[muzzy]

shame you cant run a website worth a ****e though eh

[Mike]

^ eh?? WTF??

[NovaLegend]

whats he on about ??

[Dave.]

no offence but i think thats abit rustier than mine
how are you gonna go about the chassie legs as im doing mine

[ade]

think muzzy's refering to the scottish novas website (has no idea!)

looking good cheeze mate!

Ade

[starkmotorsport]

shame you cant run a website worth a ****e though eh

Muzzy was banned from Cheese's website, so hence the attitude.

[Cheeze]

lol at some comments

XXXnovaXXX the white shell is gone, it was a bit worse for wear, we are now going to be using the blue shell, but with the gsi running gear etc.

also got another engine that im doing but trying to keep that hush hush for the moment haha

Guess's welcome tho:thumb:

[Cheeze]

ok folk yet another update for your

http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/stripdown_newshell/DSC02486.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/stripdown_newshell/DSC02488.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/stripdown_newshell/DSC02494.jpg this is the worst part, but a panel will sort that out
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/stripdown_newshell/DSC02495.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/stripdown_newshell/DSC02497.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/stripdown_newshell/DSC02502.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/stripdown_newshell/DSC02501.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/stripdown_newshell/DSC02512.jpg
rear beam and quick rack internals
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/stripdown_newshell/DSC02516.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/stripdown_newshell/DSC02517.jpg

[Cheeze]

http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/stripdown_newshell/DSC02520.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/stripdown_newshell/DSC02521.jpg
http://www.scottishnovas.co.uk/rebuild/NovaGSi/stripdown_newshell/DSC02526.jpg