i'me actually making a start.

[Dave.]

ive decided to try and fix the fdront panel damage to my mk1 nova but i thought id ask about it here first
does anyone have 1 for sale?
are they hard to fit?
and do you have to remove the radiator?
cheers

[General Baxter]

if me and burgo found it really hard to fit one, good luck

[Mike.]

yes you will have to remove the radiator, it won't sit on thin air

[Philsutton]

if me and burgo found it really hard to fit one, good luck

why did you find it hard?

I did mine an im **** at body work

[General Baxter]

its called patten parts, and loads of spot welds covered in ****e lol

[draper]

which bit is it eaxactly, ive got a spare lower panel/crossmember ?

[ade]

If its the lower section (the whole bit) you will need to get properly welded as its a structural part. Thats the bit I recently replaced on mine - although you can buy skins for them.

If its the upper section - then its a wad of spot welds all round the sides and on the inner wings and lower panel.

You any good with a welder? Should get it welded really - its not the kind of think you can bodge on with filler. Although if youre handy with a rivet gun and some liquid metal (special fixative) you can use that instead...that's what I'm planning anyway - but then I have to rebuild mine from pretty much scratch and make my own design due to the lights I'm fitting (see styling).

Ade

[Mike]

if me and burgo found it really hard to fit one, good luck

If you and Burgo cant do it then serioulsy, good luck!!!! :thumb:

[dave_rand]

i used to work in a bodyshop and i guess it can br quite tricky if you dont know what your doing or you dotn have the right tools im sure it wouldnt cost that much to let some whos good at the job do it for you

[General Baxter]

action shot lol

http://www.streetrace.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4246&d=1152564381

[Dave.]

this part draper
passenger front lower. it hit a wall.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00121.jpg

[NovalutionGSi]

you mean the bit with the big Rust spot!

what ever you do dont buy patern parts they are ****! i thought my new wings would fit piss easy how wrong was i! good job it was going in the bodyshop and they had to cut them about to make them fit!

[The Simps]

I wouldn't bother repairing it mate. Just rub it back then slap on some hammerite.

Spend the money you would have spent on the repair and parts on a full bumper and new grill. Can pick up GTE stuff for not a lot of money.

Simps.

[General Baxter]

I wouldn't bother repairing it mate. Just rub it back then slap on some hammerite.
Simps.


iirc the front legs are bent and it needs to be jigged

[The Simps]

Get a bodyshop to do it then. Or buy a new car.

Simps.

[novacabrio]

stick a sr bumper on