F221 W.i.p. !!!!!!!!

[Dave.]

ok. ive decided to bring in some help with my car. a old vauxhall mechanic. my dad. mechanic and a highly trained welder. so ill keep this post updated with info.

1st job is the welding. it needs doing soon because its rotting like hell now. the engine bay needs livening up, then it needs some welding on the slam panel.

mk2 dash will be going in. the mk1 doesnt look to good nowerdays. some sr seats and the interior will be colour coded sr blue. it will be cept more or less original but it will be 20x better. the rear arches i noticed are in good shape for the cars age aswell. so thats a bonus

last night's progress...

fitted the new exhaust. looks ace i think
the rear lights what have been re-made to a higher quality.
the numberplate fixed
the new cd player put in
the engine bay cleaned abit
the new sr steering wheel (temp)

gave it a clean inside and out.
heres some progress pics
will update regularly
dave

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00335.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00332.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00324.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00318.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00314.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00307.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00305.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?)

[Rexy]

looks alright boss, Keepo the good work going

[Wilson]

Loose that redline sticker!!!
Is that a peco bb4 back box?

[Dave.]

dont know its just an exhaust i think its a peco. i have a peco back box for sale. it has a flame tip. i dont like the falmed bit

[Adam]

Lights never going shine through those back clusters!
A set of standard ones would look miles better IMO.

Apart from that, looks alrate :) Deffo loose the redline sticker.

[Rexy]

If you take the redline sticker off it will lose 10 brake... Becareful.

[Dave.]

making some progress. getting a cavalier sri steering wheel for it.
its the curvy 3 spoke 1 not the astra gte sort

[Dave.]

UPDATE !!!

ok. heres the soon to be gone rust and rot. YES I KNOW THERE BAD BUT ALL IS OK. THEYLL BE WELDED IN AFEW WEEKS

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00322.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?start=#imgAnch5)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00321.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?)

ok dont know whether these arches are good or bad for an f-reg but i think there really good.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00318-1.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00319.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?)

and finally the small bit of rust behind the passenger headlight
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00315.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?)

ENJOY!!

[Jim Mcrae]

Fook me didnt realise it was that nasty! Dont worry mate mine used to look like that, as i said i used old victorian bed frame to replace the struts lol and some scrap 20 gauge all from the scrap yard + a dad who is a good welder and some under seal and some chemical metel what looks like ?400 odd of welding actually cost me next to nothing and it ended up flying though MOT so it reall isnt the end of the world!

[Jack]

Those rear lights are illegal, no reflector... Go euro :D

[Adam]

The arches look in great condition, but fcuk me those chassis legs are way past it.

[Jim Mcrae]

^^^^^^^^^Congrats on post 7000 lol ^^^^^^^

[Dave.]

hehe yeah

[Adam]

WOOOOOOOOoooooo lol lol

[Dave.]

lol
new steering wheels coming tomorrow. a cav gsi. virtually brand new. will get some pics up of it.
o and also got some stuff today. 2cd players and a peco back box.

leave a post if your interested

[Jack]

Any info on the cd players?

[Dave.]

yeap
tevion flip down screen cd plater. silver. looks brand new comes with free aerial adaptor
kenwood fully rotating fromt cd player. virtually as new. also comes with free areil adaptor
i have a pic or the tevion 1 razorjack if u want a look

[Jack]

Cheers dude, if you could stick a pic up that'd be handy. I'll go ask the mrs - it'd be for her car. So she'll probably appear on this thread at some point lol

[Dave.]

ok
ive got a pic here now
here you go
top 1 it is

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00337.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?start=#imgAnch1)

i dropped the bottom 1 so its broken but i might get a new front for is soon

[Dave.]

ok in 5 mins i have a little progress
bhpnos has just donated a sri cavalier badge with the i cut off so it says sr. so guess what. the redline stcikers coming off and a sr badge is going on.

[Dave.]

well...

[matt1chelski]

How much u want for the kenny CD player? Does it work? Cars looking alright, get some sr seats in asap! aill make the world of difference.

[Mike.]

wtf's going on with those rear lights lol

cars not looking too bad, but i can't help thinking your wasting your time, i'd rather have rotten arches then rotten rear chassis legs.

[draper]

this isnt on, some 14yr old kid is getting more done on his nova than i am !!

[Dave.]

i though no more messin about. im gonna do some serious stuff to it. make it a mint original.
so i am. with extras like different steering wheel, smoked lighs etc.

[Matt2107]

Nice one Dave.
It looks like your getting really stuck in.

[craig green]

Love the exhaust hanger on page 1.

Keep up the hard work chap.

[Dave.]

ok i dont really want another 2 black eyes and a flat nose again so im in a pickle. a pickle onion sorta pickle.
i dont think the nova 1 is going to come off that easy. after looking at it today its still got the yellow blob of paint onit from the manufacturer. which shows it hasnt been removed. so i think its going to be a tight 1.
also ive started the meshed grill today. fixed the crappy wing mirror. (goodbye stikkie tape) and tackling the door locks what have had a screwdriver shoved in it by some scouse thief.
anyways ill get some pics for saturday at 5 or 6

o and im after advise on how to improve it. eg gsi kit alloys etc
and before any smart ars? says loose the redline sticker lights and seat covers. the redline stickers going on saturday. the lights are the only pair ive got after selling mine on ebay for ?5 and the seats are ripped and stained from what i think is... well... someones urine :P

so any good tips are greatfull.

o ye and ive bought a corgi model car of a nova to make a replica of mine. for the old shelf

[Matt2107]

I'd be inclined to try and pick up a set of vaux alloys... anything really, tigra five spokes, cav gsi or the SR/GTE/GSI 3 spokes.

If you sticking with the mk 1 look then go for GTE kit or if your going mk2 then it'll have to be GSI.

Maybe your next "mod" should be some gte/gsi side skirts.

[Dave.]

ive got some gsi 3 spokes on. thats a start
im after a gsi/gte mk1 grill. but there so hard to find. i think thatll smarten it up.

[Matt2107]

SR grills are the same too

[Dave.]

ok ive ordered some nl stickers from seymore. smarten it up abit.
what you think?

and matt i have just got a free sr spare wheel. new tyre and evrything. not even kerbd

[Matt2107]

Nice one Dave.

The novaload stickers are good for spreading the love.

[Dave.]

lol yeah. cant wait to get them.
ive got 3. so im muddled what to do with the other. but ill find a use. might put it above the windscreen mirror. itll look cool there

[Matt2107]

I think I might get some for the mondeo

[Lee]

The ole steering wheels are a bitch! Put the nut back on 1 or 2 turns, and then tap it with a hammer while someone else pulls. The nut stops you ruining the thread, and also stops the wheel flying off and breaking your snooter lol

Tap it though, dont beat it!

[Dave.]

so then how do i get it on?
if its a git to get off im guessing its a git to get on

[Wilson]

I think I might get some for the mondeo

lol i was just thinking that 2 lol

[Dave.]

ok. all i have at the mo is ?85 for the nova. any sugestions?

[stuartp]

I remember putting a rachet strap around a roll cage to pull of a steering wheel with 2 very strong lads pulling it aswell! It was a 7.5tonne strap!!

They go back on really easy providing you dont bend that shaft!!

[Dave.]

ok im thinking of repairing the damage on the front. the slam pannel. but its been slammed harder than i thought. its bent the beam that holds it in place
whoops
any advice on this novaloaders?

[Matt2107]

New panel?

[Dave.]

just got my sri badge. it will be replacing the redline sticker.
cheers jim for donating it. i will carefully cut the i off so it says sr. then i will sstick it to the nova under the nova badge. i cant wait to see the outcome.

[Matt2107]

Take your time dave and make sure you get it straight.
Probably the easiest way is to take some time to get a strip of masking tape on the car in the right position then line the bottom of the badge up just a tiny bit above the strip of tape.

[Dave.]

yeah to make it dead straight.
cheers matt. will do.
ok. im loosing the yellow indicators and going for clear 1s. o and clear side repeters too.
the slam panel is too hard to replace. so after a smack with a sledge hammer today its back in shape. ill filler it and paint it.

[Matt2107]

All good stuff matey.

[banny]

top car its just dat stisker ow an da rust other dan dat nice

[Jack]

top car its just dat stisker ow an da rust other dan dat nice
What the fsck does that say?

[Matt2107]

I will translate... i think its uzbechistani.

top car its just dat stisker ow an da rust other dan dat nice
top car! Its just that sticker now and the rust, other than that nice!

I took the liberty to include punctuation.

[Dave.]

lol kool
ive finished the sri badge. ill post a pic up inna bit.

[Matt2107]

Any pics of your badge yet Dave?

[Dave.]

yes matt. sorry for the delay
heres the sr badge and the steering wheel

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/1.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?start=#imgAnch1)

the sr badge was off a cavalier sr1 wing. i had to carefully cut and file the i off to leave sr. (cheers jim)
so what do you all think?

[Matt2107]

Steering wheel looks really good mate. It'll make your nova look a bit more modern inside.

I like the badge too... what colour's your car again?

[Dave.]

well... ermm... its... erm... blue

[Matt2107]

lol sorry... being a bit thick.

[Dave.]

lol ok
next step is to get some mesh. but ?29 from halfords is abit dear.
anyone know anywhere to get cheep mash

[Jack]

Ebay should have loads of it on, fairly cheap.

[Dave.]

no ebay account.
i need something to do my grill with. or a allready meshed grill

[Matt2107]

I think you can get some from B&Q a lot cheaper than that.
They sell aluminium sheeting in the same section. You can buy all sorts of colours i think.

You wanna get some fairly strong stuff although it will be difficult to bend but it'll stop pikeys from denting it inwards.

Its worth fixing it on with "no more nails" type glue.. go for the extra strength EVO stick version. This will last years if you but a load all the way round the inside of the grill.

[Dave.]

alliminium sheeting
whats that?
sorry im abit useless with b+q

[Jack]

Was going to suggest B&Q but didn't think they did the same type of mesh...

Try something like www.speeding.co.uk or www.dcp-shop.co.uk, their prices should be a little cheaper than halfords. Failing that, get an ebay account :p

[Dave.]

o and what is mesh considered as?
landscaping? because theres none on b&q website

[Matt2107]

They do some packs normally by the arty section where they have fire places and ****.

It should be in the same rack as aluminium sheeting that they do with all sorts of holes stamped out of it and in different colours.

[Matt2107]

Probably wont be listed on their web site.

Sometimes you can get it in motor accessory supply places that do spares as well.

[Dave.]

ok. ive been saving this news for a while
ive bought a donar car
mk1 in red. 1.2 flair. mint con. clean frame and bodywork but must be broken
heres a pic

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?start=#imgAnch1)

[Ash]

why has i got a mk2 bonnet? that looks like RJ's fav colour - quick hide it!

A

[Dave.]

it looks like its had a really cheap badge stuck on.
the plan is.. to gut it inside and out.
compleatley strip it.

come on then. what you all think

[Matt2107]

How come you've got to break it?

[Dave.]

its supposed to be crushed. and on its way to china to make tea leeve holders. but i rescued it. but it will be going eventually

[Matt2107]

lol shame.

Strip it then fella.
Is it just the interior you need?

[Dave.]

no everything
may aswell get it if its all for FREE!!!

[Matt2107]

lol go for it mate.

[Dave.]

will do :D
so what you think some new changes should be?

[Jack]

Go check the VIN plate for the colour code! :D

[Dave.]

u dont like it that much do you rj :D
ok next time im down the garage ill give it a look

[draper]

how bad/good are the chassis rails on the red 1 ?? might be easier to re-shell the blue 1 into it ??

[Dave.]

the chassie needs to be melted. i no its a shame but what must be must be

[Mike.]

just swap the blue one for the red one lol

[draper]

change the plates over and tell DVLA you sprayed your car red ?? ;)

[matt1chelski]

and vin plate things, although im sure it isnt legal. lol

[Dave.]

can anyone on here lend me a steering wheel puller for afew days?

[Dave.]

COME ON!!!!!!! i nneed some ideas for the car. anything considered (not silly)
novaload.net stickers coming soon. will be on staurday so ill update then

meanwhile ideas?

[Mike.]

COME ON!!!!!!! i nneed some ideas for the car. anything considered (not silly)
novaload.net stickers coming soon. will be on staurday so ill update then

meanwhile ideas?


surely you have your own idea to what you want your own car too look like, look in the features section for some inspiration.

[Dave.]

ok. so today ive had the most progress of all days. i started with my nl stickers. one on the glove box, 2 in either rear side windows. 1 on the tailgate window and 1 above the drivers head on the front window. after that i set about a trip to the scrap yard. i got a dash clock, a cowling (steering lock cover) a new ignition lock all for free. when i was on my way out the scrap yard owner shouted " hey dave. theres a beemer (bmw) over there thats getting crushed. do you want any bits off it? ". i immediatley saw the m3 mirrors ( i know all nl'ers hate them lol) but for free i just had to snap them up. even if they didnt fit my nova. anyway i got back the garage and the clock didn't fit. great. the ignition lock went straight on and so did the cowling. after that i tidyed evrything up behing the dash using insulation tape and cable ties.. then i looked at the m3 mirrors. i modified the screw holes using some old pipe and a saw and file. in 20 mins hey presto. ok looking m3's. really pleased with the result then i whipped out my mew grill and stuck it on. then to finish off removed the seat belt holders (the little balck arms). however that didnt take me all day. for the rest of the day i was fighting with thr steering wheel. 3 hours of pulling really knackared me so i couldnt get it off. so old sr one on for now. so im after a steering wheel puller if anyone will lend me 1. i went to the nova at 1pm today and got back at 10pm tonight. so alot of hard work
anyway please leave your thoughts on the car. cheers
dave


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[Welsh Dan]

take those mirrors off

[Jim Mcrae]

Tax is out of date, appart from that looks okay:D

[db_1.2]

Lol! he's only just put them on! But yeh, aftermarket stuff never goes well on novas i dont think, still, good effort buddy:thumb:

[Dave.]

thats a fake :S tbh. i made it on photoshop. just to put it on the truck thats all
no1 tell hehe

[db_1.2]

I got the same tax disk holder:D

Cus we is hardcore init bruv! Lol, pain in the ass having to unscrew about 6 screws just to change the tax disk!

[Dave.]

yeah tis abit annoying

[Dan]

Ok i'm lost, i respect what you are doing and its very good so far, but when i was a kid i was more into getting busy with the girls and getting drunk/high etc etc. have times changed that much that even the younger generation waste all their spare time sat infront of computers and waste money on cars they cant drive? (read as, on the road and cruising around)

Dont be offended, i'm just suprised lol :D

[Adam]

thats a fake :S tbh. i made it on photoshop. just to put it on the truck thats all
no1 tell hehe
Foook, it looks real,Lol.

[c'2.0lrt]

to get ya wheel off you dont have to pull it jus hit it either side with a rubber mallet and it jus pops off? then ya new one jus goes on?

[Jack]

thats a fake :S tbh. i made it on photoshop. just to put it on the truck thats all
no1 tell hehe
Thats got to be the single most pointless faked thing ever - the police never bother looking at a tax disk any more (only if you have or don't have one displayed), they check your reg plate on the DVLA database - on which the vehicle will come up as untaxed and you not only end up with a fine for driving an untaxed vehicle but also a severe bollocking for having a fake tax disk!! :wtf:

I had one of those tax disk holders though, you can get the disk in and out quite easily without undoing the screws lol

[matt1chelski]

When i got done on my bike, the police officer didnt even ask where my tax disc was! (in my wallet). He most probley already knew it was taxed before he got out the car.

[Matt2107]

Looking good dave.

Your doing more work on yours than I am on mine. lol

[draper]

Looking good dave.

Your doing more work on yours than I am on mine. lol


and mine, altho when my dad gets my metal this week the cutting/grinding/welding can start !!

[Dave.]

lol yours looks nice draper. settled on a colour yet?
and matt. yours will be done soon.
anyway i think i might start with the filler soon if i can get the dam paint code. no plate under the bonnet
anyone know where it is? other that on the slam panel

[Dave.]

ok the steering wheel isnt budging either. ive whacked f00k out of it with my rubber mallet. and the rubber fell off. so its now a mallet lol
so how do you remove them. ive been told if you rock it it recks the brushes. and steering wheel puller are like ?20

[draper]

no VIN plate, fake tax disc, 14yr old in a nova - it suddenely all fits !! lol :thumb:

as for colour, nope - not a bloody clue !! might let the bodyshop 'surprise' me lol

[Matt2107]

I think thats the only place it'll be mate.

It looks as though my spare time will be spent desperately trying to get my younger brothers tigra alloys for his mk3 astra sprayed up in black before the Oxford meet.

Plus the whole car needs a t-cut.

[Dave.]

lol im 13 its sorn and tax disc is now burnt
as for the vin its not not there. its come back as red. so its been sprayed. so either im colourblind red or its been sprayed blue.
i think its aruba tho. looks liek it in halfords

[Lucky Luke!]

So your doing all this work to a car you can't drive for 4 years?

[Matt2107]

Dedication is the word your after.... I'd of gived anything to spend 4 years working on my first car before I drove it.

[Lucky Luke!]

Not really, in 4 years time the car is gonna have a whole host of new problems........

[Matt2107]

Like?

[Lucky Luke!]

4 years of rust! for beginners!

[Matt2107]

Well he's got plenty of time to practice welding... plus its garaged I think.

[draper]

but if he sorts that now and underseals it all etc etc it'll probably be the last nova standing !!

[Lucky Luke!]

I'm sorry but i just cant see the point. God how many times did i change my mind on things between 13 and 17? respect for doing it up but my advice would be to sell it, buy a nice skateboard or BMX and get back into cars when your old enough to enjoy the fruits of your labour!

[Nova-Flair]

Never mind respect for doing it up, repect for being able to buy the thing in the first place! how much do paper rounds pay these days? Are you some kind of youth pimp/drug dealer selling pritt stick to the younger bairns? i know i never had more than ?30 when i was 13!

seriously though you should try and focus on trying to get cheap SR/GTE/GSI bits for it instead of stickers etc

[Dave.]

yeah thats what im doing now
lookign at a gte kit
anyway its better than having a criminal record and 3 asbos on my ****. anyway if i want to work for the place i wanna i have to have a clean sheet.
anyways would you rather have some 13yr old lad smashing and bmxing on your nova or some 13yr old lad doing up a nova that 1 day will be the only thing left?

[Lucky Luke!]

Whatever way you look at, i very much doubt you'll end up driving it.

[Dave.]

bet i will luke. i meen a bit of hours welding and a skim of filler and abit of tdying up and itll be right as rain.
anyways. seen as its in a garage with all the tools around it that it needs to be fixed with id say im pretty set
and how hard is it to swap a red top? not thinking of doing it. its for a mate. hes got a corsa sxi

[Lucky Luke!]

Good luck, just dont see it.

[Dave.]

bet i will
ill dedicate the rebuild to novaload.net. ill have novaload stamped into the chassie next time im there

[Nick]

if you don't go balls out on it, all that rust is just gonna come thrugh again in 4 years time !

[draper]

yeah thats what im doing now
lookign at a gte kit
anyway its better than having a criminal record and 3 asbos on my ****. anyway if i want to work for the place i wanna i have to have a clean sheet.
anyways would you rather have some 13yr old lad smashing and bmxing on your nova or some 13yr old lad doing up a nova that 1 day will be the only thing left?

anyway the lads got a point
anyway he aint knicking bits off our novas for his pritt stick addiction
anyways your all bullying the poor lad
anyways a red top conversions pretty straoght forward these days buddy

:thumb:

[Alex.]

Cheers dude, if you could stick a pic up that'd be handy. I'll go ask the mrs - it'd be for her car. So she'll probably appear on this thread at some point lol

Sorry I know I'm really late to say this but.........

Eh?

[db_1.2]

Ive had my nova for a year and i cant drivelol

Dont see why he cant have a nova, im glad i didnt pass my test first time, ive still got a lot of spare money and a lot of work left to do on my car at the minute.

[draper]

Ive had my nova for a year and i cant drivelol

Dont see why he cant have a nova, im glad i didnt pass my test first time, ive still got a lot of spare money and a lot of work left to do on my car at the minute.

i had mine 6months before i could drive aswell

still got them rear lights aswell ;)

[Dave.]

lol. itll be on the road by 2008-2009

[Nick]

You can do what you like, and good luck e.t.c

But be aware, unless you make a proper bloody good job of it (i.e ****-hot work), it's just going to be as bad in 4 years !

[Matt2107]

anyways your all bullying the poor lad
:thumb:

Exactly!

He's the future of Novaload.

[Nova-Flair]

Full marks to the lad i say! We should all be trying to steer him in the right direction, instead of telling him it is a daft idea.

[NovaLegend]

To many stickers
Sh*t wing mirrors

Didn't you say somewhere on here that you wanted to make it look completely original ?? Why the hell did you get m3 mirrors and plaster it in stickers that mite look ok if you just had 1 or 2 and ?? :roll: When you should be stripping all that off and sorting out the rust first ??

[Dave.]

M3's Are Coming Off !!!!!!!!

[db_1.2]

Nice one, GTE all the way, either that or the grill and bumper one piece, dunno what bumper it is, seen a few sports with them, love it. I rekon you should dave up your pennys, get some MAJOR arch mods and lower it as low as possible like that black euro nova, fookin love that thing!

[Dave.]

ok im going to a party on saturday and if anything happens that shouldnt then the nova is been taken away. this is not a lie. gettong crushed into a cube and bieng put back
so i have to be propper behaved

god i sound young

neway what you all think on a sr grill and clear indicators?

[Mike.]

ok im going to a party on saturday and if anything happens that shouldnt then the nova is been taken away. this is not a lie. gettong crushed into a cube and bieng put back
so i have to be propper behaved

god i sound young

neway what you all think on a sr grill and clear indicators?

what do you think of a sr grill and clear indicators :roll:

[ben doodar]

lucky luke, thats not rite i bought my mini when i was 13 in 2001. it was in a right state. me n my old man did the work that was needed, n its on the road today still goin strong. if its wot the lad sets his mind on, like he is doing he will have it on the road. ive been there done that n trust me when u do pass n u go for a drive out in it for the 1st time, n people r lookin at it admiring ur work ull be a happy man. when i passed my test my hard work had payed off as i was out in my prized mini n my m8s were out in ****ty metros etc. good on ya lad

[Lynsey]

yeah i love the Mini Ben!! I had my Nova for about 9 months before i passed my test... i got it looking sweet- so i didnt have to do anything once i got it on the road... seeing it on the way to get the bus every morning made me really determined to pass!! i know 3/4 years is a long time but i think you should encouraging the lad... even if he never drives it he is getting experience and obviously enjoys doing it!

[Matt2107]

Dave Dave Dave your pm box is full mate and I need your address for the indicators.

[draper]

that'll be a boring party then

[Lucky Luke!]

in all fairness i got my first car when i was 15 but that needed a proper bare shell re-build so it took me 2 years to do it!

[stuartp]

Fair play mate i use to take my metro to peaces when i was 15 and fix it for her, old boy over the road all ways help and pointed me in the right direction!! novaloaders will help you out! Carry on is what i say!!

[Jack]

god i sound young
Funny that lol

If you're going to do it, do it good. Is the Nova currently in dry storage? As said, be a shame to sort rust out now only for it to come back later on...

[Dave.]

yeah its on dry storage. anyway the donar cars getting stripped this week so im getting locks ignition and odd bits
anway ive just been sent a set of clear mk1 indicators for free from matt. so thatll make it look smart. and the sr grill im getting will look ace onit.

[Dave.]

ok its a saturday so its nova day
today the scrap man rang me to say that they had a little white 1.2 mk2 in for crash. so i shot down there. as i was about to walk out to go the toilet i see half the front of a pale blue mk1. thought i new it from somewhere. anyhoo i was having toruble getting the centre console out of the mk2 when some lad came up to me and said you off novaload? i said yes are you? he said yes whats your name. i said dave or xxxnovaxxx. he sed yeap thought you were. im REXY. then i twigged where id saw the car. its the blue saloon off here the pickup to be. he took me over too see it and it was a minter. he opened the bonnet and my eyes popped out my head. id never seen a 2.0 in a nova before. it looked awsome. couldnt believe that someone so close to me was a nl'er too. anyhoo he asked me to get him the heater blower out for him. so i did and i managed to get it for free.
anyway he came back to the house where the novas at and had a look round it. he even tried to get the steering whell off but even he found it hard.
anyway he went off in his nova. shook the whole estate down in the process. then i got stuck in with the work. not alot done today tho but i did fix the awfull grill. i replaced it with the standard 1 and secures a sr badge to it. and fitted the clear indicators. after that i fitted the centre console. fitted ok but not brilliant. then i removed the s****y wing mirrors and put the novas old 1's back on. then i tinted the side indicators.looked ace. overall a better days work.
heres some progress pics anyway
so what do you all think. better looking or worse?

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00765.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?start=#imgAnch1)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00767.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00769.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00770.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?)

[novacabrio]

thought you had a sr grille?

BTW its nordic blue not aruba blue

[Dave.]

is it?
thought it was aruba?
how do u no

[novacabrio]

My Mrs had one, and aruba didnt apear until about 2000 on the corsa c and astra mk4

[Riggy]

lol was the white mk ****ed fella , panel wise ?

which scrappers is it in ,haydock ?

[Martin]

lol

[Matt2107]

Looking good Dave.
Clear indicators are a huge improvement on any car let alone a nova.

[Dave.]

hey everyone the comps got a virus so i wont be on untill wednesday. so ill update wednesday.
bibi for afew days

[Dave.]

ok evreyone
i took the bits off the donar car i needed and melted the rest. i no its silly but i only took little bits off it.
anyway heres the stuff i got

sr steering wheel
full lock set
steering colum with key and barrel but no steering wheel ( better cos now the cav one can go on)
boot cover
dashboard switches to make it look better
side repeters
steering barrel cover (cowling)
window winder
and seatbelt bolt covers

all for the lovely price of ?0:00

heres some picsw
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00773.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00774.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00775.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00776.jpg

o and the white mk1 wasnt f***** it had light rta damage. ye its in haydock scrapyard

[Jack]

Why did you get the std repeaters? :p

[Dave.]

sprayed mine black and i might change back

[db_1.2]

Tell you what dave m'lad, i wanna go to your scrappy, i went up local one the other day for some stalks for my nova, i found some corsa B ones, and they charged me 20 quid the pair! Coulda got some brand new ones from a dealership for that im sure!

[Dave.]

the owner knows me up there so i get free evrything
i got rexy a free heater blower the other day

[Matt2107]

Tell you what dave m'lad, i wanna go to your scrappy, i went up local one the other day for some stalks for my nova, i found some corsa B ones, and they charged me 20 quid the pair! Coulda got some brand new ones from a dealership for that im sure!

Pockets? lol

[Dave.]

hi everyone. computers broke so im using my next door neighbours wireless internet on my psp. ive done loads to the nova so ill upload the pics when comps back. sorry for the wait.

[Dave.]

ok everyone my comps back. im getting some new wheels. cesaro cacalier cesaro wheels or tigra 4 stud 5 spokes
heres the link to the other thread so u know what im getting

http://www.novaload.net/forum/showthread.php?t=69384

[Jim Mcrae]

cool welcome back!

[Dave.]

hey jim. hows tricks?
what wheels do you like the best out of the 2 on the link?

[Jim Mcrae]

firsrt ones mate

[Dave.]

the 5 spokes me 2
think ill get them then

[draper]

not pinching next doors broadband now then lol

[Dave.]

no lol. deserved it anyway allways telling me to stop lisning to loud music. hehe

draper on your avatar, your grill. is it a meshed gte or a meshed stadard mk1 and how did you do it?

[Dave.]

hi again
i didnt go to the nova yesterday as i only finished work at 6. so i had 3hrs, not alot lol. plus my dad wouldnt take me (misrable git lol )
anyway i might be going later, i got a k+n off a punto, 2 brand new ripspeed seatbelt covers what will be used as door handle covers, a carbon look steering wheel cover, a beesting areil, chrome gear know and a really fancy cigarette lighter gearknow with flashing leds.
all for...


free!!!

so i might out these on later, or either on saturday

will update soon

dave

[LEWI007]

nice car but i thought the rust on mine was bad

[Dave.]

lol it is abit. but will all be sorted asap

I AM NO LONGER GETTING THE WHITE J REG MK2

[Dave.]

hi everyone, havnt updated the thread in ages so hear goes..

i started out by getting a gsi horn push, and a set of gte clocks (thank's rexy)

then i fitted them, but i didnt thread the speedo cable to the left side this resulting in me forcing them in and cracking them. but the next week i was there i fixed the problem and they went in piece of cake :D

then i set about finding a sr grill, unpainted and with the sr badge, and lord behold rayond had one for sale, so i snapped it up pronto, it arrived this morning and i can tell you how pleased i am with it.
anyway heres some pics, going to update it during winter and will be working onit throught winter

just got my mk1 center console n thats it then

dave

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/SP_A0802.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/SP_A0800.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/SP_A0803.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/SP_A0798.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/SP_A0799.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00484.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00483.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00481.jpg

[Dave.]

heres the NEW ENGINE DONAR CAR EYRYONE !!! yes its getting a 45thou mile 1.2 spin engine put it, also are some pics of the new grill and the clocks

nova in the yard, on top of a ford orion, whilst running in neautral lollol

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/SP_A0783.jpg

the clocks

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00482.jpg

and the new sr grill, its like new

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/2006_1122rubbish0002.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/2006_1121rubbish0121.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/2006_1030rubbish0120.jpg

[Jack]

Proper job :D

I still think it'd benefit from an SR bumper... and get some kurust and primer at least on that dint on the front valance, keep the rust at bay :thumb:

[stuartp]

i agree with razorjack lookin good matey

[Matt2107]

Make sure you dont over tighten the bolts when you put the new grill on.
It'll split the plastic eventually.

[Dave.]

yeah dont want the plastic to split, due to further inspection unluckly it has hit it dead on the chassie leg, this nocking it back haklf an inch, so that needs to be sorted. then im putting a sr bumper on to cover the damage plus i hate the thin mk1s, will update soon!!!

[Dave.]

ok this is not a lie, i am genuinly serious

last night i was working and we had to scrap a few cars off at the garage, there was a gearknob in a pug 106 (yukke).i took it out because i sell them, but when i was looking in the boot i found the box, well my eyes popped out my head it said ?80 on the box, i couldnt believe it, so i am now going to put it on my car next time i get to it
here it is

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00002.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00003-1.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00004.jpg

Dave :D

[FlatBeatBoy]

whats wrong with 106's?

k `_`

[matt_mph]

Not sure about the gear knob dave, sell it for ?50 and buy yourself a richbrook vauxhall one :)

And whats wrong with a 106, more like whats right with a 106 lol

[FlatBeatBoy]

Not sure about the gear knob dave, sell it for ?50 and buy yourself a richbrook vauxhall one :)

And whats wrong with a 106, more like whats right with a 106 lol


=/ I drive a GTI and its been fautless until you own one dont just presume things

thanks

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8403/dsci0001po5yp7.jpg

[Jack]

TBH I'd happily have a 106 as well lol

That gearknob can't have been ?80?! Someone got ripped lmfao

[FlatBeatBoy]

TBH I'd happily have a 106 as well lol

That gearknob can't have been ?80?! Someone got ripped lmfao

3800 take it away

64000 miles

its slow 120 limiter 4th innit mate

[Dave.]

forgot to say this novas now been scrapped
r.i.p f221 akf

[Dave.]

just thought id say very soon this car will be crushed into a very small cube, will be sad to see it go i think

[NovaLad]

lol suger cube mmmm