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focus_neil
27-09-06, 06:22 PM
Bought this a few weeks ago off andy racer.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c130/focus_neil/12092006121.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c130/focus_neil/12092006122.jpg

Came already stripped.

Plans, Full strip down and rebuild of shell with respray.
2 buckets, cage, fully rebuilt redtop

first thing remove excess weight, door locks, rear wiper and motor. Smoothed wiper hole.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c130/focus_neil/15092006127.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c130/focus_neil/17092006131-1.jpg
then removed the dash and any excess weight

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c130/focus_neil/22092006134.jpg

then the wings, replacements required at some point in the build

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c130/focus_neil/24092006138.jpg
Welsh Dan
27-09-06, 06:27 PM
Good luck.
Ste L
27-09-06, 06:29 PM
ahhh so thats you who was at the cheadle meet?
Nick
27-09-06, 06:33 PM
which one was this ste !?
Adam
27-09-06, 06:36 PM
Cool, not many Sr's left now.

That rear arch is nasty! Lol
focus_neil
27-09-06, 07:03 PM
Year rear arch is nasty, but replacement panels came with the car :)
Ste L
27-09-06, 07:16 PM
which one was this ste !?

the car its self wasn't at the meet, just was chatting to me and andy when we was having food
Stuart
27-09-06, 07:20 PM
if your going for light weight. throw the loom away and make a new one ;)
focus_neil
27-09-06, 07:27 PM
not going that extreme as it wil be used on the road as weel
TommySR
27-09-06, 07:31 PM
good to see another project, hoping it gets finished !
draper
27-09-06, 07:32 PM
if your going for light weight. throw the loom away and make a new one ;)

would you save much weight making your own loom ?? surely itd way pretty much the same - or are you taking the micheal ??
Adam
27-09-06, 07:35 PM
No, he means rip out un-needed wires, i.e. heater etc.
Basically leave the wires to fire up the engine, and work the lights,Lol.
Stuart
27-09-06, 07:36 PM
for a start ALL nova looms carry wires for all options (think about it, its cheaper to make one loom in mass numbers than to fanny about with a few) so you can bin a load of wires. plus its old so many places its not letting full voltage through and finally you ca derate the wiring so use thinner stuff and save even more weight....

i was making a loom for the track hoe before giving up (on the car not the loom)
draper
27-09-06, 07:38 PM
quality, i was making my own loom anyway cuz the old 1 is fcuk'd
Mike.
27-09-06, 08:23 PM
(think ....

i was making a loom for the track hoe before giving up (on the car not the loom)

giving up, are you getting bored with it stu lol
Lynsey
27-09-06, 09:15 PM
Get the Fiesta outta the way... just leave the Kadette in there with the Nova for some Vaux action... there would be loadsa space and no climbing over a lucozade hill to get to the pc!!
Mike.
27-09-06, 10:37 PM
should be a nice car, not many mk1 sr's around now, so it should be a interesting project :thumb:
ANDYRACER
28-09-06, 12:12 AM
The beast lives on!! best of luck with the project matey.
focus_neil
28-09-06, 12:21 AM
cheers for the comeent people.

will keep this thread updated as the project continues
Nova-Flair
28-09-06, 12:36 PM
Nice to see a mk1 SR restoration project, dont see many around.

Hope the rest of the shell isnt as bad as that rear arch!
SRlew
28-09-06, 02:58 PM
looking forward to seeing this done mate!

i think im in the mood to strip mine again now as the stereo has stopped working lol
philly
28-09-06, 08:56 PM
the rear arch is well and truely fubarred

but lets see what you can do whcih mandy couldnt do!
Lynsey
29-09-06, 08:23 AM
yeah Neil has high standards so watch this space... it will be a minter after some Neil-love!! lol
craig green
29-09-06, 09:34 AM
SRs in that shape & colour are my favourite Novas tbh.

Good luck with the project. You could lose even more weight if you remove the brake bar that is bolted to the bulkhead & fit a corsa B servo & pedal in the battery tray.

Hope it is staying mk1..
focus_neil
29-09-06, 11:38 AM
Yeah just time and money to get it sorted to the standard i like.

Arches will be repaired with new panels and then blended in by a mate ready for the respray.

Front panel behind front bumper was cleaned up and painte yesterday.
Also i primed the tail gate and delocked and welded and filled the drives door.

Pics to follow later.

More work tonight
ANDYRACER
29-09-06, 02:52 PM
Was condition was the front panel in? i never removed front bumper just in case i found a surprise lol
Stuart
29-09-06, 03:37 PM
to be fair the brake bar dosent weight "that " much compared to the effor tneeded to fit a corsa b pedal etc.... maybe im jsut lazy lol but better gains can be had for the same ammount of effort