my new nova!

[greg1.4]

right we are now all ready to be sprayed after an hour or so tonight, finishing off bits and masking off.

i also tidied up the leads etc and put a k&n filter on from a fiesta..(not staying on though)
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i painted my rear drums and part of my axle (still got beam to do)
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rubbed down the bottom of the bonnet aswell ready for spraying-
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more pics coming-

Greg

[vaughanmc]

Looks good mate and I see you used a good camera this time round :)

[greg1.4]

tidied the inside (needs a really good clean and sri/gsi interior)
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i will be putting in a re-covered parcel shelf (proper nova shelf) and fitting my 6x9's..
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MINTED corners in boot!!
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minted battery tray, going to spray this aswell..
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so my plans are to-

spray it, fit gsi decals, red bumper tape, gas/adjustable struts, Astra GTE brakes, Astra GTE digi dash, SRI/GSI interior, strut brace, K&N, 4 branch manifold, ashley/janspeed exhaust, paint skirts grey, fit 2 outer cv boots on drive shafts, 2 track rod ends, all 4 wheel bearings and thats about it i think.. mot time and keep it dry and clean until i am aged to drive..

Greg

[vaughanmc]

Good plans mate!

[vaughanmc]

I spot a red GSi spoiler in one of the pics -- Whats happening with it?

[greg1.4]

been round working on the nova today.. got a decent 2.0 engine for it now aswell sitting crying out to be put in..

so anyway i bled my brakes today and just hoping to get started on spraying soon.

also got a new digi dash on its way..

Greg

[greg1.4]

got my parcel shelf made, still making my sub box in craft and design at school.
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and this is how she looks just readyto be sprayed...so close now.
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Greg

[vaughanmc]

When do u plan to have her painted?

[J4MES]

looks good, what colour you going for, black??

[greg1.4]

yes black and plan to have it painted in the next week or two, if i can get a bit more cash i could get it done anytime.

[greg1.4]

got the paint now..and a k&n and a new digi dash and hopefully some sri interior..

still need to get things for mot..

Greg

[Novadaftman]

When you getting the car painted

[greg1.4]

dont know.. could be this weekend.

[greg1.4]

right, eventually.PROGRESS!! good progress too! started spraying tonight, primed last night, and sprayed some bits and bobs tonight to get used to spraying etc etc.. i am really chuffed that i had no runs at all and its very shiny..
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i will be spraying the rest of the car tomorrow.. will put pics on tomorrow night.. cant wait to build it back togethor on sunday night/monday and have it like a road car again. getting there slowly anyway.

Greg

[greg1.4]

well its now all black and shiny! got to re-do the wings and back bumper though. back bumper has came up ****e and the wings have got runs as i was putting too much paint on and it was running little lips on the wing. not to worry though. going to leave it til tomorrow night, rub the wings down and do them again. then leave the car for another night or 2 so the paint hardens properly before i go putting lights etc in.

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just got these to get painted now and thats all the painting done i think..

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Greg

[macc nova]

looks like you've done a good job of that mate, are you gonna flatten and polish it to get it uber shiney?

[vaughanmc]

Looks well mate - I want to be able to sort my hair in that paintwork :D

[Adam]

Very nice work.
Fair play for DIY, looks a good turnout.

[greg1.4]

yep after av painted the wings and bonnet i will let it dry for a good week or so before polishing it..

[greg1.4]

Very nice work.
Fair play for DIY, looks a good turnout.

yep, dont think i did too bad for my second time at spraying and being 15 years old.

was glad it turned out pretty well because the paint was 120 quid..

[NovaLad]

Did you use a propper spray gun? and where did you get the paint from?

[greg1.4]

yes i used a spray gun..lol..

i got paint from strathclyde auto supplies (SAS)..

got gun wash, primer, cataloy and harndener, 280 micron paint strainers, half a gallon of vauxhall black paint, 2k hardener, 2k thinners, tack rags, 240 sandpaper and 400 all for 130 quid.. not too bad.

does anyone know whati can use to smooth it down even more and bring the shine right out.. can i polish it up with a buffer i think its called that goes in the air line..

whats the best stuf to use/what should i do??

cheers
Greg

[greg1.4]

well got the spraying all finished so next on the list is to fit gsi decals, paint skirts grey and fit, fit sri interior, fit track rod ends/cv boots/wheel bearings for mot, get uprated shocks for the rear, i have got kyb's for the front..also want a set of speedlines when i save for them.. i need a 4 branch manifold and exhaust system too. i hope to get most of that done this year and get the car finished and start another nova project.

Greg

[greg1.4]

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short of money again so nothing exciting happening to nova..

Greg

[ben doodar]

good work fella, that will be a wicked first car for you, this project reminds me of when i was 15 doing my mini. lets see some decent pictures of it built up now.

[greg1.4]

still sitting with newspaper and masking tape all over it. not touched it really since i sprayed it. hopefully wont be long til i build her back togethor now.lost notion though, seems to happen alot.ha ha

Greg

[ben doodar]

you should really take the masking tape off whilst the paints still wet. if you don't the paint that over laps the masking and the panal will crack or flake up when u do take the tape off.

[adamz]

get some 2000 paper mate and wetflat it all , dont get any grit in it though becsause it will ruin it , use a buffer (machine polisher) to bring tat shine back , use the G3 polish and then give it a good waxing , it will look awsome when its finished then

[BARTS TART]

i love black novas

[greg1.4]

Thanks TomMan for the brace in great condition (really pleased with this)and Peter Stark for the k&n.

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Greg

[L33 LEG]

just read the whole project, uv done an ace job. will be good to see all the bits back on and some proper pics taken.

however, wouldnt it be better sticking with the 1.3 rather than chucking the 2.0ltr in it so u can enjoy it on the road once your 17, as with a 2.0ltr theres no way of getting insured lol.

also, as mentioned before. be very careful taking the tape off seen as the paintwork will be dry by now.

[greg1.4]

cheers. i cant wait to get it done now either..

the 1300 is staying in it.:D

Greg

[greg1.4]

just bought some sri blue seats for it..also got a sound system, 12'' sub and box with 1000watt amp and a 600watt amp, all wiring, and 4 6x9's.

Greg

[greg1.4]

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seats and carpet in my nova need a really good clean. drivers seat has small hole where they usually wear..

Greg

[moffat]

looking good mate

[vaughanmc]

Interior looks much cleaner than when I last seen it lol

Good work Greg!

[greg1.4]

i only gave the drivers seat a good clean. need to take front seats back out and pressure wash carpet as it has oil and mud on it.. will give seats and roof vinyl etc a really good clean when i do that..

keep the comments coming!

Cheers,
Greg