Nova 1.0l Project

[Dave.]

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i know some of you will be thinking "f*cking hell i wouldnt use that much filler and fibergalss, id just buy 2 new doors"... well this is free to me and tbh i couldnt give 2 hoots about it being filler lol. it wont rust like this for a very very long time especially with metallic filler.. so im happy all day long. the doors are structurally sound they are very very motn doors but its the outer skin thats gone, so rtaher than chucking too perfectly useable doors and wasting ??? on a new set i may aswell use there, what people dont realise is that the bottom where they usually go is mint on mine.. thats why im not throwing them away, because their repairable.

[greg1.4]

fantastic!! eventually some real progress!:thumb:

dont worry about the filler/what anyone else thinks..will be reet, i understand about the doors etc..lol

keep up the good work, i will be interested to see what she turns out like mate!

[Iain]

fantastic!! eventually some real progress!:thumb:

And it only took 126 pages lol

Getting both sides resprayed or what then?

[Dave.]

yep.. both full sides.. paint will match better that way, plus the arches were flaking so i was going to do them both anyway, then i thought i may aswell do the dent son ym wings that the caunts did when they vandalised it! :thumb:

[Lee-170]

looking good mate :thumb:

[Dave.]

metallic filler coming tomorrow hopefully, get ehr all ready to go to the spray shop by tuesday afternoon at the latest :thumb:

[Adam]

Nice work.
Are you doing all the masking yourself?

[Dave.]

i should be yes.. will have the help of my other uncle whos spraying at aswell like.. hes a prop sprayer, my dads an expert on engines, my uncle kev's a expert on body work, and my uncle rob is a expert on painting.. good family to have lol. dont want to remove the glass or bumpers tho as the front was quite hard to get on and the front window frames are a pain to get in and out.. think its possible?

[NovaLad]

TBH if your having all that done i wouldn't be moaning about removing bumpers or glass or window surrounds as i would want it to be done properly etc.. so i would remove them if i was you instead of boding over them because you can't be bothered to remove. lol

[Dave.]

you just wait till you have to fit your front window surrounds.. then youll realise why i dont want to remove them lol

[NovaLad]

Oh well you could end up regretting it further down the line just because you couldn't be bothered david!

[Dave.]

shut up tommothy.. at least my arches are round and the car drives in a straight line lol

[NovaLad]

OOOOOOoooo that hurt!

Atleast i can drive my car legally on the road !! lol

(When it's been fixed).

[Dave.]

ooh.. kick a man where it hurts... in the leg

at least im not gay..(no offence to any homosexuals that are out there reading this..)

[NovaLad]

Atleast i'm a gay.

We know, we know. lol

[Dave.]

Me Too, Me Too

:gay: :tosser:

[Mike.]

lol @ you too, anyway the cars comming along nicely dave, some good progress

[Adam]

Whats with all the ****ty banter?
Novalad has a good point....

The bumpers only 6 bolts afterall.

[draper]

you will spend forever masking up the window frames and bumpers

[Dave.]

im planning on just askign ym uncle whats the best option to do. im going to remove things like lights and some glass etc that cnan be removed easilly, but bumpers we can mask off with tape and painting paper because the geps are quite big down the sides.

[vaughanmc]

Good work mate, should look ace all painted :)

[Riggy]

good progress lad , we have all been there lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/Image076.jpg

but its deffo worth it :thumb:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/Image103-1.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Some good inspiration for you there Dave :)

Keep it up lad

[NovaLad]

Yeah notice how riggy removed his bumpers, windows, surrounds etc... lol

[Dave.]

yeah.. thinking of totally stripping my sides now tbh.. get it done pro :thumb:

will be taking ym wheels off tho lol.. not leaving them on.. steelies here we come lol

[Dave.]

finished school yesterday, car should be getting all the bodywork finished saturday whilst im in scotland, then next week hopefully she'ss be getting sprayed :thumb:

[Matt2107]

Go Dave!!!!!

[Dave.]

just got back from wales, cars now all ready for paint, just got to finish off 2 patches tomorrow, then hopefully off to paint sometime this week :thumb:

all i did was attempt to make a cav digi clock fit my dash, but after hours of messing about i gave up, so whilst my clocks were out i decided to have a tidy up of the wiring to make the clocks sit flusher to the dashboard, as on the right they never sat perfect and the clock shroud looked raised at the bottom right

anyway.. before:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00233.jpg

after:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00406.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00405.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00407.jpg

looks alot more factory now, sits alot better and further back, giving it a nice look.

[Dave.]

and whilst the novas down the bottom getting worked on, dug out my old toy lol.. great fun these, only been used about 5 times, mint engine, custom made exhausts to sound like a harey davidson, love it, get a great buzz off these things lol

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/th_MOV00403.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/?action=view&current=MOV00403.flv)

[NovaLad]

Could have road it and gave us a show!

[Adam]

Lol/\

[Dave.]

final update before spraying..

all prepped now, metallic filler added to all treated areas to minimize the chance of rust returning, all sanded sown lovely and smooth, took us 3 or 4 times to get the drivers door perfect, but other than that 110% happy with the results. hopefully getting sprayed next week or mabey even this week.. so watch for updates

the nova looking sorry for itself but 100x better than before lol

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[Dave.]

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:thumb:

[vaughanmc]

Can't wait to see it all painted :)

Shouldn't be long now lad

[Adam]

Looking good.
Hopefully it comes out well

[twistysnovagte]

is this getting a full respay now dave, minus boot and spoiler,will look top when its finnished:thumb:

[Neil 08]

should look well when its painted

[Dave.]

right.. im mega bored over these holidays seen as i cant even drive the nova because it needs to pe clean as funk for spraying, so today i kep myself occupied

rummaging through some old boxes, i found some red sr sun visors, thought id do something with them.

quick mask off..
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00425-1.jpg

trip to halfords for some black spray paint

quick blast
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left to dry for 2-4 hours
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http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00428-2.jpg

touched up round the edges with a mini brush
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:thumb: finito! should look mint in the nova

[Asa-James]

good job with the visors, and car is gonna look top, keep it up!

[ade]

TIP 1 -something that i learnt when I did my 1st respray

have you used cellulose putty on the filled sections?

If not I'd recommend giving it a skim. Filler (even the "metal" stuff) will have trapped bubbles in it when mixing - when you sanded it down these micro bubbles will come to the surface. You cant really see them - until you paint the car - then they appear like little pin holes! Even through primer.

Give it a quick skim of cellulose putty to seal the filler - smooth back with 800 grit and then your ready to paint - will save you lots of agro in the long run.

TIP 2 - if youre not removing the windscreen/rear back screen to prevent a hard paint edge where the masking tape meets the rubber of the surround, get some washing line and wedge it under the rubber to lift it up off the body - mask off then paint - the lifted edge will cause a gap and prevent a hard edge.

TIP 3 - use decent maksing tape and as soon as the paints dry get it off! Masking tape when covered in paint loses its solvent onto the masked ares and if left can be a biatch to remove - especially if its bog standard stuff!

[Dave.]

apparently theres something better than putty out atm, so my uncle will putty it when it is at his, pin holes are a cnut i know.. ahd them before on other cars

its only getting 2 sides sprayed, boot and windscreen are going un-touched

masking will all be done by my uncle :thumb:

[lee coley]

Dont use 'putty' to fill pin holes.prime it up then use 2k filler and wipe it in the pin holes before you block the primer down,then once all the primer is sanded down check for more pin holes,

[Eastham]

I ditto that

[Dave.]

will fit these visors tomorrow if i can be ****d going fown to the unit, spent all of today chasing the scrap mans truck round widnes after it was nicked, so im frigged lol. spraying hopefully at the latest end of next week. keep watching :thumb:

[lee coley]

looking good Dave,nice to see a young lad not bolting Halfords,and fibre**** to his car.

[Dave.]

got bored today, so fitted the visors

one on
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00435.jpg

both on
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00436-2.jpg

big improvement imo, look factory too, and still has the zig zag pattern :thumb:

[saloonwoody]

you didnt rub that filler down with water .... did you ????

[Dave.]

no no no.. only the metal;lic stuff to get it super fine, but that lets in virtually no water anyway, we just rubbed the normal s*iit filler down dry.

[lee coley]

Its fine to rub filler down with water,filler is porous yes but as long as you dont soak it in water or leave it out in the rain for ages.

To be honest using 80/120/180/ and then finishing with a quick 320 is good enough.

[5doornovaboy]

At Work We Use 120 Then 180 And A Buzz Down With 400

[Riggy]

PMSL we use 1800 at our work ,got **** all to do with car's though lol

[Dave.]

well, not much of an update, my uncles let me down by not spraying my car, so atm its currently stuck at the current stange, but hopefully where im going to do work experience later this eyar, hes going to sort me out with a "show standard" paint job next week :thumb:

anyways, just some more pics, mainly for iain as i knwo he loved the updates lol

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she'll hopefully be ready for santa pod, but we were due to tax it on april 1st, but seen as it wasnt painted we couldnt, so im pretty p!ssed off with my uncle atm:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

[LEWI007]

Really nice one mate look after it ;)

[SRimon]

What stops you taxing it?

The car doesn't have to be there? :S

[Dave.]

i know but dad wont let me tax it till its painted.

[Lee]

i know but dad wont let me tax it till its painted.

Is the car even going to be used??? Why are you so worried about taxing it now? Get a disc on it a week before PV show!

[Dave.]

Is the car even going to be used??? Why are you so worried about taxing it now? Get a disc on it a week before PV show!

we want it taxed for at least a month before pv, as its only gone over 20mph once in 2 years, so you could find that after afew times there could be a nick and bang and a load of smoke lol, best to be sure :thumb:

[novacabrio]

He not got trade plates?

[Dave.]

nope, not a "garage" as such, more of a "impound yard" lol

[moffat]

the car is getting there now looking good, cant wait to see it painted

[Dave.]

aye it will be mined when done, should be painted by next weekend at the latest hopefully

you going pvs dude?

[moffat]

nah mate cant make it, pretty gutted

[Dave.]

right, ive totally given up on my uncle now as hes had 2 weeks to paint a family members car, he promised ehd do it the week i asked him, then it was "2 more days" then "next week, im too busy" so hes lost the job :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

next week soemtime should hopefully be going over to joe walsh (insurance approved repairer) for a after hours respray to "show standard". so it should hopefully be painted by the latest 1st of may. we shall see :D

[NovaLad]

Yes we shall lol

[raymond]

right, ive totally given up on my uncle now as hes had 2 weeks to paint a family members car, he promised ehd do it the week i asked him, then it was "2 more days" then "next week, im too busy" so hes lost the job :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

next week soemtime should hopefully be going over to joe walsh (insurance approved repairer) for a after hours respray to "show standard". so it should hopefully be painted by the latest 1st of may. we shall see :D

painting shouldnt be rushed my friend look at me mine will get done when its done aslong as the job is a great job at little expense dont see the rush

good work by the way dave :thumb:

[Dave.]

well.. a quick ring to the bodyshop round the corner.. she's booked in for money morning for a "show shine" paint job :thumb:.. really happy now, should be on the road taxed etc by the end of next week ish :thumb::D :D :D

[NovaLad]

Why not wait till start of may so you have a full 12 months tax.

[raymond]

so whats the paint shop painting the full car now or just the bits as originally planned

[Dave.]

tom, because im not paying for it and ive waited 2 extra months for it to be on the road

damo, both wings, both doors and both 1/4's, more of a 3/4 respray lol

[Dave.]

got my mint drivers door today from the scrappers off a 2dr saloon, originally been calypso red lol, GTE POWER!

anyway might get that sprayed with the rest of the car, aswell as a gsi spoiler i got off carl as mines cracking everywhere, and this one appeares to be mint! :thumb:, so overall, a free spoiler and a free mint drivers door.. GREAT! :thumb:

[Dave.]

a small update

it is no longer getting painted by the bodyshop.. my uncle is now doing it tuesday night through to wednesday afternoon, and should have it back wednesday night, and fully built back up thursday soemtime, so im really happy with that :thumb:

anyway tomorrow ill drive her up from the bottom unit to the top ones, take all my bits and pieces etc out that ive gatherd in the boot since its been not running, pop the battery on charge, jobs a goodun :thumb:

anyway took delivery of my new door the other day, going to use this as a spare as their hard enough to get nowerdays, so this will go into storage for god knows how long lol

pics of it, it is truley mint, few light dents etc but structurally solid. not one spec of rust anywhere, just wet/dry mud. brilliant for £20 :thumb:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00479.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00480.jpg

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will have some pics tomorrow iain, dont you worry :thumb:

[Dave.]

small updates

hopefully off to my uncles tuesday morning, and im prepping it etc with him that night, paint wednesday, hopefully have it back late wednesday/early thursday. anyway i had to do something to it as its been sat for 4 weeks without being touched

first job was a new battery after the old one had gone flat again, every battery ive had has been "bad", so i went to halfords and got a "back door" one :thumb: ive also conquered my fear of car batteries :thumb::D

anyway, forst job was to fit my bright white headlight bulbs that i got off a scrapper the other week.. you cant see much differnce in the pics, but they are totally different colours when your next to them

drivers side one in:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00502.jpg

both in:
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http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00503.jpg

[Dave.]

then i got a interior blue led bulb out of the same car, so rather than waste it i fitted it to the interior light

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00499.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00500.jpg

didnt like it atall.. too chavvy and f*ck all brightness, so rather than it go to waste, i pulled my glevebox out and found the light wiring wrapped in the loom, as poverty novas didnt have a glovebox light lol, so got a bulb holder from a cavalier, plonked it in, poped the bulb in, wired it all up, and now looks like this

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00507.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00508.jpg

at night with the digi dash and radio etc on, it looks quite smart

thats all gals and guys.. till later this week :thumb:

[Iain]

Blingtastic lighting mods there.

[vaughanmc]

lol Still mincing away !!

[Adam]

anyway i had to do something to it as its been sat for 4 weeks without being touched

lollol

Where was the wiring for the glovebox light?
Mine dont have it :confused:

[Dave.]

take the glovebox out, and theres a big thick clump of wire, unraven that black sticky tape crap and there will be some more of it under that, undo that again and their tucked away nice and tight in the middle of all the wires lol. only one mine doesnt have it a boot one lol

[Adam]

Oh right,Lol.

[Mike]

Aye, as Dave said, its tapped into the loom behind the glove box.

[Riggy]

lol boot and engine bay ones are seperate the wires that they plug into are there

[Dave.]

wheres the boot one then? i found a live and earth, but it was constantly on lol

[Matt2107]

My SR had a bonnet mounted one for the bay ;)

[Adam]

wheres the boot one then? i found a live and earth, but it was constantly on lol
You have to fit the pin switch from a sri/gsi/gte, to the boot strut which makes the light come on when you open the boot :thumb:

[Dave.]

silly me.. anyone got a pic of it?

[Dave.]

off to paint this afternoon.. off to bodyshop after school :thumb:

[NovaLad]

Good lad ;)

[vaughanmc]

Get some pics up when you can mate :)

[Dave.]

not very good pics.. but you get the idea.. been sprayed with high build primer/putty over the repairs.. looks tonnes better allready lol.. hopefully tomorrow it will be sprayed.. and thursday pick it up :thumb: HUGE SMILE ON MY FACE!!!

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00514.jpg

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love this pic lol
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[CoolTiger]

looks awesome dave bet ya cant wait to see her finnished

[Dave.]

too right i cant.. hopefully going after school tomorrow.. then im off thursday for this teacher pay strike but have to go in for a pe exam.. ****ed off at that lol.. but after that should hopefully pick it up :thumb:

[NovaLad]

Bet you been creaming all over the place lol!!!!! (If you could)

[Dave.]

i wouldnt go that far lol (unlike you when you get a new air freshener or your boot sets itself on fire)

[CoolTiger]

i wouldnt go that far lol (unlike you when you get a new air freshener or your boot sets itself on fire)

that reminds me need a new air freshener :D

[vaughanmc]

Good work Dave mate - Can't wait to see it all painted

Just need to get mine painted then were good to go for PV :)

[Riggy]

why is it sitting on the sill on the ramp dave lad , you do find some different methods lol ,

[Dave.]

well she's painetd

things removed:
mirrors
door locks
side reps
ariel
indicators

things left on and masked up:
bumpers
windows
window trims
door handles
wheels

looks brilliant overall.. the whole cost of all the repairs and list

drivers door 3 dents removed
drivers door rust rmeoved
drivers wing dent removed
drivers rear 1/4 dent removed
drivers rear 1/4 rust removed

passenger door rust removed
passenger wing dent removed
passenger rear 1/4 dent removed
passenger rear 1/4 rust removed

drivers side respray
passenger side respray

approximate total.. £700
































daves price: a bottle of the finest Jack Daniels around lol £660 cheaper!!! (all done by my 2 uncles and dad mind lol)

pics (only afew as i was painting it.. even ahd a bash myself.. came out allright.. no runs)

awaiting her coat:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00523.jpg

applying the paint:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00524.jpg

all done:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00525.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00526.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00527.jpg

left to dry overnight/early morning.. pick ehr up tomorrow afternoon and refit everything.. im soo chufefd :thumb:

[vaughanmc]

Looks good mate - Can't wait to see it all done again lol

[CoolTiger]

i was gonna say asif your uncle charged you full price lol looking very nice dave :) now you'll worry about scratching it lol

[Dave.]

lol ino.. if anyone at work scratches it ill make them incapable of having childnern for the rest of their life lol

hopefully once shes back at the garage ill fit my front arb once ive painted it up this weekend too :thumb:

[vaughanmc]

Get a back one as well mate there supposed to make the most difference :)

[John]

Looks good cheif!
(your jack d was well expensive @ £40 lol)

[NovaLad]

Yeah so when is my full repsray for my nova in white?

[ade]

look good matey! Got any paint left over so I can spray your model - lol

OH and what the feck is this thread about! 136 fecking pages! Thats a ruddy book!

[Riggy]

lol you prob be best not to touch the car for a week or so dave, let the paint set proper ,

and please say that they didnt have the door open when painting it ?

[Dave.]

yes we did cartl lol.. but the way the buildings positiones no wind everblows into the building.

[raymond]

looking good matey :thumb:

aint it great when someone you know well can paint lol

[Dave.]

haha i know.. saved me alot of time and money.. might even get him 2 bottles of jd lol lol

[Dave.]

carl a week! its been sat for a day and will be sat fo another day till i get there tomorrow.. gotta take her for a drive tomorrow lol.. im sure it doesnt take a week for paint to settle!

[Riggy]

fresh paints chip easy , mine got oven baked and i still left it for 2 week lol

[Dave.]

your fussy tho lol.. and mad haha

that spoiler you gave us got painetd too.. can see it in some pics

been told candrive it afeter 2 days? without oven bake

[twistysnovagte]

nice dave,and yes dame it would be nice to have a close friend as a sprayer you!!!!lol :p

[Dave.]

gonna get some more ics tomorrow.. will try and assemble it back this weekend :thumb:

[NovaLad]

I think you should get him to spray mine up.

[raymond]

you will be fine dave just dont put any stickers on it straight away lol

[Dave.]

shes back.. must say im overwelmed with the results, the doors look brilliant, the 1/4's mint, and the paint match is virtually undetectable. building her back up at the moment, whole car needs a tcut and a good was

pics:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00528.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00529.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00530.jpg

the part that was the worst.. totally gone
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00531.jpg

[Dave.]

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00532.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00533.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00534.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00535.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00536.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00537.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00538.jpg

new spoiler fitted:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00539.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00540.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00541.jpg

[vaughanmc]

She looks mint now Dave - I bet your pleased :)

Will show mines up at PV anyway lol

[CoolTiger]

looks mint :)

ps fancy giving me one of your png front window stickers :P

[SRimon]

looks pretty good that!

[Riggy]

aye looking nice dave :thumb:

[Adam]

carl a week! its been sat for a day and will be sat fo another day till i get there tomorrow.. gotta take her for a drive tomorrow lol.. im sure it doesnt take a week for paint to settle!
Probably takes a week or two to fully harden....
So i wouldn't go polishing or anything just yet.

Does look bloody good that, good thing about having a white car is its an easy as fcuk colour to match/spray.

Who cut/rolled the rear arches for you?

[Dave.]

cheers all :thumb:

ad they were rolled when i got it, the car was in a scrapyard and someone bought it and it had a set of 5's on with about 65 tyres, so they were "Roleld" (mole grips).

[Adam]

Ahh right,cool.
Mine need doing like that

[Dave.]

i was too tired to update yesterday and whilst the pics were uplaoding i fell asleep lol

yesterday i re-fitted the skirts, repainted all under the arches with black hamemrite and removed most of the overspray with a blade.

pics of the days progress.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00542.jpg

uber low lol
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00543.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00544.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00545.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00546.jpg

[Dave.]

then once the hammerite had dried i took her out in the yard and got some pics.. these are the best yet imo

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00547.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00548.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00549.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00550.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00551.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00552.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00553.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00554.jpg

[Dave.]

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00555.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00556.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00558.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00559.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00560.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00561.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00562.jpg

[Leeboo]

Looks great lad, nice and fresh.

I see yours has been welded in the back arches too!

[Dave.]

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00563.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00564.jpg

and me falling asleep after a long days work lol
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00565.jpg

[Dave.]

and me driving around and my cousin jack filming and laughing very badly lol

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/th_MOV00557.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/?action=view&current=MOV00557.flv)

[twistysnovagte]

went down to see this in person yesterday,and have to say its sweeeeeet davey boy very impressed:D it made mine look like it should be on the scrap heap, im jelouslol :thumb:

[Rich]

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00565.jpg

Looks more like your taking a dump than sleeping lol

Looks a very clean car, nice!

[Jim Mcrae]

Nice dave, but get that exhaust changed, dont think it looks right

[Dave.]

cheers for all the comments :thumb:

jim the exhaust will be staying lol.. i know its not to everyones taste but i love it!

[vaughanmc]

Looking really nice now mate :)

[Dave.]

cheers von.. cant wait for both of ours side by side at pvs :thumb:

[NovaLad]

Looks mint.


Pic whore get a decent cam!

[ade]

I'll take a decent set of pics for you at PV.

In the meantime get all those inner door and inner rear 1/4 panel bits soaked in waxoyl (just remember to endsure drainage holes in doors dont get blocked)

[paulnova]

looking very nice after the respray. very jelous lol, will have to come have a look at pv mate!

[Dave.]

haha yeah just nip over dude, shouldnt be away from it much lol

just going to send payment tomorrow to mike for a van lower boot panel (plastic trim but) and a white scuttle panel to tidy things up abit :thumb:

[Dave.]

whilst i was at school my dad took a set of recaro front seats out of a scrap izuzu trooper for me. black and dark grey, fishnet headrests etc. anyone know if nova subframes will bold onto these? if you get my hint :thumb:, or is welding involved etc.

[CoolTiger]

get some pics of them :)

[Zach]

Just about to turn 17 and am looking for a white 1| nova trip just like this.. so i though id go about looking for a forum to help me along the way, then i read this! so simila to what i want to do, and at the age of 13 !! and insperation to nova lovers all over ! haha

[Jim Mcrae]

Just about to turn 17 and am looking for a white 1| nova trip just like this.. so i though id go about looking for a forum to help me along the way, then i read this! so simila to what i want to do, and at the age of 13 !! and insperation to nova lovers all over ! haha

NO! Hes a jammy git:D
:p

[Dave.]

NO! Hes a jammy git:D
:p

you drive a jam coloured car lol

[Zach]

haha! well ill deff be posting it on here when i find one.. it wil be a working prodject as ill be driving it at the same time! haha
yeah lucky, but done well.
seem like a good bunch of lads

[Dave.]

they look identicle to this:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/recaro.jpg

no rips, no tears, no stains, just need a bloody good wash apparently :thumb:

[John]

dave get them in your car! Who cares if they need a bit of modding, they'll look fapping ace!
(iirc they're out of a mk5 esccy rs2000)

[CoolTiger]

look mint dave get then in asap ;)

[Zach]

yeah they are sweet, where the hell do you find all these things!! haha

[CoolTiger]

yeah they are sweet, where the hell do you find all these things!! haha

he owns a police impound warehouse well his family does and their good friends with the scrap yard owners as far as i can can gather :)

might be wrong tho :)

[Dave.]

aye hit the nail on the head there

nay ideas if the subframes will unbold and nova ones bolt straight on? their not escort seats their out of some sort of jap car lol

[Zach]

NO! Hes a jammy git:D
:p

now i totally agree! lol

[CoolTiger]

aye hit the nail on the head there

nay ideas if the subframes will unbold and nova ones bolt straight on? their not escort seats their out of some sort of jap car lol

no idea best way would be try it and find out get subframes off a scapper or something :):thumb:

[Dave.]

i probabley will. you never know they may bolt striahg ton lol.. very unlikely but...........you can only hope lol

[Zach]

if not, you must know someone that could fabricate you some subframes easy. they will look sweet though, any plans to do anything to the car under the bonnet ?

[Dave.]

no dude.. i need to keep the 1l for insurance etc, not untill im on rhe right side of 21 will i get anything bigegr then a 1.2 lol

[CoolTiger]

i probabley will. you never know they may bolt striahg ton lol.. very unlikely but...........you can only hope lol

knowing how jammy you are they will bolt on no problem at all

[Zach]

Yeah i know what you mean, thats the main reason im sticking to trying to find a 1.0!

[Dave.]

imo the 1l's are underestimated. i think its a decent little engine. plus all the minters out there are usually 1l's because theyve only ever been used to go to the shops and back lol.

[NovaLad]

imo the 1l's are underestimated. i think its a decent little engine. plus all the minters out there are usually 1l's because theyve only ever been used to go to the shops and back lol.

Wait till you get on the road you will realise no matter how much power you got you allways want more lol.

[Zach]

Although i havent passes yet, i know exactly what you mean, but yeah till i have a better job and ive finished this year of college i wont be getting anything more powerfull :cool:

[Rich]

Wait till you get on the road you will realise no matter how much power you got you allways want more lol.

How much has that cost melol Still 5k + to go on my current build

Wait till you got a couple of years ncb and you could drop a 1.6 in easy enough, insurance isnt that bad. I paid £1200 tpf&t on a redtop nova at 19, all mods declared. You wont need to wait till 21 for a bigger engine, at least you will get some more experience so you can handle the bigger engine in a year or 2.

[Adam]

You dont NEED to wait no, but it makes sense, as the money saved on insurance can be spent on other things.

[Dave.]

heres the seats.. i must say ive fallen in love with them.. tey look soo retro and soooo cool.. and also their uber comfy

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00578.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00579.jpg

:thumb:

[Zach]

your so lucky!

[Lee]

Wait till you get on the road you will realise no matter how much power you got you allways want more lol.

Nope. Find the 220bhp mark in an 800kilo shell, and youll begin to think more power is just silly! lol

[NovaLad]

lol

Nice seats dave.

[TIDGE]

the seats look mint mate that reminds me i need new seats lol

[Lee]

Yeah, good skills on the seats mate! :)

[Dave.]

today..
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00583.jpg

then...
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00585.jpg

ohh yes.. out we go

oopsy daisy
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00586.jpg

more in an hour or so :thumb:

[NovaLad]

Lol mine did exactly the same after the wing had been repaired and indicator replaced.

The bodyshop didn't put it in correctly and therefore broke the bits that hold the light in and lost a nut.

Oh and this then scraped new paint off the lip of the wing under the light.

[Dave.]

lol.. unlucky

more piccies..
we spent a good few hours tcutting, polishing and back to blacking the whole car ready for the road

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00581.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00582.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00584.jpg

check me out lol.. i look about 17 18
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00587.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00588.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00589.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00590.jpg
check out the road markings.. lol

[Dave.]

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00591.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00592.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00593.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00594.jpg

[NovaLad]

No you look like a 14 year old sat in a nova. lol

Car is looking ace.

What am i looking at when you say ''check out the road markings''

[Dave.]

erm.. should i be in it when its on the road? DUH! lol

[NovaLad]

Well no but that wasn't what i was expecting as the answer.

[Adam]

Does look cool :)

[paulnova]

very nice mate, love this car lol bet its hard not being able to drive on roads (with exceptions of above tut tut lol)

[General Baxter]

if you take any more photos, your camera is going to break, lol

[NovaLad]

Did you use the back to black spray or the gel ?

[Dave.]

the gel... its called "auto glym bumper care" bloody good stuff.. brings all the plastic trim out lovely and black/grey.. door handles, skirts, bumpers etc :thumb:

[NovaLad]

Yeah that's what i use.

For the bumpers it's good but started to notice that when dirt get's on the gel on the skirts it leaves behind some weird stuffon the skirts that has to be scrubbed off everytime i clean the car so i have started to use spray on the skirts just to give um a shine.

[Dave.]

i think the auto glym bumepr care is the best stuff around.. it really shwos up your bumeprs. i did the whole car with autoglym polish too.. some of the ebst stuff round :thumb:

next jobs are handbreak cable and front ARB :thumb:

ope you all like the pics :thumb:

[Dave.]

my model is nearly done of the nova... must say ade's work is outstanding... cannot fault atall.. will pop some pics up once its here.. really excited about it :thumb:

also the heater isnt blowing hot on the blower, its down to the cable on the back behind the dash.. so thats got to be fixed :(

[Jack]

also the heater isnt blowing hot on the blower, its down to the cable on the back behind the dash.. so thats got to be fixed :(
The clips on the cables (both at the heater end and middle of the cable) have a tendency to break quite easily I've found.

I'm not a fan of Autoglym stuff tbh, always used to find they faded after a week or left smears on the paint. Megs ftw :D

[Dave.]

ahh.. so its just 2 clips from a scrapyard then? saves me afew quid lol

[Jack]

No, the clips are part of the cable. It has a plastic sleeve all down its length - you'll need to get the whole thing.

[Iain]

And you'll find they'll break when you remove them at the scrappy lol Fun fun fun

[Dave.]

great lol..... looks like a duck tape job is in order lol

[Adam]

Tape wont work, there under quite a bit of pressure when you use them, tape would just slip.
One of mine snapped when i changed my dash too

[Dave.]

a cable tie and my hot glue gun? lol

[Eastham]

they just twist off as i found out taking my dash out. we are on about the clips that hold the cable to the controls here arnt we?

[Iain]

I superglued one of mine back on.

[Leeboo]

Looks good!But it needs a set of mudflaps and a nicer smaller back box to finish it off?

[Dave.]

the backbox s staying as i think it sounds awwsome whereas some people might think it sounds chavvy lol.. but i like NOISE!!!

had her out all afternoon yesterday, went up the motorway to my aunties in it with 4 of us in and it was still pulling at 80 lol. never once missed a beat.. then when we got there i ended up getting a football kicked in my face and falling off a pogo stick into a brick wall lol.. oh and some kid ran their plastic baby pram into the bumper lol

just bought a slimline ps2 for her... hopefully get a small screen soon and then wire it all in :thumb:

[Leeboo]

Ah yea keep it noisy! But I meant that actual look of the back box! A 3 inch inward rolled would be nice too.

Looks great anyways! :thumb: Keep it up

[Dave.]

just toying with atew idea atm.. what do you all think looks the best?

red and clear:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/red1.jpg

black and clear:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/black1.jpg

fully black:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/black2.jpg

but i love this look.. fully black and b pillar vynal
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/black3.jpg

[Jack]

Red/Clear FTW

[MK999]

seconded :)

[bangerbrian]

Red and clear with b piller vinyl!

[Lee]

it was still pulling at 80 lol.

72 :thumb:

[Jack]

I hope I'm still pulling at 80

[SRimon]

72 :thumb:

A 1.0 willll read 100 if you try on nova clocks, about 85 in real terms lol

[Jim Mcrae]

My old 1200 nova told my it was doing like 115, sat nav only went over 100 once and i thought it was gonna go pop!

The smoked/clear look good in my opinion!

[NovaLad]

I've had mine off the clock.

One minute it was reading 100 - 110 then next minute i hit a drop in the motorway and it went off clock and tayed there for a bit.

[Jack]

My clock went up to 3:45 once.

[Iain]

Two jokes on one page! Keep up the good work RJ. lol

[Lee]

I've had mine off the clock.

One minute it was reading 100 - 110 then next minute i hit a drop in the motorway and it went off clock and tayed there for a bit.

lol, any broken speedo gen?

A 1.2 may just touch a 'real' ton with the wind behind it downhill, but it will be revving its nuts off. I regularly have 100 registering on my 1.2, but thats probably 85 - 90 mph at the most

[Jim Mcrae]

lol, any broken speedo gen?

A 1.2 may just touch a 'real' ton with the wind behind it downhill, but it will be revving its nuts off. I regularly have 100 registering on my 1.2, but thats probably 85 - 90 mph at the most

Very true

[Dave.]

Thought id re-fresh my photoshop skills lol

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/arty1.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/arty2.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/arty3.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/arty4.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/arty5.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/ARTY6.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/ARTY7.jpg

:thumb:

[Jim Mcrae]

Been said a million times mate but it looks the business, cant wait to see it in the flesh.

[Jack]

Gayhat text randomly stuck on an image does not the photoshop master make lol

This is what I came up with last night btw :p

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Cars/Project%20Ghey/nove2.jpg

:D

[Dave.]

thats pretty boshed that jack..looks good, will have to give that a whirl myself lol :thumb:

[Ernie]

It looks like a model in this pic lol.



Gayhat text randomly stuck on an image does not the photoshop master make lol

This is what I came up with last night btw :p

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Cars/Project%20Ghey/nove2.jpg

:D

[Dave.]

dont forget.. am i still signing the roof of the stick for a sticker of some sort? lol :thumb:

[Dave.]

forgot to post this up.. took it fridya night on the motroway, looks really good imo lol
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00598.jpg

[vaughanmc]

147 pages on and still mincing away lol

Top bombing Dave!! :)

[Dave.]

this came today, new stronger boot strut as mines on its way out (i know because i keep whacking my head onit lol), supernovas brand new in packaging off RYAN16V :thumb:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00603.jpg

fit saturday, bday on saturday so more funds lol :thumb:

[Dave.]

these came today, pair of grey gte rear cards, needed a clean so gave the a quick wipe with a wet cloth, then my dad got me some 2 inch wide insulation tape to put on them, because i have black front cappings, i thought having it fully grey would look plain and it needed something to break the grey up a lottle bit, this stuff was the perfect width to use on them, so now the top capping bits black to match the front, think they will look ace once in :thumb:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00607.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00608.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00609.jpg

look good dont you think? :thumb:

[Jack]

Use any spare insulation tape to tint your rear lights :thumb:

[Dave.]

Use any spare insulation tape to tint your rear lights :thumb:

i past that now jack lol lol lol

[vaughanmc]

They look minted mate :)

[Dave.]

thought id updated.. obviously not

had her out friday round the yard, took her down the bottom for some pics

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00620.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00621.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00622.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00623.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00624.jpg

saturdays jobs were to fit the chrome boot strut (on my own, with help from a golfclub and my head, fix my side repeters as they wernt working, fix the ehater cable as it wasnt turnign fully, affix my headlights as they were wobbling, and just give her a quick wipedown

so first off was the boot strut:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00627.jpg

then the door cards (pain in the **** to do tbh):
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00629.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00628.jpg
matches the gsi front black cappings

then decided to pop 2 stickers i found in a scrapper into the engin bay, not chav ones:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00626.jpg

and then saturday night i spent afew hours perfecting this in time for pvs08:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/Picture1tghku.jpg

[CoolTiger]

looks ace dave, the wheels look to "real" if uya get me :)

just changed it the tinyest bit dulled the wheels and made the lines thicker and also added more shaddow, added a effect to numberplate and a little red to the gsi badge hope you dont mind just giving you ideas

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/11111-1.jpg

[NovaLad]

Do me 1 now like i have been asking you since last year.

Looks good but think the wheels need touching up a bit.

[Dave.]

thanks to adams input.. and afew more tweaks of my own.. now looks like this

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/Picture1tghkukoooooo.jpg

[GTE999]

nice mate. Love the wheels. Had a set years ago and wish i still had them for mine.

[Dave.]

nice mate. Love the wheels. Had a set years ago and wish i still had them for mine.

lol.. yeah love my wheels.. tbh i think they set the car off perfectly.. wouldnt change them for the world.. plus for free from the scrappy.. they were a bargin :D:D:D

[NovaLad]

Used yours a template to do mine Dave.

Saved you a job.

Oh and i came up with these.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i319/MD_Crew/NovaLadPNGEditCartoon.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i319/MD_Crew/xXx_Nova_xXxPNGeditCartoon.jpg

[GTE999]

lol.. yeah love my wheels.. tbh i think they set the car off perfectly.. wouldnt change them for the world.. plus for free from the scrappy.. they were a bargin :D:D:D

please dont tell me that! lol

[Dave.]

please dont tell me that! lol

they were 110% free, then they got dropped off free, and then when i decided i needed rid of the 50's and i needed 45's i got a full set of 45's with 6-7mm tread for.. yeap you guessed it.. free :D

[big gra]

bloody hell, go to sleep dave. haha bet youve got school in the morning aswel, ive just got in from the pub and i dont have to get up in the morning, ahha. those photoshop carton pics of ya novas look ace btw.

[Dave.]

hha.. to make it worse.. 2 english gcse's and a maths moc tomorrow lol lol lol

[big gra]

hha.. to make it worse.. 2 english gcse's and a maths moc tomorrow lol lol lol

haha i went out into town the night before my english gcse, finished the exam as quick as i could then fell asleep for the other hour, came out with a C so was worth it :thumb:

[NovaLad]

Dave should be good at math by now.

If i was to buy 1 PNG gold sticker for £17.50 & 2 PNG white stickers for £5.50 each how much change will i have left if i had £30 to start with??

Answer: £1.50


lol lol lol lol

[Lee H]

Dave should be good at math by now.

If i was to buy 1 PNG gold sticker for £17.50 & 2 PNG white stickers for £5.50 each how much change will i have left if i had £30 to start with??

Answer: £1.50


lol lol lol lol

PMSL lol

[thedjse]

Those cartoon pics you have done look awesome you will have to do me some lol

[vaughanmc]

Aye Dave you'll need to get me one done for the show :)

[NovaLad]

With daves permission i don't mind editing some on photoshop to suite peoples novas.

[Adam]

Dave should be good at math by now.

If i was to buy 1 PNG gold sticker for £17.50 & 2 PNG white stickers for £5.50 each how much change will i have left if i had £30 to start with??

Answer: £1.50


lol lol lol lol FPMSL
Funny guy lollollol
+ rep

[Dave.]

With daves permission i don't mind editing some on photoshop to suite peoples novas.

nock yourself out :thumb::thumb::thumb:

[adam c]

the car looks really good and i agree them wheels set it off nice.them cartoon pictures look good!how did you do them?

[Dave.]

took me ages lol, had to scan in a a3 picture of a nova onto an a4 printer, merge them together and then change colour etc and skew wheels.. takes about 3 hours per car.. thats why i stopped doing them because my gcse revision was more important.. and still is

[Dave.]

next week im off school.. so we are replcing the handbreak cable and rear break shoes :thumb:

[vaughanmc]

Can't wait to see ours side by side at PV hopefully :)

[Dave.]

aye mee too... cant wait!

[Dave.]

anyway today started by fitting my alloy fuel cap:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00641.jpg
didnt like the colour, so took it off, hopefully gettign one that sits abit more flush with the body tomorrow :thumb:, them will spray rover hurricane gey and see about that

anyway, thought id refurd by anti-roll bar today

as it was:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00642.jpg

quick wire brush down and a little help from a burntout picasso, it ended up like this:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00644.jpg

first coat (still wet)
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00645.jpg

then thoughd id wire brush and spray the clamps too
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00647.jpg

once the coat had dried:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00648.jpg

its stonechip paint, dried within about 2 mins.. but thought id leave it overnight just to be sure lol :thumb:

[vaughanmc]

Will improve the handling mate - You should get a rear one as well :)

[Dave.]

managed to remove 99% of the overspray today from the engine bay, took me ages!

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00649.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Keep it up Dave - Can't wait to see it at PVS :)