my project no engine convertion yet tho

[johnny_turbo]

as she started
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image014.jpg http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image015.jpg
put the wheels on
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/johnsnova2.jpg

then the exhaust
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/johnsnova1.jpg

then i delocked her
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Whenidelockedit.jpg

still finishing the spoiler of
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image000.jpg

and now im in the middle of smooth booting her
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Nearlyfinishedsmoothboot.jpg

[SUP4NOV4]

Hi mate up late! hows the car going? have you welded a plate on the boot?

[F188CHG]

wot engine you planning on fitting?

[johnny_turbo]

yeah mate im always up this late. the car is goin well to say its my first attemt at smooth booting a car. yes i have welded a plate behind the filler as it would take longer if i jus used filler

[johnny_turbo]

wot engine you planning on fitting?
hopefully it will be a 20l turbo when i find a car cheap enough

[JSeymour]

looked better standard imo.

[draper]

looks a good start fella, if your boot doesnt turn out right i have 1 lying around ;)

[johnny_turbo]

cheers m8t will let u no if it turns out rong hopfully it shunt tho

[SRimon]

looked better standard imo.

agreed

[vallanc3]

your first car and your planning a LET conversion? 1st dibs on the engine when you wrap it

[Sirnixalot]

to be fair the spoiler doesnt look as in your face as the proper whale tail does, which is what i thought you were doing, looks good :thumb:

[Dave.]

cut the exhaust hole so the exhaust fits, then put gte front and rear bumpers on, and a gte grill, then lower it, and put a mk2 dash in, then it might look ok lol

[johnny_turbo]

your first car and your planning a LET conversion? 1st dibs on the engine when you wrap it

sorry mate its not my first car

gte front and rear bumpers on, and a gte grill will be goin on when i find the parts and when i have the money.

not having the mk2 dash as i dont like them i perfer the mk1 dash insted

john

[Dave.]

not having the mk2 dash as i dont like them i perfer the mk1 dash insted

john
lol haha, good joke... that was a joke right? .................:wtf:

[johnny_turbo]

nope not a joke

[johnny_turbo]

put my new alloys on to day
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Newalloys.jpg

and changed my dials
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Mydials.jpg

[Iain]

mk2 clocks?

[Dave.]

er... o...k, thats a new dial conversion

[johnny_turbo]

mk2 clocks?
yes they are out of the mk2

[johnny_turbo]

decideed to keep this car now as ive got a garage to keep it in

couple of pics

got to get a new front panel when i get paid as this 1 is rotton

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Carfront.jpg

changed the twin exhaust for this 1 and changed the boot aswell
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image002.jpg

[Mike]

dude at least mount the back box correctly lol its looking slightly better now tbh

[johnny_turbo]

yes i no its not on properly at the moment had to rush as i needed to get home

[Iain]

Boot's for the better, exhaust definitely isn't.

[johnny_turbo]

my new parts arrived today
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image001.jpg

[puss puss]

gj man exhaust need mounting properly make sure you fix it bud :)

nice little project you have going on there :)

[johnny_turbo]

cheers will mount it properly when i have time

[johnny_turbo]

recieved another new pannel it should be fitted next weekend as im in london at the moment and i only get time at weekends


http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image027.jpg

[johnny_turbo]

old pannel now of new one is on but forgot to take a pic of it

will get sum more pics soon

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image006.jpg

[johnny_turbo]

new pannel on

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image005.jpg

nearly all back together and lowered on 60mm springs

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image008.jpg

and change the exhaust aswell

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image007.jpg

[greg1.4]

looks like its getting there now. change the exhaust though, looks stupid imo.

so whats the plans now, prep it and get it sprayed???

Greg

[johnny_turbo]

my next plan is the back archers then prep it and get it sprayed just dont no what colour to spray it

[johnny_turbo]

bit of an update

before
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image003.jpg


after
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image004-1.jpg

[JJL]

Glad to see another mk1 being done (i agree about the dashboard aswell) were did you get your front wings from?

[johnny_turbo]

I get all my pannels orderd from autosupplies in chesterfield.

[johnny_turbo]

My new interior waiting to be fitted thanks to dj_wudgey (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/member.php?u=16728).

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/31082007005.jpg

[dj_wudgey]

your welcome mate lol ill look forward to seeing it in. i needed rid though i had no where for it really thanks again mate

[Dan 130]

everything is lookin good but please sort that exhaust its to big for a supra let alone a nova lol

[johnny_turbo]

Exhaust will be changed for something smaller when i have the time and money. Its not important at the moment.

My gte window surrounds arrived today.

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/01092007011.jpg

[johnny_turbo]

The new exhaust arrived today most parts will be fitted this weekend when i get back to chesterfield

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/DSC000162.jpg

[johnny_turbo]

Bit of an up date again.

seats now fitted. The back seats are just temp for nah.
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/09092007034.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/09092007033.jpg

Got the new exhaust fitted aswell and done a bit of filling and sanding on the bk arches. More pics will be added tomorrow.

[kevster]

looking good thinking of putting the blue one back to mk1 front end now

[johnny_turbo]

cheers
exhaust now on
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/11092007036.jpg

pic of me just starting to change all the gaskets and belts
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/10092007035.jpg

[Mike.]

car looks like its comming together nicely

[johnny_turbo]

Finely got one of my back arches finished and sprayed.

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image005-1.jpg

[carls nova sri]

just read this from the start and as every one else as said its coming along

[Dave.]

might be a good idea to remove the sticker from the arch before you spray it

keep it mk1 and on the sr wheels and itll look brill.. keep up the good work mate.. its really coming along :thumb:

[johnny_turbo]

cheers its stayin as a mk1
them stickers will be removed wen its ready for sprayin.

[johnny_turbo]

Not much work been done over the past couple of weeks.

The new spoiler and side skirts i got from dj_wudgey thanks again.

Only got pic of spoiler.
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/23092007055.jpg

Started to do the drivers side back arch and decided to sand the boot down.
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image012.jpg

[stevie78]

good work m8 u got a web address for the place u got ur rear arches .how much were they?

[johnny_turbo]

Cheers this is there web site http://www.auto-supplies.co.uk but i dont go on there i always go to there shop as its not that far away from me. The arches cost around ?9

[johnny_turbo]

Not much of an up date the car is now half in primer im not puting a 2l in any more. Ive just bought a cav 1.8 and and another nova. no pics of cav just yet. needs a bit of work doing on the nova.

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/adams%20nova/DSC00066.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/adams%20nova/DSC00065.jpg

[Dave.]

in the pic of it from the rear when youd just put the new front panel on. that is my fave pic

i can see this bieng a little minter. keep it up matey

[Dave.]

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/tt6yy4t6yy.jpg

rather large rust hole?

[johnny_turbo]

just sold my white nova as my mum was moaning that i had to many cars. theres no hole there anymore sorted that out today as the battery tray was rotton.

[johnny_turbo]

this is the cav im taking the engine out of

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/19102007101.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/19102007100.jpg

[carls nova sri]

hurry up and get it in then haha

[johnny_turbo]

not much of an up date.

started the work
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image000-1.jpg

The cav engine is now out

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image001-1.jpg

and the engine is now out of the nova

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Image002-1.jpg


john

[Will F]

Please done put that 1.8 in.

(I know you will) lol

Its a big heavy, low powered piece of scrap.

Better off with virtually ANY Nova engine over a 1.2 for similar performance!

Big block, so it will need the same treatment as an XE!

[mikeoxford]

be sure to weld the rear brackets in for them seats if you dont have them already! you dont want missiles launching through the car if the worst happened. pop rivet some in at worst. be careful of the petrol tank and wires when doing either. otherwise nice project! as said you may find the 1.8 a little unspritely

[johnny_turbo]

no up date as yet due to having passing my theory and getting ready for my test on monday so i had to buy this as my silver one might not be on the road in time. sorry about the pic it was took on my mates phone. i will get some better ones later on today after ive finished lowering and puting alloys on.

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/Johns_nova/Newnova.jpg

[SRimon]

wahahahaha the 1.8's in those cavvys are awful!

An SR would be almost as quick I reckon.

[Stoo]

dont forget to declare an engine swap on your insurance

and any other mods too

itll cost you for your first car!