View Full Version : my nova shalooooooooon
well i bought this off rexy on the first of this month and so far have only spent three and half hours on it but have got quite abit done. anywho pictures tell the story better so ill crack on
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/shaloon2.jpg?t=1176408119
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/11-04-07_1825.jpg?t=1176409465
nothing left in the interior apart from the loom and drivers seat
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/11-04-07_1811.jpg?t=1176409505
luckily im able to do it at work so have access to all the right gear ;)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/11-04-07_1816.jpg?t=1176409559
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/11-04-07_1812.jpg?t=1176409576
unfortnetly i found some rot but its nothing a new cross member wont sort and other than these bits the rest of the car is sound
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/ccrossmember2.jpg?t=1176409645
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/crossmember.jpg?t=1176409668
and here she is with engine out, interior out, bumpers off, and back suspension changed. not bad for three and half hours
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/11-04-07_1827.jpg?t=1176409713
coochiSR
12-04-07, 09:30 PM
Fooking hell, Impressive, but then it is a Nova, there not hard to work on lol, Not trying to take anything away form you though! Good job mate!
vaughanmc
12-04-07, 09:30 PM
should be good to see it coming through a rebuild -- i quite like a 2 door Nova
the engine should of only took about an hour to do but i dont think any of the bolts have ever been undone lol. even with air tools it was a ****
Is this going to be another Burgo special.. as in, is it going to end up with a V12 and a Leyland DAF live rear axle lol
hmmmm gd idea lol no just an x16xe on throttle bodies. the plan is to have it all finished for pv tho lol
i like ya style, but i think my x16xe that im building for PV will be quicker :p
what spec you going for draper?
General Baxter
12-04-07, 09:42 PM
Is this going to be another Burgo special.. as in, is it going to end up with a V12 and a Leyland DAF live rear axle lol
:D :thumb:
unsure yet, but will have a diff inlet, some cams and remapped - depending on money and time id like some bike carbs
ha im going bike carbs, after market management, ported head, with wasted valves and 3 angle seats. arps and shot peened rods for higher rev limit and full lighten and balence bottom end :P. plus the usual, new big ends, oil pump, water pump, pistons, cam kit and head kit
and your gonna get all that done for PV ?? good man :thumb:
no point in fooking about is there lol
Saloony
12-04-07, 11:35 PM
ha im going bike carbs, after market management, ported head, with wasted valves and 3 angle seats. arps and shot peened rods for higher rev limit and full lighten and balence bottom end :P. plus the usual, new big ends, oil pump, water pump, pistons, cam kit and head kitYou sure you just haven't stole my car??lol
ha im going bike carbs, after market management, ported head, with wasted valves and 3 angle seats. arps and shot peened rods for higher rev limit and full lighten and balence bottom end :P. plus the usual, new big ends, oil pump, water pump, pistons, cam kit and head kit
TBs!!
Sod carbs. :)
Looks quite a solid shell, keep us updated with the engine work :)
well i went over work yesturday and done more work to the nova including getting the front suspension on
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/lukescar.jpg?t=1176671546
pretty low but bare in mind this is with no engine or interior in ;) so will be much lower soon. ive also got my pistons back from bein pocketed and my head back after having a skim
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/piston.jpg?t=1176671645
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/lukeshead.jpg?t=1176671662
nov4801
15-04-07, 10:24 PM
lookin good mate keep us updated
vaughanmc
16-04-07, 12:54 AM
looks good at the front -- is that how it will sit all the time??
looks good at the front -- is that how it will sit all the time??
nope, itlll sit high on the front when hes tries to get infront of me lol
no should be sitting lower ;) i want the mud flap scrapping the floor
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova1.jpg?t=1177008696
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova.jpg?t=1177008753
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova2.jpg?t=1177008774
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova3.jpg?t=1177008788
:thumb:sweet FA to come off it now :) , time to start the modding
novabex
19-04-07, 07:56 PM
Its not a saloon. Its a coupe.
you sure, theres a big ol boot you know lol
i had a spare half hour after work today so decided to remove the bulkhead :)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova4.jpg?t=1177093990
novalovingned
20-04-07, 10:25 PM
progress looks to be comin on nicely always had a soft spot for the 3 door saloons :)
doherty
20-04-07, 11:04 PM
no should be sitting lower ;) i want the mud flap scrapping the floor
i like your style :thumb: :D
looks like you dont hang about to much...should be rapid as fork when its finished:cool:
ace thread matey :D might get me a saloon one day
burgo your gay !!!i beg ya pardon??
anyway fook him, ive got yet may progress pics of my corsa master cylinder in, plus my corsa wiper motor, and i got me brother to remove various metal bits from inside so i could plate that up aswell
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova5.jpg?t=1177171668
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova9.jpg?t=1177171700
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova10.jpg?t=1177171725
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova8.jpg?t=1177171742
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova11.jpg?t=1177171762
burgo your gay !!!
sorry about that lol
some cracking progress being made :thumb:
got the clutch pedal sorted so that its mounted nice and strong :). now it might not be that pretty but it was a quick haf hour job and as i said its strong and works
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova12.jpg?t=1177356377
What a shed! I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More more more more more!!!!!!
no more pics of the car but ive burnt all the sealer off ready for welding plus ive had goodies turn up :)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/stand.jpg?t=1177534803
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/stand2.jpg?t=1177534835
so now the engine build can start :). my valve guide seal pliers, chassis plate kit, throttle bodies and arp bolts also turned up today :)
been a busy boy "again" today. after work i decided i was going to weld some scaffold pole to my car!!! it worked a treat and the fit was spot on, should stiffen things up abit at least. ive leftenough inside to tie it into my cage when i get one aswell
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova15.jpg?t=1177621993
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova16.jpg?t=1177622088
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova17.jpg?t=1177622109
i did that at work and when i got home i put the umbrella up (it was raining :( ) and stripped my bottom end down so that the mods can start on that aswell :). so another productive day, jus cant wait till saturday to get my strengthening plates welded in and the rest of the seam welding done so its ready for paint
ok time for another update of what iwas upto yesturday. dont seem a mega amount but those plate kits take a while to do with all the removing of sealer and crap. anywho heres the pics
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova18.jpg?t=1177842338
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova19.jpg?t=1177842371
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova20.jpg?t=1177842388
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova21.jpg?t=1177842410
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova22.jpg?t=1177842438
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova23.jpg?t=1177842458
you cant really see it in that pic but ive done things like remove the brake line brackets and any other little bits of unwanted metal
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova24.jpg?t=1177842528
this is the modified fuel filler neck for this
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova25.jpg?t=1177842559
i also got the other bit of scaffold bit in on the passenge side, cut down the corsa pedal, welding all round the front turrets and along the chassis legs and plated up the old filler hole but no pics of this :(. sorry about the picture quality aswell but its off my fone which is a ****ter as im well proud of my welding skills lol
looking spot on Mr B :thumb:
My moneys on you for the pod mate lol ;)
like it!! just out of interest if you don't mind me asking how much did it cost you to get your pistons pocketed?
maccas
like it!! just out of interest if you don't mind me asking how much did it cost you to get your pistons pocketed?
maccasit cost about ?50, basically an hours labour
right time for more pics of the progress.
these are the end caps the panel beater made me make because he said it'll make it look better
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova36.jpg
dont look that good close up imo but standing back from them they are pretty cool.
heres a pic of the nice new cross member as the old one was proper shagged
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova37.jpg
and one of another strengthening plate
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova38.jpg
this is the bulkhead that i have now sealed up and sprayed with underseal as advised by the painter. i really wernt sure to start with but it has grown on me alot now and im glad i did it
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova39.jpg
this is a very bad pic of the relocated fuse box. i moved it because it is normally down by the pedals on the drivers side and cos it looked messy where it was
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova40.jpg
and this is a pic of the door which my brother insisted on taking because he loved how smooth it was
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova42.jpg
that was a good read! good work mate!
you spraying over the sealer so its colour coded or leaving it?
(in the bulkhead part etc)
yes the underseal will be getting painted the same colour as the rest of the car. doing it in underseal was just a quick easy way of getting a uniform finish
cool. i quiet like the finish it gives.
keep up the good work!
All these quality saloon's being done, makes mine look crap! :(
Oh wait, thats because it is lol
cars comming on a treat burgo:thumb:
novamadcars
15-05-07, 07:39 PM
looking good burgo keep it up mate
right more pics time :). i decided i liked the finish on the bulkhead that much that id do the rest of the engine bay awell
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova43.jpg
you can see the end caps better in this pic aswell
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova44.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova45.jpg
and finally today we see some paint action :) well primer actually. i got my doors, wings, bonnet and boot all primed today and will get the roof and quarters done tomoz :)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova46.jpg
yes the underseal will be getting painted the same colour as the rest of the car. doing it in underseal was just a quick easy way of getting a uniform finish
Paint doesn't go over waxoyl tho??? iirc
Good to see some of the panels are in primer, your never going make pv tho,Lol. Unless you work day and nights.
thats ok then because i havnt used waxoyl, and why isn't it gonna make it?
na it will be fine still got plenty of time
good luck burgo!!! iv got the faith!!!lol
same as it is now jut nice a shiny instead of old and fooked
Should be cool, i hope to see it there ;)
:D im getting excited now..... the rest of the car is now in primer (quarters, roof, fron panel and scuttle panel) so the painting date is getting very close :). anywho pics always tell a better story than i ever could so here are some more
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova49.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova50.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova51.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova52.jpg
looking very nice indeed i think you'll agree.
Nice work Burgo, keep it upski!
Nice progress, looking good.
coming together now pal, nearly be time to build it back up :thumb:
cooper_nova
19-05-07, 12:26 PM
looking very good luke!!! not much time left now, but i'm sure you'll have it finnished :thumb:
Think it'll be ready for Classic Ford show matey?
Think it'll be ready for Classic Ford show matey?errrr why?
and i know time is getting tight but i recon once its all painted ill have it back together in a week easy so i think im still on target to make it
Looking great, whats next?
time for some pics of what i go upto on saturday, which was basically smoothing the primer and more weight reduction
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova53.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova61.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova54.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova58.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova64.jpg
and this is what is left of the rear bulkhead :thumb:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova55.jpg
and the non existent roof lining
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova56.jpg
this is one of my favorite mods just because it tidies it up alot (not that it looks it in that pic)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova57.jpg
this is a pic of one of the con rods i de-seemed and then had shot peened, plus you can see the arps for them in this pic
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova59.jpg
and also a pic of my megasquirt that turned up on friday :)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova60.jpg
finally geting to the exciting bits ;) how long till we can have a vid of her running ?
i doubt ill have a chance to get a vid sorted so you'll just have to see it at pod
well ive got good news and bad news. so i start with the bad news :(. i wont be having my 16v engine for pv. the reason is i fitted one of the con-rods to the piston but when i looked at it i was convinced the rod was bent. so being proper paranoid i thought i remove the piston again to check the rod properly. to do this i got a bloke at work to heat up the con rod so i could tap the pin out, only problem is we got it to hot and melted a bit of the piston. i think it would be ok but really dont want to risk it so im now gonna wait until i can afford proper pistons. what do other peeps think?
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova73.jpg
as for the good news my car has been painted :) the finish is really rather **** hot out of the gun so all the prep was worth it. just needs a quick polish and it'll be mint
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova66.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova67.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova68.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova69.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova70.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova71.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova72.jpg
Paint looks sweet, nice job.
What length is the loom supplied with the MS? Long enough to reach the bay?
Philsutton
22-05-07, 09:44 PM
Shells looking good, to be honest i wouldnt want to risk using that piston as annoying as it may be its going to be better to wait for some others i think. I was the same when building mine up, everything had to be perfect or it didnt happen but things still went wrong so you decide lol.
:cool:
and yeah id wait regarding the piston
yes i thought that would be the case, just means ill have to bolt me 1.6 8v in instead. the ms loom is only about a meter long but im just gonna use most of the standard loom and join it when it comes into the car, should be neater that way
vaughanmc
22-05-07, 10:18 PM
Shell looks mint all painted :)
Good luck with the rest of it ;)
its not mint i can see imperfections everywhere but then im proper picky and want everything to be perfect
if i had some spare 16v pistons kicking around in my garage, how much would you pay for them?
Btw the shell is looking mint! i take it the race has been called off?
not alot this month as im proper skint and as far as im concerned the race is still on lol
looking top that Mr B :thumb:
ill have a nose about at PV anyway lol
please do, i didnt do all this work to hide it away lol
please do, i didnt do all this work to hide it away lol
yeah i figured that hahaha well your more then welcome to come an see the new home of all your parts mate :) altho the shell isnt as sparkly as yours :cry:
get on msn anyway so i can send you that pic
Austin_Nova16
23-05-07, 02:00 PM
Paint looks awsome!
Savage about the piston! Looks like your makeing great progress though!
:thumb:
beef@novadose.net
23-05-07, 10:52 PM
Looking good mate. Saloons are the way forward, 9% more Nova for your money ;)
Looking good mate. Saloons are the way forward, 9% more Nova for your money ;)
thats the problem
9% more chance of rust lol
lookin good burg
unlucy bout pistons
right another update time. as if i havnt got enough to do i decided i was going to tidy up the loom. this involved un-rapping it all then un-tangling and chopping then some re-routing. its now all ready for soldering back up and will be much neater and lighter ;) lol
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova74.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova75.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova76.jpg
the idea is to hide as much of it as possible. anywho the plan for tomorrow is finish the loom, fit all the glass, rear bumper, belts, clocks and loads more. there will be more pics anyway
Lovely colour Burgo, looking good.
Fair play on the piston. No point doing it if its not done properly.
Projectjordan
25-05-07, 11:45 PM
excellent project...
but i think i better look for another bodyshop to work for...
i got no chance of them letting me do work like that where i work now :(
bigbened
26-05-07, 12:25 AM
god luck on the loom cant wait to see the picks
excellent project...
but i think i better look for another bodyshop to work for...
i got no chance of them letting me do work like that where i work now :(i am very lucky with where i work. so far this month ive only actually worked 5 days lol the rest of the time has been on the nova. ill be taking time off next week aswell
looking top mate! Ill have to keep my eyes peeled for you whilst on the way to PV :thumb:
looking top mate! Ill have to keep my eyes peeled for you whilst on the way to PV :thumb:you wont be able to miss me its the only ibiza haze blue nova ive ever seen with burgo number plates :thumb:
you wont be able to miss me its the only ibiza haze blue nova ive ever seen with burgo number plates :thumb:
Haahhahaa! Ace :) will keep a look out then matey!
Adam Moran
26-05-07, 11:30 AM
Excellent work!
Just love the way you get on with it :)
cooper_nova
26-05-07, 11:55 AM
she's getting closer now burgo..good luck and keep it up
well its been another busy day but im really happy with how its beginning to look. ive not made mega progress as im cleaning everything before it goes back on which takes quite abit of time. anywho the first pic is of the bumper half way threw referb. i kinda discovered this method accidently but it brings them up like new. what you do is use a heat gun and basically melt the top layer of the bumper. you can see it change as you do it so its hard to mess up.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova77.jpg
i then cleaned up my back panel and got that fitted
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova80.jpg
in this pic you can now see where my wiring for the engine comes threw and also the relocated bonnet cable
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova79.jpg
and this is how its standing now with all the glass back in and bumper on.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova82.jpg
my brother also got alot of my loom soldered back up today but no pics of that but im really glad i decided to chop it up and make it fit the car again
looking well un burgo'd keep it up chap :) should look well smart when done
Looking great Burgo, the colour is looks nice now its freshly painted, looks quite a good job too.
vaughanmc
26-05-07, 08:40 PM
Looks mint with the back end put together -- Would suit a euro-light :)
this prohect is truly inspiring
looks amazing
good lad burgo... really glad to see its deffo on its way :D
looking good mr burg :thumb:
that is coming along nicely. very tidy work
thanks for the comments peeps.
LLTN thats the finish out of the gun aswell it still hasnt been polished ;)
and vaughan its on my list lol
novacabrio
26-05-07, 10:00 PM
Looks nice that, what wheels are going on?
vaughanmc
26-05-07, 10:50 PM
Ideal mate -- Should look quality
Oh and what wheels :)
harper73
27-05-07, 10:47 PM
looking good mate keep up the good work!
right thats everything painted now so its just the task of bolting everything back together :). oh and this is still all straight out the gun, shes still gotta be polished yet :)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova83.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova84.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova85.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova86.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova87.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/nova88.jpg
in my opinion the front wings look so right all smoothed
Oooo gettin clsoe nowmatey..
looks great finish.. wanan paint mine?
i didnt paint it, the painter at work did
Very nice finish!
Keep up the good work:D
you still havnt answered the question
what wheels ??? im guessing ..... grey cessaros ???
looks good btw 4 days to finish it lol
looking swish Mr Burgo :thumb:
you still havnt answered the question
what wheels ??? im guessing ..... grey cessaros ???
looks good btw 4 days to finish it loli didnt answer cos i didnt know, but ive just dug out 4 astra gte wheels so they will do for now
Looks a top paint job.it is but it isnt if you seen what i mean. 99.9% of people would be happy with it but im already arranging to get it done again in a few months
Burgo, could you possibly do an expanded guide on your Bumper renovation ?
The results look absolutly fantastic !
Burgo, could you possibly do an expanded guide on your Bumper renovation ?
I think basically you just heat them with a heat gun, obviously watch the plastic doesn't start properly melting,Lol.
Burgo, could you possibly do an expanded guide on your Bumper renovation ?
The results look absolutly fantastic !there really isnt much more i can say, you litterally just melt the surface with a heat gun. the best way to show it would be with a little vid possibly
ste porter
31-05-07, 09:13 PM
it works well on most un painted plastic trims corsa arches for example just get it realy hot with a heat gun or realy powerfull hair dryer and you can litteraly watch it change colour infront of you but make sure your surface is clean first the other one is to use a blow torch but i personaly havent tryed this and wouldent advise it
oh and burgo awsome job mate very very impresed
shy witness
02-06-07, 05:18 PM
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
absolute top marks mate for the ammount of work u've put in,in a short space of time
#i wish i'd 1/4 of your enthusiasm these days:cry: :cry:
look forward to seeing it finished as i love saloons myself
super stuff.and keep up the good work;)
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