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cov_street_racer
17-04-07, 02:08 AM
heya guys n gals,
my names eddie and im from coventry, im fairley new 2 nova ownership and NOVALOAD so hello hehe,
heres my baby, shes a 1993 merit+ that i brough of rickys nova :thumb: cheers matey, and she came with G-max 60mm springs n shocks, 15" fanblades, and a powerflow b/box, well here is me log on how she was, to how she is now, and ill also be usein this page for future mods 2 make this lil beast a trackday weapon haha,

day1, here she is 5mins after i brought her jus round the corner from rickys at a petty station,
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0001.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0003.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0004.jpg

few days later, i got her insured, and cleaned n waxed her, and also fitted a laguna splitter and fited the second wiperarm,
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0006.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0007.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0008.jpg

cov_street_racer
17-04-07, 02:15 AM
....continued,

i then fitted black focus side repeaters and tinted me rear lights,
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0001-3.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0033.jpg

the day after i found some blue metalic spray, so i thought sod it lol i int keepin the dash in so i sprayed it haha, dnt look 2 bad, i also fitted a leather gaiter and a chrome handbrake handle n gaiter,
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0032.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0031.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0030.jpg

then i painted me rocker cover black, mmmm shiney
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0041.jpg

i bagged a rite bargin, found some calibre 15" 5spokes at a scrappy with perelli rubber both wheels n tyres ar like new for a sweet ?50, i also fitted a JVC G421 cd/mp3 playa,new custom plates,blue caliper paint, rally fuel cap and spraco 3point harnesses,
this is how she stands atm
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0001-2.jpg

i am curently in the process of takein the rubstrips off and strippin the interior, every day i get closer to the track haha,

thanks eddie

Driver
17-04-07, 06:37 AM
looks good i wanted a blue one like yours, loving the laguna splitter even though its not the one most people fit lol

and loving the mats lmao

draper
17-04-07, 07:24 AM
nice steering wheel cover


outside looks spot-on tho fella :thumb:

Alex.
17-04-07, 07:28 AM
He has a munkeh!

draper
17-04-07, 07:32 AM
good spot !! i still havent got mine

Green16v
17-04-07, 07:50 AM
FORD bits !!!!! whats going on

SUP4NOV4
17-04-07, 11:04 AM
The floor is on fire!

Looks good mate i like the rocker cover

cov_street_racer
17-04-07, 01:15 PM
thanks for all ya replys guys :) she is havein all the interior stripped soon eg carpets, panels etc, du u guys have netips for makein a track day weapon apart from a bigga engin lol

Dan 130
17-04-07, 01:23 PM
good solid shell ie strenghtening kits , stich welding ,etc

Dar
17-04-07, 02:13 PM
thanks for all ya replys guys :) she is havein all the interior stripped soon eg carpets, panels etc, du u guys have netips for makein a track day weapon apart from a bigga engin lol

In no real order and by no means a comprehensive list. But this is what I reckon you should start with. The first three really go without saying, but I put them in just in-case.


Decent suspension
Decent breaks
Decent tyres
Strengthen the engine bay even if your not putting in a bigger engine
Put a cage in
Poly or Nylon bush the car
Bucket seats, Side mount ones if possible

cov_street_racer
17-04-07, 06:57 PM
sweet thanks dar, wat cage wud ya recomend ? cos im lookin at saftey devices atm?

Dar
17-04-07, 08:11 PM
Fabricage (http://www.fabricage.co.uk/) make a very nice cage.

Nick
17-04-07, 08:15 PM
Erm i'd start by reversing everything you've done so far...

And then Doing what Dar said ^

cov_street_racer
17-04-07, 08:37 PM
wat ya mean nick?

Nick
17-04-07, 09:02 PM
Actually, sorry... leave the harnesses in..

Looked much much better standard, with the Cav turbo wheels

cov_street_racer
17-04-07, 09:11 PM
u recon? i dont lol

Ste L
17-04-07, 09:16 PM
Actually, sorry... leave the harnesses in..

Looked much much better standard, with the Cav turbo wheels

cav sri wheels you mean nick ;)

i think it looked better like that too

Nick
17-04-07, 09:57 PM
Doh

cooper_nova
17-04-07, 10:10 PM
that looks sweet fella, i'd reckonmend the 2ltr 16v front brake set up:thumb:

cov_street_racer
18-04-07, 08:37 PM
is tht a easy swap cooper, if so wat vaux do i get it from?

cov_street_racer
26-04-07, 06:45 PM
heya guys n gals,
heres a quick update of me lil beast,

well on the 23rd of this month she PASSED her M.O.T (was also meh 21st b,day), so i thought so it mat aswel have a play cos i got money for me bday i may aswel buy some paint n tary her up abit........

1st of all i de-stripped her, was a pig to get the glue off so i brought a pin stripe tool from a local bodyshop cost ?9.90 n it come off a treat, and colour coded me mirrors

the result......
.....bloody good
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0004-1.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0008-1.jpg

then i finished strippin me interior and sprayed the backend to make it look tidyer and took meh door cards off

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0006-2.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/IMAG0007-1.jpg

BUT best mod of all this month has to be the NL stickers i got thanks to jsymoure

neway guys this is her atm,
be kind lol
thanks eddie

vaughanmc
26-04-07, 06:47 PM
how easy were the mirrors to paint

and what process did u go through??

cars looking smart :)

Iain
26-04-07, 06:52 PM
Is it safe to use harnesses with standard seats?

draper
26-04-07, 06:53 PM
Is it safe to use standard seats with harnesses?


yeah course it is, cant see why it wouldnt be tbh

Iain
26-04-07, 06:55 PM
I was just thinking the harnesses would pull down on the seat in the case of an accident (due to the angle of the rear straps) and the seat backrest would not be up to the pressure and fold down.

If you get me...

draper
26-04-07, 06:57 PM
the rear straps arent supposed to be straight down with buckets either iirc, it doesnt matter what seats you have its how you mount the harnesses that save/kill you


edit - actually looked at the pics - they should be fine

cov_street_racer
26-04-07, 06:58 PM
nah ther cool dude, perfactly safe, vaughanmc - all i did was took the cover off, sanded them dwn used halfrauds primer and 2 coats of top coat, n let to dry for a few hours, dead easy, thanks for the replys guys

vaughanmc
26-04-07, 06:59 PM
ideal that could be something i could do with mine

cheers for the tips :)

cov_street_racer
26-04-07, 07:19 PM
no problemo matey happy to help :D:D:D

cov_street_racer
08-05-07, 01:18 AM
a nice clean pic of meh beasty at a local meet, and me hehe
gave her a gd ole wash, followed by a load of meguiers products....
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/nismo_racer/06052007123.jpg

banny
08-05-07, 01:33 AM
lookin good do you still av the fans mate pm me

cov_street_racer
08-05-07, 01:39 PM
i have 1 lol the rest corroded n air was bein lost :( liked them rims lol

draper
08-05-07, 05:06 PM
you coming to llandlow buddy ?? car looks brilliant