New Member = New Project [Archive] - Page 2 - Performance Nova Group

Vausey_Nova_Knotla

17-03-10, 10:11 AM

They look like Pro-race 1.2's

http://www.stsmotorsport.co.uk/images/products/wheels/teamdynamics/large/prorace12_white.jpg
Same as mine

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/mrmazz/Nova/0240.jpg
I also have them but need a good resray

Vausey_Nova_Knotla

17-03-10, 10:14 AM

this car is stuning man

Nova_Tek

17-03-10, 04:04 PM

Was a lovely car mate and a great project. The wheels suited and looked great with the car. Will deffo consider the wheels as a replacement for mine when the time comes.

Shame it had to be sold :(

novaload1992

17-03-10, 06:01 PM

shame it never got finished :(

kerniCorsa

18-03-10, 11:52 AM

she look amazing with this white wheel

Mike B GTE

27-06-10, 09:44 PM

Well, Well, Well.........I sold this car back in March, yesterday was my anniversary with my other half, probably the best present in the world ever - i opened the garage door to be greeted with this:

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090202.jpg

Couldnt believe me eyes. Dont expect any updates for a while though!

scott.parker

27-06-10, 09:48 PM

lol lol lol lol your one very very luck Lucky guy.................

Benn

27-06-10, 10:12 PM

Hang on, so she bought it back for you? What a Awesome other half.

MattBrown

27-06-10, 10:14 PM

I want a mrs like yours!

Seriously, what a nice lady:)

brucer

27-06-10, 10:34 PM

how awesome. liked what you were doing with the car and now you can continue. congrats bo.

bruce

JShannon

27-06-10, 10:35 PM

Mint! That is genuinely class!

Best of luck with it!!!

Joe:thumb:

Mazz

27-06-10, 11:00 PM

That's love for you!

What a great surprise, why did you ever sell it though, such a loverlee car..

Nova_Tek

27-06-10, 11:09 PM

That is funking amazing mate, really is. What a lovely lady she must be!

Stunning car. Don't care when the next update is, I'm looking forward to it :thumb:

davidfox280585

27-06-10, 11:10 PM

my other half would do anything to get rid of mine but the escort she likes

peester

27-06-10, 11:10 PM

awesome story, clearly meant to be then..

never got a firenza in the end..?

Mazz

27-06-10, 11:13 PM

I'm all warm and fuzzy inside now!

Mike B GTE

28-06-10, 09:01 AM

awesome story, clearly meant to be then..

never got a firenza in the end..?

in the end......no. I got as far as puting deposit on it, hooking up the trailer to go get it, only to find it was much, much, MUCH worse than the photos he'd sent over. And as he wasnt willing to budge on price it was a no - go.

The Simps

28-06-10, 10:38 AM

Top missus you have their :beer:

So the person who bought the nova from you - have they done much work/changes to it or is it as you sold it?

Mike B GTE

28-06-10, 11:00 AM

Top missus you have their :beer:

So the person who bought the nova from you - have they done much work/changes to it or is it as you sold it?

To be honest mate, its pretty much the same. A few small things, the sparco carbon gear knob isnt there, its missing the bonnet lifters, theres no bulbs in any of the lamps (weird!!) and its just generally manky, covered in dust but its 99% the car i sold.

Only just noticed that wee dent/crease on the bottom of the front bumper - might just be the photo though as im sure thats not there in person. ?

pie

28-06-10, 11:22 AM

just read all of this thread :)

was gutted to see her going as many projects never finish :lol:

then read on to see your gf bought it back for you (lucky ****er)

the nova looks wicked dude good job it didnt go to c chav :lol:

Mike B GTE

28-06-10, 03:29 PM

Day off today so ive done a little bit (only doing things which dont cost me any money)

So, got it all jacked up and on stands, bumper off, grille off, lights out, bonnet off and wings off. Started cleaning up the inner arches ready to paint them red (currently done black) going to paint all the front panel (which is mint) then treat the inside of the wings and seal where theyve been rolled.

While the bonnet is off im going to sort a tiny wee low spot where the ive put the vents in as well.

Spoke to my father in law and im going to get the new cills (it barely needs them) welded on later in the month along with the new rear arches then i can start the body work.

oh fun and games.

MattBrown

28-06-10, 04:24 PM

Sorry if its been covered.

But what make, and size are the wheels?

Any scrubbage issues?

Mike B GTE

28-06-10, 04:29 PM

Sorry if its been covered.

But what make, and size are the wheels?

Any scrubbage issues?

.

Cle

28-06-10, 06:35 PM

Cool now you have it back i can buy it off you :) :) lol

Mike B GTE

21-07-10, 06:40 PM

Bit of an update, ive got the front end off for some fresh underseal/ weather proofing, plus a repaint. So, here you, go:

Stripped down

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090554.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090557.jpg

before

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090559.jpg

after

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090569.jpg

before

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090563.jpg

after

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090570.jpg

finally fitted the engelmanns too

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090565.jpg

how it sits now:
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090568.jpg

craig green

21-07-10, 06:46 PM

This thing always looks great in your pics despite it not being finished or in it's final coat of paint.

hat is off pal.

Mike B GTE

21-07-10, 06:54 PM

This thing always looks great in your pics despite it not being finished or in it's final coat of paint.

hat is off pal.

Cheers mate! its getting there:thumb:

Mike B GTE

24-07-10, 06:50 PM

all finished up,

wheel arches finished in red this time

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090592.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090597.jpg

while i was at it i did the front panel and slam panel (again). Just tidied up some rough bits:

before

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090594.jpg

Mid Prep

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090603.jpg

Primer 1

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090605.jpg

Primer 2

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090607.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090609.jpg

First few coats of red

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090611.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090613.jpg

Few more coats and some laquer later...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090619.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090617.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090618.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090626.jpg

and then painted the hubs black

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090623.jpg

and sitting pretty

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090628.jpg

Mazz

24-07-10, 06:54 PM

Great result, they from a gun or can?

Mike B GTE

24-07-10, 06:56 PM

cheapo poverty spec rattle can mate. not going to see any of it once the bumper is on, so it'll do me

Mazz

24-07-10, 06:57 PM

very true, looks good though from a can!

peester

24-07-10, 07:14 PM

yes he can! :-o

Rich

24-07-10, 07:58 PM

Just saw the new pics and thought to myself, didnt he sell this??

That is a very nice present, take it you sold to someone you/she knew?

Bet you are happier working on it after nearly losing it, cant wait to see it done :)

Benn

24-07-10, 09:59 PM

Awesome work dude, front end looks great!

vaughanmc

25-07-10, 10:34 AM

Looks very nice mate :)

nova gsi ian

25-07-10, 10:47 AM

Hi, where did you get the stickers bud?

Mike B GTE

25-07-10, 09:16 PM

the retro GM stickers on the toolbox you mean? Got them at Knockhill years and years and years go!

try ebay though, maybe someone does repros.

Mike B GTE

26-07-10, 09:54 PM

lamps and grill back on, its like a new car!!!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090630.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090631.jpg

And started working on the bottom corners of the wings

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090635.jpg

waynes sri

26-07-10, 09:57 PM

looking good mate i should have done that with mine but instead its covered black with underseal lol :thumb:

vaughanmc

26-07-10, 09:57 PM

Keep at it mate :)

craig green

26-07-10, 09:58 PM

Phwoar!

Benn

26-07-10, 10:08 PM

Dude the looks porn! Nice detail on the black towing eye.

Mike B GTE

19-08-10, 01:07 PM

cheers for all the comments!

No real updates, been too busy spending my time (and f**king money) on booking wedding bands, florists, photographers etc...

Just a wee pic from when i had it out to sweep up the garage after puting wings back on.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090637.jpg

Next week will have a few updates, engine bay has been completely repainted, along with a few odds and ends and theres a few more parts arrived!....

bazil

19-08-10, 03:59 PM

bazil really likes the look of this, cant wait to see it painted :)

Benn

19-08-10, 07:17 PM

I love this car, looks awesome.

craig green

19-08-10, 09:01 PM

scott.parker

19-08-10, 09:06 PM

Im with you on that Craig, love the look of it..

Mike B GTE

16-09-10, 11:25 AM

A quick picture-less (for now) update. Ive had the engine bay emptied of all tanks, coil, strut brace, induction kit, afm, intake pipe ec etc and sanded everything back, and now its all re-painted and built back up. The Strut brace and rocker cover are away for powder coating.

Elsewhere, ive got the spoiler off the tailgate, tailgate off the car and in the bin, im messing about fitting the new fibreglass one at the minute. Once that’s done, and the holes drilled for the boot pins, im sending the tailgate, bonnet and rear wing off to be painted.

At the same time the car is off to get new rear arches and sills put on, then that will be going to the painters as well.

So, some progress recently

Ive also been doing a bit of work on my fiances car. It’s a wee C2 Furio, I’ve dropped it 60mm all round, fittied 17” versions of my wheels, colour coded the mirrors, and done a repair on the front spoiler. Pics of that to follow as well.

Oh and ive just bought an Opel Manta too……

Balley

16-09-10, 11:34 AM

Wow that is well clean !

Nova_Tek

16-09-10, 12:38 PM

Sounds like some nice additions are being made to it :thumb:

dj_wudgey

16-09-10, 01:58 PM

Something about it always looks so neat & fresh in all your updates. I can't put my finger on it wether its the photography or just the combination of colours (primer) & white wheels, but it looks ace even in the state it is in.

Looking forward to engine bay pics.

i agree craig ive loved this car all the way through the project was wondering where it had got two though lol

congrats with the wedding but i hope you can get back to some work on the nova soon enough dude!! it'd look awesome when its all in its shiny red!

Mike B GTE

27-09-10, 10:40 AM

Pictures to go with my last post now that the computer is sorted.

First is my fiances front spoiler repair, I didn’t take many pics, just a before and after but it was a good thorough job

BEFORE

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090739.jpg

AFTER

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090748.jpg

New wheels and -60mm, plus a good wash and wax later

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090786.jpg

My engine bay repaint, again not many pics but a before/after will do

BEFORE

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090674.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090675.jpg

AFTER

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090709.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090745.jpg

Looks a bit tidier now, although strut brace and scuttle cover are still missing

A couple of it outside

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090787.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090785.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090793.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1090791.jpg

MattBrown

27-09-10, 02:56 PM

Looks really deep that red matey!

Was it rattle can? Or a porpper gun jobby?

Nova_Tek

27-09-10, 03:09 PM

Great work mate, if that's a rattle can then that's a damn good finish you've got on it, great paint skills.

Mike B GTE

27-09-10, 03:13 PM

pov spec rattle cans mate - im too cheap to buy a propper gun set up lol But yeah looks ok considering.

Balley

27-09-10, 03:20 PM

Really like this :)

Mike B GTE

27-09-10, 03:32 PM

cheers guys!

by the way that front bumper is just sitting there, the big gap under the headlight isnt normally there, just threw it on for a quick pic.

MattBrown

27-09-10, 04:32 PM

pov spec rattle cans mate - im too cheap to buy a propper gun set up lol But yeah looks ok considering.

I am very, very impressed!

Halfords ones?

Also, I gether its cazrmine red?

And, have you any tips for prepping and painting that well?

Balley

27-09-10, 05:16 PM

Must admit you can get a great finish with halford body work products :)

nn-vaux

27-09-10, 05:21 PM

I'm liking these build mate :thumb:
Keep it up!! :d

Jonezy

26-10-10, 05:48 PM

any more updates?? :thumb:

MattBrown

26-10-10, 09:28 PM

I love this car, something awesome about it's stance!

bazil

26-10-10, 09:34 PM

lol I just noticed the reg, ffs it's quite cool actually

Mike B GTE

27-10-10, 10:42 AM

Tis away to its new home at the bodyshop, its getting fresh sills and quarter repairs, and obviously paintwork. So, it should be back with me sometime in the new year, probably with new wheels.

cheiko

15-12-10, 05:04 PM

wow! i have a red sr and ive gone for the red and black theme.... got me rethinking now hehe. spot on mate much attention to detail.

Tim

08-06-11, 06:09 AM

any progress with this. it sits very well on those wheels. nice mk1.

Mike B GTE

08-06-11, 11:29 AM

Cars finished mate. Its all painted and rebuilt, just waiting on my tailgate to come back from the painters now, had to be redone. No new pics of it at the minute, its all tucked away until my weddings out the way.

Connor

08-06-11, 12:46 PM

Ohhh sounds nice, cant wait to see pics.

Mieran

08-06-11, 12:50 PM

Nova >>> Wedding

lol

brainsnova

08-06-11, 01:12 PM

lol car beats wedding in my book

Balley

08-06-11, 01:48 PM

Pictures please?! :D

Mike B GTE

08-06-11, 03:36 PM

Will get pics when im next down at the car, Manta is being kept at the house just now instead.

Only have access to web at work at the minute so uploading pics isnt easy.

Mazz

05-07-11, 07:34 PM

bump...

OllieKing

01-05-12, 02:50 PM

cracking project! loving the carbon

Mike B GTE

11-06-12, 09:04 AM

couple of pics of the excellent work Allan (Prey) did on my dash, steering cowling etc....

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/flock1.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/flock2.jpg

gte-87

11-06-12, 08:31 PM

that dash looks the nuts

Nova_Tek

15-06-12, 07:45 PM

Dash looks proper quality!

Mike B GTE

18-06-12, 04:49 PM

cheers! more bits starting to arrive for this now:

sourced some flaps after a bit of searching and head scratching...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1010506-Copy.jpg

bazil

18-06-12, 04:57 PM

Your just teasing now lol
Is the car fully painted now?

Mike B GTE

18-06-12, 05:34 PM

Yip. Painted, but no bootlid, no grill (away to be repainted) and the side skirts aren't on. Im moving it back up to the house in a week or two so will get fresh pics then. Just been crazy busy of late.

bazil

18-06-12, 05:40 PM

Cool, ready for billing? lol

Mike B GTE

18-06-12, 06:44 PM

No unfortunately not, I'm away to the f1 in Budapest so will miss that Billing this year

Mike B GTE

29-06-13, 11:24 AM

Update. Sold! It went away down to Durham last week to get finished off. Last pic of it with the little reason it had to go....

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/652ecdf74129ec42a10ed2839b6aba40_zpsdc77f46e.jpg

Benn

30-06-13, 10:02 AM

Oh shame.

bazil

30-06-13, 02:47 PM

Saw it heading south on a trailer the other day.
Is the new owner a member on here at all?

Vauxhall_Redtop

30-06-13, 03:36 PM

Seen this for sale not long ago, was tempted but went and bought a different one. But that looked great

Mike B GTE

30-06-13, 08:55 PM

Saw it heading south on a trailer the other day.
Is the new owner a member on here at all?

Not sure mate. Haven't seen any threads popping up over the past week,on here, corsasport or mig. The chap that bought it has something to do with Seaview Performance in Durham.

Mike B GTE

15-07-13, 07:06 PM

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/12777f8f647e62bd2fd5f6e9c6ddd629_zps105cbee6.jpg

bazil

15-07-13, 07:10 PM

:eek: THAT IS FCUKING NICE!!!

Great to see it finished :)

shaunboy84

15-07-13, 07:29 PM

ffs thats nice hahahahah

Pistol Pete

15-07-13, 09:22 PM

That looks mint. Just seen this on FB. You can take some credit in its conception IMO.

Mike B GTE

15-07-13, 09:34 PM

That looks mint. Just seen this on FB. You can take some credit in its conception IMO.

She does look ace now!

Everything but the paint, r6 carbs and a little bit of assembly, was by me.

scott.parker

15-07-13, 09:46 PM

That must be so gutting to see though mate, as you were so close..

Mike B GTE

15-07-13, 09:48 PM

Ah it doesn't matter mate. It's gone to really good home and the guy that bought it is a really nice fella whos sending me pics of her to keep me updated.

Very jealous though, it looks exactly how I thought it would all painted up.