project pants

[boyle_46]

Well it seems to be the thing now for all existing club members to get thier **** in gear and make a WIP well i thought i may as well start my very own so here it goes ....

This is my car when i first got it back in october last year all nice and pink , its a 1.2i expression and was completly standard and un abused .

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/rusty1.jpg

i had been browseinga round the site and saw mark turners red sxi and thought it was the bomb so i spent a few weeks researching and found out what bits he had on his one , now was the hard thing and had to source parts , came over a number by pure chance and ended up makeing a frindship with a fella up in ballymoney who has alot of nova spairs so i took a trip up and got a flame red gsi spoiler , a gsi steering wheel , gsi side skirts

heres the bits i got

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00267.jpg

from This

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00269.jpg



to this http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00293.jpg

i then got givin a set of alloys off a friend who was scrapping a astra so i took them to get shot of nasty steelies

heres the alloys on
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00132.jpg

and tryed out side skirts for size and just to see how they looked
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00273.jpg


i t cutted and polished the car for a few days and then lost enthuiasm in it , but seeing a lovely white sr in town got my nova bug going again and i went and sourced some more parts

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00520.jpg

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00519.jpg

i put the sr wheels on and the rear pillar covers , yes i was meaning to ask at the side where the boot strut goes on theres a extra whole on the covers whats this for ?

this is how far ive got with my little nova with the little tools and space i have got , this is me havin a feg and the wing i filled and primered if you can see it beside my legs
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00487.jpg

and this is how my car sits now , altho i have the sr wheels on

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00476.jpg

any tips and help would be great , tell me what you think and ways i can improve on the quality of workmanship on my car as i want it to look as best it can



this is what i am working towards with sr wheels as i think speedlines are nice but they are like Dog sh1t you see them everywhere over here , is this realistic to as what i could achieve or just a dream ? thanks for looking at my wip Nath .

[Lee-170]

looks good so far mate keep up the good work :thumb:

[boyle_46]

cheers mate .

[vaughanmc]

Good wee project mate - Keep the good work up :)

[stuartyj21]

looking good mate keep up the good work:thumb:

[Leeboo]

Looks good!

Was the steering wheel hard to get off? Mine won't budge, I have tried everything!

[boyle_46]

Looks good!

Was the steering wheel hard to get off? Mine won't budge, I have tried everything!

yes mate the steering wheel was a kick in the nads to get off , i used a puller thing but it dint budge so ended up getting the drill out and drilled VERY carefully through the alloy to weaken the splines , and then a drop of WD40 and it came off a charm , i was wondering if anyone could give me advice on how to fitt my springs ? cheers Nathan .

[Leeboo]

Cheers, I have an SR wheel but can't get the old one off :wtf:

Fitting springs - You will need spring compressors for definate, socket set, and either a compressor with impact gun, or drop neck spanner etc, to undo top nut. The back is easy, just undo nuts that hold on bottom of shocks and drop axle, pop spring out, stick new ones in and re-fit nuts tight. Might have to leave front to a mechanic

[vaughanmc]

Is it front or rear springs your fitting mate ? Or both lol ?

[craig green]

Nice wee project.

Skirts need the paint flaking off or recoating.

I wouldnt have the GSi badges or transfers as its blatantly not a Nova GSi.

Next step has to be SR or GTE seats. All Novas need SR seats if you intend to drive it enthusiastically.

[draper]

good work so far, nothing like seeing a decent nova going round to regain enthusiasm on your own car

[boyle_46]

i know craig about the gsi transfers and badges i had them there so i thought fcuk it and put them on , i might make it a valver but need to see what way my wages go this month , the skirts have been painted with rattle cans by the previous person who owned them are look gash but i dont know what cleaning agent to use to take it off , i know nitromourse would melt them away lol , would turps / white spirits take the old paint off ? thanks for the comments lads your boosting my entuiasm to get the car done . Nathan

[boyle_46]

sorry yes i know about the seats , but overe here im finding it very hard to find them or get some posted over to ireland . Nath

[lee coley]

the paint on the side skirts will need blasting off with a pressure washer,that way all the paint will just fall off and any bits left on will sand off.then paint them back up.

[boyle_46]

rover hurricane grey is that the best match for my blue / grey bumpers ? , got my window surrounds on today local shop keeper gaver me a dodgy look when asking for vasaline lol seems nova window rubbers are Sh1te and let water in lol , will post piccies up later . Any ideas or tips i could do now all i have for the outside is my skirts and ashley exhaust what else would look good on it ? thanks Nath .

[boyle_46]

got the grinder out today and dad cutt out the rotten patch on the sill pics :D

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00620.jpg

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00619.jpg

red sr interior sourced and fitted just need to bring it down to get valleted but not worried about that untill after mot


http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00590.jpg

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00597.jpg

rain has put things on hold but will continue tomorrow untill then Nath .

[boyle_46]

for the wires on my sunvisors will they be up in the roof lineing or will i have to wire them into something else ? Nath .

[boyle_46]

well started to finish off my sill and started on the arches , took the back bumper off and was expecting it to be alot worse but here the pics anyway .Nath http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00624.jpg

[boyle_46]

just a mess i made lol

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00627.jpg


And cleaned down my back panel and it wasnt too bad what you guys think ?

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00626.jpg

thats all for now going to go out and tidy up the arches and paint them . thanks for the support fellas . Nath

[shy witness]

your not goin to bad mate.

it takes a wee bit of time..but you'll get ther ein the end

[boyle_46]

il upload pics of the finish i got on my back arch for my first attempt at isopawning im quite proud of it got the steelie back on for the mean time but bumpers still off piks will follow in 5 mins , thanks shywitness its hard getting working at the car in our lovely weather and not being able to get it in the garage is a bummer too aww well not going to let it get me down onwards and upwards is what they say , Nath .

[meritlover]

i think the chain is slack on your RS50

[boyle_46]

lol the rs 50 has been up the m2 on its side at 60 mph lol

[boyle_46]

been out at the car today just to polish it and fit the rear bumper and the rest of the sr interior :D pk whoreing time .


http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00639.jpg


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http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00636.jpg

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00631.jpg


comments welcome thanks for looking . Nath

[vaughanmc]

Keep up the good work lad - Interior looks spot on :)

[boyle_46]

cheer vaughan mate .

[boyle_46]

cheer vaughan mate .

[Jonezy]

Looking good fair play

[LUV2XLR8]

tidy fella, they my old side skirts?

[boyle_46]

tidy fella, they my old side skirts?

doubt it mate i got them in ballymoney in northern ireland , il take a few pics of her soon its progressed a bit from then . Nath

[boyle_46]

just to keep my thread alive here are a few photos of how ive got on and what new parts ive put into her .

Heres my new interior i got for 100 sheets its in pretty good condition or so i think .

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00740-1.jpg

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00741-1.jpg


some mats i found in the scrap yard they are out of a cavalier strangely they are the same design as nova mats with the vauxhall griffen on them

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00742-1.jpg

ive decided to be like nova lad and add a photo for every silly thing i put in my car but heres a pic of the michelin man air freshner my girlfriend bought me
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00826.jpg

I eventually fitted my laguna splitter altho i need to alter it and screw a few more stainless screws into it so they dont rust

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00828.jpg

and a pic of how the car sits at the minute only gave it a quick wash as i was getting ready to go out .

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00830.jpg


what do you guys think of how my wee car has come along ? , thanks again for giving me the enthuiasm to get my car sorted and on the roads otherwise it would look nothing like it does now . Nath

[boyle_46]

As promised heres a few pics of how she sits now

heres my drivers seat which is in pretty good condition i think

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00740-1.jpg

heres the inside of my car cleaned up a bit
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00741-1.jpg

a pick of the michelin man my girlfriend got me lol
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00826.jpg

splitter on and i think it looks good , i need to adjust it a bit and put stainless screws in to stop them from rusting
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00828.jpg

and a wee pick of it with a quick clean up
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00830.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Get her lowered for me coming over in July :)

[moffat]

ive got the same air freshner lol

[boyle_46]

not too sure if i should lower it now mate need a chop to see how it would look tho .

[vaughanmc]

Aye lower it - 60mm all round on those wheels

Will look awsome :)

[boyle_46]

i was up farting around priars scrap yard scavageing and found a cavalier which had again 15 year old origional vauxhall mats in so they were borrowed ,
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00911-1.jpg

freddie left theese down today and had a good yarn with him for a few hours lol mark 2 speaker / parcel shelf holder things as mine had mk1 ones :roll: vauxhall being cheap and cutting corners
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00913-1.jpg
not too sure if theese are origional but meh free speakers lol and they work to
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00914-1.jpg

O yes this is the car lol
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00830.jpg

any comments or critism welcome cheers Nath .

[boyle_46]

had this in the car but now that ive thought about it i like origional bits better

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00905-1.jpg

old one on

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00906-1.jpg

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00907-1.jpg

rear head rests slid in between shelf and seat

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00909-1.jpg

vaux air freshner

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00910-1.jpg


new axle i got off stuart , which i need to finish off and put in
cheers for that lad , pulled me outta a hole :thumb:


http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00912-1.jpg

[boyle_46]

and freddies sri lol

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00901.jpg

[stuartyj21]

no probs nath glad to help, the car is coming on well.

there is a chevette in buy and sell if your interested £700 totally original..

[vaughanmc]

Good progress mate

Get an Anti roll bar in that back beam :)

Can't wait to see this wee Nova, hopefully

[boyle_46]

bit of progress , painted the passenger side side skirts , got a set of metro plates made up for £15.00 got the puncture fixed in the other 3 spoke alloy and the cv joint fixed will upload pics later .Nath

[calibra-keith]

looking good bud

love the L plate mod :thumb: haha

[boyle_46]

lol thats gona now im on my R plates for a year , over here we have to display it for a year and not exceed 45 mph .