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scott.parker
08-06-09, 06:50 PM
Do you not have the slats any more? you smoothed it?

If not place some rubber under the washer first?

Scott

Benn
08-06-09, 06:53 PM
I have them, just not bolting something thy them.

Tbh the wipe is crap on it. I was a need a wiper for the mot this should work jobbie.

scott.parker
08-06-09, 06:55 PM
Fair enough, well compared to the bogged normal linkage that was on mine my AX set up is EXTREMELY good lol

Benn
08-06-09, 06:58 PM
Yeah, for a single wiper its prob nice, but i want both wipers. Gonna have to mod a corsa one i think..

The Simps
08-06-09, 08:35 PM
can you not run the normal nova one but on the other side of the normal position?

Benn
08-06-09, 09:05 PM
It might work, but the corsa one tucks up real nice.

AlexW
08-06-09, 09:07 PM
I agree, corsa one is very good as long as you dont have the battery in the standard place.

Still need to finish mine lol

Get some work on it dude, will make you want to do more!

Benn
08-06-09, 09:10 PM
Cant see the battrey would be in the way, as the motor tucks up under the scuttle nice.

AlexW
08-06-09, 09:11 PM
Hmm i think when i was playing with mine it hit the battery slighty, but cant remember :S

Benn
08-06-09, 09:13 PM
Oh right,

The Simps
08-06-09, 10:23 PM
Try std nova one first seeing as you have all the bits!

Benn
08-06-09, 10:25 PM
I have, would just be making a bracket.

Benn
09-06-09, 10:38 PM
Flat and polished my wing up today...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7881.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7880.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7883.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7877.jpg

Rich
09-06-09, 10:43 PM
fook the wing! adams getting eated by his car lol

very shiny, whats left before you can drive it?

Benn
09-06-09, 10:44 PM
fook the wing! adams getting eated by his car lol

very shiny, whats left before you can drive it?

No no thats my guy for fire works night...lol

Fit the random idling prob...

Southie
09-06-09, 10:46 PM
fook the wing! adams getting eated by his car lol

very shiny, whats left before you can drive it?
Fpmsl eagle eyes or what. Must be because it's soooooooo daaaamn clean. :)

ben doodar
10-06-09, 12:02 AM
what was the problem with the dodgy idlling benny boy?

Benn
10-06-09, 08:13 AM
No clue Ben, we checked everything we could think of and it was none of them.

Icv,afm, tps, air leeks, tb, none of them made a diff.

Benn
13-06-09, 08:12 PM
Clearance is ok,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7884.jpg

Tiny bit close..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7885.jpg

But :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/th_MVI_7886.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/?action=view&current=MVI_7886.flv)

And..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/th_MVI_7887.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/?action=view&current=MVI_7887.flv)

Still blowing a bit but that will be sorted. After a bit of messing about found the icv was opening and closing, but was sticking.
Fitted the one from my xe and it sorted it. Was missing in the first vid, but cleared after a few mines of running.

Adam
13-06-09, 08:24 PM
Sweet, glad you fixed it :)


And ive stroked Benn's engine bay :cool:

gunny
13-06-09, 08:31 PM
:) top banana

krobinson
13-06-09, 08:37 PM
Bet your well pleased now benn!

sparkie1401
13-06-09, 08:43 PM
well done Benn, bet you enjoyed that littel spin round the block? cant wait to drive mine again, and as an XE! not driven it since may 12th 2003

Nick J
13-06-09, 08:50 PM
Really pleased for you fella...... Glad its practically there :)

Nick.

Benn
13-06-09, 09:47 PM
Sweet, glad you fixed it :)


And ive stroked Benn's engine bay :cool:

Yeah i had to wipe the finger prints off..... lol


:) top banana

Cheers :)


Bet your well pleased now benn!

Am i, it drives nice, no smoke no rattles, just abit of exhaust blow but that will get sorted. Turbo sounds cool too! :D


well done Benn, bet you enjoyed that littel spin round the block? cant wait to drive mine again, and as an XE! not driven it since may 12th 2003

Yeah was great, took it around a few more times to get a lil boost. Was great. So weird to drive tho, as all i've driven in a while in my work van and dads vectra, the nova is hard, loud and anrgy.
Get yours done.


Really pleased for you fella...... Glad its practically there :)

Nick.

Cheers dude, have all ready pulled it apart to make better.

AlexW
13-06-09, 10:03 PM
Good to see its going! Get it mot'ed!

sparkie1401
13-06-09, 10:14 PM
yes i could imagine

im mostly running around in LHD 14meter busses and an evo with a clutch or my dads Laguna

although ive recently taxed the Evo the clutch just seems to try and take my leg off

i think im in 4 a shock with the Nova, no PAS big rims/big block no A/C blah blah blah but i cant wait

Benn
14-06-09, 12:17 AM
Yeah driving just down my road(ok yes my roads been laied in stages) is unreal, bumpy and crashy loud and suck heavery streering compeard to my van.

Jeff16v
14-06-09, 07:56 AM
excellent dude, its looks and sounds awesome. should be super fun to drive:thumb:

Martin
14-06-09, 08:21 AM
nice one benn loking forward to billing..

Benn
14-06-09, 09:13 AM
excellent dude, its looks and sounds awesome. should be super fun to drive:thumb:

Cheers dude :)


nice one benn loking forward to billing..

Cheers Matrin.

Dar
14-06-09, 10:21 AM
Shiney and SWEET!
Nice one Benn

novaguy08
14-06-09, 10:35 AM
Nice to see it driving again dude!! bet you been looking forward to doing that for ages!!

Jay
14-06-09, 04:56 PM
Cool man.

Benn
14-06-09, 04:59 PM
Shiney and SWEET!
Nice one Benn

Cheers Dar :)


Nice to see it driving again dude!! bet you been looking forward to doing that for ages!!

Its been way to long since it been driven.


Cool man.

:D

Benn
14-06-09, 05:12 PM
Popped to halfords this morning and bought some plastic paint for some of the plastic trims as the cream doesnt go with the black headliner or leather... Yes thats right leather lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7894.jpg

Seems ok... So.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7896.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7897.jpg

Then have been pissing about getting the bonnet pull to work, got it to work with just the dick pushed in..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/th_MVI_7895.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/?action=view&current=MVI_7895.flv)

But wouldn't work with the bonnet down. Messed about trying different set ups and crap. Gave up, came back and have finely sorted it. So that's nice nice and have tidied up the wiring and boost pipes and bits under the slam pannel.

We noticed last weekend i have a light oil leak so got under to see where its comming from. There's a nut that's screwed in to the sandwich plate, i think its leaking from around that. But while laying under there i noticed this..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7898.jpg

Looks like its been rubbing on.... Oh :(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7900.jpg

Yes that's the banjo bolt from the oil cooler, funking stupid thing! This is why another reason why i've never used one before. Any one else has this prob? Any fix?

craig green
14-06-09, 05:23 PM
LOL @ the vid.

Looking good mate. I've been out driving in mine!

Benn
14-06-09, 05:30 PM
Cheers dude, had my dad in tears watching it, And good man, drive nice?

Paul
14-06-09, 07:32 PM
Oh thats not good news on the Banjo, nice to see it up and running!

Benn
14-06-09, 07:35 PM
Yeah drives nice, need a longer test drive.
Rick thinks the sandwich plate looks like its to far around..

Paul
14-06-09, 07:36 PM
Yeah drives nice, need a longer test drive.
Rick thinks the sandwich plate looks like its to far around..

Id replace it personally and the bolt

Benn
14-06-09, 07:36 PM
What? Bolt yes.

Paul
14-06-09, 07:40 PM
Both the plate and the bolt

Benn
14-06-09, 07:40 PM
Why the plate?

Paul
14-06-09, 07:43 PM
Sorry not the plate the line and the bolt

Benn
14-06-09, 07:46 PM
Ah yeah if i really need to run it then yeah i'll have to both.

The Simps
14-06-09, 11:31 PM
Result!! :D

Benn
15-06-09, 06:15 PM
Right i've pulled the cooler and sandwich plate off. The cooler had no oil in it, i wonder what temp the thermostate in the sandwich plate opens at...

Had peeps says you need the cooler others say you do... What do i do?


The shaft seems very close to the chassis tho.. Can nova tie bars be fitted on the wrong side?

Lee H
15-06-09, 06:23 PM
Think it opens at about 100 degrees but I might be wrong. I've personally fitted them to every let conversion I've done, never an xe though.

Tie bars are same both sides. Wheel moves back a lot when you lower car so shafts obv do too. I have fitted lower front tie bar brackets etc to move the wheel back forward a bit more.

Benn
15-06-09, 06:44 PM
Set up is the same as before on the xe, so nothing should be different really.
Might just seem very close.

If its 100deg, then should witht he rad fan comming on and off that must be up around that so it would have opened, but the cooler didnt have any oil in it..

Adam
15-06-09, 07:19 PM
Coolant and Oil heat up at different rates.
100deg coolant temp will be no where near 100deg oil temp.

Rich
15-06-09, 07:20 PM
Oil will get much hotter when your actually driving it though the higher revs etc

Adam
15-06-09, 07:20 PM
Oh and im pretty sure the sandwich plate only goes on in one position???
Mine would only seem to sit in one place anyway and not rotate

Benn
15-06-09, 08:16 PM
Yeah but you get what i mean, its been warn enough and surely the oil gets hotter faster.. From the look of it the sandwich plate will fit anyway around...

Saloony
15-06-09, 08:52 PM
Dude when you come down friday take a looky at mine fella, for reference if its any help.

Count Vaux Alot
15-06-09, 09:02 PM
Coming on well Benn, all these small problems are sent here to test you but it will be fine in the end no matter how much you want to smash it now lol It will be well worth it once its complete as it looks the dogs already :thumb: :thumb:

Benn
16-06-09, 08:15 AM
Dude when you come down friday take a looky at mine fella, for reference if its any help.

Will do dude, cheers :)


Coming on well Benn, all these small problems are sent here to test you but it will be fine in the end no matter how much you want to smash it now lol It will be well worth it once its complete as it looks the dogs already :thumb: :thumb:

Cheers James, am much happier now its running better. The cooler probs sorted for the time as its off..lol If it really needs it i'll get any banjo bolt and fitting and get some custom pipes made up.
Hope it will look good when finished...:confused:

Paul
16-06-09, 12:25 PM
Coming on well Benn, all these small problems are sent here to test you

Amen to that we've all been at the spanner throwing stage at some point!lol

I would seriously advise fitting an oil cooler, that turbo will heat the oil up no end without one. But crack on Benn, youre nearly there mate! :D

garethcolley
16-06-09, 12:45 PM
Benn - I struggle to get my LET to run oil temps over 95 degrees. When i used to really hammer it for say 20 mins (on the road) it would just hit 95 and thats with a calibrated oil temp sensor. I never ran an oil cooler but was planning on doing it this time. Is there no way to by pass the thermostat and have it open all the time? I was going to get a sandwich plate from TX autosport, they have holes for 2x sensors and 2 x oil feeds. Not sure if they have a thermostat on them.

The Simps
16-06-09, 01:47 PM
You know my thoughts on the cooler mate. You've got plenty of time to sort something out, maybe a Mocal remote stat, before your next Coombe outing.


Something like this setup -

An take off plate in place of the current sandwich plate and oil filter (they come in 2 types) - http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/index.php?cPath=340_527

The run your lines to a remote filter housing and obviously a stat & cooler


eg.

Remote filter plate:
http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/images/RFH1Product.jpg

Oil stats:
http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/images/OILSTATS.jpg


Give Rally Design a buzz as they'll know the best way to do it. May be better to run the take off to the remote filter housing then use a sandwich plate there rathr than the external stat.

Benn
16-06-09, 06:19 PM
Amen to that we've all been at the spanner throwing stage at some point!lol

I would seriously advise fitting an oil cooler, that turbo will heat the oil up no end without one. But crack on Benn, youre nearly there mate! :D

Yeah have been pissed off and then chilled, as i've said on mig if its really the best then i'll fit a cooler, just check where it bolts on too and get some pipes made up.


Benn - I struggle to get my LET to run oil temps over 95 degrees. When i used to really hammer it for say 20 mins (on the road) it would just hit 95 and thats with a calibrated oil temp sensor. I never ran an oil cooler but was planning on doing it this time. Is there no way to by pass the thermostat and have it open all the time? I was going to get a sandwich plate from TX autosport, they have holes for 2x sensors and 2 x oil feeds. Not sure if they have a thermostat on them.

Oh right, good to know that, dont need or what the stat open all the time as that wont let the oil heat up at all which would be bad.





You know my thoughts on the cooler mate. You've got plenty of time to sort something out, maybe a Mocal remote stat, before your next Coombe outing.



Give Rally Design a buzz as they'll know the best way to do it. May be better to run the take off to the remote filter housing then use a sandwich plate there rathr than the external stat.

As long as it will sit a bit father around it will be fine, it did seem to far around cause the big nut on the plate was pushed hard in to the block.

Tbh not gonna mess able with remove ones and stuff, a std one will and should do. Cheers tho. Mot friday....

dan16v
16-06-09, 08:37 PM
Homo just get a mocal stat that bolts where the std vaux one does. This is what i have and you can rotate it to suit! fit on myne is spot on!

Benn
16-06-09, 08:45 PM
Why waist the money? When i can just fit the standard one just moved around a bit..

sparkie1401
16-06-09, 08:46 PM
have you sorted /found where the bolt is rubbing?

Benn
16-06-09, 08:47 PM
Yeah look at the pics, its the banjo bolt for the oil cooler, for a temp fit so i can mot it i've removed the cooler and sarnie plate.

dan16v
16-06-09, 08:47 PM
Why waist the money? When i can just fit the standard one just moved around a bit..

sorry fag, sure i read on the last page that it couldnt be turned?

and to keep everything hidden and tidy a mocal cooler located in the inner wing!

Benn
16-06-09, 08:49 PM
Theres nothing to stop it from the look of it.. It just sits flat on the bottom.
And a std cooler sits in the inner wing...

trackdaynova
16-06-09, 08:52 PM
sounds like the locating stub has snapped off, which is causing it to be able to be fitted, and tightened up at any rotation, i had one like that, but ditched it.

a new GM one has a locating stub that sticks out, and into the bottom of the oil pump, so it can only be fitted one way

Benn
16-06-09, 08:53 PM
Ah mine has that, but still looked like it would fit anyway...

dan16v
16-06-09, 08:56 PM
I didnt like the std cooler, looks crap and the 2 i had leaked, mocal set up looks 100x neater, but just depends if you want to splash the cash!

trackdaynova
16-06-09, 08:59 PM
I too had a stat-less mocal jobbie, which obviously helps things keep cool at all times, as it means the oil is flowing through the cooler, without having to get up to temperature :)

Benn
16-06-09, 09:39 PM
Ok, but shouldnt you want the oil up to temp to work best tho?

Benn
16-06-09, 09:39 PM
I didnt like the std cooler, looks crap and the 2 i had leaked, mocal set up looks 100x neater, but just depends if you want to splash the cash!

They arent cheap tho are they...

dan16v
16-06-09, 09:56 PM
They arnt to bad at all mate! not mega £££

Benn
17-06-09, 08:06 AM
Is that your cheap or mine?

Martin
17-06-09, 08:44 AM
update update lol

i thought you'd of got a brand new one and polished it up haha

garethcolley
17-06-09, 09:35 AM
Even with a mocal and oil flowing through it from cold its not going to take long for it to heat up. Think how small the cooler is, its only there to take the edge of temps. Plus if you drive steady for the first part of your jouney which everyone should i cant see any probs.

dan16v
17-06-09, 04:32 PM
Is that your cheap or mine?

I think the sandwich plate was about £50 and the cooler about £70 mate:thumb:

Benn
17-06-09, 06:17 PM
Even with a mocal and oil flowing through it from cold its not going to take long for it to heat up. Think how small the cooler is, its only there to take the edge of temps. Plus if you drive steady for the first part of your jouney which everyone should i cant see any probs.

A std cooler will do then really.



I think the sandwich plate was about £50 and the cooler about £70 mate:thumb:

Thats no tthat bad, thought it would be a long more.. Std stuff will do for the mo tho.

dan16v
17-06-09, 06:24 PM
yea i bought the mocal stuff as the price was good and i didnt like the fitment of the std stuff (plus both coolers i had leaked from the unions)

Benn
17-06-09, 06:35 PM
Will get custom lines made up to run nicer and to where i want.

Adam
17-06-09, 08:16 PM
I too had a stat-less mocal jobbie, which obviously helps things keep cool at all times, as it means the oil is flowing through the cooler, without having to get up to temperature :)
Thats a bad thing tho....

Benn
17-06-09, 09:16 PM
Thats what i said too, oil needs to be up to temp to perform best.

Benn
19-06-09, 12:16 PM
Mot list.

Trim metal boost/intake pipe. Done
Fit inlet pipe and afm. Done
Fit front bumper and grille. Done
Make and fit smooth grab handle. Done
Hoover and fit mats. Done
Fit sunroof motor surround restick ariel to screen and stick tax disc to window. Done
Clean windscreen. Done
Wash. Done
Check lights

AlexW
19-06-09, 12:18 PM
Good luck.

Novaboi_1991
19-06-09, 12:24 PM
And ive stroked Benn's engine bay :cool:

i have always wondered about you.... :wtf:

Benn
19-06-09, 12:49 PM
Its amazing people all ways feel the need to...

mattynova7
19-06-09, 05:01 PM
those wheels look well good what are thay

scott.parker
19-06-09, 05:03 PM
those wheels look well good what are thay

Cavalier Turbo's with chrome/polished finish i think?

Scott

AlexW
19-06-09, 05:25 PM
Come on benn, did it pass?

dan16v
19-06-09, 05:29 PM
Thats what i said too, oil needs to be up to temp to perform best.

can buy mocal sandwich plates with or without stats, myne has a stat.

Benn
19-06-09, 05:48 PM
We left my house, with a light miss fire. Thinking even tho the plugs are new there not fully right, gonna pop to vx in the morning to get gen plug and some oil.

Cruzing on the motoway, water temp ok (fans works) oil pressure was ok.

Missed the road as the roads changed a bit since the google pic i used as a map was taken, which is when we started to smell antifreze and hot water, then the screen missed up and the pass mat for wet.
Pulled over to fine my header tank main hose had poped off and drain the tank. Bugger.
After pushing it back on and topping it up we followed Craig to his place, where it where it blew the pipe off again and dumped the water out again. Fit it again and it...

Passed!

Then blew it again. So this time i removed the wiper motor as the peiece of sh*t was right in the way and i thought might be pushing the tank out of place, looked ok.
Start on the drive home, (for peeps that know) got to tesco burseldon and it poped again. So when it to get some water and to see if they had a screw driver.
Not only did they have a screw driver.. The have a ratch driver set with 10 sockets and screw driver bits for £3.97... I mean really it was so cheap it was unreal!
Pick up some rain-x as well for £2 then 4lts of water and it was a total of £7 it was so cheap it was stupid. Fixed the car in the car park.
Justed on a sadly buzy motorway but found when booting it to get the boost up it would cut the boost off... Gay!
Dans thinks cause the engine was on evo5 chips the actuator has been wound right out, so the boost is getting cut cause i'm running the std ecu and chips.

So need to wind that in, and sort out the water pipe that keeps poping off.

Buts its motoed and drives ok.

Big big thanks to Craig (saloony)

Adam
19-06-09, 06:25 PM
:cool:

dan16v
19-06-09, 06:28 PM
Nice one mate! better to have the teething probs at this stage!

Paul
19-06-09, 07:08 PM
Nice one mate! better to have the teething probs at this stage!

Nice one Ben, and Dans right, you should be worried if you dont have nay teething problems! lol

Paul

Benn
19-06-09, 08:22 PM
Having a boosting prob at the mo,
Its dumping (i think) boost at about 4k. We think the acturtor has been wound out tofar.

Saloony
19-06-09, 10:17 PM
Having a boosting prob at the mo,
Its dumping (i think) boost at about 4k. We think the acturtor has been wound out tofar.

Yeah 4k-4.5k it was just cutting dead... shame, i wanted to give it some large lol

Benn
19-06-09, 10:23 PM
Looks like its been wound in to give more boost, gonna wind it out in the morning.

dan16v
20-06-09, 07:40 AM
Benn you got a boost gauge fitted?

Benn
20-06-09, 08:49 AM
Yes thats how i know there its dumping boost.

Benn
20-06-09, 08:56 PM
Fitted my track/pov bumper for the mot as i knew the gsi would need a lil trimming.
Mouth is right over the ic which is perfect.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Bumperandtrimfitting6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Bumperandtrimfitting7.jpg


Wanted to get the gsi bumper on tho, so while letting it cool down to day between test drives i fitted it, then removed it for a lil trimming...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Bumperandtrimfitting9.jpg

What i like is that you can only really see it when down low..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Bumperandtrimfitting.jpg

On the mouth onthe gsi theres a lip, i had to trim this back as it was touching.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Bumperandtrimfitting2.jpg

All fitted.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Bumperandtrimfitting5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Bumperandtrimfitting4.jpg

Got my pillar trims fitted too.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Bumperandtrimfitting8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Bumperandtrimfitting3.jpg

Graeme
20-06-09, 08:58 PM
Fooking stunning mate, Are the polished rims going back on for Billing?

Benn
20-06-09, 09:01 PM
Yep yep.

krobinson
20-06-09, 09:34 PM
Looking good benn, welcome to the world of boost cutting!

Benn
20-06-09, 09:35 PM
lol corse yeah you have it too...

Jay
21-06-09, 04:47 AM
Woohoo looks like a car again :) Well done mate.

Geordie-Chris
21-06-09, 08:36 AM
Does look excellent mate, you've done a really good job of it!!

Benn
21-06-09, 09:30 AM
Just need to get it driving nice...

Benn
21-06-09, 10:22 AM
Front ends all stripped off again...

skidmarkz
21-06-09, 10:53 AM
uh oh why now ?


your car does nova's a world of good, looks smooth but has a nasty bite to go with it, very jealous :(

novaguy08
21-06-09, 10:59 AM
its also removing them from the status of chav-tastic i mean that normally when a nova has a ~LET or XE in the front of it there was quite offten a kingdom big mouth jap style bumpmer in front of it!

Good work benn!

Benn
21-06-09, 05:29 PM
uh oh why now ?


your car does nova's a world of good, looks smooth but has a nasty bite to go with it, very jealous :(

Boost probs... Cheers too. I like show and go.

Nath, chav valves are cool..

Benn
21-06-09, 05:29 PM
So 9am.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7939.jpg

9:10.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7940.jpg

9:30.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7941.jpg

As i needed to take the standard dv apart, i thought i might aswell swap to the welded inlet i have (cheers Gav)
Inlet off.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7942.jpg

New one on,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7944.jpg

Is is where i found the angle of the inlet is to stright and i cant get the hose on. Funk.
So all off, strip the dv out and swap it over on to my inlet. Then refit. Make a blank up for the T peiece from the chav valve.

Take one huge m16.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7946.jpg

Give it a buff.. ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7945.jpg

And fit.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7948.jpg

And buff this even if no one can see it..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7949.jpg

Rebuild front end 11:30.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7950.jpg

Take out to test it. Still going it but not its very quite.
Joy.

The Simps
21-06-09, 07:09 PM
Still not boosting right?

Why did you remove the dv?

Benn
21-06-09, 07:38 PM
Yeah, see my boost thread...

scott.parker
21-06-09, 07:40 PM
So if a chav said Hey mate az it got Boost!, you can say well sort of lol

Novaboi_1991
21-06-09, 07:43 PM
So if a chav said Hey mate az it got Boost!, you can say well sort of lol

hahahahahhaah +rep lol

Novaboi_1991
21-06-09, 07:45 PM
So 9am.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7939.jpg

9:10.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7940.jpg

9:30.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7941.jpg

As i needed to take the standard dv apart, i thought i might aswell swap to the welded inlet i have (cheers Gav)
Inlet off.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7942.jpg

New one on,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7944.jpg

Is is where i found the angle of the inlet is to stright and i cant get the hose on. Funk.
So all off, strip the dv out and swap it over on to my inlet. Then refit. Make a blank up for the T peiece from the chav valve.

Take one huge m16.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7946.jpg

Give it a buff.. ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7945.jpg

And fit.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7948.jpg

And buff this even if no one can see it..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7949.jpg

Rebuild front end 11:30.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7950.jpg

Take out to test it. Still going it but not its very quite.
Joy.

looks sweet as ever mate, how would i go about getting those vents cut into my wings mate? drop us a pm :)

Cheers

Benn
21-06-09, 07:48 PM
Find some vents you like take them to a body shop and says " can you weld these in?" Or try Coolloovuers.

Thank you too.

Benn
21-06-09, 07:48 PM
So if a chav said Hey mate az it got Boost!, you can say well sort of lol

Yep about 5psi of.... lol

Novaboi_1991
21-06-09, 08:00 PM
lol, cheers dude, will do, :) +rep

Iain
21-06-09, 08:07 PM
Looks quality with the front bumper back on and intercooler hiding behind it, nice work.

Benn
21-06-09, 08:20 PM
Cheers dude, hidden FtW

Jay
22-06-09, 06:23 PM
Loving the new pics man, cant wait to see it.

Jay.

scott.parker
22-06-09, 06:25 PM
lol, cheers dude, will do, :) +rep

Why do you keep saying + rep on threads? as you said this to me the other day and you never gave any? Do you know how the rep works? lol

dan16v
22-06-09, 08:00 PM
Benn what are your charge temps like with the cooler behind the bumper?

Plug
22-06-09, 08:33 PM
Why do you keep saying + rep on threads? as you said this to me the other day and you never gave any? Do you know how the rep works? lol

i think hes asking for + rep lol

Plunky
22-06-09, 08:51 PM
Looking very very nice Benn... I'll have to pop over soon and have a nose and give me some inspiration for mine!! lol

Liam

Novaboi_1991
22-06-09, 09:01 PM
Why do you keep saying + rep on threads? as you said this to me the other day and you never gave any? Do you know how the rep works? lol

i do, but it sed that i must spread some love, lol

Benn
22-06-09, 09:38 PM
Loving the new pics man, cant wait to see it.

Jay.

Cheers Jay :)



Benn what are your charge temps like with the cooler behind the bumper?

No clue, the shine pipes hasnt been hot yet so cant be that high, the ic sits right behind the mouth of the bumper tho. So its in direct air flow.



Looking very very nice Benn... I'll have to pop over soon and have a nose and give me some inspiration for mine!! lol

Liam

Thank you, come down to the next mig meet and have a lookie.

NOVA-KID-93
22-06-09, 09:41 PM
Good work as always Benn, hopefully i will see it at Billing :)

Benn
22-06-09, 09:46 PM
Cheers Kid, i'll be there so...

NOVA-KID-93
22-06-09, 09:48 PM
Cheers Kid, i'll be there so...

cool, i will have to find you and say 'hi' lol

Benn
22-06-09, 09:49 PM
Do it, am on with Mig, but most peeps know what i look like. Just let me know who you are too...lol

NOVA-KID-93
22-06-09, 09:51 PM
Will do matey, hopefully see you there!!

Benn
22-06-09, 10:05 PM
Hell yeah!

Count Vaux Alot
22-06-09, 10:15 PM
but most peeps know what i look like

lol is that cos your a big gay bear lol

Novaboi_1991
22-06-09, 10:23 PM
lol is that cos your a big gay bear lol

ooh really,

http://www.theunderbunch.com/wp-content/images/GayBearBunny.jpg

Benn
23-06-09, 08:23 AM
hahahahahahaha nah i'm not blue... And cant quite grow the awesome tash.

Martin
23-06-09, 08:47 AM
ben is that a seat you have to sit on while doinmg work? you ****in fairy haha

seeya ina few weeks big lad

Benn
23-06-09, 09:00 PM
Sitting there is much easier. Everything a good hight, kneeing down kills the knees.

Benn
01-07-09, 08:58 PM
Its been a while so i tought i better geta few updates in.

Who remembers my door with the nice audi handle fitted?
Well i took it to the body top so i could fix the dent in it and get it ready for paint.. So i started to grind the paint off where the dent was and found...

On the back it dsidnt look to clean...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image089-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image090-1.jpg

Ground the top off to fine..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image092.jpg

Yes thats a hole thats been filled with fiber glass and filler..
Then looking at it i could see rubbing down marks so i ground off a lil higher..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image091-1.jpg

Yeah thats filler right down to the swage and below.. Wasnt looking good.
Thats 3/4 of the door coverd with filler.. Bin time. Wasnt worth saving, they had filled over the rust.

Thats where i did this...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image094-1.jpg

On the inside i could see it's only been spotted in place, normaly to keep the heat down to stop warping.
This hadnt worked.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image093.jpg

Yes thats filler... Its 8mm thick. 8 Funking mm!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image096-1.jpg

So now the handles are gonna be fitted to the two mint doors i picked up for Dec. But sadly wont be done for billing :(

Benn
01-07-09, 08:58 PM
From there i moved on to my grab handle for the boot. Wanted to make a new one and plastic weld it so it wont crack or sink or anything.

So take one handle, measure the hole, then cut bit to fill gap from spare handle.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Smoothgrab3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Smoothgrab14.jpg

Line it up and weld the corners.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Smoothgrab7.jpg

Weld all round.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Smoothgrab9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Smoothgrab.jpg

Start smoothing...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Smoothgrab12.jpg

I wanted to use a little filler so i filled over and over the gaps with melted plastic tillit was as smooth as poss.
Rubbed it all down, plastic primed and primerd it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image104.jpg

Looks smooth... :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image105.jpg

Benn
01-07-09, 08:58 PM
Then i jumped on to the bumper... Didnt want the number plate light anymore.. So same thing again. Measure bit you wanna remove, then cut from spare bumper.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7955.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7957.jpg


Get it lined up and weld the corners.(good penatration of weld..)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7963.jpg

Weld it in fully.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7962.jpg

Sand back and fill in any more where its needed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7965.jpg

I think the plate moved a bit, so it wass low on one side, so i had to make up the diff with plastic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7966.jpg

When smooth as poss lightly skim with filler. (doesnt look likely i know but it all gets rubbed out)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7971.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7975.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image100.jpg

Then prep up and primer..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image102.jpg

Looks smooth.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image103.jpg


More soon...

gunny
01-07-09, 09:09 PM
Nice job mate. This motor just seems to get better, i need to pull my finger out :roll:

trackdaynova
01-07-09, 09:10 PM
good work Ben, the amount of paint your car has had is unreal :D

loving your work, and perfection to get it uber smooth

can't wait to crack open the camera on her @ Billing

gunny
01-07-09, 09:13 PM
Im gonna miss it :cry:

Benn
01-07-09, 09:14 PM
Nice job mate. This motor just seems to get better, i need to pull my finger out :roll:

Thank you very much. :)


good work Ben, the amount of paint your car has had is unreal :D

loving your work, and perfection to get it uber smooth

can't wait to crack open the camera on her @ Billing

Yeah its had a few coats...lol I want this to be perfect sadly..
Gotta be smooth... And yay glad you are going to billing. I want loads of pics mine!

Martin
01-07-09, 09:17 PM
door was never that rusty when i had it mate.. unless it was "fixed" before i got the door? and i cant belive the body shop has done that with the filler etc.. no wonder it was so ****in heavy.. i wont be going there again..

sorry dude.. i really am

Southie
01-07-09, 09:23 PM
Yet again Benn nice touches and not overkill. :)

With 8mm filler on them doors I'm surprised they even sat flush. lol

Benn
01-07-09, 09:24 PM
Not blaming you, you might not of seen it while it was being worked on.
All the "repair" work was done before it was painted red.

Martin
01-07-09, 09:26 PM
i think i got the door in primer.. ive had that many doors i cant remember before it was painted

Benn
01-07-09, 09:27 PM
Yet again Benn nice touches and not overkill. :)

With 8mm filler on them doors I'm surprised they even sat flush. lol

When the handle was welded it the heat had warped the door very very badly, so the filler was used to strighten it out.
Thank you too.

Count Vaux Alot
01-07-09, 11:06 PM
Thats a lot of filler lol good work though buddy it will look sweet!

Benn
02-07-09, 08:13 AM
You see why i binned the door...

Benn
05-07-09, 08:08 PM
Spend most of the weekend trying to sort the running probs out, but was able to start this...

So take one chrome plug cover thats got a chip in it..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7982.jpg

Now i wanted to do something a lil trick here. So after using this technique on a set of wheels at the bodyshop i thought i'd use it..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7984.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7986.jpg

So thats Arden blue background but with the chrome letters showing up... Ooooo yeah.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7987.jpg

Its not the easiest job, so this isnt perfect but.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7989.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7990.jpg

Put some lacquar on...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7992.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7994.jpg

Still shiney..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7997.jpg

Then messed up a lil and put tomuch lacquar on, but a lil air it dried of ok.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7998.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7999.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8001.jpg

Repainted my mirrors too, bumper and trim should be painted ready for collecting on monday.

gunny
05-07-09, 08:11 PM
BEAUT, fancy doing my plug cover? lol

Iain
05-07-09, 08:14 PM
That's a very nice plug cover sir.

Benn
05-07-09, 08:18 PM
Cheers Gunny, if its chrome that maybe..lol

Thank you Iain.

gunny
05-07-09, 08:19 PM
No, tiz all red :(

Benn
05-07-09, 08:20 PM
Ah. Sand it then fltt the letters off is the easy way, the way i did it was a bit harder...

gunny
05-07-09, 08:21 PM
Yeh i was thinking sand the letters back and polish them up, im not great at polishing though lol

Benn
05-07-09, 08:25 PM
www.yell.com (http://www.yell.com) Is your friend...

gunny
05-07-09, 08:26 PM
Lol id rather do it myself than pay someone (Skruge here) getting there with my porsche wheels now.

Benn
05-07-09, 08:28 PM
Yes and no, polish stuff is a back and finger killer.
Guy that really know what they are doing get a better result and alot faster... But yeah its nice to do your own stuff. I try to do both.

gunny
05-07-09, 08:29 PM
I should get the porsche wheels done profesionally but i cant really afford to atm. I see what your saying.

Benn
05-07-09, 08:31 PM
Sadly it gets like that, but what takes you four days sometimes they can do in a day...

Adam
05-07-09, 08:34 PM
Nice plug cover

gunny
05-07-09, 08:35 PM
V.true, its took me a hell of a lot longer

Benn
05-07-09, 08:50 PM
Nice plug cover

Cheers dude.


V.true, its took me a hell of a lot longer

Yeah i spent ages sanding mine back.

Nick J
05-07-09, 08:59 PM
Ah. Sand it then fltt the letters off is the easy way, the way i did it was a bit harder...

I always prime,paint,lacqeur the covers, then tape the majority off and da/block the paint off the lettering. Then polish the lettering and relacqeur the lot. takes time but gives awesome results. Yours looks well dude :)

Nick.

scott.parker
05-07-09, 09:01 PM
Spend most of the weekend trying to sort the running probs out, but was able to start this...

So take one chrome plug cover thats got a chip in it..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7982.jpg

Now i wanted to do something a lil trick here. So after using this technique on a set of wheels at the bodyshop i thought i'd use it..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7984.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7986.jpg

So thats Arden blue background but with the chrome letters showing up... Ooooo yeah.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7987.jpg

Its not the easiest job, so this isnt perfect but.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7989.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7990.jpg

Put some lacquar on...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7992.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7994.jpg

Still shiney..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7997.jpg

Then messed up a lil and put tomuch lacquar on, but a lil air it dried of ok.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7998.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7999.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8001.jpg

Repainted my mirrors too, bumper and trim should be painted ready for collecting on monday.

Looks really good Benn, i just finished mine off the other day, as first time round for PV i left the paint on, but after a lot of hrs and TLC later it came out OK, i put 3 coats of lacquar on it.

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/5764/dscf0001.jpg

:thumb:

Scott

gunny
05-07-09, 09:02 PM
Love the opel ones, i was thinking about sanding the VAUXHALL completely off mine just leaving the DOHC 16V bit

scott.parker
05-07-09, 09:04 PM
Do like Austin did, make your own letters with filler etc.

Benn
05-07-09, 09:07 PM
You sand yours off scott yeah?
No sanding on mine..lol

Benn
05-07-09, 09:09 PM
I always prime,paint,lacqeur the covers, then tape the majority off and da/block the paint off the lettering. Then polish the lettering and relacqeur the lot. takes time but gives awesome results. Yours looks well dude :)

Nick.

The chrome had a nice flat finish on it and i didnt wanna mark the letters.
Took ages cleaning the back off the letters so you could see the chrome underneath.

scott.parker
05-07-09, 09:16 PM
You sand yours off scott yeah?
No sanding on mine..lol

Yeah had too, as the old lacquer had corrosion under anyway, they wer wet n dried a few times before reacquiring.

Scott

Benn
05-07-09, 09:17 PM
Cool cool, do look nice.

The Simps
06-07-09, 12:19 AM
Nice attention to detail.

Benn
06-07-09, 08:12 AM
Cheers Si.

Riggy
06-07-09, 10:19 AM
perfect benn as always

Jay
06-07-09, 10:39 AM
Liking it :)

ben doodar
06-07-09, 07:01 PM
really good work Ben.
sure is one cool car mate.

Benn
06-07-09, 07:15 PM
Cheers Carl and Jay.

Thank you Ben, i try.

Graeme
06-07-09, 09:07 PM
Will you ever get bored of positive comments Benn? Does look really good though

Benn
06-07-09, 09:17 PM
As long as you lot say them, i'll happly take them :)

Cheers Graeme.

scott.parker
07-07-09, 12:27 AM
OK i think it's SH!T!




Will you take that??












lol

Benn
07-07-09, 08:50 AM
No, your sh*t....






lol

Benn
07-07-09, 09:49 PM
As its been raining all day i got all the jobs i could do done in the garage to day.

This was waiting for me when i got in last night... As some of you know i'm having a new exhaust system built as soon as i can.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8006.jpg

Nice welding..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8005.jpg

Yes its a stainless down pipe :)

Big thanks to Keith at the bodyshop again, he painted my rear bumper, boot grab, skirts and grille in one hit..
Looks flat and smooth..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8007.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8009.jpg

Grab.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8010.jpg

Skirt ends..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8011.jpg

Nice and shiney :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8012.jpg

Talking of the grab i made this up today..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8013.jpg

Waited to use a side light holder with led bulb, but on trying to fit i found it was way to big, as was the glass bit i had found. So made up this and the glass. Is only a temp fit, wanna make something a lil better up.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8014.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8015.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8016.jpg

Got that fitted and wired up, used the old/spare wiper motor wireing to save running wires up the boot.

Then moved on to my mirror covers, as they had a few marks on them. Sanded, primerd and repainted.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8017.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8018.jpg

Benn
07-07-09, 09:49 PM
Then moved on to my fav kinda stuff.
So take one poilshed filler cap. And do this...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8022.jpg

Then sand..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8024.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8025.jpg

Then buff up..( you can see all the blue, but the letters are nicely filled with it.)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8028.jpg


Thought of this while i was sitting in the boot, i bought it from Vauxhall years ago but never fitted it. As i've not seen a nova with one fitted, i thought i should fit mine..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8030.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8031.jpg

The Simps
07-07-09, 09:59 PM
is that from a van or something?

good bufty work as usual bud, liking the cap.

Benn
07-07-09, 10:03 PM
No, just a add on extra. Saw it on epc in like 1998, bought it for my 2nd nova and never fitted it..

The Simps
07-07-09, 10:13 PM
cool.

Benn
07-07-09, 10:17 PM
Nice finishing peiece like. Cleaning starts tomoz.

The Simps
07-07-09, 10:17 PM
I havn't got to worry about cleaning :p

Benn
07-07-09, 10:18 PM
Part of the fun. Make me a wiper linkage/motor set up.

The Simps
07-07-09, 10:19 PM
Have just replied on MIG, will do when its next apart.

Benn
07-07-09, 10:28 PM
Legend.

John
07-07-09, 10:42 PM
Any full under bonnet shots yet Benn? (apologies if i've missed them)

NOVA-KID-93
07-07-09, 10:47 PM
cant wait to check this out at Billing it is stunning mate, good work :) (I will be there just the Sunday so will look out for you and the car :thumb:

Benn
08-07-09, 09:15 AM
Any full under bonnet shots yet Benn? (apologies if i've missed them)

Will take some just for you.



cant wait to check this out at Billing it is stunning mate, good work :) (I will be there just the Sunday so will look out for you and the car :thumb:

Come find the car on the mig stand (on the right at you drive in over the bridge)

Mazz
08-07-09, 09:26 AM
is that from a van or something?

They are normally fitted to van's, so if you find one - grab it!

sparkie1401
08-07-09, 09:50 AM
not seen this for a while, no suprises to the attention to detail, well done Benn you are a credit

love your little ideas

Martin
08-07-09, 10:06 AM
not long now doode

Benn
08-07-09, 04:17 PM
They are normally fitted to van's, so if you find one - grab it!

Oh are they? I just found it on epc and thought that looks cool.


not seen this for a while, no suprises to the attention to detail, well done Benn you are a credit

love your little ideas

:) Cheers dude. I love them too.



not long now doode

Till?

Benn
08-07-09, 08:45 PM
Bumper fitted...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8036.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8037.jpg

Wheels on, just need to pop inthe ceter caps.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8035.jpg

Silver nut covers or black?

Did to day.

Got my wheels changed over today, all arches washed, dried and 2coats of wax on them.
Wheels had a big scratch mark on, so had to flat a spoke ofgf and re-polish,
Repainted the ends of my sills black. theyve all vbe metal polished and waxed twice, tyrtes scrubbed.
Fitted my mirror coverd back on.
Got my chrome cam cover out ready to fit the baffle plate in to and fit tomoz.
Started building up my grille.
Bought two new stainless jubilee clips and polished them up.

trackdaynova
08-07-09, 08:46 PM
dude, you have a cute little puddy watching you :eek: :)

Graeme
08-07-09, 08:50 PM
Have the side repeaters always be recessed? I've only just spotted them

gunny
08-07-09, 08:50 PM
Black caps mate ;)

Benn
08-07-09, 09:14 PM
dude, you have a cute little puddy watching you :eek: :)

lol she allways keeps watch.


Have the side repeaters always be recessed? I've only just spotted them

Yep since it first left the bodyshop in 05.


Black caps mate ;)

I'm thinking that too.

supernovaxe
13-07-09, 02:13 AM
just read this thread, very impressive, dont think ive seen poilished cav wheels before, nice!!!lol

Benn
13-07-09, 09:40 AM
Glad you havent lol
Thank you very much :)

Nick J
13-07-09, 09:41 AM
It was great to me you fella, Your motor is stunning and was a well worthy winner of the mig best on stand trophy! congrats mate. :)

Nick.

Benn
13-07-09, 09:48 AM
Cheers Nick, damn you for beating me in the chairmans cup..lol

Was good to meet you at last.

Adam
13-07-09, 10:08 AM
Looked as smooth as ever, congrats on the trophy too :)

vaughanmc
13-07-09, 10:08 AM
Looked very well at the show Benn, the interior is awsome; Just needs the doorcards to match :)

Benn
13-07-09, 10:48 AM
Cheers Ad :)

Vauhanmc, where you on with jov?
Yes couldn't make my mind up on door cards as my speakers are hidden behind them so i need matrial the sound will travel thru ok, but i couldnt get anything sorted out in time.
The car will be much better (i say it ever year) next year.

Thank you too :)

The Simps
13-07-09, 10:56 AM
Glad the car made it and running ok mate. Good to have a catch up although did you really have to come over that early on saturday morning?!!!!

Benn
13-07-09, 11:00 AM
Yeah it was a great drive, sorry 8:30 isnt early at billing. Seeing you sunday morning at 4 was early...lol

The Simps
13-07-09, 11:02 AM
Yeah it was a great drive, sorry 8:30 isnt early at billing. Seeing you sunday morning at 4 was early...lol

I couldn't sleep both nights I was there due to a certain person snoring so mornings was a tough time for me! 4am was early and my god was I in a snotty mood! lol

Benn
13-07-09, 11:04 AM
lol yeah you didnt look to happy..lol

Martin
13-07-09, 11:31 AM
good to meet you again Benn dude

nova ian
13-07-09, 11:35 AM
Benn, Stunning car, looked awesome, and clear to see the hard work thats gone into it.

Good to meet you too

Benn
13-07-09, 12:02 PM
Thank you very much Ian :)

Good to see you too Martin.

NOVA-KID-93
13-07-09, 10:13 PM
Really annoyed that i couldn't get to Billing and meet you and the car :(

Benn
13-07-09, 10:17 PM
Ah shame dude, sunday was a nice sunny day.

NOVA-KID-93
13-07-09, 10:22 PM
Im gutted that i couldn't make it, but thanks to trusty Nova's i wasn't going lol :rolleyes:

Are you going to Trax?

Benn
13-07-09, 10:33 PM
Prob not, find it a bit shi*e.

NOVA-KID-93
13-07-09, 10:37 PM
Ah right, i'll be at most of the shows next year so will hopefully finally get to see your stunning nova and meet you :thumb:
I dont think there are many shows left this year and those that are i'm not going to be at them lol

Benn
13-07-09, 10:38 PM
Yeah sounds good, i'll make it better by then.

NOVA-KID-93
13-07-09, 10:40 PM
Yeah sounds good, i'll make it better by then.

Cool, look forward to (finally) seeing it lol :thumb:

Benn
13-07-09, 10:41 PM
Good good.

brainsnova
13-07-09, 10:43 PM
this is defo one off the best detailed nova's i ve ever seen. fooking stunning :thumb:

Benn
13-07-09, 10:56 PM
Thank you very much, will be better tho.

Count Vaux Alot
13-07-09, 10:59 PM
What a very nice nova you have Benn great work it looked the nuts well done chap! Nice to meet you too

craig green
13-07-09, 11:00 PM
Its never finished though. Whats next for it.

And where is the lamp for the reg plate?

krobinson
13-07-09, 11:06 PM
Car looked awesome at Billing mate, good times :)

Benn
14-07-09, 07:48 AM
What a very nice nova you have Benn great work it looked the nuts well done chap! Nice to meet you too

Thank you very much,:d was nice to meet you and talk to you this year..


Its never finished though. Whats next for it.

And where is the lamp for the reg plate?

Nope your right its not, i want it better. Still have loads to do on it..
Reg plate lights in the grab handle (have a look a page or so back)


Car looked awesome at Billing mate, good times :)

Thank you comming from a man of your build skills it means alot.

Benn
26-07-09, 07:38 PM
Bits i did just before billing, thoughted id put the pics up.

My new grille, out is Ardon blue lik it should be, now normaly the slates are unpainted black. Wasnt good enough..
So i got the paint rolling and painted the slates (whole inner part) in the bumper grey..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8086.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8087.jpg

Thought i hadnt seen my number plate light at night...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8089.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8090.jpg

Remade my scuttle cover, with a plastic thats got a patton that matchs the tophat cover..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8092.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8094.jpg

Pete noticed that the water out pipe from the turbo was starting to tear, so i made up a better bend that hides it better under the slam pannel too. Polished jubilee clip ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_8095.jpg

Count Vaux Alot
26-07-09, 07:46 PM
I like - the grill looks sweet painted :thumb:

MK999
26-07-09, 08:15 PM
Done the same on my grill when it was repainted and it improves the look of it 10x!

Benn
26-07-09, 09:03 PM
Cheers James.
MK, yeah tries the colour up nice.

Nick J
26-07-09, 09:46 PM
You and your aerosols!!! lol Nice work fella as usual. Im sure with your work ethic it may well be your turn for the trophy next year ;) It would be great to hand it to another nova owner.

Nick.

Benn
26-07-09, 09:50 PM
Would be nice, was utted this year...

Grille was done at the bodyshop tho...lol

Dar
26-07-09, 10:46 PM
http://freesmileyface.net/smiley/Love/love-158.gif
http://alliance.seas.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/cgi-bin/photos/icons/up_arrow.png
Says it better than I could with words.

Benn
26-07-09, 11:14 PM
hehehe Cheers Dar.

ben doodar
30-07-09, 12:02 PM
looking better everytime i look at it benn awesome project buddy!
would just like to ask where have you mounted your coil?

scott.parker
30-07-09, 05:36 PM
Shame i didn't see the car up close mate, looks ultra smooth!

You going to trax/combe with it?

Scott

Benn
30-07-09, 06:42 PM
looking better everytime i look at it benn awesome project buddy!
would just like to ask where have you mounted your coil?

Cheers dude :)
Coil is mounted in the inlet manifold.



Shame i didn't see the car up close mate, looks ultra smooth!

You going to trax/combe with it?

Scott

You didnt see it at billing? :(
I'll be at combe, wanna go out in the early morning then take pics for the rest of the day...

scott.parker
30-07-09, 07:10 PM
Cheers dude :)
Coil is mounted in the inlet manifold.




You didnt see it at billing? :(
I'll be at combe, wanna go out in the early morning then take pics for the rest of the day...

TBH i cant remember now mate, i saw Nick J's and Andy Bishops on JOV but cant recall looking over yours, i was really lazy didn't bother to go round all the stands like i would if i had come to just look round the show, don't know why.

But as your coming to combe I'll see it then, and you can come out in mine too:thumb:

Scott