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After many requests I've put a WIP post in here lol
This is my newly bought 2.0 16v (semi) track ready Nova SRi. I originally bought it for the parts but will now put my other shell on hold and get this ready for PV using some of my parts intended for my other shell. After that the engine will be used in my other shell and I might source an SRi engine to put back into this.
Plans:
Re-paint inside and cage
Re-paint engine bay
2 new MK2 wings
MK2 grille and lights
2 doors
Sort out wiring, switches and clocks
2 new seats (from my other one)
GSi bumpers
Big brakesThat should make it respectable enough for PV and I'll finish my other shell for next year :)
Some of the parts used will come from my boxes of stocks that are ready for my other shell and will eventually be transferred over.
Heres some pics as it is at the moment (after a wash)
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/1.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/2.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/3.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/4.jpg
Kev.
Mk2? NOooooooo
That will look tidy with new doors, and a few bits repainted :cool:
First delivery arrived this morning, a brand new original GM GSi front bumper:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/y1pIef5Sfw5Onbx3Y3xviokT_LqrBUulQF9.jpg
I ordered this before I got the valver and it was intended for my other shell and will eventually be used on that one.
Mk2? NOooooooo
That will look tidy with new doors, and a few bits repainted :cool:
It doesen't feel right driving a MK2 with a MK1 front end!!
I think the car looks great as it is :D
Are the bumpers staying unpainted? Something awesome about unpainted/ dark grey GSi bumpers (like Nick's) :D
Are the bumpers staying unpainted?
Probably, I know what you mean, they look standard but different. I'll try it and see what it looks like!
16v Nova Kev
01-04-08, 09:17 PM
nice cage. looks tidy :)
ian.sutton
01-04-08, 10:41 PM
Doesnt look like she needs much work to get it sorted mate.
How much did Mr Vauxhall charge for the bumper if you don't mind me asking.
Did you order the bumper from Vauxhall? I held off as the EPC said it comes in grey primer. If its bare plastic I'll get one!
MC
They always come in bare plastic MC :)
Just got back from shopping:
2 x Cobra Evolution S bucket seats in Kevlar (I now have 1 x brand new Sparco Rev bucket seat for sale if anyone is interested):
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5Onaa__KFoi8RZEy2p3U-5ycw.jpg
2 x Cobra seat mounts:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnaQAAASjyfR_fKUcZ9bKAUj.jpg
2 x Sparco 4 point clip-in harnesses
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnardlCN4HSWjg50a6_sMG2S.jpg
1 x Aluminum pyramid navigators footrest:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnZqvczq-7QePLpFPXe707Q4.jpg
And last but not least, in response to this (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95802&page=3#21):
Told him to buy me some funky overalls to work in and I don't mind helping :p I bought Sam some funky Sparco overalls so she can help lol lol
Here's a pic of her modelling them lol
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnaK8nZPjkIofa7JIRnOhcVR.jpg
kevster
05-04-08, 04:36 PM
lol love the pose lol
Thats an expensive days shopping lol
16v Nova Kev
05-04-08, 04:50 PM
nice seats bud
NovaLad
05-04-08, 05:00 PM
Where the hell you get that bumper!!!!!!!!!!!
Where the hell you get that bumper!!!!!!!!!!!
Vauxhall still sell them :confused:
Tuning.co.uk still sell them also ?
I know vauxhall have them listed, i was allways weary about ordering one and paying in full... not knowing wether it was infact primer or grey plastic !
NovaLad
05-04-08, 05:47 PM
Wanna know where kev got his and if it's a propper orig 1 and how much :p
Wanna know where kev got his and if it's a propper orig 1 and how much :p
Got it from tuning.co.uk, yea its a brand new original GM GSi bumper UNPAINTED in black plastic.
Apparently they have limited and erratic stock on this item.
NovaLad
06-04-08, 01:28 PM
How much we talking?
And i thought the orig plastic was grey ?? :S
fearless
06-04-08, 02:00 PM
I bought one from Vauxhall a few months ago (Just incase they go NLS before my projects finished !!)
They come in grey plastic finish and retailed at ?114 +VAT, although mine was considerably less than that (There are some perks for working there !!)
Dave
Fcuking awesome Kev :D
What's this? Three shells, five years etc. Also you have a NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSS tacho - looks quality, just make sure the floor doesn't fall out when you go to Stage 3 lollol
ps. I will donate my SRI c(l)ocks to the project.
pps. roll cages can come in handy
ps. I will donate my SRI c(l)ocks to the project.
Oh yea, forgot about those clocks, need to sort that out and come and get them! Cheers matey!
pps. roll cages can come in handy
Oooops! That was a lucky escape
craig green
08-04-08, 12:28 PM
I bought one from Vauxhall a few months ago (Just incase they go NLS before my projects finished !!)
I'd treat that as fate telling me to go mk1... ;)
hybridturbo
08-04-08, 12:35 PM
Nice project
Look forward to seeing it all cleaned up
NovaLad
08-04-08, 12:39 PM
I bought one from Vauxhall a few months ago (Just incase they go NLS before my projects finished !!)
They come in grey plastic finish and retailed at ?114 +VAT, although mine was considerably less than that (There are some perks for working there !!)
Dave
Can you still get um??
Thats a 1st seeing a mk1'd mk2! The bay looks a bit of a state at the minute but at least you're getting it sorted.
edens-xe
11-04-08, 03:32 PM
at least my old car is in safe hands now, not on a bloody farm!!! keep up the work kev i'll be keeping my eye on this one mate.
good luck!
Far too much talk about bumpers far too early on in this thread.
Are we going for the PNG mincing title from Mike? lol
Are we going for the PNG mincing title from Mike? lol
I dont like the sound of where this is going lol
Small update.
NO work done on the Nova but have managed to get my new shed up.
A few weeks ago I purchased a 3m x 4m metal shed, while I was awaiting delivery I got some concrete down on a big area of our garden.
The shed arrived and I started to put it together to find that some bits were missing grrr
While I was waiting for the missing parts to arrive I changed my plan which meant I needed more concrete lol
Concrete costs loads, upto now on this project I've spent roughly £585 on the concrete alone!
After the first delivery of concrete the garden looked like this:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/garden/IMAGE_083.jpg
The prefab shed was going at the end of the concrete, behind it was going to be a BBQ area.
My plan changed (and costs laods more) and we pulled down that temporary shed you can see in the corner to make way for more concrete.
Now you see shed (last Sunday):
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/garden/IMAG0142.jpg
Now you don't lol (Theres Samantha getting rid of some stuck on expanding foam)
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/garden/IMAG0143.jpg
Then I made some more shuttering to pour the concrete into (last Wednesday) (crap pic due to phone cam in the dark):
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/garden/IMAG0146.jpg
Then came some concrete (last Friday):
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/garden/IMAG0147.jpg
Once that had set we started building the shed again and got absolutely soaked when it started pouring down! Quiting was not an option as the shed couldn't be left at the stage we had reached! (Saturday & Sunday)
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/garden/IMAG0155.jpg
All finished :)
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/garden/IMAG0157.jpg
I now have somewhere to keep my stuff and can finally get on with the car (s).
Before next winter I'm going to build a big workshop on the concrete in front of the shed so that I can work on the car inside there no matter what the weather.
Next updates will be about the car!
sweet i need one of those
Top stuff.
How much are those metal sheds/garages?
£440 delivered - bargain!
Done quite a few bits on the car since getting the shed sorted. First proper day on the car was Sunday, it's gonna be flat out now to get it sorted for PV!
First I took the seats out, I figured that I need to remove the frame that's been put in for the base-mounted Monaco bucket seats. The Cobra Evolution's are side mount and use their own frames, there was no way they would fit with the frame there so it was gonna have to go!
Just after the seats came out:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnapYs0rkT_iRt3vKEXp-ayY.jpg
I also removed all the clocks and switches that were zip-tied to various things.
How many zip-ties!:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnYLKTvDdLm5jDqf7NnoKNYA.jpg
Some of you will probably cringe now! I also decided to remove the bar that ran across where the dash would normally be. I want to run a custom dash and this was in the way. I just didn't like it.
Muhahahahhahahahha:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnZbF_MQ48Ypy8Ef5ZH8p_Mb.jpg
After quite a lot of grinding and hack-sawing I finally had enough room for my seats and a dash! I still need to tidy up the bits where the stuff I cut away was welded:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnZb9sBBYSZ1XGQDqUxACma7.jpg
While I was doing all that Sam was busy DAing the boot. It's previously been brush painted and was quite rough to look at. After some sanding it's much better. It's got some primer on it now and will look much better when we paint the inside. The rest of the inside and the cage still need doing!:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnYSJ3dAtLmTu0ft0YgmkXiM.jpg
Today the 2 new mk2 wings arrived:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnZOgH1U_vq6cgEMA295AcvA.jpg
Tonight I stripped the front off the car, I wasn't in the mood for grinding and welding so this was a nice easy job:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnaEbrFdwu8yqFeOj1wgKw0H.jpg
The car has been on a farm for the past year or so, the wet mud and lack of cleaning has been taking it's toll!:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnZWA0sEWbOgooNluy39zT8L.jpg
After cleaning one side I decided to do a before and after on the other. Before I cleaned the mud out:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnY63J_qylWoD3UA1-aC0sQW.jpg
And after. To be honest it's not that bad considering it's been caked in wet mud all winter:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnZbRJe7g2j_uqJyH3b4-5HF.jpg
Last pic, just before I packed up for the night. I offered up the front end to see how it fits. The pattern wings aren't too bad but will need a little bit of fettling to make them fit properly.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnbmROzIAfORdkKatxLhSqDU.jpg
Still can't find any doors so decided to have a go at repairing the current ones.
I vote for leaving the wings unpainted, looks badass.
i have to rub down the cage next I'm told :D
Novaload_Nick
21-04-08, 11:06 PM
starting to take shapeee!! i bet you and sam will be hooked on this car soon lol
looking good - think of the wieght saving already tho, seat bars, dash bar, mud lol
lmfao @ junior hacksaw on the cage. Nearly wee'd a little bit!
edens-xe
25-04-08, 06:51 PM
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnZb9sBBYSZ1XGQDqUxACma7.jpg
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: oh well!!! lol at the junior hacksaw though must've taken a while:thumb:
Quick update:
Been doing all sorts, engine's coming out one night this week, I've de-greased as much of it as I can - instant improvement! The gearbox is back to alloy again!
Most of the redundant seat brackets and stuff are nearly gone now. I need to get this finished asap and then weld in the brackets for the bucket seats.
Sam's been sanding everything that needs sanding and it's starting to look much better even though theres primer everywhere!
Brackets removed:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/IMAG0213.jpg
Test fit of a seat:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/IMAG0197.jpg
Pretty much how the car is now:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/IMAG0216.jpg
There's SOOOOOO much to do to get it ready for PV aghhhhhhh!
Keep at it mate.
All ive got to do for PV is fit a towbar to my partners Vito, and fit 4 tyres to the trailer, and thats pushing it LOL
Plenty to do before pv then i see
Plenty to do before pv then i see
:cry:
General Baxter
06-05-08, 10:14 PM
fancy giving me that dash bar, make a wikid strut brace lol
:cry:
I know how you feel. Its worse for you - I am at least close enough to push mine to Pod should I need to lol lol
You could literally tow it through the fields lol
Got the engine out tonight so I can now prep the engine bay ready for when I paint it.
I have all the paint in stock and received the Bailey header tank today.
Still waiting for the carbon fibre door and boot trims and not 100% decided on what to do with the doors yet (repair or not to repair - I have 2 mint doors but they're de-handled) :s
Looking sorry for itself:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnYEVFCtT5PV6m1SBgN8BV0J.jpg
Another before and after...
How the engine bay was after taking the engine out:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnaQvFCPPa01reAI6VZeMFy5.jpg
And after a LOT of arsing around with de-greaser, it needs more time spending on it before I can start prepping for paint but it's much better:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnbA4yEgZ-0Xr0z5GahgnWzD.jpg
Novaload_Nick
12-05-08, 10:51 PM
de-greaser is so good lol
lol get stuck in there kev lad , this has to be at PV lol
de-greaser is so good lol
It was still quite a bit of effort though and still more to do. It seems like some parts of the bay have previously been painted without being prepped properly and the de-greaser was actually taking the paint off! Should have that bit done tonight.
lol get stuck in there kev lad , this has to be at PV lol
I'll deffo be at PV in it, even if it means some all-nighters to get it ready!
I'll deffo be at PV in it, even if it means some all-nighters to get it ready!
OHhh mannn! :D
I got some sticky horrible stuff off that holds the windscreen in yesterday :thumb: well done me lol
Small update. Had plans to get loads done today but we went out lastnight and I felt very rough this morning so there is no motivation whatsoever, I have hoovered loads of dust out of the shell though lol
The temporary spray booth is now up :)
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnYk2Zf3HFwPrCeX4okgp0Xh.jpg
Got the engine bay prepped and primed, big thanks to Nick (novaload_nick) for prepping the bay while I got on with other bits inside the car:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5Onbv6HTUOivsM7HMKykTqAy9.jpg
I haven't used the compressor and spray gun for something like 8 years and it all worked as good as I left it!
Theres a few more jobs to do inside then it can be primed inside, I'll sort out the few rust spots on the arches at the same time.
I'm dreading painting inside, it's gonna be very difficult with the cage in there!
Cool.
Where did you get your "spray booth" from?
We've had it for years and put it up for parties etc.
Argos: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6501479/Trail/searchtext%3EGAZEBO.htm
Very handy for this as it just about fits onto the concrete bit in front of the shed and allowed us to work on the car while it was raining yesterday. It has plastic base plates on the end of each of the legs with holes in so you can peg it down. I've screwed it to the concrete :)
Cool, i need something like that.
Only problem is it flaps about in the wind, can hear it now - very annoying!
Novaload_Nick
18-05-08, 05:58 PM
get abit of leakage when it rains too lol
get abit of leakage when it rains too lol
Gaffer tapped the vents shut now lol
If it looks like rain for PV, it might be worth bringing the 'spray booth' with you :)
If it looks like rain for PV, it might be worth bringing the 'spray booth' with you :)
I did think about that but:
It's not allowed to rain at PV
It's massive when boxed up and no way of getting it there
It will probably be multi coloured when I'm finished lol
Been cracking on with the seat brackets (how long has it taken me to get my head round it!!!) and will have that finished tonight hopefully.
Manged to get next Friday and Tuesday off work so thats 5 days that can be spent on the car, should see some good progress then. Hope the weathers good so I can get some painting done.
Latest pic shows the inner wings all hammerited up :) - thanks Sam :)
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/IMAG0250.jpg
Novaload_Nick
20-05-08, 03:22 PM
hammer timee!! lol
http://srdest.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/hammertime.gif
Bay is looking good now, amazing what a bit of paint can do :)
OllieKing
20-05-08, 07:28 PM
very nice, will be a beaut when its finished
Novaload_Nick
20-05-08, 10:55 PM
thats how you dance kev. cant wait till we convoy down to PV!
I wish I could dance like that!
You dance like a 1 legged swan lol
I'm getting somewhere now! Prepping has taken agggeeees, we kept finding suprises that weren't expected or allowed for, it's not going to be perfect but at the end of the day it is a track car.
The gazebo is taking a hammering in the windy weather we've been having and has had to have ad-hoc repairs as we've been going along, it now has rope all over the place and extra framing made from wood lol
I masked the car up today so I can paint the inside, went over to my paint mixing area and got some anthracite mixed, poured it into my new gravity fed gun that I've never used (and was sooo looking forward to using!) went to plug it into the air line and it was a different connector doh!
OK I should have checked this first but I've had this new gun for about 4 years and it slipped my mind. I had to pour the paint into my old gun which was recently named (and demoted to) "the primer gun" lol and use that instead.
I've got loads of pics but can't get them off my phone very easily so I've got 2 from today:
The car all masked up and waiting for paint inside:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnZkCvjp3s1U9WxW4YBnbDd-.jpg
The inside after painting the anthracite on:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnZTXsCyWtWSN8hRWaQQWLIF.jpg
It still needs lacquer but looks soooooo much better. I will hopefully be able to lacquer tomorrow and can then reverse the masking (so the holes are masked up instead of open) and paint the outside!
Then start putting it all back together!
2 weeks to go!
Good work mate - keep it up!
trackdaynova
26-05-08, 11:12 PM
Where do you get your masking paper and tape from?
I end up trying to use newspaper and it always works out more hard work!
Looking great progress :thumb:
Thanks guys, it is a bt strange making progress this quick, I've never actually finished a project Nova before lmao
Where do you get your masking paper and tape from?
I end up trying to use newspaper and it always works out more hard work!
Looking great progress :thumb:
It's from the local body shop supplier, it comes on a roll. I've had it in stock for years so can't remember how much it was, something like £12 rings a bell! The masking tape was just a bulk pack from the same place.
You can get polythene sheeting for doing large areas which is handy if your doing something like a wing and need to cover everything else up! It took quite a while to mask the car up how it is in them pics.
I'm off to do some lacquering!
Just received a full set of Roose hoses for the XE :)
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnbeU0d0uU2SlVZcBtrxfSP5.jpg
Novaload_Nick
27-05-08, 01:30 PM
coolness! i want to help you put everything back together.. will be awsome bolting all the new parts to the shell :D
Just got in from putting the lacquer on :)
Couple of pics:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/y1pIef5Sfw5OnbLMe168woLjkjBrZTQW-sS.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/y1pIef5Sfw5OnYgkC9KQelHRgVsXz1pj_Xk.jpg
Looks well.
Cracking on with the outside?
good lad Kev thats looking ace mate. Glad your making some decent progress wooo! :D
Mines sat here looking like a patchy cow " moo motorsport" at its finest lol.
Good work pal, keep at it!!!
trackdaynova
27-05-08, 07:04 PM
Looking great, and I'm with Ad on the 'spray booth' thats a great idea!
Finish looks nice too :thumb:
Cheers again chaps, I'm happy with the progress. I was hoping to get some paint on the outside tonight but ran out of time. it's now all masked up and ready to go and i've wet n dried all the panels. Hopefully if the weathers OK tomorrow after work I'll be able to go straight in, wipe it all off with a tack cloth and get some paint on w00t!
looking very nice fella :thumb:
i hate bodywork with a passion so my cap is doffed to you sir
looking very nice fella :thumb:
CHeers dude,
Sorry we couldn't catch up over the weekend, it's been hectic for me! How did the BBQ go lol
PMSL windy mate , very windy lol
krobinson
27-05-08, 10:37 PM
Its unbelieveable that for years you made absolutely no progress on any nova. Now in a matter of weeks your totally rebuilding one! Hats off to you mate :)
i hate bodywork with a passion so my cap is doffed to you sir
When I left school (1996) I trained for 2 years in Motor Vehicle Body Repair because at the time I wanted to be a paint sprayer and was advised that this was the route in. Enjoyed that time but decided that I didn't want to persue it as a career so took the IT route and I'm now an IT Manager lol
After doing this project it has reminded me of the hard work involved in body repair and painting, I've enjoyed it but have been spending every spare hour for the last 3 or so weeks working on the car. I'm knackered and feel like I've hardly seen Sam even though we share a bed lol
PMSL windy mate , very windy lol
Imagine what it was like for us in the gazebo! very worrying lol
Its unbelieveable that for years you made absolutely no progress on any nova. Now in a matter of weeks your totally rebuilding one! Hats off to you mate :)
Thanks mate, PV is the driver on this one!
Its unbelieveable that for years you made absolutely no progress on any nova. Now in a matter of weeks your totally rebuilding one! Hats off to you mate :)
Seconded. Will be good to catch up with you at PV Kev :thumb:
Austin_Nova16
28-05-08, 05:21 PM
Great Progress! Looking cracking!
Been mega busy tonight!
I was delayed with painting because of the crazy rain we had, the gazebo leaked and we had to do more mods to it!
We had a roll of damp course lying around so yesterday Sam and I put it over the top of the gazebo frame (but inside the gazebo cover) to prevent any water leaks.
Today the weather was ok and quite warm so when I got in from work I went straight out and did a few last minute prep tasks and got the paint gun out!
I did have some probs but I'm fairly happy with the result, the breather hole on the gun must be blocked as it was building up a vacuum in the paint can and not spraying very "wet". When I realised what was going on I kept releasing it to let air in and managed to progress, put it this way, once you've started painting theres no backing out!
6pm tonight:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnbfoFUyNcA5reEY8rh9uC0f.jpg
About 8pm tonight:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnY76KULRXGzPRtSsWCkg-mQ.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5Onbah3KcYX2l0YhUyQZStyFm.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnbslE9YvfPIsF5T5Y8tdQoY.jpg
About 9:30pm :)
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnZGncTgIY3Ejin1B_9B8Ecp.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnaYvpA1UcR8mvUpCmhcmWiF.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5Onbao37_nBF3VXRnCIS_W20_.jpg
Novaload_Nick
29-05-08, 10:57 PM
looksss welll good! cant wait to see it on sat. lots of work to do this weekend and next week!
Fair play to you
Considering where your painting in, thats come out very well
It even looks shiny :cool:
What type of paint are you using?
It's two-pack paint. The only prob painting in them conditions is the chance of getting crap in the paint. There are a few bits but they'll buff out.
nova ian
29-05-08, 11:09 PM
Looking well. Awesome work, and cracking idea with the gazeebo, looks a perfect size!!
Good project this and work looks top notch.
What colour is that?
Ian
Kev
You know where to find me mate if you want a hand with something :). Agreed with everyone else mate, its stunning progress. Well done!
Cheers,
Phil
trackdaynova
30-05-08, 05:52 AM
lol doh! Ian you're not having much luck wanting to be different and having your car yellow, thats three thats popped up in as many weeks!
looking mighty fine Kev :thumb:
looksss welll good! cant wait to see it on sat. lots of work to do this weekend and next week!
Bright and early on Sat if poss? It's my turn to buy dinner lol
What colour is that?
It's a Fiat yellow, can't remember the actual colour, just one I found from looking through colour chips! Something like Galleilo yellow (spelling?)
You know where to find me mate if you want a hand with something
Cheers dude, might give you a shout then :)
lol doh! Ian you're not having much luck wanting to be different and having your car yellow, thats three thats popped up in as many weeks!
looking mighty fine Kev :thumb:
Cheers mate, I'm happy with it. Yea theres a few yellow ones now, all different yellows though lol
I've had the paint in stock for weeks and when I saw how Paul's came out (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88650&page=22) it was a bit of a shocker as it's near enough how mine will look!!! Although his is yellow inside too and I think it might be mettalic?
LMFAO at yelow comment. I know of another car that is planned to be yellow which may have to change now lol
Looks lovely Kev :)
looking mint kev , really want to have a nosy now lol
edens-xe
30-05-08, 07:03 PM
omg kev so much progress!!! cant beleive you got this far! hope it gets fineshed soon. you taking it to pv? hat off to ya for the effort your putting in. now hurry up and get it fineshed lol
vaughanmc
30-05-08, 11:04 PM
Really tidy mate :)
Nothing like a yellow Nova
A few pics from this weekend, got the car back on it's wheels but not fired it up yet. Was helping Rob (turbo_spider) prep and paint his engine bay on the Spider so fitting that inbetween doing mine.
Big thanks to Sam, Nick and Rob for helping me get this far!
Ready to put the engine back in:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/IMAG0309.jpg
Engine:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/IMAG0307.jpg
Back on it's wheels!:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/IMAG0311.jpg
Latest pic as of last night, still a fair bit to do before PV:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/IMAG0326.jpg
craig green
02-06-08, 11:07 AM
Its coming along nicely Kev. Credit to your hard work & efforts in whats been a short time.
Thanks mate.
Got the screen in tonight and finished of getting the loom routed around the car.
Will be able to start it up tomorrow and drive it out of the gazebo so I can get some of the other bits prepped and painted in there.
Starting to realise that I really will be pushing it for PV but I'll deffo be there in it! I've got Friday off work so that's a full day on the car if need be, hopefully will be done by then though so I can go for a drive. Don't really want PV to be the first drive :S
wilson_sri
02-06-08, 09:55 PM
That looks great, love the black and yellow colour combo.
beef@novadose.net
02-06-08, 10:26 PM
Fairplay mate, that's a good week's work :)
NovaLad
02-06-08, 10:28 PM
Colour looks awesome!
Likeing the black against yellow theme.
Stunning amount of effort gone on here! Well done chap. Colour combo looks :cool: as.
niceeeeeeeeeeee :D
I'm far to skint to be able to pop up matey :'( sorry but it looks like you dont need any more help at all lol.
Paint looks nice, I'm well impressed with it mate.
Good job rhage
nova ian
05-06-08, 10:15 AM
Looking well now, really getting there.
Colour looks good too, so many yellow novas popping up now, shame i'm so slow! lol
Good stuff, hope you get it done as I will deffo like a nosey at this at PV
Awesome work!
Got a feeling there is a twist to the tale though.
Right, I've been at it ALL day from about 9am until 20 minutes ago.
I'm very very tired lol
Theres lots I'm not happy with on the car, a couple of bits could have done with more time spending on the prep before painting. It looks OK but I'm not 100% happy with some of it.
Pic from earlier:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnZWIQ3yaJZdKZS5E8nnLqtR.jpg
Pics taken about half an hour ago (my phone is crap in the dark):
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnaJvqBRWI5aOyXlv68s-cRJ.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/y1pIef5Sfw5OnbRnPGfhpVuyz4nB8mnHDX3.jpg
I'm having MAJOR problems getting the front end to line up and theres loads of other things I need to do in the morning. sigh.
NovaLad
07-06-08, 03:23 AM
Looks damn good!
Shame the pictures don't show the quality of the colour.
Maybe put a black strip on the bumpers.
Jeff16v
07-06-08, 06:51 AM
Even if its not perfect, fair play for all the work you've done. I don't know many people who would be trying as hard as you this close to PV.
Looks great.:thumb:
just bring a tool kit and we will finish on the camp site ;)
just bring a tool kit and we will finish on the camp site ;)
Good idea :)
That looks awesome, amazing what a bit of paint can do from how it looked a few weeks back.
Keep at it :)
Well, managed to get the car to PV! We were still working on it until about 1pm on Saturday. The first drive was the drive to PV, a bit risky but had to be done.
It turned out to be OK and the car ran great. Theres a few bugs that need ironing out which I can now work on without any extreme deadlines!
We were about 8 miles from home and I realised we forgot the carbon fibre panels which I was going to fit once we got there... gutted.
Heres a couple of pics from the car on the stand (not sure where I got these but they're someone elses from another thread lol):
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/S1050093.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/4293863886a7969949998l.jpg
It's far from finished, I'll keep this thread updated as I go along, I'm also gonna get some more pics which I'll post up soon.
Thanks everyone for the kind comments, this thread is one of the main things that helped me meet the deadline!
just bring a tool kit and we will finish on the camp site ;)
That was the plan, I had a box full of bits in the back but the heat was too much!
Keep at it mate, youve made excrement progress so far. Dont let the lack of deadline eb the enthusiasm off :)
nova ian
10-06-08, 12:40 PM
Nice work Kev, it looked well, and I love the colour. Can't believe how quick you got it together and at a really good standard too.
Was good to meet you too:thumb:
scott.parker
10-06-08, 11:35 PM
**** the bed kev! fair play...i would never have made the deadline..awsome looking car.
Scott
Keep at it mate, youve made excrement progress so far. Dont let the lack of deadline eb the enthusiasm off :)
It won't, I've made sure he's finishing one this time, has said since we been together (5 years) he wants to get one done. Well done babe x
Just means he ain't out every night now, not until a week before Aug meet anyway:D
Keep at it mate, youve made excrement progress so far. Dont let the lack of deadline eb the enthusiasm off
It's at a stage now (and I've spent that much money on it) where I won't lose interest! Infact I have the Demon Tweeks catalouge on my knee right now looking at dash parts and clocks :D
Nice work Kev, it looked well, and I love the colour. Can't believe how quick you got it together and at a really good standard too.
Was good to meet you too
Thanks mate, was good chatting at PV - you need to get your's sorted now!
Nice one dude
It's only a matter of time until you get sucked back into the Nova Realm lol
**** the bed kev! fair play...i would never have made the deadline..awsome looking car.
Scott
lol
It won't, I've made sure he's finishing one this time, has said since we been together (5 years) he wants to get one done. Well done babe x
Thanks you! x
Some pics of inside as it is at the mo:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/IMAG0348.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/track_nova/IMAG0347.jpg
scott.parker
12-06-08, 10:33 PM
Looks ace Kev, i still dont know if to go dash out?? might make a pod for the dials etc.
Scott
I'm just planning what to do with mine, I was originally going to use some Nova GTE clocks with the hood off the mk2 dash built into a custom dash with a switch panel to the side.
Not sure not though as I've seen loads of things in the Tweeks catalouge that I want lol so back to the drawing board.
Will be making some kind of pod/panel with a switch panel though...
As the others have said well done and fair play to you Kev. I didn't think you had a cat in hells chance of getting it done AND driving it there cos you had more to do in less time than me and I was struggling and I never even got mine started!lol lol
Excellent work:thumb:
Dude that looks great,
Its come along! way since i too if off the recovery truck as a totaly standard 1.4sri, and starting stripping bits off it.
Love the yellow. Looks very nice at pv.
Awesome work!
Got a feeling there is a twist to the tale though.
twist? what ever do you mean?
TheStig
17-06-08, 12:45 PM
Sell me it :)
Keep up the work bud
Sell me it
lol
Spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out what to do with the dash in the car. I worked out what guages I would want and it came to over £600 in total! That included everything to keep it road (MOT) legal. I like guages but started looking at digi dashes as they are available in the same price range.
Popped to Demon Tweeks yesterday to have a look at some of the stuff in the flesh (it's dangerous on the wallet living so close to that place!) and came away with a bag load of switches and one of these:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/IMAG0361.jpg
I powered it up lastnight on a 12v supply:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/kev-w/IMAG0362.jpg
It's a Race Technolgy - Dash2 (http://www.race-technology.com/dash2_2_31.html), I opted for this as it'll be road legal in an all in one unit and is fully expandable and customisable, also not forgetting I love gadgets and can hook this up to my laptop lol. I also have the option to hook it up to a data logger in the future for track usage :)
Awesome, looks expensive lol
Awesome, looks expensive lol
£499 + VAT :cry:
It is awesome though, just loaded the configuration software on to my laptop, mega cool!!!!
Jesus wept, it should be awesome for that price :eek::eek: lol
nice toy :thumb: get it fitted before next sunday lol
hybridturbo
02-07-08, 01:44 PM
£499 + VAT :cry:
It is awesome though, just loaded the configuration software on to my laptop, mega cool!!!!
Looks very good mate is that including the sensors or not?
edens-xe
03-08-08, 08:10 PM
any updates on the old girl yet kev?
Since last update progress has been minimal, I've just been driving the car and enjoying it lol
The dash isn't in yet but I think I have everything to do it now.
I've fitted some new exhaust mount rubbers as the ones that were on were mega bodged with exhaust clamps and stuff and the exhaust was resting on the rear beam. I ripped them off and put some new ones on (cost about £4 lol) - I'll dig out the pics I took..
I've fitted the carbon fibre panels on the inside so it looks pretty good now.
The car is coming off the road after Trax and will be having at least the following thoughout the winter:
2 x rear 1/4 panels
Front end sorting out - I've got a new top panel in stock so might use that. I'm not keen on the chopped top panel and it's not been welded on straight so the headlights and grille won't line up properly :(
If I can source some mint doors with handles I'll use them instead of the de-handled doors
Full paint on the outside
Fit the dash
Coilovers
Throttle bodies if funds allow :DIt's gonna keep me busy!
Novaload_Nick
28-08-08, 08:39 PM
wOOt
Stop w00ting, your helping me! lol
Pistol Pete
28-08-08, 09:19 PM
Just read through this. Top marks for getting your car done to that standard in the time frame you had and the location you were working in!! I look forward to further progress updates!!
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