my dutch corsa A project

[mayhem]

another international thread lol

my first nova, drove it like this for about 1 year, 1.4 power:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/opdekapzk.jpg

then i bought a donor 2.0 16v nova, outside was really good, the guy just had placed 2 new doors without locks, new boot, new frontwings,
complete new rear panels (from the roof down!!) and a ful respray 2 years ago. only he never looked under the car.. rusty as hell.

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only my 'f.uck airride additude cost me the XE lol hit the oil pan at 130 km/h..

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the 1.4 corsa was already stripped completely, so only had to strip the XE corsa for his good parts.

stripping the xe..

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[mayhem]

found more rust than i thought.. al was coverd with polyester and underbodycoating.. the stupid focker..

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it also had some front damage in a earlyer life

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xe less..

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A0789.jpg

how to remove a full petrol tank...:D

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and al done.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/Afb035.jpg

[mayhem]

brought the 1.4 chassis out from storage for some work

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the engine bay is seam-welded, also a new tophalve front is fitted (the light things and the thing the bonnet locks in)

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the red stuff is some kind of industrial ship primer, sea ships dont rust under the waterline.. so it has to work on a nova tolol

it also needed a new arch, friend of mine did that for me a i suck in welding

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also checked the full underside of the car for rust, and every little rust is removed :)

also pulled the old XE out, it was really focked

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then sprayed the engine bay matt black

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[mayhem]

test fitted the bonnet and the old wings

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than sanded down everything.. that job sucks:wtf:

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bought a new XE, it ran 166.000 km, comes out a fully stock calibra, it even had the original tailpipe, original wheels and suspension.

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also bought 280 degrees schrick cams, group A exhaust, 5kg flywheel

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also placed 80mm rear springs

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[mayhem]

sprayed the engine and some parts, also matt black:)

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i'm only still waiting for my arp2000 bolts... orderd them almost 2 moths ago @ chris astley, and still recieved nothing:mad: must be hard to send something to the netherlands.

test fitted my wheels, doesnt quite fitlol 14 inch borbet T in 7j et25 with 185-50-14 tyres. going to be banded sr steelie's though.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A0904.jpg

so had to mod the arches, euro style:thumb:

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and today my coilovers arrived, i'm fitting them tonight. and than roll out the new front wings.

it gets a gte rear bumper and i orderd a snowplough for the front.
bumpers wont be painted, the car will be blue with a black and white checkerd roof, banded sr steelie's.

interiour will be stripped out/track style, 2 buckets and a rollcage. removed everyting as sound proofening is just useless weight.

[Mazz]

Made a mess of that XE sump didn't you! Can't believe how rotten that turrent is!

[Rexy]

I dunno why but i loveeee the euro look, it rules :D

can't wait to see this bad boy all done and painted.

[mayhem]

i sort of did didn't i lol this time where making a metal plate under the oil pan, this is not going to happen again.

i spoke to the guy i bought it from, he also swapped it to XE, and all he said whas that he didn't know about the turrent.. yeah right, like you dont check for rust when you swap it.

my coillovers

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A0921.jpg

fitted them yesterday.. and the front arches need some work to lol

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[Steve]

Looks very good, can't believe the donor car though, who does an xe conversion on a shell like that! lol

Liking the wheels, are the rear arches easy to mod for them?

[draper]

looking good fella

[Dave.]

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im sorry, but thats just fecking dangerous, im suprised when you hit the sump that the suspension didnt part with that car. thats insne

yours looks good tho mate, is it going to be a euro type or what we call normal lol :thumb:

[Lee]

lol, in two pics your sat ont he bonnet or stood on the roof. How the hell did you not dent them?

[mayhem]

there are more bonnet pics.. just ask lynz lol

sitting on the bonnet is easy, just sit in the back, about where the firewall is.
we even sat on it with 4 guys and 1 on the roof and not denting anything lol

the roof standing was the old chassis, so that didn't matter :P

@steve: rear arch modding took about 1 hour to do. i know a guy who works in a wheelshop, he did it for me. it's not that hard, only cause i wnat low and wide, he really had to go for it, pieces of painted chipped of :P

didnt do much today, a friend does the welding, so have to wait for him for the last things.
bootgrab goes away, the antenne hole in the roof and finish the plate for the cav shifter.

[Lynsey]

lol

"I send her my sexiest pic- sat on the bonnet and all she says is 'what's up with the camber'"...

That was a pic on the mk1 though :D

[mayhem]

lol i had a lot of fun with the mk1, stupid wheel colour, red bonnet, everybody thought it just was a old piece of crap..untill the light turned green lol

still going for the mk1 look :)

picked up the snowplough today, i itsn't mint, but its better than nothing ;)
saterday hopefully my mate does the last piece of welding for me, and if my arp bolds arrive tomorrow, i can fit the engine :)

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A0004.jpg

i have a private bumper collection now, 2 gte rear bumpers, gte front bumper, mk2 bumpers, mk1 bumper and now the snowplough.. and 1 nova lol

[Jack]

I love that bumper :D

[paulnova]

Lol at using ship primer...makes perfect sence tho lol

[mayhem]

i bought a daily drive for 250 euro lol

needed new brakes and the backbox is leaking. i had a remus from my old nova, so fitted that, and also had some 2.0 brakes, so also placed that.
and i'm afraid of hights, so placed my old 60-60 set.

she isn't pretty, she isn't fast (c12nz) but there's almost no rust on the important places.

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the grill is sprayed black now btw.

[vaughanmc]

Nice one mate :)

[mayhem]

the welding is done :) started preparing it for paint. just a few small things need to be done on the engine, hope to place it this wheek.

it looks so f*cked now lol

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[mayhem]

fitted the engine monday :D

just need to sort out the coolant hoses and the wiring, hopefully get some of that done tonight.

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[Sync]

Looking Great Keep up the nice Work :P

[Mazz]

Looking good, but whats going on with that orange Vectra A in the previous pics?

[mayhem]

lol, thats the general gerrit.

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=hm4-xywMNSY

my mate bought it for 100 euro with a full year of mot, we painted it orange with normal wallpaint, painted 01 on the sides and dutch flag on the roof.

a wannabe impreza spoiler made of wood, and a inpreza scoop on the bonnet :P

just acting stupid and having fun:thumb:

[youri]

looks good Joop. I should make a tread of my Nova to, but haven't got any pics :roll:

[mayhem]

you should make one, mine is just boring compared to youre nova build.

[mayhem]

the reason i normally dont do project threads.. i always forget to udate them lol

anyway.. the orange vectra A is wrecked.. we rolled it over with 50 mph... so its kinda roofchopt.

the xe is al wired up, it just wont start :S
it has spark, you can hear the fuel pump, there's just no fuel @the rail.

must be something stupid like a empty tank, so need to check that out today.

[mayhem]

she started today :D as i thought, she just needed some juice ;)

ran great, until a oil cooler line decided he didnt want to be part of the engine lol. and offcourse that happens when al the shops are already closed...

[mayhem]

havent done much, although most of the work is done. she still needs painting and some other small things, but where getting there :)

testfitted my steelies yesterday, widend to 7.5J.

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[Steve]

Nice job on the wheels, I take it they'll fit ok under stretched arches? Or is it a case of 'making them fit' lol

[mayhem]

there wider than my arches lol my arches where modded to fit a 185 tyre on a 7j wheel, so with a 185 tyre on these there wont be a problem.

ive orderd 2 195-45-14 tyres to test them in the rear, i know i can clear them in front, just unsure about the back.

hoping that fits.. 195-45-14 is 30 euro a tyre cheaper than 185-50-14, and there much more brands available.

[mayhem]

dropped 2 wheels back off at the welder, wasn't happy with the welding job he did.

full stainless steel exhaust is fitted. the dash and cav shifter is all back in place and working. painted the underside of the bonnet in the same colour as the engine bay. hoping to get the outside painted somewhere next week :D

some global pics of the project as it stands now.

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[TIDGE]

what rims are they?

[Rexy]

They look like a Borbet T Tidge, I may be wrong tho.

[mayhem]

14 inch borbet T, 7j, offset25

[Dod]

Looking very well mate. Well done!!

[Edwin]

195-45-14 is 30 euro a tyre cheaper than 185-50-14, and there much more brands available.

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Hello mayhem,

Dunlop 195/45VR14, SP-9000 71,- euro, incl vat
Dunlop 185/50VR14, SP-2000 80,- euro, incl vat

Only 18 "195er" on stock, and more than 50 "185er"!
Can be picked-up in Apeldoorn after apointmend.

Groetjes Edwin,

Bakker Bannink Banden

[mayhem]

nice one edwin :D

i'll contact you soon.

[mayhem]

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[boyle_46]

looking good mate is that an ascona in the backround ?

[mayhem]

in the previous pics you mean? thats my mates project, a kadett C coupe. from '78 iirc.

that thing was rotten like sh!t, but she's coming back. still needs a whole lot of work though.

while whe are b*tching about rusty nova's.. this one had more rust than any nova i've ever seen lol
i'll see if i can find some pics when we just picked it up.

[mayhem]

some of the kadett C coupe:

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[boyle_46]

that car kicks ass :D:D:D:D:D

[mayhem]

it has 2 new arches, new floor panels, new front wings, new bonnet, plenty of things in the engine bay and on the chassis (dont know al the english words for those parts lol) new rear panel (under the rear bumper). other doors etc. etc.
and still it needs more lol so i stopped b*tching about rust on my nova when we started on this one.

a seh with webers and a nice cam will be fitted with a r25 gearbox. manta rear axel.

[mayhem]

the nova is getting there :D

the front arches are modded to fit the 7.5J wheels (offset of -1 lol)

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A0090.jpg

painted the roof

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and a sneak peak on the new colour :D

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[mayhem]

the roof all done :D and the colour out in the sun.

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the little version i've bought today

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[Dave.]

am i right in thinking thats nordic blue? :D

[mayhem]

its 'portsalien' blue or something lol also listed as a china blue variation.

boot hasn't been painted yet as i'm picking up a early mk1 boot this week.

[boyle_46]

dont let lynz see it lol , mayhem i love your build cant wait to see it finished

[Ernie]

Roof squares are like so 3 years ago.
Good build tho mate and keep it up.
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[Ernie]

I have the same nova model but think there is a prob with your front indicator as mine has no white bit at the bottom.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/models/Novapics240708005.jpg

[Rexy]

checks Rule :D

[Ernie]

Even better when ther not strait and only stuck on.I can remove who ever i want to from my roof and just bung another on there lol.

[mayhem]

lol, i'm hoping lynz doesn't mind ;) i'm not intending to copy her :) although she has a great looking nova. it's a different blue btw ;)
i thought about jamaica yellow, but i didn't think it would look great with the mat black and white roof.

also painted the bonnet mat black with intention to have a pinstriping on it in the future.

i brought 2 wheels back to the welder as the didn't where welded correctly. so hoping to get them back somewhere this week and paint them mat black with a small white lip. to get the whitewall idea when driving :)

[mayhem]

I have the same nova model but think there is a prob with your front indicator as mine has no white bit at the bottom.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/models/Novapics240708005.jpg

lol i have the chav version, with a wannabe halfords white indicator

[Ernie]

Very funny lol.

[Lynsey]

Right kids, WTF is going on here?

lol Only kidding, I LOVE China Blue- I'm gon paint my kitchen in it hehe

I've got that lil' model Corsa A too, Dougie's mate got it for him to give to me :D

Good luck with it dude, look forward to seeing it and meeting you at VAG-Opel '08 :p xx

[mayhem]

sorry i'll paint it red now, ok? lol

do you also have the chav version? :D

[Lynsey]

No, sorry I don't do chav :p

Leave it China Blue, it's my favourite! Also my lil' Nov' has now got a NL cousin to visit :D

[mayhem]

21 september... :) are you bringing the nova?

[Lynsey]

Don't know which one we're bringing yet. If it doesn't make it over this year I'm definately bringing it over in '09.
I can has the pics with your car? :)

[mayhem]

sure :)

picked up a mint mk1 boot for only 30 euro :)

removed the window and welded the holes from the wiper and lock.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A0105.jpg

the mat black bonnet

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and bought a new steering wheel

http://www.autosportcompany.nl/picture.php?max=400&image=QS.S00Z3.jpg

[youri]

looking good Joop, working harder on it as me. stil no progress on my nova, but maybe bought some nice parts for it, wil go look for it tomorrow

[mayhem]

nice :) i'll give you a call somewhere this week.

just the boot needs to be sanded down 1 more time and then get it primerd.
i have to pick up some parts at the opel dealer today, and prabadly fit the central locking.
placed the front bumper yesterday for a look how low it would be...

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[Dod]

Looking very very well. I love your Snow Plough. Have you got anymore laying around you'd like to sell? lol

[mayhem]

well.. there even harder to get than a normal snowplough in the uk.

so the chance that i'll find a 2nd one is pretty small lol

this is the first one 1 saw for sale in over 2 years...

[Dod]

I'm killing myself looking for any form of Snow plough and as I'm Ireland based they're impossible to find!!

[mayhem]

i painted my bumpers today:

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its some special bumper spray from motip, dark grey. looks almost original imo :)

and i'm still waiting on my paint :( almost a week late..
its collecting massive dust lol
(and gives a peak on how wide my front arches are :D)

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A0116.jpg

[Steve]

Sweeetttt! that bumper paint looks awesome, gonna have a look at getting some to re-do mine now.

Good work so far.

[mayhem]

well.. this sucks..

my wheels are still not ready, and i orderd some parts at the opel dealer.. and i got a call today saying there no longer supplied. i orderd a new rubber front window surround thing, and the 'keeps door open things' (i have no idea how to call them in english lol).

good news is that the nova is all painted, and i'm planning to fit the bumpers tonight.

my phone had been stolen friday, so i cant take any pics at the moment :(

[brainsnova]

the bit in between the door hinges that holds the door open. If so someone on here wil have one

[mayhem]

yes those things, check straps?

i'm giving a specialised opel parts dealer a call tomorrow, hoping he can get hold of them. or else it will be the scrappy.

[mayhem]

bad pics, as i'm using my old phone at the moment:

but it's starting to look like a car again :D

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[mayhem]

the outside of the car is ready :D just need to fit 1 mirror. and the windows, but as i'm using a welded cage, i cant fit them untill the cage is done.

a small change in the plans for the rollcage. we werent to happy with how things ware made, so decided to keep the front end and the mid section (the roll bar) and make a custom rear section.
a mate of mine offerd to do that, so i'll have to wait till he's got time for that.

i took her out for a small spin tonight round the industrial area, no windows or working lights lol feels good to drive XE again lol

[Ernie]

Sweet.

[Edwin]

looks very nice

[mayhem]

she's almost done :) just need to fit the dash, the seats and 2 windows.

@edwin: next year i'll probadly be at a slalom with the nova. :D

[Ben]

Whereabouts in the Netherlands are you?

[mayhem]

middelharnis, a small town about 60 kilometers under rotterdam.

its about a 30 minute drive to the boardercrossing at hazeldonk.

[stevenova2k8]

u got any spare parts like a spare bonnet of the doner mate??? pm me tar

[Steve]

u got any spare parts like a spare bonnet of the doner mate??? pm me tar

You do realise he's in the netherlands don't you?

[Ben]

middelharnis, a small town about 60 kilometers under rotterdam.

its about a 30 minute drive to the boardercrossing at hazeldonk.

Do you know a decent panel beater/painter, need side of a van painting lol

[Southie]

u got any spare parts like a spare bonnet of the doner mate??? pm me tar
Its only 511miles there mate lol

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p379/SOUTHIE01/isleofwighttomiddelharnis.png

[mayhem]

where the hell are you going novabikecarbed?? lol i live on the island where the E from dordrecht stands (above the 56 square) lol youre about halfway into germany.

@ben: i know a good and not to expensive painter.

[Pistol Pete]

lol, geography fail!

[Southie]

oops lol forgot to take my foot off the gas lol :tard:

At least you could describe to the guy where you lived thou lol

By the way I forgot to say that I'm enjoying your project mayhem :thumb:

[nova_niek]

Hey Mayhem, looks like you're building yourself a nice little sleeper there. Cool.

Cheers,
Niek (all the way from Lelystad)

[mayhem]

thnx :)

my mate is fotofreak, and he offerd to do a shoot when i'm done.

he already made a sneak preview with a dusty and unpolished nova lol

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/IMG_0780.jpg

[LEWI007]

Looks good, would look better with stretched tires

[mayhem]

would even look better when i put my banded steelies under it.. 7.5j ET -1 ;) but the still need to be blasted and painted.

these are just my 'storage' wheels.

[ade]

lol @ ET-1

And we panic when we go beyond 45-49 standard!

lol

[vaughanmc]

ET1 lol

Oh we need some pics of these!

[Dod]

No, ET-1.

[mayhem]

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[Graeme]

There ace

[Adam_J]

nice work fella!:)

[Edwin]

she's almost done :) just need to fit the dash, the seats and 2 windows.

@edwin: next year i'll probadly be at a slalom with the nova. :D

would be nice! i am leader of my class now and going for the championship. Had lots of troubles with the car. In june they stole my car and wrecked it, so i had to rebuilt an other one last summer.

Meld je anders een keertje aan! edwinvlas bij hete post

[Dod]

Mayhem, can I come to Die Netherlands and live with you for a year? I'll bring Corsa As and Novas??

[Edwin]

Mayhem, can I come to Die Netherlands and live with you for a year? I'll bring Corsa As and Novas??

LOLlollollollollollollollollollollollollol

All nova's are welcome overhere

[LEWI007]

The wheels are gonna make the car.

gonna stretch tires ?

[mayhem]

Mayhem, can I come to Die Netherlands and live with you for a year? I'll bring Corsa As and Novas??

lol i have a spare room..
why the hell do you want to come here lol dont you have a hot sister? that would be better:D

@edwin: nice! i'm planning to do some days, just to improve my car control, as i want to take it to the nurburgring, and some trackdays at zandvoort.

@k reg: tyres will be a little stretched, 185-50-14 on a 7,5J wheel.

[mayhem]

seat frames are welded, and the seats are fitted.

just need to do a lot of small stuff, place the front window, wipers, seatbelts, etc.
hopefully going for apk (oure mot version) next week :D

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1001.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1002.jpg

[LEWI007]

Not keen on the flag on the roof or the rear lights but im sure it will be a good car once its done :thumb:

[nova_niek]

Mayhem, can I come to Die Netherlands and live with you for a year? I'll bring Corsa As and Novas??
Dod, it's been done before, I mean bringing Nova's over to mainland Europe. Back in 2001 I've had this http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94324 Nova over for more than 1 year.

Little restoration project that turned into a major headache. Got it finished in the end though. Was well worth it, and learnt a few interesting English expressions along the way. :D

Ta ra,
Niek

[mayhem]

i crashed the daily 1200 yesterday lol some guy in a seat toledo didnt see me, so that made a little mess lol his fault, so i'm making some easy money, but it still sucks.

headlight, bumper and wing are f*cked. will get some pics later today

[Connor]

crazy lhd nova

i like

just i personally would put standard or smoke rear lights in if it was me

[mayhem]

the damage to the daily nova

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1010.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1011.jpg

[ade]

tis but a scratch!

you'll fix that in no time!

[mayhem]

lol i know, just have to wait for the insurence guy to take a look and make a damage rapport. i already have a wing and headlight ready :)

picked up my other 2 steelies today, the guy blasted them for me to, as a sort of comprimeze for taking so long.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1013.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1012.jpg

[Dod]

Nice, 14"? What width?

Also, by any chance do you know where I can get Opel Centre Caps to suit the Steel wheels like yours? I only ever find Vauxhall sets and I want them on my Corsa A.

[mayhem]

14 inch yes, widend to 7.5j.

arent the available at the dealer? there getting harder to get here to, luckely i have 6 caps lol

[youri]

was he drunk when he welded the wheels??

[mayhem]

lol no idea. there straight this time, but i've seen better welds on a wheel.

[mayhem]

and she's almost done :D just need the fit the wipers, but i'm missing the linkage from the motor the the arm, so need to get 1 at the scrappy tomorrow. havent done anything with the wheels, as i'm not to happy with the welds. probadly get another set widend at an other company.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1021.jpg

[mayhem]

taadaa lol

just playing around with wheels, i tried a set of 14 inch 8j et25 brocks yesterday, looks great, but the hit the coilover in front :(

her first outside pics lol

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1035.jpg
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[dj_wudgey]

she looks ace matey uther than the wheels!! but yea it looks really good!!!

[Steve]

Not sure about the clear rear lights but other than that it looks ace!

[retrimmer-oz]

yeh i agree get twin reverse lights!or standard!but other than that real good work and that looks mint!good work mate

[Plug]

get some red toped clear bottom lights in my eyes but the car has turned out to look gr8.

i love the snowplow if one does pop up let me know i got cash waiting

[mayhem]

dont expect anything jimbo lol last thing i heard that there where about 10 of these left in the netherlands in 2000, and i know of 3 who chrashed of just went to the scrappy after that.

[mayhem]

i had a few 'newly build' problems, she was leaking some coolant, so placed a new rad, and she was leaking oil.
also sprayed the borbets matblack, just cause i was bored tbh lol

i'll get some pics up tonight.

[Southie]

More pictures :thumb:

I've seen some nice fog lights for car ;) lol

[DaveyLC]

was he drunk when he welded the wheels??
lol

Going to be interesting to see how many weights they need :D

[mayhem]

none, i have 2 spare ones who are going to be welded at another compagny ;) when i got them back the first time, the weld where nice, but 2 wheels where welded awry(?? is that the word?) so i brought them 2 back, and now there straight, but with sh!t welds lol

now with black wheels lol
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[mayhem]

tried fitting some 14 inch 8j wheels again today, the feckers hit the coilover :(

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1053.jpg

i just cant take a decision on wheels lol

[Steve]

Try some vauxhall wheels, that way they will fit! lol lol

[mayhem]

lol if i want vaux wheels to look good, i'd need leepu spacers

[mayhem]

my cristmas sucks!

this afternoon the 16v decided to blowe a coolant hose, and just 15 minutes ago i wrecked the 1.2...

in an attemp to avoid an object on the road i crashed into a fairly high curb with about 15/20 mp/h.
thanx to it being a high curb it was full impact on the front cross member.. left front wheel is stuck to the rear of the wheelarch, and there's no drive on the wheels anymore, i can put it in gear and step out with the car still idlling.
driver door doenst open cause the front wing is pushed backwards, and bonnet doesnt open anymore to..

[Lynsey]

Damn :( That sucks Joop.

My NL cousin is a sore one.

[mayhem]

a well, this way i have another euro reverse for sale lol

picking her up today, check the damage and probadly try and sell some pieces before she goes to the scrappy. another motivation to fix the 16v nova.

already checked for another daily nova, but when youre searching for one, there's nothing interesting for sale.

i'm offerd a mk3 astra 1.4 for 400, not the prettyest, its red.. well used to be red lol but in pretty good condition, no big rust and all. so probadly take that as a daily car untill i find another decent nova

[mayhem]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1060.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1061.jpg

just unsure what to buy now... the astra mk3, golf mk1 or a mk2 nova.

the golf has no mot, needs little work for mot, and when fixed is worth good money.
the nova just had a new mot, and the astra has about 7 months mot left.

nova's are great fun, but a golf mk1 is uber retro. the astra, well, its just an astra..

difficult lol

[brainsnova]

nova and mk1 golf ftw. is the golf a karmann?

[mayhem]

no, just a 1600 glx, so with all the chrome strips. light brownish colour.
its from '82, so here in holland that makes it an oldtimer. meaning: no tax, and really cheap insurance.
and the most important.. its the old mk1, so it has the short taillights. uber oldschool.

[brainsnova]

i had and 83 mk1 karmann cabriolet but it was rotten :cry:

[nova_niek]

That hurts! :(

[youri]

Heb je weer goed voor mekaar

[mayhem]

lol a well, sh!t happens.

[mayhem]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1064.jpg

placed brembo max disks and ferodo ds2500 pads.

also the coolant hose from heater was leaking (lept hitting the inlet manifold) so i'm going to think of something to make it not happen again lol

[Steve]

I had those discs for my old 1300, very good imo although I think i'll be getting mintex when mine need replacing.

[dj_wudgey]

blue nova looks beter now the wheels are black but shame about the black nova dude!!

[mayhem]

a well, it happens ;) i'm currently using my mates golf mk1 to get around.

probadly taking a look tomorrow at another nova, a silver/greyish mk1.

also did some brainstorming tonight, and came up with this to clear the inlet from the heaterpipe...

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1070.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1067.jpg

and it worked lol just have to place back the dash tomorrow.

[dalenova]

abit of euro:)

[mayhem]

i've got another set of banded steelies now, not leaking on the welds and straight :D

i want to send them of for powdercoat, but i'm not sure about the colour.. mat black, or a dark antracite?

[Steve]

Matt black I reckon, would be a better contrast between the blue.

Any pics of the wheels?

[mayhem]

did some small stuff tonight, exhaust rubber etc.

also had the steelies on it tonight, just to see how it would look..and ofcourse took some extra pics, picwhoring FTW lol

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/28012009841.jpg
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ignore the red reflectors, the are needed for mot here. so after mot the go in the glovebox untill next year lol

[sulphur]

That'll look sweet as once you get some rubber on those steels. :thumb:

[Jay]

Wheels look good mate, what size tyre you going for?

[mayhem]

probadly going for 195-45-14, as the are cheap, and loads of brands.
185-50-14 would look better, but the are more expensive, and there are just a few manufactorers to choose from.

[dj_wudgey]

will looks sh*t hot with banded steelies matey!!

[novanova636]

hello mate just read through this and is lookin very good. love the steelies. When you stretched the arches did you just knock them out with a hammer and then filler over the top with body filler? Also to make the banded steelies do you cut the rim behind the face/spokes or in front? Then weld back togetha with say a 3" wide plate around them? cheers dave

[mayhem]

the arches are just rolled mate. lip is folded back and then just start rolling them.

there are loads of companys here who do banded steelies, its not a DIY job imo.

[novanova636]

how do you mean roll them? Well i work in a machine shop with mills and lathes! So could cut them and then get them welded!! Have you got any site that do them i could look at?

[mayhem]

erm.. just rolled, bodyshops can do that to. its with some kind of special tool.

there is a uk shop who does banded steelies, i just cant come up with there name.
basicly the wheel is cut in half about where the face is welded to the 'rim', and a piece of metal is welded in between.

[Graeme]

Uk banded steelies here (http://www.wide-wheels.co.uk/), not cheap though and returned unfinished.

[sulphur]

Count Vaux Alot had a set for sale, they were grafted by welding two steels together to make 'em 8" wide. Looked the nuts!!

[mayhem]

jesus, those prices are rediculess!!

[novanova636]

They aint cheap at all. Yeah i did a search on the site and saw the thread from Count Vaux Alot.

Im lookin into getting some made myself from a local welder. I work in a machine shop so can cut the rims just cant weld them.

Does anyone knwow how i could stretch the arches my self to save some cash and them get them skimed by the body shop?

[sulphur]

Scaffold tube lol Pikey job FTW:thumb:

[novanova636]

anyone else? lollol

[sulphur]

Hammer and wooden block. Flare them yourself. Surely there's a rough guide to do it online somewhere.

[novanova636]

yeah thats kinda what i was thinkin. Just take it slow so not to dent it too much! Im not the greatest web surfer.

[sulphur]

Fold the lip in first an take yer time. Skim of filler afterwards and ta-da!

[novanova636]

cheers fella. il give it ago at the weekend!!

[mayhem]

why with a piece of wood?? it inst expensive (Well, here it isnt)

this device is used for rolling arches:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/44560980-wielkasten-uitrol-toestel-.jpg

if youre going for a serieus flare like mine, the paint will come of!!

[L14MNP]

Home made dude? Looks like mine :) Agreed, it's the only way to go.

[mayhem]

na, just googled it lol

i know a guy who works for a wheel compagny, so he did my arches for a few quid with a simular device.

i'd start rollering when youre wheels are ready, so that you know how far you need to go ;)
i dont like filler on the arches, if you didnt roll them out far enough (or just using a wrong tyresize) and the scrape seriously, you can end up with chipping the filler and paint of.

my driversside had a new arch, so that needed filler, but the other side has no filler, just primer and paint, and there no dents.

front arches are a little trickyer to roll, there not as strong as the rear ones, the dent easely. also the end up looking weird if youre going to wide on them. you can even feel the difference with OEM front wings and cheap imitation wings while rollering them.

[Mazz]

why with a piece of wood?? it inst expensive (Well, here it isnt)

this device is used for rolling arches:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/44560980-wielkasten-uitrol-toestel-.jpg

if youre going for a serieus flare like mine, the paint will come of!!

I've tried one of those on a 3dr Nova, and the front arches are ok, but it won't work on the rear - be ok on a saloon though!

[novanova636]

maybe a job for the pros then

[mayhem]

I've tried one of those on a 3dr Nova, and the front arches are ok, but it won't work on the rear - be ok on a saloon though!

mine was done top first, and later on during the rolling the front and back the arch was done. and that worked. although it wasnt easy to go that wide, as the inner arch is pulling it back.

[mayhem]

got a call this morning i could pick up my wheels :D

the advised me give them a coat of clear varnis too, so the turned out semi-gloss black.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1108.jpg
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[Peanut_119]

loving them wheels on the 2nd and 3rd pictures, what are they called?

[mayhem]

on the 1st page?

there borbet T, in 14 inch, 7j et 25

[novanova636]

how wide did you go with your new wheels?

[mayhem]

the steelies are now 7.5j wide. thats about 225 iirc

[bmw156]

just looked at this, that nova is looking sexy, loving the roof, bonnet, all of it lol

[sulphur]

Steelies lookin sexy mayhem, when you gettin some rubber strapped on them? Get them fitted asap!! Looking forward to seeing them on. :thumb:

[mayhem]

somewhere next week i think, still need to sort some electrical issues :S i hate electrics lol

[mayhem]

tyres fitted today, 195-45-14 uniroyal rainsports.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1109.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1112.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1111.jpg

et49?! fock off lol

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1113.jpg

just enough clearence

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/SP_A1115.jpg

[Graeme]

Looking good mate, needs some centre caps or new wheel bolts

[mayhem]

i got 2 sets of centercaps, bit i think its going to be a b!tch to get them match the wheel colour. bit hard to powdercoat plastic lol

i'll have a go with that today, or else just some new black wheel bolts.

[Simon 1867]

Looking good matey, been watch your progress from the start. keep it up fella.

[021-bennettt]

I really like those wheels ;)

[mayhem]

took some better pics today..

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/21022009013.jpg
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[Steve]

Looks really cool on those wheels, are they just for show use or you using them all the time?

Also what was the name of the grey you used on the bumpers? Looks almost original.

[mayhem]

wheels are for daily use.

i used a rattlecan from motip, motip bumperspray, iirc i used the medium grey. its weird stuff to spray, its almost water.

[mowgli]

do you have a link for the paint? the stuff in England is rubbish

[mayhem]

arent motip rattle cans always rubbish? lol

http://winkel.verf24.nl/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=630

this is the stuff i used, any motip dealer here can order it/has it in stock.
price in the link is sh!t btw, i just orderd it at the local motip dealer.
iirc it was about 6 euro a can. i used about 1 can a bumper.

[mowgli]

we have a shop called halfords. I think it was set up by our government as a place for chavs to go & work.... their bumper paint is either black, or light grey & is really not gm colour..

I have emailed motip to see if they sell it in England

[mayhem]

lol we have halfords. and its chav to lol

i got mine at the carsupllies shop. every 1 of them has a paint section

[Simon 1867]

The wheels look ace matey. still loving the plough

[Aky]

Love it, some mad camber would be nice !!

[dj_wudgey]

looks ace this dude!!!

[mayhem]

Love it, some mad camber would be nice !!

why should i want mad camber? lol i went for these coilovers so that i had camber adjustment ;) i'm not planning on buying new tyres every 2 moths cause the inner side is gone. i focked my yoko's a539 with that lol

[mayhem]

mot and stuff is all taken care of, just need to get the tracking sorted, and thats it.. (for now lol)

also i have a name of doing things different, so my trackwheels are funking cool lol

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/28032009080.jpg

[mayhem]

the little blue basterd had his dyno remapp today :)

i'm losing some horsies due to running with dr. schrick cams with stock toothed wheels. but the powerband is a nice even line, from 5000 to 7000 rpm it stayes about the same. rev limeter is set at 7600 rpm.
final outcome is just under 150 wheel hp.



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i didnt make any videos, im currently using my old phone again, and as the pics quality tells, the thing is from 1835..

[dj_wudgey]

looking top matey its a really nice car this!!

[mayhem]

thnx. might pop up on pv sometime :P lynz is om my ass about bringing it to the uk :P

[Lynsey]

Of course! Have to let my lil' China Griffin meet it's matt, Opel cousin!

[mayhem]

i just love it lol

bit picwhoring though lol
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/Foto0023.jpg

[Steve]

Nice! Matt black looks cool. :thumb:

[stevie-p]

car looks ace
and the matt black looks good too

[mayhem]

after about 6 months of doing nothing to it, i decided to fix it lol
it's coverd in dust lol

new sump, and a new front crossmember.
started bij keeping the chassislegs together before removing the crossmember.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/Foto0316.jpg

and the best part.. grinding.. i felt a bit like baxter lol
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/Foto0319.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/Foto0321.jpg

seam welded it all around

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/Foto0318.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/Foto0317.jpg

and it's in.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/Foto0322.jpg

just a few more things left, but we ran out of wire :S

[dj_wudgey]

nice work matey be good to see done again and in england as i love this car lol!!

[Edd]

First time iv looked thru this,

looks awesome !

[Steve]

Nice welding mate, very neat job :thumb:

[mayhem]

cheers,but the welds are not mine lol
mate did it, he's a professional welder, my welding skills are really bad lol

completed the job yesterday, just need to paint it today and put the front end together.

[nova1992]

Weldone mate! LOOKS TOP

[mayhem]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/Foto0323.jpg

almost done :) now she can go back in the storage untill they stop with the roadsalt :p

[Benn]

Dont know how i missed this project.

Is awesome dude. Love what your doing.

[ade]

ooh - I'd LOVE a pair of them spot light surrounds for my bumper - I've got a genuine set of GM bumper mounted lights (courtesy of BMW156) but really need to bumper surrounds to fit them to...

[Damo]

Love the look of this mayhem if your over for any of the shows al have to have a pop over for a looksy.

[nova_niek]

How's that? Here is someone actually Mk1'ing a Mk2! :thumb:

Check out the car's history - excuse the Dutch gibberish but most of the info will be self-explanatory.:d

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/ff333/nova_niek/nova/various/zv-89-rb.jpg

Enjoy!
Niek

[mayhem]

lol

for those who have a problem with the 1.4 fact.. untill a few months ago it was very difficult to get an conversion licensed. we could only dream of rules like in the UK. now the rules have changed, and it's getting done quickly.

didnt realise i had it since 2006! it's almost mot time aswell lol

@ade: cant duick order the surrounds? there very very hard to find.

@damen: the pics make it look better, it's not build for show, its for the 1/4 mile and trackfun. but it will be at vag-opel show this year.
lynz always wanted me to come over for PV, but if i do that, it's most likely with my mk1 astra.
buckets and a stripped out nova isnt the best way to travel a few hundred miles ;)

[c20kitney]

Lovely car there fella.The euro look on the novas is seriously growing on me.

[pastry]

Hee joop.. je grote vriend is hier.

[freek corsa]

Hee joop.. je grote vriend is hier.

Hey Danny, I know you're from the Netherlands, I'm also from Holland, but let us write English here ;)

What he said was:

Hey Joop, you're great friend is here.

And now I'm saying the same thing :thumb:

Where can I make my 15 posts to let you see my video's :cry:

[dj_wudgey]

lol

for those who have a problem with the 1.4 fact.. untill a few months ago it was very difficult to get an conversion licensed. we could only dream of rules like in the UK. now the rules have changed, and it's getting done quickly.

didnt realise i had it since 2006! it's almost mot time aswell lol

@ade: cant duick order the surrounds? there very very hard to find.

@damen: the pics make it look better, it's not build for show, its for the 1/4 mile and trackfun. but it will be at vag-opel show this year.
lynz always wanted me to come over for PV, but if i do that, it's most likely with my mk1 astra.
buckets and a stripped out nova isnt the best way to travel a few hundred miles ;)

get it done man ive gone on long trips in my sr and thats striped with buckets its not that bad lol

[mayhem]

freek, are you also here.. starting to look like the whole lot of corsaa.nl has signed up lol

i've been on a 250 mile trip with the nova a few months ago, it's ok'ish, but i'd rather travel far with the astra lol.
'comfy' seats, no loud exhaust, radio etc ;)

[dj_wudgey]

ohh f*ck radio mine hasnt got one ive got some loud ass 40's barking in my ears and a loud exhaust thats what makes it more fun for long journeys lol

[Benn]

freek, are you also here.. starting to look like the whole lot of corsaa.nl has signed up lol

i've been on a 250 mile trip with the nova a few months ago, it's ok'ish, but i'd rather travel far with the astra lol.
'comfy' seats, no loud exhaust, radio etc ;)

Change the seats fit a radio..

[mayhem]

cant... removed all mounts..

and that's extra weight, and my nova has anorexia.

[Benn]

Ah, that's never good.

The weight of a head unit and speakers is very tiny, have a dump before you got out and you'll shave some off...

[twin40s]

The plough of the gods .

[AdamK]

seen pics of the car before but hadnt read this untill just now looks good deffo one of the favourites