PDA

View Full Version : Nova scuttle area cover


Lee H
29-05-08, 08:04 AM
Going to attempt to make something as this area just looks so untidy on my car and just wondering what people have done to hold them up in place?

I can see it can sit on the top of the bulkhead behind the rubber strip but no idea what to do about fixing the sides or back?

Any pics of how people have fitted them would be appreciated.
davehaynes
29-05-08, 12:59 PM
i saw on one of the features someone that had done this, looked very tidy and i want to do it on mine, but can't for the life of me remember who it was but just have a look through.
ill be watching this thread so i can do mine lol
thedjse
29-05-08, 01:03 PM
Yep same here keeping an eye on this one lol
Mike B GTE
29-05-08, 02:06 PM
you can make up a little bracket that fixes underneath the top most wing bolt, then fix your panel down on top of that. you can use two screws on the right and one on the left. it can sit on the little ledge at the front, and the screws at each side are enough to hold it up - dont need fixings at the back.

ive done this with mine, albeit a carbon cover. can just see it in this pic.


http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/P1030278.jpg
Mike B GTE
29-05-08, 02:10 PM
little plates like that - fixed to the underside of course.


http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/22042008129as.jpg
The Simps
29-05-08, 03:14 PM
Ally sheet with rubber edging and a sheet of rubber superglued underneath over the battery area, all powder coated black. As you say it can rest on the bulkhead lip and on the rear I used 4 black screws along the channel the bonnet rear edge sits into. This also kind of acts like a hinge so you can lift it up and get at the battery area etc.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Nova%20LET%20Build/02-06-2007.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Nova%20LET%20Build/13-07-074.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Nova%20LET%20Build/P8070006.jpg
Lee H
29-05-08, 03:36 PM
So are the actual screws in the channel Simps?

Also where did you get the rubber edging from?
Mike
29-05-08, 10:09 PM
If your smart you wont need to drill any holes or make any brackets for it to fit ;)
AlexW
29-05-08, 10:46 PM
If your smart you wont need to drill any holes or make any brackets for it to fit ;)

Smart? Whats this Smart?
Mike
29-05-08, 10:53 PM
Under the scuttle panel there is a black plastic cross hatched grille on a Nova, if you cut your scuttle panel correctly, you can slid several milimetres of it between said plastic and the scuttle metal work.

From there, remove the bulkhead rubber seal and your left with a recessed edge to which the new scuttle cover can lay flat ontop of, replace rubber seal and hey presto. Its held in place securly.

Oh, heres one i made earlier.....

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/111_0144.jpg
The Simps
29-05-08, 11:15 PM
So are the actual screws in the channel Simps?

Also where did you get the rubber edging from?


Screws are in the channel yeah. Had to take bonnet off to drill the holes.

Got the edging and rubber sheet from a place here in Norwich called Walker rubber. They sell all sorts of rubber based products.