Andys mk1 2.0 16v Build

Ok well ive bought i new car as soe people know so i thought it was about time to get a project thread going:

This is my current nova which will soon be coming off the road to donate parts and make way for the new one:

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/CNV00002.jpghttp://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/CNV00009.jpg
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/CNV00018.jpg
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/CNV00027.jpg

Then here are some pics of my new one after i got it homehttp://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0224.jpg
I'm liking the cleanliness of the chassis legs:
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0235.jpg
Not for long mwahaha
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0234.jpg
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0237.jpg
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0243.jpg

Then it was on with the proceedings off stripping out the interior which took all of 2 minutes:

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0278.jpg

Next out was the engine and half my brothers hand!

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0251.jpg
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0253.jpg
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0261.jpgreally appreciate you rhelp lee mate, note the balding head

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0266.jpg
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0269.jpg

and out she is all done and dusted, this is pretty much as the car stands at the minute!

I really stuck with what to do with the car, plans etc etc, i have a few ideas but there is loads to consider, any help on this front and would people think would be nice would be greatly appreciated, let me know what you all think!

Wow, rather minted. Good luck pal.

Do something different and fit a 1.6 8V lol

Noooo I'm not really into all this doing something different business haha!

The engine in my current car is a c20xe so the engine going in the new one will be at least that as I would definitly miss the performance!

perfect base you got there but I'd say

TURBO !!!!!

thats the type of shell you need to start off with,

Look at Keith's for inspiration. :thumb:

Jimbo

Is that Dan's old minter? I'm quite unset to see it pulled apart to be honest, especially when you don't have any plans for it.

Since you have tho, keep it looking identical but with a 1.8 16v small block and some trick bits and modern twists inside ;)

Yeah its Dans old minter, regardless of whether i have any plans for it or not it would have been coming apart anyway as 1.2 carb engines are **** lol

I am thinking something along the lines of a 1.3 sr rep or something like that as i just love the look of them, or another route to go down would be keeping it simple and old school with a few little touches but keeping with the old school theme!

Whatever does happen though one thing i can guarantee is it will be staying big block ftw :thumb:

Just did a little bit of mincing today, debadged the rear of the car, was considering leaving the 1.2 badge but decided just to whip it off!

Before:

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0509.jpg

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0512.jpg

and then after:

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0517.jpg

I still need to buff it back up yet but due to the light being broke in the garage didnt just want to start buffing with no light, the paint seemed a bit brittle under the badges but they seemed to come off ok :thumb:

is say sr rep it matey and go with a gte lump on 40's something like that!! looks well mint though!!

Looks nice, that pic of the o/s inner wing, its been painted hasnt it?

I think it may have been at some point in it's life!

I take it your reffering to the runs in the paint towards the headlight?

Yeah,

Well hopefully the car will be going to chris Astley to have a strengthening kit fitted and then the bay will be getting repainted so those runs should be gone!

that is a proper clean shell

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Originally Posted by blue_peg_16v

that is a proper clean shell

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Why thankyou :D

Mint car but it's a pity to do it too such a good original car, you'd be better to sell it to me for my SR nova.

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Originally Posted by areofall

Mint car but it's a pity to do it too such a good original car, you'd be better to sell it to me for my SR nova.

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Its a nova merit at the end of the day and with it beening mint its ripe for a bigger engine.

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Originally Posted by sport

Its a nova merit at the end of the day and with it beening mint its ripe for a bigger engine.

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Thank you for that sport!

To me a nova merit in standard form isn't really anything special,if it was a gte it would be a different story but it isn't so to me it's a perfect base to build into something nice!

good progress andy mate, i still say turbo the ****er though lol and gte rep it :thumb:

Why thankyou Mr Karl :thumb:

Fundage doesn't permit too turbo at the minute matey moo but in the future maybe!

I think the next thing to do is going to be removing the bumpstrips,anyone any tips on this as I'm really wary of paint coming off with them :confused:

Im just about to do that to my nova. Using a hairdrier & plastic scraper, just have to be patient and gentle i think

Hhmm the more I look at gte's the more I want to do a gte rep! They just look awesome!

Little bit of a mince update tonight:

Bought these, cheers Lee :thumb:
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0518.jpg
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0519.jpg

i need to give them a bit of a paint bu they are in good nick to start with!

Also priced up a set of meriva 1.7 td 280mm discs at £47 for a pair, does this sound reasonable!

Then onto removing the windows as ive got a full set of tinted none etched glass to fit, and also before the glass is fitted the door pillar vinyl will be being removed as it isnt high enough for the window surrounds!
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0520.jpg
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0526.jpg

and then:
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0527.jpg

No glass!

A quick pic of the bay, need to give this a good clean and get some pics up!
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0530.jpg

Comments welcome, cheers guys :thumb:

That's an awesome shell by the looks of it. Good stuff.

I did a little bit of work on the nova tonight, it involved a hairdryer, a nova badge and lots of swearing, what an **** of a job this is:

I needed to take the door vinyl off as when i fit the window surrounds the standard merit door vinyl isnt tall enough to line up the window surrounds, so i set about it with a hairdryer!

This is a pic before i started removing it:

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0533.jpg

Then a picture off the vinyl itself removed but with the glue still present:

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0535.jpg
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0536.jpg

Then finally got all the glue off after rubbing a blister into my dam finger, i dont know whether it will affect how the new door vinyl takes to the b pillar if there is excess glue left on but anyhoo, still have the other side to do yet!

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0537.jpg

Comments please :thumb:

Managed to get the other side of the door vinyl off
tonight but came across a bit of a problem!

Well halfway got the vinyl off ok:
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0538.jpg

Then got all the b pillar vinyl off and decided to have
a go at the door pillar vinyl, only to find it was painted on :wtf:

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0539.jpg

So looks the car has had a new door at some point in its life so
its a good job i am refitting the right door vinyl, i think it will
just have to sit over the top of the paint!


This is what it looks like done!

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0540.jpg

Thats all the progress i have so far, i think the next to
come out will be the dash in favour of a mk2 dash as
the mk1 dash really doesnt do anything for me at all!

good mincing andy , ps , seen you drive past elk mill on your way home from work lol

What you doing with that 1.2 engine andy, you selling it breaking it up?

Cheers riggy!

1.2 engine is getting scrapped dude!

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

ill have it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Slight bit of progress tonight :thumb:

I have a full set of un etched tinted glass so got on to fitting that,although i cant fit the whole lotas i need to order up some b pillar vinyl to match the height of window surrounds i did fit the front screen for now and think it looks cracking over standard glass!

First of all i fitted the string under the seal and then offered it up to the window:

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0541.jpg

Then this is pretty mch in but couldnt get it too sit right for some reason but had to push it into place,

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0542.jpg

Once i sorted it sitting properly it sat a treat!

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/100_0543.jpg

Another job to cross off the never ending list :thumb:

andy you ever thought , if you dont want to do the piller vinyl, get one of them mobile paint repair people , come paint the black bit red , only cost about £80 ish

I did think about that dude, but I want to do a 1.3sr rep I think so sticking with the theme I think I'll just fit door vinyl I reckon,just hope it isn't hard to do!

i still need to do mine , also need to buy some from the club shop lol

Decided that it was about time that my project stopped being
a skip, as in previous pics it is full of parts, so cleared it all out
and decided to fit the interior! The interior does need a full valet
yet so i know its a bit dirty but i'll have to wait till its back on the
road to sort out things like that as the valet bay is at work!

Looking a lot better inside now:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/100_0554.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/100_0555.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/100_0553.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/100_0552.jpg


Then while doing this i thought i might as well fit the rear window as i started it the other night but it went dark so got that fitted,

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/100_0556.jpg

And then fitted the rear wiper,

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/100_0557.jpg


Somethings telling me the rear wiper looks a bit out of place
but once the boot vinyl and wrap around spoiler have been
fitted then i'm hoping it should tidy the back up nicely!

Comments please :thumb:

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Euro twin fog light on the back as well ;)

Euro twin fog light, might just sort the rear out , hhhmmmmm :confused:

spotted your nova mate coming into milnrow wed night,
as you come off roundabout i went past in the 18tom motorway maintenance truck,
car looked very tidy mate yours does read a 20 nry:thumb:

Nice car:thumb:

Cheers buddy and yep A20NRy is my daily car mate :thumb: