Keiths Nova Turbo build

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Originally Posted by BRoadGhost

So is it a powered item or pump it up and leave it kinda deal?

Seems bit sad imo based on the shell treatment yours has had and will be garaged too. Overkill ~ throw a dust sheet over it at most.

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The treatment my shell got is the same as Nova's got from the Factory. All new Nova shells were e-coated and most of them rotted after about 5 years lol.

The only benifit is that any underlaying rust was killed by the acid treatment and it got a fresh e-coat. But that doesnt mean it'll never rust, it just means its back to square one. My garage is damp and moisture even lays on the walls in winter so a build up in the chassis would cause it to rust.

For £380 and £20-30 a year to run it, it's a good investment.

Keith

you could fit a radiator in your garage to stop the damp.

I think its probably the best £400 keith has spent on this project, and for the overall cost it has cost his its peanuts.

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Originally Posted by brainsnova

you could fit a radiator in your garage to stop the damp.

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Unfortunately not, changes in temperature hot to cold will cause condensation and warming the air causes more water droplets to become airborne and can settle on cooler items ie, cold metal bodyshells.
Dehumidifying is the only way to try and prevent corrosion along with plastering the bodyshell in waxoyl.

i see thats answered alot of things cheers.

I'ud just keep a load of wood in there instead and maybe an old duvet under it

Or just buy a nice tidy clean car coon rather than have half a forest and old duvets lying round.

People mocked Michael Jackson for sleeping in one and that was 20 years ago.

Well the courier dropped off my Carcoon this afternoon about half 12. So I set to work cleaning the car for putting it away. I had got caught out in the rain, and also took a friend a run in the pouring rain so it was STINKIN!!

So washed, dryed and jacked up:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...carcoon001.jpg

Inner arched cleaned:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...carcoon002.jpg

Underneath all wiped clean:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...carcoon003.jpg

Then I rolled out the floor mat and drove the car onto it. It's just a simple case of putting the top sheet on and zipping it to the ground sheet. Finally I put the filters on the fans.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...carcoon005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...carcoon007.jpg

It took about 8-10 minutes to fully inflate:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...carcoon011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...carcoon014.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...carcoon018.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...carcoon024.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...carcoon012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...carcoon016.jpg

That's it now until the interior's ready, i'll take it off to fit it when finished. And put it back on until march/april 2009.

Keith

thats awesome mate

i m looking at getting one when mine is built :D are the fans noisey?