Nova Spider Rebuild,

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Originally Posted by Mike

Good to see soda blasting is finally making the main stream. Much better then any other type of blasting/acid baths etc etc.

And you are correct about leaving glass in etc. The last C2 R2 I built was soda blasted with all the window glass still intact, came back fine. Although the inside of the shell looked like there had been an explosion in a coke factory mind lol lol

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I've toyed with it for years but never realised there was someone so close, I think it'll be worth it in the end.

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Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot

I nearly fell off my chair - nice to see something happening! The cleaned up aluminium looks great you only have to look at my projects to see some examples of that
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Wonder if I can be on the road before you? Lol

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Originally Posted by novacabrio

Wonder if I can be on the road before you? Lol

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lol

Shame we don't have the soda lift off here yet. Was thinking of doing it myself untill I found the guy who imported it here. He only sold the stuff by the ton and that's a bit much for my roofless one :wtf:

Nice work on the alu parts (and surely the rest too). :thumb:

Update today!! Actual work on the shell...

As the car is going to be blasted and put under a small amount of pressure, and then have sections cut out of the strenghtening support I decided it would be best to fit some extra support so that there was no chance of the shell folding in half. Due to my lack of welding skills I got my mate roped in to help....

Harness needs to come backout but it'll do for now..

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...284ED50998.jpg

Cleaned up where its to be welded onto

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...285524FDE6.jpg

First bar tacked in

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...285D39F1C1.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...2865CC06E8.jpg

missed about 3 more bars going in, but this is the first diagnal

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...287186CB05.jpg

finished

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...28777D8F64.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...288C497C39.jpg

It's not exactly exactly the preatiest job but its coming back out in a few months

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...28947BB4F0.jpg

And a few bits put up high out the way

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...289AA900F7.jpg

More soon!!!!

About time:p

No I haven't started Sport 2lol

Nice to see your doing some work on it. :)

Good work there mate.

Billing 2013???

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Originally Posted by sport

Good work there mate.

Billing 2013???

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Maybe!! I'd hope so, but no point in rushing it. I need to strip it fully back to a shell again, then Soda blast it all, then bring it home and replace the floor sections, then paint it. I had toyed with just blasting the floor areas but I think I may do the full shell just to be safe.

It'll all take time but it'll be worth it. I have also invested in some new parts from Germany so I should have nearly everything I need now to finish it.

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