C/X16XE :cool:
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C/X16XE :cool:
Finally got my brake lines off, although broke one trying to undo the flexi. Might as well replace them anyway.
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Bay's looking emptier now, still need a car cover to remove the windscreen to get the rest of the loom out though
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nice bag ;)
What are the plans for the bay?
Leave the bag out of this Draper lol
Bay is hopefully going to be stitch welded and sprayed up nice again. All the rust will be treated.
Finally got the screen out today, was dead easy. This allowed me to get the dash out through the gap and remove all the wiring.
Started by peeling back all the rubber on the inside:
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And it popped straight out:
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Which allowed me to remove this:
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Dunno if I'll put a dash back in, looks cool without.
Got myself a cover too to keep the rain out while there's no windows in:
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I dont know what you meen lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike
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Nice build mate keep it up.
:thumb:
You know you can remove the dash with the screen in yeah?
Not without bending it in half and ruining it. The front cage legs have it wedged in place.
Ah ok, didnt think the cage would be jamming it in.
Good work iain
Halfords axle stands FTW lol i got them too :)Quote:
Originally Posted by iainel
Yeah they're not bad for a few quid.
Today's progress, its pretty much a bare shell now.
Used a battery to activate the electric windows to get the windows out:
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Out:
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Pedals etc out:
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The mess of a loom, going to replace it and start fresh with the wiring:
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Trial fitted my new wings, good fit:
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Decided to attack the nasty bits with a screwdriver, and found a hole behind the passenger turret:
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Fook me didnt see this coming!
So you planning to re-build in places and respray the shell in-out?
Scott
im now in the white nova gang lol
can i have my wings back please
Thought I recognised those wings, take them off Iain, theyr'e jinxed, lol
lol Jinxed, when I write it off you're to blame Draper!
Yeah Scott I'll fix up the dodgy areas and hopefully get a good layer of paint all over, and paint up the underneath white too. Gonna need two rear arches this time too I think. :(
Really? they looked ok in the pics? you could just patch them up good (lol if patching up can be counted as good?)
They were patched up when I first put it on the road, we welded in an extra lip and fillered it to shape. For some reason the rust is coming back through again so it's time to do it properly.
how bad is your drivers wing buddy ?
Will PM you Draper.
Some good swift work there. Bay will look a thousand times better painted and tidied up.
:thumb:
When the arches are rusty there is no way of stopping it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by iainel
As the rust is coming through from the inner arch panel, so no matter what you do to the outer arch/lip, it'll just come through from the inside again...
The only fix is new panels.
nice work Iain, wish i had this motivation lol
Got a bit more done on the interior today.
I tried spot weld drill bits and had no success with them so went for the grinder approach.
Back end up to get my rear suspension out of the way:
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Chopped off the bracket:
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And grinded the remains down over the spot welds:
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All gone:
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Mutilated the rear seat brackets for easier access:
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All seat brackets gone:
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Looks much nicer:
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The remains:
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Now for this to go to make way for an internal shifter:
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Going:
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Gone:
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woo another s/b track slut! i cant wait! im toying with the internal shifter btw...
Looking good iain.
SO, whats the plans? Respray???? Engine??? :p
christ, more hardcore for 09..
nowt wrong with 1.6 8v, ad..
Yes to both :plolQuote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Yeah should be a bit better for this year when it's done :cool:
Another perfectly good nova being hacked to bits by a nutter with an angle grinder! Poor car. Fair play though Lionel, looks like your cracking on with it :thumb:
Not bad for a geek.
Why have you cut the bit of dub skin out of the tunnel?
Thanks Dar lol
Benn, what do you mean dub skin? I removed the metal in the front to make way for an internal shifter to try and get a better gearchange feel.
And to get rid of the rattle you said about Ages ago?
Looking good, what engine is going back in? Please say youve seeen the smallblock 16v light?
Yeah that annoying rattle through the stick will hopefully disappear! I'm keeping the 1.6 8v, end of :Dlol
Ah you homo. But at least il have similar power ;)
Thats what i ment.
Stopped raining long enough for me to sort out the internal shifter hole. I hope it's in the right place :roll:lol
Following Dars guide and the competition build manual I drew up a very scientific diagram to take out with me:
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Marked up:
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Cut:
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Started smoothing off the rear seat brackets to make it look a bit nicer:
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Neat work.
What did you cut the shifter hole with??? Hole saw and then grinder?
EDIT-I see a jigsaw lol
Holesaw (in the second pic) and jigsaw.
Looks like hes drilled a hole at either end and cut out the middle bit with grinder!
neat work mate.
Looking good Lionel, same appraoch as mine, fcuking off all the useless shiz. Will defiently have a nosey round this when I next see it.