Have you got an pictures?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommy_nova
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Have you got an pictures?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommy_nova
Diesel power is cool. Have a 5299cc inline four diesel myself and it's great fun - when it runs, that is. ;)
Like the steelies, very different. You'll have wonderful times keeping them clean hehe! Was the Calibra interior any easy to fit?
They are a ******* to keep clean lol!
Simple answer is no, the front seats require a bracket welding on the sr subframes, and the back requires unpicking the foam and leather then raping around the nova bases, for the bottom bench you need to take the calibra item and cut a bit off it eaither side then hook the leather back on the foam, they go in but the bottom base is a tight fit, it is to big to be able to lift it up, and I have just straped mine down!
Does look good when fitted, but if you often use your back seat I would not bother as you also loose a lot of foot space!But if your like me When i do have anyone in the back it will be my young nieces and they always say how compfy it is lol!
Just went out and wash my car, so I thought I would take some better pictures :D
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...6112009083.jpg
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And here is a video of her, 21psi of boost in 1st and 2nd, 0-60 10 seconds which is very good when I think it was doing 60 in around 13.5 seconds when I bought it + a standard GTE/GSi only does 60 in 9 seconds !!
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...009007-002.jpg
Aye she goes allright :) Reminds me of the old 5dr TD I had at the beginning of 09
i used to have a 5dr, that was much faster than this, alot les miles though!
98k the old 5dr had done lol Went very very well
Standard engine as well...I think
i only have one and its not very good lol looks nothing like an sx
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Originally Posted by balley77vaux
is it a merit pluss Tommy
Ive got a roof ariel off a MK4 Polo, should i fit in the roof at the front or at the back near the tail gate?? am un sure?
I have also started to adapt the rear quaters to hold some 6x9s(basically I have cut the armrest bit out, going to stick a piece of hard board on top with a 6x9 hole in it and then recover in the same material as my door cards) rather than ruin my parcel self! I will add some more photos shortly!
Should look good when done and be a bit different!
nice we car you have there :D
As for the ariel, on the roof at the rear (like a corsa b)
speaker mounting idea sounds good
Ok bud, I was just a bit unsure!
Yeah i will get some photos up tomorro hopefully!
Where can i mount my front 5.25 inch speakers, I was thinking of making some little boxes under the dash but i dont know, may be under the seats??
Does not have to sound perfect, just nice
Here is some pictures of my rear panels.
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...1122009141.jpg,
Arm rest cut out.
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...1122009143.jpg
Template made out ofcard board.
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...1122009144.jpg
MDF sheet cut to size using the template, then glue guned and rivited onto the panel.
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...1122009145.jpg
Covered in foam around the top, Notice the new arm rest bit I have made at the top!
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...2122009170.jpg
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...2122009171.jpg
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Covered in felt like my front door cards!
The top edge/arm rest is made to look similar to the Gte/Gsi door capping I have on the front!
I just need to cut the holes for the 6x9s now!!
What do you think??
lookin a lot better dan,worth selling the corsa for. youl have to come down for a cruise when i'v got my pug back on the road or even a nova.aint seen you since school !
great transformation, well done!
let me know if you ever want to sell it though, i want that shell.
Dam nice reliable car mate, should give good pound per performance, i like it, there was guy near me who had a mistral grey 1.2 SXI it was well nice for years, but seen it few months back with rotten doors on it.
lol dont ever sell it him, he just wants it so he can put one of his private plates on it!Quote:
Originally Posted by L33 LEG
Yeah would be cool, Your going to have to get a nova asap then :D am not driving with no pug lolQuote:
Originally Posted by cbynova
You would not like the shell if you knew how many plates its had, even though they are all smallish apart from the n/s sill!Quote:
Originally Posted by L33 LEG
thanks very much though!
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Originally Posted by scott.parker
My doors were the worse I have seen, they looked ok but the bottom 16inch was not connected to the frame as the frame had completly rotted out, I would say this shell has been badly looked after, the interior was terrible! Theres still slashes in the roof lining and also the car was nicked just before I got it so its had a bad life!
Thanks for the comment ! :thumb:
Well I took my wheel off yesterday, looked at th inner arch and noticed a crack!
I thought to myself how the hell has it cracked there?? So I had a play with a screw driver and the hole thing feel on the fall, this was not good!!!
Some Tosser had fibreglassed over the hole thing and I now had a hole which was a L shaped and about 6inchs wide at the top and 2 inchs at the bottom :[
So I thought **** it, I will get the job done right while am off work!, so off come the Grill, Bumper, Indicator, Wing, Airbox, Carpet, Seat and Door trim !
Out come the 3 grinders, 1, Cutting disc. 2, Wire Wheel. 3, Flap disk!!
I ground back all the underseal and paint etc and found a hole in the headlight surround and the thing the wing bolts to at the top (Some one please Pm me the name lol).
The hole in that thing was about 4x5 inch round, it wasn't a hole to start with but it was very thin so fell apart with the wire wheel touching it!! :D
I welded these areas first and then called it Monday :D
The view when i ripped the fibreglass off
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...7122009184.jpg
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...7122009185.jpg
That thing I don't know the name of
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...22009186-1.jpg
A little crack
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...7122009187.jpg
When I started grinding it down
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First bit of welding I did, headlight surround :D
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...7122009191.jpg
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That Hole I plated !!
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And that was Monday :D
I woke up this morning, had breakfast and the cracked on :D
Started plating the top of the arch first, did this with one big plate
Then I cut out another plate for the lower part, and welded that on
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...8122009200.jpg
Folded the edge over for strenght
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...8122009201.jpg
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Splash guard made and then welded on
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...8122009211.jpg
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...8122009212.jpg
So all of that arch is now done :D I quickly gave the hole thing a coat of red oxide
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...8122009213.jpg
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Now that was Tuesday, slow work but am loving it and its so much stronger now and I feel safe in the fact that that corner is fine!!
Tomorrow I shall plate the front panel and make a splash guard for the other side!, luckly the other side arch was welded by me so I know all it needs is a splash guard and a good coat of paint :]
Not bad work for an 18 year old is it :P
**** THE BED!
Nasty surprise mate.
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...7122009191.jpg
Inner wing is what you are on about, and as for the front slam/cross where the light goes, in that pic it also looks to be covered in fiberglass (the black area) so im guessing you might need a new front end?
Scott
Thanks fot that, I ground all that balck area down and it has just had a plate and been covered in underseal, Its still strong though and looks nice now!
My problem is you can't get new Td front ends!! the Cross member and slam panel is very strong any way so I shouldnt worry!
Not sure if im right in saying this, BUT all mk2 nova Front panels will be the same no?
Top slam panel is different, the bottom apears the same though, I will just plate the bottom :D You can't see it any way
Do you have any pics to show the difference?
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...6112009109.jpg
it has that black bit which bolts on
i think u gave more than the arch a coat of red oxidelol
but seriously nice work mate nice to see your not afraid to cut it all out in the light of fixing up another nova :)
Yeah I would hate to scrap one, there just rare and most Novas have similar problems!
I want to buy a corsa as a winter wreck :D
Longlive the Nova!!
once you have built her, im willing to wright you a 4 figure cheque, the first number would be a 2 btw ;)
Are you being serious??
looks bit healthier than it did last night m8 :)
Yeah dont it just, my mate has just droped off some white paint to brush all the repaired panels!
Do you think I should do my arches white or black??
white m8 :) looks fresher ;)
Yeah I thought that, doesn't look like I have just covered it in underseal either!
Right well I started first thing this morning!
Made the first plate and welded it on.
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...9122009220.jpg
This was the worst hole
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...9122009221.jpg
..and plated
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...9122009223.jpg
And painted !
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...9122009224.jpg
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...9122009225.jpg
Spot on! So now on with the O/s splash guard..
This is all in good nick..
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Splash gaurd nearly finished,.....
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...9122009229.jpg
But then we had a small error on my behalf.... yeah I forgot to lift the carpet on that side and yeah it caught fire and yeah I SHAT MY ****IN PANTs!
Got the fire extinguisher out the shed, pulled the pin and let rip!
When I tryed to stop the powder coming out it wasn't having it, so I spat the entire can across the drive and mainly in the Nova... This is not good!
Now my carpet has an inch on powder on it!!! Reason for it not stopping is because its designed not to stop, ******* I thought :[
Drive
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Gutted, Luckly the carpet is fine :]
Any way heres some photos of all my handy work painted..
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...9122009240.jpg
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...9122009238.jpg
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...9122009237.jpg
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...9122009235.jpg
So on with the White gloss tomorrow :D I am collecting a new passenger wing tonight aswell so should be done by Sunday!
List to do:-
Paint everything white!
Respray bumper and wing
Repair Bumper Bar
Paint a few bits black (tie bars etc)
Thats it I think !
Gutted mate, least your dash didn't catch fire like my mates did.
Yeah am lucky i spotted it as fast as I did otherwise i might aswell of rolled it into the skip at the side of it!