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Ade - I frequently rattle on at the gf about this nova, then last night we had a little convo. It went something like this...
gf - "is Ade going to Cheltenham?"
me - "afraid not... he lives in Scotland"
gf - "oh thats a shame.... I like Scotland"
me - "been there before... didn't like it"
gf - "maybe we could go in October for a week"
me - "only if we can go see Ade and his nova one day so I can buy him a beer"
gf - "ok then"
me - (at this point I could no longer talk as she had just agreed to go to Scotland to see a nova.)
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pmsl!
I have 4 bedrooms - feel free to come for a "working weekend" - could do with some help!
lol
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great pictures ....and some nice work going on in them
ya've got balls i must say...but its all starting 2 come 2gether pretty well
goood man
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Saturday 26/08/2006
Today I are mostly be reinforcing my new bonnet extension and starting to blend in the extension to the Nova bonnet. I also cut the front down to the right size to allow for my custom grille.
The 1st task was to strengthen the extended front section. To do this I used the existing Punto inner structural section I separated from the bonet when I originally attached it (see prev pics in earlier posts). As the Punto bonnet is wider than the Nova one I had to cut a section out of the centre of the reinforced section and modify the rear part so it would lock into what was the front underside of the Nova bonnet. The new structural sections would then slot back into the folds on the light surrounds and then be married up with the front part of the outer skin, which I'd cut down so it sat about 2" below the top of the lights creating a little lip.
The following pics show the reinforced underside which has been rivetted and liquif welded in place.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/lights88.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/lights90.jpg
Once this had cured I started to blend in the new extension. I removed all the paint from the extension and some from the nova bonnet so I could ensure a really solid bond with the resin/filler.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/lights86.jpg
This would prevent it from cracking as well as the filler would bond directly to metal which like paint doesnt flake off (one of the reasons filler cracks). I started by laying on resin (fibrol which is chapped fibreglass in resin).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/lights85.jpg
I then built up layers of filler to smooth the join. This will take a while to complete satisfactorily - the green bit is the filler
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/lights83.jpg
Theres still lots of work to do on the bonnet to get it totally smooth but the following pics show the shortened front section and progress to date -
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/lights82.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/lights80.jpg
Its starting to take shape and character. Note the wings areent lined up correctly and the bonnet looks uneven because the bonnet details dont line up with the new extension. this will be fixed later.
I also need to smooth the bottom part of the front of the bonnet - again to be done later. But you get the idea...
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quality work mate :thumb: keep it up
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Dude!!! That is looking really smart. Checking this thread has started to become the high point of my weekend!
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lookin good man keep it up
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Fair play to you mate, thats some god damn impressive work you've done there!!! Hats off to you, keep up the good work!:thumb:
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mint. really taking shape.
how are u gonna line the wings up? just cut the edge of and weld and eyebrow type of piece on?
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That looks ace with punto lights on! I want one! Top stuff Ade :thumb:
