Nova Saloon Build

Having issues with the computer and cant upload pics at the mo. Going to do a final coat today/tomorrow...

Hopefully photos soon! :thumb:

i saw the car last week !!!!! paint work looks spot on austin mate:)
she is going to be one sweet ride :)

awesome thread and the car will be first class when complete, can't wait to see it finished

Cant wait to see some pictures of the car mate, all the work so far looks to be spot on! my favourite touches are the way the rad has been mounted and the flared out arches, Excellent. Good luck with the rest of it.

Thanks for the comments! Finally, some more photos of the progress!

Have spent a lot of time going over areas of the bodywork and engine bay which needed a re-going over, then re-primed again..

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Cut out the middle of the turrets to make room for some eccentric top mounts, and bent up some rings of 1mm steel to beefen up the turret.

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More primering and sorting the loose panels out

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Very manky bonnet
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All cleaned up before rubbing down
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bootlid
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bonnet nice and sorted
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Front wings in primer
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stone-chipped
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Engine bay sealed up
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Rear inner arches primed then stone-chipped
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Filed the front panel a bit for a better fit with the boost pipes.....getting all the small jobs sorted
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sill all sorted and ready
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Masked up the car for some stone-chip around thebottom inch or so of the car
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Good work mate - When will it be painted do u reckon ?

Ready for another priming
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Set up the 'ez-up' marquee as my temporary spray booth.. Works very well with a couple of heaters in there. I wetted the floor before de-dusting and spraying , and this worked very well.
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panels in primer
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I sprayed the door inners, bonnet underside, bootlid underside and the inners of the front arches off of the car and sprayed the rest of the car
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???..then fitted the doors, boot, bonnet and front wings and gave the whole lot a go over.

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Rocker and cam cover
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Waxoiled behind the front arch bits before fitting the wings, as this won?t see the light of day ever?
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New bolts all round
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More photos to come! I?ve blocked the whole car down again with 600grit and am waiting for good weather then I?ll give it a final coat. As you can see, there are a few places which missed teh paint first time round. Also spotted a couple on dings which i've now sorted and re-primed.

Just a clutch and flywheel to buy for the engine, then that can go in asap

Fantastic, love it!! What colour is it?