Your red nova on first post it the same as i want mine! :)
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Your red nova on first post it the same as i want mine! :)
I know you will make great improvments to it Nick, all things i wouldnt get round to doing.
Just cant wait to see it when you have finished.
i dunno how behind i am with the TV, but just had a read of it in the petrol station lol, loving it, wait for you to put some more of your own touches on it Nick, and look forward to seeing it later this year!
Cheers Paul, All being well I shall see you and your motor at billing. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul
Nick.
No PV?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick J
Unsure fella as I may be on my hols then. All depends on the missus and her chartered accountancy exam dates and If I have the car finished in time! Hopefully things will work out ok! Im sure I'll catch up with you at some point either way though. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul
Nick.
Update time then chaps! My first priority had to be corsa just before christmas due to its mot being due in early January. As said I bought it with a missfire so that needed sorting as apparantly It could cause the car to fail the emmissions test. I had one of our service tech guys plug it into his computer to see what it showed up etc. The offending problem was found to be the coilpack. That evening I sourced a new genuine coilpack from ebay and later got it on the car. And viola! No more missfire! Upon going for its mot it picked up a couple of minors but did indeed pass so Job was a good one! With that out of the way I thought Id treat it. A small scuff on the bottom of the passenger door and wheel arch spat was painted followed by a 3 stage full machine polish/detail finishing with paintwork sealant and a good wax! It took a fair few hours to do but the results are shown below........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263049160
Looking good eh! Unfortunatly a week or so later it was looking like this!.........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263050101
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263050131
But I did come across these and couldnt resist..............
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263049324
Ive always liked the morrette headlights on corsa b's so as they were priced well I thought Id have them! One had a small piece broken were it mounts next to the grill so we had to fix that via some strong plastic glue but apart from that thay are in good order. Plastic welding would have been ideal but the morrettes are made from abs plastic which shrinks and makes a mess under heat so it wasnt really an option. Below shows repaired area glued....
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263049687
Then drilled and filled.......
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263049804
Then prepared and hung ready for paint.............
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263049895
And finally painted and back together.........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263050990
Im just waiting for a friend of mine (Autosparky) to drop by a wire them up. I do have the morrette indicators to but Ive heard the corsa boys have been wiring front indictors into there fogs housings for a cleaner look so I think that will be looked at before any attempt on cutting up the bumper.
Nick.
Nova wise Ive been on with buying some new parts and improving others. A new front grille and rear spoiler have been painted are are sat in the loft along with a set of mint interior cards and another full set of brand new body mouldings too. One thing I kept thinking about was that the interior/exterior had a yellow/grey theme but under the bonnet most parts were black so It tended to spoil the theme. So I set about changing this. I seem to have lost some pics recently :confused: But here's some of what Ive been up to.......
A few parts below lined up ready for paint.....
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263052750
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263052777
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263052805
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263052830
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263052865
And painted...........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263052961
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263053016
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263053057
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263053081
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263053116
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263053156
looking good Nick:thumb:
corsa looks good;)
Corsa does look good Nick
Nothing worse than all the snow clogged up in the inner arches!
worse with bigger wheels like the speedlines,ive still got the 14's steelies on mine so not to bad :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by vaughanmc
Have to say your paintwork looks amazing again, and I just can't figure out why, don't see any special prep or fancy kind of paints or anything, just a clean room and I can only assume the amazing shine must be skill with a gun, but then most painters will pretty much say any monkey can use a gun it's all in the prep lol
Aye my 15's are bad for it like - Will be nice to see the Corsa fitted up with the Morrettes Nick :thumb:
The tophat,plug and scuttle covers were done just before christmas too. Here's a few pics of the freshly painted parts back together and in the engine bay....
Plug cover in grey with letters repolished and sealed.....
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263054624
Wiper motor/backplate are in grey. Fittings were painted black and mounting plates screws will be re-coated in zinc at some point in the future.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263054786
Close up of tophat cover......
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263054812
Dizzy cap covers.........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263054969
And lastly the coil and bracket. I did the coil in grey but the bracket in black so it didnt look too much etc....
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263055026
Bonnet stay and dipstick again in grey..........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263055962
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263056035
My bailey header as well as the other servo from a few pages back have now gone grey too. The thermostat housing as well as a new heatshield will go grey too soon. I am considering painting the hard boost pipes too?? Unsure about this though.... There will still be black hoses,oil cap and bits and bats in black so that will break up the grey/yellow so hopefully it wont look overdone etc. As always let me know what you think! Hope you like.
Nick. :)
Cheers all.....
Vaughan... yeah I cant wait to see the corsa with the morrettes. Its the best looking daily Ive owned in years! lol
Mk999... If I showed the hours I put into prep we'd be here all day! You get out what you put in really. Good prep gives good results although a clean spraybooth always helps! :)
Joe.... Even with all this snow the corsa ploughs on..... The chaps from work have been having a nightmare with their bmw's in all this snow we've had! lol
Nick.
I know lol lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Nick J
all the audi's are having problems aswell cant get going the fwd ones !!!!
OEM FTW Nick!!
Love it, looks so understated. Can't wait to see it all done, cleaned up!
Looking good mate - i will look forward to seeing this in the summer
lookin sexy..
Looking as good as ever Nick
And thats exactly how I want it to look! Understated and Oem but with a twist, cleaner and done a little better if you understand where Im coming from. I keep thinking thats another part done etc. However then I think of something else to do! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by SRimon
Cheers James,Graeme,scott...... much appreciated.
Loved this car when it was at Billing last year, and you have made it better somehow!! Can't wait to see it this year!
Stunning stuff as always Nick, your eye for detail never fails!
Karl Rowntree in Mustard would look awesome tho Nick! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick J
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263054969
You probably are on the case, joint in the pipe don't look pretty.
Good work on the paint as usual!
Corsa looks well, like glass!!!!
Loving the bits youve done on the nova, you're improving on what already was a great example!!!
looking better and better every time you update
as said by another member stunning improvements on an already stunning car
keep up the good work:thumb:
Nice work dude, like all the painted bits. Pipes could look quite cool in grey, you'd need to do the water one too tho.
Aha, so it's the prep that gives results in this case too, just isn't something that shows up in pics I guess, certainly does in the results though! :dQuote:
Originally Posted by Nick J
Its all ways the prep that mean you get the best paint work and finish.
Cheers Adam,Benn,Nuds,John and amg ! :)
Paul, Yeah I quite fancy some chris astley black or maybe grey if they do them hose kit etc. We'll see what funds allow a little later in the year.
Simon, I think my minds made up fella tbh.... If I did that it would look like Karls and as much as I love the look of his I dont want to look identical to it if you understand what Im saying.
Nick.
Go direct to Roose Nick, i have gloss black ones.
Ah will do fella, cheers for heads up! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
As much as I'd love you to keep the vinyls off and sell them to me I think it would spoil the car, a big part of it's appeal (for me anyway) is that it looks so much like a standard SR........Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick J
I know exactly what your saying fella..... I just felt it would be a good idea to explore all options before painting the car which is what the photoshop was all about. The almost standard sr look on the exterior is what appealed to me hence why I bought it. Upon seeing the car in total vauxhall last month I know Ive made the right decision as I thought it looked great. Apart from the compomotives being the obvious change it will remain in its standard guise ( whilst I own in anyhow!) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by amggsi
Nick.
Good to hear that you have finally decided to keep it standard looking on the exterior.
Edd.
looking good nick !!! hope all is well ! , your work is alway faultless !!
thanks kevin
Great car Nick, as I've said many times before. I read the feature in the mag and thought the car looked great. I've allways prefered mk2, but got to say that this car is making me think of doing my own project as a mk1 now!! Really like your thread Nick allways makes for a good read. Will definatly make the effort this year to come to billing as I've never been before and would be great to have a good look around it.
cheers Ben and Kev! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ben doodar
Nick.
love the nova nick,keep up the good work