Cheers vaughan :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by vaughanmc
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Cheers vaughan :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by vaughanmc
unfortunately when i removed the rub strips from the side of the car i found out that the drivers door had some damage repair work done on it :cry:
The rubstrip had been masked upto and the top half of the door painted, aswell as the door vinyl being painted on, so i sourced a minty mint door, had that painted and then (massive thanks again to Lee H and Rickardo) fitted the new door on.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0285.jpg
I think the colour match is quite good, on the above pic the car hadnt been washed since i bought it, but when its cleaned up the colour match is ace, i did take it back to the bodyshop twice to be repainted as i wasnt happy. Also had a set of wing mirror covers painted at the time too!
Also note that i had fitted my window surrounds at this point and the drivers side one at the bottom of the window pops up everytime you shut the door, so that needs sorting!
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0286.jpg
Is that it up to date ?
I then got bored one staurday morning so set about a few jobs on the car while it wasnt raining for a change so decided to build the front end up and fit the fuel tank and fuel lines!
What an a**e i had fitting the fuel tank, i forgot to put the new breather pipe I had bought onto the tank so fitted all the tank up to then realise i had forgotten to change the breather (balls) :mad: So the tank came back off and then got refitted with breather attatched this time!
Then i moved onto fitting my one pice bumper and grill for the front and the lower trim for the bottom of the valance at the front of the car!
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I personally love the look of mk1's with these front bumpers on, i gather they are a marmite bumper as some people like them and some dont, but i do so meh!
By this point i had also given the car its second wash in my ownership and also taken all the rubbish fox alarm stickers out of the tinted glass that i got out of my mates luxe + or whatever it was :cool:
Also fitted a freshly painted set of wipers arms, (cheers rickardo). Just need to fit the front number plate now and the front will be complete!
Sorry to confuse Vaughan not updated this for ages but been taking pics along the way and dont get to use the computer much so theres a few more pages to go yet but i'll let you know when its upto date pics :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by vaughanmc
Now for a few upto date pics of how the car stands at the minute,
The engine bay is pretty much finished, a little bit of wiring to be done yet and small jobs to be finished off in there but its getting to be complete!
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/SDC10841.jpg
SFI box and air filter fitted!
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The rad and fan have also been fitted now and i have fitted a heat shield above the exhaust manifold but it was dark by the time i had that fitted!
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/SDC10849.jpg
Sorry about the rubbish quality pics, camera was being gay for some reason :(
So is it early mk1 outside and full gsi inside? Should stay nice for a whilst now its just a toy
Hi Andy, car looks great mate. I should of kept that bumper for mine, really suits it!
A few upto date pics of the back of the car,
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/SDC10829.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/SDC10830.jpg
I bought a brand new magnex full stainless system for the car as i was struggling to find an exhaust that exits in the right place for a mk1 and doesnt come out at an angle, sooo the exhaust is only hung in the roundabout place atm as it is booked in to have the system mated to the manifold on Sat 19th as they are a mile away at the minute :thumb:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/SDC10831.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/SDC10832.jpg
Really impressed with how the wrap around has changed the look of the back of the car :cool: and i think that with the once piece back bumper they work really well together!
I also bought a full gsi interior off (lee h) cheers dude, as i ran my mk2 stripped out for a while and found it to be utter turd. I also really dont like gte interiors or the mk1 dash so the only option was to go mk2 and when i got offered a mint gsi interior i could refuse really.
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The interior isnt quite finished yet as you can see theres some wiring still to do, need to find the bit that the steering column goes through for a mk2 so i can put the bottom cowling on.
All the electric windows and central lockingi splumber in and works though! Mk1 looks with mk2 interior, perfect if you ask me :cool:
Fitted my digi dash aswell, no chopping of dash required, a bit of persuasion was needed to get it to go in but now it sits in there quite nicely!
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/SDC10862.jpg
Yeah thats the one graeme, the plan is to use it for trackdays etc but try and keep it as nice as possible!Quote:
Originally Posted by Graeme Dixon
Mk1 outside,gsi inside!
Thanks gareth!Quote:
Originally Posted by garethcolley
lovely mk1! would have prefered the sr interior myself but the gsi does look good.
Jamie
Lastly just a couple of random pics of the car that i've taken tonight before i put her to bed!
Were she lives:
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Couple of pics of as far underneath as i could get, sealed what i can with stonechip!
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/SDC10865.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/SDC10867.jpg
A couple of random pics from the side, (astra indicators fitted)
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/SDC10871.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/SDC10872.jpg
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Thats about it now, upto date!
Plans for the imminent future of the car are to get the exhaust sorted on the saturday and then get soem fuel, oil and fluids etc in there and give her a test start!
I somehow persuaded my missus to buy me a set of front and rear height adjustable gaz gha coilovers for christmas with eccentric topmounts, they were ordered about two weeks ago now so should land shortly but i'm not allowed to have them till christmas day :( I ordered a shortened body set up aswell, the same set up that Lee H has on his turbo so hopefully the stance will be nice and low with those fitted! Pics to follow when they arrive! Massive thanks to laura (my g/f), shes great and really supportive when i get p****d off and annoyed with the car :)
I am also going to order a set of 195/40/16 Toyo Proxes once christmas is out of the way to try and help with the arch to tyre clearance issues i am defnitly going to have once the coilovers are fitted,i really dont want to get the arches rolled as they are totally mint so trying to do everything i can to avoid that :cry:
Thats it for now, i'm going to try and keep on top of the project thread and keep the updates coming, cheers for reading, let me know what you all think :thumb:
Cheers jamie, i had the sr interior in my mk2 and always thought it was a bit dull and boring, i never used to like gsi interiors either though, must have changed my mind lolQuote:
Originally Posted by g111mds
It need a twin fog euro light mate
already on the shopping list dude!Quote:
Originally Posted by Graeme Dixon
Pretty much how my red 1.3 Nova will look with the early front end but my interior will be different - Can't wait to see some finished shots :)
Very nice! and a clean lookig shell you got there:thumb: would i have seen that mk2 in rochdale before? im sure i have..
Just read through all this,car looks mint,abd very good work on the engine:thumb:
I would love to do all this to my sr one day:)
Some really good prep gone on here mate and the car looks great! I've always found my old red nova looked a different shade of red every picture I took! lol
One thing. Is this rust in the arch? If so why not patch it up while the welder was out?
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/IMG_0161.jpg
Spotted your posh beemer in the back ground, that Nova is going to feel unrefined after driving that everyday lmfao
Beemer is an awesome daily drive but definitly like the nova the most!
Those marks in the inner arch are were the stitch welding on the seams around the turret has burnt through the factory seam sealer slightly so I just zinc primered them and seam seale back over them but my sealer wasn't as thick as factory stuff! The stitch welding was done as strengthening for when I run the rear coilovers because there will be no springs as they're all one on the coilover strut! I can confidently say there is no rust ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
Yeah in some pics it's orange,then in some it's pink and occasionaly it's red :)
Yeah aussy you would have seen it in Rochdale dude!
Good to hear mate! :)
Just read from page one, my eyes hurt! lol
First off i was shocked to see this was the minter Dan had, and a little shocked at your plans, but after getting through to the last page it's come together to make a very nice mk1 project, i like most choices mate, but i still would have gone mk1 inside though, keep the updates coming.
PS: whats the beemer? DTi?
Thinking of one for a daily in the future you see.
Scott
Cheers Scott,I really wanted a clean shell and dans car was the perfect car for the job!
BMW is a 318ci m sport,if you get the chance to own one I would definitly do it as they are brilliant cars,diesels tend to be a lot dearer than the petrol coupes though an if it's done over 80 thou I would be checking to see if it's had a new turbo!
Piccies:
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These cars hold there value really well too so if you can manage to get one at a reasonable price then you shouldn't stand to lose too much money,awesome car though IMO ;)
Completely agree with the above! I had one a few years back now and loved that car. I had the 2ltr dti m sport and it was the 1st car I'd owned that I didn't feel the need to modify (except for the nasty diesel tailpipe). Cracking cars and great value for money now. Do they go through turbos then Andy? I might get one again too and thats handy to know!
Mine...
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Yeah they are great cars,I looked into lowering mine etc but decided against it because I didn't want to do anything to compromise the ride quality so it's staying as is,also there must be a reason why you hardly see any modified ones!
Well I work at a BMW dealership in Rochdale and 3 series diesel engines are renowned for killing turbos after about eighty thou,usually lack of power and loud whistling noise etc etc,the new 3 series is even worse than the old one,but if that's been done they are great,if you do look at another pm me the details and I can get you warranty claim history etc etc ;)
btw lovely colour car in the above pics!
Cheers Andy, that would be helpfull. When they replace the turbo's then are they fitting better ones or same unit ie another 80k and itwill need replacing?
No worries!
Unfortunately they don't upgrade any of the components as far as I'm aware,they just replace the whole unit,what you usually find though is we don't get many back at such a high mileage as the value of the car doesn't deserve paying a main dealer to do the job sort of thing!
Love the nova, looks perfect.
Beemer is nice too of course, shame there not cheap to buy/insure lol
Cool build so far. The shell looks a goodun.
Cheers aw06 :)
Beemer isn't so bad to be honest,the insurance is the dear bit but I keep telling myself it's worth it!
Cheers craig, the shell is awesome,I was just gutted that I had to fit that door but nevermind!Quote:
Originally Posted by craig green
looks awsome andy , might pop pver at weekend a have that looksy lol
Your welcome anytime mr rigg,got your engine stand here too ;)
Just got a call from GAZ to say that they're sendng my coilovers out today :) Shame my missus won't let me have them till Christmas day :(
lol , laura's goin to love making you wait hahaha
this looks well smart, like the 4rse end best
Cheers Sparkie :)Quote:
Originally Posted by sparkie1401
she's doing it already riggy,they're coming around 3 tommorow and I'm in mega trouble if I come home early haha!