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lucky git with the exhaust!! i cant buy timax for that cheap! did you win the plough on the bay?
Yeah i got the bumper from Ebay aswell as the Exhaust,
I think he still has a 1.0L and 1.3L set-up.
get the anti roll bar with a 40mm drop and get the plough on with a wraparound, proper cool imo
i really want to but but got to keep this baby standard lol
its coming allong matey!! will look sweet when its done!!
^^^^^^^^^^^^THANKS MATE^^^^^^^^^
bit more done this week been hard work and resulted in trip to A=E
with bits stuck in my eye lol. the laquer was well tough to sand through
never experienced anythink like it before it must of had super hard laquer on because it took ages to sand through lol. managed to get both legs and slam panel down to bare metal and in zinc primer, just got the bulk head and inner wings now. few pictures....
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will get some better pics theses are from my phone. next on the list to do..
remove bonnet, steering rack, suspension, tie arms, hubs and wheels and sand down bulk head, inner-wings and cut cross member out. i have invested in a spot weld drill bit because i blunted a few drill bits last time lol.
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Cant beat a fresh coat of primer, makes everything look brand new.
looks really good that top work. what did you use to buff all the paint off cos i need to do that too.
Alot of hours and hard work! Different wire wheels, sandpaper and wire brushes lol
top work there matey!!
Coming along nicely i had my bay shot blasted and that was a lot easier matelol
Engine bay looks top
Not fitted a new crossmember yet then ?
not yet been really busy only been able to get bits and bats done really but couple of weeks and i should be their lol
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Hi all been busy working on the Nova over the weekend got alot done. crossmember is out and inner arches are cleaned up and everything is ready for the welder. but unfortunately i have run out of internet usage this month and won't be-able to post any pics till the 6th :-( but im hoping to have the welding done by then and engine bay primed'd up. picking up my compressor this week as-well its been away to get serviced at the cost of 140quid !!! but at least it will be running sweet now and do what i need it to lol. just thought i would do a little up-date via my mobile lol pics on the 6th
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New cross member is a really good fit (from carz2)
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I think someone at some point has gave the inner wing a bashing probly checking for rust lol
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Rubbed down strength kit and primered it with weld through zinc primer
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welding is being done next week aswell which is good also got my compressor bk finally - its taken 3 months !!! they say its because its not under warrenty and they have to do warrenty covered tools first.
Think im going to paint tank now though as its running sweet as.
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That looks a proper job, nice one :thumb:
Are you still after those suspension forks ?
Sorry iv taken along time to get back to you
Thanks mate yes still after them forks PM sent
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top work mate!
^^^Thanks Floydy mate^^^
Stripped my front hubs down yesterday as-well and its still got the Original GM disks!!! couldent believe it lol not sure if im replacing them yet or not.
Looking good dude :thumb: Has giving me a lot of motivation to start doing mine lol
thanks Retronova glad you got the motivation looking forward to see your work
very good
Got some patience mate keep up the top work its looking great.
its not patience mate its just not much time to spend on it lol but i know what you mean as you work 10x faster than me lol
EduardoGt Thanks for your comment
I am at garage tomorrow so will get some more cracked off on nova and update thread again.
That looks great so far, keep it up :)
I remember seeing that in eBay too, as it was around the time I bought my Mk1.
Also glad you're keeping such an early specimen standard!
got these 14" SR wheels today for only a tenner well sorted lol need a refurb though
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Nice one mate, that's what I'm running on my Nova through the winter
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Threw the K-rust away as i have bought this - The best in the world :thumb:
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goodluck on your work.
that stuff looks like whey powder! and wieght gain!
i am loving the old nova, is it just me or are there other people who like the red dash and interior??
i love the red interior lol
Right this thread had been dead for some time now - due to me loosing my job just before christmas, but im working again and can start back up on the restoration. I have booked her in to get the welding done by my mate on sat 30th so will get some pics up then.
I bought a manifold stud and nut kit off ebay last night paid through paypal straight away and when i woke up this morning and went on ebay the seller is no longer registered on ebay so ive been well had out of £13 the Cu*t.
oh nice to hear that shes going to be up and running soon enough dude she looks a real minter and weill most deffo be a show stoper when finished keep it up and sorry to here about that ebay guy..
Well we got the car to my mates lock-up and he started on the welding, stayed their for a-bit while he got the cross member lined up with wings etc and showed him where I wanted stitched. Got a few pics will get more once he's done a-bit more.
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Looking good, ooooh shiney new "nova" badge very nice.
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