Saab Nova Turbo: Owned and Built by a Girl......

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14-03-11, 08:53 PM
Pistol Pete

lol...

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Originally Posted by c20letminiman

wait for will the old owner to come on he'll tell you more although he's now turned gay and bought a tt
14-03-11, 09:49 PM
ste porter

colin is having the plate of it mate

in regards to the state of it the floor is well rotten as you will see when claire updates but were well on our way with it already
what we have undertaken most would have scraped years ago but the way i see it is i scraped one so must revive another lol
14-03-11, 10:42 PM
C20letminiman

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Originally Posted by ste porter

colin is having the plate of it mate

in regards to the state of it the floor is well rotten as you will see when claire updates but were well on our way with it already
what we have undertaken most would have scraped years ago but the way i see it is i scraped one so must revive another lol

Shame that was wills 21st bday Present I'm sure he would give a few quid to have it back it prob means more to him than whoever bought the car
15-03-11, 12:52 AM
ste porter

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Originally Posted by C20letminiman

Shame that was wills 21st bday Present I'm sure he would give a few quid to have it back it prob means more to him than whoever bought the car

no what i ment was colin smith who we got the shell of has the wil plate and is planing on selling it pm him
15-03-11, 11:27 AM
novarally

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Originally Posted by C20letminiman

Shame that was wills 21st bday Present I'm sure he would give a few quid to have it back it prob means more to him than whoever bought the car

Yes, I have the WIL 9047 plate, and it's ready to be transferred to a new owner.

Drop me an e-mail at ;

colinesmith@aol.com

and I would be delighted to sell it at the right price.

Colin
16-03-11, 10:08 PM
claire6069

ok so little update: monday night went back down to the workshop and finished off with the wire wheel

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMAG1245.jpg

then we had a few minutes of...........difference in opinion shall we say when i flatly refused to use the grinder with a cutting disc on it and in the end my stubborness won out (as it always does lol) so for the time being, until i cure my fear of a sharp disc spinning at 11000rpm an inch away from my fingers, steve will be doing any cutting of anything (i know it defeats the object of me 100% doing it but i figured if im not confident using it im more likely to hurt myself)
eventually work progressed and this was what we had to weld a plate over

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMAG1250.jpg

so off he went with the grinder (lol) to cut a plate out of the sheet metal and tacked it into place for me.
now bear in mind here i've never even touched a welder in my life before and he didnt even give me any scrap to practice on first (think he was getting me back for my stubborness over the grinder lol)
he let me have a crack at welding

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMAG1251.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMAG1254.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMAG1255.jpg

he did sort out any mistakes i made as you can probably imagine a few holes were made here and there lol

then it was time for the seat rail to go back in

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMAG1261.jpg

now i know it doesnt look pretty but its in lol

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMAG1264.jpg

then it was time to cover it in an equivalent to red oxide primer, its called weld 2 i believe

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMAG1266.jpg

and that was monday over and done with!
16-03-11, 10:09 PM
claire6069

last night i decided i wanted to tackle the hole under the pedals but as we started digging it soon became apparent that perhaps a whole new floor both sides would have been a better option but hey ho, bit late now! so i had the lovely task of getting off all the sound deadening left in the foot wells, how many times i hit my hand with the hammer is unbelieveable lol

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMAG1291.jpg

so off he went with the grinder to cut some more plates and tacked them in for me again

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMAG1289.jpg

the first time i tried welding it i burnt a massive hole through the floor and got a bit mad lol so he finally gave me some scrap to practice on

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMAG1292.jpg

which seemed to go ok and i thought i may have cracked it until i tried to weld the car up again and blew another massive hole through the floor at which point my patience didnt exist anymore and i told him to sort it out lol to which his response of thin metal is the hardest to weld just got me even more mad but kind of simmered away when he blew a hole through it as well lol
anyway, this was the end result

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMAG1293.jpg

and thats where we left it as i'd had enough lol

i know it looks like a patchwork quilt and definitely will do by the time we're done but at least we know it'll be good and rot free and at the end of the day no-ones going to see underneath the car or under the carpets lol

had tonight off to calm down from the welder but hopefully will crack on again tomorrow!
16-03-11, 10:15 PM
Spudly

Looking good Claire and fair play to you both, one for you actually having a crack at it an learning to weld, and Ste for teching you, i forsee many a 'debate' during the course of this build lol

Btw wanna sell me back them rear dampers off my old shell pretty pretty please?
16-03-11, 10:16 PM
Danny s-p

looking good don't worry mine as plates ever were to
16-03-11, 10:26 PM
claire6069

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Originally Posted by Spudly

Looking good Claire and fair play to you both, one for you actually having a crack at it an learning to weld, and Ste for teching you, i forsee many a 'debate' during the course of this build lol

Btw wanna sell me back them rear dampers off my old shell pretty pretty please?

lol i can see many a debate happening too spud lmao its the electrics im dreading, im useless with it, never been any good at dt/science/maths or anything logic related really lol

i bet you're wishing you'd kept CYA now lol
you're a good mate spudly but im afraid they is being used on the turbo when it finally gets to that stage lol
16-03-11, 10:27 PM
mrT

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMAG1245.jpg

come on basics claire, get your hair tied away or you'll end up getting hurt, well done for getting stuck in though, my gf just used to moan in make eh tea:cry:
16-03-11, 10:30 PM
claire6069

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Originally Posted by mrT

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMAG1245.jpg

come on basics claire, get your hair tied away or you'll end up getting hurt, well done for getting stuck in though, my gf just used to moan in make eh tea:cry:

funny you should say that as i set my hair on fire with the welder yesterday lol that didnt help my mood either lmao but point noted, it shall be tied back from now on!
16-03-11, 10:31 PM
Mieran

Stop distracting him and let him finish the 4x4 lol
16-03-11, 10:33 PM
kevster

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Originally Posted by Mieran

Stop distracting him and let him finish the 4x4 lol

lol
16-03-11, 10:34 PM
claire6069

lol the idea is its ready for painting within a month so when that time comes, he'll be cracking on with the 4x4 whilst im getting my hands rubbed raw with sandpaper :(
16-03-11, 10:38 PM
kevster

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Originally Posted by claire6069

lol the idea is its ready for painting within a month so when that time comes, he'll be cracking on with the 4x4 whilst im getting my hands rubbed raw with sandpaper :(

i hate all that rubbing down, i can't be ass't with it
16-03-11, 10:41 PM
Spudly

Lol not really as the funds have helped me score this new nova so she has gone for a worthy cause, but i want the shortened dampers for mine lol
16-03-11, 10:50 PM
claire6069

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Originally Posted by kevster

i hate all that rubbing down, i can't be ass't with it

i have a feeling im going to end up hating it after a day or so but if i stick my mp3 player in and bop away to my music, it'll seem bearable and i know the end result will be worth it (i hope lol)

sorry spudly lol
16-03-11, 10:54 PM
kevster

mp3 player never thought of doing that !!

what a nober i am lol ,oh well maybe when i get my finger out and do mine i
will use mine lol
16-03-11, 11:05 PM
claire6069

lol hopefully i've helped you with an idea to get it done lol

its always helpful as well to think of what you've done and not whats left to do..................kind of a glass half empty or half full thing
16-03-11, 11:18 PM
Connor

Top work, fairplay for cracking on :thumb:
16-03-11, 11:19 PM
Southie

Good work Claire :)
16-03-11, 11:43 PM
shed-on-wheels

well done both and yeah its not easy welding for the first time lmao
17-03-11, 07:37 AM
claire6069

thanks guys :)
17-03-11, 08:44 AM
Balley

Impressive stuff claire, your welding looks good for a beginner.
17-03-11, 09:15 AM
istf

Where did you find these girls?! :D
My girlfriend don't like the "car-things" :(
17-03-11, 05:21 PM
Tony M

Top work Claire :) Think Napalm needs take note on your welding lol
17-03-11, 06:10 PM
brainsnova

Nice job, lucky your using a quality welder as it's half the battle.
17-03-11, 06:24 PM
bmw156

good work claire.
you will get confidence with practice.
as for the grinder, your happy to have a wire wheel spinning at 11k rpm 1" from your hand, but not a disc lol. the wire wheels are just as bad lol.

keep at it :)
17-03-11, 06:25 PM
Bubba

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Originally Posted by claire6069

lol the idea is its ready for painting within a month so when that time comes, he'll be cracking on with the 4x4 whilst im getting my hands rubbed raw with sandpaper :(

electric sander, did my nova in about 6 hours
17-03-11, 06:33 PM
shed-on-wheels

thats a true point bmw and what about a d/a sander?
17-03-11, 06:40 PM
brainsnova

Aslong as you've got a good grip of a grinder then you'll be ok.
17-03-11, 07:20 PM
claire6069

yeh good point bmw156 but its the fact that the cutting disc could take my finger off like a hot knife slicing through butter, its the sparks the put me off as well, they bloody hurt when they catch you lol

thanks for the positive comments though, makes me more determined to beat the anger the welder gives me lol
17-03-11, 07:25 PM
shed-on-wheels

but you could also look like the terminator by taking your skin roght the way of to bone with the wire wheels lol
17-03-11, 07:34 PM
claire6069

hmmmm hadnt thought of that lol
17-03-11, 07:38 PM
shed-on-wheels

you have now lol
17-03-11, 07:40 PM
Gareth_C

looking good, keep at it you will get there in the end. Cant wait to see it finished
17-03-11, 08:18 PM
Andy

All abrasive wheels are dangerous,some dangerouser than others.
Its all down to confidence and experience,not being funny but the most abrasive thing your probably used to is a nail file so your not doing too bad are ya lol
Take your time,it all comes with experience,if your hands/arms ache have a rest
17-03-11, 08:22 PM
claire6069

lol andy but yes you're right, it is confidence!

and i think i've only used a nail file once in my life, they always get bitten off lol but i see your point, i think the most abrasive thing i've probably come across is the handle on the wheelbarrow thats used for the horse sh!te lol

my hands felt really odd after using that wire wheel, proper vibrated, it almost hurt they itched that much lol
17-03-11, 08:24 PM
Danny s-p

white finger sew stev lol

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