My Nova Build -WIP-

Looking sweet dude, i do like a bit of cage action.:D

Keep up the top work:thumb:

Looking great ian, looks like its rolled straight out of factory

You should be very proud of what you've done with that shell mate.

Looks the business and I'd say its good and strong.

Thought I'd let you all know some of the progress I've made. Not really got any pics as I just got on with what I had to do!

First things first I had a spacer made up to mount the topmounts to the coilovers so as theres no play. As when you bolt them up with the 2 supplied spacers theres still like a 10mm gap. So rather than pack it out with numerous washers I had this spacer made up to the same outside diameter of the supplied spacer and the same size internal hole. The pic shows it as one length as I've cut it to the exact size I needed

Spacer I had made on left and supplied spacer on right
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../spacer_01.jpg

Comparison of diameters of the spacers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../spacer_02.jpg

Will get some pics of them fitted on the coilovers. Got to have them lathed down a little so as there 100% flat as I couldn't get the straightest of cuts!

Other progress included
- Door shut and boot shut rubbers cleaned and fitted
- Door Catches fitted
- Handles drilled/painted and fitted
- Quaife quick rack internals fitted into a reconditioned rack along with a new pinion bearing
- Snap off steering wheel slug cut off astra column and re welded onto nova column
- Rack mounts painted and fitted with poly rack bushes
- Rack fitted with new track rod ends
- Column fitted
- TCA and Tie bar mount bushes changed for poly bushes and all painted up, and bolted together with new bottom ball joints

and finally I've just ordered some ARP rod and flywheel bolts, so I have everything for the bottom end build now. Also bought a TAS front gearbox mount so I now have a full set of TAS engine mounts. Happy Days!:cool:

+1 rep for you ;)

Sounds all good mate, good idea with the spacers too.

Will be nice to see it looking even more like a nova soon.

Scott

What coilovers are you using?
Ive got some SLIGHT play in my eccentric topmounts, can hear a slight knock at slow speeds.

There Avo's Ad, maybe that could be your problem?

Although the gap that I have is like 10mm so I assume you would have spotted that much though! I have some of the spacer material left if you need some:thumb:

I'll start off with a few pics of bits I did last weekend, seeing as I didn't take any last time!!

Quickrack internals in reconditioned rack with poly rack bushes bolted up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/DSCN2343.jpg

Strengthened bottom arms, tie bars and powerflex bushes all painted up and bolted together with new bottom ball joints
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/DSCN2347.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/DSCN2348.jpg

Door handles cut down, drilled, painted and fitted
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/DSCN2345.jpg

Steering column in with quick release boss
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/DSCN2346.jpg

Picked up some new bolts for the TCA's and Bottom Ball Joints
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/DSCN2349.jpg

Where you get the new TCA bolts from? I need one lol