any news ade?
where can i find the first ades garage?
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any news ade?
where can i find the first ades garage?
Sunday 09/07/2007
In between casting up some more model Novas (which I spent most of the day making for various people) I thought I'd waste 1/2 the afternoon (seeing as it was raining) on the grill and bonnet of my project.
As you know my bonnet has 1/2 a punto bonnet grafted to the front of it. the plan is to smooth this in and take a fibreglass skin from it so it can be bonded right over a spare bonnet I have. the skin will include the extension which will be rivetted to the underside of the existing bonnet making a tight solid fit. The whole bonnet will then be anchored in place with 2 small solex lock style bonnet pins.
The grill section will then be taken from a new Astra (the current V grill) but cut down to fit between the Punto headlights. The sides between grill and lights will have a grill surround element joined to a custom bumper (see pics on page 3).
I spent most of the Sunday cutting the Astra Grill chrome and black slats down so it would fit snug between the lights. The remaining section fits really snug and will clip in place on the new light structure really well.
No I know the rough position, I can work on the mountings for the grill and then start on making the skin for the bonnet. once these parts are in place I'll have a line for the front bumper...
I'll try and get some pics up tomorrow...
The 1st ades garage was unfortunately deleted when novaload changed over to the new look site back in 2005. I (and several others) were gutted coz it was a good thread and a good laugh. I rebuilt a Nova in 5 weeks - exterior and interior including full cloth retrim and diy garage respray using 2pak paint!
Was reet proud of meself!
any more done on the car mate
this is a excellent thread mate it inspired me to get my ar*e into gear on my nova
not done much recently - been busy making models.
Messed about with the grill to get it to the right side - will try and post some pics thie week.
what a slow summer! Not done hardly anything to the car all summer because the weathers been so bad and my garagfe is so full of stuff I cannae move round it!
however good news!
The neighbours who leant me their garage whilst they were abroad have gone back abroad again UNTIL NEXT JUNE! So they said I can use their garage again!
WAHAY!
2 weeks in the sun on Friday then the rebuild starts with a BANG!
Ade
hey ade any updates on this sweet, sweet project??
Nice going on the neighbours garage ;)
Brilliant project mate, have you managed to get anything else done recently? just embarking on my nova project, i hope to post some pictures up soon. what you going to do engine wise on your car?
just back off me holidays and straight back into work (which is mental at the moment) so not much done.
Wifes just bought a horse which means I've got my "life" back in terms of spare time
lol
So while shes up at the yard mucking out I'll be doing the same on my nova - hopefully!
Ade
good luck with her dude