My Nova Rebuild Thread...

lol Cheers bud. Yeah been abit of a lost year this year! But if i stay at the happy Honda factory, plenty of time off to get stuff done!

Roll on '09 and some warmer weather! The cold is a motivation killer!

PS: what part is it you cut out from the breath plate to do the mod,lol i cant figure what part you cut out?! And I'm not 100% sure if i got this done when my engine was at Dar's, best ask him..

The end part that covers the outlet pipes. I binned the rest! Probably not the way most do it, but hey!!!

The breather mod is spot on and the same as Dar did to mine.

Ok...been awhile since i have done any work or updating so...

Engine is now pretty much finished. Inlet manifold is on, brackets, dipstick etc...

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So have been sorting the shell ready for the bodyshop to paint it next month fingers crossed!! Today i butchered the rear n/s arch (i am no expert welder or bodywork artist, but am on a budget and sometimes this is the best way to learn. Alsothe sideskirt will cover any imperfections lol lol)

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Once cut out, found i had abit of rot in the inner arch aswell so sorte this, not a bad job if i do say so myself..

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Then tacked in the repair piece..

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Then welded it up and ground it back..

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I then slopped some primer on it for now. Will give it a skim of filler before it goes for paint. Hoping to get alot more done in the next week or so. Will updated and upload pics as i do..

wooo , nice engine fella :thumb:

Did abit more today, but wasnt a good day :roll: lol :mad:

Started on sorting my front end out. Wanted to have a mock fit up. Wish i hadnt bothered, it looked shocking!

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Holes appear to be in the wrong place for fitment of headlights and indicators.

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Gap between the door is shocking and uneven. Where the wing meets the top of the A post is massive aswell.

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Looking at the above pic it doesnt look bad but in the flesh it is awful :mad: I have put a thread in styling to ask some of you fellow mk2 owners to measure your cars and help me out lol PLEASE!! I work with new cars so fit and finish stands out a mile to me and i am also a fussy git when it comes to panel gaps!! Thread here..\/

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthr...15#post1109215

I then cut these in my B post..

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/\ These were not with out there problems either...cut the too big so some modifying was in order!! Everything now fits as it should.

Made a start on fitting the clips for my side skirts aswell but didnt get very far. Will get more next week. Going to try and keep some sort of momentum going now to get it finished before i go back to work in June.

Update: my front end fits!! Yay!!! Had to grind a load away on the headlight panel. This was stopping the wings from coming in and meeting the headlights. Have assembled it and fitted headlights and grill, and all looks ok. Will dis-assemble clean and paint the insides of the wings and refit and they can stay on now lol

Nothing major but a good day for me. More next week.

Good work Pete :thumb:

It's all coming together nicely now. Nice shiny bits on the engine, when do think your going to start to fit the engine then. Anymore plans????

Get some pics up pete :thumb: