Nova Saloon Build

bloody hell your cracking on with it aint you! good work

keep it up mate :) will pop up see how your getting on

Austin, you never do things by halfs.

How much did it cost you in total to make up the frame? Including man hours? ;)

Cheers guys.

Matt - Metal was 30quid cash, plus a few cut offs I had lying about. Probably took an hour in total, so not too bad.

If space is tight, I would spend 60quid on steel and make a rollover one. I may cut up this one and make it in to one of those in the future.



Well, few more bits to do before putting it back over and fisnishing inside, and getting some turrets in there (the existing rear spring seats will be cut out as they are well gone).



Got the welding done on the front part of the floor around the bottom arm mounts and chassis legs. The legs were in really good condition, with only one tiney bit of rust emerging.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...3.jpg~original

Then cut up some 2mm strengthening plates, which will really beefen up this area.

Plate cut and drilled
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...4.jpg~original

Bent them up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...5.jpg~original

..And all welded
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...7.jpg~original
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...6.jpg~original

Next is to plate up the support bit that comes from behind the bottom arm pickup point, and the 16 holes in the floor - which I have been putting off cutting the discs out for.

More updates when they come...

Very good work Austin, seems as you are some kind of thorough with
your rebuilding. I like that. :thumb:

Good progress that man!

Have been trying to get at least one thing done a day at the moment. Even if its just 1/2 hour cuting out plates.


Another small update:

Welded up the 16 drain holes and other small holes which had gromets in.
Also cut and folded some plates to beefen the TCA pick-up points.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...9.jpg~original

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...8.jpg~original

Now just need to clean up all the plates and primer for now, then get the bits of rusty floor that you can see in the top photo sorted once the cars back over the proper way round...

Awesome work Austin!

What engine is going in this?

Another Mental Austin project i'd imagine!

lol

You going PVS Austin?

Rob

Got an 80000miles LET engine to go in. Not sure what spec at the moment, but it won't be megger power as it'll be on 13's. lol

Will definatly be up at PV, but the wheels for the saloon are turning up at the end of May, so not a lot of time to sort the arches out before spraying it.. So it probably won't be done...so willl either be in the blue one (which needs MOT) or my XE GTE...

Then we can have the re-match!! lol :wtf: