It would look really nice with the wheels matching the grey/anthracite bits.Quote:
Originally Posted by andybishop
My attitude to painting the wheels is the same as Keith's, just paint them again when you get bored of that colour!
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It would look really nice with the wheels matching the grey/anthracite bits.Quote:
Originally Posted by andybishop
My attitude to painting the wheels is the same as Keith's, just paint them again when you get bored of that colour!
Well not posted up much progress for a bit, but been working on the car at every opportunity. List of things to do is getting smaller, Windscreens in, all the panels are on but not setup yet, most of the engine bay is now sorted, managed to pick up a small air filter earlier at a kit car show which i've been struggling with. Had my tyres fitted that used to be on my softstars to the speedlines and given them a bit of a clean. Just need to sort a bit of wiring out and refit the dash, fit the door cards and speaker pods. Do a full spanner check and fit split pins on the rear hubs. Its going for the intercooler, radiator, oil cooler and pipe work on saturday and will be there for around 2 weeks, and then it's off to the bodyshop for a few days to be flatted and mopped. It's looking tight for getting it done for PV... still stuff i want to do on it and it need MOT'ing. Thinking of taking it on saturday to see what it fails on and needs doing, and then take it the saturday before PV. If everything is done and i am happy with it it will be at PV!! Plenty to be getting on with this week before it goes on saturday!!
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Sounds good mate. I really hope it comes together in time for PV. I guess you need some luck with the MOT's etc.
Crack on!
edit; Just looked at the progress on your site. She looks utterly stunning mate!
Even with some of the trim missing & grille, it looks amazing.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pics/Bish2.jpg
I really like the colour chosen for the rocker cover too. Hope you do the wheels to match?
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pics/Bish1.jpg
Cheers Craig, should look even better once its got the rest of the vinal and stickers on. Hoping to get the wheels done too.. depends on time though, will see if John can do them whilst its in the paintshop. Cheers for posting up the pics too.
Looking sweet, be good to see it at PV! :)
No sweat mate. It looks gorgeous as it is considering the detail yet to go in place.
Spot on mate, Keep up the good work..... looks quality!
Fingers crossed for the MOT - mines due on Saturday - I even got my horn fitted last night and working!!!! (Still need some wiper arms and blades on to make it legal lol lol lol )
Keep it up
Joff
Cheers Joff, Good luck with yours too mate!! Get your wiper arms and blade from vauxhall, there pretty cheap, i replaced all my linkage stuff too!!
christ on a bike andy.. even garage-lighting conditions its looking awesome, top respray, thats before one mentions the details..
Amaizing.
Look really good Andy!
Catch up with you at PVS hopfully
Ps Is the Round Tree coming?
Yeah will catch up at PV mate, Yeah Karl is booked up to go, although not sure my nova will be there... it's going away for around 3 weeks on saturday, and there's still no dash in it, no door cards, and then when it's back from the bodyshop i have the vinal and stickers to fit and the side skirts. It will be out of the bodyshop a few days before PV, not enough time to sort the MOT.. oh well will see.
damn! It'll be so close though. I'll have a word with the show organiser & see if we can postpone it by 2 weeks!
You dont fancy finishing it in a field at Pod then?
Should be OK for Billing then???
Joff
I don't know at the moment mate.. it's a bit up in the air. It away at the moment having intercooler, radiator, oil cooler and pipe work, then when finished it's going to the bodyshop to be finished. I go on holiday tomorrow for a week, so i've left it in the capable hands of Karl to project manage, as he's down that way anyway. Intercooler and stuff should be done for next weekend, it's going in the paintshop for a few days, which is the week leading up to PV.. Had a problem with before i took it last friday and Saturday where i could'nt get it to start at all, tried everything, swapped bits and all sorts.. Gave up in the end as i was going to be late getting it there. So got that to sort, fit the rest of the stickers, side skirts, finish a few bit of wiring and fit the dash, then mot it before saturday of PV.. It's going to be tight... But hopefully if we pull out all the stops we can get it there!!
Bit of team spirit should help with that! Best of luck anyway mate. :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by andybishop
PV is looking even bleaker... Got back from holiday yesterday and at the moment i am unsure where the car is.. While i was away Karl organised for the car to be finished at Radtec on friday and moved from there to the bodyshop. But Karl's away in Newquay at the moment and his phone must be dead, and i can't get intouch with Radtec or the bodyshop with it being weekend and Bank Holiday to see if it was finished and moved in time..
^^ i would put lots of money on you being a little nervous at the minute lol
Yeah a little... but i know its at one or the other.. lol
Woo Hoo!! Just had some news... the car is at the bodyshop!!. John has just text me back who runs the bodyshop, it was collected as planned on friday although the recovery guy had to wait around for a bit while Radtec finished it... So at least i know where it is now!
Good,Lol.
For a second there i thought it had gone missing.
Whats it in the bodyshop for??
It's in having a few little bits put right and cutting back and mopping as it was'nt done when it was sprayed incased i knocked it or anything when i was building it back up.
Ahh right.
Cool.
Going be at Billing?
It won't be at Billing unfortunately... a bit of bad timing on our July Nurburgring trip means were going on the same weekend!!
andy how much was the rad and intercooler and can you get some pictures up when you have a min
Dave, I have no idea what the intercooler and rad look like at the moment, i know how i wanted them to look, but been on holiday until yesterday and only found out where my car was a couple of hours ago. I will get pictures up as soon as i have some.
It's had intercooler, radiator, oil cooler, oversized boost pipes to suit the Regal enlargered tophat.
that all sound's very nice
Lucky John now has two black Nova's again. Wish mine was at the stage yours is though Andy.
LOL thats quite amusing reading these last 2 pages!
Look forward to seeing the pics of the fr end mate.
I've finally seen some pictures of the car, Intercooler and stuff looks mint, intercooler in Mahhooooosssiiivveee!!! Still awaiting on the top water hose, and needs to go back into Radtec as they did'nt have time to give everything the final polish. They also need to change all the silicon hoses as it seems to have blue on and i asked for Black!! Easily sorted though.
I think i've resided to the fact it won't be at PV as there is far too much to do on it and i don't want to rush it and stuff not be finished or not be how i want it. My main target is for my trip to Germany in July anyway, I wanted to do PV in it as a chance of running it in.
I still need to sort the starting problem which occured the night before taking it to Radtec, fit the new gear linkage, re-fit the dash and the rest of the interior bits and pieces, fit sideskirts, fit all the stickers and vinal.. So think its too much to get done as i won't be getting the car back until thursday or friday from been flatted and polished. Also the silicon hose is not turning up until tomorrow with radtec and don't really want to run it too much with the blue stuff on. I am gutted though that it won't be at PV as i'd push so hard and worked on it so much to try and get it done...
Oh and get it MOT'd and taxed!!!
Think the MOT part is the thing i'm dreading most for mine!!Quote:
Originally Posted by andybishop
Are you going collecting your car from John? Hopefully mine is pretty much ready now a year to the day I dropped it off lol
Depends when its ready and if i can arrange something to get it back with... Might see if the guy who shifted from Cannock will do it and how much.
This is the problem i'm going to have, can't get in touch with the guy who took it down there for me at the moment so need to sort an alternative out. Really enjoyed looking at the updates by the way, car looks stunning and keeps me thinking mine should to be worth the long wait.
Got the car back on saturday from the bodyshop, so there was no chance of it being done for PV. Rob and Mart come round last night to give me a hand with it, got the new linkage on it, sorted the starting problem out and it now runs. Mart started to fit the sideskirts, and found the back bits needed heating up and reshaping to get a decent fit. Its getting closer now!!
Took it for a quick test drive too..
http://www.nova-turbo.co.uk/images/down.avi
http://www.nova-turbo.co.uk/images/up.avi
Couple of weeks work still do do on it, but its getting closer now!!
Intercooler and radiator look really smart Andy, car looked awesome when I saw it at Johns on Saturday.
Yeah John said i'd just missed you on saturday, Still some changes to be done to the cooler setup. But yeah quite impressed with it!
Just be grateful it isn't still a bare shell like mine.
Andy get some pics up of the rad and cooler setup then, sounds interesting.
Will be posting up pics of the cooler setup when it's been back to Radtec and i am completely happy with it. You can make it out in the video just about, but can't see the rad and oil cooler. I'm sure Lee sneaked a few Pictures when he was over at Johns at the weekend. Intercooler is basically full front behind the lights, Radiator sat behind it and fan behind that, all nicely tucked behind a unmodified bumper and slightly modded grill as i found out lastnight..