Nova Saloon Build

Good plans for it Aust', like the sound of the 13"s.

Wish I could weld like you.

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Originally Posted by Austin_Nova16

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

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Your on :)

PS.. dont bring the LET so i have a chance! haha

any updates on this austin???

Plenty of updates to follow.
Been really busy lately; re-shelling a mates cossie...then having to re-re-shell it so DVLA could inspeect it... long story.
Also been stitch welding and spraying the bay/inside of a mates mint RST. Reg no AAR for those ford peeps in the know... was one of the first decent 1900's back in the day i believe..

Anyway... on to the Saloon...

Had much more to do than expected, so hoping to get it to PV was a joke..
Tried to take so decent photos, although forgot the camera most days, so not that many photos, but lots of work!


Got all the welded bits covered for the mean time and put the car back over..
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A few views of all the burn paint on the inside..
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Then time to think about the rear suspension.
Mocked up a cardboard turret..
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..then cut out some 2mmand 3mm steel to suit and then bent them up in a vice and welded them. Came out nice considing this time I didn't have a big bit of bar to beat them round.
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Finished off the welding around the inner archs and cut the holes. Also Drill out the spot welds of the rear bulkhead, as access was ****e.
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wow liking this one mate...

Welded the turrets in (leaving the underside to do later, and then put a brace in...
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I then continued to sort the small rust patches on the front floor above the chassis legs. Cut it all out, and replaced with 1mm.
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Missed out a load of pics at this stage...

I want to keep the front fairly standard looking, so to leave room in the front for a decent size intercooler, I'm putting the rad in the back.

I started off cutting out the wheel well, then made a frame out of 10mm box to house the rad. Then covered it in 1mm sheet and welded in a simi-circle for the remaining hole left.
Also made up a battery tray and welded that in.
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Then welded the rear bulkhead back on and covered any bare areas with some primer..
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Next up I welded in an early mk2 golf handbrank set-up which I chiselled off at the scrappy.. ready for the golf braked beam.
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Then flipped the car back over to attack the underside once again..
Rad mountings from underneath
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The rear spring plates were rotten through (as you might be able to see on previous pics), so cut them out and replaced with 2mm sheet.
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Then gave it a bit of primer..
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More updates to come, just need to upload some more pics..
Wheels hopefully come this week (after a 9week wait so far), Now to get RKR MOT'd for the weekend ..

i wish i had your fabrication skills. the boot is mint

Lovely job!!

Folowing on a bit;

Fininshed up all the remainig bits to weld, also put a recess in the rear 1/4 panel/sill for the exhaust and opened out the exhaust tunnel where the old handbrake previously came out. Also put in some jacking points as it might be a little low. Then sealered the whole lot.
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Rubbed all the floor back down and then gave it a zinc primer.
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Then a coat of Holts stone chip to help protect the floor from a batering.
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Then another primer
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And the top coat
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Just one more coat, and i'll put it back over and sort the bay out..