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coming along very nicely mate.
it's goin to be one hell of a nova when finished.
its come quite far since i saw it on its side held up by a huge peice of wood lol.
are you going to spray the dashboard or just smooth the cuts out?
are you planning to tune the LET you've got for it?
p.s i want a lift in it when your finished :wink:
Very Nice Joff, comendations for keeping up witht the updates also,
It's stuff like this that first attracted me to Novaload.
How hard would it be for u admin to convert this to the tec section?
I think this is inspiration to start taking pics whenever im doing work on the car.
One question though, I'd heard that it was better not to seamweld the engine bay but rather to stich weld it. Looking at the pics, theres a LOT of seam welding. Ecellent job on the smoothing by the way, ive never seen that done before.
Seen the pic of ur engine bay loads of times krobinson but never noticed.
well done joff looks ace. are u a member of hullcruise?
im from brid so hopefully when you finish this project i can come see it cause it looks like one of the best novas on ere 2 be. mkaes me want to get my engine bay smoothed but it will never happen does anyone wanna teach me the basics off welding then? :D
Hi did you use a gas welder and also what grade metal sheet did you use
Thanks for the comments ..... as for the welding I have a professional mig welder (250 amps) which takes the
big bottles and the 15kg wire rolls. I am on my 4th bottle of gas which is a mini-mig argoshield type bottle.
The steel plate I have been using is about 1.5mm thick which is about the right thickness to give enough strength
to the areas I have been working on. I could have gone thicker but it would have been a nightmare cutting
the plates to shape!
On another topic - Ricks - I haven't really been into the Hull cruise scene but if you are passing from Brid pop
into Long Riston on the way!!
ALSO - any one got any wiring diagrams for these corsa power columns as there are 5 wires I don't really know
what to connect them to!
Cheers
Joff
Right,
I have had the day off work today and have finally sussed the steering column situation.
http://www.elsamak.karoo.net/column2a.jpg
Firstly I have had to cut off the nova column bracket and then trial fitted the corsa one cut down a bit.
After a lot of trial & error (i.e tacking the column on putting the dash on, making some adjustments and
then trying it again!!!) it now fits fine and the column cowl sits snugly into the dash like in the OEM situation.
The bulkhead looks a bit messy 'cos of all the welding and cutting I have done. Needs a bit of grinding flat
and a coat of primer!
As I am going to be running the EPS (Electric Power Steering) I have had to cut the support bar running behind
the corsa dash and put in some extra bars up to the steering column bracket for stablity.
http://www.elsamak.karoo.net/column3a.jpg
I have checked the clearance on the pedal box, close but enough room. I've also had to extend part of the
column at the bottom of the column between the two universal joints .
Next job is to weld in some permanent support brackets for the dash at each end and also a support for
the passenger side shelf and possibly for the glove box.
Enjoy
Joff
good work fella should look really good when its done
All i can say is WoW
I carnt belive how much you manage to get done on this car every time i see the progrees..well done keep it going mate,good luck.
Scott
Right , only been able to do a little bit of work this weekend due to my family feeling a bit rough with a bug!
Anyway been able to sort out a rear strut brace which I have made removable - bolts to either side of the
suspension turrets.
I'll probably have the brace chromed as I have found a local contact who can do some stuff for me.
http://www.elsamak.karoo.net/Rearbrace1a.jpg
Cheers for now
Joff
Good idea,i need a "proper one" in mine once the cage go's in.
Scott