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Good skills, the last thing you want after all your hard graft is fire rats eating it overnight or something like that :eek:
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Originally Posted by Liam
Good skills, the last thing you want after all your hard graft is fire rats eating it overnight or something like that :eek:
Very nice mate and lol at the underside of the seat "B O L T"
Love the steering wheel and i think the red pin stripe looks spot on!
Really impressed with what you've done to this Liam, the dials looks brilliant and the scuttle panels always make the bay that bit more tidy.
Have some + rep for doing a cracking job :cool:
Absolutely stunning - love the flocking!
Cheers for the positive comments guys, it really does mean that all the hard work is rewarded in a way!
Anyway, I was down the bodyshop last week getting my wheels painted and prepping them for paint. Here's some pictures of the process:
http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...25699491_n.jpg
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http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...18863714_n.jpg
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http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...24522384_n.jpg
http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...76042565_n.jpg
http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...75774288_n.jpg
Once they were painted I thought they looked VERY nice but once fitted I lost all heart with them/the car! I really thought that they would suit but they really don't.
Now, because of this I really don't know which way to go wheel wise. I like the RFX's but I don't 'love' them, the 15" MO's didn't look right (I think it was the colour) and now the OZ's don't look right either.
I don't know whether to sell the OZ's on and get some more MO's. The other day I thought about 14's but they just aren't big enough. I need some help ideally lol lol
Enough about stupid gay wheels now and onto something more exciting, sort of lol. As above in my previous update, i've started ordering some silicone hoses. Luckily Roose sell hoses seperately so I can get the mix of Nova and Corsa hoses and also ordering seperately it feels cheaper!
So, firstly I ordered a Nova bottom hose and generic hoses for the header tank/inlet manifold etc. Over the next couple of weeks i'll order the rest and get them fitted once i've got them all.
http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...47516782_n.jpg
I reckon you should get the wheels repainted white, i reckon that would look really good on your car, maybe get the decals replaced in red to match the car?
looks good mate good work :)
I think they suit it! Did you not trial fit them in white? Any pics?
Good work with the wheels mate, just noticed you have changed the single wiper to a normal two wiper set up on the front, how comes you've done that?
imo the wheels are spot on
but cant help thinking white would of been better myself
nova looks great btw dude :thumb:
Never knew roose done single hoses,handy :)
Im with Pie i think, i would have stuck with white. Black doesnt look bad, just think something lighter would have suited it more.
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Cheers guys. I did take a picture with one of the wheels fitted just before prepping them and thought that it looked too white. I really like the look of red Nova's on white wheels but I don't think it would suit mine as because the bumpers are black the wheels would just look out of place.Quote:
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Here's the pictures anyway:
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...874D578993.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...87568C8D89.jpg
Cheers mate. The twin wiper is just temporary as the single wiper arm broke and I needed wipers ASAP. I've ordered a later 306 rear wiper (the aero type one) and will get the single wiper fitted again once the weather brightens up a bit!Quote:
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On the subject of wheels I did a little Photoshop to see what 14" and 15" MO's would look like in white. I can't really make my mind up with them. It's got so bad that I was even contemplating going back to standard Nova alloys... Speedline Alessios lol lol
Here the Photoshops:
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...whitecomps.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...itecomps15.jpg
Aye its a hard one lol
White does look good but like you said doesnt really go with the bumpers!
I think i'm going to try and get my 15" MO's back and get them painted the same colour as the RFX's. Then, if they don't suit it i'll just weigh the car in and buy something else lol
lol Cesaros buddy, cant go wrong ;)
Nah, I don't want no standard Vauxhall tat lol lol. I'm really not feeling the OZ's so i'm definately selling them... Anyone want to buy them? lol
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Originally Posted by Liam
Mate you own and drive a nova lol
Liam, do us a favour photoshop wise and do the black wheels red to match your car and put a white sticker to suit on them ;)
Looks awsome on the comps mate ;)
Only wheels I've liked on this is the RFXs but wow they white Comps look fantastic!!
I think the black wheels you have on at the moment look tidy goes well against the red
What are the wheels you have on it now then, the black ones, OZ rallye's?
What size are they?
I think it looks awesome on the OZ wheels in white
They're not black, they're dark anthracite. The pictures i've taken are during dusk so they look black.
And yes, they're OZ rallye's in 15".
Damn, i like them, specially in white, think im off to scour the bay for some for mine now then lol
i like it on the comps liam
I like the white 15'' MO 5s do it..
After some thinking and constantly having a peek at the Nova whenever I got the chance, I think that i'm going stay with the OZ's. The decider was when I got it cleaned the other day and it looked soo nice sat there.
What I don't know what to do now though is to get red stickers for the wheels or not. I would get some cheap ones off eBay to try but they're not very cheap! I might do a little Photoshop in a bit to see what they look like. I also need to try and get some kind of centre caps now as well.
Also, with the 195/50/15 tyres fitted they are always catching/scraping/digging the front arches so i'm looking at getting some 195/45/15 tyres and then selling the others on as they are all in good condition. I've been looking and have narrowed it down to Uniroyal Rainsport 2's (£190) and Toyo Proxes T1-R's (£210) which both have good reviews. I think that I'm slightly towards the T1-R's so i'll probably end up getting them.
As the rear is stripped it it sits a fair bit higher than '60mm' so I've got some 80mm rear springs which should bring the rear down to a decent height. I'm hoping for the arch to be level with the edge of the rim.
Anyway, here's some pictures I took earlier:
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC_1170.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC_1171.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC_1174.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC_1176.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC_1180.jpg
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http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC_1182.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC_1184.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC_1185.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC_1187.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC_1189.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC_1190.jpg
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http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC_1195.jpg
that looks amazing mate +rep!!!
Looking good. Just needs a bit of tyre shine to make them as gleaming as the rest of the car.
Looks amazing Liam! :thumb:
Does look nice mate, IMO white graphics would look better, i liked the MO's my self as they give a bit more pop against red..
Scott
Very very nice mate
Red decals on the wheels would look good IMO
am i fitting tyres again lol
Cheers guys, your comments and opinions really help in trying to make my Nova a very nice example (hopefully). I've Photoshopped both red and white decals and I don't think that they really look right on the anthracite wheels. I think that i'll try and see if a local sign place can make up the decals cheapish and see what they look like in real life.
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...Untitled-2.png
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...Untitled-1.png
I thought they originally had 'motorsport ' decals on them?
Edit: no they don't
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/P1010518.jpg
Yes, originally they would have had any one of the below I think. But I think the ones above look the best out of the lot.Quote:
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http://www.highgatehouse.co.uk/image...15-SR_icon.jpghttp://www.highgatehouse.co.uk/image...13-SR_icon.jpghttp://www.highgatehouse.co.uk/image...14-SR_icon.jpg
Top left, buts that's just me
The wheels really suit the car with the decals on and as for tyres I would go for the rainsport 2s over the toyos