Nova Saloon Build

Having issues with the computer and cant upload pics at the mo. Going to do a final coat today/tomorrow...

Hopefully photos soon! :thumb:

i saw the car last week !!!!! paint work looks spot on austin mate:)
she is going to be one sweet ride :)

awesome thread and the car will be first class when complete, can't wait to see it finished

Cant wait to see some pictures of the car mate, all the work so far looks to be spot on! my favourite touches are the way the rad has been mounted and the flared out arches, Excellent. Good luck with the rest of it.

Thanks for the comments! Finally, some more photos of the progress!

Have spent a lot of time going over areas of the bodywork and engine bay which needed a re-going over, then re-primed again..

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Cut out the middle of the turrets to make room for some eccentric top mounts, and bent up some rings of 1mm steel to beefen up the turret.

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More primering and sorting the loose panels out

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Very manky bonnet
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All cleaned up before rubbing down
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bootlid
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bonnet nice and sorted
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Front wings in primer
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stone-chipped
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Engine bay sealed up
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Rear inner arches primed then stone-chipped
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Filed the front panel a bit for a better fit with the boost pipes.....getting all the small jobs sorted
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sill all sorted and ready
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Masked up the car for some stone-chip around thebottom inch or so of the car
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Good work mate - When will it be painted do u reckon ?

Ready for another priming
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Set up the 'ez-up' marquee as my temporary spray booth.. Works very well with a couple of heaters in there. I wetted the floor before de-dusting and spraying , and this worked very well.
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panels in primer
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I sprayed the door inners, bonnet underside, bootlid underside and the inners of the front arches off of the car and sprayed the rest of the car
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???..then fitted the doors, boot, bonnet and front wings and gave the whole lot a go over.

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Rocker and cam cover
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Waxoiled behind the front arch bits before fitting the wings, as this won?t see the light of day ever?
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New bolts all round
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More photos to come! I?ve blocked the whole car down again with 600grit and am waiting for good weather then I?ll give it a final coat. As you can see, there are a few places which missed teh paint first time round. Also spotted a couple on dings which i've now sorted and re-primed.

Just a clutch and flywheel to buy for the engine, then that can go in asap

Fantastic, love it!! What colour is it?

Looks awsome mate. You have made some kind of progress too! the colour is spot on! really nice and understated, what kind of finish are you managing to get on the paintwork with your homemade booth? Best of luck and look forward to the next update.

Cheers guys!

The paint is the classic mk2 escort 'hearing aid' beige (cordoba) :thumb:

Really happy with the outcome. Very little dust at all, and only a bit of overspray to contend with.
Now its all perfectly flat, the last coat should sort it right out

Excellent work! I like the idea of using a marquee as a paint booth:thumb:

I haven't checked if you are going to but I really hope you can get this done and on the stand at PV? You look like you are cracking along with it pretty quickly now:D

Definatly hoping to get it done by PV! Once all this paint stuff is out the way it should be a lot less hectic and hopefully quick progress will be seen!

Thats an awesome job for where your spraying it.

Look forward to seeing it complete :cool:

That colour with dark grey wheels will own in terms of style.

Nice to see another side exit used.

Keep the high standard up.

This is one clean motor - Can't wait to see the final outcome of it

smashing project.


all the nice touches seem to be turning out really well mate.


great skills indeed.

Awesome work as always! Can't wait to see it finished!

Drool dribble :-)

Few more updates on some other parts on the car.

Got the head bolted back on and moulded sump gasket/wantage plate.


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Gave the starter a mint up, although its fairly new. New water hose.
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Cams in with an XE inlet fitted.
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I’ve re-drilled the inlet pulley on the mill to retard it. New timing mark also scribed in
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Have been thinking about what mirrors to fit. But thought I’d give the stubby mission a go and see how that went. Manage to get the use of a plastic welder which made the job a lot easier!

Covers cut and welded up
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Then the main bodies... Shortened by 50mm
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Nearly ready for some paint. Just a bit more sanding required.
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Back on to the engine, Cam cover on. Gave it a coat of weld seal just to make sure there isn?t any leaks! A few bits to clean off?
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Inlet mid polish. Didn?t go too mad on, just a spruce up.

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Inlet all fitted up
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Flatted the car back ready for some good weather, then I?ll finish it off.
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i cant get over how perfect that colour is

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Originally Posted by burgo

i cant get over how perfect that colour is

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I cringed at it at first the other day but on reflection I think its gonna really suit the car and look classy.

Ummm... WOW!

not looked for a while now and im very impressed with the progress, looks like this is going to be an amazing saloon, cant wait to see it finished.

(2008 the year of the saloon?? )

Scott

Looking good mate, reminds me of my fave saloon....

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Originally Posted by Aamir

Looking good mate, reminds me of my fave saloon....

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Why is there a VW badge hanging from the rear bumper? lol

Nice work as always Austin.
The shorty mirrors look a good job.

Stubby mirrors look good - I'd love a set for mine :)

quality nova,
loving the short mirror idea.

Car is looking awesome Austin, here's hopeing you can have it ready for PV!

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Originally Posted by scott.parker

Why is there a VW badge hanging from the rear bumper? lol

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Scott, something to do with Opel-loving Germans hating vee dubs and vice versa. Bit like what you Britons have with Fords and Vauxhalls I guess. :-P

Cheers,
Niek

awsome makes mine look pathetic

great work mate...i really like thos arches...just read the thread really good build..keep up the great work

surley some good progress been made by now austin?

get some more pics up!

austin my man looks top doller :)

i will pop up one night this week :P

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Originally Posted by nova_niek

Scott, something to do with Opel-loving Germans hating vee dubs and vice versa. Bit like what you Britons have with Fords and Vauxhalls I guess. :-P

Cheers,
Niek

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lol cheers for that, i though i was the only person who could see it! :wtf:

Completely missed this thread for the past 8 months!. Gobsmacked!

to say great work would be an enormous understatement. WOW

Any progress made recentley mate? Great car, cant wait to see it.

Cheers Geezers! :thumb:

Will try and get some more pics up this week.

Ended up giving the outside/bay/boot/underside another coat as I've got loads of paint... Got the engine in now. Just sorting interior and wiring at the mo... Then it'll be suspension / beam / tca's etc..