It does look good. I think I could cope sitting behind that. I do love the way the head unit is up high on mk1's.
Everything (all controls) are exactly where you want them too.
It does look good. I think I could cope sitting behind that. I do love the way the head unit is up high on mk1's.
Everything (all controls) are exactly where you want them too.
cool project!!
i'm really enjoying it!!! post has any pictures has you want mate!!
i think every one is glado to see how the things are going on that amazing nova!!
thanks for the comments guys.. all good ones :)
*Update..
My wheels are back! woooooo
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Good job , good price for me - through work, halfords deal with pristine refurbishers (milton keynes) turn around was 6 days, including the weekend!
Eventually i got to the car after nipping to midland fastners again to stock up to finish the interior. Fitted drivers' seatframe.
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Note all welds smoothed out etc from last pics, painted - fits spot on.
Then fitted the seat:
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This whole episode has taken the longest out of all of the the build - but to then jump in; sit low, solid without using the floor as a mounting - it has all been worth it. Position for me is exactly how i wanted it. Chuffed.
Just need to sort a few nuts n bolts for harnesses now.
Then i took to the doorcards. Found it tricky; never done this sort of thing before either. The passenger side had been fitted up loosely, but i took it out to sort it properly, finally. Fitting door handle, pockets (needed painting black first)
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Happy with the look, although a bit more time is needed to get it fitted flush allround..
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So interior has one more days -worth to be spent on it now. Just need to do drivers' door card and those harnesses; for mot spec.
Finishing on a real high - for me;the wiper issue is sorted.
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I only needed to adjust the linkage/arms to fix the problem. Tis silly really but im just glad they work correctly now..
Ended the day by spraying up the the motor lol..
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More again soon.
This is getting better and better.
Loving the rims and doorcards :cool:
Agree. This is all slotting together & looking fab.
Love the door cards & handles/pockets.
Also agree
Gets better and better!
Everytime i see this project it makes me wanna start work on mine lol it really does look good very impressive mate is it making an appearance at PV mate
i hope so very much mate.. tis a bit touching cloth..Quote:
Originally Posted by thedjse
thanks for all the comments, - didnt think i was gonna let u all down did ya..? :-)
Rims look sweet :p. Pristine are the nuts, had a few dealings with them myself as they're fairly local. Good work on the seats too... Cobra take note on how the subframes should have been done from the start!!
got that switch yet Dave?
those rims look amazing!
Interiors looking spot on fella, never seen a flocked mk1 dash before it totally transforms them! top work :)
Them rims looks amazing.
Be carefull of the winders scratching the panel.
Dave those rimm's are amazing, they are going to totally transform the look of the car! :)
rimm's look schweet
*update..
Im leaving all the bells n whistles shiny bits until after the MOT; so this weekend was a matter of getting the car to a basic, 'MOT spec.'
Ive booked the car in for MOT this saturday.
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Tried to move the exhaust as its rattling on the fuel tank, re-fitted the std. springs and bolted the rear harness points in..
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Also finally nailed this interior.. drivers' door card:
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Then fitted up the rest of the dash parts, wired the foglamp switch and horn, also bolted up the rest of the harness points...
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All done. Woo.
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I do have a headunit to go in, gauge for the hole in the dash etc etc - its just all on hold until it passes, hopefully saturday.
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Ive got to stick a tyre on (bit close to call) and find a window winder clip. Thats it. Will let you know how it gets on. Next update at the weekend.
That interior looks awesome :cool:
It actually makes a mk1 dash look acceptable
funking love it!
*Update..
MOT day..... : FAIL! :-(
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The flexi's we had no idea really,.. never faffed with goodridge stuff before.. after collecting the car we had a few more stabs at it..
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But to no avail .. ended up catching nearside flexi with the wheel at full lock and splitting it :-) niiice...
So we're going to bag some new O.E rubber ones for now; at least we know how to fit them.. Be tuesday now.
The headlamp thing shouldnt be a problem; can sort that..
But the shocker was the front coilovers - i mean theyre not new, came with car etc but just never saw it coming.. If it leaks it must be slight. We had a word with the place and hopefully on the retest they'll let them through for me.. ill then after PV get them refurbed..? (rally bilstein coilover jobbies; worth it??)
If the garage say no to any leaniency, then i might have to shod it with any old pair of non-leaky shockers.. where do i stand with eccentric top mounts tho??
Its alright, all in just a bearing advisory that was all. They liked the paint n dash etc.. enjoyed driving to and from lol.. forgot about the baby XE roar when induction kitted up.. lol
Like a teenager again, i was..
More in the week -hopefully a green VOSA paper , not RED. :)
Where are the dampers leaking from? 1st pic looks like a split cv boot too?
Hmm, your goodridges seem to have just twisted when fitting them.Tried undoing them at the caliper and seeing if you can turn them straight?
EDIT- can see the other pic now, that n/s hose looks fine like that.Any pics of how they were sitting before?
The dampers are leaking from the top..? barely call it leaking.. but it wasnt dry..
The middle, or top hose pic, with wheel on was of twisted/before pic.. the bottom, or second hose pic, wheel off (although its the other side) is after.. this is the one that then caught on the wheel lol.. now fecked..
On the scounge for o.e rubber ones for now - the one goodridge one got chewed..
It'll be alright, no panic at the disco yet..
Oh and the C.V boot are ok, its just brake fluid, they passed - no split its ok..
At least its failed on nothing difficult/time cosuming to fix :)
oh yeah, absolutely.. got the bit between my teeth..
Dave, when i last had it mot'd (got to say it's probably well over 3 years ago now?) they'd noticed that fluid was escaping from the bottom of the strut onto the cv gaiter. If you look carefully it's not actually fluid, it packing grease out of the strut. When the car is on the move it fires grease over the cv gaiters. I also had the same advisory on the n/s mount bearing, tester at the time though said it wasn't excessive. The front struts are T.A.S custom made units with bilstein inserts.
Really glad there's not much else though, and it's looking REALLY good! Can't wait to see it again at pvs!
thanks john, we knew not to take a fail for granted, always can be much worse..
Going as planned really, with as you say - not many issues.
That looks ruddy awesome Dave! The interior really works together, shame about the MOT, but as least its not anything major..
Looks an awsome nova, the car must be better quality than new. keep it up
unlucky with the mot failure -they were pretty unhelpful really
*minor update..
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It passed on the re-test. :-) Fun begins now..
Will be hitting it with the stick, rims and shiny goodies tommorow.. Weather permitted.
Relieved tho.
im going to try and get use of works workshop this weekend dave,
if your intrested, its dry lol
Good work mate - Let the fun commense :)
Well yesterday didnt go to plan; i had to spend a large part of the day sorting out a job application; it wasnt until late afternoon that we got round to doin anythin to the car..
Great sucess with insurance - I have insured it now. Went with H.I.C - i think i got a good deal; all mods declared, fully comp, annual policy - bit over £300
Taxing it today. As yesterday i was told it would have had to run from beginning of May, so i left it.
So we decided to try n have a play with the front suspension - to bring it down a tad- its on coilovers so thought it would be a nice n easy job..
:-(
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Theyre a tad seized lol.. Hammers, bloody sweat n tears.. even took the strut off the car and at least with our limited tools - i wouldnt budge.
Basically the platform the springs sits on is the one we can undo.. the other bottom one (was for helper springs) came undone ok..
So im not sure. Can i swap temporarily to a gmax/spax -non coilover shocks n springs setup for the front and still use eccentric top mounts??
Shall i get mine refurbished? Just buy new? Hmm.
*Update..
Well not quite sure how to write this update, as in short, ive done none of this work - ive been working all weekend. My mate has carried it all out..
To bring you up to speed tho; the seized coilovers are being replaced. TAS seem to now be called COMP BRAKE so ive ordered a pair of new coilover bodies from there.. Same spec, tho he did mention some new/uprated bottom adjustment.. ?
Anywho as mentioned, the following pics are all taken by my mate - work carried out by my mate, he even uploaded them to photobucket..
Big shout to him, ta blar'd.
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Oh, forgot to say, basically ive ordered the new parts but they arent here yet so, at least we're ready.
Those red lenses look sweet.
Just done with tint spray?
yes, 2 year old red tint spray lol..
need a warm day for bestest results.
Lol
Theyve come out well :cool:
Tint spray here i come lol...
Looks awesome ;)
looking good matey! Bet youre glad the retest went well!
*Update..
FAIL. Suspension parts havent arrived from comp brake; i rang them and they said it'll be monday. :-( So no PV for the nova. I took a risk, after MOT to change/work on the car to get it to 'my spec' (slammed, wheels, single wiper etc etc) so close to PV..
In a Top-Gear-does-south-africa-vwbeetle-booby-prize style the calibra is gonna have to be my cart once again, this year lol..
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Anyway, its only one show.. Advantages to missing on pv are that i can continue working on the car to the finer detail i wanted to; without rushing, cutting corners etc..
So whilst the suspension off and its up on axel stands i took to more cleaning, more detailing..
Following the number plate light getting the satin black treatment i gave the boot handle/grab a dose of it too.. (aweful pic, car is beeched in the garage)
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Then i spent the rest of the day in the front arches..
Almost every car ive owned gets this treatment, always luv the finished look..
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t'other side..
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Nice job :)
What paint did you use?