Your red nova on first post it the same as i want mine! :)
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Your red nova on first post it the same as i want mine! :)
I know you will make great improvments to it Nick, all things i wouldnt get round to doing.
Just cant wait to see it when you have finished.
i dunno how behind i am with the TV, but just had a read of it in the petrol station lol, loving it, wait for you to put some more of your own touches on it Nick, and look forward to seeing it later this year!
Cheers Paul, All being well I shall see you and your motor at billing. :)Quote:
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Nick.
No PV?Quote:
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Unsure fella as I may be on my hols then. All depends on the missus and her chartered accountancy exam dates and If I have the car finished in time! Hopefully things will work out ok! Im sure I'll catch up with you at some point either way though. :)Quote:
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Nick.
Update time then chaps! My first priority had to be corsa just before christmas due to its mot being due in early January. As said I bought it with a missfire so that needed sorting as apparantly It could cause the car to fail the emmissions test. I had one of our service tech guys plug it into his computer to see what it showed up etc. The offending problem was found to be the coilpack. That evening I sourced a new genuine coilpack from ebay and later got it on the car. And viola! No more missfire! Upon going for its mot it picked up a couple of minors but did indeed pass so Job was a good one! With that out of the way I thought Id treat it. A small scuff on the bottom of the passenger door and wheel arch spat was painted followed by a 3 stage full machine polish/detail finishing with paintwork sealant and a good wax! It took a fair few hours to do but the results are shown below........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263049160
Looking good eh! Unfortunatly a week or so later it was looking like this!.........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263050101
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263050131
But I did come across these and couldnt resist..............
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263049324
Ive always liked the morrette headlights on corsa b's so as they were priced well I thought Id have them! One had a small piece broken were it mounts next to the grill so we had to fix that via some strong plastic glue but apart from that thay are in good order. Plastic welding would have been ideal but the morrettes are made from abs plastic which shrinks and makes a mess under heat so it wasnt really an option. Below shows repaired area glued....
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263049687
Then drilled and filled.......
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263049804
Then prepared and hung ready for paint.............
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263049895
And finally painted and back together.........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263050990
Im just waiting for a friend of mine (Autosparky) to drop by a wire them up. I do have the morrette indicators to but Ive heard the corsa boys have been wiring front indictors into there fogs housings for a cleaner look so I think that will be looked at before any attempt on cutting up the bumper.
Nick.
Nova wise Ive been on with buying some new parts and improving others. A new front grille and rear spoiler have been painted are are sat in the loft along with a set of mint interior cards and another full set of brand new body mouldings too. One thing I kept thinking about was that the interior/exterior had a yellow/grey theme but under the bonnet most parts were black so It tended to spoil the theme. So I set about changing this. I seem to have lost some pics recently :confused: But here's some of what Ive been up to.......
A few parts below lined up ready for paint.....
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263052750
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263052777
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263052805
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263052830
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263052865
And painted...........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263052961
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263053016
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263053057
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263053081
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263053116
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1263053156
looking good Nick:thumb:
corsa looks good;)
Corsa does look good Nick
Nothing worse than all the snow clogged up in the inner arches!