Browney's Workshop Nova Build's

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16-09-09, 09:38 PM
djbrowney

Browney's Workshop Nova Build's

Some of you have seen the poor efforts i have made at trying to build this car changing my mind so many times, so hopefully this will be the final time

Got sick and tired of not having enough space so found myself a workshop at a decent price so i moved in along with all my junk a few weeks ago

The workshop (the boat wasn’t included)

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The ramp i purchased from gaz-d

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i7...ney/008-21.jpg

With a little bit of a boost she was away

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i7...ney/007-23.jpg

Knocked up a new bench and some shelf's

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Got the car moved down there

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Started to remove the excess parts i wasn’t going to need any more !

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Also started the stitch welding of the inside and removing the spare wheel (the car is starting to look a mess now )

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16-09-09, 09:38 PM
djbrowney

Poor quality pictures sorry

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Last Saturday went and collected my cage, and seat rails from fabri cage awesome service

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i7...ney/007-22.jpg

Just need to buy or make something to profile the ends of the cage, ordered my rear turrets and harness eyelets last night so hopeful by the weekend i can get fitting it.

Also purchased another nova from olly hewitt (trackdaynova) a few weeks back for building my other every day car but it's tucked up in the corner so i don’t have any pictures at the minute
16-09-09, 09:42 PM
Markd89

wish i had a ramp, nice work on the shop
16-09-09, 09:50 PM
vxr_racing_2008

Nice workshop and tidy nova:thumb:
16-09-09, 09:50 PM
Pistol Pete

Niiiiice workspace you got there. No excuses for not getting the car done then!!! lol
16-09-09, 10:02 PM
16v Nova Kev

quality set up there man get in
16-09-09, 10:02 PM
LEWI007

Nice place to spend some quite nights working novatime
16-09-09, 10:06 PM
djbrowney

Quote:

Originally Posted by k reg nova

Nice place to spend some quite nights working novatime

And a bench big enough to give the missus one when she pops down :cool:

cheers for the comment guys :thumb:
16-09-09, 10:14 PM
liam944nova

would be nice to have workshop like that. i'd be there more than i was at home lol
16-09-09, 10:15 PM
djbrowney

Quote:

Originally Posted by liam944nova

would be nice to have workshop like that. i'd be there more than i was at home lol

i havent seen my house in the day light for weeks lol lol lol
16-09-09, 10:53 PM
Rich

Looking for a lockup myself, looks a good size and a ramp too! :thumb:

How much you paying/how did you come accross it if you dont mind me asking?

No excuse not to get the car done now, look forward to the updates. How comes the 2 door frames are different shapes for the cage?
17-09-09, 08:14 PM
djbrowney

The work shop is £216.60 a month, that includes the workshop, electric 240 volt and 415 volt, a **** of 300ltr compressor (which i share the welder/ fabricator just through the roller shutter) a toilet which i can quite hapily take a **** in and water so pretty fookin good i think http://www.vauxhallsportforum.com/ph...smiles/023.gif

im not sure what you mean aboout the cage mate ???
17-09-09, 10:07 PM
Rich

The 2 bars that would go over the door and down in front of the dash look different shapes?

Thats a good price really on the unit!
18-09-09, 08:58 AM
mk3-fezza

nice unit mate, now get on with the car !! lol
18-09-09, 10:08 AM
Rickyb

looks a fair old size crack on
19-09-09, 06:18 PM
djbrowney

Decided to go with the holesaw method for profiling the ends of the cage, tried a practice the other night and it should all be good lol
Got the main hoop trial fitted and made some feet for it to sit on today, also got some more stiching hopfully by the end of the week i will have the rear turrets in, boot floor, and fully stiched ready to fit the cage and do the underside
Ran out of gas today so will get some tomorrow to carry on

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19-09-09, 06:56 PM
Mazz

Love the workshop, looks good! Nice and roomy for working on cars - i bet the ramp is a great help..
21-09-09, 10:07 AM
chrisnovaturbo

that well cheep. whats your floor erea. i pay £530 a month and £102 on rates a month. ive got 980 square foot
21-09-09, 10:08 AM
chrisnovaturbo

oh yeah cage looks good mate:thumb:
21-09-09, 10:47 AM
Shaun

cage is looking awesome mate!!!
21-09-09, 12:34 PM
Paul

nice mate, im keeping an eye on this :D
21-09-09, 09:18 PM
jonnyboy16v

thats a nice little workshop you got there browney mate.ile be over next week to defently buy that bumper:)
22-09-09, 10:57 PM
djbrowney

cheers for the coments guys

front feet should look something like this when finished, cant weld them in though as i need to drop the cage to weld round the tops.

only a little done tonight

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22-09-09, 10:59 PM
djbrowney

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisnovaturbo

that well cheep. whats your floor erea. i pay £530 a month and £102 on rates a month. ive got 980 square foot

its 16 ft x 26 ft so 416 square foot that includes my rates aswell lol
22-09-09, 11:12 PM
Rich

Im hopfully going to be moving into a unit on the 1st, its about 900sq ft (i think) 500 a £month plus £144 rates :(

Cage is looking good, is it off the shelf or custom bent?
22-09-09, 11:15 PM
djbrowney

units a fookin expensive i got really lucky with mine !

i brought it from fabri cage mate, just the hoops and roof diagnals are bent kinda wish i had spent the money on buying a profiled on but at least this way i can make it as tight as i like (just the way i like it lol)
22-09-09, 11:25 PM
Rich

Looks like you know what your doing, at least it will be stronger mounting it where you are.

Yeah units are expensive, but i cant find anything else! theres 2 of us going in on it, going to buy/sell a few cars and do a bit of servining/repairs to cover our rent
22-09-09, 11:37 PM
djbrowney

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich

Looks like you know what your doing, at least it will be stronger mounting it where you are.

Yeah units are expensive, but i cant find anything else! theres 2 of us going in on it, going to buy/sell a few cars and do a bit of servining/repairs to cover our rent

first time i have ever done anything like this mate lol

i planned to do that aswel but i can only get a nova through the doors at minute lol lol lol
26-09-09, 05:02 PM
djbrowney

boot floor is in and tacked down, got the drivers side turret in aswell will get them blasted when they are finshed as they have some fine surface rust on the. I havent got the hang of welding in akward places or upside down yet lol
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28-09-09, 10:11 PM
Rob77

Is that my old shell mate?

I struggle to keep up!

Rob.
28-09-09, 10:38 PM
corsakid

keeping an eye on this good progress so far
29-09-09, 07:07 PM
djbrowney

spent all day sunday cleaning the ******* roof but it's all done now.

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jonnyboy made a new friend that smell's just as bad as he does lol

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29-09-09, 07:37 PM
Iain

What did you use for cleaning the roof?
12-10-09, 10:34 PM
djbrowney

Quote:

Originally Posted by iainel

What did you use for cleaning the roof?

used thinner/gun wash/heat gun/scrapper and some scotch bright lol
12-10-09, 10:35 PM
djbrowney

First thing was to repair the ******* foot high fence that jumped out and scratched the work van.

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good enough for me lol

the nova is look a right proper mess now but hay ho
Got the other turret in and some of the cage aswel, its only tacked together for now but the hoop and legs are all touching the side of the car and the roof !!!
if i have done something wrong some one please tell me lol
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21-10-09, 11:06 PM
djbrowney

Got some more done on the cage tonight, i need to go back were i got the cage from as i ****ed up the front brace lol, also where i have situated the rear stays the diagonal is now to short so i cut that up and used it as a bulk head brace.

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these fit in just nice aswel lol

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22-10-09, 12:36 AM
auzzy-b

Geeeeeeeez! thats one hell of a rollcage! good stuff:thumb:
22-10-09, 09:58 AM
Andy

Great work mate looks spot on that
22-10-09, 10:46 PM
djbrowney

cheers guys !!!
22-10-09, 11:17 PM
ade

quality metal working skills there matey. I think I need to clean my garage out - your "cleanliness" makes me sick!

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