New Project - Nova Saloon Smoker

Recently purchased this from Jamie 16v off here on a bit of an impulse buy.Gonna use it as an everyday smoker to keep the miles of the S2000


There is another project thread on here somewhere when it was purchased and subsequently painted in this delightful beige colour!

Pics before:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v401/Foy/29bdr2c.jpg




Pics when I bought it:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v401/Foy/2it5wk5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v401/Foy/2ikxs2w.jpg

He had fitted new GM rear quarters for no reason, lol – as they were very good beforehand. Not that I am complaining, this genuine 29000 mile shell is a REALLY good one! No rust to be found anywhere which is nice.

The beige isn’t a bad job either, although the doors are a slightly different shade, not that I’m bothered as its going in for a re spray in a few weeks to get the colour sorted out.

Engine bay welding is its show piece though – really, really good stitch weld and HH plate kit fitting job indeed. I don’t have any pics though just now!

Engine is also fitted very well, brand new fitting kit and shafts etc and runs spot on – although I discovered that there is THE BIGGEST oil leak in the world and it cant be driven until its sorted – looks like rear crank seal! Not the nicest job, but have a genuine one to go on this week…

Anyway – onto this weekends work…

This is what I needed to do firstly – fit Bilstein B10 tarmac suspension and fit poly bushes throughout…

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../Photo0047.jpg



Didn’t take long…

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../Photo0055.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../Photo0054.jpg

Then fitted Corsa B Epas… Works very well and have fitted on-dash adjustment for when I feel really girly! Lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../Photo0051.jpg


Purchased an early SR brown interior, with dash, seats and door cards and early orange clocks….But realised that the rear seats are totally different, so it was off to a local retrimmer to get the rear seats professionally retrimmed in the SR fabric – he also repaired the bolster which had JUST worn through…

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../Photo0058.jpg


Found some Infinity speakers from a project about 10 years ago that fit snugly into the original mounting points…

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../Photo0056.jpg

Dash in…. with clocks - cowling wasnt easy - so I just hacked it to get it on - I will sort this out next week...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../Photo0057.jpg

Rear seats…. And fitted, with door cards

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../Photo0065.jpg

Front wheels trial fitted… well I had to lol!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../Photo0066.jpg

All that’s left is to fit the front seats, rear shocks, sort oil leak out and get it to the paint shop! (and get it MOT’d)

Enjoy! lol

are you not keeping it in the creamy colour? Looks awesome though, especially with the ronals

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Originally Posted by MK999

are you not keeping it in the creamy colour? Looks awesome though, especially with the ronals

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Yeah -it goes with the brown interior!;)

looks mint i was seriously intrested in this.

sell me ronals lol

Awesome Will!

Will keep watching this one, love the Ronal Ts :P and the brown interior :)

Awesome project, love the colour and the rims

lol ah the "run around i wont be doing anything too" lol Looks awesome.

tis a find that.. nice one

Very nice :thumb:

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Originally Posted by Benn

lol ah the "run around i wont be doing anything too" lol Looks awesome.

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Already failed really - havent I!? lol

Cheers all - trying to make it as modern as poss in terms of driving, whilst keeping it retro looking...

Will add lots of sound deadening, add a reasonable stereo, V6 stoppers and a massive back box to keep it really quiet!

mint matey

ahh! wondered when this would appear! looking good Will!

I loved this when Jamie had it, revs really well with the lightened flywheel, was waiting for the wip to be started when he said you'd bought it Will

yes revs really well, no hesitation should be fun on the road :)

Funny you say that - it was the first thing I noticed too - never seen a standard XE rev so freely, even when you snap it open it doesnt bog down at all!

I will get my proper camera on the go, my camera on my phone is poop when there is no light!

Are all xe's with lightened flywheels the same or is it unique?

is it a billet flywheel from ttv racing?

I would have bought this if I had the money, its just like mine but with a boot! lol. Please keep the colour, looked really good when it was lowered on the mo's before. ;-)

saloons are the future!

i don't think its purely down to the flywheel. a lot of the Xes i have owned tend to bog down even a bit when you snap the throttle open from cold. unless of course the fly weighs about Bm ounce. lol

looks mint will :thumb:

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Originally Posted by Riggy

looks mint will :thumb:

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Cheers Carl - just a shame the camera was pap lol

How long till it gets bodies or a let Will? lol

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Originally Posted by John H

How long till it gets bodies or a let Will? lol

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Nah - it needs to be relatively 'refined', so if anything it will be a LET....

lol

Things bought this week to be fitted:
New Alarm (RCL)
Oil pressure sender
GM flaps (snigger)

Alarm will be my first proper installation - so that should be fun - looks easy enough though.

you wont do it , you'll let k do it

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Originally Posted by Will F

Nah - it needs to be relatively 'refined', so if anything it will be a LET....

lol

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Do it Will!

i really like this car!

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Originally Posted by Paul

i really like this car!

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Cheers matey - the 'locals' dont even know what it is! lol

I like it alot :cool:

Looks well with the sr seats in as well, very nice touch.

What colour is it getting resprayed then, I'm quite liking the biege.

Wish I went down this route with my saloon , I'm now "propa" jealous and kicking myself lol !!

Looks absolutely sweet with the SR seats and brown dash going in.

+Rep for the choice of wheels alone .....:thumb:

hc


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"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Will F again."

Just spotted this, thats a seriously cool motor!

Nice car, just a hunch, but I reckon a C16SE airbox won't fit.

Very nice - subtle too

Cheers all - its staying beige - but either Parchment or Gazelle (GM colours)

That way - I wont have to go bare shell, as the colours are very similar indeed!

Craig - I got a 1400 air box instead... I will make it fit!

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Are you trying to fit the airbox with the XE, No chance lol, Adam tried lol

How rude of me though, Car looks good, plans sound good. :)

Mines gazelle beige apparently and it looks very similar to yours will, also im not sure a bout the airbox idea. I thought a nova gte airbox would fit in my 2.0 8v engine bay, but its just slightly too big!!

I will MAKE a box that fits! lol

I fitted one a few years ago to my black GTE - that was a 1.6 one too - so a bit bigger I think?

Its my misison - refuse to fit a cone filter!lol

How about a tea strainer? lol

It might fit, but was never going to work with my C16XE & Mantzel. I wasnt prepared to hack it up what with paying £40 for a new (2nd hand) one & them being rareish.lol