saloon update, **New door pics**

Just incase anyone wants to see any more progress....

http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en1.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en2.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en3.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en4.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en5.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en6.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en7.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en10.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en11.jpg

Removing the engine tomorrow and picking up the new one at night.

Neil

I dopped you off a perfectly good car neil

and look what you did?????? :o

It was a classic :lol:

haha matt, well one thing does have to be said, very little rust in the actualy engine bay itself!

Why do people take pictures with picture phones? The quality is awful. Thats not a direct attack on you Neil, but a lot of people have been doing it lately and they all come out blurred to fcuk.

Jim

So, what's the plans for it then Neil??

Jim, i know it wasn't directed at me, but id rather take pictures with my phone which ive had for a year and a half then use a film and get it procced and spend money doing that, and i cant afford a digi camera, sorry but at the mo ill have to use my phone.

1.4 engine and then get wroking on the repray.

what colour?

is it a 2 door?

It is a 2 door, not sure what colour, stripping the engine bay 2morow, will have to think about it, maybe the same colour...

my van yellow ;) :lol:

Nah....this colour!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/8920d379.jpg

there like gold dust in that colour :lol:

Yeah, thanks, I know that now.....AFTER I sold it!
:cry: :cry:

lol i took the 1.4 out for you yesterday mate have some good pics of when we pushed the car on the side to get the tank of to save getting wet on the floor lol :lol:

if engines coming out top take the bonnet off is easier to work with

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there like gold dust in that colour :lol:

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ive seen plenty in that colour

and neil you should of had that engine out and the new one in in a day, what you playing about at get it done

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Originally Posted by nbaxter

there like gold dust in that colour :lol:

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ive seen plenty in that colour

and neil you should of had that engine out and the new one in in a day, what you playing about at get it done

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LOL why rush it,i think he should try and just spray this one in the bay first,then drop the engine in,as we know what happend lat time...

scott

As scott says im taking my time, ive got my 2ltr which im using so there is no rush with this one.

The reason the bonnet is still on is because today we took everything off but the engine mounts so it'll keep it covered for tonight, engine is coming out tomorrow.

Drop the engine out the bottom then, use the engine crane/jacks to lift the shell up an drag the engine out the way.
i've found it's a lot easier than pulling it out the top!

http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/1.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/3.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/4.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/5.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/6.jpg

This is the factory alarm that was on, we got rid of it...
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/7.jpg

And then we found out it ran off recarge able batteries!
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/8.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/9.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/10.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/11.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/12.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/13.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/14.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/15.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/16.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/17.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/18.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/19.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/21.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/22.jpg
As part of the rebuild im hiding, moving as many wires as i can...
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/23.jpg
Relocated the wires...
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/24.jpg
Rust free...
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/25.jpg
Rust free again
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/26.jpg
Battery tray, just service rust and nothing major,
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/en/27.jpg

Good to see it's progressing Neil...

well im inpreesd neil your doing quite a good job there,it looks like it might even be a very nice little car affter as well. keep on going mate.

scott

its looking good neil. as scott says keep going matey!

all that hard work should pay off!!

bruce

nice one neil

mint mate u copying me on multicloured panels :D :lol:

why did they put an alarm on a 1.0 saloon? lol.

good progress m8.

lookin goos mate

but you did look funny tryin to pick that engine up before lol :lol:

I was picking it up, doofus kept dropping it :P

Neil Keep The Nova It Much Betta Plzzzzz 4 Me :D
altho new car lookin a bit dead at mo but wen it finished i'm havin mi baby Nova

lol schools out

:lol: lol @ Dan.

Progressing quite quick there Neil. Good going. One question though, what do your parents think to all these engines, gearboxes and half cars that keep appearing on their driveway?

It's a respectable street you know :lol:

My mum and dont really mind that much, they dont go outside much, the garage is kinda now mine, i have 3 engines in there, 2 doors, 4 engine heads, 3 batteries, bonnets, wings, head lights, seats, so much crap!

It'll fun once its sorted.

i've got almost a full mk2 interior in my loft lol. apart from the front seats... some of it was VERY awkward to get through the ceiling hatch.

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My mum and dont really mind that much, they dont go outside much, the garage is kinda now mine, i have 3 engines in there, 2 doors, 4 engine heads, 3 batteries, bonnets, wings, head lights, seats, so much crap!

It'll fun once its sorted.

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is that it lol, you,ve got a long way to go to catch me

i store all my stuff in the garage i still had enough room for me nova

alls i need to do is get of the rs turbo doors bumpers and spoiler and ill be happy

anyone wanna buy them? :lol:

done some more today, primed up my new doors and sorted out some rust on them.

http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/door.jpg

And this is a pic of my make-shift paint shop :twisted:
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/door1.jpg

How are you going to do your top coat mate?

scott

what colour is it going to be?

The top Coats are going to be done by a compressor and in a Wacky Wearhouse, its a big open area where you could fit 5 cars in with doors open and is totally closed and naturally warm, its at my work, used to be the kids play area, called the Wacky Wearhouse.

The colour isn't decided yet, as its going to be a full shell respray i can have any colour i want :)

looks like its progressing fast mate, gonna be good when its finished :D

http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/saloon/door3.jpg