my new nova!

HI, i have got a 1.2carb nova that i am now doing up for when i am 17. I hope to put a full GSI kit on and have it all shiny black. i will also be getting rid of the rusty bits and welding plates where needed. The bottom passenger door is just starting to bubble so will fix that too! It is quite a solid wee shell. Never been welded before. Its done 90k though. Still not that much. Will probably end up getting a sr engine put in then a gsi. This is what it looks like just now! Please leave comments and tips. Thanks
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Greg

this will be getting stored in a garage for the most of 3 years. however the garage is quite damp! My nova sx was not that rotten when i bought it 2 years ago but with it sitting there for 2 years, the rust got worse. It was alot worse than when i bought it! Is there any good way to stop it rusting and keep it mint?? I would hate to see such a good wee nova go to waste! thanks

waxoyl??

looks a great nova to start with and it doesnt look to bad on the out side,but its guna need a a new front panel.Wthe rust been that bad i wouldnt plate that as a new one is only about 20quid

yes i am going to strip the front end and put a new slam/front panel in. Also might take the engine out and seam weld and spray it all nice shiny black! There isnt any point seam welding it just for the 1.2 but i would want it done if the gsi engine is getting dropped in. Also makes it stronger.

not bad for a first car mate, nice little cruiser :thumb:

think i seen this nova in thornhill the day...when we were passin by in the 1.2i Merit+ comin back from the G-Hills Rally

aye you did! it was sitting outside spar. i was at the galloway hills aswell.lol?were you in a silver nova?

yep did u see it as well?

aye met you on the road, i was on the phone so didnt pay much attention to you.

a was in the back (quite crushed - 6ft 2 @ 14 years old) not good but still a run in a nova

haha, rally was ok. got to say it was better last year. the weather made it pretty crap like.

a was really really impressed with the BOG11E nova....quick as f**k and sounded the dogz

aye young david bogie can drive that nova. it is a really fit nova that. bogie and the boy in the starlet were good to watch! what stages were you at mate?

Cairn Edward & Dalbeattie

we were at cairn edward then glengap and dalbeattie. managed to go to the chip shop aswell!lol were you at the start line on cairn edward? i was at the top of the big straight off the start line?

cairn edward i was at junction 10....90 left klass corner like

i havnt really done anything to this for a while but it has been driven by my sister for a while and needs a bit of work. I am going to get new plugs and leads for it. Also a K&N filter and new oil/filter. I have been told that the timing is needing adjusted? i dont know what that is? is it a big job? can you do it yourself? I also noticed the rear wheel bearings are away as it makes a terrible droning noise, so i bought new bearings today. Also when i move the steering whell quickly left to right it makes a loud horrible banging noise. What could this be?

starting stripping it down this weekend and then after xmas she will be getting welded etc. A full gsi kit on it with 3 spoke wheels and all colour coded! i though i would show a few pics just before it gets stripped. let me know what you think please.
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this reminds me of my older brothers nova which he used to have it was a 1ltr trip, shiney shiney black, then got it kitted, good to see another good nick Scottish nova, keep up the good work and keep an update on your progress on the car.

yes i will keep updating progress. The aims are to get rid of all the rust, gsi kit, shiney new black paintjob, lowered more at the front, de badged, get rid of them hoorible bump strips, gsi interior, put my digi dash in, gsi steering wheel, gsi black dash, K&N air filter, full exhaust system an give it a good service. It should be a tidy wee nova when its finished.

nice nova pal im 17 to wiv a nova for me first car, would put pics up bt dont no how at da mo, wen i find out how will send u pics, iv got a 1.4 with twin webbers better than the old 1.2 also a good look is twin headlamps with gte kit thats the look i went for bt slightly moded my frnt bumper an painted it flame red

hi, after i have been driving for a while i will be putting a sr or gsi engine into it. If you want to put pics up, register to photobucket and then upload the photos into your account then copy the link onto here. If you need more info please pm me.cheers

Nice car mate :) nice and shinny :P

got some work done to my project today. I have took the front bumper, grill, headlights and wings off and found some RUST! its no actually that bad, i need a new front panel. i could probs get away with just plating it up but want to do it right. I might aswell do it because the price of a front panel is not that expensive. I also removed side/bump strips along the doors and back quarter etc. I also tried to put 185/60/14 tyres on with new wheels but they dont fit on the back as it is too low so i will need to get my arches rolled. Will get some pics up of the progress soon.

looks like a very good base car that mate, looks really nice in black

yeah its a clean wee nova. it is very clean and shiny after washing and polishing it. it came up really well actually. it has a few rust bubbles that will be getting rubbed down and also the back arches are starting to flake so they will be getting rubbed down and primed etc. It will end up with a nice shiny black paint job aswell. Should look really good when done. (hopefully)lol

Can you buy a arch rolling kit/tool? how much are they roughly to buy? also i have pulled my bump strips/trim off the nova and left with gluey horrible stuff underneath. I tried heating it up with a heat gun and is pretty had to pick it off. any other suggestions? cheers

Greg

its best to get the arch rolled profeshinally mate, but as for the gluey stuff, i found petrol is the best for it, put a fair amount on a soft clean cloth and dab it onto the glue, so that it soakes it up, this will loosen the glue, just keep wetting the glue with petrol and take your time to to damage the paintwork.

cheers mate, will have a go at that on boxing day. will have a day off from working on it tomorrow.:)

Here is some pics of the latest progress. A new front panel is on its way and i will be welding up the splash gaurds or making new ones. Apart from that is going well. Its in good nick for the age of it. Never been welded before so its not bad. Let me know what you think. cheers
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here is a few more pics. the gsi bumper, spoiler and skirts (when i get them) will all be getting painted black the same as the car. I am not sure what wheels to put on it but the sr 3 spoke wheels are going on it just now. I would like white 5 spoke wheels or multisopkes for when it goes on the road. possibly speedlines, i will see what money is like later on. te gsi clocks might be going in but will probably end up having the digi dash out my old nova in it.
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looking good mate, that front panel looks way past its sell by date

like me youve got afew years to make it, i have 4, so it shouldnt be too difficult
keep up the good work :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

m8 the car looks a bit of a shed sorri novas aint ment to be that rusty lmao

I dont think its bad at all! I think its quite solid at the front end compared to my other 2 novas. The crossmember is soild, its only the front panel, the slam panel and the bit round the lights where it is rotten. A whole new front end is on its way, so just wait and see what she turns out like. It looks alot worse in he pics. I am sure a few people on here will agree with me that its not that bad.

bit of a shed shut up, its a nova ffs of course its got some rust on it, any pics of your car Nova 1 lol.

i agree with ian all novas have rust to me the car looks fairly gd condition for its age it just looks like it needs a slam panel overall the car looks gd keep up the gd work greg n keep us posted this car reminds me of ma bros old car it was bak and alot worse tahn this and became a show car !!!

thanks guys.lol.
i didnt think the rust was bad. Anyway i started taking the front panel and slam panel off today. Nearly finished,a few more hours and she will be ready for the new front end to get welded on. I will put a few more pics of it up with no front end on etc.

Got this today! What is the best thing to paint/coat the inner wings etc to stop them rusting. ihave grinded them all down and i was going to hammerite them or put underseal them. Whats best?
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first coat them in zinc enriched primer, then seam sealer, and a few coats of paint, thats all there is to it really.