My mk1 sr nova - polar

[jafanan]

bought this little white sr a month or so ago and since then i have been getting it ready for the road / mot with the hope of getting some miles in it before the summers over
i hadnt planned on bying another nova but this came up and couldnt turn it down due to how rare these are getting....
although once i have it on the road i will probably advertise it to let someone else enjoy it as my mk2 nova will hopefully be on the road for next summer so ive no need for 2
plans are:
mot & tax
new headlights
engine service / filters / plugs
restonechip & reseal & paint inner arches
clean an paint rear axle, petrol tank
new brakelines throughout
fit a set sr alloys & new tyres
wheels shown (cesaros) forsale with good tyres if anyones intrested to give me a shout
when i got it:


i then sorted the rear arches, drums and shocks and gave them all a clean and some fresh paint, quite happy with them

set of brand new headlights as the current ones were faded and dull


next up i gave the bootfloor a frshen up, stripped the seams back and primd and re-sealed all the seams in the boot and gave the whole floor and well a fresh layer of polar white, quite happy with how it turned out...

and a rear end shot showing the back built up

and a quick photo of the engine bay, some previous owner felt the need to touch in the crossmember with a brush and paint so i plan on repainting it when i get a free evening an back to how it should be, thankfully the battry tray and engine seams are all solid

and next up was the front arches, they got a clean, stripped back to metal, re-sealed, primed, stonechipped and painted. the struts etc also got a lick of black to help the look of things, should look better when the new trackrod ends are fitted etc

gave the inside a quick clean aswel with the dust etc that had gathered, interiro is in very good condition with no rips, stains etc and the drivers seat and no damage to the bolster whch s common. on the look out for the standard phillips radio if anyone knows of any forsale etc

and its first wash

and the reg (one of my fvourite bits about the car)
some new bumpr tape needed though

the nova and the golf


next up:
new brakelines throughout
needs a good polish and wax
sort out tyres for the sr wheels
source and fit radio
MOT and drive
c&c welcome

[Royston]

Car looks really clean, and a credit to you, keep up the good work, but is it not Glacier white rather than Polar white? Bit late for Polar I thought

[jafanan]

cheers

i had also thaut that but my other sr glacier is a diffrent colour so i just assumed this is polar, although it does need a real good compound and polish then il know,

[boss]

do you no what the colour code is if its 474 or 10l then its glacier

[meach86]

Looking good mate, Nice and clean

Loving the Land/Range Rover wheels on the Golf

[jafanan]

Thanks folks

Anyone think I should fit mud flaps or leave it as it is, if I was it would be there square griffin or plain black

[Novasport]

I work for Pentagon, in fact this car used to drive past me on my way to work everyday. Think the lad has a grey base model Nova now.

[jafanan]

ok so ive been doing little bits to this over the holidays to get it ready for the road
fitted these very clean rear arch carpets to tidy the bootfloor up a little and to protect the paintwork within the boot, and can be easily removed to leave it back to standard, i personally think they look alot better also, photos below show one side with and the other without the carpet

and both

next up i plan on shampoo'ing and giving the interiro a full valet especially the boot to remove stains from use over the years shown in the photos
had a day off work so i polished and gave it a couple of coats of wax, really needs a full detail which i plan on booking it in for in the near future



cleaned the cesaros also, came up well


also picked up another set of sr wheels with all centre caps whihc i plan on hopefully getting refurbed and new tyres on asap, before mot hopefully in a few weeks
cheers

[jafanan]

ok so after i sourced my sr wheels i wanted to get them refurbed so after hours of sanding and prepping my cousin had them in primer





took a gamble ona silver but it has dried too dark so im gong to repaint them tonight after work and leave the to dry for a day or too and then worry about tyres

mot is the end of next week, then hopefully it will be on the road for a short while before winter kicks in

[jafanan]

ok so mot at the start fof the week in ballamena, please pass

getting a few bits tidied and ready



cleaned the rear drums and shoes, free'd them up a little, new shoes to be fitted after mot, these ones should do the trick until then



and my sr wheels finally painted and ready for tyres this weekend



quite happy with them



c&c welcome