My Retro Florida Green Mk1 Nova Saloon First Car Project

[Calamity Josh]

Rear arch to boot sill:

Rear d/s arch:

D/s sill:

Boot:

P/s arch to boot sill:

P/s Rear arch:

P/s sill:

P/s Front arch:

Front of the p/s wing:

And where the mudflaps were:


In all i'm chuffed that there isn't really much rust at all on it for a car of it's age, i think for the moment i'm just going to rust kill and primer the parts but in the long run it will probably have new sills, headlight sections and wings before next summer when i'm planning on getting a full outside respray done, just because i'm a perfectionist...

[Alex J]

is that kiwi novas shell in the back ground to donate parts?

[Calamity Josh]

Yeh, it is his old nova, i've had some bits off it, i.e lowering springs, scuttle pannel mesh bits, front brakes, gearbox, driveshafts and the rear seatbelts and i've been offered more than i payed for it for the rest!!!

[nova_saloon]

there be scabs, but its still pretty mint, keep on it! it could be a minter

[octagonalpaul]

looks great, one of my favourite colours too :D

[Calamity Josh]

Today didn't go anywhere near to plan as i'd wanted it to, the idea was to wash it, polish it and fit my rear seatbelts, BUT SOMEONE STOLE MY SPONGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so i ended up just doing what i could with the seatbelts, i didn't get round to finishing fitting them as i'd left two of the bolts up the workshop, i'm also not fitting the lapbelt as a) i cba b) it'd look scruffy
Fitting the recoiling bit:

My technical way of making the holes in the lining through to the captive behind:

That side half finished:

the other side half finished:

Any idea how to get these bungs out of the floor where the hole is for the bottom half of the belts, i've tried mauling one it didn't help but was good anger management:


I'm also after a pair of these headrests (green with the hole in the middle) if anyone knows of some as they are damaged:

And... half an hours work concluded:



I will keep you updated on any more advances;
p.s anyone after a 1 owner from new nissan 280 fairlady z about to come up for sale:

[spunkeymonkey]

Why don't you buy the 280z bro?? Would be an ace project once you have done the nova :D, it's lookin gd now Youve got the rear belts goin in :D

[christurboo]

why put seat belts in when there not needed ??

[Calamity Josh]

Who said the rear seatbelts arn't needed? little update from today... i gave it a clean, even tho it hasn't moved in two weeks and then i started to polish it, pictures to follow

[Ste L]

That looks much darker than my old Florida Green nova....

this was mine http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/5188/PICT0177.JPG