My 1983 Nova Project

[AndyGTE95]

good job mate

the cars looking great

i still cant belive how solid it is for its age


Andy

[LEWI007]

Havent seen you in a while pal,

Car is Looking good stay ontop of it.

[Steve]

Nice one, thats a long old day but its getting that bit closer, when was yours first registered? I'd love a y-plate one, only ever seen a couple for sale!!

[CorsaBBoomer]

Nice job!

[G-nova]

Thanks for all the good comments lads more progress on the nova during next week

[Tim Harpley]

Excellent work you're doing there, engine bay is very tidy.

[G-nova]

Few parts arrived today from Mount Panel's based in Leeds. I bought 2x full sill's + 2x rear arch repair sections, for a grand total of £69.63!!!!, that's all in with free delivery from their own man in a van!!. Excellent service and remarkably cheap.
In the pic is also the inner rear arch repair section, souced with help from bazil (german ebay).


Stayed late at work Monday night and just minced about not really committing myself to 1 particular job
so I ended up - testing out my sandblaster, swapping wheels over to sell, flapper wheeling a sill down to see how bad it was, cutting some rust out, taking alot of pictures and stripped O/S door completely ready for prepping.
Any way here are some pics

Rear panel Very clean


sand blasted door hinge removed all the crap around it will apply new seam-sealer after primer.


sill dosent look that bad from here - It is solid but very badly pitted caused by rust so will replace.


N/S sill - I haven't done anything to it yet


Here is the Inner roof skin and that is the Glue line that traps moisture and causes rust so I 180'd here off and apply'd Built Hamber Hydrate 80


N/S roof section - Dents marked out for my mate to remove

Dent/crease on the A-pillar - unsure weather he can do this so will see

[G-nova]

INSIDE




And this is where she stays while not being worked on

[Steve]

Doesnt look that bad body wise, these early shells are much better!

Are you going to do the welding on it or are you a painter? Also, shouldn't you seam seal it then prime it?

[G-nova]

Doesnt look that bad body wise, these early shells are much better!

Are you going to do the welding on it or are you a painter? Also, shouldn't you seam seal it then prime it?

Yeah I agree about these older shellsmuch better quality steel and sure its thicker???
No I know a guy who build's rally cars and is really into old vauxhalls he own 6 opel manta's and he does all my welding for me at a very reasonable price. We do - do crash repair at our work basically anything that doesn't need/involve jigging and also custom bodywork and painting.
I will acid etch any bare steel then 2pack hi build primer everything then seam sealer where needed then you would normally paint, but I will be applying 2pack primer twice rubbing down in-between applications. Then applying paint and lacquer