Nova Spider Rebuild,

[novacabrio]

Good to see soda blasting is finally making the main stream. Much better then any other type of blasting/acid baths etc etc.

And you are correct about leaving glass in etc. The last C2 R2 I built was soda blasted with all the window glass still intact, came back fine. Although the inside of the shell looked like there had been an explosion in a coke factory mind

I've toyed with it for years but never realised there was someone so close, I think it'll be worth it in the end.

[novacabrio]

I nearly fell off my chair - nice to see something happening! The cleaned up aluminium looks great you only have to look at my projects to see some examples of that

Wonder if I can be on the road before you? Lol

[Count Vaux Alot]

Wonder if I can be on the road before you? Lol

[CorsaBBoomer]

Shame we don't have the soda lift off here yet. Was thinking of doing it myself untill I found the guy who imported it here. He only sold the stuff by the ton and that's a bit much for my roofless one

Nice work on the alu parts (and surely the rest too).

[novacabrio]

Update today!! Actual work on the shell...

As the car is going to be blasted and put under a small amount of pressure, and then have sections cut out of the strenghtening support I decided it would be best to fit some extra support so that there was no chance of the shell folding in half. Due to my lack of welding skills I got my mate roped in to help....

Harness needs to come backout but it'll do for now..



Cleaned up where its to be welded onto



First bar tacked in





missed about 3 more bars going in, but this is the first diagnal



finished





It's not exactly exactly the preatiest job but its coming back out in a few months



And a few bits put up high out the way



More soon!!!!

[Royston]

About time

No I haven't started Sport 2

[Edd]

Nice to see your doing some work on it.

[sport]

Good work there mate.

Billing 2013???

[novacabrio]

Good work there mate.

Billing 2013???

Maybe!! I'd hope so, but no point in rushing it. I need to strip it fully back to a shell again, then Soda blast it all, then bring it home and replace the floor sections, then paint it. I had toyed with just blasting the floor areas but I think I may do the full shell just to be safe.

It'll all take time but it'll be worth it. I have also invested in some new parts from Germany so I should have nearly everything I need now to finish it.

[CorsaBBoomer]