Nova Rebuild

cornish · 27-11-2006, 14:25

Well, it's that time of year again and the Nova is off the road for its third and possibly final rebuild.

Have had the car in the garage for approx. a month now, but a high workload has led to relatively little progress. A few pics to keep you happy though

The aim this winter is to install a rollcage, upgrade the brakes and fit a LET.

First up the mandatory strip down - what i had to begin with:

And what was left after a mornings work:

Decided to junk the dash as it weighs too much, plus i like the idea of a dash bar with just a rev-counter and boost guage

Next i need to purchase a hinge pin remover so i can remove the doors. The loom is all but removed from the car and 'bay, but the original central locking and electric window looms run through the doors so need to remove these to get to the final pieces. Hopefully this will also aid in the rollcage fitting too.

Said rollcage:

Purchased second hand from EuroRallye (www.eurorallye.co.uk) - excellent service!

Spent twenty mins with the angle grinder just to remove a few pieces of the original gussets which were still tacked onto the cage:

Looking better. The whole cage will be shot blasted and then powder coated white eventually.

No major progress to report other than this, will be removing the engine this weekend so will put a few pics up when it's out.

LongLiveTheNova · 27-11-2006, 14:35

Another rebuild?
THe last one was only completed this year wasn't it? Lol.

Good work anyway, a LET will look good in there

lee303 · 27-11-2006, 17:41

c'mon more pics!!

Tony22 · 27-11-2006, 19:00

You said boost gauge!!! Whats getting a turbo let or 8v??

**CraigGreen** · 27-11-2006, 19:28

Says LET in 1st post.
looking good Cornish! Hope you are keeping those signature wheels youve had on her...?looked really cool.

Tony22 · 27-11-2006, 19:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by CraigGreen

Says LET in 1st post.
looking good Cornish! Hope you are keeping those signature wheels youve had on her...?looked really cool.

Note to self (Learn to read)

**Benn** · 27-11-2006, 21:21

looks good dude,
lots of pics! we love the rebuilds,

cornish · 28-11-2006, 10:35

Ta for the comments

Not made any progress as just do not have the time during the week

Bought this Astra last weekend which i now need rid of to free up some space, also decided to sell my beloved R5 GTT as it doesn't get any use anymore

Astra:

R5:

Anyone interested please drop me a PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LongLiveTheNova

Another rebuild?
THe last one was only completed this year wasn't it? Lol.

, Respray was completed at the beginning of the year but the current enigne is on it's last legs so thought i'd get some other bits done whilst this is swapped.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CraigGreen

Hope you are keeping those signature wheels youve had on her...?looked really cool

Think the wheels will be up for sale now as have some new ones mind

**Brett** · 28-11-2006, 14:33

do they mean those wheels we swapped for the MO's last year mate??

cornish · 28-11-2006, 15:16

No i sold those on after a few months to down size to fifteens again!

These are the ones we are on about:

Cav Gsi rims, sprayed anthracite with a polished lip, also had the centres smoothed!

**Brett** · 28-11-2006, 16:30

wow, they look really good mate!!

cornish · 20-12-2006, 09:15

Shell is now completly stripped, i'll be moving it from my garage to the lockup between Christmas and New Year. First job will be to get it on the swivel jig to start the work on the underside. Everything looks reasonably healthy, although the chassis legs could do with a little tlc.

Wiring Loom will be tackled over Christmas:

Turrets have also arrived

**CraigGreen** · 20-12-2006, 09:36

Yeeha! That is stripped to funk!

Go turrets too. Proper chassis mod is that.

cornish · 20-12-2006, 10:33

Got a couple of shots of the underneath as well.... not easy when i'm back on crutches again!

Turrets should be a good mod - will integrate them with the cage for added stiffness

Was looking at your thread yesterday Craig, are you planning on running with your rear bench seat as it looks as though your turrets may cause clearance issues?

**CraigGreen** · 20-12-2006, 14:49

Cant decide on seats or stripped. Likelyhood is, if seats stay in they will be purely cosmetic. I dont take passengers (in the back) anyway. I might just cut some recesses in the seat back so they will fit if need be.

lee303 · 20-12-2006, 15:47

hey looking good mate, glad you got the turrets, more progress pics needed!!

**CraigGreen** · 20-12-2006, 15:53

I cant believe how many Nova builds are being under taken by MIG users now.

When I first started on this forum, Novas were few & far btween & you were an outcast if you didnt have a big block XE or LET.

I guess people have come to their senses...... How things change!

CortraGTE · 20-12-2006, 16:49

That car looks minted mate those well are very fly!!

Could really be any more stripped just now

**Benn** · 20-12-2006, 18:50

looks good,
love the fact its totaly bare...

keep the up dates comming...

Drizz · 20-12-2006, 20:27

Novas are everywhere but completely justified. Those smooth cavvy rims look great!

Spankee · 20-12-2006, 23:06

Nice project mate strip to fook..................

novashed · 20-12-2006, 23:23

another quality build in the pipeline, awesome!

Austin_Nova16 · 21-12-2006, 13:53

Indeed. Awsome work there mate!
Nice cage aswell

The paint looks stunning in the flesh aswell! Mintest in Cornwall??.............

danielparrish · 21-12-2006, 14:15

keep up the good work