It's like a giant airfix kit crossed with a nova.....(56k unfriendly peeps)

[Benn]

really wish you could get the chassis legs though, pattern ones are available for Cavs etc but not Novas.

yeah they are.

[CraigGreen]

yeah they are.

So why couldnt I find any & no one tell me about them.
I know they arent in the Hadrian catalogue or SEL.

[Jimbo]

It was a few years ago when I ordered up all my parts and I could't get any rears back then.. It would of saved some hassle if I could!!

[@ndy]

Amazing!

You didnt have new rear legs then? Thought you did.

Mine were so shot, we turreted the back end so they arent structural (as such). We have smoothed the spring location nipples on the legs & rear beam.

really wish you could get the chassis legs though, pattern ones are available for Cavs etc but not Novas. Definately the Novas achilles heel IMO.

Well done again...

Have you seen my project btw?

Attention stupid question time......
As you can't buy the rear chassis legs can't a template be made up of it and then a 'replica' be made??

Apologies in advance

[CraigGreen]

Ive thought of that but didnt do anything about it.

the other option is to cut them from a rot free car......

[@ndy]

Ive thought of that but didnt do anything about it.

the other option is to cut them from a rot free car......

Well I think as Jimbo seems to be flippin marvellous with all things metal and isn't doing much at the moment........lmao

[Benn]

So why couldnt I find any & no one tell me about them.
I know they arent in the Hadrian catalogue or SEL.

there in my 2006 cat....
at work we got a bit of rear chassic rail and spring cup for cav not so long ago..

[Jimbo]

I did spend many weeks looking around the local scrappies looking for some fresh rear legs I even looked under corsas to see if I could mod them. It's a fact that 99% of nova's are a bit fecked in the rear leg department

I had ordered them from vauxhall as they were listed as in stock but they lied!

As for making them I did make the last 8" or so but the shape is very complicated and they are of course made of much thicker stuff than a wing or sill so not the easiest stuff to bend and hammer into shape!

The thing is me old bus was a clean old bus. A lot of people would be quite shocked at what's under all the seamsealer and stone chip and crud.

As for the suggestion that I repair everyone chassis legs for them. You've got as much chance of getting noshed off by the queen mum whilst eating a dodo sarnie as you have of me doing that.. Dig??

I can't find any on Hadrian's web site??

[Benn]

i'll have a look in the book,but sure thats where we got the cav stuff from..

[KeithRobinson]

The thing is me old bus was a clean old bus. A lot of people would be quite shocked at what's under all the seamsealer and stone chip and crud.

Thats very true, alot of people done realise that all it takes is a pinhole in the underseal for water to get in, and your whole chassie could be rotten under the sealer. The main trouble is that your chassie rots from the inside out so its very hard to stop.

I sold a offside rear chassie leg to someone on here last year.

Keith

[GDN16v]

I sold a offside rear chassis leg to someone on here last year.

Keith

That was me!! Cheers dude!!



Great project by the way, awesome work involved, hats off to ya!! not looking forward to doing ours!!!

[Jimbo]

So jealous! I wish I could of got some, would of saved me six weeks of nights and weekends fekking about.....

[GDN16v]

So jealous! I wish I could of got some, would of saved me six weeks of nights and weekends fekking about.....

Sorry about that, !! To hard to get hold of and such a bargain price! Just gonna keep saving the panels till i got them all then get them all fitted at once!! lmao

[ANDYRACER]

You sir are a welding genious
Very cool project.
I look forward to seeing the finished results.

[Barnes]

jim was doing some more welding on it today so i think he may have some more pics up soon. does look funny seeing it all on the spit

[Jimbo]

Some of the strengthening kit being done..........








A few more after it's moved house...........








It's now on a new superduper 360 deg spit coz There's no hight issues in this unit!






Yet again check out my awesome good looks........... fantastic..





Bit of seam welding and that........






This is what muppetsport was up to..........







A few piccy's of his bus......



Nice







There you are till next time...........

[Drizz]

How much are those "spits"

[Jimbo]

Not much, buy some lengths of tube a couple of scaffy clamps some wheels etc and make one. £100 - £200 to get one made maybe. Very very handy thing when doing this kind of stuff.

[Benn]

dude your a funking leg!

[ashtal]

The work your doing is ace. Are you going to lose the sunroof ?

[Jimbo]

Have you felt the weight of the sunroof in them? You better believe it's getting lost. I can have about 200 extra tins of beer AND a few maccy d's just with that one weight saving move!

[ashtal]

Have you felt the weight of the sunroof in them? You better believe it's getting lost. I can have about 200 extra tins of beer AND a few maccy d's just with that one weight saving move!

Good to here it Just for the record, Burger king ova maccy d's any day of the week !

[CraigGreen]

i'll have a look in the book,but sure thats where we got the cav stuff from..

Yes! They do Cav legs but not Nova ones!

Oh & some digi pics too Hoorah!

[Barnes]

you must be glad i dropped round jim to take a pic of you welding

[coopergsi]

Another restoration nut lots of work going into another nova i like it. what power plants going into it this build?