Back in November last year, i aquired a Mk2 1.2i nova from a friend that had a snapped cambelt.
It sat in my garage till february of this year whilst I decided what I wanted to do with it.
Here's a few pics of its condition which i was quite impressed with for a 18year old vauxhall.
O/S inner wing
N/S rear arch
Bay
N/S turret
Battery tray
O/S flame pink
O/S rear arch
N/S chassis
O/S chassis
Mileage
I then decided to do an SRi replica, so bought a engine, box, ECU and loom from a Corsa B SRi for £180, also bought a set of Gmax 60mm shocks and springs for £80.
Fitted the engine:
Pic of the car overall, yes it needs a good polish and wax.
Standard very grubby 1.2i interior.
Seats and door cards removed and carpet cleaned.
Fitted SRi seats and door cards. Need a set of brackets before I can fit the rears as the base models dont have the split 60/40 brackets in the car.
Lowered 60mm.
Corsa D 14" steels with almost new michelins from ebay at £20.
Painted the same as SRi steels.
Thats brings us up to date.
Today I messed about correcting the mileage on a set of SRi dials (again from ebay £10.49) to match the original car mileage.
looks good mate, keep up the good work
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I like where your going with this mate, looking good. Will be looking sweet with a good pollish job
Nice one, you've just given me a great idea about some wheels. Thanks.
Should look good with a polish and decals.
'power makes you faster down the straights, lightness makes you faster everywhere' mr c chapman.
Christ that's a clean shell dude. Good buy.
Will look great when all ready. Liking the build too.
I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.
Cheers.Originally Posted by reed5410
Cheers, I hope soI like where your going with this mate, looking good. Will be looking sweet with a good pollish job
Ooh, whats that? Good that its giving people idea's
Yeah, how clean it was is what got me interested in it tbh. Cheers Benn.
Nice and subtle. I like it
"Stick your head in the microwave and get yourself a tan" - Weird Al - Dare to be Stupid
Great project tony! Nice wee touch with the wheels.
Agreed on both counts. Off to eBay........ BRB lmao
Cool project and great ideal with the wheels.
Slight change of plan...
The fuel pipe from the pump split when I was fitting the replacement pump.
I've decided that seeing as im going to be keeping this for a few years, now is a good time to tidy the bottom of the car up, with a few coats of hammerite.
So first thing I removed is the tank, the exhaust and rear beam will be next once I get some brake pipe spanners.
Last edited by TonySR; 30-05-2011 at 22:49.
i NEED another shell like this in my life for the next project lmao
Nice and clean under there. That's always good,
I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.
Cheers. Its always nice to start with a good base
Cheers Benn.
Had a hour or so on it tonight fighting with rusty bolts and brake pipe joints, I removed the rear beam and tank so it's now ready to clean up, waxoyl and hammerite.
To say im shocked at how clean this is for a 18year old car is a understatement
Last edited by TonySR; 08-07-2011 at 22:04.
I was following a brown a reg the otherday, nearly had the need to buy it!
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Good work, means you can get it all painted nice and safe under there.
I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.
nice project mate, good solid shell is always a good start
Started painting a few days ago, still need to finish the wheel well/three other arches and rest of floor pan...
Fuel tank painted
Floor pan painted and tank fitted
O/S rear arch and filler neck painted
Gave the panel a quick wipe over an polish to see how badly faded it is...
Coming along well, will you be polishing the out sides up or re-painting them?
I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.
Cheers.
Gonna polish it as best as I can, the bottom half will be going grey and rub strips put on once the few bits of rust are sorted.
floorpan looks great
Top marks on work so far mate.... good luck with the rest of it..
looking good that pal!
why be a hero, when you could be a ledgend!!!!
Nice.
I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.
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