Dingeldei's First Build - 89 Nova Sedan

[dingeldei]

LE Series with 4A-F engine

(also known as Toyota Corolla AE92)

These are the things i have planned for my mighty nova.

-Cover arm rest in fabric - Completed

-Replace tail light - Completed

-Fix pannel damage - Completed/ongoing

-Strut brace - Completed

-Replace all yellow lights with new white LEDs - Completed

-Stereo - Completed

-Replace 13 inch stockies with 16 inch alloys - Completed

-Remove Bages - Completed

-Remote Central locking - Completed

-Flashing LED (dummy alarm) - Completed

-DIY Cupholder - Completed

-DIY Phone holder - Completed

-Subwoofer - Completed

-New Steering wheel - Completed

-Spoiler - Completed

-Take off the mud flaps - Completed

-New Lower Springs & shocks - Completed

-Unrestrict my air intake/Pod - Completed

-Tacho and hood from a SECA

-Paint wheels and hood black

-Paint brakes and rocker cover red

-Exhaust

-BLAAAAACCKKKK

 

To be Considered

-New seat/seat covers

-Rear disc brakes

-Big 3 Upgrade

-Train horn

-Window tint

 

Still haven't got a license

 

MORE PHOTOS OF MY CAR IN MY SIGNATURE

 

Armrest Before

 

 

 

Armrest After

 

 

 

Before

 

 

After - still not perfect but looking better :)

 

 

Armrest Before

Armrest After

Before

After - still not perfect but looking better :)

Undamaged side

 

had to mod the glove box so the 6.5' speaker would fit where the stock 4' used to be.

the whole system only cost me 500 all up

Before:

During:

After:

Tail Light Before:

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After:

And this is just the trims being reattached

(i disconnected my battery before i did this)

 

 

 

My Nan who i bought it off (sorry bought the bad photo)

 

with centercaps

 

 

 

 

My pride and joys :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

every other photo ive ever taken of my car is here - http://imgur.com/a/gYl27

Edited November 13, 2012 by dingeldei

[dingeldei]

everything is at a stand still until after road worty. i don't wanna modify this and risk failing rwc.

 

I'm sourcing someting to lower the car. I'm stuck between springs and shocks or coilovers.

it was obvious to begin with that id get springs till i was told ill need new shocks down the track. so I'm trying to find some second hand coilovers that will cost the same as nwe springs and shocks.

any help would be much aprreciated

 

I'm also looking around for an exhaust manifold.

 

but the next mods ill be doing is getting a hood from the wreckers and fabricating a scoop into it (ill try my best to keep it tastefull)

then paint it black as well as paint the wheels black. then I'm gonna install my black spoiler and hopefully it will allflow though the car. the scoop is so i can chuck on one of these to try mak the engine a bit more "grunty-er"

[dingeldei]

badged

 

Before:

 

 

After:

 

[Ben-89]

This Novas looking better Rob, youve done some tastefull mods! Particularly the cup holders and arm rest.

 

You beat me to it but I was going to recommend Scavman regarding the suspension your chasing. Even that exhaust section would fit your sedan no problems!

 

Where in Melbourne are you from? Looking forward to more progress!

[rian]

Cup holder is win! Nice car man, what does your nan think of it now??

[dingeldei]

haha she is happy that I'm putting so much time into it and taking care of it

[dingeldei]

Subs:

 

 

Fixed leek in windscreen:

 

 

Steering wheel:

 

Hello Recaro lanyard ;)

 

 

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Quality work, for a first build its refreshing to see someone taking their time and doing a good job.

The wheels look really good with the colour of the car great choice. :y:

[Ben-89]

Its getting better as you go along, it will definetley look the part with those suspension bits you got too.

Do you still have the rear window louvre (or sunshade) by any chance? Theres someone I know whos

looking for one if you still have it.

 

Whats the condition of the windscreen? I'll assume its the original. These windscreens are notorious for leaking

and causing rust. It is caused by those clip/trims which you photographed that allow dirt to accumilate and eventually

rust. Maybe remove the windscreen and clear out the remaining silicone (which there was barely much of from the factory) and prep and seal for the replacement glass.

 

Where abouts in Melbourne are you located, there is a top windscreen guy I could put you on.

[dingeldei]

yeah i still have the rear sunshade. how much does the guy want for it?

and I'm in glenwaverley but the windshield isnt the problem. thanks any way.

 

anyway this is where the car is at now...

 

 

 

 

 

sound detained the boot and parcel shelf and it makes a big diference, taking the shelf out was a bit of a mission though.

 

JVC headunit KD-R905 with 6 pre-outs stereo sounds amazing now with the speakers running off an amp

 

 

re wired my subs and speakers to fit both my amps.

 

 

after modding the airintake a little and taking off the heat shield i felt a bit uncomfortable with out the heat shield

and my cast iron headers look ugly anyway.

so i modded the heat shield and covered up the hole

 

 

 

 

Edited November 13, 2012 by dingeldei

[dingeldei]

looking at getting a hood off a toyota with a couple more lines in it rather than the flat sheet of metal mine is and then painting it black

I'm gonna paint the wheels black when i paint the hood too.

also trying to find a tacho but i don't know if it will work can some one help me out? like this:

http://www.ebay.com....#ht_1022wt_1111

and lastly i want to get an exhaust from the cat back and some headers maybe? any advice guys?

thanks

edit: just an update too... i took the removable section of the boss kit out, not gonna get a hood scoop or filter. that seems unnecessary now and if i get an exhaust any extra sound made by the induction would be muffled. plus driving in the rain would be a pain i can't think of a way to water proof the filter. I'm just gonna run with the cold air feed from the flex pipe.

ive got my license test in 6 days so thats exciteing and i plan on painting the brakes and rocker cover at the same time as my hood and wheels.

Edited November 13, 2012 by dingeldei