Classic Mini and Nova Saloon

[octagonalpaul]

Hi, here are my two current cars:

first my 1989 Vauxhall Nova saloon, which I originally bought to get around whilst fixing my mini after someone drove into it:

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9105/bessie1.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7671/bessie2.jpg

it sat sooo high!

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2117/bessie3.jpg

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/3950/bessie4.jpg

I don't really do standard cars, so quickly a photoshop plan was forumulated:

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6636/bessie3gchop.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5555/bessie4rrrchop.jpg
:eyebrows

until I could accomplish this, grass helped me to cheat:

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/9215/78532590.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/7930/59913673.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/6610/41034843.jpg

It needed lowness desperately.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2842/dscn4951.jpg

and wheels.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1120/dscn5183.jpg

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/3724/dscn5184.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/8632/dscn5182d.jpg
hmmmm

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5017/dscn5179r.jpg
:eyebrows not for you though mini!

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/7571/dscn5189.jpg
trying out ideas

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/1672/dscn5203.jpg
one hell of an arch gap

but then....suddenly COILOVERS!

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/3050/img4306.jpg

and a bit of camber

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/1074/img4308j.jpg

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/4415/img4334y.jpg
full steering lock? not low enough.

then the rear had to come down:

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/7157/slammednova004.jpg

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/9109/slammednova009.jpg

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/494/slammednova013.jpg

still needs to come down a little bit further I think, but here it was it looks like atm:

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5763/slammednova044.jpg

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/5374/slammednova047.jpg

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6006/slammednova048.jpg

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/9001/slammednova056.jpg

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/962/slammednova061.jpg

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/3863/slammednova063.jpg

got some more wheels in the post :) I need to find another pair of meshes though

and so onto the main car, which was also my first car. I love it so much :stickoutt

don't really have any "build" pics, so here are some general ones:

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/3949/rattrixxie1cu5.jpg

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/3289/rattrixxie2xc7.jpg
raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ke

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/2504/rattrixxie4zb2.jpg

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/8218/spa0189e.jpg

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7413/spa0198q.jpg

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8094/spa0207.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5756/spa0209z.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7995/spa0210p.jpg

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9610/spa0211.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9476/spa0213.jpg

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/7272/img4248p.jpg

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3356/img4227q.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/582/img4073n.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs004.snc1/4407_106057162455_647722455_2709164_7392826_n.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs131.snc1/5616_128526407455_647722455_3119519_4348138_n.jpg

I bought the nova when this happened after a drunk driver crashed into the mini whilst it was parked outside my house at 4am:

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3914/dsc02155k.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4939/dsc02156.jpg

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2353/dsc02157e.jpg
faaaack.

http://i40.tinypic.com/2qjwyo1.jpg
fixxored.

back in action:

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/4747/img2886o.jpg

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4789/img2968u.jpg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs260.snc1/10731_146746717455_647722455_3412708_7354297_n.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs154.snc1/5732_1156726131152_1617696155_410605_2529183_n.jpg

which leaves the cars I no longer own, though if it was up to me I'd still have these aswell! I had to sell them through lack of space and parents wanting their driveway back :(

1967 Riley Elf:

http://i29.tinypic.com/156r2td.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/2qxb77t.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/qrnt52.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/bf5ojl.jpg
real rat.

http://i27.tinypic.com/2hf1e6c.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/f9jos4.jpg
slammed

http://i38.tinypic.com/bgcy8x.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/10ojxmr.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/rvemwh.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/5ckktg.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2805/pict0010t.jpg
I miss it so much :(

and finally my old nissan bluebird, which was indestructible:

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4003/dscn1449gq7.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs006.snc1/2827_95438362455_647722455_2529461_4521797_n.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/3729/pict0019nl6.jpg

http://rat-look.com/images/Nissan/Nissan_Bluebird_rat_octagonalpaul.jpg

thats about it really. for the future I think the nova can go lower at the rear and slightly at the front, some camber on the rear of the mini and more power for both. Also got some wheels in the post yay:stickoutt
Hope I haven't bored you with too many pics!

[KarlG]

Pretty neat cars, at first the Nova looked quite hideous, but you've managed to change that pretty well :)

[ash7]

Excellent progress, i'm agreeing with KarlG there.

Your Mini is quite nice as well! The toolbox on the roof is a very nice touch.

-asher

[birdy]

I love this thread

[yurotrash]

I'm really diggin' your style

[Androctonus]

That is really something different! :D

[schroedin]

Nice cars! Love the elf :rofl

[Oxer]

The nova looks awesome!

[dereklynch83]

Absolutely love the Nova!

[octagonalpaul]

haven't updated for a while, but here are some more recent pics of the nova now its roadworthy (and legal!)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs329.ash1/28599_1446821579452_1500553962_1135717_2091763_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs565.snc3/30842_427129977455_647722455_5499890_1219154_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs507.ash1/29967_394784688180_731253180_4281674_3691744_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs565.snc3/30842_427130357455_647722455_5499940_2802127_n.jpg

yeah I know, grass is cheating

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8256/img1885s.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9720/img2054stitchresize.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1733/29942138333679627716176.jpg

[nevillemaycry3]

haha sweet, makes me want a nova!