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madman Just got MTs
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Odometer: 203 Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada
1996 Lada Niva
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject: Restoration (back) underway! (Again)
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Me and my buddy Jake have started to overhaul his 90 Niva. This is the first vehicle that I've ever restored that has NEVER been touched by some unscrupulous "bodyman". The plan is to strip it down to (almost) nothing and sandblast everything metal, powder coat all the suspension components and spray the body with epoxy primer. The color will be a special mix of DP-90 and a bit of DP-40 to give it a matte greenish-black hue. He is a high school teacher so he's got two months off and we hope to have it finished in this time frame. This is how it's looking after three days, loaded on the trailer and ready to go for blasting.
__________________________________ Viva la Niva
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nivapilot Guest
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:23 pm Post subject:
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Trust you know where all those parts go back on?..
Looks good.
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madman Just got MTs
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Odometer: 203 Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada
1996 Lada Niva
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject:
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Sure hope so!!!
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nitro_warrior Just got MTs
Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Odometer: 227 Location: Edinburgh, UK
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:20 pm Post subject:
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Looking forward to this one. There's a lot to be said for being a teacher for the summer holidays alone!
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gadgetboy Off-Road Guru
Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Odometer: 1947 Location: Belfast, N. Ireland
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject:
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Excellent. Wheels go on corners. That'll keep you right.
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Eddy Just got MTs
Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Odometer: 335 Location: Waikerie SA ... OR-STRAY-LEE-ARGH
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:33 am Post subject:
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gadgetboy wrote: | Excellent. Wheels go on corners. That'll keep you right. |
Hmm ... that could be a bit confusing;-
lights are closer to the corners than wheels ...
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84 Lada Niva
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danno83 Just got MTs
Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Odometer: 146 Location: Brisvegas, sunshine state.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:42 am Post subject:
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I'm interested to see how this turns, out, looking at overhauling mine at some stage, (full strip down, re-spray, retrofit) so keep the pickies and updates coming.
__________________________________ peugeot 406 wagon,
Niva 1989 Cabriolet (undergone full rebuild, and absolutely fantastic.) |
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simonallen Off-Road Guru
Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Odometer: 1019 Location: In the s**t most of the time...
1997 Lada Niva
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:21 am Post subject:
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looks like it could do with a susoension lift in the process madman
I wish you luck after the blasting
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crb247 Just got MTs
Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Odometer: 452 Location: Sault Ste Marie, ON, Canada
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:50 am Post subject:
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Looking good Madman. You guys got more stripped in three days than i have in almost a year. Where the shells sitting up on the trailer looks like a good lifted height
The Winnipeg Lada club looks like its getting off to a great start
__________________________________ '96 Niva 1.7i Daily Driver / Work in progress
'98 4X4 MPV Wife's Ride |
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madman Just got MTs
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Odometer: 203 Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada
1996 Lada Niva
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Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:10 pm Post subject:
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Picked it up from sandblast yesterday. It's going back on monday to finish the job, dammit! Why is it so hard to get anything done right the first time?
__________________________________ Viva la Niva |
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madman Just got MTs
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Odometer: 203 Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada
1996 Lada Niva
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject:
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Monday was interesting. I took the Niva back to the sandblaster to have him finish the job and I guess I ticked him off by questioning his workmanship. He told me that he would do it properly this time (for no extra charge) and to fork off and never come back! Oh well, there's plenty of blasters around and there's bound to be one who will do a proper job the first time and not give attitude. So now that it's back we have it completely stripped and ready for primer. With any luck it will be black by sun down. Here's how it's looking!
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crb247 Just got MTs
Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Odometer: 452 Location: Sault Ste Marie, ON, Canada
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:28 am Post subject:
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WOW.. that looks so much nicer than my primitive knotted wire wheel stripping.
__________________________________ '96 Niva 1.7i Daily Driver / Work in progress
'98 4X4 MPV Wife's Ride |
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madman Just got MTs
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Odometer: 203 Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada
1996 Lada Niva
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject:
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All went according to plan last night. I put on two good coats of DP-90 and Gravel Guard on the floors, wheel wells and underside. (avoiding areas that need rust repair) I'm taking the rest of the week off and going camping, so don't expect any progress till next week.
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madman Just got MTs
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Odometer: 203 Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada
1996 Lada Niva
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject:
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OK, it's time for an update. I've got most of the patches in the floor done, I'll finish it up today so that we can get the rest of the sound deadener in place and start putting the interior back in. I mixed up the primer and sprayed the door jambs and engine bay. I was quite surprised with the results. It's more of a gunmetal/blue than the greenish black i was expecting, but it looks great, almost pearlescent!
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gadgetboy Off-Road Guru
Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Odometer: 1947 Location: Belfast, N. Ireland
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject:
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Looks excellent!
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crb247 Just got MTs
Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Odometer: 452 Location: Sault Ste Marie, ON, Canada
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:26 pm Post subject:
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Nice job Dean. I got absolutely no farther on mine and you're getting ready for re-assembly already.
As for the vw deal... mentioned elsewhere.The person you want to get in touch with is Alejoint. He knows quite a bit about the conversion. Haven't seen him for ages... hope everything's ok down in Venezuela.
__________________________________ '96 Niva 1.7i Daily Driver / Work in progress
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madman Just got MTs
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Odometer: 203 Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada
1996 Lada Niva
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject:
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Still plugging away! We've got the roof smoothed out, after cutting the hole for his new sunroof, and put the final coats of the 'special mix' primer on. The patch work is almost done, I just have to do the rocker panels and the body will be ready for smoothing and coating. Jake has been busy installing sound proofing and should almost be finished by quitting time today.
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject:
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That's heading towards being an excellent job! Looking forward to the final photos.
Regards,
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madman Just got MTs
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Odometer: 203 Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada
1996 Lada Niva
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject:
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The suspension parts arrived from powder coating last night. Here's a taste!
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known2 Gate Opener
Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Odometer: 5 Location: gold coast
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:03 am Post subject:
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looking very tidy mate. that sound deadening should make it a nicer driving experiance.
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crb247 Just got MTs
Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Odometer: 452 Location: Sault Ste Marie, ON, Canada
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:07 pm Post subject:
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Hey Dean... any new developments?
__________________________________ '96 Niva 1.7i Daily Driver / Work in progress
'98 4X4 MPV Wife's Ride |
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madman Just got MTs
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Odometer: 203 Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada
1996 Lada Niva
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:48 pm Post subject:
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Not too much happening on the Lada right now. Jake is back in school and I've been side tracked. I'm busy putting siding on my house right now, after that I've got a couple other projects that must get finished before the snow flies, then it's back to the Niva. There is just never enough time.
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crb247 Just got MTs
Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Odometer: 452 Location: Sault Ste Marie, ON, Canada
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:49 am Post subject:
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True enough... I know how that goes.
__________________________________ '96 Niva 1.7i Daily Driver / Work in progress
'98 4X4 MPV Wife's Ride |
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big_patrol Mud Obsessed
Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Odometer: 2620 Location: Rossendale
1998 Nissan patrol
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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:54 am Post subject:
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top marks on doing a proper job there wish i had the time and resources to do that.
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madman Just got MTs
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Odometer: 203 Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada
1996 Lada Niva
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Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject:
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Well I've been working on this project again, not too much to show but lots happening. We picked up an engine donor (92 VW Passat) and it's all stripped and gone to the shredder. I've got a machinist buddy working on the flywheel and bell housing, the trans, TC and diffs are in pieces and I have another huge pile of parts ready to go for powder coating.
I've built a jig to make some steel front diffs and will build one for it next week.
Mmmmmm... 135 horses!
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nivapulledout Just got MTs
Joined: 30 Nov 2008 Odometer: 363 Location: high seas or New Zealand
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Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:31 am Post subject:
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I am planning a job like this at the aug oct 09, hope to be putting in a 1.9 TD as well. I was thinking of acid dipping mine. not sure which is better. always debate about acid gets rid off all the rust but then leaves void spaces with no protection.
but yours is looking cracking
hmmmmmm
Craig
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3 squared Guest
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:26 pm Post subject:
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madman wrote: |
Mmmmmm... 135 horses! |
Gah i hate those motors and im a watercooled fan... lol.
How are you planning on running that motor carb? If you carb it expect more than 135hp. Its 135 due to the terribly designed and implemented mechanical fuel injection setup. One of my vw buddies tossed some megasquirt on one last year and it definitely felt more powerful than my 2.0 aba and its built to the 9's.
If you check around on vwvortex.com you might be able to find a used reline mani for pretty cheap! would make for a reliable and powerfull vw engine.. which is not normal for canada.
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madman Just got MTs
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Odometer: 203 Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada
1996 Lada Niva
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:33 am Post subject:
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Thanks for the tip 3 squared!
I spent the last couple of days building a steel front diff for this project. I'm pretty sure all those ponies would shred a stock diff!
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madman Just got MTs
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Odometer: 203 Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada
1996 Lada Niva
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:53 pm Post subject:
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Been messing around with fitting the engine over the last couple of days, I think it just might work!
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crb247 Just got MTs
Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Odometer: 452 Location: Sault Ste Marie, ON, Canada
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:29 am Post subject:
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Looks like it fits pretty good
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