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Martin
25-03-06, 10:40 PM
well this is my nova i've been building,, its been slow progress, took 6months to getthis far.. 1-2 days aweek tho

all coments welcome,

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/FontEndWhite.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/Martain24.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0008.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0010.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0079.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0084.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0085.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0086.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0087.jpg




Next on the cards is a 4 branch manifold and de-cat pipe, full respray, gsi bumper & skirts and leather interia



Martin:thumb:

mikey14sr
25-03-06, 10:44 PM
Please tell me you're going to remove that ridiculous rear diffuser. but looks like good work so far.

Iain
25-03-06, 10:50 PM
Please tell me you're going to remove that ridiculous rear diffuser.

Thought the same thing, sorry it doesn't look good IMO. :)

Your plans are? What colour respray? What alloys? What engine?

Martin
25-03-06, 10:51 PM
Please tell me you're going to remove that ridiculous rear diffuser. but looks like good work so far.

lol no can do mate.... cheers tho :D

Martin
25-03-06, 10:53 PM
its a 1.2i... keepin that for a while... respray white agen i think.. although i was going to have a it a nice dark red colour.. and i'm loving them alloys at the min... so i duno what ones to get yet any suguestions ?



Martin

mikey14sr
25-03-06, 10:54 PM
Ah well, whats the plans for it then?

Martin
25-03-06, 11:00 PM
Plans,


Full Respray, Lowerd (coilovers?), Full Exhaust System (needs fitting), GSi Bumper And Side Skirts (needs painting), GSi Spolier Moulded Onto My Sr one Maybe... dunno what else really... maybe a change of alloys duno...

mikey14sr
25-03-06, 11:10 PM
Just what I like to hear, keeping it tidy and fairly standard, I see you've put a slightly rusted mk1 bootlid on, what was wrong with the origional as that looks quite clean?

Martin
25-03-06, 11:17 PM
someone broke the rear window... and i was quoted 35 Quid for a new one.. and the boot was only 15 quid with window and spolier so. erm it will get sorted when it goes into body shop... erm yeh the car is pretty solid.. had some trouble with the chassis legs... big holes in them lol... but there sorted now

mikey14sr
25-03-06, 11:22 PM
Just the rears was it, around the spring mounts? mines fine back there, it's the front legs I've had to work on right where the brace to the sill joins them.

Martin
25-03-06, 11:27 PM
nah mant was the front ones.. i'l get pics mate

Martin
25-03-06, 11:29 PM
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0007.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/Picture32.jpg

mikey14sr
25-03-06, 11:36 PM
ooh, not seen one with holes up there before, fair play to ya for getting it sorted though

Martin
25-03-06, 11:42 PM
Cheers mate, have you got any sugestions apart from removing the rear difusser?

mikey14sr
25-03-06, 11:58 PM
Yeah, If you decide to change the wheels for 15's, get some 2 litre astra or cavalier calipers and new discs and pads to match, they are so much better thean the standard nova brakes it's a wonder vauxhall didn't do it in the first place. Also, when you lower it, think about changing the bushes at the same time, 2 birds with one stone kinda thing, theres not much point in having nice shocks and springs if the bushes are all worn out.

Martin
26-03-06, 12:02 AM
ok cheers, where can i get these bushes from? and what are they lol am pretty thick when it comes to stuff like that

mikey14sr
26-03-06, 12:16 AM
you can get either stanard replacement bushes from a local parts dealer, or poly bushes which are a bit harder from places like just nova's. I upgraded to poly's myself, as have a lot of people on here, but for normal road use standard spec replacements will be fine.

Martin
26-03-06, 12:47 AM
cheers mate i look into it fella

Adam
26-03-06, 01:01 AM
Looks a decent project, apart from that nasty bit of rust.

Im not a fan of the rear splitter either,
apart from that, its sounding pretty good :)

Why not just fit the glass out the mk1 boot into the mk2 one? As the mk2 boot looks nice and clean.

Martin
26-03-06, 01:05 AM
Why not just fit the glass out the mk1 boot into the mk2 one? As the mk2 boot looks nice and clean.

dunno just like the look of the mk1 spoiler lol


i was thinking about putting some astra sxi wheels on it?:confused:

jamin
26-03-06, 11:49 PM
That rear diffuser could easily help you win shed of the week on barryboys.com
If theres one thing you need to do its lose that. Im hoping you dont like it otherwise any mods you do are bound to be awful.
Anway - good project just make sure you make the right improvements!

hendrix
27-03-06, 08:31 AM
ggeeez man them inner wings are bad!!
My Sri wasnt that bad when i took it off the road to break it, lot worse now though, a year with no wings on takes its toll
fair play for sorting it though!! gonna look good, ull have to pop down and help me with my valver!
Andy

Martin
27-03-06, 12:29 PM
That rear diffuser could easily help you win shed of the week on barryboys.com
If theres one thing you need to do its lose that. Im hoping you dont like it otherwise any mods you do are bound to be awful.
Anway - good project just make sure you make the right improvements!

Each To There Own Mate... Whos Car Isit? Who Decides What Mods Gets Done To It?

And When Its Finished, I'll Put It Up On BarryBoys... I Don't Care If People Dont Like Bits Of My Car Or My Car Altogether, It Would Be Stupid If We All Had Gsi Reps That Looked The ****ing Same, And The Way I'm Modding Mine Is To Have Little Touches That Set It Of From The Rest....



Andy, I'l Give You A Hand With Ya Valver Any Time Matey:thumb: :thumb:




Martin

hendrix
27-03-06, 12:32 PM
cheers mate....but whats with all the caps??? lol

Martin
27-03-06, 01:29 PM
lol dont really kno.. owel

letmelive
27-03-06, 02:45 PM
leather interior is a good idea but.... yesterday (sunday) me and my fiancee was fitting the back seats in, if you have a sewing machine you could pull it off, it's hard work putting calibra leather seats in, But it can be done :) mines nearly sorted and looks great, also sxi alloys yep there good if you got about ?250 lying around as they are expensive, but luckily for me the person i got the nova sri from was an idiot and didn't know what he had till i told him after it was in my name lol.

Good luck

Martin
27-03-06, 03:07 PM
leather interior is a good idea but.... yesterday (sunday) me and my fiancee was fitting the back seats in, if you have a sewing machine you could pull it off, it's hard work putting calibra leather seats in, But it can be done :) mines nearly sorted and looks great, also sxi alloys yep there good if you got about ?250 lying around as they are expensive, but luckily for me the person i got the nova sri from was an idiot and didn't know what he had till i told him after it was in my name lol.

Good luck

My mum used to work at a sewing factory lol.. mite give hermy seats for a week end lol... nah i wont some nova gsi seats... erm yea these astra sxi wheels i'm geting are ?200:D

novarobbo
27-03-06, 05:45 PM
Each To There Own Mate... Whos Car Isit? Who Decides What Mods Gets Done To It?

And When Its Finished, I'll Put It Up On BarryBoys... I Don't Care If People Dont Like Bits Of My Car Or My Car Altogether, It Would Be Stupid If We All Had Gsi Reps That Looked The ****ing Same, And The Way I'm Modding Mine Is To Have Little Touches That Set It Of From The Rest....



Andy, I'l Give You A Hand With Ya Valver Any Time Matey:thumb: :thumb:




Martin


good lad matey boi.. you tell them :thumb:

Mike.
27-03-06, 07:44 PM
its looking great mate, keep it up, isn't the rear diffuser from a saxo by any chance ?

Martin
27-03-06, 08:21 PM
yep it is....**Waits For My Car Looking Like A Saxo Jokes**

novamadcars
27-03-06, 11:26 PM
some good progress coming on thair mate keep us up 2 date with pics

Martin
12-04-06, 11:54 AM
Well Got some bits and bobs done yesturday ready for MOT also fitted my Brand new Gsi front bumper got am my wiring sorted, of into bodyshop after dony show:D :D

Pics

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0134.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0137.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0144.jpg


Its Getting there now... Also got my new wheels :D

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0105.jpg


will post some pics up whille shes in the bodyshop :thumb: Wat u all think? geting there now?

Dan-SR
18-11-07, 08:33 PM
what ever happened to this?

Martin
18-11-07, 08:34 PM
Got turned into a cube of metal..

Martin
18-11-07, 08:49 PM
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0364.jpg

AlanH
30-11-07, 04:38 PM
still got them wheels?

Martin
30-11-07, 05:50 PM
dude i havent had the car since 05/06

Plug
30-11-07, 06:47 PM
lol a long long long time ago