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    hi all, i don't really do much posting on here but i thought i would start a project thread even though im a long way through the build now. At the start i had a 1.2 nova fun that i used as a daily driver with the plans to put in a 1.6 8v gte engine in that i had bought in 2008, i never got enough time though to put the engine in or was never able to insure it but as time went on each m.o.t came round and more work seemed to need to be done each time, heres how the car looked from the beginning to just before the project started






    The build started when i managed to get enogh time to do the build properly and take my time with it rather than rush it in a week and it not look as good as would have hoped, i bought nick j's old corsa that a few of you may recognise and used this as a daily and the nova went away into hiding to start the build, just a few pics of my new car and the nova

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    thanks for looking, ill post some more up later
    phil

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    Look very nice phil, it is exactly the route i want to go down with mine.
    What have you painted your bumpers, are they gloss or satin or something else?
    Keep up the good work, shall be watching this one
    Also love that corsa

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    Pippyy!!!!
    Was over at Gordons yesterday he said you've had it all sprayed up in impreza blue now or something.

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    looking good, you still got my old exhaust on the nova?

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    nova and the corsa looking good matey!!

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    is there something wrong with the nova's drivers rear arch next to the light in the last pic or do i need glasses.

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    thanks for the comments the bumpers were painted in gloss black to match the wheels but the whole car colour has changed now so everythings colour coded, ye iv still got the exhaust its going on my 1.6 engine now so should be even louder ye there was bad body work done on the rear arch it was just body filler that hadnt been sanded down properly due to lazy people i was going to ring you the other day tommy to see if you wanted to come up it looks alot different now to last time but looks well good i think :D

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    Weres the pictures of some progress Pipi ??

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    Nice to see you have a thread up Pip, I see Rick's breaking his xe corsa ...... full conversion goodies for the black one?

    Nick.

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