swedge's nova

[swedge]

i thought i may as well make a project thread

i bought this car from archie at christmas 2009

120 mile drive home in a 1.0 4 speed isnt fun haha, i spun it on the way home in the snow which wasnt a good start to my nova ownership

the car now has a c14se fitted to it which i aquired from a mate who had a damaged corsa but the engine was fine

i took the engine gearbox and brakes off and fitted them to my car

the cars now running FK coilovers on the front pretty much lowered as far as they can go and has custom rear springs which are about 100mm i think with spax shocks

also has a sparco strut brace aqnd is fully poly bushed at the front, im gonna do the rear soon. its a pretty stiff ride but handles really well

next mods were a gsi dash and digi dash, wasnt actualy too hard to fit and wire in using the guide on here and my trusty haynes manuals

my gf bought me some richbrook stuff aswell to make inside look better , i also retrimmed my doorcards with black fabric which actualy look quite good just need some gsi door cappings now

also has an astra gte bonnet vent, the car came with black alloys but i resprayed them white



after lowering







now has gsi glovebox









the car is going to be painted hopefully this week so the engines coming back out so the bay can be done as well

its getting 2 new sills put on tomorrow and i need to fit another door i have sitting as the other 1 is rotten inside

ive already replaced the other door its also had rear arch panels aswell which were done before i bought the car

[swedge]

heres how she looks at the moment








as you can see im smoothing the front bumper and will be doing the same to the rear

future plans are to fit cesaros with black spokes and the rest white

i also have a full set of sport stickers from dmb graphics which will be fitted after the respray

im thinking about fitting a gsi spoiler aswell but we shall see

thanks for reading ill keep it updated now

[bainyboy sr]

this car seems to get about were are you dumfries? looks good take it your respraying it ?

[swedge]

nope from hawick

yeah the cars getting resprayed not by me though

[swedge]

i also have a full gasket set, headbolts, water pump, thermostat and clutch for when the engines out

gonna clean it all up and maybe paint it aswell

[Cle]

Always had a thing for white GTE's looks cool as

[swedge]

yeah same always wanted a white car with white wheels

[Balley]

very nice

[Derick-Sport]

will be nice once done mate

[swedge]

engine removal today tooks a tad chilly and have a slightly swollent hand so there should be some swearing going on today

will get some pics aswell