My nova (hotrod) of 13 years!

[hotrod]

Is it wrong that i think it looks better pink

I'll give you the paint code for yours if you like it!

how have i never seen this? it looks ace in its day and i hope you make it as good a second time round.
Rick

Wish it was just the 2nd time round mate this has been done 4-5 times now! Think I know every nut and bolt on it now!

[hotrod]

Right it's been a while since I updated this WIP so here goes. Majority of the time has been spent on bodywork although progress has been a lot slower than I'd hoped what with the dark nights closing in and being really busy at work. Unfortunately weekends seem to be the only free time to work on it along with the many other jobs I have to do!


I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! Since the temperature is dropping it's not looking like I'm gonna be able to get it in to paint any time this year! So I've started stripping the rest of the things I need off!

Really not looking forward to sorting this little lot out. Its been 6 years since I made this harness up!

I've also been working on the suspension parts in my spare time at work, stripping the old paint off ready to re-paint.


And finally here's a sneaky peek of the interior as it stands today!

So that's it hopefully the next time I update it'll all be painted!

[novadave24]

like the door cards mate

[sport]

Is the pink Nova yours?

[Graeme]

Loving the speaker builds, make mine look subtle

[hotrod]

Yeah the pink one was mine mate. That's the blue one just rebuilt! (2.0 if you like!) with the door builds I asked what the biggest size speakers fitted was and went for the next size up! Sounds immense! can't hear any rattles or squeeks!

[L14MNP]

Holy fcuk! The size of those kick pods!


Looks great mate, and I too like that you are keeping the car how you like it, and not how fashion states you 'should'. There isn't enough of us around imo.

Where in the NE are you from? I may have seen your Nova at Spillers/Team Valley/Arnison/Bish/Boro/Seaton Carew etc back in the day.

BTW, were they TSW Stealths on it when it was pink?

[sport]

Did you ever come up to Knockhill when it was Pink? Seems familar

[millworm]

Really 90's mate, love it, reminds me of when I was younger

[hotrod]

Possibly did see me round spillers, was a propper "boy racer" back in the day! and yes when it was pink it was running on stelths! got them from a mate who had them on his cav, they didn't fit, that's where the need for the wide arch kit came from. When I first fitted the wheels and let it down off the jack the car rested on them (by about an inch and a half!)

So naturally I made the car fit the wheels! . I did come up to knockhill for a show (nearly rolled it on the track overtaking a diesel! DOH!).

I built it in the 90's so I figure why not finish it as a tribute to the 90's! I could strap on a GSI bumper and some speedlines and make it like every other nova (no offence to them that have! I like them but what's the point been there, done that!) but why follow the crowd! You gotta be different man!

Really cant wait till it's finished! There's always gonna be "haters" but who cares it's mine! and I like it!