Right ive had my 1989 f reg nova sr 1.3 for a year and a half.its been re-sprayed black(and not very well!!),lowered 60mm on springs and few other bits n bobs.4 or 5 months after buying it i blow the head gasket! doh! although i dont admit to being the most sympathetic of drivers! so eventually got round to sorting the head gasket used a different head from as the head had cracked with the heat!got it back together and it flew.for a while the knock knock knock and the big end bearings have gone!!damn it.presumably they were damaged when the gasket went.so replaced the bearings only for them to start knocking after a few miles!!oh then the water pump gave up aswell!great.its been sat on my drive since!currently got a pug 205 gti which is very nice!but something about my nova won't let me get rid of her.so its time to get stuck in.first job is an engine swap! looking at getting a carb 1.6 cav mk3 89,90 for the swap as they are more available than a mk2 astra.i need any info on the swap. will the nova driveshafts fit the engine?can i use my sr gearbox?these are my two main questions any other help would be very useful too!!thanx for reading my novas story!!im new to this site so thought i should tell all!! hoping to get my car done asap and go to some shows etc!