My Nova GSI Project [Archive] - Performance Nova Group

S1M0N

09-07-08, 05:32 PM

Hi,

Well here it goes,

Been trying to find a mint nova for a while and when walking through the car park of PVS my lanky mate spotted a Glacier White 'J' Reg Nova Gsi. Had a quick look round it, got the number and then during the following week went and bought it.

Will get pics up as soon as i can!

Si

The day i went to look at it.
http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00478.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00477.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00479.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00476.jpg

NovaLad

09-07-08, 05:57 PM

What's the reg?

Was it someones off here?

wilson_sri

09-07-08, 06:14 PM

Looks clean mate!

Makes me wish id kept mine bog standard :( I hope you are?

S1M0N

09-07-08, 06:21 PM

Yea mate, standard ish . . . lowered it a little bit yesterday, not a stupid amount just enough to get rid of the body roll! intend to keep standard wheels on it. Ive got some more pictures of the interior etc that i will post up later! cheers

vaughanmc

09-07-08, 06:24 PM

Looks really clean mate :)

Keep 'er lit

wilson_sri

09-07-08, 06:38 PM

S1M0N

09-07-08, 06:57 PM

Sold my 'W' Reg polo on coilovers to buy this! lol

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00796.jpg
http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00797.jpg

Not even regreting it!

burgo

09-07-08, 07:00 PM

neither would i, polo's are a girls car

chris gsi

09-07-08, 11:19 PM

nice car you have there it was my mates and he spent a lot of care and time looking after it i wish i had the spare cash for it

craig green

10-07-08, 01:36 PM

I saw you in this yesterday coming out of the scrapyard turning on Taunton Rd.

I wondered if the driver would find this website? Well done lad, now join up & get to some meets!

S1M0N

10-07-08, 05:41 PM

I saw you in this yesterday coming out of the scrapyard turning on Taunton Rd.

I wondered if the driver would find this website? Well done lad, now join up & get to some meets!

Yea my mate lives down there!

Been on this website for a while but never really posted any comments etc. Got a few mates with novas, one of which was your old silk voilet turbo diesel! lol

Hows your coming along chap?

S1M0N

10-07-08, 05:51 PM

Few mores pics,

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00802.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00804.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00805.jpg

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http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00807.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00808.jpg (http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00806.jpg)

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00809.jpg

Small tear in drivers seat, other than that interior is mint!

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00810.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00811.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00812.jpg[URL="http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00812.jpg"]

When i bought the car i think the discs must have been warped, because under braking the steering wheel would woble and was pretty much uncontrolable, soooo walked in halfords for a look round and seen these in the reduced section . . £50 . .bargin!

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00821.jpg

And just a random one . .

Got bored last weekend and decided to take the rear springs out of my mates XE! lol

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00820.jpg

S1M0N

10-07-08, 06:04 PM

Oh and two more,

recieved these in the post earlier . . .

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00833.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00834.jpg

Not too sure if i like them though! views???

Jack

10-07-08, 06:11 PM

vaughanmc

10-07-08, 07:47 PM

Car looks really tidy mate :)

S1M0N

12-07-08, 09:56 AM

pngclub.com stickers would look better

Join the club and get some free :D:D:D

Welcome chap, always good to see local members on here. As Craig said, join up and get to some meets - its about time we had a local one.

When is the next meet then chap??

Got a few mates that will come along too :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

craig green

14-07-08, 12:28 PM

Hows your coming along chap?

I've totally lost all motivation for mine tbh. Its just sat in the garage awaiting sorting the steering rack & an MOT. I even forget I've got it tbh.... :roll:

Yours is nice, keep it tidy! See you around perhaps?

[edit] Courtenay sticker looks pap IMO.....

peester

14-07-08, 12:35 PM

lovely.. me well jealous.

SRimon

14-07-08, 12:35 PM

Nice!

AlexW

14-07-08, 12:40 PM

Looks nice, i do like standard Gsi's. Hope theres no Mdf in the boot (Plate)

S1M0N

14-07-08, 06:14 PM

Medium density fibreboard! lol did make me laff wen i first seen it!

S1M0N

11-08-08, 08:42 PM

Just a quick update, havent really done much as i have been giving my mate a hand to take his XE out of his nova . .

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00019.jpg

To do this we had to tidy his garage so we could get the nova in. . which ment a trip down the scrapyard . . This is the boot of the vectra before we left . .

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00457.jpg

Managed to get the nova in . .

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00454.jpg

Also spent a few hours with my other mate crushing some cars ready to weigh in.. Some of which were novas . .

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00459.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00460.jpg

A Corsa C . .

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00471.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00472.jpg

Also finished rebuilding this . . So I went out on it!

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00461.jpg

But Now to the nova . . Bought some bits off a mate. .

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00463.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00465.jpg

Few podwe coated bits and bobs..

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00466.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00467.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00468.jpg

Semi polished inlet and fuel rail ...

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00464.jpg

Started to build it up earlier . .

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00474.jpg

jack0207

22-08-08, 01:26 PM

looks lik i been missin out mate lol
get some pics of the throttle bodys up on there.

S1M0N

02-10-08, 06:05 PM

looks lik i been missin out mate lol
get some pics of the throttle bodys up on there.

Yea your missing out mate, so hurry up and move back up here and buy another nova! .... Ohh and dont roll it this time! lmao!

Few more pics,

Had some welding done on the passengers side rear spring mount and chasis leg as it was sat on the boot floor . .

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00584.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00585.jpg

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00579.jpg

Also got a head off a mate, stripped it last night and took into work today to clean it up

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00613.jpg

Halfway through..

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll430/simon290190/DSC00614.jpg

Forgot to take a pic when i finshed it, Droped it into Hamlins earlier so that they could remove two broken exhasut studs.

Plan is to build a new engine, still a 1600 8v, just a want to open bonnet and have something clean and tidy to look at rather than an oily mess!

S1M0N

02-10-08, 06:07 PM

Ohh and also undersealed my rear arches the other weekend, to give them abit of protection from the winter, will be doing the front ones possibly this weekend.

w3rmz

02-10-08, 06:19 PM

shame the grill is hanging off in that pic of mine lol!

S1M0N

03-10-08, 09:56 AM

Haaa, She'll be brand new soon! Quickest 1400 ive ever been in ;)

craig green

03-10-08, 10:13 AM

Haaa, She'll be brand new soon! Quickest 1400 ive ever been in ;)

tut tut.

Great to see you cracking on with things Simon. Hopefully you will see me out & about in mine anyday soon.

The welding on your spring seats looks good. can you do shot blasting aswell? :thumb:

S1M0N

03-10-08, 08:20 PM

tut tut.

Great to see you cracking on with things Simon. Hopefully you will see me out & about in mine anyday soon.

The welding on your spring seats looks good. can you do shot blasting aswell? :thumb:

Sorry i didnt see you just a min ago, worm said he seen you, i glanced over but thought it was my mate in his red one not you! haha

Going to be out and about tomorrow?

And yes can do shot blasting and polymer bead blasting at work in my lunch, nothing much bigger than a head though.

BENJIEGSI8v

05-11-08, 11:15 PM

Hi Buddy,

My good mate owned your car before you, he wanted to know how its going!

S1M0N

15-12-08, 10:48 AM

Hi Buddy,

My good mate owned your car before you, he wanted to know how its going!

Yea its going alrite buddy, I did text him about a month ago . .

I also sent sent him a pm on here, but havent heard anythink back . .

Cheers