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elgan
11-07-08, 05:01 PM
Im laid up in bed again after an operation last week. Last time this happened i planned to get my red nova back on the road with a turbo engine on omex management! I got that done while i was mobile again, made it to PV, but no im on stop for a couple of weeks again!

Would like some advice and ideas on what to do with 3 Novas i have left!

1) 1983, mint shell (no rust) 1.0 in bronze 3dr hatch.

2) 1992 GSi Silk Violet, 2.0 XE Mtec shafts and hubs btb 2.25" exhaust and manifold V6 front brakes

3) Pink Nova Turbo Courtney H16 VTB, Minus LET and Speedlines!

I have mountains of parts, the pink ones a rolling shell, the 1.0 is a complete car, and the GSi starts and runs, just needs ecu mounting and coolant pipes etc! I have nice spares like a F20 with a quaife diff, 16" grey softstars, disk rear beam! I have full black cavalier turbo leather perfect for a nova, sound system all made to fit a nova! gsi dash's, monterey vents etc..

I had thought about making the silk violet nova for track use,std xe with f20 and quaife diff, good suspension, brakes and cage! but then i think maybe i should stick the 2.0 16v from the grey one into the pink one, cage it and bin the leather interior and keep that for track!?

The 1983 shell i planned a long term project on, i have a big spec xe engine which will be looking for a new home. fancied building a pukka spec track machine over time, wide track, sccr box, xe should be 260bhp +! that wont be a road car due to a twin plate clutch!

If anyone has thoughts about what i should do with them all please let me know! Ive also got a mk3 astra turbo which is about to give its f28 and quaift diff up for my red nova, a mk3 cabriolet and poss a supertouring vectra in the very near future!

:wtf: Help.

Lee
11-07-08, 05:33 PM
Ive always planned to have 3 Novas, one for track, one for show, and one as a daily cheap runnaround.

Sounds like the XE is ripe for show use, the 1.0 ripe for a runnaround, and the pink shell ripe for attaching lots of shiney bits to, including the leather innards :)

I have the track car and the runnaround which I share with the Mrs. I want to do a show car but its going to be a while as money is currently scarce.

elgan
11-07-08, 05:38 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/elg4n/Nova1983/02Feb08/Novas081108.jpg

shy witness
11-07-08, 07:04 PM
personally the we bronxe 1.0 would be left/made mint and almost standard.

just low......................big engine.......and a nice set of wheels.


no spoilers nor anything.

kinda like the guys green 1 off here.


would be sweet

AlexW
11-07-08, 07:14 PM
I agree with lee. But if you ever want to sell the 1.0 you know who to pm hehe.

Dod
11-07-08, 07:14 PM
I've a plan, sell them all to me. They probably wont be fixed in any mad hurry but at least they'll be inside.

elgan
11-07-08, 07:19 PM
ive got 2 out of four inside.

think i may stick all the 2.0 16v stuff from the grey one into the pink one, paint the bay and insides same colour as the softstars, stick the coilovers on it, quaife diff box, and a couple of buckets and cage for some fun and to sell on later on.

Will F
11-07-08, 07:22 PM
sell 2 keep 1.

You will never get them all finished to a standard you will be happy with otherwise.

what about that red one? Saw it at PV.

Tbh 3+ Novas that are in a state of disrepair is a joke! lol

paul james
12-07-08, 07:49 PM
Definitly do a track car, thats what I would do if I had the space for more than one nova. I'd be tempted to put a V6 lump in one too.

Would the Silk Violet one be the same you got for free a while back by any chance?

_JH_
12-07-08, 09:42 PM
I'll take the 1.0 off your hands to ease the pain a bit lol

NASTYNOVA
12-07-08, 10:44 PM
heres a good idea, giv em to me!! lol

dont know if its just me, (probably is) but im more ****d bout how my cars look than how fast they go!!

draper
13-07-08, 09:57 AM
ill take the pink one please

elgan
20-07-08, 06:04 PM
going to lock the 1983 away in a dry heated garage for time being!

the nova gsi is prov sold, minus engine, box, wiring looms, shafts, exhuats, mounts etc.

pink one will be re built with the 2.0 16v, coilover front, 90mm rear springs, softstars, repaint, remove zender spoiler, grey gsi skirts, new mudflaps, prob get rid of the monterey vent and fit some zafira grilles to the gsi bumper. number plate will be sold H 16V TB. It currently has a good install and full black cav turbo leather. if i can sell both well enough to fund a roll cage and seats, i would probably go down that road too!

just vaux trev
20-07-08, 06:16 PM
what sort of money are you looking for for the plate

novacabrio
20-07-08, 06:34 PM
I want a Y reg

Mazz
20-07-08, 07:06 PM
what about that red one? Saw it at PV.

Yum!

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1362/cimg3756smalltp6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4793/cimg3759smallkr1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

elgan
20-07-08, 07:39 PM
pink nova when i had it!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/elg4n/NovaTurboPink/14042007018-small.jpg

i think gloss black wheels and boot handle will finish the red one off for time being!

Novasport
21-07-08, 12:00 AM
Go Euro with the 83 1.0. Stripped out, dropped to the deck running on wide 13" ATS's etc with stretched tyres and standard exterior