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smitsturbo
29-08-08, 05:52 PM
i thaught id show you my new nova project, im usually a ford man but love vauxhalls aswell after owning quite a few

any way heres how the nova looked when i baught it, she's a gte shell with a 1400 wealden engineering built engine,
she was modified like this about 5 years ago then left in a garage until last month,

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f306/smitsturbo/nova-1.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f306/smitsturbo/nova2.jpg

so i put it thru an mot & it failed on welding & small stuff like bulbs etc
then she past & that night i hit a dead deer in the road so that got rid of the front splitter & the rear defuser lol (i removed the light brows myself) :thumb:

i was a fan of the speedline but after i while i thaught they where getting a bit dated nowadays so sold them to buy a second hand set of 17" compomotive mo's

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f306/smitsturbo/Photo-0040.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f306/smitsturbo/Photo-0039.jpg

ive just purchased a pair of mirrors, gte side skirts & shafts & hubs for a xe conversion from colin smith & all the conversion mounts from chris astly

ive also got a bonnet & tailgate to get painted to get rid of the cheesyness:thumb:

more updates soon
worst-son
29-08-08, 06:21 PM
very nice m8!!!
want to sell the 1400 engine to me?
smitsturbo
29-08-08, 06:30 PM
very nice m8!!!
want to sell the 1400 engine to me?

probably;)
worst-son
29-08-08, 06:34 PM
kool just pm me with price,spec and pics!!!
belly257
29-08-08, 07:05 PM
good plans for it mate:thumb:
Cle
29-08-08, 07:58 PM
such a nice nova with the compomotive's on:thumb:

it does look good in the first couple of photo's aswell but the photo's with the compomotive's look amazing.
RSTChris
29-08-08, 08:00 PM
Them comps look v nice!!

Why did it get put away all that time
smitsturbo
29-08-08, 11:22 PM
Them comps look v nice!!

Why did it get put away all that time

it failed the mot & the lad joined university so needed a normal car as its about 30 miles away
kevo16v
30-08-08, 12:26 AM
I want your wheels!! Top job, looks spot on bud :thumb:
burgo
30-08-08, 02:50 AM
lovely car apart from the bonnet :(
LEWI007
30-08-08, 09:57 AM
Turn it back into a GTE :thumb:
Sherco
30-08-08, 10:05 AM
Turn it back into a GTE :thumb:

Agreed! :D
GTE999
31-08-08, 05:52 AM
Turn it back into a GTE :thumb:

ditto!
Steve
31-08-08, 11:30 AM
Nice plans for it matey, good to hear your ditching the bonnet and tailgate, it looks like a max power motor at the minute! lol

Any idea what power the 1400 was running?

I also reckon you should put it back to a gte, bumpers and front end. good work so far :thumb:
Mike B GTE
31-08-08, 07:53 PM
lovely car apart from the bonnet :(

agreed.

needs to be de-facelifted. looks good though, MOs look the business!!
vaughanmc
31-08-08, 08:00 PM
Looks really nice mate

Another Scottish member as well - Another one for some meets ? :)
smitsturbo
03-09-08, 06:49 PM
Looks really nice mate

Another Scottish member as well - Another one for some meets ? :)

why not, where & when??:thumb:

its supposed to be a budget project so i dont think she'll be getting changed back to a gte;)

the bonnet & cheese is going;)
brizie
03-09-08, 07:02 PM
Fit happened t the wide arch nova?
vaughanmc
03-09-08, 07:14 PM
No idea where we could have another meet mate...

Post up some suggestions in the Scotland region :)

Not too far up though as Aberdeen is about 4 hours for me lol
smitsturbo
04-09-08, 06:09 AM
Fit happened t the wide arch nova?

she was sold on to reshell the engine etc but was abandoned & broken:(
bozz
04-09-08, 10:12 AM
its the gsi vents cut in to bonnet or stick on realy fancy some for mine
twistysnovagte
04-09-08, 10:44 AM
looks awsome now you have removed the front splitter and rear diffuser(or what ever there called,makes a car look shabby imo!)all you need to do now is fit the skirts as said,and loose the "evo" bonnet mate just looks totaly out of place!.imo there is no better wheel suited to the nova other than compomotive mo's:thumb: and they look wicked in white with the silver car,awsome:) as for the "XE"conversion,i say go for it now you have the parts to start,but finding a more or less factory "1600 gte"is now unfortunatly becomming a rarity:(,good luck with the project.:)
smitsturbo
08-09-08, 07:01 PM
well a wee update im off shore just now but ive been shopping for a cheep set of coilovers;)

http://www.corsacentre.com/Nova%20corsa%20vauxhall%20parts/Detail.asp?PID=2999&CatID=20&CarID=1