Nova GTE Track car Restoration

[smokegreyturbo]

Ive had this car in my garage for a while now so thought i would start a thread of the many sleepless nights and bashed hands I will get on the way.The car is a 1989 Black GTE and has belonged to about six of my friends over quite a few years. So after selling my cav turbo I decided at having a crack at doing a xe/let toy as i bought the car a few years before for scrap value and had sat in my cousins garden looking sorry for itself:(


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Here is how she did look when my cousin last had it

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Gave her a quick was before putting in the garage, came up quite well

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The plan for the car is a standard looking GTE on white cav slabs, white roll cage, white badges all round, Aero bonnet pins etc.

I have rounded up for the project

Cage
X5 wheels
all new panels
Brand new 2.0 16V Calipers (ebay for 99p :D )
X4 dealer sport mudflaps
Brad new radiator
smoked repeators
16v/turbo conversion kit
Exhaust
Rear arch repair panels
Cills


The car is now stripped and has to go on

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[Steve]

Sounds good mate, I've always loved black gte's and good to see one getting restored.
As long as its all good structually you should be ok. :thumb:

[Rickyb]

looking good keep the updates coming :thumb:

[smokegreyturbo]

Thanks for the comments. The shell seems ok, pretty much all the panels were in a poor state but managed to source a tailgate and bonnet in the colour, both mint and two mint doors from my scrappy for 15 quid a piece. Shes has had a hard life, but never been crashed and has quite a sentimental value really. I know i could buy a mint shell for a couple of hundred but ive seen this car through thick and thin over the years. Ive never done any thing more than basic maintenance so its pretty much all new to me, although my cousin knows his stuff and has volunteered for welding duties:thumb: God help himlol .
Little pic of his turbo project below. I bet his mum flipped when she found out what was in her conservatory lol

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[Matt]

Nova in the conservatory, that's quality! lol

[twistysnovagte]

yeah that is quality,now crack on, i will be keeping an eye on this thread as it should look sweet once finnished mk1 ftw!:D

[Cle]

Love it :) i will be looking for regular update's :thumb:

[smokegreyturbo]

Finnished the conversion kit

painted the shafts
Tie blocks (white)
spacer (black)

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Brand new 16v calipers

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[Steve]

Love the nova in the conservatory mate, thats hilarious! Looks like he's wrecked a gte as well?

[smokegreyturbo]

yeh sore point real shame the result off 60mph plus impact. My cousins last GTE The nova was stationary and was hit head on by a merc. Very very lucky to walk away. The engine is pressed against the bulkhead, gear box split apart. The car itself stayed real straight doors cabin etc stood up real well IMO.

[smokegreyturbo]

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[dj_wudgey]

shame about the white one!! but likeing the conservatorylol

[Cle]

Any updates ??? :)

[brainsnova]

is that a cav gsi too in front of the poor gte

[Riggy]

PMSL @ the nova in the conservatory ,

plans for the black GTE sound good though mate ,

sure you will find all the help you need on here awell

[Spudly]

is that a cav gsi too in front of the poor gte



Five stud setup mate so probs a 4x4 turbo...


Shame on the white one as it looked a minter:cry:

Your plans for your black GTE are nigh on the same as mine, black with silver slabs, keep up the updates bud:thumb:

[smokegreyturbo]

Thanks for the positive comments. No updates at the moment, welding is the next task really. yeh the cav is my cousins fennahs turbo. Also a big fan like me, miss mine loads but i wanted a usuable project and my cav spent too much time in the garage wrapped in cotton wool so i decided to sell it and do the nova. Few pics below:cry:

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and one of my old corsa lol

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[dj_wudgey]

cav is well nice corsa doe'snt look bad either!!!

[Rickyb]

what ever happend with this?