89 nova flair

[stuartyj21]

hi lads, just got back from england with another nova. its 1989 nova flair, ,metallic grey with 12 months mot and 64k on the clock.

all the important bits are sound like the sills,doors ,rear arches, rear turets, battery tray and front crossmember etc

the car needs some tlc like the seats cleaned and will need to get the 2 sides sprayed, but will be taking the bump strips of anyway so thats no problem. and get the engine bay cleaned.

heres some pics will keep you all posted on any progress:thumb:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/101_6800.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/101_6801.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/101_6802.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/101_6804.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Looks clean enough mate :) Will this be a wee daily runner ?

[stuartyj21]

yes vaughan, just to get me to work and back...

[walker-nova]

looking good stuarty, cant wait to see it done

[krobinson]

Looks like a decent base, good times!¬

[Joe Richardson]

looks nice mate:thumb:

saves the GSI from being used:)

[stuartyj21]

thanks lads, its a future red-top project:)

[7ova]

nice find, looks like it just needs a good clean and a tidy up :thumb:

[chrisnovaturbo]

looks good shell.

[stuartyj21]

yeh will get a really good look around it during the week...

[greg1.4]

nice one!

sure it will turn into a tidy wee run around..

[stuartyj21]

thanks abit of good old elbow grease is required:D

[~~joycey~~]

Looks fairly tidy :)

[vaughanmc]

saves the GSI from being used:)

STOP! Please lol lol lol

[stuartyj21]

had the gsi up and the n.ireland meet in portrush today, had a good day. around 20 novas so it was a good turn-out..

[NOVA13SPORT]

fuel pump wire behave on the road home??

[Rysee]

nice colour, and nice number plate

[scott.parker]

Cool little base car mate
(though border control should ask what your journey's for, as you Irish keep taking the clean novas lol)

Scott

[stuartyj21]

fuel pump wire behave on the road home??

yes thankfully no probs:thumb:

[stuartyj21]

Cool little base car mate
(though border control should ask what your journey's for, as you Irish keep taking the clean novas lol)

Scott

put it this way, he didnt look surprisedlollollol

[dj_wudgey]

good find matey looks like it will be a good project!!

[areofall]

Sound looking Nova !Is it a 4 speed?Just done 200 miles in the star over the weekend and feed upwith the 4 speed all ready !

[Leeboo]

Nice find stuarty!! Perhaps wee sneaky strip down and paint then? Seen you yesterday but didn't get chatting! KLV looked well.

Maurice - don't start me! I couldn't hear myself think last night when I was screaming down the road in 4th lol nnnnnnNNNNNNNNNYYYYEEEEEOOOOOOOMMmmmmmmm

[stuartyj21]

Sound looking Nova !Is it a 4 speed?Just done 200 miles in the star over the weekend and feed upwith the 4 speed all ready !

yeh maurice you cant beat the good old 4speedlol it done 250mile home and didnt miss a beat so happy enough:thumb:


[quote=Leeboo]Nice find stuarty!! Perhaps wee sneaky strip down and paint then? Seen you yesterday but didn't get chatting! KLV looked well.


yeh lee just a wee tidy up and then back on the road.

there was a good turn-out and you had the wee car looking well:thumb:

[stuartyj21]

just a small 1st update on the project, had half an hour spare so decided to give the bumpers abit of a freshen up...
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/101_6810.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/101_6811.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/101_6812.jpg

[stuartyj21]

well lads i have the wee car on the road as a daily driver and am doing some bits to it as a go along. so far i have the gm side mouldings taken off and the lovely pinstriping off, so next is get it lowered and my 1 piece bumper and grill on,so will get some pics up as soon as i get back from my holidays...

[walker-nova]

seen this floating by templepatrick in couldn t belive my eyes when i seen the nova then i relised it was your looks mint mate seen it up at the shed
its cool seeing a nova on the road!!!

[stuartyj21]

yeh ian seen you at the carpark and thought i would give you a toot, its my daily driver so you will be seeing abit more of it floating about.

only back of me holidays so will get some pics up asap and some more progress on it...

[stuartyj21]

hi all here are some pics of the progress.
got it lowered today with some 60mm g-max supersport suspension and springs i had sitting around of another car.
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image035.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image036.jpg

[boyle_46]

looking good stuart

[stuartyj21]

thanks nath, will have it looking good in no time:thumb:

[CorsaBBoomer]

How did you get those bumpers freshened up? Mine look dull as ....

Nice runner! :thumb:

[stuartyj21]

plast X 5 bumper paint mate, try ebay...

[stuartyj21]

here are some pics of the bumpers freshened up and looking like new.
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image0.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image0-1.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image034.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image040.jpg

[stuartyj21]

i must say im really happy with the finish the plastX 5 done a great job:d
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image036-1.jpg

[Damo]

liking this mate keep it up:thumb: .

[stuartyj21]

thanks mate, just a small freshen up and it will be grand...

[novaload1992]

looking tidy

[stuartyj21]

here are some pics of todays progress, new 1piece bumper and grill i got off (freedie) yellowsrnova. all painted and looking like new.
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image0-2.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image0a.jpg

[stuartyj21]

and now time to get it fitted and on the car, i think it looks great with the red bumper tape.
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image00.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image0-4.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image03.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image03-1.jpg

[stuartyj21]

just another small update got my new set of wheels and tyres fitted today, opinions please. they are cav 15" cerasros with or without centercaps...
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image039.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd256/stuartyj21/mk1%20flair/Image040-1.jpg

[Damo]

I vote with centre caps mate make it look smoother:thumb: .

[LEWI007]

What colour did you spray the bumper mate ? looks mint and i want mine the same.

is it rover hurricane grey ?

[Leeboo]

Without centre caps stuarty definately! Almost looks like theres a red top in her now haha, thats the kind of style the english boys for lol. Looks well

[stuartyj21]

cheers for the comments, its plast x5 vauxhall med grey used on the bumpers k reg nova.

[LEWI007]

cheers for the comments, its plast x5 vauxhall med grey used on the bumpers k reg nova.

Thanks for that mate, im off down halfords to get some now then :thumb:

[jafanan]

cant beleiev i havnt seen this until now stuart

looks great, i mind you talking about your wee daily mk1....



keep it up...

[jafanan]

any more progress stuart or are you just driving the life out of it? lol

[cassanova1]

Looks nice

[stuartyj21]

small up date and pics tomorrow, giving the wee car a service and getting my new magnex backbox on...

[Rickyb]

it looks cool as mate well done.

[bmw156]

dont loose the pin stripes, my mate removed mine when he owned it and i wish i had them back on.

there is somewhere that has a few of them flair stickers, as i replaced mine.

and its looking good dude,

+ rep for having a flair :D

[stuartyj21]

thanks for the comments lads, will get pics up asap