1.2 Merit to 1.4SR to 1.6GSI [Archive] - Performance Nova Group

stylesy451

27-04-08, 05:12 PM

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27-04-08, 05:21 PM

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27-04-08, 05:25 PM

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stylesy451

27-04-08, 05:26 PM

now i have the correct bumpers to go on and grill and spoiler fresh from paint!
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stylesy451

27-04-08, 05:27 PM

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stylesy451

27-04-08, 05:28 PM

now it has thease astra wheels on
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stylesy451

27-04-08, 05:29 PM

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stylesy451

27-04-08, 05:30 PM

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going to have the new tailgate standard in black with the spoiler same colour as the bumpers and grab handle!

stylesy451

27-04-08, 05:32 PM

more pics to come please leave comments:thumb:

vaughanmc

27-04-08, 06:06 PM

Nice looking car mate - Was going to ask what your doing with the black window winders but I see there back on

Mike B GTE

28-04-08, 02:30 PM

looks ace mate. get some pics up with new bumpers, rims and gte tailgate on it.

looks like a quality respray!! :thumb:

stylesy451

29-04-08, 08:27 PM

will do as soon as the painter gets the job done!

TIDGE

29-04-08, 09:19 PM

nice one black novas are cool

stylesy451

11-06-08, 09:20 PM

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DW-Nova

12-06-08, 08:07 PM

Looks good mate, is this your daily driver? anymore long term plans or just enjoy driving it round? best of luck.

GTE999

13-06-08, 11:07 PM

looks like a nice paint job

stylesy451

15-06-08, 01:00 AM

yea its my daily drive. i have a rusty red and black mk1 sr some one has played with the arshes and they are falling apart and it has a smashed in fron but im thinking of repairing the body work and turning it into a track car.

stylesy451

03-01-09, 06:19 PM

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03-01-09, 06:21 PM

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03-01-09, 06:22 PM

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03-01-09, 06:22 PM

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DW-Nova

03-01-09, 07:07 PM

Not checked back on this in a long time, looking good but not too keen on the alloys myself, perhaps get the mirrors colour coded too ? Whats the spec of the engine in there then ? Any internal mods at all ?

Graeme

03-01-09, 07:22 PM

Really nice looking car, grey plastics make it look ten times better than when it was first painted, wheels look good too imo all in all a good little sr rep you've got there

stylesy451

03-01-09, 07:30 PM

um well actually lol im not really liking the grey so before pv09 i will be making them black lol unless a load of people say dont do it lol im not sure weather to keep the sr spoiler or to go with a gsi one? i was thinking of making the wheels gloss black with the bumpers too. with red pinstripe round the bumpers and red center badges on the black wheels. the engine is standard 1.4sr and randomly the throttle stuck open yesterday and snapped a cam follower so i popped one in from my 1.2 engine but it runs ok now apart from it not liking the cold weather lol thanks for the comments.

ben doodar

03-01-09, 07:42 PM

not too keen on the wheels tbh mate there too new for that mk1. also think them bumpers would look better colour coded shiney black again along with the mirrors as i think there faded lookin. other than that very nice car u got there pal, good work.
here have a gold star!

stylesy451

04-01-09, 12:09 AM

what wheels do people recomend then im gonna have to get my wallet out

dj_wudgey

04-01-09, 12:14 AM

looks really well matey very nice!!!!

draper

04-01-09, 08:12 AM

was sat here thinking theres no order to the first pics then BANG - the cars black lol

grey bumpers dont work with the car imo
glad you got rid of the tinted rear windows tho

looks spot-on tho matey

kogo

04-01-09, 08:37 AM

:thumb: nice work..... you need a change angine... for more power....... ;)

stylesy451

04-01-09, 11:09 AM

cheers chaps

dj_wudgey

04-01-09, 12:55 PM

did you get that front bumper new matey??? ive just bougt myself a new one off duick!! but yea i couldent help wonder if it was new or painted beacause it looks mint in that picture off it!!!

robertdevlin69

04-01-09, 01:20 PM

dont change the bumpers...........they look class!how about a set of cav steelies in silver?????

Nova Kid Rik

04-01-09, 02:26 PM

That looks awsome mate :thumb: done a pro job on that cant wait to see the final look ;) :D and are you thinking about gettin a mk2 dash? and interior? coz they are quite nice ;) :cool:

Jim Mcrae

04-01-09, 02:41 PM

Old school and I love it :D

AlexW

04-01-09, 04:44 PM

"Im Loving It"

stylesy451

04-01-09, 06:40 PM

the bumpers are second hand and painted and im thinkin off a mk2 dash but the interior is mk2 gsi anyway but im thinkg electric windows.

astraluke

04-01-09, 07:02 PM

only change i'd make is paint the brakes red, otherwise, looking nice :thumb:

stylesy451

04-01-09, 07:19 PM

i was going to do that too lol

ben doodar

04-01-09, 09:56 PM

yh defo colour code the bumpers, mirrors n spoiler. maybe some standard sr wheels, think they would look ace on that. or some cav ceseros (sp?) also think some cav slabs gsi wheels would look good, i think they suit the mk1 nicely.

John

04-01-09, 09:58 PM

Lovely car you have there fella. Deffo agree that it needs some differeent wheels.

Nobby

04-01-09, 10:06 PM

nice car but these are my ideas, lose the tinted rear lights and windows, lose the SR badge, and either leave the bumpers grey and get some old skool ish wheels or some slabs or cesaros. Nice car though some decent work gone into it!

stylesy451

05-01-09, 12:49 PM

cheers

white2lSR

05-01-09, 01:22 PM

Exactly what colour are the bumpers painted? Its pretty much the closest match to standard ive seen yet.

stylesy451

05-01-09, 08:25 PM

il find out for ya tomoz chap!

white2lSR

05-01-09, 08:27 PM

il find out for ya tomoz chap!

Spot on, make sure you do. Also can you find out how they got the semi gloss finish :thumb:

gordo

05-01-09, 08:42 PM

i think its looking great as it is. you want to keep it different from everyone elses i think.

stylesy451

05-01-09, 11:08 PM

cheers

stylesy451

05-02-09, 04:25 PM

just picked this up a rotten gsi for £150 rotten shell so engine rebuild and good clean up to go into mine. along with the dash and electric windows!

white2lSR

05-02-09, 04:28 PM

il find out for ya tomoz chap!

Any news on the paint colour??

stylesy451

05-02-09, 04:29 PM

o poo forgot will definatly find out wen i see the sprayer

Sloth

05-02-09, 04:49 PM

im loving this, it looks spot on, my ideal mk1. well done dude!!!

stylesy451

05-02-09, 04:58 PM

cheers

Jay

05-02-09, 04:58 PM

What colour did you do the bumpers in?

stylesy451

05-02-09, 05:00 PM

not sure will find out soon and let ya no

stylesy451

12-04-09, 07:03 PM

going to 1.6gsi poer now!

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Jay

12-04-09, 07:23 PM

Living the attention to detail on the backing plates. New items or sprayed?

stylesy451

12-04-09, 07:26 PM

powdercoated backplates along with rear beam, sump and rocker cover!

Jay

12-04-09, 07:27 PM

Nice touches have some rep

stylesy451

15-04-09, 11:17 PM

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dj_wudgey

15-04-09, 11:33 PM

good project matey the car looks **** hot and so does the new engine!!

stylesy451

15-04-09, 11:37 PM

cheers
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auzzy-b

15-04-09, 11:53 PM

:D i like..! keep up the good work bud

stylesy451

15-04-09, 11:57 PM

cheers

robertdevlin69

16-04-09, 12:11 PM

loved this when i first saw it and its just getting better,keep at it mate!

Bainy_Boy_Sri

16-04-09, 11:00 PM

lovely breif mate

stylesy451

19-04-09, 11:07 AM

mission is to get her sorted for pv09! car is going to paint shot tommorow!

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23-04-09, 11:03 PM

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groovey half leather seats came back!

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vaughanmc

23-04-09, 11:07 PM

Liking those seats mate! I'm thinking about getting my GSi ones done like that

Are the headrests done in leather too ?

stylesy451

23-04-09, 11:20 PM

no the man who sorted it for me said its quite hard to do the headrests but maybe the person who does yours will beable to. im sure ive seen them done somewer.

jimbob-mcgrew

23-04-09, 11:49 PM

nice project mate, has come along way. looked heavy with the double 5 spokes on.
could u help me out with conversion questions please.
im putting a 1.4 carb into my 1.2 carb, prety much as u did before.
whats required on the parts front and what re-wiring needs to be done ?
and... will my f10 4 speed fit the 1.4 ?
cheers man :thumb:

stylesy451

24-04-09, 12:05 AM

well tbh i didnt do the wiring its the only bit i didnt get involved in had a mate do that 4 me lol and as for the box im not sure. would be better to find yourself the proper 5speed box for it tho i would imagine. it was a while since i changed my 1.2 for 1.4 but i think maybe the throttle cable was different. but other than that i think most stuff is the same! but thers plenty of chappys on here that will beable to help you out better than i have lol

vaughanmc

24-04-09, 07:42 AM

no the man who sorted it for me said its quite hard to do the headrests but maybe the person who does yours will beable to. im sure ive seen them done somewer.

Cheers fella, or I could just get ones out of an Omega or something that are original leather ;)

How much did it cost if you don't mind me asking...?

stylesy451

24-04-09, 08:23 AM

£150 including the leather rather cheap i think

vaughanmc

24-04-09, 03:43 PM

Something I'm going to consider when I pass my test, cheers for the info mate :)

Ernie

24-04-09, 03:48 PM

Nice work mate.
For the head rest's find an omega elite in a breakers yard and remove the front leather head rests.
Fit to your seats job done.

stylesy451

24-04-09, 05:48 PM

cheers mate!

stylesy451

26-04-09, 12:21 PM

car should be back from paint on wednesday from a freshen up!

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dj_wudgey

26-04-09, 01:20 PM

good work mate the nova will look even beter at this pv then!!

Ste L

26-04-09, 03:44 PM

any more pic's of this corsa? - well i wouldn't say it's a corsa no more looking at it lol

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look's like it's gonna be something special

nova's coming along well, like the engine

stylesy451

26-04-09, 11:48 PM

lol will do! il get u some pics of the corsa but its a 2.0l hot rod running a ford pinto engine RWD

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01-05-09, 11:13 PM

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03-05-09, 01:29 AM

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dj_wudgey

03-05-09, 10:27 AM

looks good matey shouls have left the bumpers grey though imo!!

stylesy451

03-05-09, 12:04 PM

i couldnt do it lol grey just looked to boring!

craig green

03-05-09, 02:18 PM

looks good matey shouls have left the bumpers grey though imo!!

I agree. It still looks lovely though. Black mk1 SR's seem to be almost forgotten. Hardly any around now.

Just a heads up though.. Be carefull of the poder coat around the oil cap filler area as it will easily peel off & end up in the engine!

stylesy451

03-05-09, 07:31 PM

ahh i have had a couple of powdrecoated ones and no probs so far lol

stylesy451

14-06-09, 11:18 AM

all done well srt of.lol

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14-06-09, 11:21 AM

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