My new NOVA! (pics)

[Sid]

My new car ...bought it last week ...got FSH, even original receipt from new 1988!

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How do I get rid of this rust?? treatment etc
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after a wash & change of wheels!
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I have an SR from which I was planning to sell the bits on
...but tempted to convert this car into a Mk2 facelift and put engine, interior, skirts etc on here! ...with the doors too!
Thinking GSi/SR suspension ..or lower it more like 60mm ...but isnt that way too bumpy and silly ..esp for the gf, if its here car??

NOT SURE... its my 2nd car (and for the gf to drive when mine is ready), but keeping it for the whole year.

Sid

[whitey]

Yeah mate, Id buy a set of mint doors and treat them to a few coats of hammerite inside and also go for the face lift.

As for rust on the main body, rub down, fill and spray, on the arches it depends on how bad!
Looks OK and ish is places so i'd knock all the rust off, rub down etc and see where you are! If you need to, then get some welding done and trim back the lips for bigger wheels! :twisted:

[novax]

In the close-up of the arch I did notice the lips are sagging. This is pretty normal in my experiance, it does mean they'll need re-folding whatever. Therefore it seems a good idea to roll the arches anyway, you'll need to respray after fixing the rust so get it done together. new dors are the simplest solution for this, try Dixons on 0113-288-0022 and see what they've got. New doors from Vauxhall are under ?100 as well, I'm told.

[novamark]

i think doors from vauxhall are quite a bit nmore than ?100 quid, i think i got a quote and it was alot more i think. i'll find out if u want. i got 2 mint doors from a scrappy, not a spec of rust on either. :lol:

[Chris LR]

New Doors from Vauxhall...... not much Change from ?250

[novamark]

thought it was somethin like that, i got quoted ?200 at trade!

[Chris LR]

I brought a 'Mint' Door from the Scrappy for ?20, then sold handles, glass etc for ?10.

A 'Mint' door for a tenner!

[Sid]

I may have some white doors... but unsure of condition yet.

Will I need new rear arches then?? Wanna try and do all work myself, no bodyshops or nothing.

[novamark]

well mine were gte doors so i got the door cards to match my mint interior which i got for ?30. so there!!!!!

[whitey]

Sounds bout rite and id still coat brand new doors with bout 8 layers of hammerite inside top to bottom! And do it again every 6 months!

[Euan]

how much did u pay.

i've been offered a mk2 nova ready to be painted and has been welded and apparantly has a "mint" engine (1.2) for ?150.

not sure if i have the space to keep it but!!

[Sid]

Advertised for ?375.
I have also had to change the waterpump & timing belt, changed the alloys, got tax (had 9 months MOT).
I've got more work to do on it.

NovaStyle is still going Mickey... http://www.xstyle.co.uk/1257.html

[Fester]

holy shit! i think i would have just rejected the car back outright

[Sid]

I changed the waterpump & timing belt myself, so extra ?20 spent, which aint too bad is it??

[Ste_Nova]

http://mig.lathwood.co.uk/upload/s/ste_back.jpg

^^ ?75 :D

[Sid]

DESTICKERED, DESTRIPPED & DEBADGED.
took me 7 hours yesterday to do it, then t-cut and wash, then t-cut again!
(my thumbs have blisters!)

BEFORE
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AFTER
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BEFORE
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AFTER
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AFTER
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Better, huh?
Sid :D

[Ben (lurk75)]

Intresting no. Plate.

Get it valued.

[Sid]

whats so special about it?
"NERD?" or "F200" ??

[Ben (lurk75)]

anything with 100, 200, 300 etc on are quite saught after. 200 especially as the Nissan sx 200's. Also the NRD are quite likely to be initials as there are a lot of names begining with N, Neil, Nick, Nicole, Natalie etc etc.

Only takes a few minutes to get valued, it wont be mega expensive but you make get ?6-700 for it.

[Sid]

Advertised it with www.newreg.co.uk & www.regtransfers.co.uk & www.carmarks.net

we see what aspires! I'll be happy with ?200 in my pocket.

[Ben (lurk75)]

lmao,

cant hurt can it. i want commision!

[Sid]

Its not worth a quote!!! :( ...oh well...

[Wiggie]

hehehe that quite clever, lol, buy a car for ?40 and sell the pl8s for ?600. mint!