Pic whore me red novas

[MattBrown]

Bought a red car

Whore me a load of ideas:thumb:

[let_nova]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/danga/37-1.jpg

[NOVA_LEE]

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z265/skem_head/DSC01264.jpg

[Benn]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y232/bennh2/crap/rednovaabbi3.jpg

[Graeme]

Heres mine, although you probably know it, cheers for the oil mate




http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm146/saloondicko/3758198341_55d79e311f.jpg

[Tommy_nova]

my flame red gsi..

http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/Tommy_Nova/mynovaatpvs09.jpg
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/Tommy_Nova/07062009081.jpg

[Sonny Jim]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t300/SonnyJim123_2007/P085501_01-10-09.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t300/SonnyJim123_2007/P085601_01-10-09.jpg

[Sonny Jim]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t300/SonnyJim123_2007/P085101_01-10-09.jpg

[MattBrown]

Its a gte replica, very faded, etc!

But has a 100000% mint interior, to go with my 99% interior in the daily!

Also, im into the white speedline look for it, but with red gte bumpers, and black/gray gte skirts!

How low is let-novas blue one? I want them wheels, with that ride hight!

I see you have the full arch lip, any scrubbage??

[let_nova]

90mm at the back and 70mm at the front.

[let_nova]

no scrubbage at all!! and i done my own wheels

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg34/incanova/fastandmodified054.jpg

[MattBrown]

Gonna have to be white speedlines then!

"Mummy, you know for xmas, well I WANT THAT ONE" lol lol lol

Im also going coilover all round!

Srs-1- says itll never happen, how rong can I prove him!

I may even have to turn up to his in it! lol

[MK999]

Old pic and my paint is just shocking, but red+white wheels ftw :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/MK999/DSC00188-1.jpg

[w88rdy]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c123/w88rdy/29092009120.jpg


Sorry for quality,Phones pants lol

[MattBrown]

Im 100% keeping the car red now!

I also think ill be having the same setup as let-nova!

90mm springs, with speedline alesio 2's in white, and a set in silver for winter shagarounds:)

[vaughanmc]

Nice, clean and simple - Some of mines looking its best IMO:
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Billing%202009/Billing09104.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Billing%202009/Billing09105.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Billing%202009/Billing09103.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Billing%202009/Billing09106.jpg
Cleaned and preped for the 300 mile trip to Billing 09:
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Billing%202009/Billing09163.jpg
Enjoy :thumb:

[Cle]

Who's nova are you parked next to vaughan ??

[vaughanmc]

Chris Thomson's XE and Andy Bishop's GSi LET

[Rickyb]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Billing%202009/Billing09163.jpg
Enjoy :thumb:

i love this pic it looks mint there.

[vaughanmc]

Once the Speedlines go back on for next year it'll be as clean as that once again...Aslong as we have a fairly laid back winter lol

Mind you she's all Waxoyled :)

[Cle]

Chris Thomson's XE and Andy Bishop's GSi LET

Chris's the blue one ?? if so project thread link anyone ?

[vaughanmc]

www.justopelvauxhall.com (http://www.justopelvauxhall.com) - You'll no get anything on here about it apart from a forsale thread because it's broken now

[MattBrown]

Lol, looks well vaughn!

More pics needed lads!!

[vaughanmc]

OK then lol
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Cleaned/SV20236311.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Cleaned/SV20236313.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Cleaned/SV20236321.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Cleaned/SV20236323.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Cleaned/SV20236325.jpg
I can get you more if you want ? :)

[Spudly]

Heres my old one....:cry:



http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Nov/DSC00343.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Nov/DSC00340.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Nov/DSC00342.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Nov/DSC00344.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Nov/DSC00345.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Nov/DSC00347.jpg

[Sloth]

gotta post these even tho it makes me :cry:

my darling girl:
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp138/sloth_mk1_cav/robscamera043.jpg
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp138/sloth_mk1_cav/robscamera022.jpg
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp138/sloth_mk1_cav/DSC00108.jpg
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp138/sloth_mk1_cav/robscamera023.jpg
*runs off to cry some more.....

[Nick J]

My previous red nova which I sold a few months ago......


http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/JonnyJ001/Billing/09/Picture16.png (http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/JonnyJ001/Billing/09/Picture16.png)
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm120/gtenutz/billing%202009/billing2009078.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k27/nj_photo/DSC00889.jpg?t=1247593026
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/JonnyJ001/Billing/09/Picture15.png (http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/JonnyJ001/Billing/09/Picture15.png)

[let_nova]

stunning.....

[Benn]

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp138/sloth_mk1_cav/DSC00108.jpg


Who the cream crackers wired that in?

[Sloth]

i did. it was on the big black plug so i could undo 1 plug and nothing else.

[Benn]

Oh right.........

[Sloth]

whats the issue?

[Benn]

Crimping all the wires in the loom to use the plug is in my books a huge bodge when it can be wired in so easily and nicely. Sorry.

[Damo]

Heres mine .

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd309/dholt_02/Photo0079.jpg?t=1255776890

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd309/dholt_02/Photo0078.jpg?t=1255776975

what you think.:roll:

[Spudly]

Looks a good one there bud, its gonna need some tlc on that door and sill corner soon, id lose the rear tints personally as thats my biggest regret with my old red one was fitting tints, its too much imo:thumb:

[Damo]

Cheers for the advise spudly car was filthy in that pic rear arch is good no rust on it just looks like that in pic but doors beyond repair its having a full paint job with new doors anyway.:thumb:

[Rickyb]

heres some pics from when i wanted ideas
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118127
hope this helps

[loggyboy]

My 1st ever Nova:
http://loggyboy.com/images/sri/3qtrLow640.jpg

http://loggyboy.com/images/sri/RearHi640.jpg

My first Merit 16v

http://loggyboy.com/images/nilly/01Standard640.jpg

http://loggyboy.com/images/nilly/FlushQtr.JPG

http://loggyboy.com/images/nilly/NewMosCLEAN640.jpg


not mine

http://loggyboy.com/images/Nova/Derwin.jpg

[rallyingace]

nice pics.....

[gtachorley]

Here is mine.

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd359/Hond123/26042009253.jpg


http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd359/Hond123/26042009254.jpg


http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd359/Hond123/26042009255.jpg


http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd359/Hond123/31102008199.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Looks good Damen, how low is she at the back ?

[Damo]

Cheers vaughan its lowered 85mm on custom springs and its now running coilovers on front:thumb: .

[craig green]

Mine (R.I.P)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img034.jpg

Some old-skool scanned photo's

Elgan's XE
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img165.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img108.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img011.jpg

[craig green]

Lee Hearsey's old shell.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img106.jpg

Declan Burkes SR
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img043.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img042.jpg

Fibresports' Novadosed Valver.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img053.jpg

[craig green]

Have to mention Karl Rowntree's XE'd SR.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img141.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img139.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img143.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/PVS07pics/STA41270.jpg

[craig green]

Anyone remember Ollster's SRi?

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img154.jpg

GaryVaux (Gary126) owns the shell now.

[craig green]

Nice mk1.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/forum%20Novas/mintSR.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/forum%20Novas/T40SR.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/forum%20Novas/VALETMAN.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/forum%20Novas/STA40169.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/forum%20Novas/STA40228.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Nova%20GSi/shoppedNOVA.jpg

[craig green]

Shall I keep going?

[The Simps]

I want Karl's bonnet!! What vent is it?

My old sri turbo...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Photoshoot%20Day/DSCF0308resize.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Photoshoot%20Day/DSCF0291resize.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Nova%20LET%20Build/BILLING016.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Nova%20LET%20Build/b17et9.jpg

[craig green]

Its an Ecosse sourced Peugeot vent which is a copy of a Lancia Delta 'Integrale style' vent IMO. You could get them for Renault 21 turbo's aswell, though thats irrelevent. Karl says it took an age to blend it to the Novas bonnet shape due to it not being at all suitable. It's not on there anymore, Sold IIRC.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/PVS07pics/STA41259.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/PVS07pics/STA41199.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/PVS07pics/STA41189.jpg

[The Simps]

Its an Ecosse sourced Peugeot vent which is a copy of a Lancia Delta 'Integrale style' vent IMO. You could get them for Renault 21 turbo's aswell, though thats irrelevent. Karl says it took an age to blend it to the Novas bonnet shape due to it not being at all suitable. It's not on there anymore, Sold IIRC.


I need a bulge for clearance at the front of my bonnet but want to do it subtley - any ideas?

[MK999]

I need a bulge for clearance at the front of my bonnet but want to do it subtley - any ideas?

Sledgehammers are subtle right?

Can you not raise it slightly at the back or does it need way more clearance than that?

edit: also, thread hijack much? lol

[craig green]

Leave the bonnet off.

[craig green]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/PVS08pics/PVS2008112-1.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/PVS08pics/PVS2008111.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/PVS08pics/PVS2008071.jpg

[craig green]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing07/BILLING074.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing07/BILLING033.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing07/BILLING032.jpg

[craig green]

Pics from Billing 07
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing07/BILLING086.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing07/BILLING085.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing07/BILLING061.jpg

The Simps' old Nova.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing07/BILLING016.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing07/BILLING018.jpg

[craig green]

Billing 09
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing09/VBOAbilling09170.jpg

Vaughan's
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing09/VBOAbilling09193.jpg

Karl rowntree's again.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing09/VBOAbilling09199.jpg

Nick's
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing09/VBOAbilling09105.jpg

Mine again.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing09/neocaptured01.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Good picture of mine there Craig, looks good in that picture :)

[Nick J]

I need a bulge for clearance at the front of my bonnet but want to do it subtley - any ideas?

I know Karl was thinking of changing the bonnet but it was still on the car at billing.... It would deffo be worth a pm to him as he does come on here now and again.

Nick.

[The Simps]

Looking at the pics it looks like its just grafted on top with a hole at the back so no extra height has actually been added.

[Benn]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img011.jpg


That Nova was one of the Nova that really got me in to modded Novas. I have the redline it was in from 1999.

[MK999]

That's pretty nice for a 90's magazine feature to be fair, not sure about the ears and light brows though lol

[vaughanmc]

What ears ? lol

[MK999]

What ears ? lol

Weird spoiler makes it look like it's got ears.

[vaughanmc]

Ahh right lol

[Benn]

Weird spoiler makes it look like it's got ears.


Erm ears are classed as mirrors normaly....

[MK999]

Erm ears are classed as mirrors normaly....

and those chavtastic batmobile style spoilers with no wing in them, reminded me a bit of those lol Like the KA that was posted a while ago, only nowhere near as horrific and really nice otherwise, unlike the KA lol

[Hutchy]

some nice cars like

[Edd]

Is there no end to your nova pics Craig ?

[craig green]

Looking at the pics it looks like its just grafted on top with a hole at the back so no extra height has actually been added.

Mk1 Clio 16v bulge mate??


That Nova was one of the Nova that really got me in to modded Novas. I have the redline it was in from 1999.

Adrian Culley's. He is a painter by trade & has painted many a featured Nova over the years. he had a Grey Corrado after he sold the Nova. That was featured too, in REVS magazine IIRC.


Is there no end to your nova pics Craig ?

Clearly not. I have a folder of about 200 more Nova pics not uploaded to Photobucket yet.

[The Simps]

Mk1 Clio 16v bulge mate??


Thats a good suggestion! Mounted centrally might actually work. Might evn be able to use 2 side by side blended in to each other and then blended into the normal nova swage lines. Hmmm.

[MattBrown]

Hmmm, why bother? lol

Also, Im loving all the redness:)

Picking the red project up in 5 days now!

Saturday:)

Also, I now have astra gsi fanblades (I love them) I dunno weather to get them pro furbed in the origional silver, or do them black??

[craig green]

Silver dude. Black wheels are SO 2006.

Satin Red looks pretty cool IMO. Cav turbo colour.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Nova%20pictures/combepics059.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Nova%20pictures/combepics054.jpg

[Benn]

Adrian Culley's. He is a painter by trade & has painted many a featured Nova over the years. he had a Grey Corrado after he sold the Nova. That was featured too, in REVS magazine IIRC.


Ah we all know the legend that is Ade, didn't know it was his, just had a lookie.

[Graeme]

I believe the red featured Nova is/was Ade Culleys, the man responsible for a lot of the paint work on a lot of 'famous' novas

[Benn]

Yeah that's him.

[craig green]

'famous' novas

lol @ famous Novas.

I know what you are getting at though.

[Graeme]

Thats why the inverted commors were used, I personally hate the phrase but couldn't think of how else to put it lol

[peester]

Billing 09
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing09/VBOAbilling09170.jpg



wooo adam seal's wee beast. Still a mental revvving 1300 small block goodo

[craig green]

Aye I remember it as a 1300 from old-skool PNG events. Serious car.
Probably one of the only widearch Novas that wear the kit well, Dan's Grey beast included.

[edit] looks like a 1600 smallblock to me??

[craig green]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing09/VBOAbilling09168.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Billing09/VBOAbilling09169.jpg

[peester]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/peester/DSC00250.jpg
my old red sxi from billing 2001.. i think..

[craig green]

Damn that's cool Peester! [edit] Just needs black grille mesh.

Oem+ FTW.

[peester]

yeah, should have just left the old o.e grille as it was.. but i knew better then lol was my first nova.
cheers craig.
top work with the pics

[craig green]

Can't not whore out my fave pics of mine.

2002 just after the paint job.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Craigypics/CraigNova3.jpg

[loggyboy]

Damn that's cool Peester! [edit] Just needs black grille mesh.

Oem+ FTW.

I grill that was never standard, painted or not is hardly OEM+ neither is the mono wipe, irmscher badge or painted handles.

[MK999]

I grill that was never standard, painted or not is hardly OEM+ neither is the mono wipe, irmscher badge or painted handles.

Think you'll find that's the "+" bit

[Lee H]

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Lee_H25/032.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Lee_H25/030-1.jpg

My recently broken XE. Now a bare shell being crushed.

[MattBrown]

Nooooo!

Don't crush it!

Any parts on it?

I may cut it up for a chassis leg for mine!

[Lee H]

Been offered on here for free for months and had nothing but timewasters so its going to have to be crushed.

Its a bare shell now.

[Stevo16V]

My old xe

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y222/Stevo16V/Novapics144.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y222/Stevo16V/Novapics137.jpg

[peester]

lol! ^ that is exactly how ide always wanted my old red sxi to end up looking, ultimately..

[loggyboy]

Think you'll find that's the "+" bit
No. The plus part is going OTT with oem parts. just adding any old mods is not oem+

[Mike B GTE]

some of it is red:

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/2a.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/DSC00015.jpg

[MattBrown]

Very Very nice mike!

Im picking it up saturday, but will be a week before it goes in my grandads garage!

Got welder, engine crane and tools now!

So it seems to be all systems go, doors, wings, bonnet off, boot off, all being shotblasted in work, then chemically cleaned, and rust proof primered!

Then its off to the scrapyard in the sky for the engine 1.0, (Ill put it in my container)

Then the welding, panneling, arches etc begins!

[vaughanmc]

Some more pictures of mines with the old grey Astra alloys:
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Nova%20At%20JW/NovaAtJW6.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Nova%20At%20JW/NovaAtJW2.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Nova%20At%20JW/NovaAtJW7.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Nova%20At%20JW/NovaAtJW5.jpg

[craig green]

My old xe



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y222/Stevo16V/Novapics137.jpg

Damnit. I dont need to be seeing sweet mk2's like that at the moment. I thought I hated Red too. :confused:

[moffat]

heres some pics of my red nova

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg228/moffat_photos/IMAG0067-1.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg228/moffat_photos/IMAG0065-2.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg228/moffat_photos/IMAG0071-2.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Damnit. I dont need to be seeing sweet mk2's like that at the moment. I thought I hated Red too. :confused:

You know red is the best colour when it's kept as good as that one in the picture! :thumb:

[MK999]

You know red is the best colour when it's kept as good as that one in the picture! :thumb:

It's just a shame that means keeping it out of sunlight and polishing it every 12 hours. lol

[vaughanmc]

It's just a shame that means keeping it out of sunlight and polishing it every 12 hours. lol

Not if it's properly sealed and waxed ;)

[GDN16v]

Pic of mine!:thumb:
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u241/a16vnv/novagrill.jpg

[g111mds]

Pic of mine!:thumb:
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u241/a16vnv/novagrill.jpg

My favourite Nova of all time this one...

[g111mds]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/g111mds/advert.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/g111mds/Image02.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/g111mds/scan0005.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/g111mds/scan0001.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/g111mds/Imagea.jpghttp://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/g111mds/Image11.jpg

[vaughanmc]

What happened to the red GSi Jamie ?

[g111mds]

What happened to the red GSi Jamie ?

sold it to a guy from Glasgow about 6 years or so ago. not too long after it appeared on ebay with an xe conversion and with old style mudflaps on it. don't think it sold and haven't seen or heard of it since. Last time i checked it was sorn'd and still registered as a 1.6. Was a reasonable example with lots of history. Always preferred the mk1 sr though...