MK 1.. 1.4 SR silver [Archive] - Performance Nova Group

Matty Winslade

27-10-09, 02:41 PM

Hello All

I am now the proud owner of this little monster....i live in portsmouth and travled up to cardiff to pick her up two weeks ago. It has 42,000 miles on it .. 1 previous owner, service history ..and is near enough perfect ...I plan on keeping the bodywork standard and tuning the little 1400 lump ....probably put some twin 40's on and a good cam and exhaust system. I love it. It's suprisinly rapid for a 1.4 really. I will keep this updated as i go along ..hopefully get out and get the whole underbody waxoyled this weekend to:thumb: (this car is well worth looking at ....but i cant figure out how to post my pics up) can sombody help ????

Markd89

27-10-09, 03:01 PM

use photobucket.com for the images.
You need 15 non spamming posts to post them

Pm me the photobucket links and ill post them for you

Markd89

27-10-09, 03:37 PM

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww272/winslade89/0113.jpg

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww272/winslade89/0112.jpg

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww272/winslade89/0111.jpg

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww272/winslade89/0110.jpg

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww272/winslade89/012.jpg

djshaggeh

27-10-09, 03:39 PM

Lovely looking SR there mate, loving the colour looks really retro. I spy a white one in the background too.

Matty Winslade

27-10-09, 03:39 PM

ah cheers for posting them up for me mate :thumb: The pic of the engine bay shows the rocker cover i got from my scrappy and polished up .. i'll post pics soon :)

Matty Winslade

27-10-09, 03:41 PM

Lovely looking SR there mate, loving the colour looks really retro. I spy a white one in the background too.

Yeah lol ..That was so random.. there are absolutly no nova's round my way but as soon as i take some pics theres one of em rite there lol lol

General Lee

27-10-09, 03:48 PM

lovely looking sr, what are the plans, hopefully nothing!

Rysee

27-10-09, 03:48 PM

This SR is the mutts nutts love it!

well done mate

Matty Winslade

27-10-09, 03:51 PM

Hope to do some waxoyling at the wkend and gna do my drums black as they look a tad tatty ..also .i wanna strip down my brakes nd do new fluid and pads:thumb:
Definetly be leaving the outside standard ..but im toying with the twin 40's idea with a good cam etc etc . But not sure yet because its great standard:)
Although iahve some silver cav GSi wheels which i may try ?? opinions ??

Rysee

27-10-09, 03:54 PM

They'd look ok but they wouldn't look much better then what you have

djshaggeh

27-10-09, 03:54 PM

I'd say it would look better lowered on a set of decent vauxhall wheels. However this my upset the purists! Standard or with Cav GSi wheels will look good either way imo.

Vausey_Nova_Knotla

27-10-09, 03:56 PM

aha same here i bought 2 novas and all ov a asudden theres nova's popping up slowly lol went to a meet yesterday with my mate and there were like 2 novas there random

Matty Winslade

27-10-09, 04:00 PM

True ... I do like the little sr wheels . my only thing is they look a bit thin!! ....At the moment i have no concrete plans but ideas are welcome..... I'm just enjoying it at the moment and it gets loads of compliments everywhere it goes !!:)

Markd89

27-10-09, 04:01 PM

keep it original mate, looks spot on

Matty Winslade

27-10-09, 04:01 PM

aha same here i bought 2 novas and all ov asudden theres nova's popping up slowly lol went to a meet yesterday with my mate and there were like 2 novas there random

Lol must be because you look for em more :)

Rysee

27-10-09, 04:07 PM

Lol must be because you look for em more :)
Tesco car park sunday night by me, 4 Novas!

Southie

27-10-09, 04:08 PM

What a cracking SR you've found :cool:

draper

27-10-09, 04:20 PM

awesomeness - personally id lower it on a nice set of wheels and have done

Vausey_Nova_Knotla

27-10-09, 04:23 PM

Lol must be because you look for em more :)

might be but tbh ive liked them for a few years now and up untill getting one i never seen any because if i did i would of offered money for 1 one i sore

Nova_Tek

27-10-09, 04:25 PM

Mint SR dude, nice find. Glad you are doing the waxoyl first while she is in great condition. I'd personally lower her a tad maybe 30mm, not too low but will handle much better. Would even look good with the original wheels too.

:thumb:

rubachuk

27-10-09, 04:30 PM

That looks fantastic. It's your car so do what you want, but please please don't do anything that can't be undone. Looks fapping superb to me already.

As far as I'm concerned it's finished already, project thread closed :thumb:

Nova_Tek

27-10-09, 04:38 PM

Agree with rubachuk. If it's undoable then i's ok as you can revert back to standard. Hence the lowering ;)

Rysee

27-10-09, 04:39 PM

Would love to see it on twin 40s

vaughanmc

27-10-09, 04:55 PM

Looks like a very good example mate :)

auzzy2000

27-10-09, 05:11 PM

Looks well clean.Well done mate.dont ruin it with any silly mods.how much did you pay for it?

Matty Winslade

27-10-09, 05:31 PM

Yeah she is a cracker. dont worry i wont ruin it..IF i do decide to do a few things they will only be bolt on changes. If i go lower i probably will do a 40 mm drop on adjustables ,so i dont compramise the ride quality. Its only done 42,000 with full years tax and MOT and he only wanted £1400 ... i payed £1260 so im well happy .....Its a lovley motor (well worth the drive to wales to get it)....I wanna get the waxoyling done whilst its in gr8 nick n that .....whats will the performance gain with twin 40 dellortos be??? more pics in a mo btw !!:thumb: ..Also it may sound strange but ..i really like the sound of the standard ex system ...quiet but buzzy in the mid rev range :)

novalovingned

27-10-09, 05:35 PM

Perfect the way it is, it looks awesome. Totally unmolested.

Matty Winslade

27-10-09, 05:42 PM

Cheers for the comments guys:thumb:

Matty Winslade

27-10-09, 05:45 PM

I went to my local scrappy and got myself this rocker cover ....I polished it up and fitted it ..just to tidy up the engine bay really. Some more things to do at the wkend (pending weather)..i wna bleed the brakes and paint my drums black just to keep her tidy ..im praying for good weather so i can waxoyl 2 :thumb:
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww272/winslade89/018.jpg
After a good clean and brasso polish:thumb:
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww272/winslade89/019.jpg
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww272/winslade89/012.jpg

Bubba

27-10-09, 05:47 PM

**** me that is clean

John

27-10-09, 05:49 PM

Nice looking car you have there fella!

craig green

27-10-09, 06:03 PM

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww272/winslade89/0111.jpg

Ooooh that is sexual. You sir are a friend for life. lol

Plans sound good. If it were mine I would opt for a Weber 32/34 downdraught carb, have a nice descreet full exhaust system on it & as for wheels, maybe Astra GTE teardrops powder-coated in anthracite to match the vinyl, with the red griffin emblems picked out in red to match the hubcaps the mk1 SR originally came with. I'd say lower it too, subtle -40mm will help the handling. The wheels will allow 2.0 brakes which are essential on any Nova. But so long as you keep any parts you remove, you can't go wrong.

vaughanmc

27-10-09, 06:07 PM

You going to be using it during the winter as well ? :)

Joe Richardson

27-10-09, 08:19 PM

lovely sr you have there mate:thumb:

Joe Richardson

27-10-09, 08:20 PM

You going to be using it during the winter as well ? :)

hope not :eek: ;)

vaughanmc

27-10-09, 08:24 PM

hope not :eek: ;)

lol Madness! There there to be used :)

Benn

27-10-09, 08:27 PM

I was about to say the pic Craig's quoted is taken on portsdown hill.

Dude you wanna get over to the sac fourm bit and bring the Nova to the meets, i wanna have a good look at it..

Joe Richardson

27-10-09, 08:30 PM

lol Madness! There there to be used :)

not in the winter thoughlol

they rust :cry:

vaughanmc

27-10-09, 08:42 PM

Joe Richardson

27-10-09, 10:05 PM

It's an old car - Meant to be driven...Up to you how you drive it mind...

Pointless hiding it away for no-one to see

It will eventually die at some point so you'd be as well getting your fun out it :)

everyones different mind,if everyone was the same the world would be a very boring placelol

vaughanmc

27-10-09, 10:06 PM

Aye that's true mate lol But theres stuff to be used for a specific purpose :)

Joe Richardson

27-10-09, 10:10 PM

Aye that's true mate lol But theres stuff to be used for a specific purpose :)

Aye i know mate,that's why im getting a winter car:thumb:

vaughanmc

28-10-09, 07:20 AM

Too much money! lol

Matty Winslade

28-10-09, 08:25 AM

Sorry to dissapoint some ppl but i am using it during the winter..thats why im making sure i get the waxoyling done ASAP ....the roads get proper salted round by me so its gonna have to take devotion to hose off the underbody EVERYDAY .....but im willing to do it for this car!:thumb:

Matty Winslade

28-10-09, 08:49 AM

I was about to say the pic Craig's quoted is taken on portsdown hill.

Dude you wanna get over to the sac fourm bit and bring the Nova to the meets, i wanna have a good look at it..

I Would Love to come to some meets but i don't know any local ones. What part of the forums is the "sac bit" then? Portsdown hill is rite near my house.

With regaurds to the nova......i'll update this weekend !!

kent14sr

28-10-09, 09:22 AM

Wow - looks awesome

Same colour as mine from the look of it!

vaughanmc

28-10-09, 05:43 PM

Sorry to dissapoint some ppl but i am using it during the winter..thats why im making sure i get the waxoyling done ASAP!

Not disappointing anyone, it's the folk who hide there cars away your proving wrong mate

Glad to see you'll be using it over the winter, I'm sure it'll come out the other end just as good as before the salt starts, I'll be using mine as it's my daily driver :)

Joe Richardson

28-10-09, 07:24 PM

Too much money! lol

your the one with 3 nova's matelol ;) :d

novasportc550

28-10-09, 09:29 PM

lovely car chum...:thumb::thumb::thumb::)

Zeus

28-10-09, 09:34 PM

Love it & I rang up & he said it was sold.

Nick

28-10-09, 10:17 PM

Looks Excellent

Ever seen a Standard black Mk2 XR2 Knocking around Portsmouth ?

vaughanmc

28-10-09, 11:25 PM

your the one with 3 nova's matelol ;) :d

lol One was cheap and I've had it nearly 3 years

The other one...Was cheap again and is for a track abuser

But the 3rd well that was expensive lol But it'll still be used when it's done :d

dj_wudgey

02-11-09, 04:30 PM

beautifull car mate absolute stunning example!!

General Lee

03-11-09, 08:25 AM

I think personally, you should lower it by a littlle, keep the sr wheels, because they are beautiful when they are mint and on the right car and also in the sun, and just clean up little bits like you wiper motor bracket and coil bracket just with a wire wheel, it's the little things that really make a difference. Also if the brakes are shocking, which if they are the same as all mine were, you can fit 2.0 16v ones but you will have to get 10mm spacers on the front. Obviously it's your car so do what you want to do. Thats what i would do from experience.

dj_wudgey

03-11-09, 09:57 AM

i agree sr's are the best nova all you need to do is lower her abit and some wheels depending on what you want and thats it you have the most bad ass looking car on the block!! like mine lol

dj_wudgey

03-11-09, 12:34 PM

Steve

03-11-09, 02:30 PM

dj_wudgey

03-11-09, 02:51 PM

Very nice mate, I don't think it would ruin the car by putting it on twin carbs. Changing the engine for something bigger would :thumb: If it were mine i'd keep the exterior the way it is, the wheels are cool because you don't see them anymore, but you should definitely upgrade the brakes whatever you do.

im with steve 40's wont ruin it bigger engine would!! i like the standard wheels but om also wanting some new rims i would put my speedlines back on but i dont want to have the arches rolled! so im thinking maybe some cav expresion wheels!! but yea definately do the breaks they are w*nk lol

General Lee

04-11-09, 03:55 PM

im with steve 40's wont ruin it bigger engine would!! i like the standard wheels but om also wanting some new rims i would put my speedlines back on but i dont want to have the arches rolled! so im thinking maybe some cav expresion wheels!! but yea definately do the breaks they are w*nk lol

40's definatley wont ruin it imo. Cav expresion wheel would look nice same as what was on the blue lazer nova of vxandy.

dj_wudgey

04-11-09, 04:09 PM

40's definatley wont ruin it imo. Cav expresion wheel would look nice same as what was on the blue lazer nova of vxandy.

yea there them wheels!! and 40's will make it not break it in my eyes thats why my sr has them lol

NOV4_SPORT

04-11-09, 07:05 PM

you use her every day or just as a toy?? mine is just for weekends and that its off the road for winter now aswell lol! i wont use my for work leave it any where im well paranoid with her lol its got a clifford cat one aswell and i wont leave her any where!!

Very true, yes they are old cars, but if they are used all year round then most will get wrecked, there is not that many on the roads any more, so some times its best to keep them away over winter, my sport has been away for a good few weeks now.

iain

NOV4_SPORT

04-11-09, 07:06 PM

totally forgot, thats one well smart looking mk1 sr mate, keep the std sr wheels lower it a tad and up the brakes will look smart as .

iain

dj_wudgey

08-11-09, 11:33 AM

Very true, yes they are old cars, but if they are used all year round then most will get wrecked, there is not that many on the roads any more, so some times its best to keep them away over winter, my sport has been away for a good few weeks now.

iain

yea mine has aswell!! i think its best to put her away any way!! ive never used it in winter once me i wont even if i have no other transport lol but yea thats why mine is summer use only!!