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well today was the first time i got to look at the nova today. i new there was some thing up with it when i was towing her back home tyres screeching like mad on the motoway. was thinking it was the tracking well i was rong
so i had a look today wasent happy at all!
jackt the front end up and they was play in the wheels i couldent believe it.
took the wheels of to see what was up with it and....
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00201.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00200.jpg
one of the tyres
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00198.jpg
not nice to think when we was on the motoway
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00215-1.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00204.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00214.jpg
one of the drive shafts had popt out
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00211.jpg
after fitting one i had laying about she moved on her own power :)
now went to fit my strut brace and....
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00206.jpg
:wtf: somethink not right
looks like thats ****ed something proper funking hard
yep but looking under the bonnet nothing looks bent and dont look out of place
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00209.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00207.jpg
pics abit poo ill try and get better ones tomorrow
scott.parker
03-11-09, 12:56 AM
What the....?
I am seeing right, the chassis is cracked, and all twisted? you didn't buy that of here did you??
What the....?
I am seeing right, the chassis is cracked, and all twisted? you didn't buy that of here did you??
yes mate bit cracked and some twisted,i hope i get get it right agen. and i did buy it of here
thats insane! but lookin at it like that you wouldnt notice. Bad times
~~joycey~~
03-11-09, 03:43 AM
Who the fcuk off here sold that to you!? NAME AND SHAME
that is bad,bent rack,cracked chassis, foobard shafts and bent n/s strut top :eek: but didnt you checkit out before you bought it :roll:
Chris.B
03-11-09, 08:44 AM
***Cough cough***
pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=132444
I'd take it back mate unless you got it super cheap. Get your measuring tape out and measure everything so you can find out what and where is bent.
something is seriously out there if that strut brace isnt fitting.
brake-dust
03-11-09, 09:58 AM
is this the car sloth was on about and then got stick over it?
that is bad,bent rack,cracked chassis, foobard shafts and bent n/s strut top :eek: but didnt you checkit out before you bought it :roll:
it was dark and did look ok nothing lookt out of place.
it was 2drloon.. he sed he dont know anything about it umm he sed he was driveing it for abit how could you not tell...
is this the car sloth was on about and then got stick over it?
yes mate
dj_wudgey
03-11-09, 12:50 PM
thats w*nk mate who the f*ck you get it off? thats well bad any way mate! you may aswell try get your money back! and if he refuses burn it on his front garden lol
thats w*nk mate who the f*ck you get it off? thats well bad any way mate! you may aswell try get your money back!
its was off 2drloon
i swapt it my for other nova
dj_wudgey
03-11-09, 12:56 PM
its was off 2drloon
i swapt it my for other nova
is he the guy with the xe mustard yellow sr with that silver v in the grille off a vectra? could be wrong here like but id take it back me!! have you been in touch with him?
dont think its that lad mate hes new on here. yes iv told the lad about it and he sed he dident no anythink about it.
dj_wudgey
03-11-09, 01:06 PM
dont think its that lad mate hes new on here. yes iv told the lad about it and he sed he dident no anythink about it.
ohh ok!! and thats bollocks as if he didnt!! did he not say he'd do anything about it? id tell him i want my old motor back or ill come round and f*ck him up pretty much!
iv told him i want my nova back ect.. but id like to get a shell for the engine and that or fix this but in away iv not lost out because i got the nova by doing a a job for a mate that couldent aford to pay me. just takes pi** how you can sell a a car like that with out telling anyone
anyone got a free shell lol
i think a few peeps need to apologize to me. gibbo i will pm you later about it, i may be interested in it mate.
corsa1.4sport
03-11-09, 01:34 PM
i know he shouldn't of sold that but he actually may not have known, you didn't and wouldn't until you went to fit the brace, maybe it got crashed before he got it?
i think a few peeps need to apologize to me. gibbo i will pm you later about it, i may be interested in it mate.
yes mate. thank you
i know he shouldn't of sold that but he actually may not have known, you didn't and wouldn't until you went to fit the brace, maybe it got crashed before he got it?
i new befor i fitting the strut brace because of the tyres and that but dident think it was that bad when trying to fit the brace.
corsa1.4sport
03-11-09, 01:44 PM
so you knew on way back but still took it? your own fault then to be fair
so you knew on way back but still took it?
did i say that!
corsa1.4sport
03-11-09, 02:01 PM
i new befor i fitting the strut brace because of the tyres
you said you heard tires on the motorway...not think to pull over and check why it was doing it?
you said you heard tires on the motorway...not think to pull over and check why it was doing it?
just sounded like tracking was out as anyone would
well i herd them like 20 miles away from home when the roads dried up
That's rediculous.... However, you drove it home with no MOT no Tax and therefor No Insurance, which is also rediculous.
Stanley
03-11-09, 05:34 PM
you drove it home with no MOT no Tax and therefor No Insurance, which is also rediculous.
No he did not.
He did tow it like that tho stan?
Anyway no matter what the dickhead shouldnt have sold it. TBH you shouldnt have seen it in the dark after sloth said the stuff he said about it.
LEWI007
03-11-09, 05:46 PM
I think you should just get yer tools out, and straighten it out.
was a bit pricey foe the damage on it, but like someone else said maybe he didnt know himself.
That's rediculous.... However, you drove it home with no MOT no Tax and therefor No Insurance, which is also rediculous.
no mate it dident drive as the drive shaft had gone id never drive a car back with out anyof them that be asking for it lol.
yep going to try and fix anyways if its to bad.
maybe he dident but dont know how
Chris.B
03-11-09, 05:58 PM
I wondered how long it would take for the insurance police to start.
I wondered how long it would take for the insurance police to start.
what you meen
the folk banging on about mot and tax insurance
Chris.B
03-11-09, 06:04 PM
I mean, I've only been here 5 mins and already when a thread starts and it's obviously a car that has no MOT the 'insurance police' come and assume that everyone is driving these cars on the road and won't be happy until anyone says otherwise.
Angus Closier
03-11-09, 06:26 PM
I mean, I've only been here 5 mins and already when a thread starts and it's obviously a car that has no MOT the 'insurance police' come and assume that everyone is driving these cars on the road and won't be happy until anyone says otherwise.
no mate it dident drive as the drive shaft had gone id never drive a car back with out
Mate he already said he did not drive it home??? why don't you read??
Can we get back on topic this is supposed to be a project thread.
Whats the plans for it then you gonna try and straighten it, i for one have seen the way it used to get driven and the lad who its from is/was a mechanic and he has had various wheels and suspension kits on it so there is no way on this planet he didnt know, my moneys on him crashing it and thats why it went off the road, shame on you dale:cry:
i think a few peeps need to apologize to me.
you did warn people but obviously some didnt listen :roll:
Chris.B
03-11-09, 06:41 PM
Mate he already said he did not drive it home??? why don't you read??
Read it again mate ;)
Can we get back on topic this is supposed to be a project thread.
Whats the plans for it then you gonna try and straighten it, i for one have seen the way it used to get driven and the lad who its from is/was a mechanic and he has had various wheels and suspension kits on it so there is no way on this planet he didnt know, my moneys on him crashing it and thats why it went off the road, shame on you dale:cry:
im unsure how im going to try and straighten it any ideas
how would you do it ?:thumb:
corsa1.4sport
03-11-09, 07:07 PM
get a new shell
or maybe get one of those strut braces than adjust, and try for it back with adjusting it?
Chris.B
03-11-09, 07:08 PM
The only way really would be to jig it.
Or get giddy with a sledge hammer...
or maybe get one of those strut braces than adjust, and try for it back with adjusting it?
was thinking that but i think it would take abit more then that
corsa1.4sport
03-11-09, 07:30 PM
was thinking that but i think it would take abit more then that
nah tbh braces are pretty darn strong, no other way tbh without a proper jig
get a new shell
or maybe get one of those strut braces than adjust, and try for it back with adjusting it?
dont be soft!!!
it needs jigging, and at £50 per hopur for jig time (you will need 2-3 hrs) its already expensive. then factor all of the rot into it, splashguards, battery tray, inner and outer rear arches, doors, and its getting expensive. plus at some point in its life its had a nsf chassis leg and inner wing repair. imho if you have acess to a body shop go for it, if not take the motor and box out and sell the rolling shell on bud.
~~joycey~~
03-11-09, 07:49 PM
So is this tossa gonna give your car back then or wot gibbo?
who going to buy a bent shell some one that wants a track car or has another doner car ??
anyword on that shell mate
corsa1.4sport
03-11-09, 08:08 PM
bit weird but is there any panel gaps etc? as surely to bend that it must have ripped or atleast shown some signs or being bent?
i,m sorry mate but i after looking at the pics its the
http://www.steinsaltz.me.uk/Canada_website/home-1.jpg
corsa1.4sport
03-11-09, 09:12 PM
i,m sorry mate but i after looking at the pics
http://www.steinsaltz.me.uk/Canada_website/home-1.jpg
lollollollollollollollollollol
staggy_gsi
03-11-09, 09:28 PM
so basically sloth was right about this car all along but people jumped straight down his throat when he was just trying to help...
maybe if people listened to what he said about this car in the first place rather than attacking him for trying to do the right thing, this lad wouldnt have been ripped off!
still shouldnt buy a nova in the dark though mate....lol
i,m sorry mate but i after looking at the pics its the
http://www.steinsaltz.me.uk/Canada_website/home-1.jpg
lmfao
you may aswell break it or find a new shell IMO
scott.parker
04-11-09, 12:07 AM
You dont seam to bothered? i would be getting my spare key's out and getting my old car back while it's still not changed hands on the log book, then i would take a sledge hammer to the nob's ancles...
or i just scrap the logbook in ;)
lets just go get it
my ways more fun !!
This is a real shame, would have been a good project
This is a real shame, would have been a good project
i no mate ill still try and get it done
but id like to get a donor
i no mate ill still try and get it done
but id like to get a donor
Have some positive thinking rep
what do your think about cuting the passenger side out of another nova and welding it on mine or buy new passenger side parts
Have some positive thinking rep
lol thank you :)
If you cut it out of another nova its a lot of work, new chassis legs might still be around from germany?
If it was me id strip it back, work out how bad it is and work from there.
nova-taken
04-11-09, 12:25 PM
Personally id go see the guy, and rip his lil throat out, he musta known for crying out loud, if he said he's driven it, how the funk would he not know the shafts were out of the box??
if thats the case said car would be a stand still!
u got swindled gibbo
listen to draper, lol.
i would.
but on a serious note, what are you gonna do with it??
Can we all pack it in from dreaming up keyboard warrior ways of exacting revenge and posting it up, this is a work in progress thread, yes its bad whats happened but posting crap like that does nothing for the image of PNG least of all the nova.
Any more comments like that and ill delete the thread thankyou.
davidfox280585
04-11-09, 01:49 PM
looks bad gibbo,my s1 had a bit of damage on chassis leg, werent cracked or as bad as this i sourced another leg and fitted it,was fairly easy when all the junk is out the way just very time consuming
good luck mate ps is baxters old shell for sale from burgo might be worth a pm mate
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