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Nova.
swapped it with craig green for a Golf GTI mk3.
and i like it. :d
cheers Craig
CoolTiger
07-03-10, 04:37 PM
bye then :)
Joe Richardson
07-03-10, 04:37 PM
what plans has craig got with the nova :)
NovaLad
07-03-10, 04:38 PM
Pics???
Thanks for coming youve been smashing, bye bye lol
Bet Craig loved the 100 odd mile on the motorway with a 4 speed box. lol
The gti is quite tidy IMO
lol ill probably hang about for the laughs i read on here!
and plans craig has i think are just drive it and use it lol. im sure you will see it at shows.
ok some pics,
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_3487.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_3486.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_3488.jpg
its not mint by any means. and has the odd dent and fault. but i love it still lol.
and a very nice ppolish man gave me these
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_3483.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_3484.jpg
and he had an original 126 fiat arbath pics coming
chevette owners club is that way-------------->
lol they wont accecpt me, i want to join, but they dont reply to confirm my email address :(
You had the best part of the deal by the looks of things! You're surely not planning on putting the ats' on the golf are you?
i would struggle, different amount of studs :)
get onto ebay, you need some "big pimpin" rims and some poke via stanceworks ;)
you left your drivers window open :p
you left your drivers window open :p
well spotted, it doesnt open or close, and slides down just that far all the time.
well spotted, it doesnt open or close, and slides down just that far all the time.
Good old VW reliability lol Decent swap though, I did think to myself you were a bit nuts when you turned it down at first on the for sale thread.
this was the guys fiat arbath, the guy who gave me the wheels, well sexy
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/wheels008.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/wheels007.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/wheels009.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/wheels001-1.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/wheels002-1.jpg
That Fiat looks well nice,
seems you both think you've got the better end of the deal lol
That Fiat looks well nice,
seems you both think you've got the better end of the deal lol
as in we havent got the good end of the deal lol.
i like the golf, good times :d
abarth 126 = epic want.... btw could you get the colour code from it?
chevette owners club is that way-------------->
As is the mk1 cav owners club :p
there isnt one of them spudly, its the omoc.....
vvoc it that way too-------> :p
I know where that is, im registered on there already, cos i actually have a vectra :p
and im on the omoc, cos i have one too.
sulphur
07-03-10, 06:24 PM
I'm still registered on vvoc, but I sold my vectra. :(
As is the mk1 cav owners club :p
Why would he be on there? :confused: lol
as in we havent got the good end of the deal lol.
i like the golf, good times :d
He means you got a pretty decent car for an 80's rotbox, and all Craig wanted was shot of the golf and that 80's rotbox we all love for some mad reason even we couldn't tell you, back lol
lol ladies, leave your **** out of here.
sloth, ill try and get the paint code.
yeh it was proper MINT and i mean mint lol, looked sexyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
saloonwoody
07-03-10, 06:35 PM
them ats's for the shuvit then :)
ats ftmfw!!! fcuk alessios...
saloonwoody
07-03-10, 06:41 PM
lol alessios ...yawn lol
and im on the omoc, cos i have one too.
So you say :p
lol
What did your nova look like?
What did your nova look like?
The red mk1 with the hella lamp grille.
It's gonna end up mustard yellow though because Craig has mentioned he's considering it and it's such a damned awesome colour he won't be able to resist :p lol
tbh if it does i wont mind. its an awesome colour. and i know craig will do it all right lol
lol alessios ...yawn lol
like clamidia...everyones got it lol
craig green
07-03-10, 11:22 PM
Glad you are happy with the Golf mate. I wanted one for ages before I got it, but in all honesty, I just didnt dig it or get attached to it which usually happens with me & cars. Its not a minter but is only a small amount of work from being presentable.
I did wonder if I was doing the right thing right up to leaving for slough this morning & tbh I doubt I did, but I dont care.
Something is up with the steering on the Nova though, it doesnt feel like a Nova should. Meh.
Glad you are happy with the Golf mate. I wanted one for ages before I got it, but in all honesty, I just didnt dig it or get attached to it which usually happens with me & cars. Its not a minter but is only a small amount of work from being presentable.
I did wonder if I was doing the right thing right up to leaving for slough this morning & tbh I doubt I did, but I dont care.
Something is up with the steering on the Nova though, it doesnt feel like a Nova should. Meh.
funny you say that, me and kelly both said that like yesterday. kelly said it felt really light. and it didnt feel right to me, it felt ok today tho.
and it goes left and right :D
dj_wudgey
08-03-10, 10:37 AM
ok some pics,
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_3487.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_3486.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_3488.jpg
its not mint by any means. and has the odd dent and fault. but i love it still lol.
and a very nice ppolish man gave me these
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_3483.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_3484.jpg
and he had an original 126 fiat arbath pics coming
sorry but those wheels are mingin supose you cant complain for free they will weigh in for £20 lol golf looks ok though!!
Golfs are great when they're working fine.
I've been thinking about changing cars again and might look for a standard mk3 16v (had an 8v and a VR6) as the mk3's don't seem popular at all at the moment. Craig you are a madman lol
Something is up with the steering on the Nova though, it doesnt feel like a Nova should. Meh.
Possibly you're used to your power steering? Nova always feels a bit alien if I have to move it across the drive etc after I've been driving the pugrot for a while.
napalm_27
08-03-10, 02:41 PM
Possibly you're used to your power steering? Nova always feels a bit alien if I have to move it across the drive etc after I've been driving the pugrot for a while.yer i went from the astra coupe to trying to turn the nova and fook me did it feel weird lol
craig green
08-03-10, 02:55 PM
Possibly you're used to your power steering? Nova always feels a bit alien if I have to move it across the drive etc after I've been driving the pugrot for a while.
Nah it really lacks feel, turning sharp left feels like the o/s tyre is turning in but with no grip (like the camber is fooked). And usually under power exiting a bend, the steering should snap back to the straight ahead position with no hands on the wheel, but it doesnt.
I am mad I think. :eek:
Nah it really lacks feel, turning sharp left feels like the o/s tyre is turning in but with no grip (like the camber is fooked). And usually under power exiting a bend, the steering should snap back to the straight ahead position with no hands on the wheel, but it doesnt.
I am mad I think. :eek:
Thin tyres? Mine never snapped all the way back to straight either, but there was always lots of feel in it, it's one of the reasons I enjoy driving them so much.
craig green
08-03-10, 03:11 PM
185's. All my Novas have had this characteristic, lowered or std. I find it rather amusing. Even the GSi with PAS did it.
Only other thing I can think is that the fr shocks & springs are pants. It just doesnt feel right IMO. might have to try the fr coilovers on it.
the steering wheel never snapped back proper, but always started coming back if that makes sense,
and yeh the whole suspension set up is nothing special, just an improvement on the standard stuff lol.
I seem to remember when I drove your nova the steering felt a little weird.
craig green
10-03-10, 01:53 PM
Well I have sorted it.
I guessed the top mounts were incorrectly installed, struts & springs off. Indeed they were. Line up the hole in the spring plate properly (180 degs opposing the lower mounting holes), throw back together replacing 2 rounded off 19mm nuts & she feels beaut now.
:eek: go write to golf off martin. my mate was paid out 2k for his
Well I have sorted it.
I guessed the top mounts were incorrectly installed, struts & springs off. Indeed they were. Line up the hole in the spring plate properly (180 degs opposing the lower mounting holes), throw back together replacing 2 rounded off 19mm nuts & she feels beaut now.
JESBUS.
what bits were incorrect. the rubber top mount which sits on top of the spring...
and what bolts were rounded?
i feel baddd
p.s i have mnaged to get the door open craig lol, and have replace the pipe junction in the engine bay.
craig green
10-03-10, 02:56 PM
Good man. No worries. A schoolboy error that I made once & never again.
2 of the nuts on the bolts that secure the lowewr strut to steering knuckle (big 19mm ers).
Glad the Golf is being fussed over!
lol, i dont get what bits were incorrect lol. and i must have driven for a year with it like that!
and i do apolgise about the two bottom bolts.
yeh i love the golf :D
putting the fogs back in! as they have been robbed lol. sorting out the door, replacing that pipe with gen VW :D. speaker cover i have. and a parcel shelf on the way. new bulb for the dash light. and some clear indicators as they are meant to be lol. exhaust next :)
craig green
10-03-10, 03:04 PM
Ahh all good.
The topmount;
Theres the upper spring plate with the TM bearing in & the upper plate which mounts to the shock piston threads & the 2 studs you bolt to the turret. The spring plate has a hole in one side which identifies its poition as the plate is canted to dial in the right amount of camber (or whatever). The hole needs to be 180 degs around from the lower mount points on the damper.
It's in the Haynes.
i didnt know that. glad you spotted it. does it feel alot better now lol.
did you nick the fogs lol?
and do you know how much filler is in the rear quarter?
v5 being sent of today :)
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