Then and Now... (Permission to Pic Whore!)

[Nova_Tek]

Was trawling through old photos and come across a couple that I totally forgot about. The Nova 10 years ago :d

Back then it was rolling on 13's 145 wide with uber cool trims lol, standard unpainted plough and pov rear bumper with a standard exhaust, brown coach stripe and grey body vinyl. Not forgetting the standard jeep like ride height lol

http://a.imageshack.us/img801/1199/img0111pw.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img818/544/img0121n.jpg

I wouldn't say that I've gone crazy with the changes but the changes that have happened have made a definite improvement.

Here's what it looks like currently (for those that haven't seen it)
http://a.imageshack.us/img405/292/1000876e.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img30/9408/1000877v.jpg

I was gonna only stick these up in my project thread as it would've been nice to see what it was like and the changes it's gone through, but I thought it would be nice to put it for everyone to see. Think it would be sweet to see the before and current pics of everyones Nova on PNG, and it'll be a bit of a excuse for a pic whore thread :d

So get posting, when you got the Nova and what it's like now :thumb:

[Connor]

1st nova (merit)
Before:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v173/208/3/637964925/n637964925_372292_2033.jpg
After:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs213.snc3/22056_284787034925_637964925_3603260_5541398_n.jpg
Loon
Before:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs259.snc1/10630_136464749925_637964925_2707425_5407980_n.jpg
After:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs513.snc3/26941_380857979925_637964925_4003947_6508445_n.jpg
current nova flair
Before:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs538.snc3/30532_386868474925_637964925_4144988_6240471_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs518.ash1/30532_386868389925_637964925_4144974_5683845_n.jpg
After:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs197.ash2/46070_425144149925_637964925_5142875_4122937_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs611.snc4/59125_427396684925_637964925_5190184_6639253_n.jpg

[Hobbit]

How it it was delivered in March 09

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p72/wiggardywoo/novashell.jpg

How its looked at Billing (cheers Jack)

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Cars/Billing%2010/2010_07_10_4881.jpg

[Ernie]

Then
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/NOVAgtecalip.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/NOVAcalip3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/NOVAcalip5.jpg
How i last see it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/GTE/005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/GTE/022.jpg
Then
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/newnova2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Photo-0023.jpg
Now
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/JDL%20Project/novacrxpics001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/JDL%20Project/novacrxpics032.jpg
Just a few but have plenty more.

[SR-Rally]

first nova gsi, then
http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss177/sr-rally/novagsi.jpg

now
http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss177/sr-rally/_-heinz-baked-bean.jpg

[davidfox280585]

this
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/novacab1.jpg

to this
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/01032010002.jpg

[Damo]

Heres mine 3yrs ago when i bought it,

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd309/dholt_02/SP_A0025.jpg?t=1283848628

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd309/dholt_02/SP_A0024.jpg?t=1283848628

And now a few weeks ago.....

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd309/dholt_02/Photo011.jpg?t=1283849855

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd309/dholt_02/Photo012-1.jpg?t=1283850129

There you go guys.

Damo.

[AlexW]

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh30/AW_06/Mk2%20Nova/HPIM0788.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh30/AW_06/HPIM1815.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh30/AW_06/100_4249.jpg

Hopefully your all see it as a complete car again when paul finishes it.

[Nova_Tek]

Very nice some quality transformations.

Funny how the ones that started off in the worst condition have had probably the most changes.

We need more :)

[Keif]

Cracking idea for a thread.

Here's my Nova GSi when i bought it.
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Keif_1974/Cars/NovaGSi/DSC01436.jpg
(Camera Phone pic, it was the colour of the picture below)

and as it is now.
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Keif_1974/Cars/NovaGSi/Shoot/029.jpg

lol

[mayhem]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/corsazk2.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/Foto0373-1.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/Foto0323.jpg


not really spectaculair lol

[Lynsey]

Then (two years ago)

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/lynz_sr/023.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/lynz_sr/021.jpg

Now

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/lynz_sr/5896_150069311787_689876787_3930035.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/lynz_sr/IMG_1721.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/lynz_sr/IMG_1725-1.jpg

[Royston]

Then
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/MeNova2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/Nova-1.jpg

In the middle
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/DSCF1076.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/DSCF1203.jpg

Now
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/DSCF2671.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/DSCF2392.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/DSCF2393.jpg

[wwmnw]

Mine has gone backwards compared to everyone else, it started off half decent and its now 110% **** lol

[svlet]

some serius justice has been done to these cars.

[General Baxter]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/Nova%205%20door/SDC10070.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/Nova%205%20door/SDC10307.jpg

[General Baxter]

iv got an even better one lol

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/My%20Cars/IM000366.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/My%20Cars/IM000367.jpg

now a bake been can lol

[hendrix]

Then
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/hendrix/DSCF2052.jpg

Now(ish)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/hendrix/24102008321.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/hendrix/24102008320.jpg

[Nova_Tek]

Some great transformations, looks like a lot of Novas have been brought back to life.

[nova ian]

Then

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/cruisindude/nova/29042006007.jpg

Now
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/cruisindude/nova/IMG_0390.jpg

[Nova_Tek]

A few MK2's have turned into MK1's

[pie]

heres mine :)

before
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs599.snc4/57966_1395710379883_1445917278_30878668_6179086_n. jpg

after
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs086.snc3/15341_1158745575911_1445917278_30385381_3496448_n. jpg

[Nova_Tek]

...and a few MK1's into MK2's lol

[dj_wudgey]

royston absolutely awesome mate!! and davidfox looking good matey didnt know it was finished looks good though!! nava tek looking good aswell there matey!! the red gte is pure sex aswell lol

[stupot89]

picked it up like this
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/BornRaver87/DSC00027.jpg

now looks like this
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Cars/Billing%2010/2010_07_11_5126.jpg

[Nova_Tek]

^ really like that Nova van. You gonna do the extended bonnet?

[Mark]

From This..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CorsaNova/Nova/Image050.jpg

To this..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CorsaNova/NovaSaloon/DSCF4479.jpg

Now currently..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CorsaNova/NovaSaloon/29030e80.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CorsaNova/NovaSaloon/3e881ebe.jpg

[Nova_Tek]

^ nice

[stupot89]

no not extending the bonnet on this one gonna do it to my other one also the van maybe forsale again soon

[Benn]

Day i bought it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Crap/novabennsnewnova1freash.jpg

Just before Pv in the summer...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Crap/ben1rs.jpg

[Dave.]

The Nova before & after, had it coming upto 4 years now, still love it asmuch as i do the day i bought it

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/Novabeforeafter.jpg

And the Corsa before & After, had this just over a year (14 months) Probabley done more stuff to this than the Nova tbh

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/Corsabeforeafter.jpg

Wouldnt swap either of them for a million quid though

[floydy13]

http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq191/FLOYDY13/DACAR012.jpg
from this..........
http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq191/FLOYDY13/johnswheels014.jpg
to this!

[dj_wudgey]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/basmatty/DSCF0646.jpg

when i first got her she looked like that then to this lol

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/basmatty/DSCF0256.jpg

i pretty much straight away got rid off the clear lights and white rear spoiler and made her look how she should i took off the speedlines as with the new rear springs she was rubbing and now she looks the same really lol

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/basmatty/290820091195-1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/basmatty/290820091191.jpg

i havent had her re painted yet so there's no pictures off her in primer or anything but ive done lots off little things and lots off servicing work ect to keep her going!!

and then lots off bits like this

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/basmatty/190920091233.jpg

[Balley]

May 2009
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz102/balley77/Nova%20TD%20Project/09052009423.jpg
June 2009
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz102/balley77/Nova%20TD%20Project/03072009518.jpg
July 2009
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz102/balley77/Nova%20TD%20Project/31072009549.jpg
June 2010
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz102/balley77/Nova%20TD%20Project/DSC00831-1.jpg
And Now :D
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz102/balley77/Nova%20TD%20Project/DSC00690-1.jpg
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz102/balley77/Nova%20TD%20Project/DSC00695-1.jpg

[dj_wudgey]

looking good bailey the bay's looking much beter now minus the rust!

[Joe Richardson]

My Nova sr

January 2009 - when i got it .



http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o205/cozyjoe/myNovapic.jpg

Then now August 2010 .

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o205/cozyjoe/novasrwithstus007.jpg

[dj_wudgey]

loavely as always joe pure porn!! i saw 7ova's nova today thats a nice one aswell!!

[mk1nova1.8]

picked it up like this
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/BornRaver87/DSC00027.jpg

now looks like this
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Cars/Billing%2010/2010_07_11_5126.jpg

Love that trailer have you got a before and after for the nova trailer

[Rob]

before (2006)
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r121/novafusion69/nova4doorsaloonpic4.jpg

after (well as is 2010)

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r121/novafusion69/DSC02785.jpg

[gazz]

Day i bought it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Crap/novabennsnewnova1freash.jpg

Just before Pv in the summer...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Crap/ben1rs.jpg

this is a lovely transformation.
one of my favourites
Good work benn:thumb:

[stupot89]

Love that trailer have you got a before and after for the nova trailer

trailers not mine mate its the looneque club bbq i towed it around the paraid lap at billing this yeah to show it off

[Balley]

Cheers DJ Wudgey and Novafusion, that is one of the nicest moredoorloons i've ever seen :D

[Vausey_Nova_Knotla]

then
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w221/djvausey/GEDC0416.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w221/djvausey/GEDC0413.jpg

NOW
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w221/djvausey/GEDC0447.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w221/djvausey/GEDC0476.jpg

[Balley]

^That looks a lot better :D^

[gtachorley]

Then :-

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd359/Hond123/16062008056-1.jpg


Now :-

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

[Nova_Tek]

Some very nice changes :thumb:

[ben doodar]

dont think ive ever seen a before pic of yours benn, awesomeness!!!
also floyd your saloon is so sexy!

[Benn]

dont think ive ever seen a before pic of yours benn, awesomeness!!!

Was a long time ago, when it was un loved(kinda)

[Lynsey]

I preferred it before Benn lol Only joking, love love love your motor ;)

[Nova_Tek]

As do I :)

[Benn]

I preferred it before Benn lol Only joking, love love love your motor ;)

Faded red and needing loving? lol Thank you.


As do I :)

Thank you :) The change is cool i do like looking at the too.

[Nova_Tek]

^ I would too if it were my car. I mean it's obvious that there has been lots of elbow gone into it, but you tend to take it as granted without seeing the original pic, then you can see how much work has gone into it.

[Benn]

Yeah, funny i've never really liked red Novas, but some times i do look back at it and think "hhmm that did look nice"

[steveturbo]

when i bought it-

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o61/steveturbo_2006/corsas2cjnandbarnastraandnovapro-3.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o61/steveturbo_2006/corsas2cjnandbarnastraandnovapro-2.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o61/steveturbo_2006/corsas2cjnandbarnastraandnovapro-1.jpg


when it was finished-

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o61/steveturbo_2006/P71300371.jpg

[Nova_Tek]

A lot of work gone into that by the looks of it :thumb:

[Rysee]

From
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_poujfUozhKc/TBhlnlEC4RI/AAAAAAAAA_k/hxMuoVNvpWg/s640/31102009025.jpg

To
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_poujfUozhKc/TIrMJSnZQTI/AAAAAAAADc8/QynR5Pn1Ke0/35217_10150215874900483_690095482_13383264_130696_ n.jpg

[dj_wudgey]

looks bang on that steveturbo!!