hey

[rew]

hey am a newbie, may be getting hold of a mk1 nova saloon but before i do i want to know a few things;

where do i get one of them square style grilles from?
are the side strips on the saloon stuck or screwed on?
what wheels do everyone fit, was looking for 15s and maybe 40-60mm drop so that it is still driveable even to mcdonalds!! :)

i think the car is an 'l' version what is spec like do they have stereos etc and rear seat belts? i wanna try and maybe get it caged and stripped out with 2 bucket seats in maybe so does a hatch cage fit?

sorry for all the questions :)

[Graeme]

Word, get some piccys up when you get to 15 posts, but don't spam sometimes severe punishments are issued for breeches of the rules

[Rickardo]

Welcome to Png.

[Southie]

Welcome to the madness :d

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[mk1nova_rich]

bloody hell Southie, nearly give me an epileptic fit! lol

Welcome to PNG mate :)

[Tanya.]

Welcome to the madness :d

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Ouch that was a shock lol


Welcome to PNG :thumb:

[Hoochie]

Ello and welcome to the playground...play nice!!...:)

[Jack]

Welcome to PNG

where do i get one of them square style grilles from?
Ebay, for sale ads on here... keep an eye out. I have one in my shed that I may part with at some point, but its not in great condition.


are the side strips on the saloon stuck or screwed on?
Glued on with double sided stuff, which is an **** to get off. Heat gun & plastic scraper are your friend. If you have an early (<C reg?) one you may find they have small clips rivetted in though.


what wheels do everyone fit, was looking for 15s and maybe 40-60mm drop
Anaything really, saloons have the correct shape arches so tolerate duff sized wheels better than hatchbacks. Try to keep under 7" wide and offset around 40-49.


so that it is still driveable even to mcdonalds!! :)
And you were doing so well lol :tard:


i think the car is an 'l' version what is spec like do they have stereos etc and rear seat belts? i wanna try and maybe get it caged and stripped out with 2 bucket seats in maybe so does a hatch cage fit?
L is poverty spec so don't expect anything fancy. Rear belts should be there again unless its a really early one. Hatch cage should fit fine.

[markc20xe]

welcome to the club mate :thumb:

[Bubba]

rounded arches means you can ling on 17s down 60mm with minor arch rolling ;)

[rew]

thanks for the advice guys the one am looking at is early(1985) is the grille and bumper all in one piece or separate? and woo what the offset of vauxhalls am i right to believe about et 38? what about the the centre bore? thanks

[dj_wudgey]

lol southie made my eye's funny!! and welcome in matey!!!

[Nobby]

welcome along

[Jack]

Standard Nova offset is 49, centre bore is 56.6mm

The grille and bumper will be separate, no saloon came with the all-in-one bumper.

Late Mk1 (D-H reg):
http://www.pngclub.com/images/car_images/3208big2.jpg

Early Mk1 (Y-D reg):
http://www.pngclub.com/images/car_images/3657big.jpg

So '85 will be the early type.

[pie]

welcome to png buddy :thumb:

[shed-on-wheels]

southie im now seeing stars lol welcome along dude but please dont give the nova the name of (chav) by sticking real big weels on and cruising around mcdonalds p.s reminds me of that nova song.

[rew]

haha naa i want to go retro maybe even oem+ car has a c20let pushing 260 bhp so gonna leave it subtle and and a sleeper just want to change a few things, i mean thats if i get it. i hope i do as this community seems alot friendlier then other (non nova) forums i have been a member of before :)