My Silk Violet GSi

[ECO16V]

Well here it is, my 1992 Silk Violet GSi, it has 90k on the clocks, full service history, all MOTs from new, it was tuned by Courtenay Sport and was rolling roaded at 118bhp, lowered on Courtenay springs, high lift cam, 4 branch, full powerflow system, Roose motorsport hoses, Bailey header tank, paint is like new, no rust thankfully. Let me know what u think.
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[Mike]

Very clean.

[Graeme]

Squeeky clean, I bet that was a few quid over the pond

[Pistol Pete]

Very clean and very original. Nice!!

[cooky001]

one nice nova !

[hartley]

stunning example love the silk violet colour its the best nice nova mate

[Mazz]

time warp!

[stupot89]

sex on wheels lol

[ECO16V]

Squeeky clean, I bet that was a few quid over the pond

Tell me about it mate, clean Novas go for a fortune over here, just lucky it was owned by a friend of mine who sold it to me for a reasonable price.

[Graeme]

Tis stunning, sell me the washer bottle lol

[steviegsi]

Just how mine looked before I started taking it apart lol .

Looks great mate!

[ECO16V]

Thanx guys, heres a few pics of my other toy

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/JL16V/SL380740.jpg

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/JL16V/SL380739.jpg

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[Edd]

Very very nice

Nice to see such a original example

[dannymcc]

Both cars look great! :thumb: Silk violet is definitely one of the nicest colours in them :cool:

[kevster]

nice motor's !!!! loveing the clean as you like gsi , i miss my one :(

[peester]

indeed, both nice.. used to have both a calibra and nova at the same time once, myself. Good combo lol

[stuartyj21]

very nice nova mate maybe see you at the port on easter sunday.

[AdamK]

Love them both mate + rep

[Brodie_Sri]

as said above both stunning motors especialy the gsi:thumb:

[Bubba]

like muchly...whens the 16v coming out :p

[White Nova Man]

very nice mate. where bouts you at in northern ireland

[Paul]

Very nice, but take the silly number plates off IMO

[matthew172]

lovley nova that

[krobinson]

Nice example! I remember your friend posting photos on RMS.

Bring it to port on Easter Sunday!

[ECO16V]

very nice mate. where bouts you at in northern ireland

Up near the North Coast mate, wbu?

[Pistol Pete]

Calibra looks clean too. Havent seen that rear panel on one before.

[novaa]

two very nice cars do you use one as your dialy

[auzzy-b]

Silky novas = cool:)

[Nova C20let]

nice Nova Gsi have you got any plans for it or are you just leaving it standard

[ECO16V]

Have a Vectra B SXi as a daily driver at the min.

Couple of small things I wana do to it, vinyl on the interior rear panels is lifting and the parcel shelf needs replacing andh need to get the drivers seat bolster looked at but other than that maybe a set of Speedlines.

[auzzy-b]

Speedlines:0 phwoar porn! lol

[Cassidy16v]

Spotless Mate ! Nice motor :thumb:

[SRimon]

Silky on Speedlines - Parfait.

[JShannon]

Timewarp comes to mind!

All the best with her chap!

Joe:thumb:

[Southie]

Nothing better than seeing an original silk violet gsi, well apart from maybe a star silver one. :cool: Stunning and the Calibra looks clean also, what's your daily driver then? Obviously neither of those lol

[White Nova Man]

Up near the North Coast mate, wbu?

ballymena mate . are you goin to the easter meet in the port ?

[ECO16V]

ballymena mate . are you goin to the easter meet in the port ?

Yep I will def be there mate

[ECO16V]

Finally got started on the Nova today, after a quick jump start from the Cally got her into the garage and got a few things done.
Replaced the parcel shelf
Old 1
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New 1
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/JL16V/92322654.jpg
New tax disc holder
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/JL16V/950d9791.jpg
Gearknob
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/JL16V/af54588a.jpg
Old skool Jamex strut brace in need of a good tidy up before fitting
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[Vlietje]

NICE!! Very clean!

[ECO16V]

Strut brace colour coded and fitted

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[7ova]

where did you get the parcel shelf from mate?
is it a gsi one (dark grey)
been looking for one for mine

[gary_126]

Nice example!

[NOV4_SPORT]

Very tidy buddy

[waynes sri]

was going to say is that a powerflow exhaust as looks bang same as mine and mine is a powerflow lol

[craig green]

Lovely GSi, it looks well kept.

[ECO16V]

where did you get the parcel shelf from mate?
is it a gsi one (dark grey)
been looking for one for mine

I got it from a guy on here mate, and it is a GSi 1.

[ECO16V]

Heres a few more pics of what ive done with the nova this past year or so since I bought it.

Some carbon wrap to tidy up the window trims
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All of the floorpan arches, etc of the Nova had been waxolyed by a previous owner but the front and rear panels behind the bumpers hadnt so I decided to sort it out with some waxoyl.
Rear panel, some surface rust that was easily treated before waxing
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Rear inner arch, like new.
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/JL16V/SL381240.jpg
Rear panel painted and waxed
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Front stripped and ready for waxing, front panel was in very good condition
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Front waxed and readt to be put back together
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Calipers freshly painted while I had the wheels off
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Thats it for this year, I put her into storage for the winter on Friday night.

[scorge01]

lovely example mate good find and look forward to progress on it :thumb:

[Vlietje]

Looking good! Are you colour coding as well?

[NOV4_SPORT]

Looking good mate, very nice

[ECO16V]

Thanx guys, got some more work to do before the shows start again next year, I would do it now but I have my calibra project to get sorted over the winter.