Glacier White Nova SR

[dannymcc]

I thought I would start a project thread on my SR. I bought the car in July 2010. It has 46,000 miles and only had one previous owner. Original bill of sale and various receipts,old MOT's etc. I plan to tidy the car up and leave it relatively standard. I have a few things planned for it such as:

All waxoyl removed from the engine bay,
Re-undersealed,
SR Steels if I ever fancy a change,
Various suspension components refurbished,
and a few other bits and pieces.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/SAM_0940.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/SAM_0941.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/SAM_0944.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/101_0090.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/101_0100.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/101_0097.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/srj44.jpg

Cheers,

Danny

[Nobby]

looks clean matey i likey

[Edd]

That looks very clean and original

Plans sound good too

[alan1028moore]

Loving the Mk1. Is it a Nova Sting?

[comptoncj]

Looks nice! that other nova is a casa nova isnt it? My sister had one when she was 17 lol

[clubberlang23]

Looks proper clean mate, did you get this off ebay?

[moffat]

tidy sr mate, ive a j reg glacier white one aswell :thumb:

[connor c]

as i said on jon44,car is unreal tidy looking

[nova_niek]

Great find! nice nice mmmm :)

[dannymcc]

Cheers everyone :thumb:. I got the garage tidied up a bit at the weekend, now I have plenty of room to work on the nova. The MK1 in the pictures was a Casanova which was a dealer special edition. Yes clubberlang23 I got it on fleabay lol.

[krobinson]

Looking forward to reading your progress!

[amggsi]

Nice wee SR, hard to get in that condition!
Looking forward to seeing your progress!
Will it be at Portrush on Easter Sunday?

[dannymcc]

Cheers Keith and Adrian. I hope to get up to Portrush, but nothings definate yet.

Got the wheels off today and cleaned them up with Autoglym wheel cleaner. Came up really well.
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/SAM_1675.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/SAM_1676.jpg

Also managed to get a full set of Michelin MXL's and two of them are new!
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/SAM_1693.jpg

Dealer sticker
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/SAM_1679.jpg

Original petrol cap I got from Mint FRST.
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/SAM_1680.jpg

Suspension as you can see has some surface rust, but hope to get all that sorted.
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/SAM_1678.jpg

[dannymcc]

Got the front arches re-undersealed today and will do the rears tomorrow or Sunday. Also took the tiebars off today and I am hoping to get them repainted soon.

[Mint FRST]

Looks a nice one. Glad the cap is on such deserved car...

[JShannon]

very nice chap

very nice as is but shel be a wee cracker when your done!

Joe

[Jayzer293]

Nice clean sr ya got there

[dannymcc]

Cheers guys. :thumb:

[NOV4_SPORT]

Looks really smart, and i like your plans for the car well done.

iain

[7ova]

nice looking SR you have there mate

[CorsaTR2p]

You have the incredible car, seem to be newly extracted of factory!!

Luck with!

[Marc]

A great example there.

[dannymcc]

Cheers guys.

I found my nova on google earth while looking for the Vauxhall dealer where the car came out of but I found this instead. lol
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/novaineng.jpg

[shed-on-wheels]

cool nice find man

[dannymcc]

Car is now re-undersealed. Also I started too strip the waxoyl from the engine bay. Only thing is it takes ages too remove it. lol
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/SAM_1971.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/SAM_1972.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/SAM_1973.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/SAM_1974.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/bartman1997/SAM_1970.jpg

[dan16v]

Petrol or wd40 and a kitchen scrubbing brush is good for removing waxoil! Car looks awsome!

[M Sutton]

Seriously clean Nova!

[dannymcc]

Petrol or wd40 and a kitchen scrubbing brush is good for removing waxoil! Car looks awsome!
Cheers Dan and M Sutton, I will have to give that a go tomorrow!

[7ova]

I spy original michelin tyres, that was fitted from new :eek:
really clean nova you have there mate :thumb:

[faker]

lovely motor mate.

[nova fantastic]

lovely motor mate.
hi mate i gotyour casanova.decided to do it like an sr. i now have it resprayed got interier in and found a snowplough front bumper for it. just need a set of decals for boot and doors to finish looks real well. i will call and let you see it when ive finished it some time im passing that way. your doing a lot of work to your sr

[NOV4_SPORT]

Looking good mate very clean and original


Iain

[cormac81]

hi mate i gotyour casanova.decided to do it like an sr. i now have it resprayed got interier in and found a snowplough front bumper for it. just need a set of decals for boot and doors to finish looks real well. i will call and let you see it when ive finished it some time im passing that way. your doing a lot of work to your sr

Get some pictures of it fella, I drove this car home from essex then Danny bought it off me a while later. Would love to see it how its looking now.

[dannymcc]

hi mate i gotyour casanova.decided to do it like an sr. i now have it resprayed got interier in and found a snowplough front bumper for it. just need a set of decals for boot and doors to finish looks real well. i will call and let you see it when ive finished it some time im passing that way. your doing a lot of work to your sr
Hi Stephen,
I was just thinking the other day about the car and it was nearly a year ago since I bought it from Cormac, you have done alot of work to the car and will be a great car when you have her completed. If your stuck for decals, PNG can do them or there is another person in Coleraine can make real good quality ones and can also fit them. :thumb:
Cheers,
Danny.

[nova fantastic]

Hi Stephen,
I was just thinking the other day about the car and it was nearly a year ago since I bought it from Cormac, you have done alot of work to the car and will be a great car when you have her completed. If your stuck for decals, PNG can do them or there is another person in Coleraine can make real good quality ones and can also fit them. :thumb:
Cheers,
Danny.

thanks mate have got the decals hope to get them on this wednesday and that should hope finish the project. well i got the bumpers sprayed as well to freshen them up. but just not sure yet they are the right colour will now better when i have the decals and door strips back on.

[dannymcc]

Sold!!! :thumb:

[gary_126]

wow thats some find!! Know of any more in that condidion? lol

[amggsi]

Sold!!! :thumb:

That was an easy sell! What part of the world did it go to?

[dannymcc]

That was an easy sell! What part of the world did it go to?
The new owner was interested in it a few days before I put the advert up. It went to Sion Mills, only 5 or 10 minutes away.

[krobinson]

Sold!!! :thumb:

Why did you sell it?

[dannymcc]

Looking for a GSi or a MK1 SR. :)

[EwanG]

I have never seen this thread before! Nice clean car but mk1's are better ;). I think you should keep what you have or find another mint sr for when you pass your test before they all rot away lol!

[dannymcc]

I have never seen this thread before! Nice clean car but mk1's are better ;). I think you should keep what you have or find another mint sr for when you pass your test before they all rot away lol!
lol
Aye I don't know what to do with the MK1 now, I might put it up for sale once I MOT it.
I wouldn't mind another SR but there hasn't been a good one forsale in ages that doesnt need any major body work. I know of one parked up locally but I doubt they would sell it. :(

[Benn]

Takes me back to my last Nova, looks great dude.