View Full Version : L reg novavan td 90s styled operation dechav
davidfox280585
14-04-11, 05:25 PM
well a few may know jack has purchased my cavalier,
i sold the cav as a mate has had this for 7 year and the engine is a 40k from new td and ive known the van for the last 9 year and i know how much time and money he spent on it so i jumped at the chance though not to my styling its a good base,
i plan to jump on the bonnet and rip the skirts and spoiler off,
i however have a mk1 wing set which will be fitted along with gte bumpers and wrap around rear spoiler and gte skirts,
it has a toad alarm and various bits including full gsi spec inside which will stay as it is bar my corsa gsi steering wheel:p
oh and a respray in another colour not pineapple yellow:thumb:
she is already on the road and my mate fitted a belt kit and new clutch and cable and only covered 6k in it since so its a real good base to start
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/11042011180.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/14042011181.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/14042011184.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/14042011185.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/14042011186.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/14042011182.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/14042011183.jpg
and the cav before it went with the nova cab
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/09042011150.jpg
please dont take the michael as i know its chavvy and the bonnet is disgusting and skirts and spoiler are very max power though all will be changed:thumb:
davidfox280585
14-04-11, 05:36 PM
and a few cheeky ones of the cab,
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/09042011163.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/09042011179.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/09042011156.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/09042011155.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/davidfox280585/nova/09042011160.jpg:p
Looks a good base, and not overly bad.
Nova cab and nova van, nice collection lol
davidfox280585
14-04-11, 05:41 PM
it kind of looks good in a 90s kind of way,i remember it being the business 7 year ago when it was built but with stling always changing im heading towards a more oem mk1 van look with it but thanks for the comment matey
What about early mk1,with plow and stuff, never seen that done before ;)
maddogdaz666
14-04-11, 05:49 PM
so youve mk2'd a mk1 and now your gonna mk1 a mk2 lol i like the plans tho bud, what colour you tinking of going or are you still undecided?
nice collection :thumb:
Looks ok tbh, going by your description I was expecting worse lol
Some bits are abit 90's but looks like its done to a high standard
Sort the front lights/grill out and you probably get away with the rest for the time being IMO
There's good potential there, looks pretty clean!
Is it wrong I quite like the colour?! lol
Southie
14-04-11, 06:47 PM
Also liking the colour but glad your dechavving it, it's gastly looking the poor thing.
An L reg looking mk1 must be a first as well I'd of thought?
davidfox280585
14-04-11, 07:01 PM
daz i built the cab with a friend and he nearly cried cos i wanted to keep it mk1 so we already had the panels so fitted the mk2 stuff, i think it would look off mk1 anyway,i have never seen a mk1 van gte styled so i thought it may be something different, i am thinking of the mazda green to be honest, and jack the styling and colour has grown on me and i like it in a way even though its not my taste,i still cannot get over that it has a genuine 40k engine in her lol thats plenty of life left in it, it failed mot on cv boot, front brakes, horn, washers and wipers, just stuff from being stood, im glad ive got it straight in use anyway, bet you cant wait to pick the cav up can you jack?
bet you cant wait to pick the cav up can you jack?
I'll be sad to see the Nova go, but I am actually pretty excited for the cav :d Spud keeps teasing me with pics of it lol
It'll be nice to have a car that can do more than 200 miles without needing to refuel for a start lol
Is it wrong that i kinda like it how it is lol
Is it wrong that i kinda like it how it is lol
No. grill/light combo kinda kills it though
brainsnova
14-04-11, 07:35 PM
Can you boot the bottom of the back bumper to fix that lol I guess the v grille is already in the bin.
pikey1986
14-04-11, 08:22 PM
There's good potential there, looks pretty clean!
Is it wrong I quite like the colour?! lol
no because you own a BABY BLUE nova lol
apart from the ghay V A U X H A L L badge on the back and the horrific -v- on the front i really like that as it is!! very nicely done
blue_peg_16v
14-04-11, 09:26 PM
cant wait to throw that bonnet and watch you karati kick the shizell out of it lol balck gets my vote dave metalic black though was a rare option on the gte
Do it white, white GTE's look awesome:thumb:
I am jealous.. looks really clean..
any way I thought I were the only L reg TD man :(
That will be really tidy when done like a GTE, loving the cab as well.
blue_peg_16v
14-04-11, 09:53 PM
dare i come round yet after putting the thought in your head sure your mrs is gonna kill me lol
davidfox280585
14-04-11, 11:22 PM
metallic black sounds good to me too rich, its all your fault haha, my plan is all black everything including wheels, red calipers and red stripes on the bumpers, i am also after a sr or gte grill to shorten to fit the morettes in anyone can fix me up, i plan on it being done for pvs, its clean for what it is balley and jack i do like the colour too just its blemished, the filler has cracked but it has been built 7 year ago so i cant grumble, rich i will pop down let you take her for a spin, cheers for the comments guys
blue_peg_16v
15-04-11, 07:40 AM
you trying to convince me to td the van lol
LEWI007
15-04-11, 08:27 AM
I would leave the yellow van the way it is lol
davidfox280585
15-04-11, 10:12 AM
I would leave the yellow van the way it is lol
somehow i thought you would like it lewi:thumb:
blue_peg_16v
15-04-11, 10:15 AM
you used it for work yet?
davidfox280585
15-04-11, 12:15 PM
you used it for work yet?
Yes rich done 400 mile already in it one thing ive noticed is the temp sits rather low at a quarter and the heaters are only very slightly warm but seems reliable, does 115 aswell lol,i really like driving it too
blue_peg_16v
15-04-11, 01:19 PM
i know my van wasnt a turbo but that never got out the blue and the heaters were only slightly warm, turn the boost up it will soon get warm lol
davidfox280585
15-04-11, 01:55 PM
that did cross my mind but i dont want to till i replace the inlet gasket as every td i had blew it to pieces and had to drive round with leaky boost
ben doodar
15-04-11, 04:46 PM
I kinda like it the way it is, in a 1990's kinda way!!
Plans sound good I've always liked the vans.
bainyboy sr
15-04-11, 09:33 PM
i like the van take the gril and lights off and put the stadard lights and grill on take the vauxhall badge off and jobs a gooden
davidfox280585
15-04-11, 09:37 PM
i like the van take the gril and lights off and put the stadard lights and grill on take the vauxhall badge off and jobs a gooden
I think im taking it all off and making her look like a gte van but keeping the morettes but retro fitting a standard gte grill to fit inbetween so i can still use the gte badge and look slightly oem but i cant wait to headbutt that bonnet vent lol
Southie
15-04-11, 09:57 PM
How many mk1's in black do you see with the snow plough... Non ... so I'd love to see this on your L reg van, it would be a nostalgia trip of how things would have been if the Nova was made throughout the years without change.
Metallic black MK1 L reg van ftw ;)
davidfox280585
15-04-11, 11:33 PM
id love a plough but im keeping this to a budget southie, i have the gte stuff lying about at home already so all i need to buy is paint and i grill, rich has donated me some skirts, i also have a gte full decal set so it kind of makes sense
NOV4_SPORT
16-04-11, 09:01 AM
I really like the van, and your plans for it, i found this picture, of the nova van specials, the gsvand srv but have never seen the real thing ?
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7590/novavan.jpg
iain
ben doodar
16-04-11, 10:41 AM
I've never heard of a gsv! I wonder if there's any still out there. Did it have the 1.6 that the gsi had?
davidfox280585
16-04-11, 11:11 AM
love a bit of history, will get the decals made gtv made or maybe gte-v but looking forward to starting it just a bit busy at the minute
NOV4_SPORT
16-04-11, 12:36 PM
Iam not sure if there is any left or the spec on the vans, but i have seen a few fiesta xrv vans going about thou.
iain
Can't see that gsv poster being real, this was before dealers realised people wanted nice vans and the van panels are see through
Nice van that dave and i kinda like it the way it is tbh i thought it would be worse.
blue_peg_16v
16-04-11, 06:11 PM
i will have a gsvt lol
oh and if poss and trev agrees could do with hoist on tuesday if you aint busy lol
Nice van, once its dechavved it will be spot on :) and I bet there aren't many 40k mile engines about!
that did cross my mind but i dont want to till i replace the inlet gasket as every td i had blew it to pieces and had to drive round with leaky boost
Shouldn't be a problem, Balley's is running 32psi with no problems :thumb:
davidfox280585
21-04-11, 10:02 AM
Nice van, once its dechavved it will be spot on :) and I bet there aren't many 40k mile engines about!
Shouldn't be a problem, Balley's is running 32psi with no problems :thumb:
i use mine daily so need it to be super reliable:thumb: ,
fitted the speedlines and my corsa gsi 3 bar steering wheel just been busy welding someones ****ter uplol :p
I actually quite like the outline of it and the skirts work well with the van panels somehow? I'd lose the vauxhall badge, 90's spoiler and the bonnet and leave it as is personally except maybe remove the rear seats as people in the back looking at matt black paint is a bit silly lol
davidfox280585
21-04-11, 10:13 AM
I actually quite like the outline of it and the skirts work well with the van panels somehow? I'd lose the vauxhall badge, 90's spoiler and the bonnet and leave it as is personally except maybe remove the rear seats as people in the back looking at matt black paint is a bit silly lol
it has full car trims all gsi too inside and where the windows should be it is carpeted ply and very soft,lads going to work lean on it to go to sleeplol
i need 3-4 seats due to car sharing for work:thumb:
and i agree i cant wait to jump on the bonnet once i pull it off and the spoiler and badges are disgustinglol
keep it mk2, dont mk1 an L reg :cry:
actually really like it as it it except bonnet... seems to be done to a high standard.
diomond black gsi style van be awsome imo
it has full car trims all gsi too inside and where the windows should be it is carpeted ply and very soft,lads going to work lean on it to go to sleeplol
i need 3-4 seats due to car sharing for work:thumb:
and i agree i cant wait to jump on the bonnet once i pull it off and the spoiler and badges are disgustinglol
Keep the skirts and colour! :d And fair enough on the seating arrangement, like I say only what I'd do with it :d
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