My First nova

[_Jake]

Yo, had this beaut since february now and have my driving test on the 27th so im starting to tinker with it a bit :P Its a MK1 1.2L completely rust free. 37k ont clock and runs lovely :) Picked it up for £900 with a years MOT which i didnt think was too bad. Gonna lower it 40mm and put some new shocks on and replace the the brakes allround and do a rear disc conversion as there fairly S&%T at the moment. thought about putting a back box on it too but i dont want to make it too chavvy :/.

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[jaygsi]

Very nice lad, Whats with all the teenagers buying Novas lol

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh160/bodmin344/179423_10150099289433701_617998700_6161312_4530681 _n.jpg

[General Baxter]

bet that costs loads to insure with the alloys and suspension, just going for your test like lol

[Rickyb]

looks nice good luck with your test fella

[Yorkie]

Awww how cool :) will be keeping my eye out on this :)

[paddy quinn]

Yo, had this beaut since february now and have my driving test on the 27th so im starting to tinker with it a bit :P Its a MK1 1.2L completely rust free. 37k ont clock and runs lovely :) Picked it up for £900 with a years MOT which i didnt think was too bad. Gonna lower it 40mm and put some new shocks on and replace the the brakes allround and do a rear disc conversion as there fairly S&%T at the moment. thought about putting a back box on it too but i dont want to make it too chavvy :/.

http://s255.photobucket.com/albums/hh160/bodmin344/?action=view&current=179423_10150099289433701_617998700_6161312 _4530681_n.jpghttp://s255.photobucket.com/albums/hh160/bodmin344/?action=view&current=179423_10150099289433701_617998700_6161312 _4530681_n.jpghttp://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150099289433701&set=a.10150099289403701.284759.617998700&type=1&theaterless text language please

[Balley]

Don't do a rear disc conversion it is a waste of time and money, get some 256mm ate brakes off a 2ltr Cav/Astra and a gte/gsi servo! They will be awesome brakes then!

[jaygsi]

Yea my mate had some calibra turbo calipers on the front of his, Dam that thing could stop, only 1.2 lol

[cormac81]

I remember that being advertised, looks like a great first car!

[_Jake]

bet that costs loads to insure with the alloys and suspension, just going for your test like lol

£1900 :(


less text language please

Just because im 17 doesnt mean i use text language? and as far as i can see i didnt use any...

Cheers everyone else, hopefully should pass my test first time although all of my mates failed first time :confused:

[ryansnova]

£1900 :(

thats quit cheeplol

[General Baxter]

£1900 :(

**** that lol

[_Jake]

**** that lol
Thats with the Co op, go on all these crappy comparison websites and im getting qouted atleast 3k, but i havent rung them up yet, hopefully should be able to pursuade them to knock a bit off seeing as ive been driving 150hp+ tractors since i was 14 :confused:

[Phil_d]

Dont think thats too bad nowadays, my step brothers got his test in about 6 weeks and the lowest quote we could get for him for my 1.0 nova was 4200, absolutely stupid if you ask me, great looking first car :)

[_Jake]

Dont think thats too bad nowadays, my step brothers got his test in about 6 weeks and the lowest quote we could get for him for my 1.0 nova was 4200, absolutely stupid if you ask me, great looking first car :)
Yeah its unreal, down to stupid little cocks in pug quicksilvers with stupidly loud exhausts racing around everywhere crashing into everyone. Not fair on people like me who need a car for my job and college! & Cheers :)

[calibra-keith]

Yeah its unreal, down to stupid little cocks in pug quicksilvers with stupidly loud exhausts racing around everywhere crashing into everyone. Not fair on people like me who need a car for my job and college! & Cheers :)

most nova owners did/do that to lol, nice little nova you got shame about the high insurance

[Phil_d]

Yea they say just wait till you get some ncb but how can you when you cant afford in the first place, i think it should be affordable for everyone untill you do something wrong.

[ryansnova]

i will be looking at about the two and a half k mark when i pass my test too and thats for a 1.2spi lol

[General Baxter]

when did the co-op start coving mods ?

[_Jake]

when did the co-op start coving mods ?

Nothing on there website indicates they do, which is why im gonna ring them. Even then im not worried about declaring the wheels or suspension cos im not gonna be driving like a **** to get pulled over + they probably wouldnt go near me!

[jaygsi]

When i first past all was in my mums name so 600. Then just waited till hit 20 went on my own.

Saying that they have tightened up on that last few years.

[General Baxter]

Nothing on there website indicates they do, which is why im gonna ring them. Even then im not worried about declaring the wheels or suspension cos im not gonna be driving like a **** to get pulled over + they probably wouldnt go near me!

your young and in a pig magnet lol

[_Jake]

your young and in a pig magnet lolLocal cop shop has been closed, and there only about when the footballs on :thumb:

[rex-16v]

i think i have seen that before was it on pistonheads ?

[_Jake]

i think i have seen that before was it on pistonheads ?
Yeah mate think i put a pic up on there but didnt like that forum so never went back on haha, Does anyone know if mk2 bumpers will fit on it? cheers :)

[simonm]

Don't put mk2 bumpers on there horrid keep it original maybe a mk1 Sr bumper looks lovely as is tho

[_Jake]

Don't put mk2 bumpers on there horrid keep it original maybe a mk1 Sr bumper looks lovely as is thoHmm maybe, need to get rid of the rust thats appeared on the front panel, Looks awful. wasnt like it when i bought it, living next to the sea is a ******* for making things rust :( Allready got my mates nagging me to take them out in it when ive passed me test. So, next job shall be.... rear seat removal as i dont want more than one passenger lol

[Nebbz]

Very nice lad, Whats with all the teenagers buying Novas lol

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh160/bodmin344/179423_10150099289433701_617998700_6161312_4530681 _n.jpg


cause they are finally realising they are amazing! (again....) hopefully dont destroy more with kits tho lol

[_Jake]

cause they are finally realising they are amazing! (again....) hopefully dont destroy more with kits tho lol
Dunno theres only 4 round here i know of, my one, a 5 door, a gte rep & a redtopped van.

[Calamity Josh]

less text language please

seriously? he's new and all he's used are the words beaut and gunna and you cant really class that as text language, just slightly lazy and in a rush language lol i really think your good at the whole reputation with new members paddy as your comment was slightly blunt and rude.

anyway jake, it looks like a lovely nova, a awesome colour to! i would leave the mk1 bumper on there as a mk2 would only look worse and make it rust more, look forward to updates :thumb:

[Bubba]

mine was that colour before...the incident...lol polish it up on a sunny day and it looks awesome!

to get the bumpers back to proper dark grey...use a paint stipper gun and very carefully warm the bumper

[_Jake]

seriously? he's new and all he's used are the words beaut and gunna and you cant really class that as text language, just slightly lazy and in a rush language lol i really think your good at the whole reputation with new members paddy as your comment was slightly blunt and rude.

anyway jake, it looks like a lovely nova, a awesome colour to! i would leave the mk1 bumper on there as a mk2 would only look worse and make it rust more, look forward to updates :thumb:
Yeah the mk1 is gonna stay mk1 apart from a mk2 dash :) also have a second nova on the way with any luck :thumb: :d

[Bubba]

Yeah the mk1 is gonna stay mk1 apart from a mk2 dash :) also have a second nova on the way with any luck :thumb: :d

NO!

lol

[Spudly]

Looking good there bud, seems youve got a nice one for your first car, and well done you for looking to be declaring your mods to the insurers:thumb:

[_Jake]

NO!

lol
I hate the diahorrea coloured one i have in it though, so a grey mk2 one is what shall be replacing it :)

[Spudly]

I hate the diahorrea coloured one i have in it though, so a grey mk2 one is what shall be replacing it :)



if you mean its a brown one, then the sport boys will probably want that off you, specially if it has a blank where the radio should be, so dont kill it, get it out in one piece and bung it on ebay listed as 'nova sport' trust me:d

[_Jake]

if you mean its a brown one, then the sport boys will probably want that off you, specially if it has a blank where the radio should be, so dont kill it, get it out in one piece and bung it on ebay listed as 'nova sport' trust me:d
Has a hole for the radio if thats what you mean haha? & Yeah the whole interior will probably end up for sale as i want mk2 dash with a digi dash and a pair of buckets in it.... :p

[simonm]

A pity ya can't keep the mk1 dash try find a grey one and keep with it and stick the digi dash in it bit of fiddling and shaping it'll fit nicely I handguns in mine

[_Jake]

A pity ya can't keep the mk1 dash try find a grey one and keep with it If i could find a grey mk1 dash i would keep a mk1 dash, but i dont think its as easy to fit a digi dash from what ive read?

[Angus Closier]

if you mean its a brown one, then the sport boys will probably want that off you, specially if it has a blank where the radio should be, so dont kill it, get it out in one piece and bung it on ebay listed as 'nova sport' trust me:d

Mine was exactly the same 3 years ago......the dash came out with a hammer :cry: Hindsight.....


Good luck with the car it looks tidy!

[_Jake]

Mine was exactly the same 3 years ago......the dash came out with a hammer :cry: Hindsight.....


Good luck with the car it looks tidy!
Cheers mate, gonna need more luck with the one im picking up on saturday i think haha ;)