mk1 nova saloon

[saloon chris]

well here is my mk1 nova saloon 1.2 ,was owned by 101 year old lady who had owned it from new , its done 34000 miles since 1989 , hope you enjoy

here it is when i bought it , bit tired looking i must admit
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/DSCF8216.jpghttp://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/DSCF8221.jpg

i cleaned it up a little http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/DSCF8230.jpg
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/DSCF8225.jpg

i then had a play with the exhaust :

centre section out scafold in
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/DSCF8346.jpg

i then swapped the back box with a fiat cinquento centre section , gives a really nice old school rumble http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/DSCF8344.jpg

a nice burn too :D
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/DSCF9817.jpg

lowered it down 100mm all round and put 13x7 and 13x9 banded steels on it
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/DSCN4499.jpg
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/DSCN4498.jpg
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/DSCN4500.jpg
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/DSCN4501.jpg

i had to hammer the arches out to cover the wheels a bi better , skimmed with filler and awaiting paint :
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/IMG_0789.jpg
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/IMG_0801.jpg
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/IMG_0802.jpg
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/IMG_0804.jpg

and thats it so far hope you like it

[pikey1986]

it looks very nice, IMHO the rear steelies are a touch ott but the fronts look spot on :thumb:

[Iain]

Agreed the rears are a bit wide but looks pretty cool :) Fronts getting flared a bit too?

[saloon chris]

thanks ,the rears are pretty wide but i like them , im unsure about flaring the front because i want it done well and i dont have the tool you bolt on to roll it really nice

[Matty Winslade]

i really like it mate , really retro :) cool:thumb:

[saloon chris]

gald you like it :)

[Spudly]

Looks like your regplate has fallen off, i hope youre going to put it back, as it looks silly there:roll:

[Edd]

Looks good, not something I'd do mind

Agreed on the number plate tho, looks a little silly there IMO

....but them wheels ain't never going to pass a MOT Flol

[mk1nova_rich]

Can you not fit some arch extensions...like octagonalpaul fitted to his?! Think they were Golf or Mini arches

[saloon chris]

them wheels passed mot only last week , advisory

[saloon chris]

Can you not fit some arch extensions...like octagonalpaul fitted to his?! Think they were Golf or Mini arches

paul has jdm arches on his , i like them alot but there like £75 and im poor lol il do something about it , i had the police behind me today and they didnt pull me so i guess it cant be that bad

[christurboo]

a like that a lot for a more door, keep up the good work mate

[saloon chris]

cheers , im after front coilover so if anyone has any please let me know

[nova_niek]

well here is my mk1 nova saloon 1.2 ,was owned by 101 year old lady who had owned it from new , its done 34000 miles since 1989 , hope you enjoy
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/chrisousins/IMG_0804.jpg

I spot a potential MoT failure in this pic. :eek:
Rear tyre rotation direction is incorrect. ;)

Other than that, great find! Going to be a nice little loon, this. Just make sure to get the rust on the arches properly sorted. :thumb:

Cheers,
Niek

[octagonalpaul]

Chris, my arches were £45 ;) Rangerbob on retrorides sells them. Looking good but have to agree that the rear wheel is a tad too wide, at least with standard arches and the tire size you have atm.

[Will F]

Rears look absolutely rediculous! lol