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well can i start with this little gem
well vauxhall nova gte .
41k on the clock
black magic paint work . pretty solid apart from one hole as far as i know
well this is my story
she drives well . abit of a old girl . see the pictures an tell me what you think
matter of fact how do i upload pictures on this site
calibra-keith
21-05-12, 09:15 PM
photobucket and place the code on here, easy really, i think theres a how to on forum somewhere.
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Very Nice. Welcome to the PNG :)
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the mess of wires
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the hole
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and now fixed
Nice i am doin a build thread as well and this is how it goin to end up but with speeslines and.a few other changes what your plans
:D silly brother put silly things on this post :roll: you gotta love your younger brother
well i got the wiring to do first an alot of wiring . its so bad
im honest she has 80mm spax gas suspesion on it . an strut brace. but my main goal at the min is getting the wiring done . so i can see what the engine is doing.. the way she handles an drives is amazing. ive got a funni feeling tho she has a stage one set up . as i dont remember these gte going that fast. the exhaust system is a joke to be fair. i dont know what they done but boy you can hear it before you see it . i dont like what they have done to be poor thing. so im gonna get in for a operation an wear a mask an open her up to be fair as there is somethink not adding up . my dad has gone over the body an found only that hole. has he is a panel beater an fab welder by trade. its no hard work for him . the engine side my mate is gonna rebuild it for me if i want an only charge me beer an parts he needs for it . another mate of mine has a t3 turbo an was on about giving it me . but i dont think i wanna go down that road just yet.
but if im honest all in.. its my child hood car and now i have one i have a very long road to go before i get her finished. im still shock't she passed a mot . i really canrt see how cause of the seat belt naffed an every hanging an lose inside wear people sit an more over on that. the lights didnt work until i taken about a mile of rubbishing wiring out an rewired it . so today has been a hard battle .
im going up to gloster on wednesday to have the wiring loom done an new clocks fitted an maybe they will tell me what is going on . im taking 450 with me just in case they have to do more work on it . but im shore they can fix it .
the fun thing tho today i got my speedo working . but not shore if its reading right again. got new cable only cost me 14 pound . but the clocks are making a really bad noise .
managed to also fix the central locking today an get some sound of the alarm :D
but down side is again the wiring they have done an left everythink hanging behind the dash is a real let down . so i think ill be stripping the hole thing down just to see what ive got left. and just put another dash in all together if im honest.
well people i hope i have made some sence of this. but there is a big list go to thru and im kinda nervous of doing it . but im shore with the help of you lovely nova supporters . you can help me keep this girl alive
thank you for reading my post
ben
Tim Harpley
21-05-12, 11:21 PM
Looks nice and original good luck with the wiring :thumb:
im gonna need it . cause im reading the manual . its like a bible to me right now an the colours aint there for that there ment to be. so i gotta a funni feeling im gonna rip it all out an make a new one .
brainsnova
22-05-12, 12:03 AM
What's happened to the wiring as its not that complicated.
its been cut apart an wires have been put in that i dont know . honestly its been cut apart that much
well i now have a set a digi clocks.... and front and back seats £65 for the lot
now go to find more........ well i gotta go to the vauxsport 2morro an have my wiring done :) cnrt wait .. just gonna be boring down there nuffin to do
looks like a clean car
good luck with the project
well what a day its been . not the best but the service was ok . the guy wiring the car knew what he was doing . everythink is working bar the speedo now. an ive just found out ive now gotta go an buy a mrk2 dash . as the mark 1 is total shot to the bits. an fallling apart. an to top it off jack't the car up when there so have alook and found that my one spax coilovers is leaking fluid . so ive now got to go an find new coilovers ......
so far
£1250 for the car
£15 for front an back seats :D
£ 50 for digi clocks an tranducer
£ 16 for speedo cable
£ 180 for 4 hours labour at vauxsport
£ 70 for another set of digi clocks . cause the ones got smashed in temper:wall:
= £1581:cry: and im no where near getting it anywhere near done
2morro im going to strip the car down to the shell an start again . no short cuts now
i need a 1.2 merit loom with no cuts of it
full coilover kit
15inch alloys
polly bushes complete set
new fuel lines
brake lines
new water pipes
piper cross exhuast an air filter
new gear selector cause its sloppy as f**k an its p*****g me off big time:tosser: trying to change gear fast an its goes in the wrong gear:wall:
new discs an pad front an back black diamond omp i think
an a complete under the car clean down an re layed in lovely black under seal
an just to top it off a 99p flake:wisewood:
Sounds like your having fun rose joint your gear linkage for a better gear change
DanielRix
24-05-12, 05:52 PM
Ive got some white mk4 astra 15" alloys im selling mate, there one mine at the moment!
Sounds like your having fun rose joint your gear linkage for a better gear change
what do you mean??? confused
Ive got some white mk4 astra 15" alloys im selling mate, there one mine at the moment!
ive already found the alloys i want, tsr'z £406.99 with tyres . but thank you
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my engine bay
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not too bad looking :d
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and the crappy wiring :thumb: good stuff really
well parts will be here soon , and new flash you can but the transducers from germany. for your lovely digi clocks at £140 pounds:cry: an vauxhall will order then . but they wont plug it to your car until you have had a full report on your electrics . as if it blows while your car is with them .they have to replace. but they dont mind ordering you one . but if you blow it you aint got a leg to stand on... but i have got supplier now :cool:
just who in there right mind is going to pay £140 for one . me ;) atleast then no messing i got one on the shelf ready for when mine finally work thanks to barry when i get the loom i can have a car that work woohoo . big thanks tho too autonovasport tho. for having a mrk 2 an helping me get there... would also like to say i big thanks to my dad on not giving up on my dream of having the prefect nova. :wisewood: would also like to say thanks to barry again for spotting the problem why the other transducer dont work . its rusted an broken pins. no wonder it didnt work . but atleast soon il get them working . now that enuff for now im going back in the garage for nova time . i got aleast 10hours before i go to work to get cracking :D night all
well what a day. managed to pick up a wiring loom . the heater matrix an new gear selecter. all for 65 pound
another busy day
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front bumper off an little to tidy up
the mrk2 dash in
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new water sensor still
canrt find it at all
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the holes
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the inner wing
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when i got the car i could not understand why i could smell fuel so much . well i found the problem a fuel pipe was only pushed on . so i fixed it
grandad i tryed so hard to get my car back on the road for your day . i tryed to get it working right . so when you came past you could see it at the church. i know you was fond of me with my cars. an you help't me do so much. but this once you couldnt be there to help me . but i remember everythink you have done for me. an the engineering tools you showed me how to use to make my own pistons an all the bits for a engine an to make the engine i have run even faster then what is it . for you im going to do it . may take me years to get it right... but for you ill do it. R.I.P grandad. my you motor on with the speed gods
£1250 for the car
£15 for front an back seats :D
£ 50 for digi clocks an tranducer
£ 16 for speedo cable
£ 180 for 4 hours labour at vauxsport
£ 70 for another set of digi clocks . cause the ones got smashed in temper:wall:
= £1587
and now 998.00 pound on new bits
samco hose kit
braided brake pipe hoses.
front an rear brakes
spax coilovers
momo steering wheel
steering boss
and new fully poly bush kit
plus another set of digi clock £50 (all i need is the transducer)
under sealent £20
metal panels £40 ( i'e steel sheets cause my dad is a panel beater / fabicator welder )
new grindering disks an cleaning pads ( he dont want me using his )
plus 2 brand new socket sets £180 (i broken three sockets so fort ill just get them replaced with the same make.
nope i had to buy new sets)
= in total so far 2877.00
Your doing well and quickly as well
i have to get it done . i start on it at 8am an finish at 11.00 or 12.30 am . the neighbours dont mind aslong as i stop the grinding and banging about 8. which i went to each house an asked . an they was cool with it :) so im a happy boy. so after 8pm i start doing the wiring again. and news up date the panels have been made an completed all the welding bar the front end slam panel. which i will start in the morning . i now have a water sensor working. the only thing that dont work is the speedo.. still waiting for a tranducer that works... abit gutting really . dad is on about spending £140 an order one from germany.. takes 10 days but atleast it is new :D bonus really.. ive got loads of pictures to put up. but im too tired an dirty at the min. and i have a sun tan off the welder lol. a nice cold pint would go down really well at the min.... lol dad is now getting me a cold tin from my cooler (heaven) ive even treated the nova. giving it a new filter an some nice new oil. going to flush the rad an everythink 2morro too. an maybe sort the selector out see if i can get it any better.
all i need now is bolts an screws for the dash and its in a fitted :D kinda be greatful when its done . if im totally honest as i would love to get this puppy back on the road
well after a hard battle
here is what i have done today
cleaned the front slam panel an found these lovely holes .
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next i started ripping the back boot panels out an back seats
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next i got the back end in the air an rip't the bumper off and back axle
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the back axle off and not in bad condishion if i may say so tell me what you think ???
i would like to hear your forts
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next i fort id let you see underneath dont look too bad . but once again tell me what you think
2morro after work ill be cleaning it up an undersealing it
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lol:pthe next bit i did was look at the archs and they can back looking good so i start under sealing them
ready for the new coil overs
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and now one unlucky hole that will be welded 2morro dad aslready built a new panel for it
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the nasty rear shocks an springs
totally shagged out they arelol
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and now the best bit . my dash in
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and working :wisewood:
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only thing left to do now with the dash is wire in the transducer. and its all finished the wiring side
id love to hear your inputs :roll:
brainsnova
30-05-12, 01:22 AM
Mk2 dash in a GTE nooooooooooo if you really wanted the digi dash I had one in my 1.3sr and all I done was cut the dash to the exact shape so no filler or paint was needed but now I prefer the GTE 6 dial speedo.
Mk2 dash in a GTE nooooooooooo if you really wanted the digi dash I had one in my 1.3sr and all I done was cut the dash to the exact shape so no filler or paint was needed but now I prefer the GTE 6 dial speedo.
i totally agree . but ive kept my old staff an clocks an one day ill put them back in . but at the min i need'd it
watch this post at about 9pm i have bad news for the car. but the light will shine in the end . be uploading about 30 pics
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just a little update so far
the s**t
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the 8plates of metal .. (silly person never fort to cut the metal out )
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dad looking at the work that needs doing and measuring up
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why dont you get a new gte loom instead of the 1.2 loom? also why oh why the mk2 dash?
Putting a mk2 dash into a mk1 is a criminal offence lol
The mrk2 dash looks so much better
Putting a mk2 dash into a mk1 is a criminal offence lol
looks like the judge is gonna send me down :wisewood:
the problem with nova's is the fact that parts are becoming very hard to source. so putting a mark 2 dash in ment keeping a gte on the road. so as im not a pure'st it works for me :gay:
Is anyone breaking a mk2 pmme
novagte1
04-06-12, 12:21 AM
hi mate love the gte iv got a 1 owner u think yours is bad the bloke that sold me his only ever put petrol in it an drove it when i bought it, it only seemed like i needed 2 sill but uncovered alot more na its got 2 new sills ,rear arches,inner arches,battery tray,patches ov welding every were but like i say its a 1 owner and its worth saving because everything standard even down to wheel trims but love yours pal
lmfao omg i fort i got bad .... ive nearly done all mine . got over 100 pictures to put up. wheres your project post . i gotta see your gte in rebuild
more work
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and the wing finished
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all welded and filled an new paint :D
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masks off
fully painted now
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now the rear
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some dash bits done
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well as my welder is playing games i fort of spraying some parts instead :D
an here they are
in primer
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in paint
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the rear end bit half welded
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the dash back in abits
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fort it would be funni
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the bottom and bars done
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the fook't shocks leaking an springs
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well thats it for me today canrt really do much more
commets welcome an any ideas you have or tips very welcome
have a good night every body
:thumb:
Well got new bits for welder an starting work again soon as im sober
Novasport
05-06-12, 11:22 PM
Only problem with spraying those dash parts in gloss is they will reflect onto the winscreen quite badly.
Only problem with spraying those dash parts in gloss is they will reflect onto the winscreen quite badly.
didnt think of that good point
well im on happy boy. it felt like christmas at 9am i was at demon tweeks an santa came thru with a bag of goodies :D
rear poly bushes
lower arm poly bushes
front anti roll bar bushes
middle anti roll bar bushes
4 braided brake pipe hoses
a roll of brake pipe
one m race steering wheel
one boss kit
an snap off boss kit :D
i also orded my repair panels for the rear corner
and now about to go on ebay an order alittle more
well what ive done today is put the front end back together an make up new brake pipes
also fitted the new poly bushes on the front
an fitted my steering wheel
ill be honest i havent done brake pipes in the long time . well after 10 attemps i got help off my dad another course on how to do it
an to be honest ive had a fun day
here is some pictures . i didnt take much as im too tired and plus i have work real soon
well here you go
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its really nice to put new parts on instead of taking them off
well people had one busy day in the garage . could not have done it without my good friend a bottle of jack danials
the hole front end is back together :D
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for the png forum got stupidly bored
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the dash is all in now :D
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rear axle painted and with new poly bushs
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dad making the other brake pipe up
on the rear axle and also fitted the braided pipes
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and underneath . need a new sump an will have to the take the engine out and rebuild it soon
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the hole rear axle finished
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and thats all folks
comments welcome :thumb:
looking good keep up the good work
its getting there very slowly.. panels arrived this after noon . and all the rest of the bits next friday so should be on the road sunday D:
well another happy boy again ... new parts today
brand spanking new
front
calipers
discs
pads
bearings
cv boots
rear
drums
shoes
cylinders
hand brake cables
bearings
side led lights
and on its way. speakers/ amps/ dvd player/
fibre glass sheets to make my panels up an door pods
also making a roof pod for gauges
just looking for a new roof lining... does anyone know of a company that makes them
Vauxhall-Gazz
14-06-12, 03:21 PM
nice gte mate i live in shropshire and havnt seen it about before, keep up the good work
hi gazz.. yeah only had it for 4 weeks ish. an it only seen road for like 4days an since then been in the garge . got along road stil ahead. what nova you got ??
Vauxhall-Gazz
15-06-12, 12:27 AM
oh right fair enough i did spot a gte the other week going down the ep towards telford town way might of been you, ive got a mk1 red nova pritty much standard at the min bought it last week, you might see it about in the next few weeks if it passes its mot lol
yeah that was my nova mate . i live in telford lol .. there is another guy got a nova too a bright green one ... from what i gather there is my one .... your one .. and his one on the road.. mine is in rebuild . so is his ... and know yours (if it passes the mot) there will be two back on the road
Vauxhall-Gazz
15-06-12, 02:54 PM
yeahh the green 1 is off the road i know the lad, he's running a 1.4 on bike carbs, there is mine and i know another lad with a mk1 with comps on. there the only 1s i know of in telford, + yours i live in donnington will have to meet up once ive sorted mine out mate
Yeah have to get a nova meet together
well another day has passed..... an the nova still is not getting anywhere near done
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and there you go all new brakes lines the lot. even new fitting kits
thats the hub cleaned an with new bearings an painted
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and the new rear shoes an cylinders an fitting kits on both sides
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Vauxhall-Gazz
26-06-12, 10:01 PM
ite mate i got my nova on the road the weekend love it man, when you get yours all done defo meet up :)
ite mate i got my nova on the road the weekend love it man, when you get yours all done defo meet up :)
alright mate im getting there should be back on the road in the next two days. but still needs alot of work...... looking for somone to do a kick ass respray.....
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just couldnt be bothered 2night uploading a million pictures ill do them 2morro instead
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these i got for £3.00 an there mint .... and its in the day too
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cleaned up
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Nice work, can't beat nicely painted and clean hubs/brakes/etc. Silicone hoses look sweet too.
Do you still have your mk1 dash.
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well after a painful couple of weeks rebuilding the car its finally in some sort of finished state tho i have more work to do an £2672.13 later there still is not more to look at ..
me an my father have both agreed it will go in the a body shop to have a new paint job. but i have been told last night . that a the fathers son across the road that works for vauxhall as got a E16SE with only 3000k on the clock sitting in his garage. he taken it out about 10 years ago and never put it back in.... left it there so the engine is mine if i want it :D bonus i also have a T3 turbo coming off my friend down south. and will now have to work out about fitting the turbo to this engine ill be having soon... wheather it fits on i dont know. time to do some internet searching while im at work to day... get as much information as possiable i think ... so there you go people.. a little update
comments welcome
your GTE is missing its strengthing plates on top of the front suspension turrets. Black GTE will look good is it metallic or flat black? keep up the good work
your GTE is missing its strengthing plates on top of the front suspension turrets. Black GTE will look good is it metallic or flat black? keep up the good work
strengthing plates???? can you give me some idea what it looks like buddy
Do you still have your mk1 dash. nah mate i chuck't it :( wish i didnt now knowing someone needs it but got some mark one bits left
your GTE is missing its strengthing plates on top of the front suspension turrets. Black GTE will look good is it metallic or flat black? keep up the good work
its metallicc is a gold metal flake. but ive got to have a respray soon its starting to look worn out
novadave24
29-06-12, 07:23 PM
looks good :)
i hope it does too dave just got real problems at the min lining the rear bumper up. so ive got to make new mounts an offer it up . as there is too much gaps on the rear bumper
About the front suspension turret strengthing plates i have no pictures to show you. There not that important anyway but all GTE/GSI/SRI had them. Your turrets could have been changed at some point as they do rot
About the front suspension turret strengthing plates i have no pictures to show you. There not that important anyway but all GTE/GSI/SRI had them. Your turrets could have been changed at some point as they do rot
I would be more inclined to believe a reshell had taken place tbh
These are the plates he was talking about mate,they are on my gte,this is a pic from when mine was being restored
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I would be more inclined to believe a reshell had taken place tbh
thats somethink im going to look in to.... cause if it is im going to be gutted. as i wanted a old gte not a crappy reshell atempt
These are the plates he was talking about mate,they are on my gte,this is a pic from when mine was being restored
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thank you
Dad has just told me when he done the front end welding . Realised that two new suspension turrets have been put on . He also check't the I'd tags an they match up ..... Be honest im
Relieved that it is a gte an not a crappy reshell tempt. And also just got off the phone from the guy I got the car off ....and he confirmed that his body shop cut the old ones out .. an had them refitted the way they was ment to be fitted plus the spray job . So I'm more happy to confirm its a gte now . Had me proppa panicing then lol ... But regarding the strengthimg plates they are only spot welded in to place . But now i know about it . im going to put the plates on . But I know its not a reshell
write the reg in here http://ownvehicle.askmid.com/ to check
Plus to the point I had a guy from vauxhall confirming its a gte. Even he said the turrets have been replaced
write the reg in here http://ownvehicle.askmid.com/ to check
Hi Andy thank you for that . It came up as a vauxhall nova gte ... I didn't know you could do that but I'm glad
I know 100% now . Thank you for that useful infomation
Going to remember that in future
Your heart must've sank for a little while there mate,glad it turned out to be genuine
Mate I nearly had a heart attack . If it wasn't s real gte I would of been scrapping it today
Lol well the shell an gone out an got another one . All i need to know now is where do I get these plates from???
Im sure i've seen them come up on ebay now and then mate
Does your car have a tilt and slide sunroof? does it have mk1 or mk2 rooflining
Ermn not shore ill have a look
Im sure i've seen them come up on ebay now and then mate if you manage to find them again could u let me know
All this time and effort your putting in and then you ruin it with neons and bogged wiring in the engine bay. Just hope it doesn't catch fire
Its all temp wiring making shore it all works . Nuffin is finished at all on wiring . I've got proppa wiring covers coming an also new connectors . The wiring your seeing is all bear . Wait until you see the picture of it on Monday when its all finished. But yes I couldn't agree more with the neons but they have been rip't out again ..
I have to point out to I'm not a sparky. I'm only doing what I see fit . And plus i only have a diagram to go off . I'm trying my best but granted I'm not the best by far
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:wisewood:comments welcome people
Very nice mate,looks really smart
Jon_nova1
02-07-12, 08:26 PM
dye your hair a really funky colour, its the future
The GTE looks really tidy though:thumb:
dye your hair a really funky colour, its the future
The GTE looks really tidy though:thumb:
what colour should i dye it tho
Vauxhall-Gazz
03-07-12, 08:05 PM
seen you by maccys at telford town on the weekend mate looks smart
did ya ... was the misses in the car ??
well the nova is coming back off the road to have a engine rebuild now ... not happy with how its running ... an atleast with the engine out i can respray the engine bay and build a brand new loom for the engine bay instead of having loads of dead wires an such .... does anyone have info on the e16se engine on what little bits can be done to improve the performace of the engine..... as i haave a e16se with only 3k of wear on the engine as back in the 1989 this engine was taken out an stored in vauxhall warehouse and after a long time being there the gentleman who use to live across the road got the engine given him as he works at vauxhall in the repair shop . an had it sat in bits for the best part of 15years. an seen my nova in the garage. when he was visiting his father. an told me about this engine. an as told me i can have it. so really i canrt wait to get it....
new engine... just cleans to the cleaned up an put back together.....
thank god to my best buddy ... who has a contact who can get me trade parts if not free for my car.. so shopping list here i come an when the engine. an lets build a new engine.. that will last years.... also good chance but i need to know.. the guy who works at vauxhalls mate. has a f16 gearbox that is near enuff new. but once again sat in his shed... an possiabley willing to give that me too ...... but will it fit on to the e16se engine ... as i didnt ask them the question?? only time will tell.........
but all in alll the car is having its new steering rack tomorrow.... the rack only sat me back £22 brand new still in mint box. been sitting at car parts for a long time on the shelf...
im reallly thinking of buying the new petrol tank they have.....
i have heard a good rumor that there is a brand new 2.0 litre red top sitting in a shed just out of the bridgenorth. buy got it when he had his car. but written the car off kept the engine and all the stuff for it... so ill be chasing that up in the next couple of weeks...
Vauxhall-Gazz
06-07-12, 05:52 PM
there was some1 in the other seat but was looking at the car mostly lol
lmfao .. she neeeds alot of work still
Vauxhall-Gazz
06-07-12, 10:38 PM
same mate mine a project but still driving it lol, also ive found another gte in telford he's reshelling it as its very rusty, he said he will make a project thread on here soon so look out for it
yeah yeah give me a shout when its up .. nice to see another gte in the area
well the car made it borth an back last night .. got home at about 3.15am lol
possiabely going to putting this nova up for sale
novadave24
12-07-12, 02:48 PM
how come you want to sell it mate ?
i dont want to mate. but if i canrt find a better paid job. or more hours needs must.
but im honest i wont lose out on it the amount of money thats been spent on it . i would'nt let it anywhere under 2500...
everythink is in the balance 2morro when i see the boss at 10am an see the bank at 2pm ....
well people im now back on here after a bad couple of weeks ... working my bum off to pay things off but still have the nova which is brilliant. i have a bad earth on the fuel pump......
well nova as from next week is coming off the road. being garaged an being strip't again. going to i think rebuild a new loom for it an more then likely have it painted over christmas .
Bit of a update so far
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novacarl92
16-11-13, 07:06 PM
your doing good mate we all have to start som were
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Well ive start working on the nova again . After spending some saved up money an selling some rc boats im back in businessso far ive managed to pick up a full mk1 dash in really good nick . Front set of head light. The rear support shelfs an parcel shelf
still on the look out for bottom try shelf for the mk1 dash an the clamp unit for the rear seats
Well anyways . Last couple of days ive been taking the gte apart once again as im putting it in a friends body shop to have it complete repainted an all the rot taken out where I missed the first time round an of course put it right this time
ive got some pictures to upload of what happening .but over the coming months more will get done.
Need to find a couple of place to rebuild an cover the front seats and of course new door cards
also on a very good note managed to find a untouched gte loom with no brakes or connectors missing off it
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