Tempting...

[Ben (lurk75)]

Got to say this is very very tempting, up for sale soon...

http://www.motorsportdirect.co.uk/catimages/broad1.jpg

:?

Nova seam welded rally shell, fitted with a Pilbeam type cage including diagonal, door bars & forward triangulation to strut tops.

Comes with fibreglass bonnet & tailgate, perspex, facelift front, Saxo rear spoiler, carbon roof vent, loom, lights doors, dash etc

[Tilly]

its not bad looking

[Dicko]

unlike ben

hes a rate ugly mofo

they wouldnt suit each other!

[Ben (lurk75)]

Shut it monkey boy :!:

[Tilly]

:lol: :lol: :lol: quite witty 4 u

[Fester]

I just went to open the 'msconfig' dialog and typed in mofo into the Run command without even thinking :lol: :lol:

[Ben (lurk75)]

WTF?

Where that come from Fester?

[Alex]

hmm? :?

[wisewood]

fester is a wierd little man with wierd little habbits.
leave him be.

[Ben (lurk75)]

hes after my title!

[wisewood]

whats that ??
Mister ?? :lol:

[Ben (lurk75)]

Random.......

[bfuller]

Looks like a relative of CP's

[Ben (lurk75)]

Yes its a works replica, same as CP designed his on.

[Fester]

... mofo

it stuck in my head and i tried to get the computer to run the command 'mofo' without thinking when i should have typed 'msconfig' lol

[wisewood]

see makes much more detail when you go into detail a litlte bit more Fester.

[locky]

The shell is for sale for a grand iirc!

[Ben (lurk75)]

correct gareth.

[techie]

Very tempting then, wheres that spare engine I left lurking about?

Go for it Ben :)

[Mark]

Hmmn, nice shell!!

[?Marty?]

That's Iains premises, unless i'm mistaken. Which i dont think i am.

[locky]

correct gareth.

:D
Fully seam welded bay aswell ?
Tarmac use? :D

[Mark]

Yep that's Iain's place, and it would make a sweet Tarmac car! 1600 though, not 1400!

[Nova-Flair]

that would be sweet with a 1600 16v.

get sum carbon fibre doors to replace the fibreglass ones and u wud be sorted

[?Marty?]

Then a HUGE jap bodykit, loads of neons, and 19" wheels.

lol I AM kidding. This time.

[Ben (lurk75)]

Then a HUGE jap bodykit, loads of neons, and 19" wheels.

Just my stlye, like the time you thought i was going to put the delta kit on my car eh Marty :wink:

[Jim]

It is a sweet looking shell. Is it still for sale?

Jim

[brian]

It is a sweet looking shell. Is it still for sale?


:wink: watch this space :wink:

[Ste_Nova]

hey look.... bashed for 2.0 alt :lol:
http://www.motorsportdirect.co.uk/catimages/broad5.jpg

[brian]

Its mine now :wink:

[Mark]

Well done Brian, what you going to put in it?

[Ben (lurk75)]

From talking to Brian he will be probably putiing a C16 XE in it as this is his choice engine.

SWINE :roll:

[Rick Draper]

Or maybe it had a C16XE in it ste with the origional wide belt setup :roll: :roll: Rick

[brian]

i will be runin a 1600 8v GSi setup to start with but i don't plan to stay that way! ill be on the prowl for webers and info on the the best setup when using them etc soon enough!

Ben the c16xe is for the Green GSi and that engine ill use in the rally car.

no panic anyway as planin to have it for january

[Ben (lurk75)]

Still a swine :roll:

[dave.gsi]

so you put the 16V in the green one and the green ones 8V in the new one?

why dont you just put the 16V in the new one then you only have to do one engine swap

[Mark]

Actually that does seem like a very good sugestion!
:D

[brian]

because im buying the 16v for the road car.
i had one before and want one again. plus i want to start with a cheaper engine. the 16v is 4 times the price of the 8v.

Its not a lot of work for me. ill swap the 8v over and fit the 16v in a day.

Maybe in time ill go 16v in the rallycar but not until i get started.

[dave.gsi]

so the rally car will stay a rally car?? you not gonna put it on the road? does seem like a waste :roll:

[Mark]

Well that explains that then.

[brian]

why is it a waste to not use a rally car as a rally car? :roll:
thats what i bought it for. have been lookin out for a suitable prep'd shell all summer and now i have one to start with next year.

[Mark]

so the rally car will stay a rally car?? you not gonna put it on the road? does seem like a waste :roll:
When you've driven a rally you'll understand.
Go on tell me you have actually driven in a rally!
Make me look silly - Again!

[dave.gsi]

a waste cos you'll never have the pleasure of wasting someone at the lights in it. only beating the stopwatch :roll:

[Ben (lurk75)]

Make me look silly - Again!

You do that well enough yourself :wink:

[brian]

my road car will probably be quicker for now.
it will make me a lot happier down a stage.
The traffic lights thing was great about 5 years ago :lol:

[dave.gsi]

lol, no i've never driven a rally car. but i reckon it'd be a great laugh. thats why it'd be a shame not to let it loose on the road. must be even more fun then

[brian]

well if ya think the road is fun just think what i would be like with pacenotes and knowing nothing is comin the opposite direction!

[Mark]

The thing about a rally is that you get to drive at break neck speeds knowing that the road ahead is clear (well apart from the sheep) so no risk to others. That provides an all together different driving experience!

[Ben (lurk75)]

shell theif

[Mark]

shell theif
lol - Brian, Idon't think Ben is going to forgive you for a while!

[brian]

arra hes always givin out to me about somethin or other!! he will forget soon enough trust me!!

[Ben (lurk75)]

I wont :!:

(also wont forget about the wide arch shell)

[Mark]

LOL

[brian]

(also wont forget about the wide arch shell)
just had to blow this up, very hard to read!!

[Mark]

I'm suprised Ben has not managed to get you changed from 'Grandad Member' to 'Car Killer/Shell Thief'
:lol: :lol:

[brian]

ya thats a good one i like that title! then he would never forget!

[Mark]

ya thats a good one i like that title! then he would never forget!
O.k Andy when you read this post which I'm sure you will and chance of making the swop?
I think that will please both Ben and Brian!! :D

[Ian]

:wink:

[brian]

hey do it right! he needs to be reminded about the wide arch to so car killer/shell thief it is :lol:

[Ian]

done

[Ian]

ps wait till u see my shell ;)

[brian]

nice one :wink:
What you on about yer road car shell is it?

[Ian]

yep road shell.

[locky]

How is that coming along neway Ian? Sorry 2 go off topic :?

[Ian]

wont be out til next year, not rushing it now. has been on hold for a month or so while dave from bat went on hol and before that for the rallying. still not picked a colour yet. insides all welded up ready for paint now. plan is to get whole shel in primer then start in engine while leaving primer a while to settle. still got parts to get yet such as engine bits and need an f20 casing.

[Mark]

Ah that suits Brian much better, well done Ian.

[brian]

tee hee! :drinking:

[Mark]

Talking of shells, got a brand new Mk2 shell for next year, started to prep it up and should be sweet when finished.

[Mark]

Sorry, should have said brand new shell for rallying.
:roll:

[brian]

new as in never used before?

[Mark]

Yep, brand new 3-door Hatchback , non sunroof GSi shell.

[DazK]

where did u get it from ? :o

[Mark]

Believe it or not, a barn.

[Fester]

someone needs to take a trip to spain to find all these 1.2s that are just parked 'in a warehouse never used' :!:

[Mark]

Warehouse, what warehouse?

[DazK]

:o i would pay good money for a brand new shell .. no worrys about rust and damage! :P and out of curiousity .. if the shell has never been registered when u register it will u get a upto date Reg No?? :?:

[brian]

will u get a upto date Reg No??
technically you could build a 2003 car but you pick a model eg.GSi and build it to exact manufacturers spec with all brand new gm parts.

[Fester]

any car thats never been registered, when registered will get the latest up to date plate!

there are a few 3 door cossies that have never been regisered

theres always been 'talk' of a load of 1.2 spins or something no ones said anything for ages though lol

might just be one of those ongoing joke things, but dont think it is

[Mark]

Thankfully don't have that problem as the shell was registered as a 1992 GSi but never fitted. - I reckon a dodgy insurance deal.

[Ian]

lol @ fester and the old rumours.

there was a 96 nova at pv2003 been built from last of new shells

[Fester]

were there any in spain or dealers over here gathering dust?

[Ian]

no none at all. it was looked at a lot on the nova owners mailing list years ago, members in europe looked into it and people contacted vauxhall with no luck.

[Mark]

Did sound like a bit of a goose chase, but you never know, Honda opened there own hidden warehouse with over 2000 stored bikes last year!

[Nova-Flair]

i heard from a vauxhall dealer that some bloke bought the last 50 nova shells vauxhall had for ?10k.

jammy fcuker tho thats a possible 50 2003 reg novas sitting there!!!!!!

[Mark]

Mmmnnnn ?200 a shell, that would be nice!

[Jim]

I phoned Vauxhall a few months ago reagarding Nova Shells. They had no record of any Nova shells anywhere in this country (surprise surprise) but they did say that there may be a slight chance of one or two stored away somewhere. If I'm correct, when Vauxhall order parts they sometimes get them shipped from Germany, so I'm guessing the parts database is probably for Europe, so if there were no shells in the UK, I'm guessing there are none in Europe either :(

It's so annoying, everytime I go to my local vauxhall and order anything for my Nova he tells me of all the parts he's had to bin. This weekend he told me he had to destroy a load of Nova doors, wings, bonnets, etc :roll: The guys probably talking out of his a**e, but I suppose if there wanting to get rid of old stock then theres nothing else to do but scrap it. If only Vauxhall lowered there prices on Nova parts perhaps they wouldnt have so many bits to bin :|

Jim

[locky]

It's so annoying, everytime I go to my local vauxhall and order anything for my Nova he tells me of all the parts he's had to bin. This weekend he told me he had to destroy a load of Nova doors, wings, bonnets, etc :roll: The guys probably talking out of his a**e, but I suppose if there wanting to get rid of old stock then theres nothing else to do but scrap it.
Jim

When my dad does the stock checks he has 2 bin certain nova parts, or sell them off at stupidly low prices which is good 4 me! got a brand new brake servo last, for a 1.2 which i paid pennies for!
The amount of parts he says he has 2 throw is unreal!
Novanutters bumpers were cheap :wink:
And i got a brand new passengers side door for a 3 dr if ne1 is interested!
still in black!

[Ben (lurk75)]

Ian, do it please.

Need to make a stand :!:

[Mark]

Do what Ben?

[brian]

im afraid to find out! i have a feeling he is tryin to get me back for the title thing!

[locky]

hahahahah :lol:

[Mark]

Oh you had that done to him did you Brian??
I thought Ben had it done just as an extra reminder that you are a shell thief!!!

[brian]

I blame Ian completely :lol:

[Mark]

Oh yes, I'm sure he did it all by himself wih absolutely NO prompting from you at all Brian?!?! :lol:

[Ben (lurk75)]

Just wait!

[Mark]

Brian - Car Killer/Shell Thief/Piss Taker
:lol: