Irish Silk Violet GSI Rep

[boyle_46]

Thought i should get the finger out and finally get some work done on my little silk violet luxe plus , ive had the car for over 4 years now and its been posted on here before some of you may remember it , i drove the cars for 2 years solid and then had a bump at easter time , due to working for her majesty and living onboard a war ship i dont get home often to work at the car thought il show you guys a few pics of it and try to get the motivation to finish off the car as i just dont have the heart to let it go .

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this was how i had the car last year :)

[boyle_46]

the car was in storage while i was away and when i came back on easter leave i ploughed into the back of a honda jazz :(

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i was gutted when this happened and i did not have much time to try and get anything done with the car as i had to go back over to england so the car was put in storage and forgot about untill i got back home

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[boyle_46]

i gathered up a few bits of ni-nova Ernie and Jonny headlights , grill , bonnet and a few other wee parts

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[boyle_46]

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[Nobby]

gutted mate least your cracking on with it though!

[boyle_46]

got my old man to give me a hand with removing the front panel and putting the new one on

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[boyle_46]

the front panel wasnt welded on properly it was poorly tacked on it was only a quick thing so i could have the car looking a bit tidier so i could put it away untill i came home again , unforunitly this is when i lost all interest in the car and left it parked up for months due to lack of money and not being able to weld to save myself so it got tucked away :( , i hadnt been in contact with my family for a while and my dad had managed to get a few more bits for the car he got a few more wings as the pattern ones where a nightmare all the bits where sat on the car and it was pushed into the garage looking like this

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[boyle_46]

it sat like this for what seemed an eternity and i went over to the garage to get some tools and the battery charger whilst i was there i decided to move the saab and spend a few hours on the nova , due to ignoring little bubbles and rust patches the engine bay looked in sorry state so i got to work disconnecting all the ancillarys and wireing loom so i can drop the engine out and start to poke and see what i was dealing with

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[boyle_46]

so started to strip wireing loom , water hoses and cables etc

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got the car up on axle stands and started to have a rummage around

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this is as far as i got as i left my socket set in the house and had a little poke of the engine bay wish i hadnt of started but hey ho seems the engine bays in quite a state ,

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im going to rent a small sand blaster and go over the whole bay so i can have it ready to get welded up and see what im really dealing with but this is as far as ive got comment and critism welcome :) Nath .

[brainsnova]

Those rails in the bay were designed to rot but quite am easy fix but the rest looks solid front the pics

[boyle_46]

just glad it can still be saved :)

[scorge01]

Looks nice bud :) the astra looks cool aswell :)

[boyle_46]

thanks , ive got a 2.0 8 v for it now thats whats going in :) the astra is not mine it belongs to a friend who uses the garage aswell

[gary_126]

great work, i really like the look of this!

[boyle_46]

cheers yes il get there with it , as mentioned ive bought a 2.0 for it but im not sure what all il need to gather up for it .

[paulyb]

Good luck with the rebuild, shame to see a cracking motor like that smashed up, glad to see another saved :)

[Nobby]

just get the diesel flywheel iirc unsire what clucth and use the smallblock box and shafts etc

[dc1984]

That looked mint pal, shame you had the bump in it but I'm sure it will be back to its former glory.

[peester]

its always mk2 novas that seem to go on those rails, inner wing.. doesnt tend to happen on mk1's..

[boyle_46]

its always mk2 novas that seem to go on those rails, inner wing.. doesnt tend to happen on mk1's..


yeah my old mk1 snowplough was mint should never of got rid :( im determined to save this wee car love it to bits lol

[boyle_46]

bought this off ebay as a job lot , just waiting on it as its down in birmingham and takes a few days to get across to ireland

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[boyle_46]

been out at the garage and got the engine dropped out , bit of a hassle i needed to keep the shell rolling so it can go of to be welded so had to work around shafts and exhaust dropped the bloody thing on my hand lol

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the woods just in there to hold the shafts up so they dont drag the floor

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had a little rummage and found the bloody honda jazz wiper lol so stuck that on and pulled out a gsi bumper , il rub it down for painting when i get home

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managed to gather up 4 new centres for the speedlines , some ****er nicked a set when i had the car outside my rents house for a few days :@ the paints crap on them but il get the wheels refurbed closer to putting it on the road

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then moved it back untill i get a sand blaster and do the engine bay

[boyle_46]

bought this as i was told ide need it not sure though as my engines an early one :S

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[boyle_46]

was looking into the idea or turbo'ing it , hopefully engine comes tomorrow so i can get it on the stand and repaint

[boyle_46]

got my engine home , so stuck it on the stand and degreased it pulled the bottom pulley off and tried to fit the new one but it doesnt fitt , drained the oil and had a look in the sump and found nothing to worry about , plans are to strip it down repaint the block and polish up the head and cam box

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cavalier sri front calipers came and got the discs should look well repainted and in behind the speedlines

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[boyle_46]

bolted the front engine mount on , im only doing this so i can set the engine in the car and see what adjustments need doing to it ,

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also got my tie bar loweing blocks and gearbox spacer

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gave the afm a bit of a clean my plans are to polish all the alloy bits

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gave the V pully a bit a paint to freshen it up , not too sure what to do with it now lol

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[steviegsi]

Love this car. Doesn't look to need too much to get it back to what it was!

[johnd]

looks a nice car. you will have it sorted in no time :thumb:

[boyle_46]

Cheers lads , its hard to get time to concentrate on it at the min because of work

[boyle_46]

not a massive update but i got nova gte shafts with cav 1600 inners hope this means i can use the standard nova hubs and the f16 box :S ? ? ?
also arranged to get a new battery tray and two rear arches done within the next few weeks :)

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[Steve]

Yes mate thats the shaft setup up need with std hubs and F16, nice project, mk2s always seem to rot in the same place in the engine bay!

[boyle_46]

Yes mate thats the shaft setup up need with std hubs and F16, nice project, mk2s always seem to rot in the same place in the engine bay!

Cheers steve , im pretty happy with them had been looking for a while now

[boyle_46]

hadnt been over at my car for a few months now, so thought i would get the finger out and give it a clean out and drop off the parts i had gathered up over to it started off removing the interior to give it a clean and done a few other wee bits .

heres some of the panels ive gathered up for her it doesnt need the full sills but i think it would be good to replace them whilst im going to do the arches

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picked up a german tail light so i could have twin reverse not sure on it thow

before

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After
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just a shot of her and the 900 turbo

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also got some gen nova floor matts they are like new

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i had the interior out so gave it a clean im quite happy at how the seats cleaned up

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[boyle_46]

ok ive not been on here for a very long time now but to let yous know whilst ive been away with work the car has been improving I had the car sent over to Willy's house to get the work done i choose willy to do the work as his old sport c550lrr ( now owned by vaughan ) was immaculate and he does his work to a very high standard heres some pics i have had sent to my phone and via facebook whilst ive been away :)

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[boyle_46]

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[boyle_46]

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[silk violet]

you know the complete front panel and side sills you fitted was it gen or pattern part as eventually would love to replace mine and wondered how difficult it was to do....??

[boyle_46]

you know the complete front panel and side sills you fitted was it gen or pattern part as eventually would love to replace mine and wondered how difficult it was to do....??

they had been pattern parts i had collected over a period of time, for me i would of liked to have GM ones but my budget is too small , there has been a few lads on here use pattern ones and they seem to do the job alright few niggly little bits of shaping and getting them to fit right but i got Willy to do the bodywork as im **** at welding etc

[silk violet]

hmmmm ok as my budget is small at the mo as me and miss's bought a house so funds low at the mo but would'nt giving it a go with pattern parts..

[boyle_46]

hmmmm ok as my budget is small at the mo as me and miss's bought a house so funds low at the mo but would'nt giving it a go with pattern parts..

Good luck finding the GM panels mate they are like rocking horse **** and cost a small fortune

[boyle_46]

had a little clear out of the barn and sorted threw all my bits and pieces ive collected over the last months

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three gsi toeing eye covers

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60/40 rear seat brackets and new stickers for the door and engine bay

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new boot vinyl this is the textured one not the glossy one i had previously

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and a few spare wings

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i also have two genuine wings that are with the car and another silk violet wing

[jafanan]

Looks great..always liked your car

Hard to beat another ni nova!

[boyle_46]

Looks great..always liked your car

Hard to beat another ni nova!

cheers bud , yeah not long now until its on the road roll on easter sunday 2015

[boyle_46]

so ive been a bit of a lurker and not posted in a while i had been working overseas alot the past year and hadnt the time to sit down and post about the progress , with stripping the engine bay in prep for the front end to be fixed i started to clean down any rusty areas and get it all cleaned up and welded so heres how that went

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a new battery tray was put in

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[boyle_46]

so after that work being done i got called up to deploy again and the car had to go on standby , i saved up my cash and sent it off to Jonny and Ernie to get painted il let the pics speak for themselves but was gob smacked with the standard the car was left in :)

rear arches finished up

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[boyle_46]

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[boyle_46]

then the car got a lick of silk violet painted by Ernie i cant fault his work

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[boyle_46]

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[boyle_46]

so after being painted and lacquered it need flattened down and finished im pleased with the results and over the moon with how the car looks now, there's a big push on to have the car back on the road for Easter Sunday for the northern Ireland PNG annual meet heres how it stands at the minute.

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so theres a fair bit to be done , gsi interior put in, speedlines refurbed , engine painted and fitted enough to keep me busy on these cold nights thanks for looking as always comments and criticism welcome

[Vlietje]

Looks good! Can't beat silky violet!!!

[7ova]

Top class work

[boyle_46]

Top class work

Cheers bud, hope to have it back on the road for easter, get all the teething issues sorted.for driving it over to billing

[7ova]

Can you remember where or who you got the tyre pressure sticker from?
I'm looking for one

[boyle_46]

Yes mate I got it on ebay, think the fella is on here his username is numptysport was only 2 or 3 quid

[7ova]

Thanks mate

[novaa]

looks good will it be a full gsi rep

[NathanKirkpatrick]

Don't know if you got my PM but I'll take them B pillar vinyls. PM me a price bud

Thanks

[boyle_46]

looks good will it be a full gsi rep


it will mate but with a c20ne in her and dropped on the speedlines, i was thinking of a differnt wheel choice but its difficult to get something to cover the calipers. You wouldnt know who owns the white GTE thats from Balnaleck ive seen it a few times and thought it was Gary Sheridans, or the lad who owned the big wide arched black one , i asked a few lads down that way but dont think Richy knows whos it is lol

[NathanKirkpatrick]

it will mate but with a c20ne in her and dropped on the speedlines, i was thinking of a differnt wheel choice but its difficult to get something to cover the calipers. You wouldnt know who owns the white GTE thats from Balnaleck ive seen it a few times and thought it was Gary Sheridans, or the lad who owned the big wide arched black one , i asked a few lads down that way but dont think Richy knows whos it is lol

If it's the White Nova GTE your on about could be William blacks he's from
lisbellaw

[jafanan]

hope you can make it to the port man so I can have a look around it!

11am on easter sunday, heres hoping for good weather ;)

[boyle_46]

hope you can make it to the port man so I can have a look around it!

11am on easter sunday, heres hoping for good weather ;)

I've said that il be there for the last few years and never made it due to reason or another, still alot to do I'm.unsure if il show her as I need to finish the underneath lol and the 1.2 will be chucked in while the 2.0 is being rebuilt, it's a.deadline inset.myself but sceptical if il.make it lol

[jafanan]

If not you can make it to the vauxhall meet at junction 1 july 19th.

[boyle_46]

managed to get a bit more done and get the car home after being painted, speedline refurbish etc i have my work cut out, ive cleaned the new gsi interior but it could really do with a valet to bring it up better and a origional black glove box but it will do for now, other things ive popped on are headlight protectors and wind deflectors

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/trailer_zps9ru9if5o.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/trailer_zps9ru9if5o.jpg.html)

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/10435067_952471418117029_6807576710273988186_n_zps obrputu1.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/10435067_952471418117029_6807576710273988186_n_zps obrputu1.jpg.html)

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/chassis%20leg_zpsi0hhmhb0.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/chassis%20leg_zpsi0hhmhb0.jpg.html)

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/chassis%20legs_zps2hjtee1l.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/chassis%20legs_zps2hjtee1l.jpg.html)

[boyle_46]

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/interior_zpsqrsxair5.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/interior_zpsqrsxair5.jpg.html)

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/headlight%20cover_zpsxi4mfzdg.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/headlight%20cover_zpsxi4mfzdg.jpg.html)

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/nova%20and%20bugatti_zpsbnhugt9i.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/nova%20and%20bugatti_zpsbnhugt9i.jpg.html)

[johnd]

Looking very well lad

[NathanKirkpatrick]

Looks the part now man

[boyle_46]

cheers lads ive got lots of little fiddly jobs to do, sinse stripping down the car ive managed to misplace a few engine bay fittings and rubbers etc so ive been looking for a breaker to rob bits from .

[krobinson]

Looking good,

Did you think about strengthening the bay for the 2.0L?

[boyle_46]

Looking good,

Did you think about strengthening the bay for the 2.0L?

I didn't at the time as I didn't intend on that engine when the bay was done It can be done at a later date though :)

[boyle_46]

got the car up on axle stands and gave the underside a clean and painted it up just to make her look a bit fresher

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/wheel%20well%20shot_zpsqgvpjk5m.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/wheel%20well%20shot_zpsqgvpjk5m.jpg.html)

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/wheel%20well_zpspeatyrpb.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/wheel%20well_zpspeatyrpb.jpg.html)

fitted the oldschool Sony CDX M700R black panel always liked the look of these

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/sony%20cdx_zps27ubro57.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/sony%20cdx_zps27ubro57.jpg.html)

[boyle_46]

got the metro plates put on just think they make the front of the car look a lot fresher

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/10423651_957434790954025_7112892021696063438_n_zps tsmy11g2.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/10423651_957434790954025_7112892021696063438_n_zps tsmy11g2.jpg.html)

[boyle_46]

also fitted the polished strut brace it just makes the engine bay look a lot fresher , Im on the hunt for a bailey header tank and oil catch tank if anyone knows of any available ?

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/11138537_954179724612865_6611349342810641848_n_zps o0ta4dnv.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/11138537_954179724612865_6611349342810641848_n_zps o0ta4dnv.jpg.html)

little shot of me and Graemes nova , we decided to pull them out of the garage for a shot together

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/me%20and%20graeme_zps31ihf56e.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/me%20and%20graeme_zps31ihf56e.jpg.html)

[andyredtop83]

Looking good mate :thumb:

That accident you had on page 1, is that a nova sport I spy behind you in the traffic?

[boyle_46]

Looking good mate :thumb:

That accident you had on page 1, is that a nova sport I spy behind you in the traffic?

you don't miss much it is indeed mate, cheers for the comments

[NathanKirkpatrick]

I'm confused. Did this not go to the scrappy? It was on Jon44 that it did. I'm assuming there has been a mix up with another silk violet lol.. Car looks amazing by the way, great work...

[boyle_46]

I'm confused. Did this not go to the scrappy? It was on Jon44 that it did. I'm assuming there has been a mix up with another silk violet lol.. Car looks amazing by the way, great work...

Lol send me a link to that, wasn't this one lad she's in the barn sitting beside the rest of the fleet, hows the GTE coming along?

[NathanKirkpatrick]

Lol send me a link to that, wasn't this one lad she's in the barn sitting beside the rest of the fleet, hows the GTE coming along?

http://www.jon44w.co.uk/showthread.php?7837-Old-novas-wanted
thats it there bud. My nova is coming on great. The shell
is getting done today then get all finished up sometime time next week. Have to try and get some pics up later this evening..

[boyle_46]

Hah that's the big mate Barry he's messing about he knows what this we car means to me, I certainly wouldn't cash it in after spending near 5grand lol ide rather let her sit in the field and rott away than squish it

[NathanKirkpatrick]

Hah that's the big mate Barry he's messing about he knows what this we car means to me, I certainly wouldn't cash it in after spending near 5grand lol ide rather let her sit in the field and rott away than squish it

Jesus I was wondering. Thought to myself you must been going through a bad stage of depression or you where a bad alcoholic with a terrible life lol... You bringing this to Ballymena Carfest?

[boyle_46]

not updated in a while due to work and not being able to get near it , but over the last few days the engines went in and managed to gather up a few bits and pieces whilst at work , managed to get a spare gsi interior , plans are to use the spare pass side seat fabric to repair my drivers bolster :) also picked up a bailey header tank and a chrome brake resovior cover to help compliment the alloy strut brace

[boyle_46]

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/IMG_4865_zpspqif3xbg.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/IMG_4865_zpspqif3xbg.jpg.html)

[Ian_Gsi16v]

Looks so nice :eek:

[faker]

Wee car looks stunning nate

[boyle_46]

as mentioned i dont get much time anymore to get near the car with it being at my dads at home in ireland but over the last fews weeks ive managed to get the engine fitted and gather up a few other bits to make the engine bay look a bit more pleasing thanks to razorjack for the chrome cover , the tatty washer bottle will be replaced with brand new one of anthony drosos and the strut top mounts , also put the bailey header tank in managed to get one of a facebook forum so was happy with that

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/IMG_5321_zpsjwgmtexl.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/IMG_5321_zpsjwgmtexl.jpg.html)

[murph-gsi]

Looks lovely lad, paint up the GSi badge and front will be perfect.

Am after a Bailey header tank myself, if ya hear of any?

[tjms206]

Good evening.
I have a corsa the mk1 I'm recovering.
Scrapers needed the glasses of the outer and GSi badge doors.
Can you tell where can these parts?

[boyle_46]

Looks lovely lad, paint up the GSi badge and front will be perfect.

Am after a Bailey header tank myself, if ya hear of any?

aye its on the to do list i just dont have the patience or steady hand to do it , its sat on the grill so it doesnt get mis placed around the place , i took her out th garage to throw the hose over it and gave it a wee wax , also got some corbeau seats and sat them into her , will do for a change whilst i get the drivers bolster repaired with ,material from my spare interior , thats her out in the day light

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/IMG_5312_zpstn4vaeyd.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/IMG_5312_zpstn4vaeyd.jpg.html)

[boyle_46]

spare interior i bought will make up a nice good one for the car and sell on the rest , i also got some new front door cappings off richy irwin to replace cracked ones i want the inside mint , the seats are minging but a quick valet will do the job on them also picked up the corbeaus , with nova subframes but a bit confused with how they secure at the rear , the front is just like any other nova seat with the two 13mm bolts to hold the subframe on but the rear could be a headache i wont drill into the floor so may remove them and sell on

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/IMG_4921_zpsigucodyq.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/IMG_4921_zpsigucodyq.jpg.html)

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/IMG_4922_zpsii1trbbc.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/IMG_4922_zpsii1trbbc.jpg.html)

as mentioned they are filthy from being sat around but im more interested in the passenger bolster to replace my drivers one heres the corbeaus , ive contacted them to replace the winders on both sides , takes the rough look of them and corbeau is replacing the sides for peanuts

seat frames bolted into the floor at the front but as mentioned not sure how they secure at the rear , they are the proper subframes for corsa A / nova

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/IMG_5313_zpsgfq38gp9.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/IMG_5313_zpsgfq38gp9.jpg.html)

the corbeau targa aparently they are from 2010 but they were in a mates garage for years and covered so no fading etc im not sure on them but il keep for a change up when i get bored and also fit in my safety devices rear cage for a bit of a different look

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/IMG_5314_zpsj0f8rvhg.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/IMG_5314_zpsj0f8rvhg.jpg.html)

[boyle_46]

fitted into the car they look ok and not too oversized , ive seen a gsi over here that looks the part and has calibra seats to me they look daft as they are too big for the car . thats what i had thought these may look but im happy enough a few pics of them fitted , plenty of room in between the two for getting at handbrake etc

see the shit repair thats been done with white plugs , but happy ive got the parts to repair them cheap as chips

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/IMG_5319_zpsg8ocpks1.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/IMG_5319_zpsg8ocpks1.jpg.html)

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/IMG_5316_zps7zbgkvyq.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/IMG_5316_zps7zbgkvyq.jpg.html)

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/IMG_5317_zpsptdinnze.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/IMG_5317_zpsptdinnze.jpg.html)

[boyle_46]

the other toy / moeny pit gets more attention this weather and the mrs prefers to spend the weekend on it rather that in the nova lol

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/IMG_5283_zpsatr7ajug.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/IMG_5283_zpsatr7ajug.jpg.html)

[boyle_46]

Wee car looks stunning nate

cheer bud , but im still serious about selling her for the mortgage fund will get a meet up this week for sure before i head back over to work .

[boyle_46]

Not big progress just got a few more bits wired up and bought a set of Gsi wheels , they will be getting a refurb and put on for the standard look , not sure if they will clear the calipers thow. Pics tomorrow

[gary_126]

great work! Save up hard for the deposit, will be easier than trying to source another nova as clean in years to come (you WILL want another one, its a disease ha ha)

[boyle_46]

booked in for full stainless powerflow exhaust on teusday afternoon , new four branch ordered and kent cam and vernier pics to come

[boyle_46]

few updates , enigine now fitted and been buying bits and pieces whilst away my old mans getting parcels left right and centre , ive not seen the car in a few months ive been around the world lol but heres a few pics of the bits ive gathered up , i love the old cdx m700r from the early 00's so i scooped up another one, got a pic drawn by chris by my mrs and few other bits and bobs, bought a set of billsteins of chirstian walker , got the vernier pulley, and some cheesy chrome door strips , im going to get all the alloy bits polished up on her any way enough talking heres some pics

[boyle_46]

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/system%20fitted_zpsno9jza0t.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/system%20fitted_zpsno9jza0t.jpg.html)

[boyle_46]

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/stainless%20system_zpsm5cmt2lx.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/stainless%20system_zpsm5cmt2lx.jpg.html)

opted for a 3inch outward rolled tip the system is a 2 inch stainless mated up to a four branch il be able to mate it up to the 2.0 8v when i decide to drop that in but for now im happy going low and slow

got a wee banner for the garage wall and got a fella chris to do me a drawing of the car

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/nova%20banner_zpsfwjrasbu.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/nova%20banner_zpsfwjrasbu.jpg.html)

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/presents_zpskppcw7sr.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/presents_zpskppcw7sr.jpg.html)

nova tucked up in the garage over winter itl be on axle stands with the cover on , theres a heater in there to keep any potential moisture out, just knocking up the miles on the C for now its forsale in a few weeks

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/nova%20and%20corsa_zpsi3bm5290.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/nova%20and%20corsa_zpsi3bm5290.jpg.html)

[boyle_46]

blast from the past my PNG keyring fitted to the key
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/key%20ring_zpsqjze8oor.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/key%20ring_zpsqjze8oor.jpg.html)

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/kent%20vernier_zpsqftrew5h.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/kent%20vernier_zpsqftrew5h.jpg.html)

spoke to corbeau and got some parts to fix the broken clips and winders on my seats they were more than helpfull and i managed to get a bit of a discount off them the interior needs a clean being on a farm means im always climbing in and out of her filthy

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/interior%20shot_zps6m007mll.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/interior%20shot_zps6m007mll.jpg.html)

olschool cdx m700r this is the 4th one ive had i like the black panel it compliments the gsi dash and i like the digital display on it

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/cdx%20m700r_zpsy03il4bx.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/cdx%20m700r_zpsy03il4bx.jpg.html)

[boyle_46]

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/drawing%20by%20chris_zpspdtvqk2n.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/drawing%20by%20chris_zpspdtvqk2n.jpg.html)

the drawing chris done im chuffed to bits with it , got a frame and itl go on the wall beside the car

also recieved the door strips im undecided if il fit them but something different i havent seen a set for a few years now

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/door%20kick%20plates_zpssyogvyhb.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/door%20kick%20plates_zpssyogvyhb.jpg.html)

and the billsteins i got of christian, they are the b36's with matching eibach springs il clean them down and repaint so they look fresh in the clean wheel arches of the car also managed to get a pair of 308mm brakes il get them cleaned up later and fitted

[boyle_46]

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/billsteins_zpspjltt6hp.jpg (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/boyle_46/media/billsteins_zpspjltt6hp.jpg.html)