Pics of 3dr hatch with loon arches??

[scott.parker]

So we've all seen saloons with hatch box type arches, but has anyone ever put loon round arches onto a 3rd hatch before?
Don't think I've ever seen it.

Scott

[Nobby]

im sure there was one on here

[Southie]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6177/6255478844_aeccee911c_z.jpg

Close enough lol

[Jack]

Looks very 205-esque that

[Southie]

Booo yhaaaaa

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7946/foto108.jpg

[Edd]

That looks alright actually

Something different

[sport]

Don't think I've ever seen it.


Theres a good reason for that Scott. lol

[paul james]

Booo yhaaaaa

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7946/foto108.jpg

Guess I'd need to see the finished thing before making judgement, but I think round arches suits the saloons better. They seem to make the back of the car look longer, but that might just be the illusion given by a lack of rear bumper.

[8valve-craig]

Something i have always wanted to do. Like a baby mk1 Astra.

I even got to the point of chopping the quarters off a mk1 saloon, but they ended up going in the scrap.

[dc1984]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6177/6255478844_aeccee911c_z.jpg

Close enough lol

I quite like this:))

[_Jake]

Booo yhaaaaa

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7946/foto108.jpg
funking love that! cut the rear panel off below the lights delta s4 style and that would look epic!

[letvalva]

Wants mk1 Astra gte arches on etc

[staggy_gsi]

Wipe these thoughts from your head man! Awful awful idea!!

In my opinion of course....

[mowgli]

theres loads of german corsa a's done rather well in the euro stylee with the loon arches

anyone got any pics of any hatches with the arches widened by cutting the flared bit & a sliver of metal added???

[Hobbit]

That sr looks ok, I considered doing that to mine but thought it would look aweful.

[scott.parker]

Well if done properly like the car above, it could make wheel and lowering options so much more varied etc, an it looks alright..

[SimonTW]

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2225/afbeelding223.jpg

[mowgli]

nice arches, shocking bonnet

[burgo]

I genuinely thought that primer one was a mk1 polo at first

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3799/20120225161649.jpg

[Southie]

Something like this would look good.
http://www.german-wheels.com/600x/1338/16Zoll_Modern+Line_Opel+Corsa+A_Felgen.jpg
http://www.tuningsuche.de/imgdata/CACHE/941/105194-930-0.jpg

[paul james]

Something like this would look good.
http://www.german-wheels.com/600x/1338/16Zoll_Modern+Line_Opel+Corsa+A_Felgen.jpg
http://www.tuningsuche.de/imgdata/CACHE/941/105194-930-0.jpg

As nice as it is, and all the effort that went in really shows, it still has two sets of arches and that just looks wrong.

[sport]

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2225/afbeelding223.jpg


The arches on this actually look alrite, as they have removed the hatch rear quarters and fitted full saloon ones rather than just chucking on round arches.

That said they have removed one of the Nova hatches best features.....the boxy arches.

[mowgli]

so, as i asked before, has anyone got pics of a 3dr hatch with the boxy arches widened by about an inch by cutting the flares & widening them with metal infill??

[Hobbit]

Yeah Merris :)

[Count Vaux Alot]

There wasnt much support for the idea when I was contemplating it! I still have the saloon rear quarters too lol

[Hobbit]

so, as i asked before, has anyone got pics of a 3dr hatch with the boxy arches widened by about an inch by cutting the flares & widening them with metal infill??



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v688/kevo16v/Image002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v688/kevo16v/Image001.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v688/kevo16v/04082006050.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v688/kevo16v/04082006048.jpg

Now owned by Merris

[burgo]

What a shocking mess

[Nobby]

pic whore

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/62474_10152625781835431_1563531358_n.jpg

[Count Vaux Alot]

What a shocking mess

I would be inclined to agree - if it's like it looks.

[Hobbit]

Well 7 years later the arches haven't fallen off...



http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x361/alex_merris/greenmachine016.jpg

[karisma]

I genuinely thought that primer one was a mk1 polo at first

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3799/20120225161649.jpg

That's a mk3 polo

[burgo]

Meh googled mk1. Who cares vw are ****e

[marc69]

A lot of the stock car novas have round arches, dont know why

[Nobby]

new sig thanks burgo!

[therealnovaboy]

Ive always thought this in a hatchback would look good. maybe not with the smoothed arches tho.

It would have to be dead low, base spec bumpers and deep dish minilights.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k27/nj_photo/PV09007.jpg?t=1256844392

[chris862]

Just to mix it up, I found these on my old PC a few days back!

Looks like a normal 5door nova, look closer :)
http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab168/chrisyeg/noova/yiu_zpsc0c0dfc3.jpg
http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab168/chrisyeg/noova/3d_1_biiii_zpsfdf24182.jpg
http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab168/chrisyeg/noova/09_1_biiii_zps8f4fb776.jpg
http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab168/chrisyeg/noova/a9_1_bo_zpscc15d09f.jpg
http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab168/chrisyeg/noova/ea_1_biiiiii_zps880cff1d.jpg
http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab168/chrisyeg/noova/5b_1_byy_zps8b03aff2.jpg

Subtle but really cool! has anyone put box arches on a saloon yet?

[novadave24]

i like that ^

[mowgli]

/\ wasn't that one done by one of the courtenay people??

[Benn]

Sorry but that 5 door looks shi*e. Well done ish. But no.

[Jack]

I'm 99% certain that 5dr was on ebay a while ago, the seller said it was him and his son who did the work

[L14MNP]

That 5dr looks like it's trying to be a Lancia. lol

[cossienova]

Fair play a lot of work gone into that 5 door it's different and looks nice.