Why oh why did i buy another nova?

[Rich]

lol

Over 6 hours round trip to pick up my new sr nova from south wales today, purchased on ebay without viewing it first, didn't really expect to win the bidding to be honest! It has a 2ltr sri 130 engine fitted, I knew it needed rear arches and I was prepared for that.

Most of the problems are easy fixes but i have nowhere to work on it so not sure what to do with it. Its just a total bodge, wires everywhere. Thinking maybe strip the engine and loom out, fit a c20xe. Fuel lines need re routing, handbrake cable needs replacing (its been fitted under the exhaust? looks like its holding it up!).

Or break it for parts, I should get my money back on it, but don't want to kill another nova.


http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/novarich/silver%20nova%20sr/nova01.jpg (http://s124.photobucket.com/user/novarich/media/silver%20nova%20sr/nova01.jpg.html)
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/novarich/silver%20nova%20sr/nova06-1.jpg (http://s124.photobucket.com/user/novarich/media/silver%20nova%20sr/nova06-1.jpg.html)
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/novarich/silver%20nova%20sr/nova04.jpg (http://s124.photobucket.com/user/novarich/media/silver%20nova%20sr/nova04.jpg.html)
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/novarich/silver%20nova%20sr/nova02.jpg (http://s124.photobucket.com/user/novarich/media/silver%20nova%20sr/nova02.jpg.html)
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/novarich/silver%20nova%20sr/nova03.jpg (http://s124.photobucket.com/user/novarich/media/silver%20nova%20sr/nova03.jpg.html)

I still had a smile on my face the whole way home though, I wasn't even driving it! :thumb:

[brainsnova]

Not bad for 99p lol

[Marcusgeorge]

I would say check out how bad the rust is in he usual nova places before you do anything

I was watching this aswell looked good need change the wheels aswell they look **** haha

[mowgli]

its the law of diminishing returns..

most of the really good novas already have owners.

fuel lines & wires are a couple of hours work tops..

handbrake cable is much less than that.

as for the arches & other rust, thats the hard bit.

but, it drove all the way from south wales to epsom, so i really can't be that much of a shed

[Rich]

Yeah i know, ive had a set of cav expression alloys lined up since i won the auction. Going to go have a proper look around it now, pull the bumpers off for a good look if they havn't fallen off yet

[Marcusgeorge]

It can't be that bad you see some propper bad ones on eBay lol

And just remeber how fun they are if it does go bad :p

[chrisd1986]

Yer cant be any worse than that red one on sr alloys I seen on there, I bid up to £150 as I knew I would of got my money back on the wheels greyinterior and a weigh in

[Rich]

Needs a new front panel, it's been welded before but it's been bent and there's a crack starting in it

Going to advertise it for what it owes me and if no luck I will break it for parts

[Marcusgeorge]

That's fair enough tbh.

[Johnny A]

Yeah I think rot is going to be the deciding factor here (taking into account you have no where to actually de-rot it).

However if you do break it I'll take the single wiper conversion off it :)

[Marcusgeorge]

Shot gun on the strut brace :p might have some one interested in the engine aswell hahaha