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lol lo and behold I appear to have purchased another nova! This will probably be my last as the wife was very disapproving to say the least! Pick it up at the weekend, can't wait to drive a nova again, must be mad!! lol
Ps big thanks to Scott for pointing me in the nova direction :) :thumb:
Novasport
03-09-13, 10:43 PM
I am thinking of a Nova of many doors :)
Indeed you are correct! lol
Novasport
03-09-13, 10:47 PM
You idiot lol
blue_peg_16v
04-09-13, 12:52 AM
Xe lol
scott.parker
04-09-13, 07:28 AM
Tbf if i could of had it i probably would of for some un known reason lol
Look forward to seeing what you do with it when im back off holiday.
A 4 door? Really John?
Why is your wife disappointed? Bit harsh no? Sure she has a hobby she can waste money on too...
chrisd1986
04-09-13, 07:57 AM
Is it that brown saloon by any chance?
Xe lol
No lol
Tbf if i could of had it i probably would of for some un known reason lol
Look forward to seeing what you do with it when im back off holiday.
Gonna take it off the road for winter and try and sort the body work out :)
A 4 door? Really John?
Why is your wife disappointed? Bit harsh no? Sure she has a hobby she can waste money on too...
Yes a four door really Benn :) she just sees it as money spent better elsewhere and has her "woman" head on lol
Is it that brown saloon by any chance?
No mate it's a blue 4 door hatch :)
chrisd1986
04-09-13, 10:13 AM
Oh good im waiting on a reply about the brown one
blue_peg_16v
05-09-13, 05:52 PM
Good man see you have seen the light and will fix a let lol
Cant believe you've bought another! lol
Do you have any Nova bits left to chuck on? Or starting from scratch?
Why is your wife disappointed? Bit harsh no? Sure she has a hobby she can waste money on too...
Its a more door, thats why lol
Cant believe you've bought another! lol
Do you have any Nova bits left to chuck on? Or starting from scratch?
lol yeah still have plenty of bits Ad
Its a more door, thats why lol
Yawn
john, i don't see why people still slag off more doors... as far as i remember, they go pretty much the same as 3 door ones.
personally i'm glad you've got one again
Its just the typical joke, like the burgo option in the polls, and brown sports lol
IMO, theyre hard to and make look 'right' Robs blue saloon being one of the examples that sticks out for me, and Tim's old grey mk2 more door hatch:thumb:
Asa-James
05-09-13, 07:38 PM
Moredoors are the future. I've got an engine that would look right at home in one ;)
people forget that colin mcrae drove a 4 door...... imprezza lol
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3238/2912163007_a80df73de0_z.jpg?zz=1
Its just the typical joke, like the burgo option in the polls, and brown sports lol
IMO, theyre hard to and make look 'right' Robs blue saloon being one of the examples that sticks out for me, and Tim's old grey mk2 more door hatch:thumb:
Well it's neither a saloon or mk2 so looks like it'll be even more crap then. :P
Moredoors are the future. I've got an engine that would look right at home in one ;)
Ta mate, I'm just gonna stick to the oe lump to keep insurance down :)
mk1nova_rich
05-09-13, 09:09 PM
Bit like Mk1/Mk2 Escorts...a 5 door is still a Nova and can be modified exactly the same, but in the end will never be as desirable as a 3 door hence are cheaper to buy
Well I've been and picked it up today....... Oh the wonky off centre steering postion.......... clutch pedal doing the frog chorus......... dire brakes... etc lol must be mad
Well I've been and picked it up today....... Oh the wonky off centre steering postion.......... clutch pedal doing the frog chorus......... dire brakes... etc lol must be mad
and i bet you felt happier for driving a nova again
tbh I did. :) needs some "modernising" though. Quick rack, a steering wheel that doesn't look like it's off the titanic, Ate calipers, suspension and better tyres. Still Has the original Michelins on the back!!
tbh I did. :) needs some "modernising" though. Quick rack, a steering wheel that doesn't look like it's off the titanic, Ate calipers, suspension and better tyres. Still Has the original Michelins on the back!!
Hahaha, welcome back to the addiction mate :d
Asa-James
08-09-13, 09:14 PM
agreed, need pics. then i know the level of envy to feel.
Hahaha, welcome back to the addiction mate :d
Lol ta spud, I felt (almost) 17 again. When I got in to drive home, I got out of the wifes 13 plate seat leon fr, what a shock I had!! lol
Lol ta spud, I felt (almost) 17 again. When I got in to drive home, I got out of the wifes 13 plate seat leon fr, what a shock I had!! lol
Zomg, where are all my ponies gone lol
Took my mate out in the nova last weekend and he said he hadnt been in one for properly years and he loved it, said he felt like a little kid again as they just make you smile :d
lol yeah from 160 ish to 69! tbf it drove quite well, mangaged to do 80 ish on the motorway..........oh wait gps says 69...........good old nova speedos lol
Got a thumbs up off a young lad in a 13 plate corsa vxr too!
Thankfully i didnt have a gps yesterday when i went for a roadtrip with Rob to look at an SR, my speedo needle was bouncing lets put it that way lol
XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE.........
methinks that john knows just what to do to his new nova.....
Thankfully i didnt have a gps yesterday when i went for a roadtrip with Rob to look at an SR, my speedo needle was bouncing lets put it that way lol
XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE XE.........
haha my old green xe was like this, the needle would stick on the pin for 3or 4 days before dropping back down
methinks that john knows just what to do to his new nova.....
air and splits? lol
hmmmmpfh
Lol ill probably just do the sensible stuff first and sort the body and see what happens after that :)
blue_peg_16v
09-09-13, 05:49 PM
Pics or its all lies lol
Pics or its all lies lol
Here you go :d
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l240/tooleater16v/null_zps15730f75.jpg
Novasport
09-09-13, 07:38 PM
I have seen it all :p lol
blue_peg_16v
09-09-13, 09:17 PM
That could just be a tailgate in your garage lol
It is a tailgate in my garage lol
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l240/tooleater16v/null_zps9adb7037.jpg
Novasport
09-09-13, 09:46 PM
It is a tailgate in my garage lol
He has bought all my spares to build a car from bit by bit lol
Hahaha, so need another one! 2ltr 8v here john :)
MiniManDan118
09-09-13, 11:52 PM
He has bought all my spares to build a car from bit by bit lol
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-Ford-Escort-Mexico-RS1800-RS2000-MK2-Shell-see-this-Big-/290927001719?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43bc99c077&clk_rvr_id=519029917581&afsrc=1
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-Ford-Escort-Mexico-RS1800-RS2000-MK2-Shell-see-this-Big-/290927001719?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43bc99c077&clk_rvr_id=519029917581&afsrc=1
Crazy!!
blue_peg_16v
10-09-13, 07:51 AM
Bloody expensive too my mate work were they restore mk1 an2 s and they have just spent 12k on a brand new shell (ready made part trimmed from factory)
So in preparation for the mot I binned these....
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l240/tooleater16v/null_zpsa78c6b5d.jpg
In favour of these....
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l240/tooleater16v/null_zps2e047e40.jpg
Which still fit under here .......
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l240/tooleater16v/null_zpsfc1c7018.jpg
Imagine my surprise to find it was still on its original discs!!
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l240/tooleater16v/null_zps54c1ea21.jpg
Mot Saturday!
john, you should put the old discs on ebay as genuine original nova sport ones!!!! they might end up in a loft in the east midlands lol lol
Can a member of admin move this to projects please. May as well.
scott.parker
21-09-13, 07:34 PM
Come on John get some good photos of it up! Iirc its a proper little genuine car, had all the gm stamps visable, so its hardly been used.
Moved mate.
Cheers Adam.
Come on John get some good photos of it up! Iirc its a proper little genuine car, had all the gm stamps visable, so its hardly been used.
lol it's tucked away in my garage for winter now. Might get the bad bits of the body sorted over winter. :)
scott.parker
23-09-13, 08:13 PM
I would like to see the pics, as i didn't get chance to give it a good look over.
I would like to see the pics, as i didn't get chance to give it a good look over.
it's virtually rot free but the old lady wasn't the best at parking and it's gained some battle scars. i'm having a shuffle around in the garage tomm, i'll take a pic. :)
scott.parker
02-12-13, 09:21 PM
Soooo..........................
............................ currently residing under the old carpet and underlay from my daughters room. Makes a good shelf! lol
millworm
03-12-13, 10:14 PM
hi mate what were the callipers you fitted to this? corsa b 16v?
hi mate what were the callipers you fitted to this? corsa b 16v?
Yes mate, they're from an x14xe corsasport :)
millworm
03-12-13, 10:20 PM
nice one mate, will be using these on mine so I can keep my 13" revs
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l240/tooleater16v/1D94A682-6DD2-4B2A-902B-D5DF64DDC158_zpsrdm7ou8r.jpg (http://s97.photobucket.com/user/tooleater16v/media/1D94A682-6DD2-4B2A-902B-D5DF64DDC158_zpsrdm7ou8r.jpg.html)
Southie
05-03-14, 07:52 PM
Yom 40's, what condition is the car in now?
Come to think of it, what's it fecking look like John lol
Still sitting under a load of carpet lol
Southie
05-03-14, 07:57 PM
lol
http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p379/SOUTHIE01/LOLS/F5A91C53-6386-48C8-BB3D-FCCA544B5949.jpg (http://s345.photobucket.com/user/SOUTHIE01/media/LOLS/F5A91C53-6386-48C8-BB3D-FCCA544B5949.jpg.html)
turbojolt
05-03-14, 08:02 PM
strangest build thread ever!!!!!!!!!!!
Southie
05-03-14, 08:06 PM
But your imagination will be making this the best wip on here, so far it's a blue nova with 40's and brakes.... I'm waiting for the kingdom kit and 17's lol
strangest build thread ever!!!!!!!!!!!
Why? Because I haven't whored it out with loads of "zomg I did this" pics??
Southie
05-03-14, 08:22 PM
Why?
Probably the lack of an actual full nova picture John lol
turbojolt
05-03-14, 08:23 PM
because you are realising as much information as MI'frecking'5................. I want pictures!
lol initially the tread was in chat, and wasn't a wip thread as such, when photo bucket app has sorted itself I'll upload one later
Southie
05-03-14, 08:31 PM
because you are realising as much information as MI'frecking'5................. I want pictures!
I like this thread, it makes me think... It's more useful than Photoshop and less hassle lol
I like this thread, it makes me think... It's more useful than Photoshop and less hassle lol
flol I might not upload a pic now, just leave it all to imagination! ( hang on you've seen it, you did me a shop lol)
Southie
05-03-14, 08:36 PM
shhhhh, that was our dream... "It wasn't really" (Paul McKenna)... and sleep lol
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l240/tooleater16v/4E46F9B1-18B3-4452-9319-2B3EBC1486F4_zpsveo9dlpt.jpg (http://s97.photobucket.com/user/tooleater16v/media/4E46F9B1-18B3-4452-9319-2B3EBC1486F4_zpsveo9dlpt.jpg.html)
Bout the best I can find ATM :)
brainsnova
05-03-14, 09:32 PM
More door hatch, im disappointed lol
turbojolt
05-03-14, 09:49 PM
looks clean mate, whats the plans?
craig green
05-03-14, 09:49 PM
I reckon you could make a kind of LXi version out of that , like the mk2 Cavalier model. Vauxhall produced the Cav in that colour.
Wrap around spoiler in Grey, colour coded mirrors & grille, LXi alloys (cheap), some sort of plough colour coded with some fogs in. Likewise the interior could be a parts bin win.
Not the same colour granted:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47381765@N04/5027752608/
craig green
05-03-14, 09:55 PM
More like this one
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/CavalierLXi_zps82e47a9e.jpg (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/turbocraig/media/HOT%20METAL/CavalierLXi_zps82e47a9e.jpg.html)
More door hatch, im disappointed lol
we've been here before, right? lol
looks clean mate, whats the plans?
carbs, cam, coilovers, retro rims.
Southie
05-03-14, 10:03 PM
I'm growing older and liking more doors, more practice as I don't have to let people in the back of the car, you can also lower them more to suit the arches ;)
turbojolt
05-03-14, 10:23 PM
should be a nippy motor then
I'm growing older and liking more doors, more practice as I don't have to let people in the back of the car, you can also lower them more to suit the arches ;)
lol this was my kinda thinking too, square arches suck ass!
jimbob-mcgrew
06-03-14, 12:27 AM
sweet ride there john, im after one like that myself :thumb:
blue_peg_16v
06-03-14, 07:57 AM
I'm growing older and liking more doors, more practice as I don't have to let people in the back of the car, you can also lower them more to suit the arches ;)
And cheaper than a 3dr get one bought lol
Well I've had this for 12months now and done **** all with it. Best go see if it starts and get it tested!
Stop being on holiday and youll get mlre work done....
Southie
13-09-14, 08:59 PM
Now that was a quick year of doing naff all lol
scott.parker
14-09-14, 09:58 AM
Do something with it John, really starting to wish I had bought it as a daily now lol
Stop being on holiday and youll get mlre work done....
lollol
Do something with it John, really starting to wish I had bought it as a daily now lol
just gonna test it again and save for a rainy day :)
just gonna test it again and save for a rainy day :)
so a couple of weeks at the most then lol lol
Now that was a quick year of doing naff all lol
woooot? u is moderatoooorrrz? lol
Southie
14-09-14, 07:57 PM
woooot? u is moderatoooorrrz? lol
Meh no biggie most people still don't know me lol
Meh no biggie most people still don't know me lol
You're the one that spilt beer in rich's car right? lol
Southie
14-09-14, 08:41 PM
You're the one that spilt beer in rich's car right? lol
Yes errrr... yes that's me, and that was nearly 3 years ago now :eek:
beer..... piss.... who can tell after all these years.....lol
Southie
14-09-14, 10:32 PM
Mike, beer off...
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