New to Nova's with gte to restore

[MurphyGSi]

Afternoon all

Signed up yesterday to have a look about after deciding to have a bid on a nova gte project on ebay. I put a bid in near the end of the auction and managed to win it. So I signed up for membership this morning as I will bout doubt be sticking around and needing plenty of help and advise along my restoration. Hopefully I will be collecting it next weekend :)

I've been on corsa sport and migweb for years but not owned a vauxhall for 5 years now.

I will get a thread up in the projects section with some pictures and info on it.

Anyways enough waffle lol hello everyone :thumb:

[Andy]

the red one?
looked good that

[TonySR]

Hello and good luck restoring your GTE.

[Rab]

Ideal mate get some photos up

[MurphyGSi]

the red one?
looked good that

Yeah it's the red one. Thought it t looked worth a bid for a winter project


Hello and good luck restoring your GTE.

Thank you. I think I'll need it lol


Ideal mate get some photos up

Only got the advert photos at the minute. I'll put them up though

[MurphyGSi]

Few pics from the advert

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww344/MillwallSE14/Caribic%20Blue%20GSi/fabdd983274717cea309609f0e03fe74.jpg

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww344/MillwallSE14/Caribic%20Blue%20GSi/1f5ddf35be65f1db6c4fdc5254efd227.jpg

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww344/MillwallSE14/Caribic%20Blue%20GSi/93410e85275eaa7e4c82fdd91230f01a.jpg

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww344/MillwallSE14/Caribic%20Blue%20GSi/4c21f4064bacc10f90078622ebe5f5f8.jpg

[MurphyGSi]

Ideal mate get some photos up

Just posted some pics, said approval needed from admin though and not sure where post is now? Lol

[Andy]

you need 15 posts before you can upload pics

[Southie]

Pics approved, welcome to PNG looking forward to seeing the restoration ;)

[turbojolt]

Love gte's welcome mate. Your be alright novas and bolted together the same as corsa b's

[MurphyGSi]

you need 15 posts before you can upload pics

ah I see, best get posting then :)


Pics approved, welcome to PNG looking forward to seeing the restoration ;)

Thanks Southie

Looking forward to getting stuck in :)

[Rab]

What's the plans with it then? Looks quite tidy from the pics

[MurphyGSi]

What's the plans with it then? Looks quite tidy from the pics

Well it'll be my first attempt at a restoration so it'll be a massive learning curve for me but I would like to get it back to its former glory

Would like to get it stripped down and all fab work done where needed, fresh paint and put back together with new or refurbished parts.

Exterior I'd like to keep pretty standard but upgrade the suspension, brakes and running gear etc..

It will be a slow process I think :)

[raf24]

Can't beat a red gte,but i am slightly biased..good luck with the project and welcome to png :thumb:

[MurphyGSi]

Can't beat a red gte,but i am slightly biased..good luck with the project and welcome to png :thumb:

Thank you :thumb:

Enjoying having a read through some of the project/restoration threads in the projects section

[mk1nova_rich]

Welcome along mate :) looks clean enough as it is :thumb:

[SeanXE]

Love it, good to see you got a nova then!

[MurphyGSi]

Welcome along mate :) looks clean enough as it is :thumb:

thanks Rich. Hopefully it doesn't need to much fab work doing.


Love it, good to see you got a nova then!

Thanks mate, Yeah was flicking though ads on eBay last night and come across it with just over an hour to go. Put a bid in and here we are lol

its not a silk violet GSi like I've always wanted but I reckon the wait for one would be a lot longer

[SeanXE]

Yeah definitely! After the red GTE i saw at billing this year I'd be more than happy with one!

[Scottcooper85]

Looks a fair thing that, can't wait to see it stripped down. Good luck with the build

[philip]

Welcome matey. Is it at yours now? Hopefully inner wings, arches are all solid :) where aboit are you? May be lads local who can always help out. Never know when need a favour/hand.

[MurphyGSi]

Yeah definitely! After the red GTE i saw at billing this year I'd be more than happy with one!

Been searching in go line and I've found a few nice ones. Hopefully I can spare store this one and bring it back up to scratch :)


Looks a fair thing that, can't wait to see it stripped down. Good luck with the build

Thanks mate, hopefully it'll be stripped down and ready by Christmas to be shipped down to Legends for bare shell re paint. I will start a thread in the project section later as it's being delivered tonight :d


Welcome matey. Is it at yours now? Hopefully inner wings, arches are all solid :) where aboit are you? May be lads local who can always help out. Never know when need a favour/hand.

Hello bud thanks for the welcome. Not at mine yet but she's being delivered tonight :d can't wait for it to arrive!

I'm not far Newcastle. Always nice to meet other local members. Be good to get to some of the local meets/shows if there's any going on.

Reply to your pm coming now mate

[MurphyGSi]

Well after a long week waiting she's being delivered this evening. Can't wait :d

[EwanG]

Well after a long week waiting she's being delivered this evening. Can't wait :d

I had my sr delivered. The guy was 3 hours late! I was poopin ma pants as I gave him a bank transfer of 1k for the deposit lol. I also decided if it turned out to be a heap I was gona let the guy keep the deposit and take the car back to Ireland lol. I hope you are happy with it and you need to change your user name to MurphyGte ;).

[turbojolt]

We need pictures on arrival

[MurphyGSi]

I had my sr delivered. The guy was 3 hours late! I was poopin ma pants as I gave him a bank transfer of 1k for the deposit lol. I also decided if it turned out to be a heap I was gona let the guy keep the deposit and take the car back to Ireland lol. I hope you are happy with it and you need to change your user name to MurphyGte ;).

I'll be on edge myself aswell till I hear from the fella collecting it lol made the transfer this afternoon so fingers crossed all goes well. The couple I have bought the car from seem like good people and have been more than helpful.

Good call on the name change lol


We need pictures on arrival

I will update with pics when it turns up :thumb:

[MurphyGSi]

Well she's just left the previous owner and on her way :)

[turbojolt]

how long is that going to take

[Andy]

Barnsley to Newcastle? Probs about 3 1/2-4hours

[turbojolt]

fecking hell that's a late working day for a Friday

[MurphyGSi]

Barnsley to Newcastle? Probs about 3 1/2-4hours


fecking hell that's a late working day for a Friday

Very long working day. He's got to drive back to South Wales once he leaves here.

[MurphyGSi]

Well the gte has just arrived and now tucked away in my garage :)

Looks worse than it did in the pictures from what I can see with a quick look but it's pitch black and pissing down here. All fun and games off loading it lol

I will get some pics and a bit more info up when I get in from work tomorrow and have a proper look at it.

All in all I'm happy to have an original gte. Will be another one saved :thumb:

Loaded up ready to go:

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww344/MillwallSE14/Caribic%20Blue%20GSi/ea5312ca3ac410b8f6da9928b826c7de.jpg

[Andy]

Keep the faith mate!
Its got there quick!
Whole host of knowledge and help on here

[turbojolt]

Good stuff. You will have loads of fun with that

[MurphyGSi]

Thanks fellas :thumb:

I will no doubt have loads of questions/queries to come over the next few months.

Looking forward to to the restoration :)

[eggy]

Looking good mate , was watching this on ebay with intentions on bidding but I picked a GSi project instead. Dont get it till next week tho :mad:

[Rob H]

Gonna be nice that! Crying out for a let though.

[Ian_Gsi16v]

Giving up already?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nova-GTE-project-/291237902867?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item43cf21ba13