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[Anonymous]

rite ppl my mate owns a nova and is always on ere (paulandrewrobinson)
i dont own a nova but am gona get one on the cheap aswell as my car at the mo coz they look good wen modded and parts are cheap compared to my car.am gona get a 1.4 mk2 sr in bout a 6 months.how much will i get a cheap one for???

[Tilly]

hello and welcome

[Dare-devil]

Hi and welcome to NL. :wink: :D

[wisewood]

and in answer to your question - you'll pick one up for less than ?1000.

Welcome to novaload mate.

[Paul]

Hello and welcome Lashed Punto.

AKA LUKE everyone. In bout half hour I will post some pics of his car at the moment.

Paul

[DUNOVA.]

welcome to nl lashed im the 1 you bought the wheels off btw

[Paul]

LOL, trying to see if wheels fit at 2 in the morning. :lol:

We couldnt get the fuckers on for shit!!!

Any way uploaded pics of his car:

http://www.novaload.net/forums/album_see.php?id=1928

http://www.novaload.net/forums/album_see.php?id=1929

[DUNOVA.]

Are they ok on there I think they look alrite.

[Paul]

http://www.novaload.net/forums/album_see.php?id=1930

http://www.novaload.net/forums/album_see.php?id=1931

http://www.novaload.net/forums/album_see.php?id=1932

[Dpnova]

Nice car

[Tilly]

That punto is mint

[wisewood]

not bad for an italian mongrel.

[Paul]

It looks alrite dont it, suits the car. He had 17s on there before, cost him ?500, bucled them. Its only a 1.2 8V, so they made it slow as shit, the 15's on there suit the car more, and they are soo much lighter.

His plansa re to slam it about 80mm or round or 60mm and get sum 195/50 tyres. the ones on there are huge, 185/65!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Paul]

http://www.novaload.net/forums/album_see.php?id=1933

[Will]

allllllo :lol:

you can pick up a mk2 SR for ?500 in fair condition

or wait and buy my gsi in 6 months or so time ;)

[Paul]

(lashedpunto)i will ave to get bk to u on that.wat u fink of me car??do u like my battery lol. :lol:

[Anton]

hello and welcome

[Mark]

Hello and Welcome..

[Ben]

Howdee

[nwmlarge]

hi luke are they the beemer alloys you were on about?

[Anonymous]

yeh mate there alrite for ?80 aint they suit da car n now i can slam it 60mm wit no probs.got the wheels off here!!!ive seen some nice wheels on escortevolution.co.uk ?75 15" mille action (think dats wat there called)

[nwmlarge]

mines going down 50 on my 17's on sat hopefully. i would slam as much as you can get away with mate.

[Anonymous]

can u get 70mm springs???or 80mm 70mm bk????i need to get a set of 50 tyres all round coz dey r tractor tyres at da mo.how much u reckon dat wuld be??

[nwmlarge]

tyres depends on what u wanna pay i would recommend as much as you can affford if you want to go down as low as poss i suggest no more than 205 wide if the rim will take it ie 7 inch. they look like 6 or 6.5 so 195 might be safer width defo go for 50's but don't blame me if you can't get over the humps on the front. lol.
no one does 70 0r 80 mm springs and i wouldn't recommend them either the spring might come out due to excessive extention on the dampers. get coilovers if you want it that far down. other wise i think 50 would be fine you can hopefully see mine saturday if all goes to plan

[Paul]

mille actions, wtf!!!

MOMO sport. They aint dat gud, theres 17's on her for like ?25 more.!

U get springs and dampers nwmlarge, (andy is it).

Sortened shocks and dampers prevent springs cumin out and iv never heard of it.

Go down 70 or 80mm, ill post a photoshopped image of it slammed when i get home.

[nwmlarge]

if the spring is too short particularly at the back on punto mk2 's it can come out. i have looked everywhere and the lowest spring kit is 50 besides he has no weight in the engine bay to make the springs compress so he needs coilovers to get a decent drop.
yes it's andy and no i ain't using dampers yet i will get them after christmas i don't want them full up with leaf gunk after 2 weeks. besides the existing ones should hold till then its an 03 plate HGT

[linzTDI]

it is a well nice car but i dont think the wheels do it any justice just a bit plain i think

[Anonymous]

cheers only got the wheels so i can slam it alot.had 17s before

[linzTDI]

see hwat its like when you slammed it then get different 15's

[Anonymous]

yeh will do,they were only ?80 bargain

[linzTDI]

not bad at all

[Paul]

http://www.novaload.net/forums/album_see.php?id=1953

[nwmlarge]

looks much better dropped
could also do with a roof vent would go well

[Anonymous]

cheers mate,this is dun on photoshop,how much r the roof vents???they r used on the rally one aint dey?

[wisewood]

roof vent!!

:o dont do it!

[Anonymous]

ys dat??/

[linzTDI]

someone get some pics of one up?

[nwmlarge]

because it doesn't match to his view of a car
i suggested it luke isn't stupid enough to just follow what i say so why say that @wisewood
luke it is a serious suggestion you could probably get one blended in for 150

[Anonymous]

i reckon it would look ok on my car actually.

[wisewood]

I said don't do it - not because as you put it "it doesnt fit with my view of a car", not at all, so keep your assumptions about me to youself until you ahve been around long enough to know anything about me.

I said dont do it because its a front engined car so a practical, functioning one would be useless and would only serve to make your head cold in winter. having a fake one is all good and well and might well suit the car but once you pick up any real speed you run the risk of it ripping off and damaging your roof - and quite possibly causing a serious accident behind you.

Thats why i said dont do it, not because i think it will look shite. A little bit of forward thinking can often go a very long way.

[linzTDI]

Oooooo hand bags up :lol:

Well said Mr Admin

[Anonymous]

i wouldnt do a real one i aint dat stupid der would be no point its only a 1.2.a fake would look ok. Y u all getting bitchy sort it out!!

[wisewood]

i wasnt saying you were stupid enough to fit a real one - what i am saying is that its pointless fitting one if its not functional because it'll just get ripped off by the force of the air against it and make your roof look a mess, not top mention the car behind you that gets it wedged through their windscreen.

[linzTDI]

ok ok lets stop bickering and arguing over who killed who

[wisewood]

.. and you can shut up too, bint!

:lol:

[linzTDI]

:rofl:

:lol:

Excuse me

Ya love is really

[Dpnova]

Get a roof vent like this,

http://www.novaload.net/forums/album_see.php?id=1975

[nwmlarge]

what a load of shit show me an example of a roof vent getting ripped off.
if that were the case whole wing vents would be ripped off too. i don't need to make up my mind on you. u have made your thoughts on roof vents clear. your scared it might come off.
if you stuck it on with blue tack fair enough but rivited then fillered and smoothed in it would be no problem. it would have no more a detrimental effect on acceleration than a sun roof or an open window would make. so a little forward planning before opening mouth might help

[Anonymous]

agreed use ur brain and "THINK" if u put it on properly it wont come off will it!!

[Gobby]

Is it just me or are the newbies getting brave and ganging up on the Admin?

Might have to set the Bouncer on them :lol:

[wisewood]

ok then - you win - i will just wait for someone else to come along and tell you that you are both wrong too. Even the subaru bonnet vent, as fitted on a subaru by subaru themselves comes off if you go fast enough.

I have read on here, many times about bonnet vents being ripped off while driving on the motorway etc. A bonnet vent is essentially the same thing as a roof vent - a scoop to catch the air.

As for the comment about the impairment of acceleration being the same as a sunroof or an open window - that's just completely unfounded nonesense.

Think about it, the airflow around the car takes most of the air past the window and only a small amount makes it into the car - as proven by driving down the motorway and sticking your arm out the window.

So a lump of moulded, scoop shaped plastic stuck onto the roof of your car (sorry... riveted, stuck, filled and smoothed) will catch the air inside it and thus create drag. Like trying to swim with a carrier bag wrapped around your foot - or drive with a parachute on the back of your car - drag is drag.

You can argue with me - but you cant argue with physics.

[linzTDI]

yeah they dont know the ropes do they..
Who do you mean by the bouncer?

[wisewood]

The Bouncer - Dan.

[Dpnova]

scoop shaped plastic stuck onto the roof of your car (sorry... riveted, stuck, filled and smoothed)

lol :lol:

[linzTDI]

Oh someone lock this topic its givin me a head ache.

You come on here for advice now take it yeah you might not agree just people letting you know the facts.
Now Chill

[wisewood]

cant lock it yet - they need a second opinion first. :lol:

[linzTDI]

wheres ben when u need him

[Anonymous]

oh no fucking bothered!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[linzTDI]

oh no fcuking bothered!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

whats your crack like?

[Gobby]

Well said Linz.

I've noticed lately that a lot of newbies have been coming on, and not liking what they've been told and getting stroppy.

Seems like the "new novaload" thread I should be in :D

[linzTDI]

cheers matey :P

[wisewood]

what's up - run out of smart things to say and cant admit you were wrong to bitch at me in the first place?

nevermind eh.
no hard feelings.

[linzTDI]

roflmao @ this post

Well done wise for gettin ya point accross without getting into too much of an argument.

[Anonymous]

WATEVA

[Anonymous]

WATEVA

[linzTDI]

:lol:

go home girl friend :lol:

[wisewood]

Well done wise for gettin ya point accross without getting into too much of an argument.


LMFAO hey I didnt argue - i simply gave my views on the matter :D lol
Sorry if i went a bit OTT, not feeling so great today.

Hard to be civil when you're trying not to follow through everytime your stomach turns over :lol:

[linzTDI]

Well at least she'll learn for next time

[Dpnova]

Nice :o

[linzTDI]

:lol:

[nwmlarge]

sorry for not replying earlier i was unduly forced to do some work.
either way a roof vent or an open window will slow down the car but on this occasion it makes no odds cos the aim isn't to go fast besides luke lives in southend safety camera city.
my point that the vent won't come off is true and stands.

[wisewood]

fine - have it your way.

but i still say its pointless and could be dangerous.
not gonna argue abou tit any more - you're not the only one with work to do - it's getting towards the busy bit for me - the long 2 hour slog to try and get 4 hours work done and be out before the traffic!

[Gobby]

Right, I drive a taxi (I really do) the top sign is held on with 4 very powerful magnets, takes 2 men to remove it, hit a road at 90mph in it and that thing rattles like hell, things to come off no matter how well attached they are.

Trees have big roots into the ground, gales can rip them out no problem at all. Tiles on a roof, nailed in, high winds take them off.

So no matter how well bonded something is, there will always be a way for it to come off.

I'll save you the hassle of replying, I'm blethering shit :lol: :lol:

[nwmlarge]

I'll save you the hassle of replying, I'm blethering s**t
lmao

true i didn't say it wouldn't come off but i would go as far as to say his car probably won't get up enough speed to rip it off (no offence luke)
so it won't be a problem.
lol

[Anonymous]

as i said before its only a 1.2 so aint gona go fast enough to rip it off,so therefore it will stay on,no offense taken andy!fair enough bout all ur gay physics and boffin stuff but if it looks good and can be held on well enough it dont matta.

[wisewood]

lmfao - fair enough.

personally i think if its a slow car - and obviously front engined there is no point having one.

[nwmlarge]

http://www.puntopower.com/images/basso_01.jpg

http://www.puntopower.com/images/kitcar_small.jpg

examples of roof vents

[Dpnova]

neither of the links work

[b34ney]

work ok for me....but personally i think fiat is wank!!
I'll never drive or own a fiat!! (not meaning to offend anyone either) 8)

[nwmlarge]

feelings mutual

[Dpnova]

its working now, i dont like that roof vent personally

[wisewood]

not keen on that at all.

[Paul]

Luke and Andy (Nwmlarge).

Dont argue these guys know a lot. They probably have more experience in cars than you two. I know for a fact they will than u luke.

Roof vents can come off, luke i showed u the bloody feature of the 3.2 corsa and the fucking whole bonnet ripping off in Perfoirmance Vauxhall.

The thing was doing like 150mph but still the bonnet flew up. so if something like than can come up, then im bloody sure a piece of plastic will come off, besides uv probably got better ways to spend ?150. Like the bonnet vent???

No offence to anyone, but just listen what you're told. It may look good, maybe someone would photoshop it onto his car if u asked nicley and are nice- LUKE.

[RobHardyUK]

i dnt like fiats, but i think that looks well smart