1986 Antibes

[rickygolf83]

Hi,
Thought I should start a wee thread for my 86 Antibes.
Spotted it on ebay back in October, and being the same model, but in blue not grey, that my mum had when i was a kid, I had to buy it!

66k, all old mot's, original bill of sale and a few other bits and bobs.

When it arrived the brakes were seized solid so that was my 1st job. Narrowed down to the fronts only.

Wee car is pretty solid compared to the 92 Gsi I owned back in 2003!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180424/51c178d1474ec6fa0ef8cc31db04bb61.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180424/9966f7346e6615bb5c4d95b0fd65bd56.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180424/6b75cb1bb670b6aa480d324909ea869f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180424/ad29525257d81a461a5fd2bb2ead623e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180424/259b22ad47f8f36e94e2d6e8ee3de8c8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180424/9ea68f20f375d2129053619b98defbfc.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180424/8d0c08002736c3edb10c03accd82c1ba.jpg

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[leggattr]

Very nice. Always loved these. If you wanted to ditch the horrid blue carpet il take it from you!!!

[rickygolf83]

Haha, it is a bit garish, but adds to the charm!

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[rickygolf83]

Mate from work who does valeting on the side is coming to fix this mess tomorrow.

7 years knocking about a farm down in Wales has taken its toll!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180426/b4be939e8960c87c1da3ece3aee1bd25.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180426/309fae99d26865b32ebfe5f37bb005c7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180426/119de1e40405494f64d804942e40c275.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180426/4d45eb2cd0d8a813e7a8d85bdc0f995d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180426/643c0f11652e1b22cddccf40f699ed06.jpg

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[7ova]

Looks original
I had one the same many years ago
Nice find

[rickygolf83]

Might even have been the original discs and pads on it, GM stamped.

Sourced a Philips 752 for it also

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[torquey]

Are you keeping original? No engine upgrade or brakes?

[rickygolf83]

Most likely. Get it up to a decent usable standard, enjoy it for a wee while and see what happens.

Got two mk2 golf gti's also, but had to buy this for the nostalgia factor!

She's not quick by any standard if my 1st drive in it yesterday is anything to go by!

But seems a very solid shell, only found a 50p size hole in the battery tray so far

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[torquey]

Sounds good. Is it on the original arches? I would just lower it and nice set of wheels for now.

[rickygolf83]

Looks like it, no visible signs of welding or rough edges.

Amazing how rust free a lot of the nuts and bolts considering the age.

Spent its life until 2010 in the south of england which will have helped massively

Got a lowering kit on standby for once its passed an mot. Can't mind what make, but will be a 60mm drop on used shocks and springs.

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[Stuart]

Aside from the mould, thats a stunner!!!! Please get it to some shows this year :)

[NovalutionGSi]

Love that. keep it as it is, not many left like that.

[rickygolf83]

That's my plan, a nod to the past.

Once its taxed and mot'd it will 1 of 7 on the road!

Had my fun in a rotten gsi back in the day! With the strut brace stopping the towers caving in!
Love that. keep it as it is, not many left like that.

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[rickygolf83]

Brand new 1b was on ebay. Got it for £70 delivered on a best offer.

Wee car is running well now.

Need to get the new yokos on it then down to my mates work for battery tray weld.

Wipers, heater and indicators&hazards not working and nothing obviously wrong.

Once these tasks are complete its mot timehttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180531/cfa6f5c28d211198e5596aa00f8f328f.jpg

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[rickygolf83]

New yokohama's fitted, fixed the misfire with new plugs and next is a proper tune and timing set.

Hopefully be ready to go to retrorides in August

Well that's the goal anyway!



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[kmcg97]

That's cracking! Love these

[rickygolf83]

Out in the sunhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180704/585a2ec7d1da75dd632719862082714a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180704/18af1064f5c787a90c55b7a91649399d.jpg

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[Stuart]

yes!!!

[totalnova]

Good to see it being used

[rickygolf83]

Nearly used :-)

Got hazards and heater working, wiper motor on the way too!

Hot and cold flap mechanism was seized, quick spray and its working fine!

Quite clean so far, battery tray weld and its in for mot!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180707/468bc373574ff60be670c1220d078916.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180707/062fdb2995c5fc7fd988796b2678ec5a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180707/eaa31376f589f43d7689ae17e3092507.jpg

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[rickygolf83]

Had the car recovered to my mates work and back yesterday, 50p size hole in battery tray welded and a good run round the yard

Everything that wasn't working mot wise now is, hope to get it in for test start of March weather permitting.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190217/0aef4ca8f52e46c87b6cd7fe77b96371.jpg

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[rickygolf83]

With the weather being back to normal rubbish up here i haven't been able to anything to the Antibes, but took the cover off just now to swap the offside headlight

Cover put back on soon after as its spitting with rain again :-(

The coating inside has flaked off and would most likely have failed mot on beam pattern.

Will be swapping the old indicator over next time i get a chance

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[rickygolf83]

Now in for its first test....

Would like to have detailed it thoroughly but hadn't got a chance with the weather

Feeling like an expectant fatherhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190327/1db395d215a342d7d0a27addd93fc70a.jpg

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[rickygolf83]

A wee fail list considering its a 33 year old Nova that hasnt hit the highway in a while;

Offside rear brake recording little effort and Headlight aim on the light i fitted!



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[totalnova]

10 minutes work and you'll be on the road. Happy days.

[rickygolf83]

10 minutes work and you'll be on the road. Happy days.Fingers crossed, will bell the garage in the morning, was away to work when it was tested! [emoji1696]

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[rickygolf83]

New wheel cylinder on this morning and she passed!

Having had a fairly sunny morning, bizarrely got caught in a hail shower going down to the garage

Rear shocks are gubbed so looks like i'll be fitting the gmax springs and shocks that i have for ithttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190402/9d33f9d2be6823def73050d6cf8e1ad3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190402/472a80866fadacb649edf40868d78ac6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190402/5e763dd893a6a334c010b0a473d6a9d7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190402/9f94e018817abe53f813d63c868a7f8c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190402/ae1ec2094184544063de8e877d1a4c11.jpg

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[leggattr]

Well done mate, good to see another on the road. Now time to sell me that carpet!!

[rickygolf83]

A full interior shampoo is one of the next jobs. Hopefully get the carpet back to maximum garishness lol

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[Southie]

Never ever upgrade and piss about with this car, you will never lose money on it.

[rickygolf83]

That was my original plan, stick with oem suspension you think?

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[Southie]

Keep everything you take off and if you do upgrade at least you can put back to standard to make money if you ever sell ;)

[rickygolf83]

Would just be the suspension, new standard shocks are cheap enough though [emoji106]

Looking forward to going a drive in it tomorrow, see if i can get my folks to drive it, both a bit apprehensive given its 22 years since they last drove a Nova Antibes

Bought an Antibes brochure off ebay few weeks back. Sado that i am lol

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[rickygolf83]

Wee run to the shops for a bottle of red and popped by the folks on way home.

1st drive i have been in it other than to mot garage, loving every mile [emoji106]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190407/bc78f57c228fecfb7585870810ba6efc.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190407/dcf50830a27977805abfd40311069013.jpg

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[rickygolf83]

Took the nova to work today, was an exciting drive [emoji4]

Gets down the road quite well but once on the motorway things livened up a bit lol

Flat out at 80, fair enough, but the thermostat must be jammed open as it began to over cool and I had to pull the choke out to keep it going [emoji23]

I knew the back shocks were pumped but as i left the erskine bridge there is a few tight turns to go into Glasgow which got my heart going a bit lol

Carb needs adjusted too as idling too high

Wee jobs to get on with next time i get a chance

Got a wave from a dude in an R plate 106 Rallye. He was loving life as was I at that point lolhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190409/45d16374151d3fb9e5cdf84fd7aa79e2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190409/d92519447857a98e1c8a3472a0923468.jpg

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[rickygolf83]

Mrs was off today which meant I wasn't solely responsible for our youngest, so with a few hours free before work started the interior deep clean

Chap from work was meant to do it last year but he cancelled and i never booked again.

Front seats and a bit of hoovering today. Still a long way to go til it is fresh insidehttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190423/07478ee18a917d47e8bcb1f57962ec18.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190423/17729cf3cb2b4c5b8a5424545d671548.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190423/605df2cb64f959188cac0f175828da40.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190423/f15ec060097a7f7944dd707e19f51760.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190423/fe6be17e0ed91ade1e353cb5b652edab.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190423/12765bb94dd1d4a9d00e49d013a2943c.jpg

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[rickygolf83]

They are looking better the drier they get, but are 100% better than they were


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[Jonesfach]

I think you need to explain the last picture a little?lol

There could be people getting a little excited by it....

Great work on the seats btw they look fantastic.

[rickygolf83]

Good point; that is looking into the base of the aquavac with the nozzle going in at the bottom lol

Cheers, will get into the rest tomorrow hopefully [emoji106]

Once they have been sat in again they should un-crinkle a bit

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[rickygolf83]

Rear seats out and washed, some carpet cleaned and an eternity of hoovering...

Still a long way to go inside and out. Stains on the heelpad could do with a stronger product on them.

Spotting on the door card looks to be something that has been splashed on it and damaged the vinyl. Hopefully not but is back after being wiped but will investigate further when i get a chance to spend some time on the nova again

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[rickygolf83]

Nova got a wee clean; clay, cut and wax. Used Meguiars back to black as i bottled it with the idea of heat gunning them.

A nice dark grey now

Need to get a better photo location lol

There is a full exhaust sitting there for it, try get that on at somepointhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190502/19c0e31cf4bcc4fb0d7351bbc4be4ec2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190502/7bb4eb6e3d4108eca64028385cde548e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190502/cbc3b02d1734ad4feff00763ee57350d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190502/553419ccd94dbe6fa07a620ea788e6be.jpg

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[totalnova]

Looking really good, nice to see your getting all the little jobs done on it. :thumb:

[rickygolf83]

Thanks, getting there now. Was out on the school run this morning and afternoon. Back was full with the two Recaro car seats lol

Need to do a timing belt and water pump on it soon toohttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190502/6a08c0c74b93e45eb56301cc68c86b0c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190502/eb25f40ff980cb8c971e7c5024b3917c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190502/96cecf9654aaeec4deced7e7bc65d0f2.jpg

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[torquey]

Looking sweet. Are you going to be lowering it?

[rickygolf83]

Think i'll get round to fitting the gmax shocks to the rear but not the springs. Or maybe just get two oem spec shocks [emoji106]

Actually quite enjoying the comfort, both my mk2's, the vr6, and gt tdi are on coilovers. The 20vt on lowered shocks and springs.

At 35 i am getting a bit sick of 18 years of lowered suspension [emoji23]

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[rickygolf83]

The plug for the aerial was missing. Ordered a Hama (?) one from amazon, no soldering but a bit of a faff. Got oem radio working now though [emoji122]

Slight bleed on the lcd but as my attitude goes, its better than nothing lol

Pic of the cramped rear with 21st century standard car seats, not the black plastic bucket and orange straps of yesteryear lolhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190502/db7dda1c86664984dec296bfe84a1198.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190502/0745dd30c5b43ee8b3a18a51085987f9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190502/69411ae1485888950f174ce317a0ff54.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190502/483e80b700388146f63141d2e6c782eb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190502/2d9a67d8b483b57dea1489b0a8871ac6.jpg

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[rickygolf83]

Took the Nova to work today, dry weather guaranteed according to accuweather lol

Really enjoying driving the wee car, definitely not a performance nova but gets down the road well and keeps up with modern traffic no bother. But needs those shocks done, and i presume it runs cold due to a stuck thermostat but have read folk saying they dont get that warm?

Warm air through the vents so must get a bit warm lol

Had spied a chap with a mk3 cavalier on my way to work and he just happened to be further down the road as i was on my way home. Had to get some pics of it and the nova. Sad i know lol

First pic is find the nova [emoji1]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190505/cbd342ea94d2c5857cb35cf44ccb7460.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190505/ff48c31cb15fa6122d9ccc2d87b1846f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190505/3c449afb37c5bb2bbc22df4229a1a795.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190505/3e4aae494b6efaf0692b4b373971da77.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190505/2ddf5a520789678d7472eb32e4b87eb6.jpg

[rickygolf83]

No updates for a while. Virtually no use either. Not turned a wheel since end of september i think.

Always planned to sell this on eventually, but my mate questioned this logic by saying "when will you get another" "you'll probably never own one again" etc...

Love the car, but its pretty slow..... had a gsi back in the day as a car my folks didnt know i had. Best 1200 miles of my life. sold it on for a raise 2 months after buying. It lived its last with the lad i sold it too.

Love you K593 HSA [emoji1]

Question is; should i put bigger engine in it this? 80% most likely would be 1.8/20.8v cav engine. Exterior at a glance will remain oem. Most probably larger wheels, oem/period/retro etc... due to larger brakes. A bit of a drop too.

Let me know what you guys think either way. Always felt modding this would be a crime. Less than 8 on the road just now and this is pretty much as nature intended.



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[Will F]

I wouldn't personally - sell it and buy one already done or buy a base spec and modify that. The Antibes is worth more as it is.

[RichGold]

I'm not sure what I'd advise you to do with it. Its a tidy looking Antibes and you probably wont see another.... but.....
You'd find it much more enjoyable to own and drive if you upgraded it wouldn't you?

So the question is are you keeping it or will you let it go sometime soon?

To put it in context, I've always wanted a tidy SR or GTE, but when it came to the crunch despite having the money to buy whatever I wanted I wouldn't have had the heart to rip apart/upgrade/change either one if I had bought one.
So I bought a 1.2 with GTE bumpers, etc, and set about building the car I wanted slowly. The engine swap starts in a couple of weeks after 2 years of ownership.