View Full Version : Serious advice needed, re-shell...
ok, I'm at the end of my teather now.
I currently have a 2ltr 8 nova with ?k's spent on it.
I have had four accidents in the car and all been fix'able. NONE my fault, 3 by 40+women (surprise) and one by a bloke.
and its been written off once due to ecconomic repair.
Things keep going wrong and never go right. ive replaced nearly everything on the car and recently totally screwed up my rear sub axels by tightening the hub nut too tight. So i'm getting a rear disc conversion.
Now what im asking myself is, should i keep on going with my current car, replacing everything or, get another nova, mk2, and swop bits over from my current car, ive been thinking and bits ive thought i can swop over are....
2ltr 8v engine
2ltr brakes
New wheels and getting rid of blue chrome ones, or spraying mine black.
-60mm suppsension
Newly fitted rear disc conversion
front hubs(new bearings recenlty fitted)
head lights(new from vaux paid by insurance :cool: )
Front GSI bumper (new from vaux paid by insurance :cool: )
Nova dose rear bumper
tinted windows
interior (door cards, colour coded bits)
Digi dash
GTE seats
Im just thinking it would be better to start over, got few plans to colour i want ect.
Can i have your honest opinions please as im going mental in what to do!
Thanks for any input.
neil
do wot u wana do if u have the effort of a reshell in you then go for that overwise think abt selling up..... or keep her and plug on.
do wot u wana do if u have the effort of a reshell in you then go for that overwise think abt selling up..... or keep her and plug on.
I know i can do what i want but im looking for other peoples opinions, i know i might not do what they sugest but it gives me ideas about other options. will you've just repeated what ive typed :?
5_door owner
25-08-04, 12:20 AM
if ya can find a decent nova to re-shell it into i'd go down that route, and while doing it y not fit an XE instead of ya 8v, i think it'd work out easier if ya built a new shell up as you would know exactly what has been done and what's been replaced so it wont be hit an miss like your one at the mo,
if ya do the new one are ya gonna keep the rims??? if yes you should go for a blue candy over a silver base, that'd be the bogs dollocks
:+:
jkhilton
25-08-04, 12:23 AM
Personally I think I would reshell it, a car that has had that many accidents and has been written off is never a good thing to drive around in!!!
Keep your wheels, they are nice, they just need to be a different colour.
yeah true JK, id rather just transfur all the stuff ive replaced so far into a new shell, completely standard, engine doesnt matter as im putting my 2ltr in.
I know a GSI GTE shell would be best but then their slightly more expencive.
Take the tailgate with Predator spoiler aswell.
ah forgot to add that bit jules, im taking the spoiler but doing something different with the tailgate. the current tailgate dont sit right so will be using different one. plus smoothness aint so good, few hairlines showing up.
do wot u wana do if u have the effort of a reshell in you then go for that overwise think abt selling up..... or keep her and plug on.
I know i can do what i want but im looking for other peoples opinions, i know i might not do what they sugest but it gives me ideas about other options. will you've just repeated what ive typed :?
thats what 8 pints does to me these days
lmfao
do wot u wana do if u have the effort of a reshell in you then go for that overwise think abt selling up..... or keep her and plug on.
I know i can do what i want but im looking for other peoples opinions, i know i might not do what they sugest but it gives me ideas about other options. will you've just repeated what ive typed :?
thats what 8 pints does to me these days
lmfao
Fairy :!:
Ste_Nova
25-08-04, 09:43 AM
get a new clean shell then build it up while still driving round in your shed :P
p.s. i have a new project arriving next weekend :?:
ask yourself one question before you go on
do you want to spend a load more money on another nova?
don't get me wrong i still love mine but i've spent ??k on it an sometimes wish i didn't when i can see what i now can afford to buy + run with the extra money i would have had if i hadn't spent it on the nova.
just a post for thought but if you buy another one think where you'll be in a years time an if you'll still want one,
you can stick with the shell you've got now then sell up when the time is right as you say neil you've replaced most parts on the car for new so why go to another shell unless the accident repairs have been done on the cheap??
why not as an idea look at getting that shell colin smith is selling.
roll cage etc.
plus you could then swap your engine over as the engine bar has already been stitch welded.
just a thought neil.
If you're not sure what to do the best thing is to do nothing for a bit. Not overly helpful that though :lol: but you don't want to 'do the wrong thing' for you.
pornstarr
25-08-04, 07:57 PM
Dude, You have NO idea how many things have gone wrong on my car...and I'm ALWAYS fixing them...always! It seems it's off the road more often than it's on it!
And It's SERIOUSLY disheartening.
If I had the time....and the money, I'd reshell in a flash. Means you can do everything all at once...blitz the car and get EVERYTHING perfect and how you like it! THough it does mean you're off the road for however long it takes (unless you have a back up)
If you cant afford it.....then it's best to keep on plodding along with what youve got...Though, if you're discontented now, you'll never feel truly happy with it!
By making the post, you're showing an inclination to wanna re-shell...So I'd say If you've got the time/ability/space...then DO IT! :D
?Marty?
25-08-04, 10:46 PM
ask yourself one question before you go on
do you want to spend a load more money on another nova?
don't get me wrong i still love mine but i've spent ??k on it an sometimes wish i didn't when i can see what i now can afford to buy + run with the extra money i would have had if i hadn't spent it on the nova.
just a post for thought but if you buy another one think where you'll be in a years time an if you'll still want one
Indeed. This is what i would have written had i had my crayons. Wish i had NEVER spent anywhere near as much as i have.
Cut losses and new car, maybe not a nova, not sure i could :cry:
Will merley stated that its your money, your time, so do what YOU want to do, rather than what other people suggest.
However, since your open to peoples comments, I'd say reshell. I've always commented about how safe your shell is and I'm amazed it's lasted this long, and credit to you for keeping at it.
If you can, look at replacing the 8v with a 16v engine. A standard* 2.0 8v is the worst engine choice to go for in my opinion. It doesnt produce much BHP and it weighs alot! If your going to put a heavy engine in, go for the 16v. You only have to look on the site at people like Krueger who has a standard 2.0 16v yet is running sub 15sec 1/4's. Phil has a few mods with his and he's running sub 15 too. It's by far the better option if you dont plan on modifying the engine.
Jim
P.S. Don't go for Black wheels, there so last year! Look at trying to do something different, and for gods sake, when you post a message asking what colour wheels will go with your new paint job, this time listen to us all ;)
*I said Standard as in its not to be modified. I know the 2.0 8v turbo Issachunt Nova is the fastest in the country, and I know a 2.0 8v on 45's will be a rapid engine, but from a standard point of view, I'd rather have a lighter small block or a 2.0 16v.
if i got offered a xe and i had the money i would! but ive barley got money for new nova and dont want to spend the money on my current car if i could of spent it on a good shell to trasfur the exsisting stuff to.
If i broke my car i wouldnt get anything for it so i cant really go down that route. Otherwise i'd break it, sell the bits and buy a XE as you said Jim and the fit it to another nova and do it properly.
Money is a factor in this situation.
What to do!
if your skint then fix the car to a state that it will run ok for a few months. sell the wheels and fit somthing cheap n cheerfull on, then once youve saves a spot of cash get a different car (be it another nova or anything)
thats my 2 cents worth lol
ask yourself one question before you go on
do you want to spend a load more money on another nova?
don't get me wrong i still love mine but i've spent ??k on it an sometimes wish i didn't when i can see what i now can afford to buy + run with the extra money i would have had if i hadn't spent it on the nova.
just a post for thought but if you buy another one think where you'll be in a years time an if you'll still want one
Indeed. This is what i would have written had i had my crayons. Wish i had NEVER spent anywhere near as much as i have.
the old an wise speak :lol:
Didn't realise money was an issue :|
If you can, so what Camb says. In fact, it might be better to wait a few months and maybe start the reshell in the new year?
Jim
wisewood
26-08-04, 09:12 PM
I think you should save up some money so you know you have enough to get done what you want to do, and then do it.
Since you already have the 8v engine if you want to do it sooner rather than later you might as well use that engine... As long as you do it right in the first place putting a 16v engine in later would be easier that way.
Alternatively... sell the engine, sell the wheels, sell the shell and buy a 1.2 to run round in and then put the good stuff into the new shell when you can.
Cjscooby
26-08-04, 10:40 PM
thing is mate you may get another car and have all the same problems your havin now or you may get problems you not getting now so its luck of the draw and finding a decent shell to re-shell into
If you decide to go through with it and need a hand just give me a bell
Cheers
Cj
#if money is an issue then i think that you should keep plugging away with the same shell for a few more months, so you can save and think, then if your still interested; reshell, if not then sell/break.....
well ive decided to crack on and replace the rear drums and sub axles if i need to, run it, and then spend a while finding a shell, stripp it, arpart from the dash, have engine bay done, rust ect, and spend time on it.
THanks for your input guys.
Ste_Nova
28-08-04, 01:20 AM
why leave the dash in??? :roll:
Not confident enough to tackle the dash yet :oops:
krobinson
30-08-04, 11:03 PM
When you say you aint got the money, that means you aint got ALL the money NOW!
Do what i did, buy a runaround, (dont buy a mint one like me tho, cos then ur tempted to spend cash on it :roll: ) And take the blue one off the road, search for new shell, and begin project. Doesnt matter how long it takes, just save up, buy parts etc. Get it sprayed up, fit all new parts, fit engine and hey presto.
Its taken me nearly 2 years, and i've a few months left yet, but all gonna be worth it!
Keith
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