I got one!!

[Mitchybee]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/Nova13sr/SIMG1986.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/Nova13sr/SIMG1984.jpg


After looking around for a while, and saving my pennies up, i found a nova on ebay, which was pretty close to me, so i went and had a look at it... Is a really clean car, just the bloke who owned it had been a bit reckless, eg.. pulled paint off while taking bump strips off etc... so it need a little tidying up, then i can start to make it look how i want it to...

what you think?

its a 1.2i on a K plate...

[morrie]

thats nice, get it modded now mate!

[Mitchybee]

Gotta get a few things sorted on it first, the brakes need bleeding, maybe a new master cylinder, the bonnet need respraying, laquer is coming off. The door is down to primer where the bloke who i bought it off had ripped the bump strip off, without a care in the world, and a tinny bit of rust on the same door... Getting a full gasket kit for it tomorrow, going to replace the head gasket and the manifold gasket as the manifold is blowing. He threw in some GSi side skirts aswell, but going to get them fitted after all this^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[morrie]

good good. make sure its road legal b4 modding. r u puttin a bigger motor in the beast?

[Mitchybee]

Im not sure, not yet anyway, im only 15 at the moment, will stick with 1.2i, do a few things to it, not sure what thow. Was going to put a 1.3sr head on it, but i think that will only work if its carbed? am i wrong?

[~~joycey~~]

15? wow! good on you mate! and im pretty certain u can still put a 1.3 head on a 1.2i :roll:

[morrie]

thats correct. a 1.2i has apparently less hp than a 1.0. aniway a 1.2 is sound on the old insurance. im 21 at the mo,and insurance is cheap like.at least you have a few years to save up? most of yer pennies will prob go towards stinking theory and drivin lessons and the test. it sucks! :lol:

[Philsutton]

i love those wheels on novas. Well you'll have plently on time to work on it before you can drive so get the practice in as you will need it. Being a nova driver you'll have to get used it breaking when you least want it to

[Ste L]

i love that colour, very nice, if i didn't have a white one, thats the colour i'd chose :D

[GT-Dub]

every soddin nova on ebay is southern, Why is this...

WHY GOD DAMM WHY!!!!

Nice car btw, i actually checked that out to although i didnt bid.

[Philsutton]

same here, everything i want off ebay is in bristol no matter what. I would imagine thats Bens fault though :lol:

[Mitchybee]

The wheels on it at the moment are minging!!!!! they are Astra GTE wheels i believe, 3 of them have one profile, and the other has a different profile!! they rub like anything man.(on a 60mm drop)


either wanna get some Cav Gsi rims, or some speedlines sprayed in a crazy colour!! :multi:

[GT-Dub]

Get um sprayed Pink...

Totally random :D

[Mitchybee]

I was thinking gloss black? but i also really like the cav wheels

[nam]

very nice mate, i also got my car when i was 15, keep the 1200 head on it as its better(cant remember why but it is lol), get the wheels sprayed in ford matalic gray mate then it would look the dog's :+:

[-Bruce-]

get some cavi gsi wheels, they look great on novas i think. you could get them polished/diamond cut like epos or get them black.

bruce

[Mel]

Great car for a starter modder :D


Btw, Mk1 it :wink:

[epo]

get some cavi gsi wheels, they look great on novas i think. you could get them polished/diamond cut like epos or get them black.

bruce

cheers mate :wink:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/epo_sri/pic_003.jpg

[Riggy]

nice one matey looks nice :lol:

[Mitchybee]

Found out what was wrong with the brakes, where the pipe going to the front brakes has been replaced at some point, they havent put it in a very good place. It was rubbing on some sort of a metal clip and that put a hole in it... there for, brakes werent working very good.

Bodywork wise, i need a new drivers door, then i can start to prep the bonnet, the front drivers wing and the door ready for painting... but im skint now!! also need a new battery

[Jim]

Btw, Mk1 it :wink:

ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...Every post, give it a rest Mel ;)

Jim

[Mitchybee]

Just noticed epo's post, yeah them wheels look the nuts, how much has your been lowered by then? mines on a 60mm drop, i reckon they would look really nice on a 60mm drop

[Stuart]

its gonna be rotten by the time he gets to drive it :) lol

[Mitchybee]

What? mine?

[krobinson]

Thats how my Nova started out, same colour, 1992 1.2i, only it was in showroom condition when i bought it in 2001. Coming close to 4 year's later, its like this now:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/side11.jpg

Keith

[Mitchybee]

Yeah, thats a nice car mate.
Im going to keep the bumpers black, and just get em really shinning, because i have them side skirts aswell... im really tempted to get some speedlines now, seeing what they look like on your car, i was going to go for some cav gsi ones....

nice car mate... is it stil a 1.2?

[nova ian]

that looks mint mate, nice nova to start with :D

[krobinson]

nice car mate... is it stil a 1.2?

Nope, I binned the engine 2 years ago when i started the re-build. Its got a higly Tuned 1.3SR now, running 285 cam and 40's :D Its only nearing being finished.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/cage3.jpg

Keith

[Adam]

its gonna be rotten by the time he gets to drive it :) lol
Thats exactly what happened to my car, it was standing for 3months whilst waiting for driving tests etc, and it rotted really badly.
Keep an eye out for spots of rust mate.
I saw that car on ebay, looks pretty tidy.
Well done.

[scott.parker]

Very nice car you bought there mate,will look very nice if you just keep on top of it and dont let it sit for too long,fair play for being so into it at a young age..should look nice once finished.

scott

[Mitchybee]

I wanna try and get it up for the nova meet in january, because it will still have tax and mot then... would be a result if it was up there...

[Col_Mk1]

pitty u wernt northern ive got 2 mint doors 4 sale gsi bumper tailgate :lol:

[Mitchybee]

where about are you in the north mate? :?: :?: :?: :?:

[Barn]

keith no offence intended mate but that big red 'gault' sticker in the engine bay looks well gay

lovely car though :+:

[Mitchybee]

That isnt my car mate...

[Barn]

lol I know, sorry mate, wsa aimed at keith

[Mitchybee]

oh rite! lol

still a really nice car thow

[Ste_Nova]

15? wow! good on you mate! and im pretty certain u can still put a 1.3 head on a 1.2i :roll:

lol i had a cav mk2 1.6 gl when i was 11 :lol: