Newbie alert!!

[Blackie]

Hi all, have just joined this site after buying a little humble 1.2 merit after killing a 325iSE e30!! Anyway i need help and advice on how to turn this humble little nove into something a little more special.

I owned a pre facelift GTE around two years ago but rot got the better of her and i kno that these things can shift and handle wi the rite engine/mods etc. so go easy on me and dont slag me to much!! LOL!

[Mike]

you smashed a BMW an got a nova? okay....

Get a 2.0 16valve engine inthere out of Astra gte. cavailer gsi or a calibra etc! mentaly fast for a nova!

hello by the way matey

[Blackie]

nah didnt smash it, just blew the head gasket, i was for sellin her anyway as it aint all that, nice badge but unreliable as hell!!

yea needed a car quick and the nova was at the right price!! LOL!

Heres a few pics of the little (shed) beast!!:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a101/teamlsm/Nova001.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a101/teamlsm/Nova002.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a101/teamlsm/Nova003.jpg

[epo]

what happened to the steering wheel has someone taken a bite out of it :? :lol:

[sickrabbit]

Tidy Nova mate...tbh i,d clean it and keep it as normal as poss....or at the most , pop a lowering set on it - dont go too low the ride gets too bumpy , some alloys , remove the sidebump strips ( if youve nothin better to do for a week or 6 cept pick glue from paintwork ) and enjoy....what ever you do , you,ll want to sell it on one day...good luck.


welcome to Novaloafers....

[Blackie]

what happened to the steering wheel has someone taken a bite out of it :? :lol:

Yea i was hungry on the way home with her!! LOL!

Allegedly she is lowered by 40mm from standard!! on PI springs!!

[sickrabbit]

Alloy it - if you can afford it , and enjoy...

[epo]

the white bmw looks well smart too btw and the nova seems clean :+:

[Marc]

Welcome to NL mate :D

nice and tidy keep it a sleeper mate

get a gsi with throttle bodies or if you really want to go all out, get a 2 litre with throttle bodies (list of cars above some where lol)

and personal choice for alloys is speedlines. everyone says then been done to death and they have but still love them on novas

:D

[Blackie]

yea gotta agree, speedlines are the dawgs on Novas!!!

And thanx for the welcome folks!!

[Ste L]

alright welcome...


that dont look lowered to me :?


mines 40 mm on pi springs..

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/Ste_SRi/Nova%20SRi/newwheels2.jpg

[Mike.]

welcome to nl mate, both cars look great, ones a bit more great than the other though :wink:

[Blackie]

alright welcome...


that dont look lowered to me :?



What size of rims are u runnin mate?? Theres 13's on the bak of mine and 14's on the front, the springs are defo uprated as they are red and you can just about make out the PI logo on them, tho the guy that had the car had fitted them and done two auto tests in her with them and then she sat in his yard so they maybe havent fully settled in yet. That and the fact that urs is an sri, would they not have sat slightly lower any way and would they not use different springs?? Not sure like just asking. I know for a fact that the GTE on stock springs sat lower than the basic nova on stock springs

Here's a pic of the bmw:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a101/teamlsm/Phonepics031.jpg

[burgo]

ooooo i want the bmw

[Blackie]

LOL!! its gud to look at mate but it aint a great drivin car, very unpredictable, u go in to one corner she pushes the nose, go into the next she'll throw the tail(that bits fun) but she wont do the same on the same corner.

Anyway she needs a head gasket and i cant be arsed to do it so im sellin her!! first ?800 lifts her!!

[Blackie]

oh have added a little ice to the mighty nova
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a101/teamlsm/Nova004.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a101/teamlsm/Nova005.jpg

[sickrabbit]

now all you need is decent tunes...something a little different than the usual crop ....goto www.beta-recordings.co.uk and indulge...check out the audio section for free mp3 s...this guy will go far......awesome dnb producer ...with a twist of 80s electro...!!