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Anonymous
07-09-01, 06:23 PM
Car's coming along quite nicely now compared to when it was shi*boxed when i first got it.
The only thing spoiling it to fuc* is the shi**y front. Will a GTE grille fit on? i dont think, but unsure. Basically whats the most effective, easy change-over?? Cheers

If the bird said "Its the Nova or me", would you miss her?
Anonymous
07-09-01, 07:18 PM
What car is it ie 1.2 etc. If it is something like that the GTE grill goes straight on.
Anonymous
08-09-01, 09:24 AM
mesh it up bwoy! take out placky slats, stick in some mesh, laffin!
Anonymous
08-09-01, 11:07 AM
its a 1.0L so you reckon a GTE grille will just go straight on? at the mo, i got the bog standard offensive grey thing, you know the one, big griffin badge in the centre.

If the bird said "Its the Nova or me", would you miss her?
Anonymous
08-09-01, 05:17 PM
yeah mod your standerd grill

cut out the slats and mesh from the back

it looks far nicer than a gte grill if done properly as the intake is bigger.
i did this on my white nova back in the days when it was a mk1 and it looked spot on (until sum tit reversed into my front end X-( )

Micky@novaload.net :)
Anonymous
09-09-01, 08:31 PM
Cheers Micky, much appreciated guv.

If the bird said "Its the Nova or me", would you miss her?
Anonymous
10-09-01, 08:56 PM
hold on - big griffin in the middle - its not the bumper and grill moulded together is it?
if it is you need a sr/gte bumper to get a gte grill on.

andrew.tunnicliffe@whitbread.com
ANDY@WISEWOOD.NET

IT'S THE TREES THAT MAKE ME DO IT!!!
Anonymous
10-09-01, 10:00 PM
No, its a thre way screw mechanism and once theyre released it just comes off in your hand. Its the grey plasticy grille 1990 and below.

If the bird said "Its the Nova or me", would you miss her?
Anonymous
11-09-01, 01:34 AM
I did as descirbed above, i.e cut the slats our of a standard grill, only I left in the top one as you'll see in the pic below.

http://www.novabug.co.uk/Ant6.jpg

The only thing to watch if you do this, is that you end up with triangular shaped holes in the sides where the slats used to join, so you have to fill and smooth these. Best way is to bond some fibreglass sheet or similar to the back to give support for the filler.
Also, use better filler than I used, 'cos mines started to crack...been on the car 18 months though, so lasted quite well considering.
I'm starting on a new one soon that I'll do much better, and I'll put a guide on novabug.
Anonymous
11-09-01, 01:34 PM
Im still a bit confused about the whole thing. the image above start as the grey plastic grille? how do you cut away the slats it looked impossible when i removed my grille last night.

If the bird said "Its the Nova or me", would you miss her?
Anonymous
11-09-01, 11:09 PM
u get a hacksaw blade and cut em off at the sides.

Micky@novaload.net :)