My Nova,, WIP pics

[Martin]

well this is my nova i've been building,, its been slow progress, took 6months to getthis far.. 1-2 days aweek tho

all coments welcome,

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Next on the cards is a 4 branch manifold and de-cat pipe, full respray, gsi bumper & skirts and leather interia



Martin:thumb:

[mikey14sr]

Please tell me you're going to remove that ridiculous rear diffuser. but looks like good work so far.

[Iain]

Please tell me you're going to remove that ridiculous rear diffuser.

Thought the same thing, sorry it doesn't look good IMO. :)

Your plans are? What colour respray? What alloys? What engine?

[Martin]

Please tell me you're going to remove that ridiculous rear diffuser. but looks like good work so far.

lol no can do mate.... cheers tho :D

[Martin]

its a 1.2i... keepin that for a while... respray white agen i think.. although i was going to have a it a nice dark red colour.. and i'm loving them alloys at the min... so i duno what ones to get yet any suguestions ?



Martin

[mikey14sr]

Ah well, whats the plans for it then?

[Martin]

Plans,


Full Respray, Lowerd (coilovers?), Full Exhaust System (needs fitting), GSi Bumper And Side Skirts (needs painting), GSi Spolier Moulded Onto My Sr one Maybe... dunno what else really... maybe a change of alloys duno...

[mikey14sr]

Just what I like to hear, keeping it tidy and fairly standard, I see you've put a slightly rusted mk1 bootlid on, what was wrong with the origional as that looks quite clean?

[Martin]

someone broke the rear window... and i was quoted 35 Quid for a new one.. and the boot was only 15 quid with window and spolier so. erm it will get sorted when it goes into body shop... erm yeh the car is pretty solid.. had some trouble with the chassis legs... big holes in them lol... but there sorted now

[mikey14sr]

Just the rears was it, around the spring mounts? mines fine back there, it's the front legs I've had to work on right where the brace to the sill joins them.

[Martin]

nah mant was the front ones.. i'l get pics mate

[Martin]

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[mikey14sr]

ooh, not seen one with holes up there before, fair play to ya for getting it sorted though

[Martin]

Cheers mate, have you got any sugestions apart from removing the rear difusser?

[mikey14sr]

Yeah, If you decide to change the wheels for 15's, get some 2 litre astra or cavalier calipers and new discs and pads to match, they are so much better thean the standard nova brakes it's a wonder vauxhall didn't do it in the first place. Also, when you lower it, think about changing the bushes at the same time, 2 birds with one stone kinda thing, theres not much point in having nice shocks and springs if the bushes are all worn out.

[Martin]

ok cheers, where can i get these bushes from? and what are they lol am pretty thick when it comes to stuff like that

[mikey14sr]

you can get either stanard replacement bushes from a local parts dealer, or poly bushes which are a bit harder from places like just nova's. I upgraded to poly's myself, as have a lot of people on here, but for normal road use standard spec replacements will be fine.

[Martin]

cheers mate i look into it fella

[Adam]

Looks a decent project, apart from that nasty bit of rust.

Im not a fan of the rear splitter either,
apart from that, its sounding pretty good :)

Why not just fit the glass out the mk1 boot into the mk2 one? As the mk2 boot looks nice and clean.

[Martin]

Why not just fit the glass out the mk1 boot into the mk2 one? As the mk2 boot looks nice and clean.

dunno just like the look of the mk1 spoiler lol


i was thinking about putting some astra sxi wheels on it?:confused:

[jamin]

That rear diffuser could easily help you win shed of the week on barryboys.com
If theres one thing you need to do its lose that. Im hoping you dont like it otherwise any mods you do are bound to be awful.
Anway - good project just make sure you make the right improvements!

[hendrix]

ggeeez man them inner wings are bad!!
My Sri wasnt that bad when i took it off the road to break it, lot worse now though, a year with no wings on takes its toll
fair play for sorting it though!! gonna look good, ull have to pop down and help me with my valver!
Andy

[Martin]

That rear diffuser could easily help you win shed of the week on barryboys.com
If theres one thing you need to do its lose that. Im hoping you dont like it otherwise any mods you do are bound to be awful.
Anway - good project just make sure you make the right improvements!

Each To There Own Mate... Whos Car Isit? Who Decides What Mods Gets Done To It?

And When Its Finished, I'll Put It Up On BarryBoys... I Don't Care If People Dont Like Bits Of My Car Or My Car Altogether, It Would Be Stupid If We All Had Gsi Reps That Looked The ****ing Same, And The Way I'm Modding Mine Is To Have Little Touches That Set It Of From The Rest....



Andy, I'l Give You A Hand With Ya Valver Any Time Matey:thumb: :thumb:




Martin

[hendrix]

cheers mate....but whats with all the caps??? lol

[Martin]

lol dont really kno.. owel

[letmelive]

leather interior is a good idea but.... yesterday (sunday) me and my fiancee was fitting the back seats in, if you have a sewing machine you could pull it off, it's hard work putting calibra leather seats in, But it can be done :) mines nearly sorted and looks great, also sxi alloys yep there good if you got about ?250 lying around as they are expensive, but luckily for me the person i got the nova sri from was an idiot and didn't know what he had till i told him after it was in my name lol.

Good luck

[Martin]

leather interior is a good idea but.... yesterday (sunday) me and my fiancee was fitting the back seats in, if you have a sewing machine you could pull it off, it's hard work putting calibra leather seats in, But it can be done :) mines nearly sorted and looks great, also sxi alloys yep there good if you got about ?250 lying around as they are expensive, but luckily for me the person i got the nova sri from was an idiot and didn't know what he had till i told him after it was in my name lol.

Good luck

My mum used to work at a sewing factory lol.. mite give hermy seats for a week end lol... nah i wont some nova gsi seats... erm yea these astra sxi wheels i'm geting are ?200:D

[novarobbo]

Each To There Own Mate... Whos Car Isit? Who Decides What Mods Gets Done To It?

And When Its Finished, I'll Put It Up On BarryBoys... I Don't Care If People Dont Like Bits Of My Car Or My Car Altogether, It Would Be Stupid If We All Had Gsi Reps That Looked The ****ing Same, And The Way I'm Modding Mine Is To Have Little Touches That Set It Of From The Rest....



Andy, I'l Give You A Hand With Ya Valver Any Time Matey:thumb: :thumb:




Martin


good lad matey boi.. you tell them :thumb:

[Mike.]

its looking great mate, keep it up, isn't the rear diffuser from a saxo by any chance ?

[Martin]

yep it is....**Waits For My Car Looking Like A Saxo Jokes**

[novamadcars]

some good progress coming on thair mate keep us up 2 date with pics

[Martin]

Well Got some bits and bobs done yesturday ready for MOT also fitted my Brand new Gsi front bumper got am my wiring sorted, of into bodyshop after dony show:D :D

Pics

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Its Getting there now... Also got my new wheels :D

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will post some pics up whille shes in the bodyshop :thumb: Wat u all think? geting there now?

[Dan-SR]

what ever happened to this?

[Martin]

Got turned into a cube of metal..

[Martin]

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[AlanH]

still got them wheels?

[Martin]

dude i havent had the car since 05/06

[Plug]

lol a long long long time ago