View Full Version : got me a nova .. nova pickup
16vmini
23-07-06, 11:24 AM
Hi Guys, first time on here , i am more used to puttng 16v lumps into mini's than novas.. but needed a work horse vechicle .. and placed a bid on this and won on ebay :
http://www.16vminishop.co.uk/images/novapickup/P1010108.JPG
http://www.16vminishop.co.uk/images/novapickup/P1010109.JPG
http://www.16vminishop.co.uk/images/novapickup/P1010110.JPG
http://www.16vminishop.co.uk/images/novapickup/P1010111.JPG
http://www.16vminishop.co.uk/images/novapickup/P1010112.JPG
http://www.16vminishop.co.uk/images/novapickup/P1010113.JPG
http://www.16vminishop.co.uk/images/novapickup/P1010114.JPG
http://www.16vminishop.co.uk/images/novapickup/P1010115.JPG
http://www.16vminishop.co.uk/images/novapickup/P1010116.JPG
ok .. anyone got a full interior set forsale ?
also need XE drive shafts ..as i just bought an XE yesterday :roll:
also some cheap wheels to go on it , as there are only 3 of those alloys (forsale) and are to big anyway.
hope people like it.
Matt
Looks cool! Any other plans apart from XE and alloys?
novacomewithexcitement
23-07-06, 12:05 PM
sweet that thing!
get yourself a free or nearly free mk2 mate and just strip it for all the parts you need. there are a few about but will prob need collecting with something as most are not going to be road legal,
looks like a good project tho mate,
yea, i saw that on there - looks cool.
btw u'll need nova GTE shafts with mk2 cav inner(?) CV's (please correct me someone) as XE shafts are too long and have the wrong number of splines.
Cheers
A
Looks smart mate. The paintworks a bit different but i like it :thumb:
think i remember seeing that car/van at pv a couple of years ago!
will have a look see if i can find the pics of it
looks in a bit worse state now!
16vmini
23-07-06, 07:03 PM
think i remember seeing that car/van at pv a couple of years ago!
will have a look see if i can find the pics of it
looks in a bit worse state now!
yea could have been, said he blew the head gasket on the drag strip.
Matt
btw u'll need nova GTE shafts with mk2 cav inner(?) CV's (please correct me someone) as XE shafts are too long and have the wrong number of splines.
Nova GTE 22 spline outer's with Cav mk2 1.6 inner's :)
HTH, Mazz
JESUS!! it didnt look that bad on ebay
Like it, always fancied a pick-up:thumb:How much? if you don,t mind me asking?
16vmini
23-07-06, 09:32 PM
yea his photos on ebay did not do it justice , if it was closer i would have gone to see it ... but took a gamble ...
225 quid , dont feel ripped off , but did not get a bargin either.
got my eye on a 1.4 nova , might buy it and strip it for the inside.
Matt
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/POLLARD/NOVALOAD/0001728a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/POLLARD/NOVALOAD/d2b010d4.jpg
FOUND THEM!
16vmini
23-07-06, 10:46 PM
lol cheers ! back looks the same :) anyone know what wheels they are ??
Matt
shy witness
23-07-06, 11:48 PM
hmmmmmmmm
i like it ....it looks like it woz pretty well converted originally
after a wee bit of work i reckon it will look great
i'd have purchased it myself for the price you got it for
well done
Matt2107
24-07-06, 08:52 AM
I hope your good at wiring. lol
16vmini
24-07-06, 09:45 AM
bloke smashed the rear window when he lost his keys :roll:
so need to get a new custom window cut again ... might just use perspex for now.
Matt
TommySR
24-07-06, 10:02 AM
Of all the windows he could of smash he broke the custom one?? lol
Could of put a side window through and got one from a scrappys
that actually looks alright. wasnt sure about the paint work, but in the pic of it above it looks good.
16vmini
24-07-06, 10:26 AM
just going to get it back on the road , give it a t-cut and polish .. and then sort the paint out later.
just seen a cheap nova on ebay i will try and get , should have all the donor parts i need. Just need to source some XE shafts.
work out why the rear suspension is so soft ??
Matt
i bet its got cut rear springs so they are not a higher spring rate so still soft,
Nova TD Dhafts also do the trick when mated to the Cav Mk2 Inner CVs. Whats wrong with the Recaros in it anyway mate? Looks good But i like the square arches on it to be honest.
NovaLegend
26-07-06, 10:55 AM
nice pick up dont put chrome dtm's back on it though lol .. not to much wiring then lollol
16vmini
26-07-06, 11:37 AM
square arches ?? only just noticed.. when did they change ? is it the saloons that are different ?
picking up the XE tonight , got drive shafts coming , and engine mounts.
any minute now i will know if i have won a donor nova :)
Matt
16vmini
26-07-06, 12:06 PM
won the 1.4 nova for 72 quid ! , comes with some basic alloys , and nice inside .. should have everything i need.
could have got it for 50 quid , but did not act quick enough .. but thats life.
sure its saved me some money .. so i just need some mk2 cav inners now ....
Matt
NovaLegend
26-07-06, 12:07 PM
well done on the donor front, any pics of it ?
nov4801
26-07-06, 12:08 PM
nice one mate keeps us updated with how things go
loggyboy
26-07-06, 12:44 PM
square arches ?? only just noticed.. when did they change ? is it the saloons that are different ?
Saloons and 5 doors have the round arches, judging my the size of the re ar bumper, the pickup was based on a saloon, hence the round arches.
If your doinf the bodywork then id definatly swap the front arches to 3doors ones and blend some box arches on to the back.
16vmini
26-07-06, 01:14 PM
http://i18.ebayimg.com/01/i/07/a2/50/1d_1.JPG
http://i20.ebayimg.com/03/i/07/be/cb/4c_1.JPG
now any sane person would put an XE in this nova.. not gut it ... but its not the first time people just think i am daft.
anyone want the shell/parts of this nova once i am done with it ??
Matt
loggyboy
26-07-06, 01:50 PM
i saw that 1 for sale on ebay (head gasket gone? west sussex, steyning IIRC??) looked like a tidy base. and a good price.
nov4801
26-07-06, 02:07 PM
might have a few bits of it if u got the bits i want mate jus let me know
16vmini
26-07-06, 11:13 PM
ok collected my XE tonight , .. off to get donor nova friday , drive shafts and mounts should be here by the weekend as well..
wonder how long it takes to weld up the seams on the nova ?:)
Matt
loggyboy
27-07-06, 09:38 AM
No more than a day if its a MK1 (can take longer on mk2 due to the amount of seam sealer!)
just make sure you have lots of wire bits for your drill/grinder.
16vmini
27-07-06, 10:44 AM
its a 1984 saloon , so is that a mk1 ?
Matt
yer that'll be a mk1 buddy
looks like a good donor car any way! get some more pics of it when you get it.
16vmini
27-07-06, 05:22 PM
is this worth doing ?also what should i be paying ? :
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=012&item=220008720538&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
rednova
27-07-06, 09:26 PM
worth it if youve got standard stoppers on - i payed 20 quid for mine with drilled disks but prices may vary - anything under 30 is ok in my books
I paid ?40 for discs, pads, calipers and sliders.
You'll also need an uprates GSi/GTE master cylinder and servo (the big black disc by the wiper motor under bonnet and the sticky out bit)
I paid ?40 for discs, pads, calipers and sliders.
You'll also need an uprates GSi/GTE master cylinder and servo (the big black disc by the wiper motor under bonnet and the sticky out bit)
ran stock 1200cc master cylinder and servo on mine and it stopped without problems time and time again for the 4 or so years the brakes were on!
16vmini
28-07-06, 10:59 AM
cheers guys , my aim is to get an MOT so will leave brakes std untill i get the MOT , then look at what upgrades i can find.
collecting donnor tonight , then i can start swapping parts over...
Matt
16vmini
29-07-06, 11:09 AM
yes , collected last night , does not look too bad.
i might just swap the front doors over as it will save me sorting out the locks / windows / and door panels. are they hard to take off nova doors ?
Matt
A bit of a bitch alright, you need the proper punch to remove the pins, that aside it shouldn't be too big of a night mare.
16vmini
02-08-06, 02:28 PM
not much done , started to take the dash board our the donor nova , but then got pissed of with that.
noticed the dashboard mounts in the pickup had been cut off ! , so will have to cut them off the donor and weld back on.
noticed quite a bit of rust inside the wheel arch on the rear ...so thats not good.
took one of the rear wheels off , suspension seemed all there and connected up .. but VERY soft at the back ??
Matt
16vmini
10-08-06, 09:20 AM
change of plans ... someone wanted to buy my XE engine , so sold that :)... still have not got my 16xe mini on the road... so...
thought lets just stick the 1.4 head off the donor nova onto the pickup .. as thats what it was missing ... i then noticed that the pickup did not have a lamba sensor .. and the wiring looked funny .. so assumed it had a carb engine in it ??
so thought sod it , do the head gasket on the donor car .. and get an MOT on it.... !! lol
someone at work allready wants to buy it .. ok it will slow the nova project down .. but making money is better at the moment.
Matt
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