i would like sum help plz

[Sr_nova_gameover]

hi ya u have prob seen my wanted car advert for a 1.3sr
but readin 'Long Live The Nova' i have thought i dont need a 1.3 i could go for a 1.2 but which one????
and how easy it to convert to a sr copy?? and how much ish??
and did ne of the 1.2's have a five speed box??
or did ne have a rev gague??

i have no idea and i want to make this into a wicked project that me and my fello novaload friend can work on.

plz help me??? :thumb:

[Asa-James]

keep with the 1.3 sr idea--keep scanning ebay, they pop up all the time (theres a few on at the mo) just completely forget the 1.2, and never mention it again...

[Martin]

1.2s came in a few diferent kinds..


1.2 spi single point injection

and

1.2 carb single carb..

LLTNs is a 1.4 now IIRC?

[Sr_nova_gameover]

wot i save on insurane i can spend on a good 1.2 so i am told.....
did ne have a five speed box or rev gauge (not to bothered about rev counter) just the box as i had a escort with a 4 speed and it was good until u wanted 5 and there wasnt 1... lol

[Nobby]

Before you get banned stop the text talk lol

- My old Nova SWING had a rev gauge and a 5 speed box :thumb:

[Sr_nova_gameover]

cheers sorry its a habbit and i am a poor speller.
wasnt the swing a 5 door??

[Jack]

wot i save on insurane i can spend on a good 1.2 so i am told.....
A modded 1.2 will be more expensive to insure than a std 1.3SR.

SPi's had a 5 speed box, the rest were 4 speed with a 5 speed option on some models I think.

[Ste L]

A modded 1.2 will be more expensive to insure than a std 1.3SR.

SPi's had a 5 speed box, the rest were 4 speed with a 5 speed option on some models I think.


Nope, not all SPi's was 5speed, my old 1.2i was 4 speed, and im sure LLTN's was 4speed iirc

[Sr_nova_gameover]

so just wait and look for a 1.3 sr. my mate matt1chelski that i have known for a long time has 1 and since i had ago and i have no car because of the accident i had a go in that and now i want one.
but i could be waiting along time for a good one. but i bet it will be worth it.

Paul

[dannyb]

Speaking from a 1.2 owners perspective, I would have waited and bought a SR (but than I only bought the 1.2 a a means of insuring my 730i at 19). So many SRs have been rotted, raped and crashed that you do have to work to find a good one. 1.2s can be had for beer money and there are so many more about (obviously these arent all minters but the sheer volume increases the likelyhood of finding a good one). My 1.2 carb is a 5 speed, and adding a SR clocks with a rev counter is not hard. Might be worth buying a 1.2 if its been SR'd (interior, clocks, trim etc) and its clean and cheap but keep looking for a genuine SR, it wont be much more and already has trick bits, not to mention a more powerful engine + close ratio 'box.

[matt1chelski]

Paul, any nova will feel like a beast compared to your escort. lol. I think you should just have a look about, and see whats about when the insurence finally pay out. I got the sr (as you know) and im glad i got it, lady owner etc, but to find another one similer would take ages. If i were you, just find a decent 1.2, perferabley a 5 speed, and just sort the rest as you go along. A few simple mods, and sort the interior, will be a decent little runner, at least untill you can afford the insurence.

Matt

[Adam]

and im sure LLTN's was 4speed iirc
Correct :)

[20SEH]

I know the Nova Star Fires have a 5speed box, but no rev gague. They also come with a set of 3 spoke alloys, rear spoiler and a rear wash/wipe.

[Martin]

I know the Nova Star Fires have a 5speed box, but no rev gague. They also come with a set of 3 spoke alloys, rear spoiler and a rear wash/wipe.

wat the funks one of them..


i'v had 4 nova 1.2s 2x carb 2x spi both spiswas 4speed and carbs was 5speed

never had a rev counter in any lol

[Pillar]

1.2 antibes is simliar looking to a 1.3 you just heve to change the front and it comes with a five speed box

[Sr_nova_gameover]

I know the Nova Star Fires have a 5speed box, but no rev gague. They also come with a set of 3 spoke alloys, rear spoiler and a rear wash/wipe.

That sounds like a good idea, and like my matt said i can always find the intior and bumpers and later in life i could mayne put a 1.3sr engine in it.

so are the star fires easy to come by???

Paul.

[Sr_nova_gameover]

i found out that the starfire was a 5 door i am really after a 3 door with a five speed box would any one no of a 3 door with a five speed box?
cheers
Paul

[H15 NVA]

yeah the antibes, mate had one as his first car when i had sr as first car, he paid less for his in better nick and lot less insurance too, pretty sure it was 5speed with few extras too.

[Sr_nova_gameover]

What year where they made in?
what extras did it have please?
Cheers for helping me
Paul

[Sr_nova_gameover]

i found out when they where made but apprently they are hard to get hold of.
Any other 1.2's with a five speed box and 3drs plz????

cheers all

Paul

[matt1chelski]

just look on ebay/autotrader/etc u lazy git.

[Sr_nova_gameover]

just look on ebay/autotrader/etc u lazy git.

i have looked on the bay but no one says what box is in it so i thought about askin the people that know best as they can help to at least i no that the firestar and the antibes have a five speed box but the firestar is a 5 dr an the antibes is a rare beast..

could any one please help me i would be so greatful...

paul

[Sr_nova_gameover]

just look on ebay/autotrader/etc u lazy git.

i have looked on the bay but no one says what box is in it so i thought about askin the people that know best as they can help to at least i no that the firestar and the antibes have a five speed box but the firestar is a 5 dr an the antibes is a rare beast..

could any one please help me i would be so greatful...

paul

[Jon_nova1]

SR's are quite hard to get hold of in mint condition, the star fire novas, i've only seen one in my life and im 21lol

on the whole 4 speed 5 speed thing, didn't vauxhall f*ck up the boxes so quite a few of the 4 speed spec were actually five speed, but rather than change the gearbox on them all they just put a stop on the gearstick guide where the 5th gear is so you couldn't get it in fith? and everyone just thought these novas were rev happy?? as for the rev counter, wire of the negative coil connector going to a rev counter works..well thats whats done on novas with rev counters,coming from the green wire on the module loom

[daffyd]

hi mate iv got a 1.3 nova on the log book its a 1.3L but there the same engine as a sr i dunno y they put 1.3L at the moment its in the spray shop gettin redone cuz of new bumpers and side skirts its the mintest nova iv ever seen never bin welded hasnt got 1 bit of rust anywere on the car and its mrk 1. want anymore info giv ask il be putting it up 4 sale soon so look out 4 it i dunno where ur situated but im down in cornwall (saltash) cheers dave

[dannyb]

hi mate iv got a 1.3 nova on the log book its a 1.3L but there the same engine as a sr i dunno y they put 1.3L

Same engine, different trim level. The L's are a bit povery spec in comparison to the SRs with their luxurious bucket seats, sporty rev counter, spoiler, vinyl graphics and fancy steel wheels.

lollollol

[Sr_nova_gameover]

cool well i think i mit have found a 1.3sr for sale its just waitin for the insurance companys now.
cheers all if any one has any other suggestion on the 1.2 or 1.3sr please tell me as i am still confused :~

[rdanny]

i think the best 1.2s are the 2dr hatch luxe+ 1.2i they have 5gears and electrics standard. mine would cruse at 110mph no probs..

id still have it if it never got knicked. worst thing is the paint was still wet when the fekker took it

[day]

i think the best 1.2s are the 2dr hatch luxe+ 1.2i they have 5gears and electrics standard. mine would cruse at 110mph no probs..

id still have it if it never got knicked. worst thing is the paint was still wet when the fekker took it

1.2 single pointer cruising at 110 mph :roll:

[ben doodar]

i had a 1.2 sx that had a rev counter, a 5 speed box, sr spoiler, and sr stering wheel, which was a spi, they also did a 1.5td sx.

[rdanny]

1.2 single pointer cruising at 110 mph :roll:

yea :thumb:

[dannyb]

i think the best 1.2s are the 2dr hatch luxe+ 1.2i they have 5gears and electrics standard. mine would cruse at 110mph no probs..


1.2 SPis are only 45 bhp, the carb 1.2s are 55 bhp...... And my 1.2 struggles to top the 100 lollollol

[rdanny]

mine just sailed along