simon_p
20-02-07, 10:37 AM
rite guys and gals, this is my baby!
Its a 1988 nova, currently powered by an sr engine. Its a 1.4 lump, with gte cam, weber, k&n, 4 brancher, straight through stainless system, up rated ignition, rebuilt top end and a few other bits n bobs.
body work is pretty much standard, bar the gte front painted black. the rear bumper will be painted black, as will the mirrors, door handles and any other bits that i see fit!
I have a dimma fuel cap somewhere in the post, and also have some gte skirts which will be painted black before i fit them.
Suspension is limited to gmax shocks and springs and the brakes are standard 2.0 16v units off an astra GTE.
Interior wise i have the grey and blue sr seats, Kenwood CD player, 5.25" components in the doors and some 6" co avials on the back shelf. May put a sub in but i doubt it!
The wheels are astra wheels. They are no longer the ones seen in the pictures, but the same wheel painted in black. I am currently refurbing some cavvy gsi wheels which will be extreme gloss black!!!!
I want a euro lock, so smooth, subltle and no fibreglass stick ons is the way. Thinking about some german number plates?
i am also rebuilding a 1.8 8v engine as discussed in the engine and transmission forum, which i am also turbocharging. hoping for around 150-170bhp out of this!
so plans are:
Fit skirts and finish painting bits black!
Fix 1.4 manifold (got a little crack in the manifold)
Clean, clean and cleaan everything!
Paint under the arches
clean the brakes up
finish dressing the 1.4 up
finish the 1.8 turbo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/simon_p/nova.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/simon_p/nova.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...p/srengine.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/simon_p/srengine.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...eforebuild.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/simon_p/bigblockbeforebuild.jpg)
thats the 1.8 getting rebuilt
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...shedrocker.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/simon_p/partpolishedrocker.jpg)
shiney rocker cover for the 1.8
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...n_p/3novas.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/simon_p/3novas.jpg)
My nova and some other novas that were parked up at my local maccys!
so, comments please......!
Its a 1988 nova, currently powered by an sr engine. Its a 1.4 lump, with gte cam, weber, k&n, 4 brancher, straight through stainless system, up rated ignition, rebuilt top end and a few other bits n bobs.
body work is pretty much standard, bar the gte front painted black. the rear bumper will be painted black, as will the mirrors, door handles and any other bits that i see fit!
I have a dimma fuel cap somewhere in the post, and also have some gte skirts which will be painted black before i fit them.
Suspension is limited to gmax shocks and springs and the brakes are standard 2.0 16v units off an astra GTE.
Interior wise i have the grey and blue sr seats, Kenwood CD player, 5.25" components in the doors and some 6" co avials on the back shelf. May put a sub in but i doubt it!
The wheels are astra wheels. They are no longer the ones seen in the pictures, but the same wheel painted in black. I am currently refurbing some cavvy gsi wheels which will be extreme gloss black!!!!
I want a euro lock, so smooth, subltle and no fibreglass stick ons is the way. Thinking about some german number plates?
i am also rebuilding a 1.8 8v engine as discussed in the engine and transmission forum, which i am also turbocharging. hoping for around 150-170bhp out of this!
so plans are:
Fit skirts and finish painting bits black!
Fix 1.4 manifold (got a little crack in the manifold)
Clean, clean and cleaan everything!
Paint under the arches
clean the brakes up
finish dressing the 1.4 up
finish the 1.8 turbo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/simon_p/nova.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/simon_p/nova.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...p/srengine.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/simon_p/srengine.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...eforebuild.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/simon_p/bigblockbeforebuild.jpg)
thats the 1.8 getting rebuilt
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...shedrocker.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/simon_p/partpolishedrocker.jpg)
shiney rocker cover for the 1.8
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...n_p/3novas.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/simon_p/3novas.jpg)
My nova and some other novas that were parked up at my local maccys!
so, comments please......!