Nova FINALLY back on the road!

[KPautomotive]

Nova 1.6 16v Steinmetz Throttle bodies

Havent completely finshed the engine bay as still need to tidy some bits up and havent polished the car yet! :(

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[KPautomotive]

Also popped to halfords to buy a nice new stereo... wanted one with many flashing lights and covers that i can change to leapord skin :)










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haha yeah right!
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Incase anyone wants the part number :)

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Then went for a drive with mate James and his 106 Rallye - My bonnet is being sprayed this week :)
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[KPautomotive]

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[KPautomotive]

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:)

[Jon_nova1]

looks good, but you appear to have duck tape over your heater fan hole? lol

what wiper is that too?

[KPautomotive]

haha i havent got round to fitting the blanking plate yet! whooops lol

Its a single wiper with a new style aero blade :)

[Jon_nova1]

it looks quite tidy better than some cheap conversions lol

im sure it'll look good when the bonnets all sprayed, the rest of it looks immaculate, is it a carbon fibre/fibre glass bonnet or did you just think the bonnet locks would suit?

[KPautomotive]

Its a standard bonnet for now - the bonnet pins still have the white plastic cover on them... they'll come off when the bonnet is painted.

I have fitted pins because ive removed all the bonnet locks/cable as im going smooth the slam panel off.

Rob

[KPautomotive]

it looks quite tidy better than some cheap conversions lol



Thanks.... i spent ages when i fitted the throttle bodies hiding the wiring away.

:)

[NovaLad]

Haha i love that little air filter thats class lol

[KPautomotive]

Little? lol... its bigger than the old one!

[Jon_nova1]

arr yer so they have, it has a carbon fibre effect underneath doesn't it? lol

[KPautomotive]

What does?

[Jon_nova1]

the bonnet pins

[KPautomotive]

No they aint mate.

Dont confuse me with some of the chavs on here.

[Jon_nova1]

lol they just look very similar to the carbon effect ones, i remember having them on my old one, only due to the fact the previous owner had some so had holes, so i thought id rip all the latches out and fit lockable ones, and i could only find carbon effect ones lol

[KPautomotive]

Should have looked somewhere other than Halfords then.... maybe at a proper rally spares place?

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/5547/dsc037051.jpg (http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/5547/dsc037051.jpg)

Oh look... is that bonnet pin latches i see circled?

[Jon_nova1]

I didn't go to halfords, and your design is exactly the same as the ones i had, the only difference must be you dont have carbon effect.

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and yes those would indeed be bonnet pin latches, atleast i'd hope so otherwise it wouldn't be very good removing the OE latches would it??:roll:

I was only making a comment, no need for the sarcasm;)

[KPautomotive]

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h70/stssavage/Dsc03188.jpg

Thought you were trying to say i had the ****ty stick on ones!

[Pillar]

was that vent welded on or a cheap fiber glass one? looks good though mate

[Jon_nova1]

no mate, only a complete retard would confuse your car with a chav mobile ;)

[KPautomotive]

Sarcasm?

[Adam]

Looking good Rob, nice.

How much were those guages?

[Jon_nova1]

no, serious lol i fail to spot the stupid bodykit, oversized exhaust and shopping list written up the side of your door, unless theres something you not telling us? lol :p

[KPautomotive]

yeah...ive coated the inside with carbon effect! lol

[KPautomotive]

Looking good Rob, nice.

How much were those guages?

Thanks matey :)

Gauges cost about ?80 delivered i think matey.

I can find out if you want

[KPautomotive]

no, serious lol i fail to spot the stupid bodykit, oversized exhaust and shopping list written up the side of your door, unless theres something you not telling us? lol :p

I was tempted to put on a super doper lightning snowplow kingdom kit....

























lol yeah bollocks!

[Jon_nova1]

and the stupid looking bumpers are going on when you spray the bonnet? :p

[KPautomotive]

yeah :) im taking it to Essex Racing.... Supplier to chavs all over the UK! lol

Anyway.... lol

[Adam]

Lol

[vaughanmc]

Lookin' mint :)

I love a Silk Violet Nova with Softstars

Amazing colour as well!

[KPautomotive]

Thanks matey :)

Been off the road for month or so, hasnt been polished for ages.

Not looking forward to driving it to work this morning...

no heaters + cold mornings = :(

[draper]

Lookin' mint :)

I love a Silk Violet Nova with Softstars

Amazing colour as well!

but this one has mos ??


looks really good matey, what does it go like ??

[SRlew]

yeh does look good mate!

never seen those pins before! they look s**t hot!
will look good when you polish it ; )

[vaughanmc]

yeah i was saying i like a silk violet nova with softstars -- i don't think mo's suit it that well, they look lost in the arches...

Vaughan

[Adam]

Not looking forward to driving it to work this morning...

no heaters + cold mornings = :(
Lol, i can't believe you actually use it as a daily driver, completely stripped with a cage etc.
Wack the heater back in for winter.

[Jim Mcrae]

Just get one of them ones you plug into the tab lighter, cheap, probably crap but bwtter than nothing! Bet it goes well, show that pug whos boss!

[Jon_nova1]

no they're not better than nothing, i had one when i had no heating, and it was the crappest thing ever, it blew out cold air, you had to put your hand right next to it to feel heat, in the end i just put a fan blowing on the heater matrix at winter

[coochiSR]

Good news! Liking the Gauges!!! :D

[KPautomotive]

lol... i wasted a tenner on one from ebay and it was ****!

Didnt ever blow warm enought to heat anything up!

Putting heaters back in isnt an option now

Perspex windows and less metal is next :)

[Adam]

Perspex windows and less metal is next :)

lol

[rednova]

i used to have those seats in my saloon - comfiest buckets ive ever sat in

[Mike]

love the rallye aswell as the nova

shame about the dent in its arch tho :(

[KPautomotive]

i used to have those seats in my saloon - comfiest buckets ive ever sat in

Were expensive.. :)

Still on look out for some Evolutions or similar :)

[craig green]

Nicely done Rob.

Whats with the TBs? Are they Steinmetz ones or what? Std management?

[Novadex]

loverly choverly motor! i like the jets on the wiper blade, ive not seen it done on a nova before. I know how you feel with no heaters, my matrix has just gone up the shoot and its freezing!

[philthepill_389]

were can you buy them bonnet pins could i have the link please

thanks

smart car good work

[KPautomotive]

haha driving with no heaters was hell in the winter... nothing an extra coat didnt cure lol

Yeah the tb's run on standard management but its not running too good so might just get some aftermarket management and lose the standard crap!

[Mushy]

Liking that alot Mr robert, alot of work here

See you @ PVS matey

[KPautomotive]

will do matey

Pull your finger out and get your nova done!

[RJM25R]

You may have been asked this many times, but here goes!

What cage is that you have fitted? I don't recall seeing an x-diagonal cage before in a sunroof car?

[KPautomotive]

Custom cage i had made matey

450 it cost me

I have the guys details somewhere

Rob

[novabex]

Nice. I like it.

[Lynsey]

yep yep, very exciting :D ;)

[KPautomotive]

thanks :)

hoping to get it finished by PVS :)

[Ste L]

looks good rob, hurry up and get the bonnet painted

[KPautomotive]

being done weekend :)

dont worry! lol

[Ste L]

:thumb: should look smart with the bonnet painted

[KPautomotive]

yeah... i think thats all that the exterior needs now and then a can concertrate on interior :)

Cage need masking so i can paint the rest of the floor

[Ste L]

what other plans have you got for it?
bonnet & floor painting...

im guessing weight saving also?

[KPautomotive]

its completely stripped anyway but plan is

- Finish painting floor... Only got to do the rear seat bit
- Bonnet painting
-Tidy engine bay

Thats it
:)

[Ste L]

still more weight to be saved, perpex windows, hollowed doors, rear seat mounts :P