My SRI

[novacabrio]

Heres a few pics of my SRI, bought it from work and a px, one previous owner and more history than the royal family, spent a few quid on tidying it up, just had new arches in and a tidyup, got all new stickers and rubbing strips to go on but i'm toying with just painting the grey due to the stickers holding water etc and one wing sticker is damaged and cant be replaced easily.
Ive probably gone a bit further than I planned when I got it, but i removed the wings to clean up behind and check for rust, my dad didnt relise I was keeping them and took them out of the shed and binned them, that led to 2 new wings, a cheap drivers door on ebay led to a new door replacing the rusty one and new back arches went in for good measure :roll: Also not to mention the pair of brand new bumpers sourced via work cheaply, Not bad considering it was only bought for a run around and ive not done any running around in it. lol I've also fitted new 6 groove discs (its only modification),

But now its geting sorted and ready for MOT i'm considering using it as a new daily driver and taking the gsi off the road.

Heres how it is now next to my daily runner GSi
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/104_7243.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/104_7239.jpg

and its only done
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/104_7238.jpg
46k, I've done 470 miles in it in 18months lol I realy have to many cars, lol

and the rest of it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/104_7237.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/104_7236.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/104_7233.jpg


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[novacabrio]

and a few phone pics from when I got it

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/Image.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/Image043.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/Image027.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/Image028.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/Image029.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/Image032.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/Image042.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/Image034.jpg

Note lack of wear!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/Image038.jpg

[novacabrio]

Not forgeting a couple WIP

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/104_6803.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/104_6808.jpg

What do people think of painting the grey on? I know its a ongoing thread but i wanted to keep it as original as possible.

[Novadave06]

i think it would look well nice with the vinyl on the bottom again to keep it looking like a Proper SRi should BUT saying that it does look well mint and nice without , your decision pal keep up the good work:)

[novacabrio]

i think it would look well nice with the vinyl on the bottom again to keep it looking like a Proper SRi should BUT saying that it does look well mint and nice without , your decision pal keep up the good work:)

I plan to have it grey along the bottom, it has to be, i've just spent a fortune on new rubbing strips, I just can't decide on wether to paint or sticker it?:confused:

[Nick]

Is this the one that had a alternative method of repairing the rear arches ? rivets or something ?

Looking good.. Nice an clean, would make a great shell for a project !

[novacabrio]

Is this the one that had a alternative method of repairing the rear arches ? rivets or something ?

Looking good.. Nice an clean, would make a great shell for a project !

It was a wind up mate, rear arches screwed in place to hold them in the right place then welded, heres a pic of the welder ready to go, sorry for the pic Phil lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Nova%20SRI/104_6809.jpg

[Nick]

Ha ha ! I remembered browsing JOV ages ago, looking at the picture of the screws....

[Ste L]

need's original sri steelies mark...

i like it though, remind's me of my old red sri

[NovaLad]

Please come fix my arches :(

[ANDYRACER]

Looks good mate, when u want to sell it let me know :thumb:

[draper]

cnut lol looks good - i might go and work at vauxhall just so i get some part ex deal when i rip-off some old timer for a new corsa lol

[Novadex]

Car looks mint! Whats up with that little bit of vinal left on? lol
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how much would you expect to pay to have rear arches fitted in a body shop? (if supplied). I wouldn`t trust myself welding body work. thanx

[draper]

a bodyshop round my way charges ?150 a side including paint

[novabex]

Please come fix my arches :(

Me first!:roll:

[vaughanmc]

Looking Mint Mark :)

[novacabrio]

Me first!:roll:

Ladies first :roll: :D

Arches just need patients Thats why I didnt do them a mate did!

The reason one wing is done is because thats all I could be ****d to do lol its got a couple of bubles aswell so tempted more to painting them, also due to the sticker sweating and causing rust:thumb:

[rednova]

id get them painted mark - much easier to achieve a nice finish, thanks for the flattering pic by the way lol

[SUP4NOV4]

Them arches are mint mate mine are f**ked gonna put new ones on i think

[novacabrio]

Finaly ready for MOT when I get time, some finished pics below, also found this link to a thread I posted ages ago

http://www.novaload.net/forum/showthread.php?t=68459

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/104_7240.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/104_7245.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/104_7243.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/104_7239.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Mint :)

[craig green]

Looks nice. Glad its in the right hands. Cant be many that look as std as that.

[SRlew]

thats well nice!
good work!

[Ash C]

minty mint!! but yes think it needs the standerd sri wheels. nice work!

[Martin]

I'm In Love Mark..



You Still Gonna Sell me it? Please lol

[Riggy]

looks awsome fella :thumb:

[big gra]

loks like its rolled out of a show room!

[kevster]

Finaly ready for MOT when I get time, some finished pics below, also found this link to a thread I posted ages ago

http://www.novaload.net/forum/showthread.php?t=68459

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/104_7240.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/104_7245.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/104_7243.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/104_7239.jpgoh my god this is lovely !!!!!!!! top dollar mate !!!! loveing the gsi to

[mk2novagte]

wish mine was that nice :(



sniff

[novacabrio]

Thanks everyone, realy pleased with how it has come out

[Driver]

looks very good love it apart from one thing

red calipers and drums :S hate them

evrything else is gowjus

[novacabrio]

looks very good love it apart from one thing

red calipers and drums :S hate them

evrything else is gowjus

other option was blue, used what hammerite I had in the garage, will possibly be redoing them black as they need another coat of paint :D

[novas.5u.com]

Looks lovely mate!! Did you paint the grey on in the end or use the stickers??

[Brodie_Sri]

Very nice fella good work:thumb:

[SRimon]

Bloody awesome down too replacing the vinyl, good man! Just the nova ill hopefully own again one day