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[dale6513]

hi all im new on this site i'm usual on the vectras owners club but after taking my brothers nova 1.2 lux from him i will be on here alot more now, i will be stripping it bk to a bare shell and starting again with it but not really sure wot engine to put in it but it will defo have a digi dash put in just love them things so any ideas would be great

[Dan 130]

hi and welcome to png i think you should for a v8 no one has done one yet and would be unique lol

[dale6513]

if i could get a v8 in the bay then i would give it ago but looking at the v6 in them there aint alot of room to fart in there

[Dar]

Welcome to the site :D
Do you know what you want to do with the car? i.e. Show, Road or Track?
Once you know what you want to do with it the engine choice becomes easier.

[Mike]

Welcome aboard the good ship PNG chap

[dale6513]

basicaly me and me boy are going to work on it, it will be for road use i did think about the 2.0xe but that seems a common transplant so not really sure at the moment, but like said its going to get stripped for the time being and all parts will be sold to fund new parts

[bump]

How do and welcome Sir. I'm looking forwards to a WIP thread.

[Riggy]

welcome to PNG aka NL lol

get some pics up so we can see where your starting from lol

the xe is a great motor and a quite easy swap , hence why its comon but for cheap power you will not beat it

[Teggy]

hi and welcome ill keep an eye out for WIP thread

[dale6513]

my brother is a member on here his name is nova paradise and he has got pics on one of his post of the car that i got off him for my mini moto.

[dave.gsi]

xe it. you now it makes sense:thumb:

[dale6513]

im tempted to xe it its just finding one now

[draper]

welcome buddy

[BigStan]

Ahoy !

[Rickyb]

welcome and i hope you enjoy :thumb:

[dale6513]

ive been on 1 day and its spot on so far

[dale6513]

this is the nova i just got off my brother.
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r241/big_paradise/PIC_0002-3.jpg

[Matt2107]

Welcome... it looks pretty tidy.

[nova_paradise]

:( u big bully the amount of sh*t i got off him to get this bloody car lol.oh well just stick a red top in my astra i know this is going to look lush when its done if u seen what he did with his mk4 escort u can imagin lol.one of the fastest 1600 engine car round here untill he sold it to some1 then it got blew up lol look after my baby dale

[Novadex]

Welcome aboard the crazy bus!

[Yalden]

Fit a W12!

[dale6513]

what is a w12?

[Markyc]

what is a w12?

the engine out of the massive vw thing i think??
two v6's bolted together isn't it??

[barnyvaux]

hi mate and welcome..
xe it if u dont then LET it. the only way for serious power.. ive done mine(xe) and no regrets... prob cos im the only xe for about 25 miles lol

[dale6513]

is the xe conversion easy to do

[dale6513]

so guys im will be going to sell the wheels on me nova but want to know how much i could get for them.
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r241/big_paradise/PIC_0002-3.jpg
there is 5 and 4 with nearly new tyres

[BigStan]

?80

[dale6513]

trouble is a mate of mine wants them but he is will to only pay about 40 quid hes a tight ****

[draper]

?80

and i always thought you were sensible lol

[Iain]

I'd take the 40 :thumb:

[dave.gsi]

?80

does that include the car lol

[alan b]

welcome! youve come to the right place to learn how to redtop a nova anyway! if you ask how to fit any other engine they simply wont tell you... they will MAKE you xe it! imo id go for a corsa 1.6 16v gsi engine on trottle bodies!

[Jack]

I think you should fit a 1.0 3 cylinder thing from a Corsa, fcuk XE's

As for the wheels, you won't get much as they're not particularly sought after. Push him and you may get ?50 though.

[BigStan]

does that include the car lol

Thats just the wheels :)

[Ash]

Welcome. What you want is a nice 1.6 16v on TB's, or a mini supercharger :D