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womble sri
23-06-07, 03:20 PM
just bought an xe of of mig my first big block! ive got 4 now! but am gettin rid of the blue sri to a friend and lashed nova is having my sri shell. keeping the red sr and gonna build it back up as a track slut.

any way tell me what you think i need to sort out the linkage as its a bit sloppy.

http://i7.tinypic.com/53eu8g2.jpg

http://i10.tinypic.com/52ogor8.jpg

full spec here..

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/cars-sale/317909-vauxhall-nova-mk2-sri-c20xe-k-reg.html

its like christmas all over again!

Jack
23-06-07, 03:24 PM
Looks nice and tidy

puss puss
23-06-07, 03:31 PM
v nice buddy love it just dont like the blue strips only down side but if you like them thats all that matters :D

Adam
23-06-07, 03:57 PM
Very very nice.
Please dont remove the side strips, they match the bumpers perfectly and "tie" the front and rear together. Looks cool as is imo, maybe change those clear sides to smoked items.

kevster
23-06-07, 04:04 PM
ace mate good to see you got one :) she looks mint to mate :)

Lee
23-06-07, 04:04 PM
Thats gorgeous. Whats your plans?

IMO just a slight drop is all it needs!

philly
23-06-07, 04:10 PM
very nice and clean

FB_evolutions
23-06-07, 04:20 PM
thats a minter mate

womble sri
23-06-07, 04:28 PM
body work wise its staying standard its how i like them. i prefer the vinyl and blue strip to gsi skirts. the bumpers could do with some back to clack despite them being new and the original colour i like them a bit darker. might invest in some coilovers but its such a smooth ride and im not to bothered about how low can you go! there good springs and shocks bilstein shocks and courtenay springs. the linkage os dodgy though it used to be a turbo and the rear mounts snapped and bent the bar than connect the linkage to the box? so that just need repalcing. the heater matrix rad pipes wore through on the inlet so he has bypassed it but i dont think ill be mending that till the winter lol it is reallly mint all original bodywork etc it has a small dent in the bonnet and a small cutting in the slam panel where it used to be a turbo but it pretty damn cool. he has got all the reciepts for counrtenay hi tourque cams but it dosent rum lumpy and to be honest i was a little dissapointed with the speed it was pissing down but it still gripped. he converted it himself isnt there something that makes them run slower i.e. afm or something simple? its also got a hiflow cat which i suppose would still restrict it. thats coming straight off anyway.

i just cant wait to collect in on thursday!! gonna look funny with 3 novas on the drive for a while. will take a pic of them think if i shunt them all up i might just be able to get them all on!

NovaLad
23-06-07, 04:31 PM
That's looks so clean ...

Adam
23-06-07, 04:38 PM
Might have problems come mot time if you remove that cat.
K-plater, and a C20XE engine.... Unless you say its a Astra GTE engine.


How come your disappointed with the performance? It should seem a lot quicker than a t40d 1400/Nova sri..

Paul
23-06-07, 04:54 PM
Congrats mate you got an original clean one there! Will move that SRi shell asap to make way for your red one in the garage!

Brodie_Sri
23-06-07, 05:39 PM
Very nice mate:thumb:

coochiSR
23-06-07, 06:07 PM
Lucky boy!!! Thought it was on 45's :confused:. I'll have th SRi boy!!! You know i'll have it, and take care of it! :D:D:D:D:D

Very nice though! Good luck with it!

womble sri
23-06-07, 06:44 PM
no that was a rally one it wasnt really pratical enough but i was gonna have alook till this one came up

womble sri
23-06-07, 06:46 PM
this was the rally one

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o150/metalmickey_photos/P6070257-1.jpg

coochiSR
23-06-07, 07:04 PM
o Yeah lolz! Being silly!

Paul
24-06-07, 08:34 AM
/\ thats a beautiful machine

BigStan
24-06-07, 10:43 AM
Looks lovely well done

barnyvaux
24-06-07, 05:45 PM
thats a little sleeper!!!!!!1
looks very nice chap

dave.gsi
24-06-07, 06:02 PM
that rally one looks pretty cool

and how shiny is that sr?!
its even clean on the under side of the bonnet!:thumb:

Ste L
24-06-07, 06:33 PM
need's some SRi steelies imo
thats what i would do anyway..

looks stunning :D

edit : just noticed, its got v6 brakes, sri steel's wont fit over them :(

Ste L
24-06-07, 06:35 PM
Might have problems come mot time if you remove that cat.
K-plater, and a C20XE engine.... Unless you say its a Astra GTE engine.


How come your disappointed with the performance? It should seem a lot quicker than a t40d 1400/Nova sri..


its got a sports cat, so no worries there, ts says it in the spec on the post on mig :thumb:

Adam
24-06-07, 06:49 PM
its got a sports cat, so no worries there, ts says it in the spec on the post on mig :thumb: Yep, but he mentioned that hes removing the cat:thumb:


SRi steelies would look sweet, fit 256 brakes, sri steelies look cool over them, just clear with worn pads :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/P1010018Medium.jpg
Yes the wheel does turn lol

womble sri
24-06-07, 10:24 PM
i just didnt think it was that fast and thought the sports cat mite restrict it slightly. i woul run sri steelies as i have about a dozen this being my 4th one but as you say there v6 brakes really need to sort out that gear linkage though. yeah the paintwork is spot on and its all original has a couple of dents here and thare but its an old car which used to be a turbo so the speeds it probably used to go a daddy long legs would dent it lol

Riggy
25-06-07, 10:33 AM
really loving that mate :thumb:

raymond
25-06-07, 11:51 AM
that is nice matey was looking at that one myself:thumb:

dave.gsi
25-06-07, 12:27 PM
@ a reasonable price too, which makes a change.:thumb:

blue_peg_16v
25-06-07, 01:15 PM
very nice mate

Steve
25-06-07, 01:50 PM
i just cant wait to collect in on thursday!! gonna look funny with 3 novas on the drive for a while. will take a pic of them think if i shunt them all up i might just be able to get them all on!

Nothing wrong with have 3 novas outside the house:

http://www.pvgevents.net/forum/uploads/1141091537/gallery_1261_68_80108.jpg

lol

Black one looks mint, and very original, good find.

Jack
25-06-07, 03:35 PM
and very original
I make no comment about the status of Alessio's and XE conversions lol

Ste L
25-06-07, 06:51 PM
I make no comment about the status of Alessio's and XE conversions lol

no GSI kit though :eek:

womble sri
25-06-07, 07:55 PM
hah agreed i will have to sri's on my drive for a while both with aleesios and both rather mint one bule one black so now there are 4 sri's in the square mile town of buntingford lol everyone has caught my sexually transmitted nova disease

draper
25-06-07, 08:00 PM
looks spot on a very good find :thumb:

Steve
26-06-07, 12:44 AM
I make no comment about the status of Alessio's and XE conversions lol
What I meant is bodywork wise it all looks good, not messed around with, obviously the engine and alloys arent original (I mean that in both senses)

But more importantly its not chavved up. :thumb:

womble sri
26-06-07, 06:33 PM
What I meant is bodywork wise it all looks good, not messed around with, obviously the engine and alloys arent original (I mean that in both senses)

But more importantly its not chavved up. :thumb:

all my novas have been completely standard body wise would never have a body kit although some people have done a good job of some but its bad enough driving a nova let alone one with a bit of fibreglass hanging off the front!

valver500
26-06-07, 09:41 PM
Glad to see a nice black SRI still on the road id planned to xe mine but this happened

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i191/valver500/DSCF0003.jpg

lol:mad:

Jack
26-06-07, 10:40 PM
Jeebus! How the feck did you manage that!?!?

womble sri
26-06-07, 11:29 PM
i had plans for the best nova ive owned which was the first one i crashed it that is why i think i have this adddiction especially for sri's to try and get one as clean and good as that one. but at least this time i mite of suceeded

http://i9.tinypic.com/6aq5it4.jpg

womble sri
27-06-07, 11:38 PM
going to pick her up tommorow wahoo lol