R.I.P my Nova Luxe++

[craig green]

Finally the old girl got scrapped last weekend. Its been sat in my mates garage having bits ripped & pillaged from her for a year now. The last time I drove it was the day I put it there when we went to pick up my TD from Twag.

Notable parts I'd sold or used from it were the mk2 dash, seats, rear seat brackets, powerflow tail box, windscreen, headlamps, heater motor, C/L, electric sunroof motor (thats the ++ bit) and loads more screws & fasteners etc. Last few times it ran, it was firing on 3 cylinders for a few minutes early in the mornings & I was thinking the head gasket was on its way out, after all as a result of its underpowered 1.2 spi, I was giving it death everywhere.

Well after nearly a year of sitting, I put another battery on it & fired up beautifully 1st turn of the key. :confused: She knew she was meeting her maker. :cry:

pics

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Craigypics/campics2003.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Craigypics/campics2002.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Craigypics/campics2004.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Craigypics/campics2005.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Craigypics/campics2006.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Craigypics/campics2007.jpg

As you can see, we had much fun ripping it to bits & my mate Si who's garage it was in turned into a total child when given the oppurtunity to wreck a car. He bent the doors back (well rotted), sawed through the roof with a rusty wood saw & generally abused the hell out of it!

Just for reference, here she is in her glory days.

As purchased
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/Craigypics/5bc07d53.jpg

Smacked up on way to PV (her demise)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/STA40183.jpg

R.I.P You served me well!

[Stantonio]

haha, i would of loved to seen that there, should of had a banner saying "it wasn't me".
But yer i had the exact same model colour aswell, and she looked sweet as, love that colour, when it's polished it just looks amazing, like coloured glass even.

Here's the linkn to my old one:- http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84347

[craig green]

Aye, the bottom pic where its front end is stoved in, it looked gorgeous the night before. I just put the black alloys on & she ran like a dream up to Santa Pod. I hammered her all the way, 2 up with camping gear at about 90/100 on the speedo (about 80 then) all the way. Not bad for a 1200 with 100k.
I'd have another Nova to look the same tbh, satin Red is gorgeous.

[Stantonio]

yer it is, went i put the spolier on mine i went to a paint shop 2 get a paint match and 1 tin of spray paint cost me ?12.50, i couldnt belive it and then i wanted lacker aswell, but i wanted 2 proper job so got it lol.

[GRUNT 16V]

Wat???

[Adam]

Looked a tidy motor when you first got it.
Those SPi's take some abuse.

[Jack]

yer it is, went i put the spolier on mine i went to a paint shop 2 get a paint match and 1 tin of spray paint cost me ?12.50, i couldnt belive it and then i wanted lacker aswell, but i wanted 2 proper job so got it lol.
Pardon? lol

And lmfao @ your sig, 6.95 to 60 in a 1.4SRi? LOL

[GRUNT 16V]

just what i was thinking Razor

[craig green]

Looked a tidy motor when you first got it.
Those SPi's take some abuse.

I thought it was tidy too. However the rot we found when bashing it with a hammer & the amount of filler in the sides of it would indicate otherwise.

[carls nova sri]

r.i.p nova

[Philsutton]

yes those spi's take some abuse lol.


& my mate Si who's garage it was in turned into a total child when given the oppurtunity to wreck a car.


Im the same, i go extra on it.

[craig green]

I remember Phil. I actually offered you this one to perform it on IIRC. It was still on the road then though....

.Si read that quote.. Didnt agree though.