84 Saloon Wot To Do ???

[saloonwoody]

OK THIS IS MY 84 1.0 POVERTY SPEC SALOON , IV BEEN USING IT FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS BUT NOW I FEEL THE NEED ..... THE NEED FOR SPEED !!!!SO IM TORN BETWEEN JUS LOBBIN A VALVER IN IT LIKE I DID MY LAST ONE OR GIVING IT A 2L 8V WITH A 18E HEAD ON CARBS ?? WHICH I HAPPEN TO HAVE IN ME SHED ??? ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE A HELP :thumb: ALSO I CANT DECIDE WOT COLOUR TO PAINT THE SPEEDLINES ?? http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0163.jpghttp://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/DSC00226.jpg

[Saloony]

If you have it in your shed, bloody use it.

[carls nova sri]

^agreed

[saloonwoody]

ok by a unanimous decision its gettin the shed stuff ...... but wot about me wheels ???

[saloonwoody]

took wheels off now its wearin some 7x13 starmags !

[db_1.2]

Cool, got any pics?

[5T1G]

That looks like a beaut skip. If only it was a 4 door! You could go for the old skool almost gangsta look!

Paint it Black and somehow get some chrome bumpers.

failing that rat look!

Carbs will sound good!

[Ste L]

bang a valver in like the old one

[Saloony]

Theres a dude on Vxon selling some 45's with manifold for the 20ne if thats anygood to you?

[saloonwoody]

cant go mad on the engine anymore so its probs gonna get an sr lump (missus goin to be usin it )
some pics with new wheels .
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0205.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0206.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0207.jpg

[Saloony]

Ohh.. **** me that looks sweet.

[NOV4_SPORT]

cant go mad on the engine anymore so its probs gonna get an sr lump (missus goin to be usin it )
some pics with new wheels .
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0205.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0206.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0207.jpg

love the wheels i think they suit it, oh and the stick an xe in it :thumb:

iain

[saloonwoody]

the only problem im going to have is the brakes ???? wot are gonna fit behind my wheels ? they only just fit over my standard brakes ?

[John]

i reckon you'll struggle tbh, i've looked into this before. best bet would probably be some ate vented 236's with good discs and even better pads! Or look for some sort of custom four pots.
Saloon looks well sweet on those rims!! What offset are they? what size tyres are they running?

[burgo]

loving the starmags ;)

[saloonwoody]

i reckon you'll struggle tbh, i've looked into this before. best bet would probably be some ate vented 236's with good discs and even better pads! Or look for some sort of custom four pots.
Saloon looks well sweet on those rims!! What offset are they? what size tyres are they running?

they are mini offset with 175/50/13 tyres on em !
they gonna have to come off as i actually have a 79 clubman estate in the garage which i bought them for !!!

[saloonwoody]

loving the starmags ;)

hows yours comin on ???

[Steve]

Looks very nice mate, that saloon grille really works for some reason.

I think a set of corsa c sri wheels would suit it

[saloonwoody]

i dont like the grille ! i only painted it to match the bumper but i cant get a gte grille anywhere :(


corsa c wheels eh ?


iv still got me speedlines to go back on when the mini is done !

[Steve]

Yeah, corsa alloys are dark grey/black 5 spokes, look gorgeous!

Just sold my gte grille! if you want rid of yours i'd be interested in it.

[saloonwoody]

yea maybe i need to source a gte one first tho !

[burgo]

hows yours comin on ???slowly cos im lazy lol

p.s. i beleave i have a gte grill in me garage. ill have a look and let you know

[saloonwoody]

bit of an update i now have a valver (cheers ben 87) some 100mm rear springs , some 17s and a strut brace :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: so ill get crimbo out the way n ill crack on !!!!!!!!!!!:thumb:

[saloonwoody]

slowly cos im lazy lol

p.s. i beleave i have a gte grill in me garage. ill have a look and let you know

did you find a grille ?

[burgo]

ahhh yes but its red lol

[saloonwoody]

ahhh yes but its red lol

:roll: THATS OK ILL PAINT IT :thumb: HOW MUCH YOU WANT FOR IT ?

[Jack]

Those wheels look cool, but will never pass an MOT poking out that far lol

[saloonwoody]

Those wheels look cool, but will never pass an MOT poking out that far lol

yea i work at an mot station :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[saloonwoody]

some pics of parts im gettin together :)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0249.jpg
strut brace courtesy of ebay.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0248.jpg
some rather small rear springs.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0246.jpg
powerflow backbox to go with my scorpion centre section .
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0242.jpg
engine n box after a quick rinse.


thats about it for the mo ill post more up as stuff happens ...

[saloonwoody]

not sure if i like these ??
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0266.jpg

[Dave.]

i like them allot, suit the blue and the sr bumpers well

[saloonwoody]

ye no clearence tho it was still resting on the jack !!!

[bigbened]

no you dont like them lol only joking i think they look too big on a nova, what size are they?

[saloonwoody]

17s i think they were a bit of impulse buyin i might get rid and get some nice 14s with good tyres i had some on it b4 and it was the best it ever handled !

[Steve]

14s or 15s are best on novas I reckon, anything bigger is knocking on chav teritory lol

[maxlee]

the 1st wheels you had on it look grate :) not to keen on the new ones 100mm spings thats going to be on its ass :thumb:

[Stoo]

14s or 15s are best on novas I reckon, anything bigger is knocking on chav teritory lol

so everyone rolling on speedlines is a chav??

[burgo]

yep im deffo a chav with my 16" comps :roll:

i see youve got the grill painted up and on bud

[Steve]

I was pointing the finger at 17s mostly as 16s aren't that popular, and im not going to bother with the speedline argument again, presonally I dont see what the big deal is with them.

[Stoo]

16s arent that popular

AFPMSL

[Steve]

Not really as most novas have got 15" vauxhall wheels on, mostly cav gsi rims which I well never understand! lol

[Stoo]

non vaux wheels i meant!

[saloonwoody]

yep im deffo a chav with my 16" comps :roll:

i see youve got the grill painted up and on bud

yea had it painted n on the next day ! which yes was crimbo day :thumb:

[lj]

defo loving thwe wheels you first put on it...what are they are where they come from? are they 15s?

[saloonwoody]

do you mean the gold ones or the ones in me avatar ?

[clarke frazer]

that looks sweet lick of paint and of she goes

[lj]

the ones in ur avatar.....

[saloonwoody]

oh those ones , i bought them for my mini but i knew they fitted , so until thats done i thought id bang em on the nova :)

[John]

the starmags fella, how wide are they?

[saloonwoody]

they are 7j but the offset is too much , why you gonna get some ??

[saloonwoody]

had a bit of a play at the weekend.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0295.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0296.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0297.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0298.jpg

[saloonwoody]

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0307.jpg
did a bit more!
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0308.jpg
little bit of molding in needed !
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0309.jpg
let me know wot you all think :thumb:

[Dave.]

everyone says hatch arches look crap on saloons.. but i think they look the beez kneez!

[nova23]

Like the look of that, what colour will it be when finished??

[saloonwoody]

xXx nova xXx , yea iv allways wanted to do one , glad you like it .

nova23 , its gonna go the same colour but cant decide if to mold the arches in or not ???

[Jack]

Hmm, not surer if I like wide arches on a saloon. Not sure how the rear would look with the boot on the back.

Would be interesting to see a full pic of the whole car with the arches tacked in place - get a decent size one and someone may 'shop the arches to the right colour to make them look properly fitted...

[saloonwoody]

ill get a full side pic tomorrow then someone might shop it for me ?

[Novasport]

As the arches are I dont think they look correct, they need to stretch further back imo.
The look needs to be more along the lines of...

http://images.worldcarfans.com/articles/2002/1/7/1020107.001/1020107.001.1M.jpg

Problem is with Nova saloons is the rear quarter & overhang is very long!

[Stoo]

suppose you could cut it in half and extend it?

[J4MES]

I like your style!! ;) Cant wait to see the results, cus I love hatch arches on a 'loon!!

Always remember a blue one on the cover of revs (when it wasnt charv) with xe and slammed loved it!!

[saloonwoody]

yea they still need finishing but engines goin in next week so they can wait !

[J4MES]

what engine you going for??

[Jay]

Put a valver init

[Jay]

or maybe a LET :D

[saloonwoody]

i have an xe which is gonna make itself at home next week :)

[Steve]

Awesome, look forward to the next update. :thumb:

[lee coley]

wide arch it please

[saloonwoody]

i have there on but just not finished yet

[Count Vaux Alot]

Looking good mate the xe will be sweet!

[saloonwoody]

cheers bud im lovin yours too

[saloonwoody]

!!UPDATE!!
engine is out , bay is welded and gettin painted tomorrow ! im on the path to xe enlightenment !:)

[Steve]

Nice one!! any pics of the engine bay?

[saloonwoody]

yea iv taken a few but im gonna wait till its in n runnin then post em all up at once :thumb:

[saloonwoody]

Aarrrrrrgggghhhh I Have Bits Missin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[burgo]

Aarrrrrrgggghhhh I Have Bits Missin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!like what??

[saloonwoody]

throttle cable and its bracket and the two fuel pipe fittings where at attaches to the fuel rail :(

[saloonwoody]

its ALIVE !!! dont go too bad either even with pot flywheel !!!

[draper]

wide arches on a saloon :cool:

[Mike.]

those arches would look amazing on a saloon :)

[saloonwoody]

fitted some courtenay front springs but had to lop a coil off cos it was too damn high but the ride has improved shed loads :thumb:

[DW-Nova]

Sounds really good, the arches will look amazing once on and blended in. any pictures mate?

[Steve]

fitted some courtenay front springs but had to lop a coil off cos it was too damn high but the ride has improved shed loads :thumb:
Thats what I need to do I mine, I thought they were a 35mm drop but turns out there only 25mm

Need some pics though.

[saloonwoody]

ill get some piccys up ;)

[saloonwoody]

thats how high it sits now
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/novawash.jpg

[Jack]

Interesting!

Are your rear lights on the squiff btw?!

[saloonwoody]

no they look fine to me ?? ****!!! pic has gone ?

[saloonwoody]

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/novawash.jpg

[saloonwoody]

engine piccy :)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0153.jpg

[burgo]

hmmmm.....rear arches just aint long enough or something :confused: . and i get what jack means. they looked bowed

[NovaLad]

This should be interesting when finished lol

[saloonwoody]

hmmmm.....rear arches just aint long enough or something :confused: . and i get what jack means. they looked bowed

im really undecided on the arches now :confused: and yea i see wot you mean about the lights but ill live with that :roll: BUT im really toyin with the idea of takin the wide arches off and just mintin it up to standard ish :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[burgo]

now your talking. standard all the way ;)

[walshc]

Nah, standard is boooooorrrrring
Continue with the wide arch, be different :thumb:

Just extend them rear arches a bit :cool:

[nov4801]

^^^^^ what walshc says

[walshc]

Heres a bit of a crap chop to show what it wont look like lol
It will look better :thumb:

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/8228/novawashiu2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[burgo]

that looks even more wrong than i had imagined

[saloonwoody]

maybe ill give it a go :)

[nuno_gt]

Nice idea the wide arch saloon.

Only the rear arches need to be extended until the rear end and the rear bumper needs to get along the lines of the rear arches.

Apart of that, great project.

[saloonwoody]

ok bit of an update :
was lookin like this for too long !
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0402.jpg
so decided to have a bit of a paint :)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0422.jpg
not with that obviously !!! but did need dryin in the house !
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0429.jpg
looks better than white :)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0432.jpg
and with bumper on .
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0434.jpg
also fitted these as the 1ltr ones were fading a bit ;)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0404.jpg
and a shot of me , the mrs and nova white 1.8.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0410.jpg

[saloonwoody]

thats about it till next weekend when ill have my 17s on and the rear arches painted too !

[essexgte]

The front arches definately look better in body colour.

Where did you get the kit from & what sort of quality / finish is it?

[saloonwoody]

yea iv been meanin to do it for ages .
the kit i bought off a guy in great yarmouth but i dont know whick kit it is but it should have stonkin great side skirts which i chopped off but it looks like a rallycross kit and the finish isnt too bad ?

[essexgte]

So are the front wings fibreglass add ons to metal wings?

I think the company is called SID if they are like I mentioned above...

If they are all fibreglass I would be intersted in buying a pair.

[saloonwoody]

no m8 they are complete replacment wings .

[saloonwoody]

pics with 17s on:)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0436.jpg
and one with painted arches.... finally:)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0437.jpg

[nuno_gt]

It's not bad but the rear arches really neede to be extendended, because it looks like the wide arches weren't made for this variant of the Nova.

Apart of that, great project.

[saloonwoody]

the rear arches were not made for the saloon they are hatchback ones but im quite pleased the way it has come out :)

[Jack]

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0437.jpg
Nice spoiler lol

[CorsaBBoomer]

Like said before, extend the rear arches and it looks much better but nice to see something else try'd with a saloon

[saloonwoody]

Nice spoiler lol


lol yea better than these ripspeed specialslol

however i did get a bollokin for postin that pic:(

[essexgte]

Woody, Is there any way you could find out where your front wings came from at all?

[saloonwoody]

not really m8 sorry you could try a google search ?

[essexgte]

I know... Magnum do them, but yours look better than they make...

[saloonwoody]

ok no massive update but iv had to change the head cos mine went pourous :( and cos im lazy i didnt change the stem seals so now its a bit smokey :( also im not drivin it atm cos of a 42 day ban for speedin .....**** !

[DaveyLC]

FYI anyone who wants to know where they can get those arches, They are available from Protec, along with the matching bumpers and skirts if you fancy it.

[saloonwoody]

arches for sale now :)

[saloonwoody]

decided i didnt like the wide arch big wheel look so tis is how it looks now
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/DSC00084.jpg

[saloonwoody]

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/DSC00086.jpg

[saloonwoody]

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/DSC00082.jpg

[saloonwoody]

and these are me new rims :)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/DSC00080.jpg

[Cle]

Ohhh nice wheels :D

What are they ??

[saloonwoody]

mk1 clio 16v wheels

[saloonwoody]

damn im lazy :(
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/nova2.jpg

[~~joycey~~]

mk1 clio 16v wheels


AKA "turbines" :thumb:

[Steve]

I reckon you should stick the original grille/bumper back on.

[dj_wudgey]

I reckon you should stick the original grille/bumper back on.

and let me have that sr bumper beacause its beter than mine lol nice car mate will be nice to see it done!! will look beter without the arches on though!!:thumb:

[saloonwoody]

yea im just too busy atm ;) iv been thinkin about findin a snoplough for it but i just cant be a r s e d :)

oh yea the sr bumper has a cut in it where the missus hit someone up the a r s e :(

[robertdevlin69]

i think it looks class on the steelies with the center caps above