mk1 tailgates vs mk2 tailgates?

[BIGS]

Ive been seeing alot of post recently about wanting mk1 tailgates or just putting them on there cars. Can someone tell me whats the diffrence or show me with a pic as i thought they were the same?

[dave.gsi]

its not a case of mk1 V mk2.

there both the same really. the thing everyone is after is an 'early' mk 1 tailgate. they dont have the grab handle on the boot. only really old novas had them though, you'll find them on granny cars with like a 'b' or 'c' reg. ill try and find you some pics.........

[BIGS]

that would be great if you could. but basicly if i took the grab handle off my mk2 boot it would look the same?

[dave.gsi]

http://www.migweb.co.uk/gallery/data/501/not_bad_for_a_80_quid_scrapper.JPG

thats the normal one (mk 1 and 2)....

and this is the 'early type' (note round lock and no grab handle).....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/IJI/100-0012_IMG.jpg

doesnt look much there but on a nice car it just cleans up the clutter.....

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Nova468.jpg

[dave.gsi]

and taking off your original grab handle would leave you with a big square plastic lock. the early ones had a nice round metal one.

but if you wanted you could lose the handle and lock and get it all smoothed over and painted? looks nice but you also need a boot popper to open the boot, plus bodyshop costs of smoothing/painting.

prob cheaper to find an early tailgate

[BIGS]

hmm thats given me another idea now lol. thanks for getting the pics

[krobinson]

When you remove the grab handle from a tailgate the recess is much bigger than the Early tailgate.

Keith

[dave.gsi]

almost forgot,.....if you can find a real poverty spec nova on say a 'b' plate, you may get lucky. they didnt even have a rear wiper back in them days so looks even cleaner!

[BIGS]

think ill be takin a trip to the srappys then you never know

[krobinson]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/IJI/100-0012_IMG.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/Nova%20Rebuild%202006-2007/7764f509.jpg

Above silver nova, now blue with no wiper or lock (early tailgate)

[dave.gsi]

when are you getting it resprayed? that paint looks a little dull lol

[BIGS]

must say it does look much better for it. much more of a euro look if you ask me

[Lee-170]

i had the same idea of part smoothing mine i dont like full smoothed to chavvy

[peester]

go dave, top advice.

[dave.gsi]

^^ i'm a wealth of 'nova knowledge'...........

it's only very rarely that i can be ar$ed to actually deliver it though lol

count yourself lucky daniel-san :thumb:

[nova23]

i had the same idea of part smoothing mine i dont like full smoothed to chavvy

This is what I did left the lock only.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/anthony25/Nova/Novarear.jpg

[Clean 2.0 nova]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/Nova%20Rebuild%202006-2007/7764f509.jpg



Leave your car in a car park for five minutes and look what they takelol

[mikey14sr]

Leave your car in a car park for five minutes and look what they takelol

Nah that sorta thing only really happens at Donny show nowadayslol

[Jack]

Nah that sorta thing only really happens at Donny show nowadayslol
Lmfao! That was an Impreza that got stripped out in the car park wasn't it?

[Iain]

Lmfao! That was an Impreza that got stripped out in the car park wasn't it?

I believe so.

[JSeymour]

later style boot with grab hadle taken of amd smoothed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/novacabrio/Brunters%2007/P1000545.jpg

[JSeymour]

This is what I did left the lock only.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/anthony25/Nova/Novarear.jpg

thats spot on! :thumb: