My nova

[walker-nova]

well this is my nova that i have been building for the past year!
i ll try in get some better pics when the weather gets better in northern ireland lol.
spec:
1.4sr engine
full exhaust system and 4 branch manifold
full spax coilover kit
speedline allesio's
Body:
new front panel and wings
full respray in Vauxhall straight Black
gsi front bumper with splitter
gsi skirts
gsi spoiler
full set of gsi window surrounds
new headlights and indicators with headlight protectors
Interior:
full red sri with red sri heather controls
red headrests

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i269/walker_nova/DSC00174.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i269/walker_nova/Pictureofcam031.jpg
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i have now took the speedlines off and have got some nice cav gsi alloys will throw some pics with them on her shortly
comment welcome!

[Paul]

Bad move RE: Speedlines IMO

Beautiful car though!

[saloonwoody]

HOW SHINEY IS THAT !!!! yea do the cavvy wheels BUT only if they as shiney !!!!

YAWN SPEEDLINES AGAIN .....

[Iain]

Looks great mate.

[walker-nova]

here some new pics with the cav gsi wheels fitted and after a nice wee wash:headspin::headspin:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i269/walker_nova/Pictureofcam108.jpg
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[boyle_46]

sweet car mate where are you in the country mate ?

[DW-Nova]

Lovely car mate but imo it dose look better with the speedlines even if everyone seems to use them. mint nevertheless.

[walker-nova]

cheers lads
im from templpatrick mate if you know it!

[boyle_46]

yes mate know it well about an hours drive from me , you any spares for sale mate ??? pm me , what are the plans with the car then ?

[Adam]

Very nice indeed.
It looked better with the 'lines tho.

[s14a]

very clean looking mate,looks sweet but id have kept the speedlines....
its you car though, cant beat a black nova...

[peester]

nice nice, but maybe lower n darker...?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/peester/shopped14.jpg

[gammienov16v]

keep the cavvi slabs lad it looks mint.

it looks the dogs b****ks:thumb:


bump

[gammienov16v]

shadow chrome would look sweet i think to fella

[walker-nova]

cheers lads
aye will be going lower in the near future just checking it buff the front wings in the mean time lad.
and was thinking of polishing the wheels??

[novautd]

if the slabs were as shiney as the speedlines they would look better but they are too dull at the moment imo.

[twin40s]

get the slabs stripped and polished i'm thinking about getting it done .

[walker-nova]

just a wee update
just fitted my rebuilt 16 engine on 40s in the car and must say im in love with the note the 40s give:D
i get some fresh pics up when i finally get the eingine finishd as im saving for some parts but need the car 4 work.
cheers

[Stoo]

dont forget ur mirrors bud

[NovaJackie]

seen it on a few sites.. lovely car!

i think i prefer the speedlines too.. everyone has them but theres a reason why they do!!

[Lee H]

Cav slabs look awful, even on Cav's. Apart from them the car looks nice!!

[walker-nova]

cheers people
the cav wheels are only winter wheels atm any way trying to keep the speedlines good

[dj_wudgey]

really nice car maty but then i think the speedlines look beter

[Dave.]

how about this? re-fit the rear grab handle and paint the cav alloys white?

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/whiteandhandle.jpg

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[nova 1.4 sr]

very nice look's mint but speedlines look better on it

[walker-nova]

bit of an update lad's
had my rebuilt 1.6 8v fitted and runing for a month or 2 but now got it bak out again. the heads away to s-g-performance get ported an polished atm
getting a kent as17 cam ( i think ) solid lifters and a pulley!

heres a few pics of the car with the engine out!
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i269/walker_nova/Pictureofcam113.jpg
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a few pics of the enigne with the head and all still on.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i269/walker_nova/Pictureofcam114.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i269/walker_nova/Pictureofcam115.jpg

now have the head sent away and the gearbox spilt. gona paint the block and box try in tidy it all up will post some pics up when finished!

[Adam]

Looking well.
Id lose the sock air filters though personally.

[walker-nova]

yes adam there off in all lol was just while the eninge was sittin that i had them on!

[walker-nova]

wee bit of an update got my block all painted tidy's it up!
also fitted my heat wrap which seems a good job plus looks alot better than a rusty 4 branch!

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i269/walker_nova/Pictureofcam117.jpg
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[krobinson]

Lookin good :D

[wilson_sri]

nice job on the block mate

[walker-nova]

progress has been slow lately the bumper etc are away getting painted as there were stone chipped. still waiting on my head coming back then building it all back up in time for pv. got a front strut brace will throw some pics up when its painted

[NovaLad]

As said get the slabs polished up.

Someone else has recently had them done on here and they looked ace!

Also get a red line put in them stripes on ya bumpers.

[NOVA_MK]

very nice nova dude! looking mint!

[walker-nova]

got some new goodies yesterday thought id throw some pics up! just waiting to get the car back now to build her back up ready for PV :D

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i269/walker_nova/Pictureofcam124.jpg
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[krobinson]

Good work boss :)

[novasportc550]

hi chum, bonnet rams push the bonnet up at the back when its closed..??

[vaughanmc]

What kind of roll cage is that ? Looks smart

[walker-nova]

hi chum, bonnet rams push the bonnet up at the back when its closed..??

do they boss? i haven t fitted them yet need to see.

[walker-nova]

What kind of roll cage is that ? Looks smart

think its a fearless 1 mate aye its a smart looking 1 :D

[stuartyj21]

hi mate the cars coming on well for pv. have you got your engine back yet?

was talking to nelly at the weekend he got a nova turbo, front crossmember rotten, hes getting it fixed soon. he said its an animal to drivelol

[walker-nova]

hi mate the cars coming on well for pv. have you got your engine back yet?

was talking to nelly at the weekend he got a nova turbo, front crossmember rotten, hes getting it fixed soon. he said its an animal to drivelol

cheers mate! aye getting back this week soo shall be flat out lol
aye he was up in her. he got s front panel of me for it. aye is sounds unreal and goes realli well :D

[walker-nova]

just a wee updated of the nova pretty much finished! only getting pics up as was flat out gettin the car ready for PV was tight but all was good.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i269/walker_nova/Pictureofcam132.jpg
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[stuartyj21]

the car looks great mate, cant wait to see it in the flesh...

[walker-nova]

cheers stuarty was up at the shed the other night seeing nelly pity u weren t there to see her.

well a mateof mine gave me some red bumper tape to put on i wasn t sure wat it would look like at first cause i was thinking white tape but the rad growing on me
what do you guys think??

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i269/walker_nova/Pictureofcam133.jpg
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[craig986]

wheres the speedlines gone

wanna sell them

[Neil 08]

thats nice,

[stuartyj21]

i would try the white it will be something different mate...

[vaughanmc]

I want that roll cage lol

Where did you get it ?

[Leeboo]

Nice one lad, she looked well at scoobfest!!

[walker-nova]

cheers mate! shes was pretty dirty that day was jst bak from portrush lol. should hopefully get a few vids when the cars getting set up.

[walker-nova]

just a wee update finally getting started on few improvements for this year ready for PV in june!
got some progress done tonight got front end striped and head and 40s stripped of the block ready to get the engone bay and battery tray painted again also fitting new bonnet and new wings will post some pics up tomorro

[Plug]

keep the red tape goes with your interior ,

Stunning motor Btw

[walker-nova]

well my phone finally let me upload my pics lol got the cam and all out and amg has now got them for his red gsi. also got my bailey oil catch tank of chris astley.

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i269/walker_nova/Pictureofcam151.jpg

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[amggsi]

Plans for this one sound good, I'll maybe buy your new set up off you next year!!!!!

[Jay]

Looking good lad, bumper tape makes such a difference.

[stuartyj21]

looking well ian cant wait to see it all finished..

[krobinson]

Good work boss :)

[novasportc550]

great wee car chum, cant wait to see the new engine in..:thumb::thumb:

[Benn]

Thats very nice. Glad you binned the cav gsi rims!

[scott.parker]

Hi mat car looks awesome! love the white speedlines!

Did i sell you my 256mm ATE brake setup?

Scott

[stuartyj21]

anymore progress, ian..

[walker-nova]

not realli stuarty getting few bits painted atm then once i get it back gona tidy underneath and fitt polybushes its just all money atm lol trying get loada parts sorted. then just matter of getting the head back from steven then get the twins45's then the build up begins

[walker-nova]

well finallay updating this after not giving up on it yet lol also got the underneth look the way i wanted with new petrol tank and polybushes anslo painted axel front arms and tie bars and the floor pretty pleased with how it turned out

http://i780.photobucket.com/albums/yy84/walker-nova/Pictureofcam157.jpg
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got the big valve head done and my new 45 carb set up only problem was didn t ave time to port the inlet manifol in time for pvs. soo got it up and running and steven gault set it up and she made 145 bhp with step in manifold. got car mot'd day before santa pod and unfortunatly put hole in the piston on the way up the ramp on to the boat pics

http://i780.photobucket.com/albums/yy84/walker-nova/Pictureofcam162.jpg

[novaload1992]

looks tidy :thumb:

[Plug]

unlucky mate looks like a nasty hole there

[scott.parker]

**** me, that piston is splatted.. Hope the rest of the engine is OK though mate?

Scott

[Pillar]

looks good mate, tailgate looks weird put a smooth grab handle on it or get a mk1 tailgate

[Leeboo]

Didn't realise you were goin into this detail, looks well.

Piston is bad craic... what cause the hole in the piston? In the first place

[walker-nova]

not sure if the heads scrap or not steven needs to see it! duno wat caused it yet done it goin up the steep ramp on the boat. but to valves are broke:(

[scott.parker]

Humm bet valves normal = head damage, but can be lucky mate if you was going slow etc.

[walker-nova]

Humm bet valves normal = head damage, but can be lucky mate if you was going slow etc.

ano m8 nitemare but only happened then had it switched off. but had to drive it of the boat as they wouldn t let me tow it off :mad:

[stuartyj21]

bad news ian, but you mite be lucky enough if you have had it at low revs.

[walker-nova]

no major update still trying go gather the funds for sa full rebuild with forge pistons and steel rods etc will be gettin the eninge up to steven gault very soon to strat soo hopefully have fresh pics up soon

[McFall1984]

really tidy motor lad,
hope to get my nova finished an get to a few meets to see yours
keep it up

[walker-nova]

Well finally set about making a start on sorting out and engine for nova been laid up for nearly five years a fortunately other projects took priority so got my hands on low milage 1.6 8v engine spec is going to be stand with new head set timing belt and w/p going to run my Kent as19 cam with vernier sold lifters rev limiter and diff in gearbox let the pictures do the talking been under cover for most of the years in heated garage

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[chadders]

What a stunning nova good on you for keeping hold of it for all them years :thumb:

[walker-nova]

Cheers was never for going anyway hopefully get some miles on it this year and enjoy it

[walker-nova]

The Well been doing bits and pieces to this over last few weeks got my head glass blasted and rebuild head back up ported inlet for 45s few other wee jobs hopefully have it running for the weekend

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