Gullwing

[stevec7]

Hi all

Haz sum nice pipps got aney pic's of GULLWING NOVA's thay can post for me

Thanx :)

[ade]

seen a gullwing astra (new style one) but never a gull wing nova :o

Could be an interesting mod.

You'd need to watch where u parked coz your need 3 parking spaces to open yer doors! Bummer in Sainsburys and if u had a single garage :D

Ade

[stevec7]

i'v seen this 1
http://www.the-kevster.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/gullwing.jpg

But need more pic's :D

[dave.gsi]

thats the only 1 i've ever seen too..........don't spose many ppl r mad enough to try it lol

[ade]

this maybe obvious but dont you just modify the hinges and weld them to the A pillar? Prob needs more work than that cos theyd need to be onsomething to keep them open.

A proper gull wing has the doors hinged from the top of the door so they float outwards. Never seen a nova with them before. Although did see a nova with doors that opened backwards like the old 1940's cars! (on here somewhere too!)

[dave.gsi]

most ppl use hydraulic bonnet or boot lifters to keep them open.

lol at suicide doors, i remember seeing a golf with them

[?Marty?]

A proper gulwing nova has been done. You need to weld an H section into the roof to hinge the doors to/for support. But why bother. Looks good on ?100k+ supercars, but not on Novas/Golfs and etc. Might impress people with the quality of the work if you can get it done properly, but (IMO) it will just look stupid.