Hello there

[tom_bish]

Been a member for a while now and i've made the odd thread/post but i dont think i've ever really introduced myself. I'm 21 from the friendly town of Chard in Somerset. I've had 3 novas to date and i've just aquired my 4th.

1st - Nova SR in red with novadose bodykit (gay i know but was a first car)

2nd - Nova GSI in silky violet

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/tom_bish/Nova%20GSI/Image001.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/tom_bish/Nova%20GSI/Image123.jpg

3rd - Nova SR in white

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/tom_bish/Nova%20GSI/nova1.jpg

4th - Nova SRI in red (will be in the projects section shortly)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/tom_bish/Nova%20SRI/17042007468.jpg

I also recently bought an Astra GTE8v off Craig Greens other half as a runaround whilst im working on the SRI.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/tom_bish/Astra%20GTE/3.jpg

Ive got an XE in the workshop which im going to drop in after i've finished the nova.

:thumb:

[FUSION X16XE]

welcome matey, just out of intrest what are those wheels on the gsi in the first pic?

[tom_bish]

They are Dare V1s powder coated in white. I don't think dare make them anymore and they are very hard to come across secondhand as i wanted another set for a different car. They looked good on the nova but the handling wasnt that special and i wanted to get the car lower so i changed them for some polished softstars.

[Cormac]

Nice machines mate,

[fjc]

the red sri looks to be a minter of a shell....... like the astra gte aswell

[fjc]

the red sri looks to be a minter of a shell....... like the astra gte aswell

[edens-xe]

loving the ashtray mate!!

[Steve]

welcome to png matey! nice selection of novas there. The sri does look mint, what plans have you got for it?

[Jack]

Howdo. You're just up the road from me. I have a mate who lives in Chard so I'm quite often in that neck of the woods.

[tom_bish]

Thanks i've had other cars such as a calibra and vectra gsi but there's just something about novas im sure u all know.lol

Razorjack we met briefly at a Bridgwater meet a while back, i drove the SRI then but it was my brothers.

Since then he took it off the road and aquired a GSI engine which he intended to put in the car. He abandoned the project due to lack of patience mainly so i've taken it off his hands. I plan to drop in the GSI engine which i've almost finished rebuilding and treat it to a set of GSI bumpers and skirts in black and get some vaux wheels possibly also in black.

The shell is mint theres no rust and its never had any welding. It was professionally resprayed 2 years ago to a very high standard but since then my brother managed to put a slight scratch in the passenger rear quarter and a gate blew open onto the drivers door and put a dent near the handle. Im taking it back to the same bodyshop to be repaired and i'll also take the bumpers etc there to be painted.

I'll put a thread up in the projects section and post progress pics etc :thumb: i've also got a few questions to ask regarding the conversion

Yea im loving the GTE it's also in very good condition and is becoming a rare car on the road these days.

[craig green]

Hi Tom.
Astra looks good on thew white rims.
Keep us posted with progress on the Nova.

CG

[GRUNT 16V]

How do !!! you country bumpkin!!!!!

[craig green]

/\/\

Ignore him... he's nutts!

[tom_bish]

drink up thee cideeer! wher in somerset u from grunt?

[Jim Mcrae]

Hi mate, would have met you in bridgewater!

[tom_bish]

did you have the GTE rep Jim??

[Jim Mcrae]

yeah

[tom_bish]

I remember. that a different nova you got now??

Cleaned the astra today and took some better pics

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/tom_bish/Astra%20GTE/Image000.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/tom_bish/Astra%20GTE/Image004.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/tom_bish/Astra%20GTE/Image006.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/tom_bish/Astra%20GTE/Image008.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/tom_bish/Astra%20GTE/Image010.jpg

[Riggy]

astra and nova look awsome :thumb:

hope to see one at PV this year

[Paul]

you would have seen the astra at pv last year if you'd have bothered turning up!

Awaits the "I was on holiday excuses...."

[tom_bish]

who had the astra at PV? was it CG's other half?

I'm hoping to get to a few shows this year. I'll more than likely have the nova ready

[craig green]

Aye. Was me & Sals.

[Jim Mcrae]

I remember. that a different nova you got now??

Unfortuantly so, had a bit of a misshap which resulted in me rolling a few times:cry: Got another nova after that ?100 ebay jobbie drove that for a bit, tried to MOT it was laughed out of the garage so it got crused by a monster truck at a stunt show, then got a VW, nice mk2 golf still love them and will get another one day and finally another nova.... Wanna get your self down to the next meet man

[tom_bish]

Yea i'll try and get to some meets this year.