GSI Hoodride Nova [Archive] - Performance Nova Group

CrAzY_kAyLL

26-03-08, 01:36 AM

Yet again another Darkcruisers.com Nova with a difference like the Nova Pick Up we built !

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/CrAzY_kAyLL/Novas/1463big4.jpg

Enjoy and comments welcome good or bad ...

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Nick

26-03-08, 01:40 AM

Hmm not so keen on all this "roof-rack with a load of junk on it" .

Incidently, did you aquire the cut-out woman from a "Jongleurs" Night club, or any other club in that chain/Ownership !? I'm sure they use them for their current decoration .

CrAzY_kAyLL

26-03-08, 01:43 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/CrAzY_kAyLL/100_5012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/racing_phoenix/Kaylls%20nova/Image224.jpg

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CrAzY_kAyLL

26-03-08, 01:46 AM

Nick

26-03-08, 01:48 AM

Spooky, it's exactly the same !

burgo

26-03-08, 01:56 AM

what happened to your pick-up. that was the inspiration for my one ;)

walshc

26-03-08, 02:11 AM

Its a little too modern to be "hood ride" :p
But still pretty cool :cool:
Beetles pull off "hoodride" the best i think :thumb:
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6316/310hoodride8oduv5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Matt2107

26-03-08, 08:56 AM

Will certainly turn heads if you took it to PV.

?5 says it'll appear somewhere in the total vauxhall report if you get it on a stand.

Aamir

26-03-08, 09:36 AM

A good attempt mate, like it (atleast its different ;) )

My suggestions to perfect "the look"........

Get it decked !!!!!!!!!!

Use the most popular hoodride logo......
http://www.thebusstation.co.uk/hoodride.gif

Some hub cap style mirror polished wheels (or black steelies) with white walls & red pinstripe - Proper Rat Road stylee :D :D

Few crosses here & there.

Slightly rusty chrome door mirrors off a classic car would look ace too lol

:thumb:

i likes this......

http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/48884/2005882613844296107_rs.jpg

CoolTiger

26-03-08, 12:18 PM

looking vice nice :)

CrAzY_kAyLL

26-03-08, 11:57 PM

The Nova Pick Up ended up in the hands of the law because we sold it to some lads who decided to drive it home one night pissed and not pull over for the Police lol

Oh well cost us **** all and we made ?100 selling it as well as inspiring lots more people like yourself to build a Nova Pick Up ;)

The car is already sorted out on the Darknights stand at PV and touchwood should be nice and decked like this one

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/CrAzY_kAyLL/sinttulo1mn2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/CrAzY_kAyLL/sinttulo5hk5.jpg

I also have them wheels lol but am in two minds what to do as I like the ones I have on it already plus your really supose to have tidy alloys on your hoodride/ratty car now days - Oh what to do....

Plus I am already on the hunt for a set of wing mirrors dont worry

Totally agree the Beetles are the daddys of the hoodrides and are what made me decide I wanted to try it to a Nova

So keep your eyes open at PV and I might even take it down the strip as the engine aint shy either.....

walshc

27-03-08, 12:25 AM

That blue one is mint :cool:
I was going to post these pics of it to give you insperation, but didnt want to spam your thread too much :tard: lol

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6979/gti2006lownova01fb4ie0di4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4862/gti2006lownova02wf1zl4fmq5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Id love to know how they got the rear so low :confused:

Nick

27-03-08, 12:29 AM

Look how low it is compared to the guy stoodd on the right ! That's rediculous.

craig green

27-03-08, 10:01 AM

..................... not my cup of tea tbh.

Looks better than I expected. Most Novas end up a bit ratty if not looked after anyway without trying. No need for the jacked up bonnet IMO, thats the most fake/odd part about it IMO.

Mike B GTE

27-03-08, 12:05 PM

.............not sure i get it.

its a rusty gsi, and thats cool? not much 'buliding' is there though, as novas do just and fall apart very well all by themselves.

rat look is odd at the best of times when it applies to bugs and vw campers etc, but i dont see why youd want a rat-nova, 90% of people on here will have owner a 'rat nova' as that what most of the projects start out like.

fair play for being different though.

CrAzY_kAyLL

28-03-08, 06:25 PM

Thanks for all the comments good and bad as I knew not everyone would like it

Craig there is a reason the bonnet is raised as I have a GSI engine under the bonnet with a 4 branch and K&N so I want to keep the engine nice and cool plus I wish I had a ?1 for every time someone told me my bonnet was open lol

Mike there has been a lot of building gone into this car belive it or not because the car was stripped right down to a bare shell except for the engine bay and it had a lot of welding done to make sure it got threw an MOT then it was sprayed Matt black before been put back together - If you look close you will notice it's also been de-locked and I replaced the door handles for a new set of grey ones along with keeping the rest of the grey parts on the car around the windows and on the boot - Then I drove it threw winter and let the weather take it's toll on bits of the bodywork and now will be stopping anymore rust on the outside as am happy with the places it has rusted threw on the paint- Plus the car has also been dropped on coilovers along with having a full stainless steel exhust system oh yeah and a strut brace has also been added to the car - Then I sprayed the GSI logos onto the car ( yeah I know they need to be higher up but only noticed after I sprayed them on doh lol ) so over all id say there has been a lot of building gone into this car and there is still more to come in regards of detailing ans the engine ( Before anyone asks no it wont be going XE power ) unlike the rusty Novas people end up buying to turn into minters or just end up getting bored of and just leaving to rot away on there driveway

Also the hole point to the rat look is because how would you feel if a car dropped on it's **** with a lovely set of wheels but coverd in rusty bits with a roof rack on it went flying past you at 120mph ( yeah I lost 10mph when I put the roof rack on :( lol ) I think you would be a bit gutted and shocked wouldn't you ?

The roof rack doesn't stay on 24/7 though I will only be putting it on for car shows and very local car cruises as I end up using to much fuel with it on the roof and the price of fuel going up aint helped ! So ill get some pictures of it with out the roof rack on as well

Walsh dont worry about spam as I enjoy the read plus I aint seen them pictures of that blue nova yet so nice one ;)

again thanks for the comments good and bad please keep them coming as i like hearing what people think

ste

28-03-08, 06:34 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/Ste_Nova/PA050009.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/Ste_Nova/PA080017.jpg

Martin

28-03-08, 06:34 PM

mint i want lowerage like that

bola

28-03-08, 06:48 PM

loonygoon

28-03-08, 07:07 PM

i'm sorry people i'm new to this site but have been playing with cars for years but i proper proper love it, i think it looks subtle but obvious at the same time and starts a debate in your brain, WITH YOURSELF !!!! i think as much brain activity went into this as fabrication on other looks. so imo its really proper good.

John

28-03-08, 07:51 PM

excellent! (apart from the wheels imo)

Oh and guys stop with all the "oooh my car fits into this category" labelling crap! it's a cool nova at the end of the day (again imo!!)

Edit, lovin the roof rack, i want!

saloonwoody

28-03-08, 07:57 PM

i love it !!!!!!!!!!!!

Count Vaux Alot

28-03-08, 08:00 PM

John

28-03-08, 08:02 PM

So will there be 3 novas at pvs with roof racks on?lol

Count Vaux Alot

28-03-08, 08:04 PM

Possibly?! But does any one else have a boot rack as well? Ha Ha!

John

28-03-08, 08:12 PM

I don't have a boot!, i've thought about mounting the spare on the bonnet landrover styleee though lol.

Mike

28-03-08, 08:42 PM

You Dark Koozer bad boi's really need to re-evaluate your car building techniques me thinks.

saloonwoody

28-03-08, 08:44 PM

hmm where to get a roof rack :)

Nick

28-03-08, 08:59 PM

Craig there is a reason the bonnet is raised as I have a GSI engine under the bonnet with a 4 branch and K&N

Could be throwing peopel off the plot... but when you said it had a handy engine, i was expecting a XE/LET. Not a 100hp job ! lol

Count Vaux Alot

29-03-08, 08:28 AM

Could be throwing peopel off the plot... but when you said it had a handy engine, i was expecting a XE/LET. Not a 100hp job ! lol

lollollol

CrAzY_kAyLL

29-03-08, 11:38 AM

Could be throwing peopel off the plot... but when you said it had a handy engine, i was expecting a XE/LET. Not a 100hp job ! lol

lol it will be a bit more than 100bhp this summer as i've got me cams and boost valve to add onto the engine to round it off with an extra 30bhp - As to be honist am not after a car that does 150mph+ I want to be able to throw this car around the bendy roads I live on while pushing the pricks in suits driving there fancy BMWs , Merc ect - Already given a Lotus Elise a good run for it's money ;) but I might still put a 2ltr 8v in before the year is out just wot be telling the insurance because am already paying 2k a year for the 1.6 engine :cry: I dont recomend ever getting a 6month driving ban if you still want cheap insurance on a bigger engine than a 1.2 lol

Only place I can think you might get a roof rack that will fit your Novas would be Ebay a car boot sales or better still your grandads garage as mine is my Dads which he has owned since the 70s and has been in are garage for years gatherin dust - Now a boot rack is something id love to see

Nick

29-03-08, 01:35 PM

130hp . Hmm i think your being a touch optomistic there !

In terms of lotus elise.. i can only just out accelerate the lame 120hp version, but in terms of corners there is no chance.

And don't bother putting a 2.0 8v in unless your going to declare it :)

ANDYRACER

29-03-08, 04:26 PM

Quality! lol

Reminds me when my old nova sri had all the rear arches in primer, proper faded bumpers and still gave a saxo vtr a kicking! :cool:

CrAzY_kAyLL

29-03-08, 05:53 PM

In terms of lotus elise.. i can only just out accelerate the lame 120hp version, but in terms of corners there is no chance.

I never said I was out accelerating him if anything it was him out accelerating me when we came to a straight bit of road but when it came to the corners belive me I was pushing the driver round the corners at 70mph+ and if he hadn't of been infront of me id of been going round them much quicker like I normally do lol Trust me dont under estimate the good old GSI engine with the right suspension set up and the balls to push it to the limit

ste

29-03-08, 06:23 PM

You Dark Koozer bad boi's really need to re-evaluate your car building techniques me thinks.

lol

this and the pickup were built for fun with a "?as little as possible" we do build other stuff :thumb:

ian/kev/admins can someone fix my name and post count?

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/member.php?find=lastposter&t=58143

Count Vaux Alot

29-03-08, 08:00 PM

Now a boot rack is something id love to see

There you go....

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/bootrack.jpg

CrAzY_kAyLL

30-03-08, 02:01 PM

How much are they going for ? I could chain me ratty matt black bmx to that lol

Oh yeah Mike we aint Koozers we are '' Old Skool '' cruisers who have been around well before fiberglass was cool and before back garden koozer sites became the in thing with members whos cars are just modded with 17s , neon lights and lexus back lights lol

Ste L

30-03-08, 06:55 PM

look's good kayll,

still not seen this in person, will have to come have a nosey :thumb:

McFall1984

31-03-08, 02:38 AM

loving the 2nd nova there

CrAzY_kAyLL

31-03-08, 11:13 AM

look's good kayll,

still not seen this in person, will have to come have a nosey :thumb:

Cheers Ste - You will have to drag your **** out on a Sunday night and come down to the Port because Sundays have started up again down a certain road

Hope your Corsa build is coming along ?

Matt2107

31-03-08, 01:30 PM

but I might still put a 2ltr 8v in before the year is out just wot be telling the insurance because am already paying 2k a year for the 1.6 engine :cry:

Just lost my respect.

I dont recomend ever getting a 6month driving ban if you still want cheap insurance on a bigger engine than a 1.2 lol

They don't give them out for nothing!

craig green

31-03-08, 02:47 PM

What I was thinking...

madmack99

31-03-08, 04:03 PM

i like it kool runabout style nova with your own added taste

Jack

31-03-08, 07:40 PM

Not my cup of tea at all tbh! Each to their own though.

As for not declaring an engine conversion... :roll:

CrAzY_kAyLL

07-04-08, 01:07 PM

Rich

07-04-08, 01:14 PM

If you dont tell them you will lose your lisence again. I put a xe in my 1.2. declared it all with insurance etc but still on the logbook as a 1.2. Everytime i got pulled over i was asked 'what have you done to it, what engine is it i knows its not a 1.2'

Most coppers dont know what they are talking about, but when they cant keep up with you (lol wasnt me) they will soon figure it out and you will get alot more than a ban

Matt2107

07-04-08, 01:20 PM

Sorry not been online for a while but ill explain why I wouldn't declare and engine change

I use to own a VW Baja Bug Beetle which I had an awful crash in and was sent to court over - I was given a 6 month driving ban for driving with out due care and attention ! So when I finally got me licence back and went to insure me Nova it cost me 2k just for 1 year 3rd party ! Which is working out at ?200 a month so unless anyone is going to give me an extra grand to insure it as a XE engine I think I might just put a 2ltr 8v in and not tell them due to the fact they look pretty much the same or just go down the old skool root of tuning up the GSI engine either way I hope to have it much quicker than it already is for PV

Plus am sure there is a lot of people on here who are paying insurance on 1.2 Novas that actually have XE under the bonnet lol

Tbh thats a bit pathetic and contributes to the high insurance prices in the first place.

"If" you get busted... which I hope you do you'll just make the whole situation worse as your insurance costs will be even higher... you will probably find no one will insure you... thus leading you to drive with no insurance, get caught again and its a trip to the slammer.

craig green

07-04-08, 05:22 PM

Or alternatively, have an accident, cause mucho damage or even worse, kill someone, then have the insurance company declare you as uninsured due to the non-declared mods.

You end up jailed or furthermore sued for loss of earnings , loss of life etc etc & you the driver would be totally responsible for the outcome.

Imagine hurting a doctor in a car accident, you hospitalize him for 2 months & are liable for his loss of earnings & family upkeep etc... Not cheap!

Far cheaper to declare the mods or simply stay off the road altogether.

Nick

07-04-08, 05:45 PM

Sorry not been online for a while but ill explain why I wouldn't declare and engine change

Blah, Blah, Blah ...

None of those reasons are remotly acceptable.

I can't afford to buy food this month, so i'm just going to steal it all from Tescos.

JJL

07-04-08, 06:06 PM

I can't afford to buy food this month, so i'm just going to steal it all from Tescos.

lol lol lol

craig green

07-04-08, 09:27 PM

Its a shame this thread has resulted in all this banter.

Tell us its properly insured & we can (choose wether to believe you) then move on.

CrAzY_kAyLL

11-04-08, 07:05 PM

Pmsl

All I said was if I bother to put an XE in it I wouldn't bother declairing it due to the price am ALREADY paying to my insurance on a GSI engine which it already has under the bonnet ! and to be honist I prob wont even bother putting an XE under the bonnet because it's just so comman in a Nova now days and I want to be different rather than copy everyone else

Oh well everyones comments have made me laugh anyway so thanks for the giggle and telling me everything I already knew about not declaring an engine change ;) like I've already said on here before though am sure there is plenty of Nova owners on here with XE engines under there 1.2 Nova bonnets so now go chew there ear off unless your willing to comment on me Nova body styling be it bad or good lol

Now because am skint this month am going to Asda and fill my pockets full of free food then do a fill and burn at the local petrol station ;)

CrAzY_kAyLL

24-04-08, 11:44 AM

A big fat bird decided to have a **** on the roof of my car last night - Here is the result of it

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/CrAzY_kAyLL/SP_A0128.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/CrAzY_kAyLL/SP_A0129.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/CrAzY_kAyLL/SP_A0127.jpg

Well am sure you can all guess it aint really bird **** and is really white paint ! Rang the Police but dout they are going to do anything about it even though I've told them who it prob was due to a witness seeing them doing it and driving away

L33 LEG

24-04-08, 01:06 PM

shame about the paint, strip the paint and continue the 'rat look' :cool: :tard:

for some very weird reason, i actually like/liked that car. looks like a lot of thought has gone into it along with time. fair play for doing something different and pulling it off well :thumb:

Matt2107

24-04-08, 01:26 PM

Karma. :D

BEN187NOVA

24-04-08, 01:43 PM

hey buddy , loving the rat look i have amate who builds vdubs and he has a 55 spilty pick up with a turbo porsche lump in and it is so lush.

as for you nova its a cracking car it makes me wish i hadnt spent all my money keeping up with the jonesess , shiney paint let motor etc etc . i loved my 1600 when it was stock and it will never be the same now its a big heavy slag of a brut .

i think there is no need to grill you on what engine or insurance you have its up to you at the end of the day . and yes there are loads of 1.poo nova with xe lumps in and they havent told there insurance companys .
mine is fully insured as a 300bhp let monster with every thing i have spent on it listed and its a great peace of mind Adrian flux to the rescue.

i was banned for a year 5 yaers ago my last car was a e34 540i and i paid £400 a year fully comp and my nova is about the same £400 a year fully comp .

i think there is a strong following on rat look or hoodride vauxhalls/opels possibly a club ? i would like to see saloons 5drs old cavs , chevette viva would be wicked on phat 8x13s mat black.

i am a true petrol head and like all sorts of cars and trends keep up the good work

Mike B GTE

24-04-08, 03:22 PM

get the glass out, clean that back up and refit. leave the paint splatter - gives it character, especially that bit on the lhs front wing.

then again - maybe not.

sh!t patter that :mad:

24-04-08, 06:04 PM

sweet ride dude.... sort it for pv dude or leave it...but looked better all one colour...

now now girls put all ur hand bags down and just remember we're here for the site which is a nova forum...therefore novas off any kind are cool....
if everyone liked the same no ones cars would stand out....

with regards to the not telling insurance about mods... yeah its wrong... but so is ****ing ur bird in the ****! may aswell be a bloke...but with a girl its all good! and i'm willing to bet 75 % of cars on here have mods the insurance don't know about! more to the point 80% of modded cars!

so the hood ride thing is cool and its different....

nova_saloon

24-04-08, 06:33 PM

nice go faster stripe :S

CrAzY_kAyLL

24-04-08, 06:43 PM

Pmsl @ Nova saloon

A guy said that to me last night when I was stood there looking at it

Going to get some more spray cans this weekend and hopefully repaint it as long as the weather is nice enough - One bonus of owning a hoodride is there cheap to paint lol

Ben and lj lol nice comments glad you guys like it ;)

Have no fear the car will be back to it's rusty looking self for PV ill make sure of it even if it means I have to paint it the night before the show lol

Lee-Gsi

12-04-10, 01:52 AM

Wow!! this is what happened to my old nova!

Sorry for bringing up an old thread

Lee-Gsi

12-04-10, 02:01 AM

Wow!! this is what happened to my old nova!

Sorry for bringing up an old thread

My for sale advert

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73666

CrAzY_kAyLL

12-04-10, 02:02 AM

Yip sure is mate :thumb: but you might wanna read this build thread

http://www.rat-look.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2285 (http://www.rat-look.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2285)

it got a lot more info and updates on it including how it now stands :cry: