my new nova!

Good progress mate -- Give me a shout for when I can come and see it :)

will do.. give me a few months.

this has been kind of left sitting in the corner of my garage lately due to a new project. its now sitting with no head on the engine, coil, dizzy etc as i stole it for my other nova that has twin 40's..

but on the good side, i am putting a 1200 head on her, 4 branch, SR inlet manifold and twin choke carb which should make it quicker without hurting the insurance too much.

not good! put my new headgasket on today,put my 1200 head with twin choke SR carb and cant get her to go.. not happy, but will have a good look at it tommorow and put some jump leads onto her as i have been turning it over that much its went flat..

Greg

well had no updates on this nova for a while due to another nove project.. anyway had some spare grey undercoat so i sprayed half the nova today and then ran out of undercoat.. :lol:
after my holiday (away for a week) i should crack on with this and hopefully get some nice shiny paint and bits for it.. hope to have it finished this summer.
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Greg

not done much to this nova apart from rob bits off it for my latest project..

i took the fuel pump, dizzy, dizzy cap, leads and coil off it for my other nova so i eventually built it back together the other day and got her going (not very well but she does go)!

i hope to get a move on with it once i get payed and get my civic out of the garage. plans are to get it sprayed, re-build engine/new sr engine, full ashley system, gsi/sri interior, digi dash, get some gas struts and a set of 80mm/90mm springs.

i might even just chop a set of old springs i have lying around for a laugh!lol

will get some progress pics and the current state she is in today hopefully.

Greg

now that my other nova project is finished i have started working on this again. today i put a fuel pump, petrol, new plugs and leads and a battery and she fired up. it went really well too! so i was chuffed.

i was about an hour ago and i had been looking at really clean nova engine bays so i decided to take my engine back out and de-grease the engine and i am going to paint it again and get a kent cam and samco's etc this time.. i want to make it look very tidy.
pics will be on later.
once i get payed i will get it sprayed, get the engine re-built and painted, strut brace, K&N and some samcos or similar.

Greg

sounds ace greg.. kepp us all posted :thumb:

right i think its time for an update.

i have stripped the suspension/brakes etc off it and going to paint it all up to make it look better. i could also do with getting some better struts too.

i am really struggling with replacing the track rod ends though. think i will need to get my dad to come and do them with some gas/heat.

also going to try and get some paint for the car this week or atleast get it all primed, plastic primed and ready to be sprayed.

i will also be looking for some stuff in the next few weeks.

digi dash,
red bumper tape,
GSi decals,
GSI/SRI interior,
K&N filter,
janspeed/ashley full exhaust system,
koni or spax suspension

and i have to fit my

side skirts,
gsi spoiler,
strut brace,
gsi grille badge,
lights etc after re-spray,
gsi steering wheel,
gsi 3 spoke alloys
and give the inside one hell of a good clean!!

that should see the car about finished and ready for the road.

i will get some pics later and hopefully later in the week on some progress.

Greg

Ideal mate get this one finished so I can have a look at it as well :)