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Originally Posted by pie1985
Why not?
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Originally Posted by pie1985
Why not?
cos you lot take the piss out of boys who kit novas up etc and this bloke puts punto headlights in a nova like. wtf
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Originally Posted by pie1985
it's more than just punto light's..
he's building a full one off body kit for it too, personally it's not to my taste, but i admire ade for the work he's doing on it, proper skilled stuff :thumb:
Pie - I own 2 Novas - a standard MK1 White SR (see ades drive in sig) and this red one now dubbed "puntova"Quote:
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The red one was a 1.2merit originally - I modded it up to a GSi spec back in 2002 with a 1.4carb'd engine and resprayed it myself but I was never happy with it and wanted to do something "different".
I started the project 6 years ago when the modding scene still had lots of fibreglass kits and ott modded cars - styles have changed since then, however when I set out to do this project I wanted to do something that wasnt an ott modded car with an after market kit, but sa subtle design to my own style and tastes. I wanted something that would look good amongst other cars and not just out of the ordinary. I dont want a stickered up chav machine - the engine will be standard (apart from a cone filter) and the interior will just be retrimmed although I am planning a custom flocked dash with built in in car touch screen PC. This little luxury is more tfor the music and also to allow me to downbload and process the hundreds of images I always take at car shows.
The body kit I designed is an attempt to bring the Nova "up to date" and is based losely on the OPC Corsa C (bumpers), Monaro (side skirts and bumpers) and Astra H styling. I chose Punto lights because I always liked the power of them and the way they "twinkled" when you saw them in a rear view mirror coming up behind you. I also thing their rectangular shape suite the Nova.
Since I started modding this car (back when it was a GSi - many people off here will remember the thread) I always used the project as an excuse to practice new skills such as spraying, body work and now welding. This latest rendition is combining many of these skills and I'd like to think I'm doing something thats totally original.
I dont know anyone whos built their own body kit so from that perspective I'll have a unique car to my own style which to me makes is special.
Its also an excuse to get me out of the house and in to my garage!
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I dont know if youve read the thread from the start but I think pages 3 and 7 shows the pics of how I want the car to look..
ive read ur thread and ya its different and i do admire all the work and effot you put in didnt mean to come across as a knob
no knobness came across - some people dont get it - sometimes I dont get it myselfQuote:
Originally Posted by pie1985
lol
In hindsight Ade wouldn't it have been easier to just stick an sr lump in a Punto lol
Have you set any deadlines then on when it's going to get finished?
This Thread is EPIC
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Originally Posted by pie1985
Aye i know what youre saying dude and tbh i think shoddykits are gash no matter what vehicle theyre bolted fillered or just plain hanging off, but the fact that its lil old ade tinkering away in his garage doing everything himself kinda makes it alright, plus anyways he is a nazi so will just ban anyone who disagrees lol
Still think you should change the engine to at least a 1.6 16v. A modern, sharp looking car will be severely let down by a ratty old 8v under the hood :(