1.6 16v Nova

[Dayle_]

Hi all my names Dayle and im new to the site so Hello!

Well about a month ago i bought this for the Mrs as a project. A nova was her first car and she always wanted a GSI.

Its a white nova fitted with a courtney c16xe although im unaware of the spec of the engine at the moment but it leaves a friends xe powerd corsa.

Car needs work and has been in the fathering laws garage for a month! Hopefully going to make a start on stripping her down this weekend and starting the work to get her road worthy again as someone has done some ok welding and some right shoddy work!

Engines sound did a compression test and 235psi across all 4 pistons but when first started from cold extremly lumpy as though its running on 3 and wants to die but she revs ok also the revs do sometimes stick on and rev to 3k on its own but the car has been stood off the road since june 2006.

Anyone any ideas on what this could be?

[Damo]

Sounds impressive mate get upto 15 posts and fire some pics up in here get some of the problem areas too like inner wings, battery tray etc.

[Dayle_]

Im trying to get upto 15 Posts . The rear arches are ok one has got surface rust but its certainly not rotted. Little plate in the boot. Floors seem solid. Its had the front chasis legs welded and the guy who has done it has made a mess. Welded 3 sides out of 4 on the plates (don't know why!) and then shultzed over it so looks bit of a mess under there at the moment to the point ill be wary of posting pictures! But hey its a project.

On the other hand battery tray isn't too bad ive seen alot worse i suppose.

[Dayle_]

Hopefully be able to upload some pics soon.

[craig green]

sounds good. I like the mini valvers.

[Dayle_]

Final some pictures!







Now the engine bay!!!!


Someone made a right mess and has done the welding but instead of doing a proper job they have sultzed over all the welds and it looks awful. Ive already made a start and it looks 100% better already need to get some uptodate pics

[novalovingned]

sounds good. I like the mini valvers.

+1

Looking foward to seeing some progress

[Dayle_]

Ill get some more pics at the weekend. Hopefully push her out into the sun and make a proper start. Bought a engine service kit so possible make a start on that and the horrible engine bay! remove the battery etc.

[Mark Sparks]

Theres a few of us in the wigan area always willing to help ive just finished mine and will be wanting to do a few miles in her this weekend so ill pop over and take a look if you dont mind that is

Looks like a good little project

[Dayle_]

That ok mate yeah, i live in Hindley too. But the car is the other side of wigan.