1990 mk1 merit project!.
Afternoon all,
Back after a break from novas. Some of you may remember one or two of my old ones,
My first, the one that got this somewhat irritating bug going.
1992 K reg 1.4i merit. Got it off my father when he upgraded, I was 15 and used it as a project. Never saw the road.
Next up nova wise, Was this one
Miami blue 1990 mk2 saloon, 50k minter. Was absolutly solid. But mates bigger faster cars got the better of me so lost interest.
Next up, Was the GTE rep, Which is on gumtree at the moment!. Shes been passed about alot!,. I got it with insanely bodged wiring, I ripped it out, fitted a new wiring loom and got it all running properly, So close to finishing, Insured it, And the alt kept catching on chassis leg. So again. Lost interest, Was offered a 2002 polo for it so took it. Regretted it since.
Anywho, MK1 1988 GTE replica. Cobra exhaust system, GTE interior, c16se.
This seems to be a reoccuring pattern, Dont you agree?
Since i got into cars, legally ive had in excess of 70cars. Mainly vauxhall, But had some saxos, 106s, corsas, golfs, However, a month ago, i had a fiesta zetec s, needed accident repairs done, So i done that, Fancied something a bit faster, So a deal was done sold that, Purchased a 2002 VTR which was definately an impulse buy. Done all the little bits iit needed then this popped up locally. Some call my stupid, I say i got a decent deal but the lad got a good car also!.
1990 G plater, Never seen a welder. Ex demo car for vauxhall, Then an old boy owned it to 21k, The lad i got it from owned it to 31k, and now ive got it, Got pictures of all the history but the old boy wanted to hold onto it for some reason, He was so reluctant to sell, But ill health forced sale.
As youll see in pics, i refuse to use the 'MINT' expression thats commonly thrown around, But its very tidy.
About an hour after i took ownership.
It stayed like this for a day? I painted the standard rims black to try and tart it up a little.
Also lowered it a little,.
Again, Stayed like this for a few days, Got bored. done this although im still not sure
Fitted HIDS before hand but didnt like the look of them, So sold them and purchased a set of pressed plates instead!. No pics at present.
Few days later, the effects of origional wheel bearings on a 24yr old car started showing, It was making a horrible grinding noise. So front wheel bearings were replaced, along with track rod ends and cv boots. This cured this, however while i was doing that, I noticed the nsf shock had been leaking, and wasnt ''absorbing'' at all, So resorted to origional suspension for now, Until i strip my d turbod berlingo van due to my brother blowing my gearbox up, Then ill only be paying one lot of insurance and will have more left for the nova
Hope ive kept you all here,
Also, Ive sourced a GTE steering wheel, some painted mirrors, And possibly some wheels!.
Thanks for reading.
Joe.
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Originally Posted by TeddyThom
only minor but bit of a kick in the balls. Also had rear bumper off to check for the tin worm. One minor patch so welded a plate once area was cleared. And same treatment as above. 
