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    Default Gm/vauxhall 80,s/90,s projects

    I have allways had it in my mind that they must have chucket either an 8vs.e.h,or a 16v x.e,just for a test

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    Errr.... I'm confused.

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    Sorry i ment with a nova,having all the parts to hand in its hard not to think that they had not tried it,were did it all start?

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    needs a little more explanation ...........

    ahhhh now i see .....

    could be an interesting thread .

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    I think he means possible Vauxhall Nova prototypes with 8v/16v engines in.
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    They're over there with their new toys. Someone brought them in. No idea who bought them though.....

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    Yeah Now they should of made at least an Seh Nova to compete with the Gti's, R5GTT, Uno T, RST etc etc

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    I bet the ode boys dropped a Let in a GSI as a practical joke one tea break and thought this could catch on,.. then tea break ended and the forgot all about it for the next 5 years!!

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    Basically then who was the first to do a 2.0 8/16v conversion and has anyone some early pictures of these conversions taken on there old polroid cameras, and surely the mechanics has a incling that these conversions would be still going 20 odd years on

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    Well courtney must have been in the loop, would like to think it was done...........
    Last edited by vauxluva; 13-12-11 at 09:17 PM. Reason: stella

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    Quote Originally Posted by vauxluva View Post
    I have allways had it in my mind that they must have chucket either an 8vs.e.h,or a 16v x.e,just for a test
    Oh please

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