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    sounds good mike

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    Quote Originally Posted by mad-driver
    Quote Originally Posted by General Baxter
    Quote Originally Posted by Long Live The Nova
    To put yours back to how you should of left it? :wink: ::
    no for the estate!
    i've heard it all now ::
    Been done hasn't it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike.
    i was intending on keeping it and getting rid of my nova, but its in worse condition than mine
    Quote Originally Posted by Mike.
    i've looked around the shell and it seams really solid, the inner arches are mint, its had some welding done, its had a new rear arch, front panel and rear panel, so i'm tempted the keep it, the engines sweet as a nut aswell, it has got a full exhaust system.
    Sorry, I'm confused, is it better or worse than your current car? If it's worse, why did you buy it in the first place?

    Jim
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike.
    and ad as you sed on msn, a cherry bomb with a carb engine, i revved it and it nearly broke all the windows ::


    Jim-I think he has just bought it for the engine, and then to just sell the other bits of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim
    Quote Originally Posted by Mike.
    i was intending on keeping it and getting rid of my nova, but its in worse condition than mine
    Quote Originally Posted by Mike.
    i've looked around the shell and it seams really solid, the inner arches are mint, its had some welding done, its had a new rear arch, front panel and rear panel, so i'm tempted the keep it, the engines sweet as a nut aswell, it has got a full exhaust system.
    Sorry, I'm confused, is it better or worse than your current car? If it's worse, why did you buy it in the first place?

    Jim
    my cars a 1.2 lux, the sr has got a better engine than my 1.2, i'm going to put the 1.2 head on the 1.4 from the sr, plus when i got it i wasn't too bothered about the bodywork, but at a better inspection it is in better condition that mine

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike.
    my cars a 1.2 lux, the sr has got a better engine than my 1.2, i'm going to put the 1.2 head on the 1.4 from the sr, plus when i got it i wasn't too bothered about the bodywork, but at a better inspection it is in better condition that mine
    dont forget you need to change the inlet manifold as the 1.2 and 1.4 ports are different shape, u'll need to find a 1.3 inlet and carb

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    If you scrapping it then ill have the front wings and the Doors :D

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    good look with the doors on this one there rotton on the bottom edges, the wings aren't bad though

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