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shep123 |
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White R100 Posts: 1095 Location: Isle of Wight | Hello, not been on here much lately as I've not done anything to the metro and may be selling soon Anyway this is my new project so i thought i would up load it Its a 1989 vauxhall nova sr i payed £50 for it as it needs a mot and its got a webber carb conversion,coilovers,gsi seats Its got the mk2 bumpers on that i need to change for mk1s but cant find them anywhere! heres some pics of when i got it and how it looks now(still not nice with the wrong bumpers). | ||
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50 quid?! That's a fooking bargain! Bang that on ebay and you'll make a killing. Or swap for my GTi,lol. Had loads back in the day, but aint seen a SR for years | |||
Gandi69 |
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Expert Posts: 11052 Location: Wolverhampton | Rare little car now, £50 is a steal | ||
shep123 |
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White R100 Posts: 1095 Location: Isle of Wight | Yeah i love it, pulls well for a 1.3 too not far off my 1.4, its probably the best handling car ive driven but just needs some tlc. The only problem with it is finding parts! | ||
matt |
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Expert Posts: 1303 Location: South Derbyshire | Awesome find | ||
111Sli |
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Transport Guru MP Moderator Posts: 4947 Location: Bromley, Kent | Nicee! Whats the Nova scene like these days? Is it like to Metro scene where lots of people go for original [GTi] sort of look or...? A Nice original looking GSi, SR or whatever hot model I'm sure would get lots of attention from randomers. Not often you see a looked after Nova! | ||
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Nova scene is about crap redtop conversions and GSi reps. I'd keep it standard looking | |||
redgrave66 |
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purple_metty Posts: 2165 Location: leicsestershire | thats just like my old nova, same colour and wheels, mine had the gsi lump, brakes etc Loved it, get some cav indicater stalks they go straight in also, you lucky git getting that for 50 notes! | ||
GTaddz |
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Expert Posts: 2568 Location: Up in the lakes | Nice. Ive always had a soft spot for novas. My bro had a 1.4 Sr. Cammed it up and realised he had no lobe to run the fuel pump, ended up running a separate eclectic pump. Lol. Have fun with that timing gun If I could find a clean nova id snap one up in a second, gsi, Sri, gte ftw! Edited by GTaddz 22/1/2013 9:40 PM | ||
redgrave66 |
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purple_metty Posts: 2165 Location: leicsestershire | Gte all the way for me, astra gte didgi dials, cav sri brakes, awesome car Dont forget they are very similar to the corsa so many parts will fit, bush's springs etc | ||
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I'm sure i still have a few bits from my last SR still in the shed. Carbs, exhausts.. I'll have a look to see if theres anything interesting there for you | |||
Southside |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1173 | Love it, I honestly can't remember the last time I've seen any Nova on the road let alone an SR. Doesn't seam that long ago that they were everywhere. I'd say I see more metro's than Nova's | ||
shep123 |
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White R100 Posts: 1095 Location: Isle of Wight | Yeah not many over here, think this could be the only one! And ding if you find anything let me know | ||
Metromartin |
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MP Admin Posts: 17870 Location: Gloucester | 111Sli - 22/1/2013 8:53 PM Nicee! Whats the Nova scene like these days? Is it like to Metro scene where lots of people go for original [GTi] sort of look or...? A Nice original looking GSi, SR or whatever hot model I'm sure would get lots of attention from randomers. Not often you see a looked after Nova! Its the same as the metro seen now. I hate the term but the 'chavvy' owners have moved on and more enthusiates have them now. The last nova made is 1993 so they are at least 20 years old now. I follow a totally mint white 1.2i to work most days which is only a few digits different in reg to my white metro both k***vad Theres a house near by with a grey Nova GSi, Ital Van and reliant simitar rotting on the drive. I should knock and see if the GSi is forsale but worried if I do i'd buy all 3! back in the day friends had novas, it was all about GSI replicas and facelifting mk1's! TBh no holes for wiring into the doors and rivited door mechs and no dash illumination and how slow 1.0 and 1.2i was did give me more love for the metro when at 6th form in the car park as at the time I do and still think novas were very overated at the time as it was the car to have back in 2003/4. Was taken out in a red top non turbo nova when I was 17 and loved it! Was a stock SR look on a G reg in red with burberry interior and the calibra wheels which im guessing were off the same car as the engine. Driving past school now, seems to be low (cut springs?) chavy mk4 golfs covered in DC and dubway stickers in the 6form carparks!! Guessing a mk4 golf is a sub 1k motor these days so its to be expected!? Going offtopic now I know! | ||
100Vi |
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Expert Posts: 1228 | I prefered the early 2-tone Nova SR's like the ginger and black ones. Edited by 100Vi 25/1/2013 11:25 PM | ||
redgrave66 |
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purple_metty Posts: 2165 Location: leicsestershire | like novas?? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Nova-/150957012208?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2325bd34f0 never seen one like this! | ||
GTaddz |
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Expert Posts: 2568 Location: Up in the lakes | redgrave66 - 28/1/2013 2:16 AM like novas?? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Nova-/150957012208?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2325bd34f0 never seen one like this! The missis' uncle has a redtop left hand drive nova that had those extended arches, its his old rally car but could never get to grips with lhd. Its on itb's with a quaife diff and about 5 sets of comp mo's. Right piece of kit. | ||
redgrave66 |
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purple_metty Posts: 2165 Location: leicsestershire | have a word with him im sure i could get to grips with lhd lol | ||
GTaddz |
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Expert Posts: 2568 Location: Up in the lakes | Its been sat in the shed for the last 5 years doing fook all. He is selling / breaking it but he's too cant lazy to do it himself. Ie, he's waiting for me to do it. Such a nice car too. Sorry for messing up your journal Sam. If you want I can find out how much he wants for a set of comps. Unsure if theyre 14" or 15" though. | ||
shep123 |
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White R100 Posts: 1095 Location: Isle of Wight | Done some more bit's on the Nova today sprayed the grill,bumper and wing mirrors | ||
minispeedstar |
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Regular Posts: 252 | I know someone that's got one a bit like that | ||
shep123 |
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White R100 Posts: 1095 Location: Isle of Wight | Sprayed the bonnet today but not a very good job as it was done with rattle cans that were rubbish! oh well looks better than it did. | ||
redgrave66 |
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purple_metty Posts: 2165 Location: leicsestershire | she looks 100x better now, makes me miss mine.. | ||
shep123 |
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White R100 Posts: 1095 Location: Isle of Wight | Couple of new pics just thought i would put them up. | ||
R119GTA |
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Metro Mad Posts: 7653 Location: Tamworth, Staffs | Looking good, just needs the scabs on the arches doing and skirts fitting | ||
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