rite guys and gals, this is my baby!
Its a 1988 nova, currently powered by an sr engine. Its a 1.4 lump, with gte cam, weber, k&n, 4 brancher, straight through stainless system, up rated ignition, rebuilt top end and a few other bits n bobs.
body work is pretty much standard, bar the gte front painted black. the rear bumper will be painted black, as will the mirrors, door handles and any other bits that i see fit!
I have a dimma fuel cap somewhere in the post, and also have some gte skirts which will be painted black before i fit them.
Suspension is limited to gmax shocks and springs and the brakes are standard 2.0 16v units off an astra GTE.
Interior wise i have the grey and blue sr seats, Kenwood CD player, 5.25" components in the doors and some 6" co avials on the back shelf. May put a sub in but i doubt it!
The wheels are astra wheels. They are no longer the ones seen in the pictures, but the same wheel painted in black. I am currently refurbing some cavvy gsi wheels which will be extreme gloss black!!!!
I want a euro lock, so smooth, subltle and no fibreglass stick ons is the way. Thinking about some german number plates?
i am also rebuilding a 1.8 8v engine as discussed in the engine and transmission forum, which i am also turbocharging. hoping for around 150-170bhp out of this!
so plans are:
Fit skirts and finish painting bits black!
Fix 1.4 manifold (got a little crack in the manifold)
Clean, clean and cleaan everything!
Paint under the arches
clean the brakes up
finish dressing the 1.4 up
finish the 1.8 turbo
thats the 1.8 getting rebuilt
shiney rocker cover for the 1.8
My nova and some other novas that were parked up at my local maccys!
so, comments please......!
