Areg nova rot

maxlee · 06-01-2008, 17:55

hi guys with any luck i should be picking up a 2door Areg 998cc nova its bneen sitting for a wile, so just wanted to know were they rot any strange places?? as i am going to look over it 1st befor i decide to mot it or not

any help would be grate

wayne451 · 06-01-2008, 18:02

Eveything except the windows and tyres are prone to rot on Nova's.

maxlee · 06-01-2008, 18:11

lol so just a case of jack it up and pull the carpets out of it then

wayne451 · 06-01-2008, 18:31

Common places are;

Boot floor,
Rear chassis rails,
Front chassis rails,
Rear arches,
Lower section of front wings (and inner wings),
Door bottoms,
Cross member,
Front panel,
Battery tray,
Engine bay seams.

etc.

Paul · 06-01-2008, 18:31

grate?

**Brett** · 06-01-2008, 18:32

If you can find anywhere to jack it up

They do go everywhere, all you can do is have a really good poke around.

Paul · 06-01-2008, 18:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by wayne451

Common places are;

Boot floor,
Rear chassis rails,
Front chassis rails,
Rear arches,
Lower section of front wings (and inner wings),
Door bottoms,
Cross member,
Front panel,
Battery tray,
Engine bay seams.

etc.

Any panels left?

**Benn** · 06-01-2008, 18:39

Welcome max, Nice to have some one else from fareham on here...lol

and the a reg shells are better made, but if its been unlooked after and dumped fort ages she might well be rotten to the hilt.

DaveC_ · 06-01-2008, 18:51

Is that fact benn?

Earlier shells dont rot as bad? Im considering a re-shell and was looking at late ones so would i be better with an early mk1?

**Benn** · 06-01-2008, 19:05

Yeah y-a-b reg shells are made of better steel, so they dont rot as bad,
You can get a reg shells with no rot on at all, but if they've been abused then they'll rot but slower..

cambridge · 06-01-2008, 19:05

Id rather restore a rotten A reg nova than a similarly rotten K reg one... the early novas were made with better quality steel and they didnt feck about with seam sealer so its easy to repair them.

and wayne, if unused the tyres rot too lol

wayne451 · 06-01-2008, 19:07

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Originally Posted by cambridge

and wayne, if unused the tyres rot too lol

May as well just take the windscreen when you want an MOT then!

nickyboy · 06-01-2008, 19:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by wayne451

Eveything except the windows and tyres are prone to rot on Nova's.

Just what i was thinking of

**Gordon Livsey** · 06-01-2008, 20:39

under neath the rear lights at the drain plugs are prone to rot, along with the headlight panel

NovavoN · 06-01-2008, 20:46

Everywhere!

go stab about!

maxlee · 07-01-2008, 01:55

thanks for all the replys guys its been sitting on a hard staanding for about 2years i would say next to a garage under a carport with no roof :lol: The plan is drag it back to mine all of 400yards and have a good poke about if it dont need welding then crack on get it moted and then the girl friend is going to use it to give her some time on the road before test as the insurance is £200 cheper then my 2L frontera sport

if it is a rot box then it shale be ebayed and she will have to use one of my carswhen i get it tuesday/wensday i'll take a afue pics and put them up on here thanks for all the replys again saves a little time and unlooked places have aa bit of advice befor looking

ben what shiney nova do you drive about in then ther are some sneaky 2L ones going about my mate moges use to own the blue 1.4sr (had 2L 8valave in it)

**CraigGreen** · 07-01-2008, 10:40

Worst areas IMO are the rear chassis legs (box sections that run either side of fuel tank to back of car) & poke behind the rear dampers, fr chassis legs can go too (look under front wheel arches) also suspension turets (under fr arches again), check battery tray as this if rotten will leak into the dashboard & onto your feet. Most of the other rot will be visible like sills & wheel arch lips etc.

**Benn** · 07-01-2008, 10:56

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Originally Posted by maxlee

ben what shiney nova do you drive about in then ther are some sneaky 2L ones going about my mate moges use to own the blue 1.4sr (had 2L 8valave in it)

Your mate work in kwikfit then?

and mines a blue mk2 with metiallic grey bumpers, nice and low, tinted rear lights..

t-tim44 · 07-01-2008, 12:52

what year is an A reg? I'm from N.I so the letters mean nothing to me lol.

**Benn** · 07-01-2008, 13:09

81-80 i think

Paul · 07-01-2008, 13:13

A reg is 01 August 1983 to 31 July 1984

t-tim44 · 07-01-2008, 13:14

CorsaDude2005 · 07-01-2008, 13:33

My mum had a Y reg nova up to 2000. Body work weren't too bad (arches just started blistering IIRC), though it had to be scrapped because we couldn't get the engine running right. Doing 90 down to cornwall didn't help the 1.2 carb.

**Benn** · 07-01-2008, 16:36

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Originally Posted by CorsaDude2005

My mum had a Y reg nova up to 2000. Body work weren't too bad (arches just started blistering IIRC), though it had to be scrapped because we couldn't get the engine running right. Doing 90 down to cornwall didn't help the 1.2 carb.

You scraped it cause you couldnt get it running right? Dude!

**CraigGreen** · 07-01-2008, 17:05

I want a Y reg shell for my next Nova. Cant beat having a full blown minter on the oldest shell/plate going.