Hi all,
Thought i'd best start off a project thread for 'Project Luxe+' as its my first real chance of a mini resto!
I purchased this over the phone, its a J reg Nova 1.2 Luxe+.....I knew the car already as I got it off a friend of mine who was left it by a deceased relative, I did offer her a substantial amount of cash for it back then but she wouldn't part with it because she knew how mint it was but I later heard through the grapevine that the handbrake failed and it rolled back into concrete lamppost. A few days of persuasion and I bagged it for less than £200.
Im due to pick it up Friday, but I have some pics that she MMS'd me which i'll post up below.
All in all, its mint, has major Vaux service history, 53k, 2 owners and was cheap so i'll repair it and use it as a daily runner to keep the miles off my Focus ST170.
My current plans for it are to fix the damage, then turn it into a badgeless GSi replica-ish
I've found a mint Silk Violet boot minus the glass and spoiler to go on, then its a case of repairing/replacing the rear panel and then sorting a rear bumper.
Right then, on with the few pics I have so far:
And some inspiration for what I hope it'll turn out something like:
The list of bits I need:
GSi front bumper
Replacement rear bumper
Sideskirts
GSi rear spoiler
White side repeaters (either oval, round or Puma)
Clear rear lights
3"/3.5" rear box
Wheels (thinking about 16" Astra4 SXi wheels or VecSRi140 16")
GSi interior
Replacement dials (either GSi, AstraGSi or DigiDash)
Pos/Neg comments appreciated, will try to keep this updated with progress.
Paul
gearknob
