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16-10-2008, 22:33
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#1 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Limavady - NI Drives: GSi Nova XE'd, GSXR
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| My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
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11-12-2008, 22:48
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#2 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Limavady - NI Drives: GSi Nova XE'd, GSXR
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
Wiring tied up a bit and new Rocker and Cam belt cover courtesy of Nick J.
Fresh oil and filter and the interior half put back  
also gave my other toy a little clean  
Have to lose the red hoses and a new strut brace among other things to finish it off.
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12-12-2008, 16:40
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Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somerset Drives: smallblock Novas
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
Nice car, you need to get it back to the std it was at in the top pictures.
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12-12-2008, 20:23
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Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Fareham,Hants Drives: A shineeeey Nova
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
As craig said very nice.
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13-12-2008, 13:24
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Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NEWCASTLE Drives: NOVA 1.6 16v + Cav
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
Very nice, tidy car  Love the bike!! 
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13-12-2008, 13:26
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Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: birmingham Drives: vectra cdti sxi 120
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
nice nova, looks good in the top pics  | |
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13-12-2008, 17:50
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#7 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Limavady - NI Drives: GSi Nova XE'd, GSXR
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
Cheers Guys found the car back in 1999 with 37k genuine miles on the clock. The garage had it for 6 months then the guy I bought it from had it. He was a police man in england and brought it to Northern Ireland and put it in a garage. The only paint the car has seen is in the engine bay, apart from that it is 100% original.
Started buffing it today and it seems to be coming up well. Will get a few pics up when it is done | |
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13-12-2008, 19:24
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Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Northern Ireland Drives: Builds Nova Turbo
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
Car's looking great, the new rocker cover etc has made a huge differance. Great work | |
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14-12-2008, 00:56
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Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Durham Drives: Into things
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
love the car and bike nice examples of my 2 faveourite vehicles  (although don't like the mirrors on the newer GSX-R, also is that the manly 1000cc or the girly 600? jj :P) | |
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14-12-2008, 10:23
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
love the nova's and this is sooo cool i want another
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14-12-2008, 12:25
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#11 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Limavady - NI Drives: GSi Nova XE'd, GSXR
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
A Girly 600, although a real man doesnt need a 1000  | |
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14-12-2008, 13:19
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Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Durham Drives: Into things
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
lol tis fast enough either way | |
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14-12-2008, 18:36
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Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northants Drives: 12.1 sec Corsa..@120
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
the gitser is awesome mate!!!! love em so much....so many times ive considered sellin my corsa to get one
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15-12-2008, 00:52
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Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: the big CiTy Drives: Cav T, Cali T, Vec V
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
love it bar the front splitter!!
good work!
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15-12-2008, 11:35
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#15 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Limavady - NI Drives: GSi Nova XE'd, GSXR
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
The splitter was put on when the rear disc conversion was done about 2001 i think. At the time everyone had lagauna splitters and i wanted something different. I think it makes the front look nice and low. BUt each to their own. lol
The gixxer has all the power i would need over here on our little bendy roads. Nice and light through the corners. | |
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15-12-2008, 11:58
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Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Durham Drives: Into things
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
front splitter looks good imo i wouldn't mind putting one on my car, gives it a better look, GSX-R's are awesome bikes my next door neighbor has a thou on a 56 plate (i think) how come yours is black though as i thought they were always the blue and white except that one which was yellow and black iirc. | |
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15-12-2008, 15:07
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#17 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: the big CiTy Drives: Cav T, Cali T, Vec V
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
yeah i had a laguna splitter on the cav back in the day but on the rebuild took it off and wudnt go back!!
and deffo each to their own!!
good work anyhows, bet it goes well now? | |
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15-12-2008, 18:48
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#18 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Limavady - NI Drives: GSi Nova XE'd, GSXR
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
The GSXR is 06, it was the first of the new shape in the shop when i bought it. At that time they where blue/white, black/silver and black/black.
Almost bought a S2000 at the time, but the sales man looked and talked to me like something he wiped off his shoe, so that went out the window lol.
I had a ZXR 400 but it broke the timing chain and i had no confidence in it after that so it had to go. | |
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18-12-2008, 00:30
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#19 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Yorkshire Drives: V6 Astravan/2.0 Nova
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
Both the bike and the nova look awesome, I've got one of those splitters, I can never decide weather or not to put it on, had it on for a while but it used to catch everywhere so took it off, might put it back on now though!! | |
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18-12-2008, 16:22
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#20 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Northern Ireland Drives: Builds Nova Turbo
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
Used to have one of those splitters on my old nova about 2001 too, used to catch everywhere lol | |
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18-12-2008, 16:32
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#21 | | Regional Co-ordinator
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somerset Drives: smallblock Novas
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
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Originally Posted by KeithRobinson  Used to have one of those splitters on my old nova about 2001 too, used to catch everywhere lol | Me too. I tore the fr bumper off the day I fitted it, leaving my driveway.
I hadn't even lowered it at that point. | |
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18-12-2008, 17:28
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#22 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Limavady - NI Drives: GSi Nova XE'd, GSXR
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
I was quite lucky, never had any real trouble, although some one in the local council has a fascination with speed bumps as they are everywhere inthe town now. So might have to do something if i drop the car again  | |
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03-01-2009, 14:21
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#23 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Yorkshire Drives: V6 Astravan/2.0 Nova
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| Re: My Gsi Nova XE - 3 Years later :)
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