Evening all, as some of you who have been looking at the unit thread will know i have recently bought myself a g plate nova star as a project after breaking a corsa gsi i had that was rotten. I thought that the project could do with its own thread as its taking over the general stufff that the unit thread is for and it will be easier for people to read here. The plan with the car is going to be a x16xe from the corsa, stripped out, bucket seats, lowered, black cesaros and as time goes on i would like to get a cage for it. then who knows when i get bored of the 1.6 which i will maybe an xe. No lets or turbos here tho sorry ive got the astra for the turbo and this is all going to be done on a budget, buying things as and when i can afford them and not spending silly mone on new things when used stuff that is cheaper can be just as good.
Sorry if any of the first few posts have anything repeated i copied things over from the other thread to start this one
So to start it was time to strip the corsa of everything and make some space
Leaving me with...
105k so time for a full rebuild as it was smoking a bit, and found alot of end float in the crank
Block got a lick of paint to freshen it up
The new engine rebuild parts arived
In this time i was also looking through the net for a nova that would be suitable for what i wanted for a sensible price as the project is going to be on a budget and all done by myself, im not into spending stupid amounts on new parts and paying for labour. i try to do everything myself.
i found myself a nice cheap g plate nova star in white on ebay, after some calls it was bought and dougie and lynz very kindly sorted out transporting it from birmingham down to south wales for a very good price for me.
but anyway its home and ive looked over it im well impressed with how solid it is so ill let the photos do the talking
had to load the boot full of bits out of the unit to fit it in
the rust that i was told was on the boot floor, not as bad as i thought
nice retro interior
69000 miles on the clock, im sure it is genuine from the condition of the car
some sort of dodgy repair to the wing
drivers side
solid bonnet
slam panel may need some attention
inner wing
some discolouration here will look in to it further
chassis legs to crossmember surface rust
passenger arch
The slam panel is the worst part of the whole car, a few bits have been repaired but i need to sort the slam panel out for mot
Im really happy with how solid it is, everything is just slight cosmetic stuff.
Sorry if any of the first few posts have anything repeated i copied things over from the other thread to start this one
So to start it was time to strip the corsa of everything and make some space
Leaving me with...
105k so time for a full rebuild as it was smoking a bit, and found alot of end float in the crank
Block got a lick of paint to freshen it up
The new engine rebuild parts arived
In this time i was also looking through the net for a nova that would be suitable for what i wanted for a sensible price as the project is going to be on a budget and all done by myself, im not into spending stupid amounts on new parts and paying for labour. i try to do everything myself.
i found myself a nice cheap g plate nova star in white on ebay, after some calls it was bought and dougie and lynz very kindly sorted out transporting it from birmingham down to south wales for a very good price for me.
but anyway its home and ive looked over it im well impressed with how solid it is so ill let the photos do the talking
had to load the boot full of bits out of the unit to fit it in
the rust that i was told was on the boot floor, not as bad as i thought
nice retro interior
69000 miles on the clock, im sure it is genuine from the condition of the car
some sort of dodgy repair to the wing
drivers side
solid bonnet
slam panel may need some attention
inner wing
some discolouration here will look in to it further
chassis legs to crossmember surface rust
passenger arch
The slam panel is the worst part of the whole car, a few bits have been repaired but i need to sort the slam panel out for mot
Im really happy with how solid it is, everything is just slight cosmetic stuff.