my nova....................

[Adz]

http://www.migweb.co.uk/photopost/index.pl?photo=418

what does everyone think? any suggestions????
Current Spec;

Engine
C1.2NZ block with 1.4SE camshaft and 1.4NZ head,valves,cam followers Ported 1.4 inlet and exhaust manifolds Weber 32/34 DMTL twin coke carb with ram air filter Full ashley exhaust system, 2.25" centre with 3" tail pipe, Vectra diesel battery
Brakes
Front-calibra 16v drilled and grooved front discs from EBC,calibra 16v calipers and standard GM pads Rear-standard set up
Suspension
Lowered 60mm with G-MAX shocks and springs all round Front and rear Gsi anti roll bars Front upper OMP strut brace
Wheels/Tyres
15’’ league tantrums with 195-45r15 Falkens(front) and Goodyear Eagle F1(rear)
Bodystyling
Mrk 2 SR front bumper with black mesh cut out,colour coded and Seat Ibiza Cupra Sport splitter Standard Mrk 2 colour coded grill with black mesh Isuzu trooper bonnet scoop Front wings rolled and smoothed off indicator holes Colour coded door handles Rear arches rolled Colour coded rear boot strip and rear bumper Clear rear light clusters Pug 306 rear wiper used as single wiper conversion Black strips removed from pillars Wing mounted aerial removed and hole smoothed and replaced with bee-sting Irmscher decal replacing standard badges on boot Roof mounted GSi spoiler Vauxhall badge from bonnet removed Nova-tech petrol cap Stickers!!
Interior
Cobra Monaco bucket seats with TRS 4 point harness on drivers seat 320mm Blue Alcantara steering wheel Mrk 2 nova SR instrument panel with rev counter Corsa GSI indicator stalks Nova GSI electric window kit Various colour coded items Standard SR interior trim on door cards and rear seat
ICE
Kenwood mask head unit Infinity Kappa front speakers Infinity Kappa tweeters, placed in holes from window winders Infinity Kappa 6*9’s in MDF shelf Kenwood amp 12” Rockford fosgate sub Rockford fosgate amp
Security
Clifford Concept 300

[Johnny A]

Looks nice m8, very clean.

If I were to do something to it, I would replace the front bumper for a GSi item, then big mouth it.

You already have bucket seats?? If so then remove the rear seats, they are a waste of space and taking them out will save you a bit of weight. Then get a roll cage and an ICE install in there.

oh and get some GTE/GSi side skirts.

Thats about it, after that concentrate on a big engine conversion (if you can afford it). But even a 1.4SRi or 1.6 GTE/GSi conversion will give you a lot more power.

[Freak]

Paint the front and rear bumpers dark grey and dont get GSi skirts coz they look shite.

Ditch the door locks too

Just my poinion -excellent color choice BTW (same color as mine...)

[Cris Rose]

opposite to freak, with the addition of "lose the locks and door handles"

[DaveB]

very nice mate, and veyr loud too

(me is the guy that was parked next to you at Billing....sorry bout ur stereo and not hearing owt)

Hope to see you again this year?

[Adz]

thanx for the reply's!!!

as im a poor student tryin to save for what i want to do to the bodywork and engine is takin ages, specially after paying my insurance.........

i definatly want to de-lock it, get the rear arches done, side skirts probably nova dose, only cos they are quite deep and make the car look lower, with regards the engine, i wanted a corsa GSi lump but i just cannot afford the insurance, no insurance companies will insure me on anything over a 1.3! if they dop insure me on a 1.3 or over its about £1500! im 19 with 6 points(going through a stop sign ) and one years no claims.

i really want to take the back seats out but not sure about how to keep my stereo(not sure of my ability to make a false floor etc.!) I REALLY want a roll cage, anyone know where i can get one for a decent price????

ill be at billing and i have a nice and loud alarm now! so when someone cuts my window rubber again hopefully youll wake up!

[Johnny A]

Roll cages, I am gunna get one from HERE

you can get a rear cage with a fixed diagonal bar for £123!! They are race approved too.

[Adz]

nice1 thanx for that mate! looks like i might have to make plans for a false floor sooner tahn i thought

[JayGemson]

alright bloke!

Just keepin an eye on ya from afar, and all that

I think what Adz here needs to do is this: (maybe in his favourite colour tho eh?!)





Spec

HEHE

Jay

[JamesMcbride]

Hmm, i dont think it is worth it, all of the corsa Engine's seem to be really slow compared to the nova's i think the nova 1.4 is quicker than the corsa 1.4 anyway

[Johnny A]

James, what badges did you use to make a chrome 'nova' badge???

Do you have the part numbers too??

Cheers.

[Freak]

Same badges i used to make nova.

Late frontera badge+
Vectra badge
Hacksaw
Stick on

Part numbers.....erm, will take the guy like 2 mins to find them at vauxhall.

[Johnny A]

is that an early Vectra badge?

[V1nce]

or a Movano (or wot ever the transit sized vaux is called)

[Freak]

Movano one looks cack- letters are waaaaaaaaay too big.

Just ask for chrome vectra badge and late chrome frontera badge.

Cost me £2/3 each last year but i think theyve put prices up recently.......

[Cris Rose]

Debadge, dehandle, smooth tailgate and bumpers, that's the way to go... none of this rebadging malarcy

[graham_may]

i think the chrom re-badging looks ace.......slightly biased due to me half way through doing it to mine!!!

i got a chrome VAUXHALL and a griffin all for about £10, now waiting to get the ones to make up NOVA....makes a massive visual improvement to the rear....

the movano badges are massive, shame really cos that'd be far cheaper/easier for all the nova owners out there to use, heard of a company that specialise in selling chrome/gold/carbon lettering but cant find a website or anything for them...anyone got any ideas???

[JayGemson]

You mean like this?


You try cutting and shutting "VECTRA" and making all the little joining pieces look OEM, it surely aint gonna happen!

I know you're gonna ask me exactly what I did there, but I honestly can't remember! I do know that I definetly did use two different badges but not VECTRA, and yeh it only cost a couple of quid and no it doesnt look big and stupid! It was some time ago now.

I might debadge the back completely one day, when I get bored, but my argument is that if you go too far with debadging the car looks too plain. Plus the SR badge gives away that its a 1.4 to those in the know, and its gonna be a shifter soon!

[ManicSR]

same problem with badging for me...only thing is I dont really like the crome letters because they're too small...there must be a car with the right size chrome letters somewhere!!!!!!

all i really want is a 1.4 sticker to match the silver SR sticker instead of the horrible std letters!

seriously considering GSi lump now..liverpool-victoria rock my world! I got a quote of £579 std, and £593 with GSI engine!!!

I love exclamation marks!!!!!!!!!

Dave

[ManicSR]

Jay...body colour that rear plinth!!!!! quick job, and it'll look sweet(er)

Dave

[ManicSR]

maybe "vauxhall" instead of vectra...so teh V and A are already together?

Dave

[ManicSR]

N is reversable...so upside down frontera badge for the N - O?

Dave - (should have put this all on one post)!!

[Freak]

I cut off the joining pieces on mine- didnt like them.

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Hmm
cant really see too clearly in this pic.

Anorak moment:


That badge is made up from:
ON from Frontera badges turned upside down
and:
VA from vauxhall badge.

How do i know this?
Because the V in the Vauxhall badge is different to the V from the Vectra badge ( i know this because i bought the wrong one myself....)

[Adz]

FREAK ~ mate ur car looks mint, anymore pics, BEST colour nova you can buy

JAY ~ urs looks sweet as eva mate, hows the engine goin? got the 40's on yet??

[JayGemson]

Jay...body colour that rear plinth!!!!! quick job, and it'll look sweet(er)

Already done it mate, those pics are old - also got buckets in there now


Adz: 40's are one mate, as are the numnerous other engine mods. Running it in on the single Weber for now, but after 500 miles look out for a 1.4SR 120bhp monster!