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Author Just started the Nova after a year
Tomnova16
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26th Jun 10 at 08:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well about a year anyway and it started first time, just had a flat battery.
Is full of spiders though, just thought id share

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JaffaTB
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Pics of spiders
Tomnova16
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26th Jun 10 at 09:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
From this

To this






and a random dent in the door, needs a new one anyway because of rust


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Reedy
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at first i thought that air filter pipe was tin foil lol
taylorboosh
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put that poor thing back to standard with a nice let in, from the work ive seen from you on here it would be a good project
Chris C
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Mmm spiders

Are you getting it back on the road??
Ojc
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Didn't know it was a 1.6 16v!
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I think the camshaft snapped on the old engine didn't it? Hence the 16v?
Rob-e91
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neglect
Rich H
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Dent?! Sure that wasn't there last time I saw it in daylight?!

So out of the 2 ongoing projects, you are no starting the 3rd?!
Tomnova16
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26th Jun 10 at 10:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nticed the dent about a year ago. not starting it yet.
It will be going back to standard gsi spec (mettalic black)
the inlet is plated and its all peeling off, you can also see the whole in the inner wing just underneath the inlet pipe, thats the reason i took it off the road 3 years ago.

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Tomnova16
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26th Jun 10 at 10:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Like this but with polished speedlines

check the plate too, mine is
A16 NVA

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Personally I think you should keep it the same colour.
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thats what my panel beater said earlier, but he said i should keep it exactly as it is.
But im going for the old in 50 years time it will be a timewarp kind of thing to pass on to my kids, if they want it

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yeah that would be great, it was probably trendy a few years ago the way it is now, dont see what you would gain keeping it the same

would look great back to standard
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agree and a let.....
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Stock GSi, but that colour.
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ed stop confusing me. i'll be keeping the 1.6 16v motor (it matches my plate)

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Ojc
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Christ, what you going to do about that inner wing?
Steve
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black is the best colour for a nova imo
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Silk Violet...


Tomnova16
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Christ, what you going to do about that inner wing?


its getting acid dipped and any parts that have some rot will be completly replaced or cut in, then when all the metal work is done it will be diped again to rmove any carbon from welding or contaminants and then galvinised/zinc coated and themn dipped in primer. should make it last a long time


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quote:
Originally posted by JaffaTB
Pics of spiders



Nic Barnes
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can you still get repair panels genuine ones for them? my mate struggled to get hold of ones for his and that was years ago from vauxhall. some just arent available anymore.

fabrication time.

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/projects-restorations/296662-its-like-giant-airfix-kit-crossed-nova-56k-unfriendly-peeps.html

thats my mates nova restore.

[Edited on 26-06-2010 by Nic Barnes]
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i am on the lookout for genuine parts at the moment, when they come up i will buy and store them untill they are needed.
i managed to get hold of quite alot of new old stock panels for my brothers viva so fingers crossed ill get them, but if not then yes fabrication time.

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