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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:06 PM
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Default nova saloon.... bit different :)

what you lot think....

i think this looks awesome fair play to the lad.




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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:07 PM
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Not to my taste but can appreciate the time that has gone into it!
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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i like it
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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Same here not my cup of tea but good job done
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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I like that, its different
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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even though its a saloon i still think think it looks good

the lad who owns it must of put a small fortune into it. bet it really supprises some people!!
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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My best mate Andys car! have had a few good laughs in that car upsetting some supposed very quick cars he is selling it now.
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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engine looks sweet ..i wont comment on the rest
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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My best mate Andys car! have had a few good laughs in that car upsetting some supposed very quick cars he is selling it now.
does he fancy a cossy.............. only joking but till him hes got a rite bus there and keep it
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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I like it barring the rear lights.

Small cars with boots are the in thing in my opinion.

A 4door (ie the pretty rare booted one) Volvo 360 would look the tits slammed on a set of 8x13 minilites with a 760turbo engine (same basic engine) in it too.
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:21 PM
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LOL he is getting rid of it as it just aint practical for him anymore got a 7 month old son and he just doesnt use it, he is on about breaking it after christmas if it doesnt sell
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by paul16v
LOL he is getting rid of it as it just aint practical for him anymore got a 7 month old son and he just doesnt use it, he is on about breaking it after christmas if it doesnt sell
just out of curiosity what sort of price does he want for it
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:26 PM
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personally i think he'd of been better off chucking that much money at a 3 door.

but it looks nice!
just think it would look nicer if it was a 3 door.


may sound stupid but if i had a fast nova saloon i think i'd want it to look as rusty as fuck with bits falling off so it really suprised people.
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:27 PM
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Nova with an arse is one of my all time hate cars i think they are ugly
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:31 PM
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just out of curiosity what sort of price does he want for it

around Ł6000 for it, but god it has some spec..... look on this link for full spec:

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/vauxh...track-car.html
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:31 PM
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LOL he is getting rid of it as it just aint practical for him anymore got a 7 month old son and he just doesnt use it, he is on about breaking it after christmas if it doesnt sell
just out of curiosity what sort of price does he want for it
He is lookin for somwhere in the region of 6k for it i know it sounds alot but everything on the car is new he has totally stripped the car down and rebuilt it twice over the years the attention to detail on it is unreal, couple more pics of it-

As it was when it was on the front cover of total vauxhall a few years ago


wenny trying to keep it on the rollers




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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:32 PM
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Thats sweet! Turbo aswell
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:33 PM
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fooking loving this little thing....
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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The standard of work and finish look excellent, I like the nova's but imo no amount of work can remidy the asthetic design flaws of a nova saloon, Its the best nova saloon I have every seen but Im still not keen on the shape.
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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like that probably wouldnt buy it but still looks good to me
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:53 PM
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Seriously cool car in its own little way.

Proper money pit though, lol
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 05:12 PM
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passed my test in one of those, Hats off to the lad i think it's ace
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by chip-3door
Seriously cool car in its own little way.

Proper money pit though, lol
so how come the boys around where i live say its the cheapest way to get power for penny's then(putting a cav,calibra turbo motor into a nova)how much as that nova cost in total then?
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 06:59 PM
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for a nova its really nice im impressed
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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actually it looks v good..fairplay to the owner
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 09:05 PM
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my first car was a nova saloon only cost me 30 quid had so much fun in it ended up seizing the engine doing handbrakes
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 09:10 PM
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Horrid
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jamesw
Not to my taste but can appreciate the time that has gone into it!
Same here
Ugly fucking thing
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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nice engine





car needs a HUGE f1 spoiler
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 10:32 PM
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i will say only one thing, and that is "there has got to be some stuctural intergity lost by having a large bit missing on the slam panel surely, it's not as if they were designed with stiffness of the chassis being the number one consideration eh"

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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 10:39 PM
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The slam panel is removable it bolts back on its just not fitted in that pick, the full car is seam welded and it has a full group n chassis plate kit welded to it belive me its all been done properly no corners cut
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 10:46 PM
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its a nice little motor, the first few pics of it getting rebuilt are in my workshop. i ponderd over buying it but ive got too many toys at the mo.
the front panel bolts back in and its got all the rally chassis strenghing plates on from front to back.

there was 5 of us trying to keep it on the rollers but we couldnt lol it was arround 350bhp that day i think.
not everones cup of tea but when your out in it lashing scoobys, its funny as ferk
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 10:47 PM
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lol u beat me there ginge
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 10:53 PM
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ye i was under the bonet when it was on the rollers to
this car is absolutly spotless and one of the best put together cars iv seen in a long time well worth what he is asking for it
it would be a shame to to see it pulled to bits
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 12:37 AM
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I think I'm going to be sick!

Dont fancy his chances in a crash with that front section of the engine bay cut away either!
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 01:27 AM
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Yeah... no. That looks crap sorry
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 06:27 AM
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You have just got to love a stealth motor

Steve.
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 07:08 AM
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good effort, wrong car to start off with.

HATE nova salloons, pile of steaming.

wicked little car though, shame it wasnt a hatchback in the first place
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