warleydaddy

I disagree...

Ive been in a few LETS,and ive had my own XE`s ad i thiknthe LETS are shit!!!!Id would much rather have the xe conversion,OR id like the 1.6 gsi turbo conversion!!! NOW THERE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pete..

timrud

Pete, I think me, Chip, Rob or Chris_S that posts on here occasionally should take you out in out cars, I'm sure we could change your mind!

Mint FRST

iTrader: (1)

Each to their own eh I prefer the early ones. They were better shells aswell and Im going for the sleeper look.

Red16

i like Nova's personally, yeah i know theyve been chav'd up n spoilt by all the muppets who generally buy and drive them, but if styled nicely or tuned properly theyre great little cars.

so do it Alps... buy it

heres a few pics of my mates LET engined Nova

XE valver engine coming out


LET engine fitted with seam welded engine bay/front end


this is when the car was most fun, LET engined nova with rust all over the shop, we used to embarass people regularly in it was only a standard engine but on the move it kept pace with a 280bhp 3dr Cos and done 142mph at elvington


all finished just before he sold it
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rsnissan

iTrader: (9)

i blew my nova up on sunday so an xe conversion is closer on the cards than i thought

mint h plate shell going to look into it all over xmas

Anonymous

Ever been in one with a slipper or ATB diff and also using thick driveshafts?

You cant say just cause you have been in some rubbish examples that it means a decent example isnt worth having!

If you fitted a non LSD diff to your cossie and then decide all 3 doors are crap would you?

Sorry, but you are talking nonsense, a well setup LET nova is EASILY up to putting the power down.

Chris S on here runs a 2.0 60ft time on normal road tyres, and with a quaiffe you can manage the same sort of pull away coming out of a corner!

Ive owned both good and bad LET/Valver novas now, and the devil really is in the detail!

This red one for example was awful until it had the diff.

With the diff the only time it was a problem was in the pissing rain, and frankly i dont want to put 350bhp per tonne to the ground in the rain cause it would take me to speeds i wouldnt be able to stop from in the rain anyway!

rsnissan

iTrader: (9)

chip did i do in yours when it had the diff in it??

Anonymous

No, and it was very wet if you remember too.

In those conditions, even with the diff it wouldnt have been much better!

Mr Brannen

Wish I had of 2.0 Turbo`d my GSI before I got a Cossie, Bet they are fookin mint

Alps Pacino

Went round tonight, took 1 look at it and its still in very good knick. Bottom of the door is rust and thats about it really. The arches are well wide and fiberglass with the front arches smoothed into the a piller. Astra gte front brakes avo coilovers, fancy cams, grey leather, sabelt harnesses its actually had a fortune spent on it he spent 3.5k at cortney for the engine alone . All that for £950 think i got myself a little beast for very little cash

steviecossie

get some pics up

Alps Pacino

I knew that was coming Cant till tomorrow possibly sunday depending on what time i get it. I honestly cant wait to get it on the road its going to be a proper giggle, picture it me and a mate in a bright red nova with massive wide arches and tsw venoms

m19rcj

Two lady owners my ass you cheeky fecker

Good cheap fast cars IMO I used to own gary scotts one before him, It had throttle bodies and wilwood 4 pots when I had it, approx 200 bhp, wish i never sold it now, it was rapid

Alps Pacino

ye its a lot of motor for your money imo and thats coming from someone who HATES novas with a passion, still think i am going to look a coont in it though Whens the next trackday on at croft cause its only 15mins away from me

bigpower

my old Valver!





you just have to love em!

Maxest's mate is in the middle of building a T38, 450bhp nova LET!

martweaver

Is this the GSI with HI 2 KRL private reg? if so - seen it at many shows over the years.

Nice tidy example that one matey!

Zetecfiesta

i like em in that metalic grey in the pic above, sounds like you got a good deal bet your lovin the venoms!

bigpower

Yes mate it is! I have a new plate now K6RL N, the old plate is forsale!

Yes that nova went everywhere and was known by loads!

bigpower

You'll find the above nova was ''Silk Violet''

martweaver

Thought it was - Seen it at Doncaster & maybe Billing I think!
This is my project - Fully rebuilt 2.0 16v Turbo, 6 speed box with quaife diff, custom motorsport hubs & huge driveshafts. Shotblasted shell that has been entirely stitch welded by Central Blast Cleaning & is 100% rust free!!! now you don't see that very often!






Should be fun - when its done!

Csm

What a wolf in sheeps clothing that beast is

bigpower

Thats MINT! I nearly sold it for a breeze blue, to make it just like that!

PORNO!

This is the G/F's

Red16

speedline alesio's look the bolloz on a nova

some very tidy examples in this thread

Anonymous

Martweaver, nice motor, bet that properly surprises cossie owners etc

martweaver

That the plan chip - Shell is just about to be painted in the same colour again since the shot blasting & then I can unite all those part together

Its been 3 years in the making so far

once its done I can start saving for the Escos

martweaver

Bigpower - thats a lovely GSI you have there, especially on the L plate! Keep hold of that one, getting super rare now!

stevenebm

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martweaver that is a mint nova,brings back good memories of my 16valver,got 149 showing on the digital clock,obviously a bit out but it was still so much fun,love novas hate corsas

jr

Corsa's can be dont right

there suffering from the reputation that novas use to suffer from a few years back, wont post pics of mine up to ruin the threas but they can still be

timrud

Agreed

steviecossie

the silver gsi with speedlines is mint

paul16v

My mate has a 350bhp+ let nova.....saloon its scary as fook, he has just ordered a tubular steel manifold/T34/external waistegate etc for it

steviecossie

i want one to have some fun with.

Chris S

My little beast, 12.3 qtr mile

steviecossie

very nice chris

what power is it putting out

jr

another CS member on Here, nova looks stunning chris

Chris S

well errrmmmm, dunno never, had a good reading on the rollers

should imagine 3 +???

cep23

Thanks very much for your comments, i wasn't sure what to expect when Karl (bigpower) put the pic up, i know what people think of Nova's

I was contemplating turbo'ing the 1.6 but the idea has started to fade a bit, mainly due to the rareness of the plate, i keep thinking it will de-value it, not that it's worth much but i've had it near on 5 years and i love it just as much now as the day i bought it, even with the stigma it might have attatched with it's name!

Your car is a true stunner, if they'd of made Breeze Blue in a GSi, that would have been my first choice.

Caroline.

RickDraper

Here is my little nova:







Its been about 3 years in the making now but it shud be done very soon as i have got my new engine built up to it at last. Big thanks up to now to Mark @ MAD for picking up the remains of the previous Autronic dealers runner and Ian Howell @ Area six for specking me the engine

Moose 130

I've got a 2.0 16v Corsa and it's great fun, better than any RS turbo any day.

Spank it's head in and it still comes back for more!

Cheap fun and very fast.

Nova is even easier to build.

Alps Pacino

Picked mine up tonight and tbh i thought it was well slow, nowhere near as fast as i was expecting. I suppose i have jumped from a 350bhp 2wd saph into it though . It seemed to go well 1st and 2nd out of rounderbouts etc but on the motorway wasnt much pull there