Joshy

been working on a photoshop for my nova and came up with this...

its stripped and will be running a X14XE engine on throttle bodies soon.

Yay or Nay???

opinions???

the car as it stands now...



and the photoshop i did...

zetec-Sam

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it's a yes from me

crazy kid 1

Yeh mate do it

Lee1

Do you mean just a rally look or a nova sport?

A nova sport rep would look good.

massivewangers

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The car 100% needs to be white IMO!

Chip

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Novas and rallying always went hand in hand, so its a good route to go down if you want to make your car stand out a bit I reckon.

Jimbo.

Looks cool, just move the tax disk to one side as that really bugs me looking at that photo.

stevo123

Nove sport rep, love Mk1 Nova's, had a couple of them. Really simple and straight forward little cars. Good luck with it - keep us posted

Joshy

i know what your saying about it needs to be white but the paint is in such good condition it would be a shame to cover it.

and the beige is growing on me

white2lsr

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Heres my old one













Any fially with the RFXs on

7sean7m7

I think white would be the best option mate

kidsRS

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White2lsr that looks sweet as!!
Joshy get it painted white ffs, ur not gonna get a bird driving a diahorea coloured car.

Chip

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white2lsr. thats absolutely lovely!

RichieST

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If I had the misfortune to own a hearing aid beige nova, I'd want to fade into the background as much as possible, not try and stand out!

crumpet

fuck these lot pal! save up for a let and run a reliable eds phase 2, get it on coilovers and run it on 15" steels!!Who needs a mrs when youve got boost!

bluntys1rsturbo

do it but why not start with an x16xe ?

crumpet

both engines which require ££££ to make them nippy IMO for the money to get 160bhp from a x-c16 or x14 can put a eds ph2 let in there

massivewangers

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It's not all about massive power though. I think a tuned LET is too much in most cases. Stripped out it will weigh fuck all. Even with 120-130bhp, with weight right down and some well thought out chassis mods, you'd have a proper fun little car that can put its power down. Having tonnes of power is fine, but no fun if it's all wasted in wheel spin

Fiddy

Go for it fella, looks cool.

white2lsr

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My nova cost £1900 to complete ncluding buying the car. Fitting an C20XE has got to be the cheapest way of improving power with a nova. If your doing it yourself then £3-400 should see an engine change done easily.

Dont forget about the suspension though, I had a Courtney Vauxhall Billy B9 XE kit fitted and you couldnt tell the extra weight of the engine and box.

bluntys1rsturbo

Joshy

yep, got a bilstein B10 kit coming soon.

one question though.

all the kits ive seen lower it by 60mm at the front? that seems a lot for a bilstein handling kit... or is it that the nova responds well to being lowered a lot at the front and a bit at the back?

crumpet

my bilstein kit on my belmont was 60 pal, 40 to 60mm is fine for a nova, majority of cars once you go past 60mm start to handle shit, 106/306's for example

zetec-Sam

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Nose down ftw!

Ryan_3

keep it beige imho

Joshy

YES!!! FINALLY!!!

crumpet

i said that above?

Joshy

ahh, but not in such direct terms

now i can justify keeping it beige because someone told me to

massivewangers

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Please don't leave it beige, it looks nasty! White one would look fantastic and you know it!

Ryan_3

retro look ftw

RSandy

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ignore the 'put a LET lump in it' comments, im a big fan of screaming mental 1400 novas! i watch a lot of the BTRDA rally series, and this guy runs 1st on the road usually in the 1400 category, and the thing sounds mental and dont half shift!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH1BJfwfeEA

and then for the ultimate rally nova, look no further than dave metcalfe, this guy was a legend! he used his little nova to put most of the big cars to shame!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApQBDfh_UGg

so yeh, anything that sounds like them, goes like them, and looks like them gets my vote

RSLUBBY

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fook yes defo got to be rally rep

russ rs

Just put a c20let 280bhp in ready for fast show for mate that be fun!

WongRS

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problem is with alot of, not saying all is there is some good ones out there, but most XE/LET nova's just have the engine chucked in without much consideration for anything else, and they just don't feel nice, my mate had a fairly well specced XE and i wouldnt go it in, i'd of felt safer in a shopping trolley with a YB in it in all fairness (you at least know its going to break down within a mile or so)
They make a good little car with a screaming 1400 or something light and a well set up chassis though!

Silver'Scort

Looks cool mate, get it done! If its fast who cares what colour it is?!
white2slr yours looks spot on

howie1989

+1
see some one has sed what im thinking and u deffo need something to keep u occupied when the car has nothin to do :P