FB Tuning

iTrader: (30)

Ok, it's not a scoob, but i thought i'd put a couple of pics up anyway....





I bought it in November last year, from a middle aged guy who'd kept it garaged for the last 8 years and prior to him, a lady had owned it from new! - Last year, the thing had only done 40,000miles in total, and I've got a folder full of service receipts about 5 inches deep all the MOTs, billof sale...and the list goes on!

First off, I upgraded the brakes to Astra GTE items (costing £60 for the used calipers and new discs + pads ) and fitted some 14" rims that clear the larger discs. They're not great, but at least it pulls up now!

and then, I binned the 1.6 engine in favour of a 2.0 16v Cavalier item



I've been driving it around like this for a couple of months now, and have kind of got used to the appauling handling, and am on the lookout for some coilovers to sort the suspension.

I'm tempted to 'lose' the interior, spare wheel etc. in a bid to try and get the weight down from 830kg to 750kg

Anyway, It's going to get it's first outing at the 'pod RWYB next weekend (the other 1/2 may be bringing the Scoob too ), and I'd be chuffed with a mid 13 1/4 mile run

No 'abortion' body kits or Neon lights for me ...keep it looking standard.

So far, it owes me £1200 all in, and £500 on rolling the rear arches and sorting the rear 1/4 after some tw@t in a 4x4 decided to rearrange it in a carpark (thanks Littleknocks )

...Oh...BTW... I'm not going to be listening to any 'chav' comments, thanks...

Mods...If you want to put this in NSR, feel free

Paulo P

iTrader: (42)

**** me that looks clean I'm suprised that I haven't seen it about. I bet it's lots of fun with that 2.0 my sister had a standard gte and it was loads of fun

RAF1

iTrader: (5)

looks well nice - i love seeing 80's hot hatches in this day and age that havent been f***ed like the majority of cars -
I bought a 92-J reg CRX VTEC not long ago only done 30,000 miles 1 owner with FSH car was as new....

Raf
p.s. just keeping my eyes peeled for a Renault 5 GT Turbo with the same description as the above - been looking for over 3 years no luck as of yet!!

Ale555

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gravelexpress

wtf is that piece of crap doing on here

Tone Loc

iTrader: (1)

LOL... tell it like you see it .

Personally can't stand Novas but does look a clean example.....

Tony.

Ray_li

Same.

But good on you. Drive what you can afford and dont let people drive you off this BBS.
I was driving a metro 7 months ago and I was signed up on here for 3 years but I didnt tell people you're brave

Ray

Daft Lad

Same as Raf, personally I think its very nice mate, always a pleasure seeing these cars in the condition they should be in

Dave_A

Superb looking example. Always fancied a nova gte when they could be bought new from a dealer. Looks to be in good shape, its certainly more respectable than a fair proportion of scoobs you see around, thats for sure.

Dave

Coulster

Nice clean looking nova dude, a rare site these days.

Mate has got one aswell, he'l never grow up hes had it 4 years (only 22)

2.0 16v cos head etc and he was low 14s at Crail.

Problem is traction with these wee blighters but I guess you know all about that.

Good on you for keeping it standard looking.

PHILYB

i always fancied doing that t oa corsa b, bet it is a hooot 2 drive!!

jowl

a big WELL DONE for not chaving it up!

Must be the only modified Nova I've seen that hasn't had stupidly large and ugly bodykit on with neons and a 10" exhaust.

v5 man

iTrader: (4)

That is super clean. Thats the same engine I had in my Astra Gsi and I loved it Even better in a smaller Nova.


Cliff

Gutmann pug

Good man ....... nowt wrong with that matey.

I hope its got enough go to suprise a few of them blue 4 wheel drive things

scooby L

only the ones with black wheels......

Gutmann pug

cheeky

The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

Must ask, have you declared all to the nice insurance man??? How much????

Tiss

Nice Nova mate, I've still got one also with 2 litre 16v red top in good fun like!!! Not as much as Scooby tho!! Did you put the motor in?

FB Tuning

iTrader: (30)

Thanks for all your replies...

Gutmann pug...It certainly has got enough go to surprise the odd blue 4wd thing...
We were on the A16 heading out of France into Belgium yesterday, when a UK scoob came up behind us...I put my foot down a bit, and he *had* to come past me, when we were doing an indicated 140+ mph (the speedo was actually buried off the top of the clock ) It still had another 500 rpm to go, but I kinda lost my bottle there

Blue Dragoon...It's all declared to the nice insurance man....
27 yrs old...1 yr NCB...£700 TPFT OUCH!

Tiss...Yes, I put the motor in...It was one of the easier engine 'conversions'...It took just over a day to do from start to finish.

V LTD sti type RA

how are you gona stop it wheel spinning.how are you gona get it off the line at santa pod compared to 4wd/awd?

FB Tuning

iTrader: (30)

By taking off relatively gently

That is the major problem with this car...Being FWD, you just can't get the power down in first in the dry (in the wet it's a joke...you can't even floor it in 3rd without wheelspinning )

The surface at the pod is fairly grippy, so it should'nt be too much of an issue.

SC008Y_MAD

iTrader: (5)

fiestaboy, have u heard of Migweb.co.uk as vauxhall forum? well worth a look i you have not. im on there with my Astra 1.6 artic and the names Daz es astra

Lovely Nova mate with that georgous XE

SC008Y MAD

TAINTON

Nice clean example there cant be many left in that condition.
Surprise a few people I bet on the road