ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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Yes its a nova you guessed.
Well it all started week before last when i acquired this.
Has cost me what i shall get for the shell so basically the engine was free.
So had to decide what to do with the engine, advertise it on here, keep it until i had one in at the workshop with the belt gone or something a little more interesting.
So I bought this last week off ebay.
Was bought blind but doesnt seem too bad.
Passenger lock has been punched in
Slam panel is posh rotten
but otherwise doesnt look too bad
rear arches
It currently has a 1.0ltr paper weight for an engine
So that will be coming out as well as the interior.
So plans are to drop the x16xel in there then find a decent manifold for it and strip it out.
Still have the corsa but am waiting on parts and funds for it. Corsa won't be getting stripped now but will be getting calibra leather!
Ainsley
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Good luck with this project 
I'll be keeping my eye on this one 
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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Well despite a long day, left for heathrow at 2 this morning, I had to make an hour to get started so i did!
Got the rear seats and rear quarter trims out. Was shocked at home clean the boot floor is.
just a bit of rust coming through in this rear corner
Then moved onto the fronts. Managed to get the front part of the carpet but didnt have anything with me to undo the seatbelts so didnt take the centre piece out.
Will get round tomorrow night after work with a larger socket and get the rest of the carpet out and all the rear belts. Then cut the sound deadening away from under the dash.
Had a look at the lock today and it isn't quite as bad as i thought looks like it had had some tape over it with a bit of tar and glue remover on it and a new barrell shouldnt be to bad.
Ains
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Greg_M
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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
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can we cut the dash in half 
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Did you find the Nova on Ebay?
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shane2corsa
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Registered: 4th Sep 05
Location: Nettleham, Lincolnshire
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nearly as tidy as my green bogey-mobile!
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
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no dash cutting is happening in any car of mine greg and well you know it.
Yes Robin it was on ebay came from Derby and at the price i wasn't expecting a lot.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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Thought so, I saw it on there, was very cheap when I last looked 
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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Well I picked up a couple of parts early this morning price was right so they will do for now.
F13cr box and gsi frt arb
front gsi seats and bases
bit of bolster wear on drivers seat but as i say price was right
Anyway so managed to get the rear seatbelts out
Rest of the front carpet out.
and the gsi seats fitted.
Not a huge lot done today just a quick half hour after work!
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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it'll handle better without the front anti roll bar...
look good though, nice project
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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Wow
Well after a year locked away I decided it was time i started fitting some of the parts i have lying around to the nova in the hope that I can get it out on track before the end of the year.
So fetched it round tonight to make a start on the suspension.
So today was the first time i have had it on a ramp and i'm pleased to say it very solid underneath. Never been welded and doesnt need any. (underneath anyway obviously it needs attention to slam and arches.)
The exhaust however is pretty grim, brakes are siezed on, and the radiator decided to spring a leak.
So started by fitting some fresh suspension, bilsteins with 30mm springs, and some 15" steels with 195 45 tyres.
Looks to sit very high atm still
Next up was to fit a euro rear cluster that turned up on ebay a couple of weeks ago.
That completed decided to swap the steering wheel, stalks (for corsa ones) and the clocks.
Getting the steering wheel off was a nightmare though. First time I have ever had to use a puller on a vauxhall so had to fabricate one first. Because of which I didnt get as far as changing the clocks.
Before
after
So hopefully one night next week will be working late finishing off inside. Changing the clocks, different seats, harnesses and rear strut brace.
After that will be looking at replacing the brake system, and then hopefully my loom will be finished and can get the engine in.
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Corsa_Scotty
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Registered: 8th Aug 07
Location: Scottish Borders
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Taking shape mate 
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ainsley_brader
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calidus
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Registered: 27th Oct 02
Location: Lincoln
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jebus ainsleybaby...you dont hang around!
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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hmmmm
i wonder what spec this is gonna be, and what management it will use 
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calidus
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Registered: 27th Oct 02
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GREG_M 
[Edited on 14-07-2008 by calidus]
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