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Jas
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10th Apr 08 at 18:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i've had a crazy idea

I want a track car...

I've always wanted one, but This time I think im gonna go and do it!


I was thinking Nova 1.6


wise choice

for it to be on a track it needs to be?


MOT?
tax?
Insured?



Im thinking of trying to find a half decent nova for around £500-600 and stripping it bare and fitting buckets, bigger brakes, decent suspension etc...


good idea or nay?
Kurt
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205 gti's are meant to be a good starting point
Jas
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10th Apr 08 at 18:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I really dont like them, and I've always fancied a nova track car..

im more familiar with vauxhall too...

both similar weight though?
Novaneil
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Nova's make fantastic Track cars! Have a look on the PNG/Novaload website for inspiration

www.novaload.co.uk
swill_omnibus
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10th Apr 08 at 19:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Id sy its a good starting point, light car with a nippy engine with more tuning

Think t does generally have to be road legal though, think it may depend on event your in.
notts.pirate
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10th Apr 08 at 19:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
go for it mate, as said try PBG/novaload theres loads of inspiration

as for legality it doesnt need tax/MOT if you trailer it to each circuit but if it looks a pile of shit/dangerous the stewards will probably check it out and may not let you on track - as long as its built well and safe youll be fine tho
corsa_rob
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quote:
Originally posted by Jas
I really dont like them, and I've always fancied a nova track car..

im more familiar with vauxhall too...

both similar weight though?


1600 gti 205's are easier than nova's

novas rust 205s dont
novas are slow...205's are not
nova's go round corners...205s come with rails

good car's...my mates bro just went from a nova to a 205...got a nice one for £750 very nice highish mileage at 110k...but its sound strange
notts.pirate
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10th Apr 08 at 19:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:




novas rust 205s dont
novas are slow...205's are not
nova's go round corners...205s come with rails



205s rust as bad as novas lol
novas arent slow with a simple engine upgrade
a quick sus swap and a nova is on par with an out of the box 205

novas are also cheaper than a 205gti even with the above mods to make it level pegging
corsa_rob
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quote:
Originally posted by notts.pirate
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novas rust 205s dont
novas are slow...205's are not
nova's go round corners...205s come with rails



205s rust as bad as novas lol
novas arent slow with a simple engine upgrade
a quick sus swap and a nova is on par with an out of the box 205

novas are also cheaper than a 205gti even with the above mods to make it level pegging


just speaking from expearance there...£750 for a 205 with no rust...not seen maybe noavs that aint being eaten away there...aint being anti nova i love them...just for track car fun...205's are amazing! the 1600 it the funniest i think...just pulls and pulls and pullllsss...without that XE in the nova aint gonna be that hot and last time i checked good condition nova's where going at £1000-£1500...???

but by all means get a nova...as would like the see another tracked up nova
Fad
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10th Apr 08 at 20:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
205's are great cars but not by todays standards...

If you what cheap thrills buy soething like a 106 XSi or a Clio 1.8 16v. Can't understand why people buy a flawed car then spend silly money on them tryng to make them track cars.
jr
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10th Apr 08 at 20:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Fad
Can't understand why people buy a flawed car then spend silly money on them tryng to make them track cars.




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10th Apr 08 at 20:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No-one buys 106 XSis, they're so underrated and still silly cheap
Fad
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My point exactly when I was at college two of my mates had a 106XSi and the other had an AX GT man i was soo cheesed off thinking my 1.4 16v Sport ws cool

But they were so much quicker in every way
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This is my mates 106 Xsi

16v engine and a load of other goodies! he bought it race prepped like it is in this picture cage etc for about £400



AWESOME IMO!!! I'm fucking jealous!
Robin
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AXGTs have cool arches too.
Robin
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10th Apr 08 at 20:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I might go and buy one
Paul_J
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AX / Xsi's with 16v's = Rapid they weigh nothing!
Fad
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10th Apr 08 at 20:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yesh although I would be wearing shit loads of padding in the even of a crash
MGM
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the price on xsi's and 205 gtis is going up, rapidly. its getting harder to find a decent 205 for sensible money
Robin
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10th Apr 08 at 20:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
205s have been pricey for a while now, but XSis are still VERY well priced for how good they are.

Having said that, one of the people I work with bought an Mi16'd 205 which was almost mint for about £1500 a few weeks back
Jas
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10th Apr 08 at 20:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/451769.htm


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Jas
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10th Apr 08 at 20:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so

nova 1.6 8v
205 1.6 8v
106 xsi

id prefer nova as suspension etc can be changed so much easier and cheaper...

bigger brakes are easy to get hold of and cheap too
MGM
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^^ the xsi can be just as easily fettled.

gti-6 brakes, similarly priced suspension with a decent second hand market out there
Robin
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Rear torsion bar adjustment is probably about as much effort as changing some rear shocks on an old Nova anyway.

The 106 will be a lot more capable on track too, Novas have a shit driving position and don't actually handle that well compared to the Frenchies.
MGM
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8 valve reliability too. Not a word you often apply to a french car

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