Cupra Steve
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wow.
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Rick Draper
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Quick update, the nova is coming home before christmas. Hopefully Rob Smith will be calling round to help me get it up and running then its off to see mark. Here are a few updated pic's. As you can see the bodywork is almost done and just needs the paint finishing.
[Edited on 18-08-2007 by Rick Draper]
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Matt H
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Location: South Yorkshire
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Can't wait to see it finished 
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Robin
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Mesh - no
Tweeks brake duct - yes
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grigglet33
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Location: East Sussex
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agree with Robin
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K3 VMU
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Location: Portlethen, Aberdeen,ken
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 good project
C`MON THE NOVAS
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Chris F
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quote:
Originally posted by K3 VMU
good project
C`MON THE NOVAS
Banned
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Andyrs1800
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Cant wait to see this car complete, been waiting for ages... Make sure you dont ruin that grill, fookin hate nova's with mesh grills,
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Rick Draper
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Well its been a while but here it is:
Its now mapped and runs! Power is estimated to be 400bhp at 1.2 bar boost, once i have changed the wastegate spring over i will see around 500bhp which is the maximum for the turbo.
There was no real running in done other than a few miles on mineral oil then a change over to semi synthetic and then boost was thrown at it. Over all its very scary to drive, it torque steer's all over the road. On leaving the M6 i accelerated up the sliproad and hung on for dear life. It pulled me accross the 2 lanes of the sliproad and up the hard shoulder! Think the tracking might need a check over!
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jr
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one of my favorite cars ever, rick,much like muppetsports car i need to blag a go in this
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
one of my favorite cars ever, rick,much like muppetsports car i need to blag a go in this
i wouldnt never put my car in the same category as ricks. its not even 1/100th of the car his is
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Nath
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 Beast
Sounds like fun to drive too
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by muppetsport
quote:
Originally posted by jr
one of my favorite cars ever, rick,much like muppetsports car i need to blag a go in this
i wouldnt never put my car in the same category as ricks. its not even 1/100th of the car his is
regardless of what you class them as there both favorites of mine 
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Gaz
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Location: Widnes, Cheshire
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love nova's and this is a lovely examples.
This is the way nva's should be, Clean!
good luck with the rest of this mate and i hope you enjoy driving it.
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VegasPhil
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Animal 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Graeme
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was this the one that you were gona sell?
if so, so glad you never did, amazing car and will be very cool to see at pvs next year up the strip hopefully!
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willay
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quick put it back into the garage until next summer
nice work.
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SportBoy
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amazing amount of work and it shows! 
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Novaneil
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Needs lowering at the back 
Im so glad you've got this running now Rick!!! Anychance of it being at Trax??? PLEASE!!!!
Neil
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lil_g
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Amazing Remember loving the pics ages ago almost made me buy a nova
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cash_2_my_corsa
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my god is this a 1 off. i hope u keep it mint for ever
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Rick Draper
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quote:
Originally posted by Novaneil
Needs lowering at the back
Im so glad you've got this running now Rick!!! Anychance of it being at Trax??? PLEASE!!!!
Neil
Its sat that high so when we were mapping i would not have any issues with tire rubbing etc. Will be getting dropped down again now. Not taking it to trax, need to sort out a few things on it before i can really go anywhere in it.
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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i need to blag a passenger ride in this off you rick
stunning nova!!!
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SwN
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Truely Awesome
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deanmcreynolds26
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Amazing, couldn never say anything bad about this car, if i was building my dream nova would prob be along the lines of this!
much the wheels set you back?
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