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RichyMRX

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Wee nova looks great and a well spec'd to improve from already.

Interior wise guys, I should have some seats suitable to recover.
 

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Sunrise, any suspension plans? I have never driven a redtop but I have heard they can be a handful.
 

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Wee nova looks great and a well spec'd to improve from already.

Interior wise guys, I should have some seats suitable to recover.
Sunrise, any suspension plans? I have never driven a redtop but I have heard they can be a handful.


Thanks, have a full gsi interior here ready to go in, goin for a good set of coilovers to firm it up with front and rear strut braces but first things first I’m for stripping it down and welding it up nice and solid.
 

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Thanks, have a full gsi interior here ready to go in, goin for a good set of coilovers to firm it up with front and rear strut braces but first things first I’m for stripping it down and welding it up nice and solid.

I bought Gaz coilovers with 350/400lb springs for my GSI. I haven't driven on them as the car is still in a million bits, but when I bought them, they got great reviews on the Nova forum. They have the added benefit of being serviceable by GAZ too. Think they cost me around 5 or 600 quid a few years ago.

Wee nova looks great and a well spec'd to improve from already.

Interior wise guys, I should have some seats suitable to recover.


If you come up with an interior let me know, and I'll see if they'll do the job.
 

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Finally got to lift it from my dads and swap it around with that Aul merc so I’m glad to say it’s home, now to get started on it, just going to fix a couple of we bits and pieces and get it running right before I go to mad.
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Just started er in the garage with just the four branch on... can I come and stay at your house?.....anyone??:eyes:
 

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Gettin there Barry. Oh it fairly cleared the lungs and rattled the rib cage :laughing:
 

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Been looking at this every day and with work taking off I haven't got near it, still gathering up we bits and pieces but sick of tripping over the other interior so iv trial fitted it as such tonight just to see what I have and what I haven’t got. Couldn’t resist sticking my plate on too just to annoy the minions lol. Still toying with stripping it to the bone but iv my eye on a gsi so I’m holding fire on the nut and bolt job till then...more pics...
 

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View attachment 181150 View attachment 181154 View attachment 181158 View attachment 181160 View attachment 181163 View attachment 181165 View attachment 181166 View attachment 181167 View attachment 181168 Been looking at this every day and with work taking off I haven't got near it, still gathering up we bits and pieces but sick of tripping over the other interior so iv trial fitted it as such tonight just to see what I have and what I haven’t got. Couldn’t resist sticking my plate on too just to annoy the minions lol. Still toying with stripping it to the bone but iv my eye on a gsi so I’m holding fire on the nut and bolt job till then...more pics...
Great looking Nova....that needs to be on the road fred and a few wee a backroads lol
 

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Looks a good straight example. Never owned a XE Nova, I skipped it and went straight to Turbo. But my brother build an XE saloon and they pull really strong - class cars.
 

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Looks a good straight example. Never owned a XE Nova, I skipped it and went straight to Turbo. But my brother build an XE saloon and they pull really strong - class cars.
Anytime you get bored and want to swop them over Keith....:p I’m ready(y)
 

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Haven’t done a hands turn since the last update bar getting the speedlines to Michael @polishingalloys but they’ve even been left in the yard gathering dust, so Ive brought them home, and with summer looming it’s goin to be all hands on deck. It’s shortly goin to my mate Gareth from vital car care in saintfield for a spanner check then mot, il sort cosmetics and get gsi bumper etc on after that. Cheers.
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