1983 Nova 1.6 SR (ish!)

Heres a wee topic on my current nova-

But first, my old one:

Bought back in 2005 (I think!) as a std 1.3 sr with astra gte alloys and 138,000 on it (good old 8v motors!)





Drove it as it was for a while before wanting to fit a redtop, but with lack of money or anyone to do the work I ended up having a 1.6 nova gte engine fitted:




Then fitted a magnex stainless steel 4-2-1 manny and system which was fine until boxing day 2006:



Basically locked up in the wet and went straight on into a tree!



Anyway not one to be defeated I went in search of a replacement shell, and struck lucky with a one owner OAP special with 34,000 on and a wide variety of parking dents!



However this was all about to change as I guy I knew who had recently bought a nova was selling it to but something diffrent, enter the a-reg:



Was originally a 1.2 with a custom piper cam, ported and polished head, weber carb, a piper exhaust and an 'unleaded petrol conversion' but when the crankshaft seals went my mate had a 1400 ohc fitted:



Which didnt run right due to the air filter sucking in too much hot air causing it too cut out.

So when I bought it I then decided to have the 1600 engine fitted :





And how it looks today:





Then had replica 1.3 sr vinyls made up:





Then replace the 'red' interior





With the SR seats





Needs a couple of bits tidying as it is nearly 24 years old, but genearlly very happy with it at the moment.

Comments welcome.