Breaking my Short Stroke 1400 Nova GSI rep

[nova-srt40]

thinking of breaking my nova -

1400cc 8v SHORT STROKE engine, using a 1200ST block, 1300 crank and rods, arp rod bolts, fully lightened and balanced, ported polished/worked head, kent race cam, kent alloy adjustable vernier pulley. £SOLD

Webber 40 DCOE carbs (8months old) with linkage and throttle cable, trumpets (decided to keep)

Irmshcher Inlet manifold for webber carbs (decided to keep)

4 Branch Eurorallye exhaust manifold £SOLD

F13CR gearbox, about 80k on the box, good condition. £Prov Sold

Polybushed bottom arms/tie rods £SOLD

Polybushed back axle with ARB £50

2.0 16v GTE calipers with new vented discs and mintex competition pads £40

Spax Gas adjustable suspension with 60mm lowering springs £120

OMP front strut brace £40

GSI interior (minus dash) £50

GTE digital dash with plugs and transducer £SOLD

Speedline Allessio 2's with 4 centre caps and 4 legal tyres £Prov Sold

Magnex stainless bacbox £Prov Sold

GSI skirts £40

GSI bumper £80

GSI spoiler £20

MINT tailgate £40

1 MINT passenger door £60

1 OK drivers door (been welded on the bottom lip on the inside) £40

1 MINT drivers door (in orange) £60

REAR GSI windows with surrounds £20

GSI top tint windscreen £20

x2 MINT mk2 wings £20 each

1600 8v GSI engine on 70k, competition worked head, kent AST2 cam/kit £300

Astra Mk4 mudflaps £20

GSI grill badge £20

GSI decals (NEW) £15



anything else seen on the car just ask, the lot will be breaking/for sale..

and before anyon asks the shell will be staying and i WILL NOT split the engine. only thing i will do is take webbers and 4 branch manifold off to sell seperate..

This was the car a few days ago -

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[oillite]

Whats wrong with it, looks to good to break.

[nova-srt40]

costing me FAR too much to run at 17 years old..

£2500 for insurance a year is a killer, never mind the £50 a week for petrol..

i am gutted, becuase i built this to the way i always wanted a nova..cant have everything though.

hopefully get myself dept free and get some money behind me and get another nova next year.

hopefully the insurance will be down a bit too with a years driving experience..

[FaT-AsTra16v]

no way to good to break!!!
save it!!!

[gtwannabe]

have a long think before you do anything rash. i think you would be better garaging it for a year or two until your situation improves ..its too nice to break !!!!

[Twin Headlamps]

Totally agree.If you break that car you will regret it forever.Think hard mate.

[Mattman]

Definately think about this, I have considered selling and breaking my Nova many a time since getting it due to having to fix it a lot but I am so glad my friends and people here helped persuade me not to sell.

Its still sitting not running today but i am glad i still have it and will be able to drive it once its fixed again.

[Pllusy]

greg mate there is far too much time money and effort gone into that car for you to do anything but keep it. if you do get rid then the chances of collecting all the parts again a year down the line might be harder than you think. bear in mind that the newest novas about are still about 16 years old now so good ones are gettin hard to find.

do as pete said stick it in a garage for a year or so then once you have your no claims built up and earning decent money dust it down and bring it back out and enjoy all your hard work. think about what your going to do for a while so you are totally sure of what you are doing, i think after its sold/broken you will be totally gutted that you have done it. get a cheap runabout and run that for a year or so and save up as much as you can in the meantime.

[gte_cab]

I agree you would be better storing the car than selling or breaking, you would never replace it exactly and if its been built to your ideal spec would you ever be satisfied with any other car in the future?

If you have access to private land you can easily run it round now and again to keep its parts moving etc.

Things will get better insurance wise :D seems like 5 mins ago that I was paying for my first years insurance and now im really old :D time soon flies

[nova-srt40]

thanks for all the advice people..i have been thinking about it for a few weeks now and just decided the other night the best thing was to break it.

it is now sitting in my garage basically a bare shell, sold alot of stuff from it already.

i did build it to how i always wanted a nova, but when i am financially better off i can build another one.

the nova was a great car for my first and for my first build (especially starting at 14years old) but i would of liked it a bit tidier. would of loved to have a better shell, as i knew there had been alot of welding done to it. ok it was solid after all the work and after all the bodywork got done, nobody would tell that it was a rotbox at one time. atleast now i have the experience and knowledge on how to build a slightly "special" nova next year.

Just to let you know, i am not moving away from novas. cant remember if i posted it up, but i have recently bought on original Nova Sport. as you will know these are rare and very well sot after.

again, thanks for the kind words/help but i think i have done the best thing..

oh, i also got myself a cheap runabout. a p reg berlingo van. 250quid for insurance..cant complain, will be a big saving from 2.5k a year for the nova!

[nova-srt40]

updating breaking lost now..

check out what is still available.

cheers

Greg