1989 Nova 1.5 turbo diesel

[tinkerbell]

Hi All

Here's my little 1.5 turbo diesel with the SR bodykit.





I love it!!

[qwerty]

Get the wheels finished and get some new pics up!!

[tinkerbell]

I'm onto it now! Downloading more pics. Can't decide which looks best with the yellow.

[mk14dr]

I love Nova's. Ive had two, my second and third cars (no pics unfortunately), they really were like rollerskates. Mine were only 1.2 mind,
but those 'charged diesel lumps are absolute corkers by the sounds of things.
This looks like the perfect example. Right colour, understated looks/styling and frugal as funk. I bet its about as quick as a bog standard 14SR or GSi.
So in summary... Quality car, keep up the superb work

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[Robinxr4i]

That looks awesome. I hear the 1.5 TD Nova are meant to be quite quick!

My mate had a 1.3 SR for his first car in that colour it was a great little car until the floor rusted out

[dollywobbler]

I really like that. The TD can shift a bit too I think?

[tinkerbell]

Yeah its pretty nippy, great fun to drive, its just getting used to where the power is with it being a turbo diesel.

My last car was a VR6:



Quite heavy on fuel, hence why I sold it haha! But fun while it lasted!!

[bootsy75hst]

arn't the nova td engines isuzu's? my ran one on cooking oil!

[bootsy75hst]

oops my mate ran one.

[griffo20022]

Awsome car! The 1.5TD's are badass mofo's!

I had a friend who used the 1.7isuzu lump out of a mk3 astra in one of these, uprated fuelling, FMIC and boost upped to suit. F*ck me it was mega scary! Must have easily been pushing 130ish BHP. I would definately consider one for a daily hack as there awsome!

[topghia]

something with the isuzu td engine is on my shopping list at the moment i don't mind what its in just see what turns up

[big end floater aka lb]

do the white ring mod and a adjustable bleed valve :)should give you about 115 bhp at 1.1 bar of boost ive got a cav with the isuzu td in it with the above and its bloody mental and returns 50 odd to the gallon even wihh the boost junkie behind the wheel runs on 50/50 pump and veg oil too

[topghia]

I'm not up on this whats "the white ring mod" sounds like fun veg oild is my plan

[big end floater aka lb]

retrictor on thr lift pump 4 10mm bolts lift the lid in with the stanley off with the white plastic ring bolt the lid back on 1/4 turn on the fuel screw and hey presto 1.3 bar up from .7bar,ive gutted the cat fitted a straight through silencer a adjustable bleed valve and run it on 50/50 pump diesel and new veg oil never less than 50 mpg and runs out of gearing at 115:)

[qwerty]

I hope lisa reads this and does that!! I've been telling her to make it faster for ages!!

[topghia]

May 5, 2008 19:32:51 GMT big end floater aka lb said:

retrictor on thr lift pump 4 10mm bolts lift the lid in with the stanley off with the white plastic ring bolt the lid back on 1/4 turn on the fuel screw and hey presto 1.3 bar up from .7bar,ive gutted the cat fitted a straight through silencer a adjustable bleed valve and run it on 50/50 pump diesel and new veg oil never less than 50 mpg and runs out of gearing at 115:)

why not fit a pre heater fot the fuel and run 100% svo

[tinkerbell]

Here's some more pics of the Nova as requested, just taken when its clean and I've just finished painting the wheels.

[dollywobbler]

Nice but for me, it needs something along the sills now just to finish it off.

[tinkerbell]

Yeah I think your right, it kinda spoils it a bit.

Thanks for the comments folks

[qwerty]

Love the rims.....look really good. Hmmm Wonder if gte/gsi skirts would look good or cack??