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Author XE Nova. Good bits and bad bits?
Jakey
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1st Jun 09 at 18:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Probably been asked a million times but hey ho.

Its an early dizzy xe in an F reg GTE shell.

Main things to look out for apart from the obvious 'everywhere for rust'

Ta.
Nic Barnes
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inner wings cracking off chasis legs. check that its had a proper bit'o'box section done on driver side chasis leg, as some people smash it back with a lump hammer, and its just not the best of plans at times.

has it been seam welded etc? but the general things are has the conversion been bodged at all? as you say rust, and is the engine a good one. there isnt much to a nova really to look out for on them apart from rust.
Jakey
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1st Jun 09 at 18:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice one for that Nic!

I know the engine is a good runner and the conversion was good as it was a lad i know who did it.

Never knew about the chassis leg thing but ill find out about it!
Nic Barnes
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if you know engine is good and conversion is good, just check for signs of chasis damage/ripping apart. if its been welded it should be grand. they have a bad habbit of rusting bacdly under the battery tray aswell on a nova.
Jakey
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Cheers fella!
sand-eel
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check the boot corners right at the back, rust holes quite often appear.
Nic Barnes
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aye true same as most gm's like cavaliers due to the sun roof drainers getting blocked etc
Jakey
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Will do ta lads.
taylorboosh
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check the whole thing, i didnt look under mine as it was too low too see, take a jack mine was a deathtrap
Ryan
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is this jords?
ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by john-d
check the whole thing, i didnt look under mine as it was too low too see, take a jack mine was a deathtrap


Indeed, if the jack goes right through the floor then dont buy it

 
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