Project: Gold Snowplough Turbo

[Southie]

Stalker alert Ben

[Benn]

Got to be done.

[ben doodar]

"I have is a particular set of skills"

[Southie]

So as I know he's alive I'll be looking forward to an update Mr Tek

[Nova_Tek]

Here's a partial update for you all 7 years, 4 months & 3 weeks since my last one... thanks for waiting!

I first need to re-host the billion photos on to somewhere better than imageshite I mean shack, before I re-start the project. This will help me get back on track of what's been done and what I was last doing as my mind has been off the project for many years (obviously).

I've recently moved in to my new home and I've started prepping the garage for receiving the Nova and half of the engine, which is at my parents garage (once social distancing allows).

[scott.parker]

Yes! Man, about time you showed up! Lol

[uh60]

Looking forward to seeing it again. I for instance use Imgur and Flickr but the last ones interface is a pain in the back.

[Nova_Tek]

Evening all... hope all you old boys are doing well

It's taken me 2 and a half weeks to re-host the 900+ images. Not surprising that I ended up with a few images missing but not many. For anyone that's interested I'm hosting them on imgbox.com - free, unlimited storage and simple really

Anyway, now that it's done, I'm up-to-date (again) on what I had done with the project, where I got up to etc. Back all those years ago, the aim of the project was to have a powerful but reliable daily to use, however, that's now not the case. The daily is now currently an Astra G GSi and if all goes well I'll be retiring that for a more grown up family car (with some poke of course ). So the Nova really is now going to be a weekend toy and a bit of fun. This means that certain things may be revisited when the project restarts. Will need to see how much time I can spare on it, now that I'm a family man. Either way I'm looking forward to resuming the project.

Just don't ask me when I'll finish it, please

Things I'm considering doing in addition to what's been done so far (in no particular order)

- Bigger brakes (256mm was last fitted)
- Bigger wheels (something different maybe 17")
- LSD
- Uprate the conrods (currently standard)
- Headwork while it's out
- Chipped ECU to make use of the engine work.

One thing that won't change is my level of OCD and making everything shiny and new looking

I do need to go arrange picking up the other half of LET as I've got bits at my parents (where the Nova is currently laid up) as soon as 'rona allows us.

Until the next update

[The Simps]

Great to see another project resurrected, well in principle anyway - pics or it never happened!

Looking forward to seeing how she’s looking after all these years

[Nova_Tek]

Great to see another project resurrected, well in principle anyway - pics or it never happened!

Looking forward to seeing how she’s looking after all these years

Sorry Simps, I'm a little rusty, I forgot about the pics or gtfo rule.

Before the Nova and any of bits can be brought back, I wanted the garage to be a place best suited for it's purpose.

A few things need to be done:
- rubber matting/flooring to be laid
- suitable shelving to store bits, pieces, tools etc
- upgrade the lighting as the developer thought a 5.5w light bulb is sufficient for a 20 metre sq. area

Rubber matting arrived recently and was fitted the other day.

Before


78 kilos of rubber later


Shelves should be arriving soon, then I can start gathering all the bits together.