Best project I've read for such a long time. Boy you have skills!! I guess you used to do some sort of accident repair work or vehicle restoration? What other restorations have you done in the past?
Really look forward to more progress on this!!
Best project I've read for such a long time. Boy you have skills!! I guess you used to do some sort of accident repair work or vehicle restoration? What other restorations have you done in the past?
Really look forward to more progress on this!!
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming, “DAMN, what a ride!!”
Utterly incredible,best build thread ive ever seen.
Such a good read Jim, great to see you stuck with it through all the ups and downs too! Plans sound great for it and i really cant wait to see it coming together. I hope all the encouragement in this thread motivates you to get stuck in again mate
Wow... 650 quid but it does look quality. Bargain for 250.
Halfway this thread I got a little soppy... so much dedication defies belief. Amazing.
This man deserves a free lifetime supply of his favourite brew for going the lengths he has gone to save a Nova. No wonder you're keeping it for life, and as well you should!
Here's to lengthen your line of green blobs... +rep!
Cheers,
Niek
One day I'll start a build thread. One day...
****ingOriginally Posted by nova_niek
Halfway this thread I got a little soppy... so much dedication defies belief. Amazing.
This man deserves a free lifetime supply of his favourite brew for going the lengths he has gone to save a Nova. No wonder you're keeping it for life, and as well you should!
Here's to lengthen your line of green blobs... +rep!
Cheers,
Niek!
Don't think anyone can afford that much Carlsberg as I'm a borderline alcoholic
Getting some gear together to rust proof the old girl...
Love this! Really looking forward to future updates!
Ahh, the Mig 'Airfix kit' thread, I had that listed in my favourites on my old laptop.
Glad you have brought it on here to continue with the progress.
I know what you mean about wanting every bit of rust out of the shell, I took the easy route and had my new shell dipped(Even though it did not really need it) but I wish I had not bothered as it created more issues that I had to sortNever again!
Glad you took the correct route and corrected it all by had, its made a cracking thread aswell.
Its nice to see the methods behind panel & chassis member replacement, I have all four chassis legs & nearly every replacement panel bar the roof & main floor so it is nice to know I have an excellent guide in this thread if I ever need it.
You deserve a medal the size of a dustbin lid for tackling it and getting this far with the setbacks & new additions in your life. I sadly let my freshly painted brand new shell go(To a deserving member on here) after I vowed never to sell it but the car I had been waiting to buy for over ten years came up for sale and it was one or the other.
Not sure if I would have ever got mine finished but I am glad to see it being completed elsewhere on here to a fantastic standard.
Just a note regarding Waxoyl, it is still good stuff and does its job to a certain degree but there are better products out there which the shell deserves.
Dinitrol is a better product, Bilt Hamber is also supposedly very good but the best product by far is 'Mike Sanders Grease', well worth a look.
Good luck with the rest of the build and I look forward to seeing the latest pdates.
The link for 'Mike Sanders Grease'.....
http://www.mike-sander.de/
Click on the 'English version' at the top right then click on 'Mike Sanders rust prevention grease' link on the left hand side.
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