Well just been relieved of £490 for insurance! does that sound reasonable for a 22yr old??
work is still being carried out on the body, I'm crossing everything it will get through the MOT ok!
Well just been relieved of £490 for insurance! does that sound reasonable for a 22yr old??
work is still being carried out on the body, I'm crossing everything it will get through the MOT ok!
Last edited by chris862; 30-07-12 at 03:39 PM.
Had a bit of nova premonition on wednesday when this lovely jamaica yellow (I think) SR on Dplate! pulled out infront of me n Dad in Bedford
Anyway, Shes back from welding, MOT on monday, wish me luck!
some Pics
new sill
Cheers
nice little car and good luck with the MOT, just out of intrest how much was insurance on capri?
PASS!
well chuffed! time to start enjoying some 80's vauxhall motoring!
Done my first long trip today, over 100miles, all fine until I went up a steep hill and when I reached the top to park up the top end started knocking! seemed to be coming from under the cam cover, oil starvation from the angleof the hill perhaps? or the strain of the hill? switched her off, started up again.. not knocking now, bit concerned
Atleast I found another one to park next to!
Chris
Mate, thats a cracking story... How great that its been with you and your family for so long... Many people ask me why i have my nova when i have had many vauxhalls ranging from corsa b, a brand new corsa c and an astra g sxi (cars other people see as more desireable)... It was because i loved my 2nd car... A nova 1.2 merit... Nice to see other people out there who realise like me that sentimental value can over rule ££ value... Keep up the good work chief
I had the same knocking with mine, mine was a 1.0 ohv though, it had been sat 8 years, when i got it on the road after a few weeks going up inclines it would knock and rattle on the top end, changed the oil and filer and it went away, i should have done it straight away been sat that long but i was more bothered about driving it. Maybe something to think about? but both nova and capri look awesome.
Cheers man! yea part of the family, most people would of weighed it in by now , but we just couldn't do it as its been such a good little car!
Cheers Phil! yea when I got home I noticed the oil was a bit low, although on the 50mile trip home it actually stopped knocking! oil and filter were also pretty new anyway so dunno really, took the cam cover off and started it up with a rag over and the oil seems to be getting up there fine, its seems to have fixed itself! :D
Got a new radiator on the way hopefully as its started weeping at the bottom from corrosion, well it is 27 yrs old!
Did 250 miles yesterday, and shes averaging around 50mpg, really gunna feel the petrol savings compared to the capri
Today I fitted some new bulbs to my 6clock dash, it never came with any, but I should be able to see the speedo at night now
Also glued back the temp needle as I snapped it off a few years ago and its been bugging me ever since
Good as newish
the new ones are black,2 more left to get still
and all back in
Cheers.
Last edited by chris862; 13-08-12 at 02:49 PM.
Got a few more bits done
Got the new radiator off ebay, £41 delivered all fitted up now
Old one past its best!
and tidied up both rear arches and boot
nowhere near perfect, but more presentable now atleast