Hi All,
My mrs often says "you can't save them all" when I see a good Nova for sale. So I rarely jump at the chance of buying another these days. But after seeing Mark Watt's old Courtenay turbo nova appear online, in the hands of someone who really didn't look like they cared much, I just had to save it.
I gave him a call, put a deposit down, asked zero questions and booked a flight. I had it in my mind that I would buy it as long as it wasn't rotten...
Well, it wasn't rotten and I now own it!
When I got it, it had bonnet pins, a large bonnet dent, and the front bumper had paint flaking. However all engine bay seams are mint and the car has only done 7k miles since mark sold it in 2003.
So far I've sorted:
- New focus RS charge cooler pump
- New rear discs, pads and replaced rear callipers (one was seized)
- Front discs and pads replaced
- Ordered new headlights (hella) and indicators (clear)
- Ordered silver strip for bumper
- Courtenay turbo decal in the post
- Fitted the speedlines from my other turbo (as the originals need repainted)
I pick it up from the bodyshop tomorrow with the bonnet fully repaired, grill painted and bumper stripped bare and painted.
So I'd like to document here the detail of its resurrection.
Cheers
Keith