She Knows!
It's probably about time that I posted details on my project. After many years of not owning a Nova, just having a hand in CP's fun (does that sound right?) the lure of the baby Vauxhall has just got too much!
Since breaking my baby before I got married, I have owned:
Renault Clio 1.2 16v Dynamique
VW polo 1.4 Match
VW Golf V6 4-motion
VW Mk1 Golf GTi (Owned but never driven!)
Land Rover Freelander Kalahari
VW Passat Estate Sport 20vT
BMW E28 M535i (owned with CP)
BMW E39 M5
Vauxhall Signum Design 2.8 Turbo
Now, a few of these have been quite fast and plenty of fun, but now approaching 30, I couldn't resist anymore and have bought a Nova as none of the above have ever given me the level of fun that I had with my SR T40!
When I sold the M535i, I told the wife that I wanted a cheap run-around and bought her Aunt's Nova, owned from new and always garaged. What I haven't told the wife is the full extent of my plans! She does know that I have worked on the suspension and brakes (for improved safety) but I haven't come clean about the plans to go much faster. I think she might guess when she drives it.
In general I want the car to be useable for driving around and carrying the kids about so there will be relatively few mods. Within a few weeks I had her lowered with 256mm front brakes and Astra GTE alloys. I have a few other plans but the focus of my work is on the engine, an X16XEL on TB's. I've assembling the engine and gathering bits for the conversion and fingers crossed it should be in place before PV.
1.0L Merit:
She does have some rust coming in around the rear arches, but the general condition is superb as you can see in the engine bay. I'll post some progress pics later.
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