View Full Version : A Sport I know in a very sorry state :-(
Zildjian
09-09-10, 04:50 PM
Spotted this for sale (sorry if it's a repost)....
**Link now edited**
And here in its former glory 17 years ago in Lancaster next to my one...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/img024.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/img023.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/img021.jpg
Southie
09-09-10, 04:53 PM
Repost x4 again lol did admin delete it lol
Still think your name sounds like a spybot.
Zildjian
09-09-10, 04:55 PM
Has my rubbish pc caused duplicate posts again? lol
Southie
09-09-10, 04:56 PM
No one of admin will have deleted it because of the eBay link ;) We don't need it anyway. ;)
Do you still own the Sport then? Btw there's a Sport section on here, get joined up :thumb:
Zildjian
09-09-10, 04:59 PM
Ahh I see,...so many forums.......so many different rulesto get used to :D
Nah, I owned C318 TVT next to it, the one for sale lived a couple of villages away from me in the early nineties.
Oops, i deleted the other one lol just saw the title and first line, yawned and hit delete. my bad. This one can stay :thumb:
Ahh I see,...so many forums.......so many different rulesto get used to :D
Nah, I owned C318 TVT next to it, the one for sale lived a couple of villages away from me in the early nineties.
Join the club £10 there a Sportzone forum, and a register to add too :thumb:
Nice to hear of another Sport.
Where are you based ?
does yours still exist zeeeelllijjeannie?
Royston
09-09-10, 05:43 PM
Real shame:cry: , nice to hear from another Sport /Ex Sport Owner;)
Zildjian
09-09-10, 06:35 PM
I haven't owned a Sport for years now :(
I'll get another one one-day. I'm STILL spending on building work at my house which we started 18 months ago,......when that's out of the way I'll start looking again.
I've owned two Sports and helped build my replica too.
regs of both sports and pics of the rep would be very helpful mate. :)
hendrix
09-09-10, 08:54 PM
looked good in the past :)
off topic...Do you use zildjian cymbals?
Zildjian
10-09-10, 12:16 AM
regs of both sports and pics of the rep would be very helpful mate. :)
I gave them on a thread on here about Christmas time ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/img018.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/img019.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/img020.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/img063.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/img060.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/img061.jpg
Zildjian
10-09-10, 12:21 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/img062.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/img059.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/img013.jpg
One I bought that was rotten. I sold the car as an identity but kept all the engine parts back for my replica.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/img039.jpg
Zildjian
10-09-10, 12:29 AM
Found a 42K mile SR locally that was perfect as a basis for a replica. Despoilered, new inner and outer arches, new wings, new metal front airdam, new genuine bumper from Germany, new respray, new Ashley backbox as a one-off mated to a large bore Ashley centre section etc and I got it to this....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/IMG_0310.jpg
Then I sold it to a local Vauxhall nut who did the suspension, alloys and stickers....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/MyoldNovaSport1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/MyoldNovaSport2.jpg
Zildjian
10-09-10, 12:33 AM
off topic...Do you use zildjian cymbals?
Yes indeed :thumb:
Such a shame to see whats become of the other one, obviously seeing the thread in sport zone, deep down you knew it used to be mint and new at one point before it was parked in a bush and left to rot but seeing it as it was makes it a little more personal and makes me :cry: a little inside!
brainsnova
10-09-10, 01:50 AM
if cars arent garaged they tend to rust twice as fast.
if cars arent garaged they tend to rust twice as fast.
And if that car is a nova then it rusts four times as fast, just for a laugh and to annoy you lol
brainsnova
10-09-10, 02:02 AM
my nova rusted away a long time ago lol
I gave them on a thread on here about Christmas time ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/dangly/img063.jpg
that yellow van I WANT
that yellow van I WANT
You want a Sherpa??? God you must be nuts there utter toss lol lol
dj_wudgey
10-09-10, 09:50 AM
mate if your wanting another sport get that one and reshell it!! allthough if your paying for building work may be a liitle hard to lol
Zildjian
10-09-10, 10:04 AM
that yellow van I WANT
Yeah, that van belonged to a couple of rally driver chaps we knew out Ulverston way. It was filled with spares and towed a large trailer with their yellow Nova rally car on (I have pictures somewhere). The car had a stupidly lairy cam that made it totally lumpy low down but pushed something like 120bhp at peak!!!.....not bad for a 1.3 back in 1993. It had a fuel cell that they put a gallon of fuel in once and it ran out at the end of the 7 mile stage LOL!! Interestingly, it cost more to insure the diesel Sherpa than the lairy rally car.
Zildjian
10-09-10, 10:10 AM
mate if your wanting another sport get that one and reshell it!! allthough if your paying for building work may be a liitle hard to lol
I feel I should in some ways, especially as I knew the car locally, chatted to the owner (some bloke with a ponytail) and still remember the awesome noise it made with the K&Ns on (though he probably lost a bit of torque).
Trouble is, I moved 300 miles south to West Sussex in 1996 so it's not exactly 'handy' anymore. My dad is still up that way, but he doesn't share my same interest in rusty old Novas :d
Building work swallows up tens of thousands in no time at all,.......no money in the pot for 'hobby' cars yet :(
dj_wudgey
10-09-10, 10:13 AM
gutted would be nice to see it get bought and reshelled than striped and scraped! but as you say building work isnt cheap and im not suprised you have no money for cars wile having work on your house! hope some one off here buy's it and doesnt scrap it i supose lol
Zildjian
10-09-10, 10:28 AM
One day!!!
Group 5 insurance,.....I'm 36 now,.................probably insure one for about 17 pence these days.
You want a Sherpa??? God you must be nuts there utter toss lol lol
My mate runs the gearbox from one in his V8 Dolomite. Crawler gear FTW! lol
The vans are SH!T though! I used to have to drive LDV Pilots and Convoys for work. :(
Nice to see some background info on that Pear on eBay, er Sport. :)
the fed has ldv 400 v8's in the 80's some of which had the twin plenum vitesse motor. now thats feckin kool
Still a horrible thing to drive though! Get a TVR spec 5.0 in the bay then it could be 'fun'. lol
Zildjian
10-09-10, 11:01 AM
the fed has ldv 400 v8's in the 80's some of which had the twin plenum vitesse motor. now thats feckin kool
IIRC, the Twin-plenum version made no more power,......is this correct?
Royston
10-09-10, 11:07 AM
IIRC, the Twin-plenum version made no more power,......is this correct?
That is just about right @ +3HP, as I own a TP Vitesse myselflol
Std Vitesse 190 HP, TP 193 HP (I have seen an official letter from Rover)
In Touriing Car Spec it enabled the 3.5 rover engine to break 300 HP (@320HP) which was dominant until RS Cosworth Sierras came along;)
Royston
10-09-10, 11:08 AM
Also the sherpas with RV8 were in Carbs, then Single Plenum injection not Twin Plenum
Zildjian
10-09-10, 11:10 AM
That is just about right @ +3HP, as I own a TP Vitesse myselflol
Std Vitesse 190 HP, TP 193 HP (I have seen an official letter from Rover)
In Touriing Car Spec it enabled the 3.5 rover engine to break 300 HP (@320HP) which was dominant until RS Cosworth Sierras came along;)
Another retro classic!!! :)
Have you a link to pictures of it?
royston is that true? there was a fella who used to show an ex fed sherpa with the tp motor, his spec stated it was factory fit???
also for the ultimate factory race rv8, look at teh tr8 le mans car 750bhp with 2 turbos.....
Stop saying fed's all the time! lol A true fed would have a police interceptor spec crown vic. lol
Royston, get the Vitesse pics up. :) I think I may have seen some of yours before, but not sure. :thumb:
brainsnova
10-09-10, 11:17 AM
feds,fuzz,the law,cops,police.........
5-0,filth,scum.rollers.rozzers,the bill,pollis...
this is fun. lol
brainsnova
10-09-10, 11:25 AM
lol ive ran out
Royston
10-09-10, 12:18 PM
royston is that true? there was a fella who used to show an ex fed sherpa with the tp motor, his spec stated it was factory fit???
also for the ultimate factory race rv8, look at teh tr8 le mans car 750bhp with 2 turbos.....
TP were only fitted to @ 200 Rover SD1 Vitesses for holmogation purposes for touring car racing, system was developed by Lotus. Will post some pics soon.
Rover V8 is a lazy engine, doesn't produce massive HP for size:(
750HP is alot, don't have any info really will be over 3.5 capacity 5.0+?;)
Royston
10-09-10, 01:29 PM
Off Topic, but a few pics;)
My Car
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/DSCF2593.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/DSCF0990.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/DSCF1341.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/DSCF0899.jpg
Vitesse on the Rollers 201hp at the flywheel;)
Genuine TWR Bastos SD1 Twin Plenum
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/DSCF1346.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/DSCF1307.jpg
As you cas see from the Pic, the "Twin Plenum" refers to the twin throttle butterflies, rather than the standard single;)
Zildjian
10-09-10, 01:40 PM
Magnificent!!
Mantas there too.
Royston
10-09-10, 03:07 PM
This is my other V8 Toy, Scooby Haters will like this, how to show up a scooby with 2 tonnes of Range Rover
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/th_DSCF3135.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/?action=view¤t=DSCF3135.flv)
royston, iirc it was 5.2 then 6.0, and janspeed did the t4 turbos. will dig out mjy stuff on it, 210mph down the mulsanne straight.
Royston
10-09-10, 05:36 PM
Mantas there too.
Where, I don't see anylol
Zildjian
10-09-10, 06:49 PM
Where, I don't see anylol
Top picture.
Facelift Manta B on the right and a Cavalier MK1 Coupe on the left ;)
Royston
10-09-10, 06:51 PM
Top picture.
Facelift Manta B on the right and a Cavalier MK1 Coupe on the left ;)
Oh Yes, forgot about thoselol
Great Car show called Wings and Wheels held at Elvington Airfield:thumb:
Zildjian
10-09-10, 06:57 PM
Oh Yes, forgot about thoselol
Great Car show called Wings and Wheels held at Elvington Airfield:thumb:
We went to Wings & Wheels down here at Dunsfold (the Top Gear track/airfield) a couple of weeks ago,....just a few villages away. Fantastic day out :)
Zildjian
10-09-10, 07:00 PM
This is my other V8 Toy, Scooby Haters will like this, how to show up a scooby with 2 tonnes of Range Rover
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/th_DSCF3135.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/?action=view¤t=DSCF3135.flv)
V8's rock!!! Finally bought one a few months ago.
What's the spec of the Range Rover then?
Royston
10-09-10, 07:10 PM
V8's rock!!! Finally bought one a few months ago.
What's the spec of the Range Rover then?
She's a Late Softdash 3.9 vogue SE on air suspension, engine wise fairly stock, high torque cam, stainless steel headers and sports exhaust. On LPG, I rebuilt the engine and has thick wall top hat liners fitted, hoping to take her up to 5.0 or 5.2 litres one day a a bit of porting;)
She was running 17.7 standing quarter, carrying all the gear for the day, incuding my heavy tool boxlol
dj_wudgey
11-09-10, 02:22 PM
royston that vitesse is the bomb! ive allways loved these a lad i know has two stored up waiting for him to restore them!!
vaughanmc
11-09-10, 04:24 PM
Any other Sport's out there that are kinda 'abandoned' ?
SR-Rally
11-09-10, 04:39 PM
Any other Sport's out there that are kinda 'abandoned' ?
if there abandoned chances are they will probable need welding and work. Your best bet is save up and wait for completed one to sell if you don't want to weld!! :)
vaughanmc
11-09-10, 04:41 PM
Just wanted to see if theres any more out there matey, I'm not wanting another project just yet lol
I defo wouldn't go back the way for sure, no more rotters for me
Any other Sport's out there that are kinda 'abandoned' ?
no but i feel like abandoning mine atm lol
vaughanmc
11-09-10, 04:43 PM
lol That's a Sport I would have mate, yours ^
Any other Sport's out there that are kinda 'abandoned' ?
I just love this pic lol
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii258/Graememurdoch/Nova%20sport/Nova1.jpg
vaughanmc
11-09-10, 06:18 PM
That is good!!! lol
lol lol @ that pic
when are you intending to make something out of the pile ?
Need to build a corsa, tigra and vectra so i can get to the nova lol
vaughanmc
11-09-10, 06:24 PM
Is that a recent pic Graeme ?
No ive moved unit since that was taken and rehomed all the vectra, corsa and tigra parts.
There maybe be an update to my sport thread coming some time soon.
vaughanmc
11-09-10, 06:28 PM
Didn't know you had a thread ? Where abouts is it ?
You have replyed in it before.
vaughanmc
11-09-10, 06:30 PM
The one in Sportzone with the pics from when you got the car ? :)
The one in Sportzone with the pics from when you got the car ? :)
Sure is i will update that thread with any progress reports.
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