View Full Version : millworm's not a project, project nova
millworm
13-03-16, 10:51 PM
So due to my own doing I made my old daily so inpractical with my modifying I had to sell it as it needed more time and attention that I could give it. I had my heart set on an e36 328 but really struggled to find a decent one. Then my neighbour downsized his fleet of cars and this little beauty became available. being a more door its a bit more practical than a hatch would have been so i jumped at it for the price. This is what people must mean when they say time warp condition, the thing is spotless like it just rolled out factory. Its powered by a 1300 and is basically a mk1 sr minus seats and rev counter. it has rear speakers, central locking on all four doors, 3 spokes a set of 5 the ting is a real gem. so I'll let the picture do the talking.
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160313_164400_zpsmvueggo3.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160313_164400_zpsmvueggo3.jpg.html)
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http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20150805_200417_zpsoxxmnldh.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20150805_200417_zpsoxxmnldh.jpg.html)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20150805_200454_zpsup60trwr.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20150805_200454_zpsup60trwr.jpg.html)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20150805_200501_zpsxrmfobig.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20150805_200501_zpsxrmfobig.jpg.html)http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20150805_200515_zps8lhzpx7s.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20150805_200515_zps8lhzpx7s.jpg.html)http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20150805_200525_zpsh2weqmfa.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20150805_200525_zpsh2weqmfa.jpg.html)http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20150805_200623_zpsf09rhrml.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20150805_200623_zpsf09rhrml.jpg.html)http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20150805_200644_zpsuvucosdw.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20150805_200644_zpsuvucosdw.jpg.html)http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20150805_200725_zpsc2xfqywy.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20150805_200725_zpsc2xfqywy.jpg.html)http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20150805_200819_zpswizqorcd.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20150805_200819_zpswizqorcd.jpg.html)
jimbob-mcgrew
13-03-16, 11:22 PM
that looks in damn good condition.
central locking on all 4 doors ... bloody hell
millworm
13-03-16, 11:25 PM
that looks in damn good condition.
central locking on all 4 doors ... bloody hell
From what i can gather the pearl was a bitza car all the mk1 parts that where surplus to requirement got thrown at it such as tilt and silde sunroof and rear speakers ect
No more Sierra? :(
Looks a good base, now modify the fook outta it
millworm
14-03-16, 04:31 PM
No more Sierra? :(
Looks a good base, now modify the fook outta it
Lol its really clean may lower It and wheels but that's it, I got an rs turbo escort estate plus cash for my sierra. So now habe 4 cars :eek:
I love when people faff with the dailies so much it ballses them up lol weve all been guilty of that at some stage.
Gets to the point where you always make sure you have a solid bar onboard and a fully charged phone on you hahaha
Yeah can't give him grief, my lowered brown 5 series wasn't nice to tow with in the slightest lol So now I've got a Volvo with the boost wound right up
totalnova
14-03-16, 09:53 PM
Looks super clean, now you just have to keep your filthy mitts off it and just drive the thing.
millworm
14-03-16, 10:49 PM
cheers guys yeah completley my fault, i'd loved to have kept the sierra but it needed more than i could give it and i'd really lost motivation to be honest. this will get no more than a set of wheels and springs just so im not full grandad spec, maybe even only lows.
bazzap8389
15-03-16, 09:46 AM
Looks really tidy that mate. Pics of the rs turbo :)
millworm
15-03-16, 11:43 AM
Not brilliant pics as I haven't picked it up yet
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/FB_IMG_1457808616981_zpsy7v39p12.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/FB_IMG_1457808616981_zpsy7v39p12.jpg.html)
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jimbob-mcgrew
15-03-16, 01:46 PM
mk.3 estate has got to be the rarest model of the entire escort range.
ive never seen one on the road.
millworm
15-03-16, 02:17 PM
mk.3 estate has got to be the rarest model of the entire escort range.
ive never seen one on the road.
My pal has a zetec turbo one and after seeing this I had to get it especially when there was cash my way
jimbob-mcgrew
15-03-16, 11:16 PM
those cvh mpi's have quite a deep induction noise, even from a regular airbox. pretty cool.
carefull on the bends in that thing. i owned a mk.4 once, which is basically the same car underneath, and it was the worst handling thing ive ever owned, haha. it used to slide at 20 mph on really wet roundabouts.
as crap as it was tho, it did surprisingly good off-road. i jumped it over a bump once, and it landed sideways on a corner down a single track gravel lane, and amazingly it drifted it through the corner, and came out the other end without dieing.
are you doing away with the nova, now that youve got this ?
millworm
15-03-16, 11:36 PM
those cvh mpi's have quite a deep induction noise, even from a regular airbox. pretty cool.
carefull on the bends in that thing. i owned a mk.4 once, which is basically the same car underneath, and it was the worst handling thing ive ever owned, haha. it used to slide at 20 mph on really wet roundabouts.
as crap as it was tho, it did surprisingly good off-road. i jumped it over a bump once, and it landed sideways on a corner down a single track gravel lane, and amazingly it drifted it through the corner, and came out the other end without dieing.
are you doing away with the nova, now that youve got this ?
Not at all, plan is to store this and crack on with the nova or just have it as a weekend car
Christ that reg plate looks shit lol
cracking car though.will be a great project.
millworm
16-03-16, 12:05 AM
Haha yeah it back on orginals now, hopfully it will
bazzap8389
16-03-16, 10:15 AM
Looks tidy, not seen one for a number of years.
millworm
16-03-16, 11:56 AM
Neither had I lol probably a reason
millworm
19-06-16, 11:10 PM
sooooo, I seem to recall me saying i'd never modify this car, well i lied. Sorry. Lets see then i got bored of the keep fit windows pretty quickly so that where the first ting to bite the dust, managed to find myself a gte centre console, loom and switches.
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160413_185356_zpswe4onbua.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160413_185356_zpswe4onbua.jpg.html)
Then the hard part, finding the regs, i searched for ages to find a pair and end up finding new units at the cost of 150 each!! keep em! the luckily a pal came through with a pair out the blue! talk about luck, as far as i'm aware they only where ever fitted to luxe + 5dr mk2s even though my doors had the previsions for fitting.
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160424_221643_zpsdraxwush.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160424_221643_zpsdraxwush.jpg.html)
then had to do some fuse box magic as mine had no take off for the loom, thanks vauxhall
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160429_144651_zps9fxgz06v.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160429_144651_zps9fxgz06v.jpg.html)
After lacerating my thumb with a Stanley blade cutting door grommets down, i managed to get out in the car and it gave me the nice surprise of a auto choke hose exploding so new hoses where acquired.
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160504_165425_zpsy5qyjjvn.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160504_165425_zpsy5qyjjvn.jpg.html)
Bumpers where looking a bit sorry so i have them some heat gun love.
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160520_155837_zps3pgqe3zu.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160520_155837_zps3pgqe3zu.jpg.html)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160520_163110_zps45qezf5d.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160520_163110_zps45qezf5d.jpg.html)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160520_163121_zps7l2j50qw.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160520_163121_zps7l2j50qw.jpg.html)
I was sick of driving a boat about so i dropped it 40mm, now its just looks like an sr rather than a monster truck lol
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160526_175929_zpscxlxkixe.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160526_175929_zpscxlxkixe.jpg.html)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160526_183928_zpsrbvbnfhn.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160526_183928_zpsrbvbnfhn.jpg.html)
I also wanted more gauges so this happened
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The car developed an exhaust blow so logic said fit this thing, I'm impressed to be fair, it's been on every nova i've owned and the track car wont be needing it any more lol
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160527_183107_zps63zcuoal.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160527_183107_zps63zcuoal.jpg.html)
Spotted these alternator tensioner bushes while mincing under the bonnet, literally every nova i've ever has had knackered ones, check your bush!
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160527_195719_zpsijafwwmz.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160527_195719_zpsijafwwmz.jpg.html)
millworm
19-06-16, 11:11 PM
Pvs happened and with no turbo nova the daily had to stand in for 1/4 mile duty, 18.3 wasn't terrible for a standard 13s with all my beer and kit in the boot still lol
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160611_201943_zpsbutrpneq.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160611_201943_zpsbutrpneq.jpg.html)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160611_184537_zps7wmrnntj.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160611_184537_zps7wmrnntj.jpg.html)
I stupidly tired to outdo a merris swagvan burnout, at least I tried
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160612_211820_zpsjqbaysjy.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160612_211820_zpsjqbaysjy.jpg.html)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160612_170442_zpsbaxuh8ua.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160612_170442_zpsbaxuh8ua.jpg.html)
then this happened, so much for sensible daily :roll:
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160522_155433_zpsnflr5gwv.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160522_155433_zpsnflr5gwv.jpg.html)
But wait there's more! fuel economy is out the window then...
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160610_153535_zpsehtty4t5.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160610_153535_zpsehtty4t5.jpg.html)
Thanks to the blokes at college for this one...
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160617_183657_zpsy2bx9tgp.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160617_183657_zpsy2bx9tgp.jpg.html)
managed to get on with the cam this weekend, the 40s will have to wait for cables and rebuild yet. got another surprise form the car too, I wondered what that whining noise was...
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160617_131500_zpsvr38medm.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160617_131500_zpsvr38medm.jpg.html)
forgot to mention i did a buy of some blue hoses for street cred
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160617_140605_zpsg6qv7jf1.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160617_140605_zpsg6qv7jf1.jpg.html)
Ended up smashing the water pump to shite to get it off, was genuine gm and seeing as its a 47k car dare i say original?!?! Oh and yes that is a jack under the water pump with the weight of the car on it....
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj141/millworm95/20160617_153704_zpspxx7bkhq.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/millworm95/media/20160617_153704_zpspxx7bkhq.jpg.html)
Matey that shell looks mint what's your plans for it & now mine looks sh!te lol
millworm
20-06-16, 12:01 AM
Matey that shell looks mint what's your plans for it & now mine looks sh!te lol
Look at my track car and you'll feel better about yours lol. Plan is to build a standard looking 1300 screamer type thing to be fair I don't really know myself, going 20mm lower for sure when I get the new tyres on the 3 spokes tomorrow, lightened flywheel and that sort of lark engine wise nothing too involved, I've got my other nova for that
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