Lost all interest!!

[torquey]

Just thought I'd share in case anyone else has lost interest like I have lately. Feel like just stripping my nova and selling everything. :mad: I have no time and losing patience with it.

[totalnova]

Just lock it away for the year and come back to it next spring. If you're still not feeling the love then sell it.

[torquey]

Could if I had a garage lol.

[totalnova]

Could if I had a garage lol.

In that case I need a few bits........ lol

[torquey]

Will see what happens ! Need to sort my head out with it all.

[slimtater]

I got to the same with mine and actually listed it for sale before it was fully finished. Soon got my head straight again...

[Andy]

Could if I had a garage lol.
That is the most demotivating part about any of it,I know this all too well myself.
Iv lost all interest in grassing and want to sort out one for the road now.

[total_vauxhall]

Just back heal it for a while mate sometimes iv gone for years without touching mine . Will be worth it all in the end . When I get. Pissed off with them I just find another hobby for a year or so . Get board of that and go back to the novas with loads of enthusiasm.

[torquey]

Cheers for the input guys. I don't want to give up on it I've come to far with it now just seem to lost my head with things not going right and general shit which puts me on a downer with everything. Gonna have to access the situation.

[Royston]

My house build has stopped most of my car habits/shows this year, even missing VBOA and Retro rides :(

Give it a little time ;)

[SRsam]

Don't give up mate.. I nearly did it a few times with mine I wrote the advert ready to sell then changed my mind. And I'm so glad I did now it's done I'm so proud of it and myself for finishing it .
You get to a point where you can't be arsed , all the work is ahitty welding , cleaning parts up spending money but then you come to a point where your bolting new parts on and it becomes a happy feeling knowing it's nearly done and you will find yourself wanting to get home from work and get on with it.
Keep going :)

[torquey]

Cheers might have a break from it for a while and go back to it another time see if it helps me.

[Mike]

Depends on your outlook on life...

Best thing I ever did was sell up & stop wasting cash on a garden ornament car lol

[RichGold]

I understand what you mean about losing interest, the idea with mine was to fix everything before the summer and use it but its mainly been in garages for one thing or another waiting for parts or for the time to do it. Im cheesed off with how long everything has taken.

Its in the garage right now and has been for 6 weeks waiting for a gearbox part from germany. If i'd have known I'd just have bought a used box from somewhere and stripped it but I had no idea it would take so long.

[torquey]

It has a impact on your build when something is hard to acquire or something don't go right. That's why a lot of projects get unfinished and stripped cos the hassle of things not going right. Which is where Iam at now.

[EwanG]

This is just my opinion. I think you feel you are pissing in the wind but you don't want to give up because you want the nova finished. I sold my rust free mint sr last year. I still look at novas. I owned mine for 5.5 years. The first time I drove it I thought wtf have I bought lol. I used it every summer for the duration of ownership but never really enjoyed driving it. I struggled deciding to part then parted and now I'm happy I done so as its another thing not to bother about mot road tax insurance etc. The final nail in the coffin was when I bought a mk7 golf so I had an option to drive my nova or golf to work. The thought of putting effort into driving a nova or being happy comfy and relaxed in my golf was a no brainer! Just my thoughts and opinions :thumb:

[torquey]

True that is. I do want it finished so I can enjoy it. The thing is I ain't in the right frame of mind at the moment and plus I don't have a lot of time to get it done with working a lot and having a family I need to spend time with. If I had a garage I could just put it away I would do , but I don't and seeing it on the drive not doing anything angers me.

[RichGold]

I fully understand when you say you just want it finished so you can enjoy it. Thats all I want.

To be honest, I'm not losing interest as such. I'm still searching for bits for it all the time but I'm just REALLY pissed off with the fact I've owned it 8 months and had it in my possesion for about 2 months. I bet I've not done 350 miles in it, and I wanted it as my personal daily (aside from my own work van).

It better work properly when I get it back or there will be war.

[NovalutionGSi]

Cover it over, leave it for a few months and enjoy life.
10 years ago, I drove my GSi for the final time, short trip, straight into my new garage at my new house and that's where it remained, coming out on the odd occasions, plan being to strip and bare shell rebuild. Engine was rebuilt while it was still in the car. That was the positive, the negative was it was rotten, I have no welding skills and 6 years on, it went off for scrap.
Within a month i had my Sting which not only cured my itch for Nova's but has ended up bringing enjoyment to not just me but people who see it out and about as well. Which is a strange thing to say but, keep at it mate and you will see.

Take a break from the build will be the best thing, see if you can move it to a mates lock up or somewhere to get it out of sight.

[RichGold]

I finally got my car back after almost 2 months. On the upside it's nearly finished, apart from wheel bearings I'm not doing any more to it. On the downside the garage took far too long, I had to push them to get it done and they've chipped the door while they had it. They also tried to give it back with both side skirts hanging off.
It's nice to have it back but every time I leave it with a garage they seem to do the bare minimum. It's sickening.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180728/cba415ee34b2aca0c29f846283bb9c39.jpg

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[HarryNotts]

Yeah, but look at it. It looks great. You've got your Nova back.

[RichGold]

Yeah, but look at it. It looks great. You've got your Nova back.

Thanks, yep the old thing doesn't look too bad.
On the other hand my arms don't look so good after changing the starter motor today from above.
I look like I've been self harming.