Nooooo I Killed The Beast

[gunny]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/IMG_8323.jpg:cry: my 1600 sr beast is no more, accellerated rather sharp earlier today and when i belted it into second it went bang!! engine and gearbox mounts snapped, exhuast is now blowing (least of my problems) linkage popped off :cry: SOOO GUTTED after all the work i put into it, so its now possibly breaking, see cars for sale parts - for sale etc

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/DSC00021.jpg

[nova joe]

shame mate coz i know how much u loved that nova

[Adam]

So whys it killed?
Just replace the mounts.

Just sounds like a mount snapped to me(likely if they were the original ones), which then let the engine move about causing the linkage to come off, and the downpipe move(making it blow)

[blue_peg_16v]

put it back together you know it makes sence

[craig green]

Shame.

Novas are damn robust little things. I'm sure a few new components & some welding (no doubt) & she'll be raring to go.

Loving seeing a proper mk1 aswell. Early SR's are what won so many hearts of the Nova.

[dj_wudgey]

i know it should be rebuilt definately im with the others mk1s rule save the thing

[draper]

if you do break it i want the front bumper lol

[gunny]

it ripped a bolt out of the gearbox casing aswell, think it snapped the linkage havent had a propper look, i love this car but for what ive been offered for it in parts and with the way things are shaping up i think im just better off to break it, though i would love to be out there in her again :(

[dj_wudgey]

buggar it mate get it sorted what a waste of a sr shell dont scrap it man

[General Baxter]

id take the engine,box,shafts,rad,rad fan, loom, lol

most of it lol

[Stantonio]

stick a new box in and take it from there, rebuild project!! :D

[greg1.4]

yep get her re-built.. go and have more fun in it! you will more than likely regret breaking it after a while!

[Ernie]

you did an engine change and then back to the original 1 in 1 night so you know how to fix it.
Keep it as you will regret it once it's gone.

[BenNova]

i agree mate, dont give up on it afterwards you'll wish you hadn't! Thats a minter and novas are a dying race.

[big gra]

know what its like to lose a loved one. r.i.p my old nova! shgame it wasent repairable at all!

[gunny]

dont cause your all swaying me to do it now, it would be the 2nd sr ive sent to its grave!! thinking now lol

[Spudly]

Fix her do it man, whats a few snapped bolts and skinned knuckles in exchange for the fun you gonna be havin in her again when she is fixed!!

[gunny]

the shell is scrap though, needs huge amounts of welding and theres dents everywhere

[bangerbrian]

fix it

[gunny]

every gear change was about 10mph short, i normally get 60+ in 2nd, bout 90 in 3rd and 110+ 4th, and this is with the carb only jetted for a 1300 sr lol and although you cant really see in the video a car pulled out on me when i hit about 120 and i shout 'i cant stop!!' or something because i err, didnt really have any brakes lol

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/th_a415fbcb.jpg (http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/?action=view&current=a415fbcb.flv)

[BenNova]

still fix it, make it a re-build project and make it even faster.

[Ernie]

you gota love a nova speedo lol

[gunny]

!!car now breaking!! everything bar driveshafts and brakes

[carls nova sri]

fix it

[nov4801]

no point in fixing it as the shell is rotten, i aint seen so much rust on a nova in my life lol

[matthew172]

nova speedos are good for a laugh lol