The Dave Marshall diet

[Ernie]

Well the car any way.
I went out to see how things were going and talk him round to saveing the beast instead of breaking it as it was very close to that point.
Dave had already stripped most the loome down but was having a few issue's with some of the wires.
This is to show how much can be free'ed up from a nova loome if you go at it with a set of snips and a soildering iron.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Photo-0009.jpg
Dave working not breaking a car.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Photo-0010.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Photo-0011.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Photo-0012.jpg
Just a bit of waight saving.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Photo-0013.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Photo-0014.jpg
so inocent.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Photo-0012-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Photo-0013-1.jpg
once all wired back up it was time for the start up...
Nothing happened then noticed the earth strap to the gearbox was of dooh it had been a long day.
Second run up it started fine and once changed a few wires over for the fan switch it was good to go for a test drive.
As this has been sat up for well over 6 months now we had both forgoten what an animal this is.
And it hasnt had a big intercooler fitted to ruin the look of the front end.
Also cheers for helping out with omega and i aint looking forward to changing my a/c pipework.
:thumb:

[Ernie]

This was it out at llandow last year.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/med_gallery_131_16_47828.jpg

[Ernie]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Picture238.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Picture239.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Picture233.jpg
I will ask him what the spec is and post it up.

[Will F]

:)
Nice pics of Llandow.

[Ernie]

Cheers will. i got them from Dougie(TV) i will take alook to see if ive got any of yours there fella.

[Ernie]

These are the only one's ive got Will.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Picture095.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Picture141.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Picture142.jpg

[Dar]

Yeah! Dave is getting on with it. Thats great to see:wisewood:

[Ernie]

And it bloody shift mate.I wouldnt like to meet it on the main strait at combe. It's an animal.

[Dar]

Yup its a fast lil car. We went Ferrari hunting in it:thumb:

[JohnNova]

Nice to see. Wish mine was that easy to sort out!

[Ernie]

well you need a loome first. I will speak to Dave as i think he has a spare one some were.

[Ernie]

Yup its a fast lil car. We went Ferrari hunting in it:thumb:
I know as we were waiting at the bbq for you 2 to turn up lol.

[craig green]

He was thinking of breaking it? !!

Not sure I would've stripped the dash etc to that extent but its only mk1 anyway.

That car was so pretty when it was painted. I've got a few pics of it from a Cheltenham meet & TRAX 05 I think.

[craig green]

TRAX 05

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img164.jpg

[craig green]

Cheltenham earlier this year.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/TAshowpics/NL_meet007.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/TAshowpics/NL_meet006.jpg

Awesome colour. Vectra shade IIRC.

[causerino]

Ohh I met Dave the other month, bought an Interior off of him!

He gave me a tour of the Nova, looks awesome, would like to see it out on the track someday!

[Lee]

Wonder if Mr Dave was under pressure in this pic with the blue filler mobile gaining on him lol

I do believe, a few minutes later, his wheel fell off ALA Tunnicliffe style LMAO

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Picture238.jpg

[Dar]

Daves car features in some of my in car vids from last year.
Also I didn't think the words "Dave Marshall & Diet" would ever appear in a sentance without the word beer. When I first opened this thread I thought I would see this.
http://www.sawf.org/Newsphotos/Health/BeerMug.jpg

[gazz]

very nice ....

i think this half cut dash thing is catching on ernie...lolhttp://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t60/gazzgsi/100_0247.jpg

[Ernie]

I do like to start a trend lol.
As for the colour of his nova its a standard GTE colour and after the quick spin out in it i think it has been saved for a little wile longer.
The reason he has stripped the dash/loome and now an old boot lid (which is being srpayed up) is to cut down on waight as he wants to do some more strip days at s/c/r/w so taking out whatever he does'nt need.
BT
I did notice the filler mobile in the background and also that Laura is in the passenger seat. The wheel tryed to fall off when i was in there. This pic is just before the ****ter lane.
There was another 1 made when the wheel tryed to come off lol.
Ernie.
"What was that noise from Bert"
Bert
"oh just the wheel come undone"
The pic's say it all lol.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Picture167.jpg
"Am i bovered"
Then Chris changed the grip on the track by splitting a oil cooler hose. But it made it a lot of fun on the corners.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Picture146.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Picture145.jpg
I stopped playing on track to help Chris out. Now hows that for team work.

[Ernie]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/DSC00152.jpg

[Ernie]

Also Bt and Bert having playtime at combe.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/1.jpg

[chris gsi]

team work is the way forword mate (thanks for the loan of the civic mate) and its good to see dave is sorting the nova out

[Ernie]

no worrie's.

[DaveMarshall]

Thanks for the pics and all the help, you'll be amazed to know that with a bit of mountain biking it feels like the belly is slightly going down so I may be lighter soon as well as the car.

[Ernie]

oh bugger now im stuffed.

[Lee]

Thanks for the pics and all the help, you'll be amazed to know that with a bit of mountain biking it feels like the belly is slightly going down so I may be lighter soon as well as the car.


Did you fit a Harry Hockley plate kit to the Bike to prevent weld fractures? lol

[Ernie]

You cheeky bugger lol but very funny.

[blue_peg_16v]

glad to see its still about and that its getting quicker

[Mike]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/1.jpg

"Try an undertake me will ye ya coont!!"

[Steve]

Excellent, good work, those llandow pics brought back some memories, think ive got some somewhere of dave and lee locking up on the main straight!

Glad to hear you're not breaking it dave, would be a shame as its an excellent sleeper car.

[DaveMarshall]

If it gives me much more grief it will get broken up and sold off as parts, gearbox bolts pulled the threads out of the gearbox the other day but I managed to sort that, but i've almost had enough of the thing and it's still got a knocking under braking which cannot be found.

[Mike]

got a knocking under braking which cannot be found.

i had that, tightend both drive shaft bolts, bottom arm bolts, ball joint bolts and wheel bolts and it stopped it:confused:

[DaveMarshall]

Done all that

[Steve]

Nothing to do with the rack is it?

[blue_peg_16v]

its done that for a bit ant it mate

[Ernie]

fit a big ice instal as that will get rid of any unwanted noise lol.

[Lee]

Dave knows his vauxhalls, if he cant find the knock, itll be something VERY odd lol

[Ernie]

The only prob is that Dave will stip it down to find the fault then mite scrap it nnnnoooooooooo.......

[chris gsi]

its probably his brain knocking around in his head lol

[smcgsi16v]

Or a spare pie rolling around under the seat.

[DaveMarshall]

Whatever it is it's bound to be some stupid minor thing, i'd like to at least find out what it is before I decide to break it.

[Ernie]

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[DaveMarshall]

Or you could buy it off me for good money then I wouldn't need to strip it.

[Dar]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/DPursey/Forum%20pics/cats20.jpg

[Ernie]

lol