A small block returns...

[mikeoxford]

Hi all,
I havent been an active member for around 2 years but ive gained a little interest back for a project that was never finnished. Had a good read around last night and joined the PNG too to get to the shows.

Here it is as it stood in 2005.

I like the idea of a "ring" trip this year, so I think some weight loss is on the cards ;) NO COMMENTS DAN lol

http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v127/173/62/523540156/n523540156_1432335_4597.jpg
http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v121/173/62/523540156/n523540156_1169311_886.jpg
http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v113/173/62/523540156/n523540156_1169293_2076.jpg
http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v113/173/62/523540156/n523540156_1169290_1346.jpg

Sorry for the quality of the pics. :thumb:

[MK1-GTE]

nice car mate the wheels are something a bit different ..

im presuming it doesnt look quite the same now ??

[clarke frazer]

beute te fal niceeeeeeeeee!

[mikeoxford]

Does anyone know where to buy some German numberplates?

[NovaLad]

Aye nice car ... Need to gte some betetr quality pics up if poss.

[mikeoxford]

Hi and thanks,

Looks exactly as it does in the photos its been garaged and covered for 18 months, the only things gaining dusts are the parts I never did anything with! Started weekly and ran to get oil pressure up and starts first time every time.

Ive nicked the wheels to put on my other car though cos I couldnt find tyres and a different set is in the parts bin. Have to see which looks best

[mikeoxford]

Should the filler cap go the same coluor as the other detailing?

[MK1-GTE]

was just sat thinking it would match well if sprayed same as bumpers ..

is that a metalic grey ? or similiar ?

[mikeoxford]

Paint matched the anthracite grey from the wheels for the bumpers and mirrors. The faded grey window surrounds were painted the same colour too. Ive never noticed how odd the filler cap looks till I posted this...!

[5T1G]

Photo's dunne work for me!

[krobinson]

welcome back mike! glad to hear you've renewed enthusiasm for your nova! i'd fit some 15's or 16's if your planning on the ring trip! start a project thread and we'll all be able to help and comment :D

[craig green]

Good to have you back on the board again Mike.

[Stoo]

i remember this from PV05, my dad fell in love with it

german plates - www.dubmeister.co.uk

[tom_beverley]

Welcome back I'm glad you've regained the interest, love this car :thumb:

[mikeoxford]

pictures appear alright to me... anyone else having trouble? need some better res ones anyway

ill start to PM people so I dont clutter the rebuild thread but thanks for all your kind comments and hello to friends of old and new! :thumb:

http://www.mikeoxford.com/upload/J209NKX1.jpg http://www.mikeoxford.com/upload/J209NKX.jpg

should give UK speed cameras some fun :D

[Adam]

Pics working fine here.

Welcome back, nice example of a nova.

Id keep the wheels, there something a bit "different" :)

[ANDYRACER]

pictures appear alright to me... anyone else having trouble? need some better res ones anyway

ill start to PM people so I dont clutter the rebuild thread but thanks for all your kind comments and hello to friends of old and new! :thumb:

http://pursuit.xssl.net/mikeoxford.co.uk/upload/J209NKX1.jpg http://pursuit.xssl.net/mikeoxford.co.uk/upload/J209NKX.jpg

should give UK speed cameras some fun :D

Ive got Spanish plates on my nova, and coppers have never said anything about them to me. :thumb:

[Riggy]

welcome back mike ,i loved your car , got a few parked next to my old one a few years ago aswell

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/IM000084.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/a58e8d4a.jpg

lol thought they had more of your car on them , will have loads on my other comp though :thumb: ill try get them out

[draper]

welcome back, i personally like the wheels

[mikeoxford]

ah cheers guys thanks :thumb:

ill post some work in progress in this thread as I go along!

[Nick]

I too remember this ! Great car, you filled all the gaps in the underneath of the bonnet with chrome panels didn't you ?

Good luck with the rebuild !

[burgo]

fook me you still about lol. welcome back mike, always loved your car. sure ive got some pics of it somewhere aswell

[burgo]

found it ;)

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/DSCN0119.jpg

[peester]

howdy, long time mate...

[mikeoxford]

there was some under bonnet detailing to look at aye Nick.

crikey burgo! Milton Keynes around 2004(ish) ?

prebodyshop, pre engine, pre anything pretty much lol. i lost a lot of photos moving about and stuff so much respect for finding these pics guys!

look forward to catchin up with y'all

[db_1.2]

I too remember this ! Great car, you filled all the gaps in the underneath of the bonnet with chrome panels didn't you ?

Good luck with the rebuild !

Anybody got any pics of this as i was thinking about doing it myself

[Paul]

remember you and the car and website- nova-land.com!

[burgo]

there was some under bonnet detailing to look at aye Nick.

crikey burgo! Milton Keynes around 2004(ish) ?

prebodyshop, pre engine, pre anything pretty much lol. i lost a lot of photos moving about and stuff so much respect for finding these pics guys!

look forward to catchin up with y'allyep 2004 sounds about right lol.

[vaughanmc]

Love it, will be keeping a check on this one :)

[Nick]

Oh, and welcome back to the Small Block club :)

[novacabrio]

welcome back, any signs of the scuttle panel covers you had planned to make and I paid for?

[mikeoxford]

welcome back, any signs of the scuttle panel covers you had planned to make and I paid for?

pm sent :thumb:

[krobinson]

Any work done yet mike?

[Jim]

found it ;)

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/DSCN0119.jpg
Has your parking improved since those days Mike? ;)

[mikeoxford]

for some reason jim its not showing me the pics... was it really that bad?

been really busy and totally forgot about the rolling road day approaching.

bit of a cut and paste here but wanted to keep the progress thread upto date...

LOL, well i managed to tax, MOT and insure her in less than 24 hours!

It flew through the MOT having not been driven for 18 months and had an advisory on "Offside bottom ball joint slightly split" and "Nearside trackrod end slightly split".

I made the post office at 5:25pm, 5 mins before closing!

Spent a lot of time cleaning today, bringing back the engine bay to hopefully *some* of its formy glory... As well as being sat for a while it has been driven hard prior to that. Its cool to have some war wounds anyway :cool:

Here it is after a bit of a clean... (notice the attention to detail lol we got some of the finer jobs done with toothbrushes and had loads apart)


http://www.mikeoxford.com/upload/enginebay1.jpg

http://www.mikeoxford.com/upload/enginebay2.jpg

The Mattig grille spoiler got damaged from frost so ive had to remove it to repaint it. Itll just have an anthracite meshed grille in it for the RR day but i found this collecting dust in the tardis that is my parents garage...

http://www.mikeoxford.com/upload/irmscher.jpg

http://www.mikeoxford.com/upload/irmscher1.jpg

and attacked it with this.....

http://www.mikeoxford.com/upload/modelpaints.jpg

LOL lol at the airfix paint set (them were the days)

the tardis....

http://www.mikeoxford.com/upload/garage.jpg

an obsession too far?! if you need anything send me a PM im clearing the garage I might just have it, you'd be suprised...

I am trying to restore her back to a classic example of (99's / naughties?) styling, its not to everyones taste, even some aspects arent to mine anymore but its a nice time capsule for everything I apreciated at the time! Im trying to get in touch with someone off MIG about a second set of wheels which ill buy some barely legal tyres for and the rear end will be gutted for a ring trip

not nearly as exciting as some project threads, but hopefully some will find it some "old school cool" more to follow... :thumb:

cheers andy for the assistance and brews!

[mikeoxford]

Has your parking improved since those days Mike? ;)
it loads in Mozilla??...ggrrr.

anyway, its probably worse LOL i cant get used to it being on 17s with manual steering and to think i wanted a qwikrack at one point! :D

oh and one more for the ladys...

http://www.mikeoxford.com/upload/enginebay.jpg

[CP]

Good to see you are getting out and about in it again mate!- was always a nice looking nova