moving on..........

[LUV2XLR8]

yep, after several years of owning nova's im off to buy a mk2 escort this weekend :D
but dont frett.... im keeping the nova until i finish building the mk2 unless i kill the nova before that lol
besides after every event i do the dam nova spends a few weeks in my garage being fixt up again.
gona start from scratch with the old rwd mk2 :thumb:

il get some pics up over the next few days if anyones interested :cool:

[dannyb]

Yes please, it's always a treat to see a decent Mk2 :) What model/spec is it?

[Nobby]

dont bother mate ive just sold mine and gone back to a nova there **** imo i dont like rwd having to watch every corner for the back end seems great '' oooo il get the back end out rarara'' etc but its **** to twicthy for me

[areofall]

Mk2's are even harder to keep going but great looking car.

[staggy_gsi]

nice cars but id prefer a mk1. looking forward to seeing some pics though....

[novacabrio]

keep us posted, get some pics up

[LUV2XLR8]

at the moment its just a bog standard 1.3 it gona be a a while until its altogther and road worthy.

plans are either pinto or c20xe, stright cut type 9
pricess 4 pots, disc rear, billies front mybe back too, single leaf hangers, gusseted and stiched, keep interior but spruse it up a tad, with a 6 point cage, guard the underneath of engine/box etc

god knows how long its gona take, its a question of money..... gota think of colors id like it to be (brown at the mo :S)

then its gona be used for road events and posably hill climbs and some weekend fun

picking it up tuesday

[LUV2XLR8]

nobbyznova doesnt like to go sideways i take it.

thing i love about rallying is the car is hardly in a straight line, gota drive off balance with a pendalumn effect, helps point the nose in to the corner while the rear steers and pushes it through.

i love driving the nova on the lanes but since i went to rally school ive been lusting the mk2 and plus my mate wont let me drive his (cont)

[Nobby]

tbh mate i dont like the rwd as i said my opinion of course but fair play to you i do still love the look and the awesome sound of them with twin carbs my mates gt a mk2 mex rep with a 1600 xflow bored to 1740 twin 45s full stainless etc full cage 4 cibies looks the nuts he payed 6k for it lol

[LUV2XLR8]

they go for silly money, im looking at it as an investment aswell as a toy. price on escorts have rocketed over the past few years.
chevettes will to in the future, wouldnt mind getting my mits on one of those

[Nobby]

is yours a 3 door then mate mine was a 5 door bought it for 200 painted it myself and got it taxed and mot'd and sold it for 900 lol

[Nobby]

this was my girl valarie lol

http://i29.tinypic.com/mwd28n.jpg

[Nobby]

NOTE TO ADMIN ABOVE POST WOULDNT LET ME POST A PICTURE :shttp://i29.tinypic.com/mwd28n.jpg

[BIGS]

I like this one, i think its very cool
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Escort-mk1-3-door-1300L-redtop-conversion_W0QQitemZ120235543275QQihZ002QQcategory Z29755QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[LUV2XLR8]

mines a 5 door one owner from new lol only 10,000 miles been dry stored for a year but it still needs welding, dam rust buckets. but if i do a nut bolt resto itl be as good as new

[Nobby]

I welded front floor pan inner wings spare wheel well set belt ancorage and sills lol

[LUV2XLR8]

was that on ebay a few days ago nobbyznova? rowards east anglia way?

[Nobby]

i sold it via ebay mate to a bloke fomr gloucster im near birmingham

[boyle_46]

Thoose cars are like hens teeth , you think your paying too much over in england , you want to try and get one over here your talking at least 4 k for a $hit one , altho i seen this for sale up in cullybackey ? 4.5k http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/boyle_46/DSC00146.jpg

[LUV2XLR8]

thats nice, 4 door with the rear handle removed, some guy couldnt start a rally because he done that, health and saftey apparently :S

[shy witness]

ii absolutely loive mk2's

that woulda been my favourite oldskool car as a teenager(them and minis)

but i've had to get real

i'll never afford the money theyre fetching now.

and anyway.

because of the absolute sh1te cars ford produced in the late 90's......i'm a vauxhalll man 100%

still love the older fords though.