Blimey mike, looking very nice! I do like the dash modding youve done too! Keep it up mate!!
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Blimey mike, looking very nice! I do like the dash modding youve done too! Keep it up mate!!
cheers lee, its starting to take shape, its taken me fooking ages lol
Got to get a list of all the recent stuff I have stockpiled. This time I'll make sure I know what I'm selling you though :wtf: lol lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Mike.
Whats the engine looking like now anyhow? I wanna see it running again! Can't help but wish I had kept it now though as it would have gone nicely in my 1ltr!
lol the engines been cleaned and every gasket is getting replaced this week, then the blocks getting painted bright red, tell you what i do need andy, a 5 speed box to mate the engine too !!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by hendrix
ive got one attached to my sri lump, but still unsure what Im doing with that yet (whether to fit it into my 1 lt or sell it!) I had a GSi box the other week, you should have said!
bollox :cry:Quote:
Originally Posted by hendrix
A little update, its been a while lol, right i put the nova back in the garage over winter, while it was sat in the i thought too myself, i don't want that 1.2i with a 4 speed box, so i decided to strip the engine down, so it can be removed and scraped, that way i've got too pull my finger out and get my new engine inlol .
firstly the front of the car was stripped down, that didn't take long, i then removed the wiring loom, well the engine loom anyway, the rad was taken out next
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...wnova023-2.jpg
with the front wing off i had a really good look at the inner wings and there in great condition, even the metal splash gaurds are in good nick :eek:
last year i bought some mk1 wings (was going to mk1 my old shell) so i thought i'd see how they'd fit
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...newnova026.jpg
but i've decided to keep the car a mk2, i have all the bits for a mk2 saves me buying headlamps, indicators and a bumper
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...newnova029.jpg
manky 1.2 brakes these will be upgraded, and finally both of the shafts out
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...newnova028.jpg
the engines been dismantled, you can see bits of engine in most of the pics now i've just got to drag the bottom end out and gearbox
Good work keep it up !
Nice work Mike.
Did you have to cut all the 1.2i engine loom out? Lol
i didn't lol, but i will need to change the loom, the tank and the fuel pump won't i, becuse i'm fitting a carb engine? :tard:Quote:
Originally Posted by Long Live The Nova