Nova sport

nice work there matey , hope all is well

Bit of an update, not much but an update never the less

I wasnt happy with the original alignment of the rear bumper as per pic below

http://5rgftg.bay.livefilestore.com/...t/P1050478.jpg

http://5rgftg.bay.livefilestore.com/...s/P1050479.jpg

This is using the original brackets and they are mounted in them right, not very good!!

So a quick text to my mate Steve and he took the spare bumper i had away and made up some brackets that follow the shape of the original brackets, like so

http://5rgftg.bay.livefilestore.com/...E/P1050488.jpg

http://5rgftg.bay.livefilestore.com/...l/P1050489.jpg

I'm intending to then fit one of these per side

http://5rgftg.bay.livefilestore.com/...t/P1050491.jpg

so the bumper can be bolted from the inside similar to how a my2 bumper mounts inside the wheel arch. Ive also got some 2mm rubber that will go on the metal plates to stop it rubbing. Will keep you all updated, the end result should be a perfect mounted mk1 rear bumper.

Will also do a HOW TO guide once I know it works

This also arrived in the post a while back

http://5rgftg.bay.livefilestore.com/...d/P1050487.jpg

So gave it a coat of paint striper to get it like it is above and its currently sat in etch primer ready for paint

Engine bay is also 75% flattend and polished so that should be ready to take an engine anytime soon!!

Thats all for now folks!! :thumb:

Proper job..!

Ah like the rear bumper mount work... Good touch.

All coming together nicely :)

I remember this car from when I lived in Lancaster and had my first Sport (I live 300 miles south in West Sussex now).

I rang an early owner when it was for sale once, dithered and missed out on it. About a year later I spotted it on White Lund Ind Est and got chatting to the next owners (a very young couple).

I even have a newspaper advert cutting here somewhere from the Lancaster Guardian from when it was for sale in about 1992-93 :)

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Originally Posted by Zildjian

I remember this car from when I lived in Lancaster and had my first Sport (I live 300 miles south in West Sussex now).

I rang an early owner when it was for sale once, dithered and missed out on it. About a year later I spotted it on White Lund Ind Est and got chatting to the next owners (a very young couple).

I even have a newspaper advert cutting here somewhere from the Lancaster Guardian from when it was for sale in about 1992-93 :)

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Quality!! Any chance of a scan of the advert?? :thumb:

I'll dig it out tomorrow.

Think the first fella I rang had it for sale in Milnthorpe or somewhere.

http://5rgftg.bay.livefilestore.com/...z/P1050492.jpg

not much of an update but did some work on the cam cover tonight! Still needs a bit of work but its looking good I think

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it's always bugged me that the writing never lines horizontally on the oil cap when the cap is on! Is it matt black mark?