looks stunning mate really does :) hows the heated windscreen
what spec is the engine mate, is that john toovey of toovey road & race???? if so he baffled my sump on my engine
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looks stunning mate really does :) hows the heated windscreen
what spec is the engine mate, is that john toovey of toovey road & race???? if so he baffled my sump on my engine
Well today it went for its MOT.
I fealt like an expectand dad waiting for some news.
Well after some sweet talking i have an MOT.
Once i had that i went straight to get this
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...V/DSC04198.jpg
So i'am now legal & back on the road :)
Just need some better weather & clearer road & i'am out for a run to stretch its legs.
Weather today was awful & i had to take it out in the wet :(
Any so pleased after a year & a half its back!!!
Martin
Awesome dude, just need pics of you out in it now...
Great news dude - don't forget my passenger ride!
I dont think he built it did he?Quote:
Originally Posted by discoinferno
And they are one and the same!
That's brilliant Martin. best way to describe the MOT feeling also, like an expectant father. LOL
Toovey dynoed & mapped the engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Will F
To be honest i have no idea if he had any hand in building the engine or not.
Tim Adams where i dropped it off builds big V8 race engines, but he built mine previously when on carbs, so i asked him to do it this time.
He is good friends of Toovey so no idea if it was a joint venture or Tim built it & John mapped it.
John came to my house other week to sort few starting issues out. Worked his magic out on laptop & now starts almost as easy as my daily drive Golf!
Not bad for a throttle bodied XE!
Just need to wash it again as it was p1ssing down when went for MOT then get some miles on the old girl. Cant wait.
Loving the popping on overun :)
:-) happy days.. just like u say about the weather, lol
Hi,
Yesterday took the Nova for its first proper drive in a year & a half :)
There was a rolling road day at Shrewsbury about 20 miles from where i live & few mates taking there cars up for a run out so tagged along in the Nova.
Steady drive up there down some 'bumby' B roads with my mate in his Integra Type R, then met up with another mate in his Supercharged Golf VR6.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...V/DSC04203.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...V/DSC04204.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...V/DSC04202.jpg
Hung around for hour or so, quite alot of interest in old Nova which was nice.
Watched an Astra GSI Turbo on rollers do 371bhp.........Then break :(
Then drove back, but this time dual caridgeway and a little more 'spirited!'
Nova seemed to run okay for its first outing. Smoking abit, not an oily smoke so maybe overfueling, so something to look into later. Getting some flames apparently out of exhaust, so maybe unburnt fuel causing some smoke when giving it a little.
Forgotten after so long how much fun it was to take out, so its nice to have the old girl back!
Mate did record a bit on his phone & posted it on the tube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPmYLSBf39I
Martin
Looking ace mate. In good company & Novas really do cause quite a bit of interest when you roll about town in them.
Just watched the vid, that Golf sounds lovely, looks rapid too. You have epic negative camber on your fr wheels by the looks of it to.