Evil! How can you put an innocent little nova though that pain :(
Printable View
Evil! How can you put an innocent little nova though that pain :(
Well it's been sat on my parents drive all winter, don't think its moved since Nov? has no MOT, and more then likely a totally flat battery and sticky rear drums (parked in gear no hand brake on) BADLY needs a clean, as it's got nasty dark runs all down it, need to get some motivation to do some work on this soon, as the missis is starting lessons now.
Scott
Well today was the first time i had cleaned the mk1 since billing, and i had not drove/started it since October..
And you guess wrong, it started first crank! :eek: :eek: WTF lol
So here she is..
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/1018/photo0329j.jpg
Gave her a quick drive round my parents estate, god dam i love this car, make me remember why i got into Nova's! Never selling it..
Scott
Just Read Through This From Start To Finish, Its A Really Nice Project And Does Make Me Want One At A Later Date.
Definatley Keep It Mate Do Not Sell It.:eek:
Good Work
Simon
:thumb:
Nice one mate, I knew it would start, dead reliable those little 1200s
Right.....
Well as the missus is determined to use this once she passes her test (she's got it on July 18th) So i thought i best go do some things to it.
List is/was..
charge flat battery (in progress)
replace fractured fuel pipes to filter/carb from feed/return take offs (started this)
BUT i then got distracted, and stated cleaning/poking about once the battery was out..
There was lots of old dead leaves and **** stuck behind the plastic heater blower cover in the scuttle tray area, so i stated cleaning out, only to find it's been rotting under the shat in there...
Not good..
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/2374/photo0654p.jpg
This out..
http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/1327/photo0657j.jpg
So i just thought sod it...
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/8731/photo0659b.jpg
ill sleep essayer knowing it's not terminal! lol
Do a bit more tomo.
Scott
.
..
..
So following on form yesterdays find, i did a bit more digging, you know when you wish you hadn't!
Found this under the black tar stuff in the battery try..
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3669/photo0661lx.jpg
So thought i best crack on, spent all day almost, just cleaning and sorting it out..
Wire wheeled it.
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3742/photo0662t.jpg
Sanded it.
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2061/photo0663z.jpg
crusted it..
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/5659/photo0664w.jpg
anti-rust primed two coats..
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2152/photo0667o.jpg
In between the primer coats i replaced all the fuel lines up front, as some of them perished and ruptured after winter etc.
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/804/photo0666h.jpg
I'll update the nib down/top coat once done.
Scott