Onwards and upwards mate
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Onwards and upwards mate
I think peeps know me better than that by now lol once I've made up my mind I tend to go with it.
So I set about stripping it down to make parts available for those people that want to come and collect over the Xmas period
So here is a bunch of photos for no reason what so ever, just spose the final pics of it being in one piece
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Footrest, extinguisher out, and rollcage feet unbolted
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Pass seat & subrames, battery and part of cage out
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Cageless
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Got a couple of friends coming around on Saturday 27th, to whip the engine, gearbox, rosejointed goodness out, which is the day before I'm doing photography at Mallory Park for VauxSport
it will live on. I have bought a box of strongbow for saturday.That should do the trick.
and I'll have plenty of Koppabergs to keep us going too... mmmm Pear Cider is the way forward :D
i wish you had said before i went shopping earlyer lol.
Koppaberg my fave, then Magners lol
back to the shops i go lol
poor nova :(
Dude has the battrey tray thing sold?
Quality, i like what you've done with this car! Im in the middle of building my Nova track toy.
Are you selling the roll cage then?
Roll cage is sold matey.Quote:
Originally Posted by ste193
Ok thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaysnova
Why is this car being broke?
No comment...Quote:
Originally Posted by ste193
Its far to good to brake, or is it going to be bigger and better?Quote:
Originally Posted by jaysnova
I know how you feellol . I thought however that the news that you were breaking it was a wind up to start off with. Apparently not so.:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by trackdaynova
For what its worth I've enjoyed your input on site and this thread in particular. Its a shame to break it but then a true track weapon is really only ever one slippery corner away from the breakers yard!:D Its certainly given everyone on site a good idea of how much fun you can have with a nova.
Top respect to you and good luck with whatever new stuff you get into:thumb:
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Originally Posted by Ernie
And there maybe some cheesecake too ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by trackdaynova
Looking forward too it, will be good to meet you too Ernie
Well in true style Olly my man, not hanging around, Guuuuurrrd lad:thumb:
Thanks for the lovely comments all.
Benn - alloy battery tray already sold to the man above pal :thumb:
ste193 - as Jay said, the cage is already sold mate.
CP - a few thought it was a wind up, but it never was, I actually knew what I was breaking it before that last trackday, which is why it was so important to me personally to have all my friends there, and fellow PNGers so we could all have one last bash and a cracking time on track, to which we did :)
I will be back, in the future, but I can promise that I have nothing up my sleeve, nothing in the pipeline, not even a smallblock lol
Ste & Jay, reason for breaking it is as what CP has quoted really. It started out and was supposed to be an intentional 'cheap trackday car', and its just snowballed into some that isn't cheap anymore.
For what I have broken it for, I can buy an Mitsu Evo 7 (for instance)- which, to have that kinda money wrapped up in a car, which affectively, is a toy - is alot of money.
Yes it got used alot, a damn site more than most, but it was still only once, or twice a month.
So trackdays are what, £200-£300 a time, plus fuel (2x tanks) so another £100... so there is £3-400 per day, plus food, spares, breakages (CVs lol), tyres, brakes etc... Those 13 days I've done is around £4.5k - £6k, all in a car worth more than that itself - so turned into a rather expensive hobby/ addiction lol
Like CP & their gang, I've been doing trackdays 8 years now, and this year i've done plenty... whilst they've been good - none of them have been as good as that last one we just had... so its always been me, on me tod (other than my great pit crew, which i wouldnt have been able to do it without)
So in short (Jim - lol), I just want a bit of time out, away from my own car, I will still be on the scene, helping my mates out like they have done for all me all year.
Will i miss it? Of course I will, I've only had 12 months or little over, its come along way, very quickly, and I've said it before but I prefer and enjoy the build of a car, more than i do the final product... so I will be back one day, but with the same again, nothing extravegant...
And thats it... expect more pics next Saturday when Me, Ernie & nova ian will be ripping the rest of the car to bits all drinking Cider with Santa hats on :D
well said olly , thread has got loads of info in it which im sure wont disapear anytime soon lol ,
shame i didnt get to see it on track but i seen it at PV so thats goin to have to do lol ,
and p.s slighty off topic but check you green rep , you go girl :thumb:
best find another santa hat as i only have 2..
Riggy - it was great that you was at the trackday, you certainly can drive your Clio :thumb:
Ernie - Ian said he's gonna make his own out of left over wrapping paper for the comical factor :D lol
I will have to make my own from old wrapping paper!!lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Ernie
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Originally Posted by trackdaynova
lol you did it again haha ,
we are 2 seperate people hehe :thumb:
Rigz my man, that was intentional ;) now I have met the sex-god-Rex, there is no mistaking you both anymore :D
I'm now gonna rep you, just because :D
Things to do before i die
Number 45 - Meet olly and tell him hes silly for breaking this lol
Edit: So you made a "How to trackday a nova" Now are you going to do a "How to rip apart a trackday nova" ?lol
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Originally Posted by trackdaynova
lol i had a sneaky feeling that could have been a piss take lol
humour fail haha
AW06 w00t, I thought it was just gonna end at "No.45 Meat Olly" :(
it should of.
This thread has almost had 130'000 views :eek: :cool:
Loved the car, hope you don't delete your pictures off, because i allways look at this thread, also hope to see a new project on the cards soon. Are you going to do a build down thread. Nath
he should do as santas little helpers are going around on the 27th.
Cheers again Olly, and was nice to caht this morning im quite a chatery chater box as the missis says lol
I'll get on to sort the boot and bonnet next week!
Cheers again.
Scott
No probs dude, I'm just sorry I had to cut the chatting short, else I wouldn't have seen the little man!
Glad you're happy with the bits, and the final bits will be sorted on Saturday :)
pants i cant believe your selling up. me and my mate are building a we track nova together and your project thread has kept me interested in mine and shown me what they are capable of. thanks olly:cry: :thumb:
Hope all goes well with the stripping tomorrow Ol...
See you Sunday!
cheers Al, should be a laugh - plenty o pics of Me, Ernie & nova ian all in santa hats armed with toolage :D
Dont know what time I'll be there tomorrow;)
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Originally Posted by trackdaynova
Sounds like the making of a good porno!
If you like the homo santa specials then yer i suppose so!
in which case we'll be sure to get some uber ghay pron poses for you all
meanwhile, check out my uber cool Xmas present from nova ian & nova kat :D
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Thats a fake!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by trackdaynova
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