WIP- Past to Present

being stuck for cash after working out you can afford something like running a track car truly fcuking sucks.
The cash I'd saved up for a roll cage in change/pound coins in a tin and my christmas money from various people (I asked them not to buy stuff in order to get my cage) went on rent on the 1st of january and hasn't been seen since, and my funding for uni has been cut by about 2.2k for this year, so I'm down what it would have cost me to finish the nova and about another £6-800 too :(

Hope you manage to get some cash into it and back out for summer, as your car, all the way from the white smallblock, has been a bit of an inspiration for doing a decent track car on a budget tbh :)

If you can keep it and not break it i would tbh

cause you'll only cost your self more when you have to buy all the parts again when building another lol

Jesus christ, cant believe the last post in this thread was nearly a year ago! :(
Well, where am i at. After a to** 2011, moving into another house with a decent garage, set to get the nova into there, and then having to move again within 4months of living there :roll:
Now living somewhere with a decent drive but no garage, so the novas going nowhere atm :(

Anyhow, i actually found the nova today and opened it (for the first time in about 13months...lol)
Expected under the bonnet to be in a worse state, dont get me wrong, it aint great, but everything is still where it should be. Some rust/mould/crap in places, but nothing that aint cleanable.
Checked oil etc, all seems well.

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Brakes are seized solid, heater blower, rad fan and wipers are seized solid :( :(

BUT, it started on first turn of the key. LMAO. Got to love XE's :d :cool:

Adam

Keep it alive Adam, keep it alive! :) :thumb:

What the battery weren't dead! lol crazy!

Get using it, or get selling it i say mate..

Welcome to PNG Adam lol Trusty old xe's I need another in my life.

So what plans have you for it this year? Any track days??

Lmao behave lol
I never leave a batt on a car if its standing for more than a week.
Its a spare batt that my old man keeps "just incase" Lol

Cheers Southie.
Yes its quite a piss take when your 2 use a year track car is more reliable than your daily lol

Plans? Get it moving is a start i suppose.

Forgot you had this

So did i mate, it seriously took me a good 20mins remember where the kill switch for the fuel pump was.

Well Ive had many laughs hooning around b roads, tracks, 1/4 miles in novas.

B571 htv has now gone on to its new owner.

Adam

Shame.

Is that it then with Novas Adam?

Anyone we know who it's gone to? Still in the club??

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Originally Posted by Southie

Is that it then with Novas Adam?

Anyone we know who it's gone to? Still in the club??

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Never say never eh.
I would like another mk1 one day, or even a 2dr saloon.
Wouldn't be stripped or a track car tho, wouldn't go down that route again.
No doubt tho i wouldn't pay the ridiculous prices that novas will be selling in the future.

Yeah Nobby's had it.

At least it's gone to a good home and will be driven hard lol

Haha. Hell yeah

Did it drive onto the truck?

Nope.
It could have but with it sitting its not worth starting it with old oil/fuel and a cambelt thats sat in one position for 3-4years....

Yup it's gone to me now god help it hehe, fired it up earlier cleaned plugs out and cranked it over first to get some oil up and it runs sound lol I'm proper happy with it gonna get anew project thread up :)

Awesome to see this car alive again :thumb:

will just leave this here :p

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