Land Nova

well.. as you may have heard, im off to africa onfriday (18th). so we had to make some adjustments. the usual, roofrack (out of an old bed), put a snorkel on and mounted the spotlinght.

then we got 2 offroad tyres.

made a wheelrack on the back, with a jerrycan holder and made the cb work


any way hares some pics,

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...g?t=1215986900


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holy feck!

What is it you'll be doing exactly?

What will you do it when you get there? Come back or sell it there?

safari / desert cruise by the looks of it lol flood lights are beast

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safari / desert cruise by the looks of it lol flood lights are beast

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London hyde park- Kribi, cameroon.

so tahts about 6000miles, via prague, italy, spain, morocco, across the sahara and into mali, maritania, burkina-faso, benin, nigera and cameroon (look at a map for the scale)

going to be amazing

I dont trust my nova to go to the shops at the moment! Good luck

Thats fantastic mate, just work on battering it up slightly and the very very best of luck with it all, hope you do well mate. :thumb:

lol check out that snorkel :p

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London hyde park- Kribi, cameroon.

so tahts about 6000miles, via prague, italy, spain, morocco, across the sahara and into mali, maritania, burkina-faso, benin, nigera and cameroon (look at a map for the scale)

going to be amazing

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Should have bought a TD Hi-Lux lol lol best of luck though cheif

There is a 1000cc Max limit for this.

awsome mate good luck:thumb:

bashguard for the sump is being made now, essential.
just got more off road tyres 4 for 99p :)
picked up some quick steel amazing stuff. apparently can hold a head together.

always a good response on this forum. thanks all, were going to need the luck and any sponsorship would be awesome.


www.willwemakeit.com/supernovas

:)

might be worth considering taking a spare battery and a set of points and dizzy cap, coupla spare ht leads, coupla plugs.. common stuff like that for the ignition side of things, just incase somet desides to die on you while your in the middle of no-where, good luck with it m8, should be a laugh.

lmao looks mad man:thumb:

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Originally Posted by jimbob-mcgrew

might be worth considering taking a spare battery and a set of points and dizzy cap, coupla spare ht leads, coupla plugs.. common stuff like that for the ignition side of things, just incase somet desides to die on you while your in the middle of no-where, good luck with it m8, should be a laugh.

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got most of that, ht leads, cam belt, jump leads (lighter than a battery) and we know how to clean the dizzy.
if it dies, we push.
alot has changed today, its black, (brushes + roller) yellow mirrors, rear screen stickers, white wheels, and 3 cows.
ill try to get some pics uploaded tomorrow, working too hard to stop today.

thought u would :thumb: - just thought id mention lol ive known a few people that have driven across the continent with no tools or even a spare, granted they were sticking to the motorways and roads, not as hardcore as what your doing, but still, if you plan to cross the boarders of 3 or 4 countries, and then come back. might be worth taking a spare tyre and an adjustable spanner at least, you know... :tard: - nutters lol

hope it goes well, when u setting off ?

black and yellow... nice.. like a hornet. a hornet with white feet and cows hanging off it :eek:

Good to see someone using a nova rather than the usual defender..people will see you driving that and think WTF :wtf:

This made me laugh ! Big Time

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This made me laugh ! Big Time

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tough job, someones got to do it.

leaving from hydepark tomorrow morning, still have to get an idp, just have to wait for the post office to open...

going to pack it all tonight, then roll on down to find a ferry...to prague first stop :)
got the V5 aswell..lucky suff

good luck fella..


i know sum1 who drove allthe way to The Ring in a striped out 205mi16 with NO tools or spares what so ever...

good luck!!:thumb: :thumb:

Good Luck! Update us whenever you can!

wow you must be crazy using a nova for that, hope it all goes well and sounds like you have thought of everything. have fun over there

Seen these guys yesterday on our belgian roads, had quite some laughs but none of the less a big respect for these guys for taking the trip :thumb:

Good luck mate, im sure you'll be fine, I sold my 1.0 nova for use in the london-mongolia rally last year, Made it there a bit battered and 1 flat tyre but mechanically they had no bother with it!

Will be good to see how you get on out there :thumb:

good luck mate.. hope the ol' girl doesnt let you down :thumb:

jack osbourne did his in the nova iirc.. the nova was the only one that didnt break down atall :thumb:

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good luck mate.. hope the ol' girl doesnt let you down :thumb:

jack osbourne did his in the nova iirc.. the nova was the only one that didnt break down atall :thumb:

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Same rally that my nova was one although jack used a fiat panda! which, unsurprisingly broke down more than all the cars combined. The novas were fine though from what I remember.

About your snorkel, remember that duck tape isnt UV stable, so if you need to ford something after a few sunny days, its probably worth renewing the duck tape to make sure your intake stays dry.