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    Default A reg gl to gte re-build

    well the time has come to build the A reg nova properly

    this is it as i left it last summer (ish)







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    is it matt grey or in primer

    looks good so far

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    so we started stripping apart the car and were finding more and more rust






    the arches, doors, battery tray,boot etc ate all solid enough




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    primer

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    we stripped the gte engine bare and thoroughly cleaned this piccys show the shells of the engine placed together and painted



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    after yesterday the nova is fully stripped and up on stands pics to follow tommorrow

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    lookin good ned any news on scottishnovas?

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    looks quite a healthy structurelly! got a good basis there!

    take it the engine with the red manifold hadn't been run?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rc
    looks quite a healthy structurelly! got a good basis there!

    take it the engine with the red manifold hadn't been run?
    Probally not with the cam belt off !

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    no never got run mate!


    no news on SN as yet, dunno if it will be carried on but J and G should take over imo but we will see

    started taking of the sound deadning going to take ages i think




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