as soon as Martin Weavers car came up for sale/breaking and then Nick said he was breaking the project my first thought and reply was, he was buying Martins car.
Indeed!Originally Posted by ben doodar
Lol...
It was no great secret really.... I had a deal with Martin on parts I wanted for D20TBO however later we spoke and ended up doing a deal for the car complete.
I will update at some point with my reasons for this. In a way I was very disappointed to call time on my project but all things considered thought it best to do so. I did very well from the sale of the car and parts so was in a position to buy martins outright and have substantial change so not all bad. I'm extremely busy day and night currently but bear with me and I will tell all soon. Cheers,
Nick.
Last edited by Nick J; 31-03-14 at 10:22 PM.
Good to hear Nick.
When Martins car came up I was at pains to see it end up in the hands of someone that wouldnt look after it or even do it justice if the shell was built with different parts. I badly wanted it myself.
Atleast we all know it's gone to a good home (for the time being) LOL.
Believing the know the reasons, this is a way.
You've got a fantastic car to play with and drive. Get lots of driving done in it.
Enjoy it. Show it.
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That I really miss when I reminisce
Nice move a great car that no dout you will make better
Well Nick, I knew it was too good to be true you running away from Novas
It's going to be interesting to see how you put your stamp on an already very good build, looking forward to seeing your skill though
Hey guys,
So were are we up to.....
The car needed an mot before billing so whilst the wilwood setup was being fitted I had It checked over to make sure anything suspect could be sorted beforehand. It turned out all It needed was a bulb for the brake/sidelight so I sorted that and took it to work one saturday for the test. I was a bit worried as I was unsure if the lift would be low enough to get the car on and feared things being extremely awkward however It turned out I was worrying over nothing as It went on without a hitch... Bonus! It attracted a lot of attention as the guys at my new work in the service department have never seen the car before and all I heard was lovely comments which was great! It then sailed straight through the test.........
By the time I left work the weather had turned sour and the car got soaked on route home so an afternoon cleaning session was in order......
All arches cleaned and waxed up.....
The rears followed after........
Over the next few weeks I then concentrated on the engine bay getting right down into the lower corners too! Gearbox also came up well thanks to some fine wire wool.......
Engine bay now looking pretty good.......
The rubber mats I acquired from the 2k mk2 came up well after a shampoo and jetwash.....
Tyres gel'd up.....
Then I got busy with the poorboys glaze followed by the dodo juice orange crush wax. After a few hours graft It was looking well.....
Also after acquiring a new Cat 1 system from Andy a few months back I had a friend of mine whos a long term security/audio specialist drop by and fit it making the car a little more secure which was good now Im using the car a lot more.
Nick.
Wow... This car is beautiful!!!
cracking stuff nickuntil martin posted some pictures of his nova a few weeks back I had never seen the car before. really is a cracking car very similar styling to my project nova.
if your short on time imo you've made a great decision + you have money in your bank and have a car you can use.
+its nice to see that the cars not been broken for parts.
I look forward to seeing your updates.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming, “DAMN, what a ride!!”
What a lovely new arrival. :-)
Awesome Nick, im glad you bought it, makes 100% perfect sense to me, i would of done exactly the same..
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