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    Default goodbye J605YNO, hello J490SUR

    well its time for my old shell to go, its not beyond help but i haven't got the time to repair it, So on tuesday my mate said that there was a clean nova for sale, i went to have a look at it and well bought it , the car was 200 quid its had some work done on it but its clean, its also MOT'd till january


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    my plan is to fit my new engine, and make the car a bit more lighter

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    Looks very tidy mike, SPI, you know it makes sense!

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    bahh thats the only down side , 4 speed gearbox aswell

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    Fook me! Bargain!

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    bloody was i 'm well pleased with it, the night after i bout it i put my wheels on it, and suspension, then placed the cage in and seats

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    What are you doing with the old shell???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike.
    4 speed gearbox aswell
    , nowt wrong with a 4 cog box, less time changing gears

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    one side of the old shell is ok, thats the passenger side, but the front chassis legs are rotten, and the drivers sill is holed, rear arch has rotted through, so to cut a long story short its getting stripped and scrapped, its ashame really, i've had it 2 years but the rust was eating the car

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