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    13-01-2021, 11:30 AM
    Peter replied to a thread Red Nova for sale in For Sale
    Touché, But that was bureaucracy changing, not me. I will finish it and be road going, again, but if I can legally drive it is another matter.
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    13-01-2021, 11:21 AM
    Peter replied to a thread Peter's Eagle SS in Your Cars
    Doing my best Lauren, the alternative is really bad. Yeasterday a little more done, got the broken LEDs in the armrest to show the 'display' LEDs...
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    11-01-2021, 08:50 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread Setting up adjustable suspension in Wheels, Suspension
    Thanks Mike - some useful tips for when I get my AVO front double-adjustables installed! (I have just about got the old SPAX units doing what they...
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    11-01-2021, 06:53 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread Peter's Eagle SS in Your Cars
    Indeed :( Stay safe Peter.
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    11-01-2021, 12:56 PM
    Peter replied to a thread Red Nova for sale in For Sale
    i THOUGHT HE WAS QUITE CLEAR AS TO WHY HE IS SELLING, If everyone read that, or similar articles, there would be less heartaches. One does not need...
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    10-01-2021, 06:10 PM
    Peter replied to a thread Peter's Eagle SS in Your Cars
    Almost hesitant to say I will be back in the shed Tuesday but I said that last time and ended up working most of last week or recovering from...
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    10-01-2021, 06:02 PM
    Peter replied to a thread Hydraulic or Linear in Canopy Hydraulic System and Hinge Assemblies
    Look forward to the results.
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    10-01-2021, 06:00 PM
    Peter replied to a thread Red Nova for sale in For Sale
    Maybe someone didn't read, "So you want to build a kit car". Hmmmm.
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    10-01-2021, 05:59 PM
    Peter replied to a thread Facebook in General Chat
    We have an Eagle cars Facebook which I started as I was asked to do it but I have let it look after itself, I just approve 'friends' after asking...
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    10-01-2021, 05:08 PM
    Peter replied to a thread 009 in Your Cars
    Gawd! That's like something from a horror movie. So glad I have 6 wires in total.
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    06-01-2021, 11:45 AM
    Peter replied to a thread Peter's Eagle SS in Your Cars
    Well, Tuesday went to Wednesday which is now Friday as the ONE belt and ONE cable on the Zforce 550 4x4s evolved into THREE belts, a throttle cable...
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    03-01-2021, 01:20 PM
    Peter replied to a thread Peter's Eagle SS in Your Cars
    Well, Monday in the 'shed' has become Tuesday as I have a job to do Monday, seems Myself and James are the only two qualified CFMoto mechanics on the...
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    31-12-2020, 07:06 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars
    That is interesting - so ADD cars had markings on some of the separate panels as well as the main body tub. Another mystery solved! Lauren
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    31-12-2020, 12:52 PM
    Peter replied to a thread Using a Wire Gauge Chart in Electrical
    Thanks Brett, one for the technical page on the EOC site for sure.
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    31-12-2020, 12:47 PM
    Peter replied to a thread *************HAPPY NEW YEAR **************** in General Chat
    A happy new year from me and my friends on the 'dark side' in Eagle land. Hope to see Stoneleigh on in 2021 and things getting back to normal with...
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    31-12-2020, 10:47 AM
    bobbybrown replied to a thread *************HAPPY NEW YEAR **************** in General Chat
    Oldest active post for sure! Hoping things get better for all in 2021!
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    30-12-2020, 10:32 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars
    Hi Barry - there was no factory spoiler or rear wing designed for the Nova, although previous club members have sold "Whale Tail" spoilers in the...
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    30-12-2020, 10:22 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars
    Hi Phill - I guess that is a possibility for the Mk2 - the nose of the car is braced by the front undertray, so the angle that the nose adopts will...
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    30-12-2020, 10:09 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars
    Hi Barry - ADD is Automotive Design and Development, which was the name of the company founded by Richard Oakes (the designer of the Nova) and Phil...
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    30-12-2020, 07:03 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread Front Disc Brakes ... backing plate? in Wheels, Suspension
    Possible I guess, with heavily loaded FWD. It all comes down to proximity and radiated heat. I genuinely can't see the need, unless you have a lot of...
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    30-12-2020, 06:56 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars
    Depressing isn't it? The clearance problem can only arise from two issues, both easily fixed - the first is not using the factory spacers between the...
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    29-12-2020, 10:11 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread Front Disc Brakes ... backing plate? in Wheels, Suspension
    Hi Alistair - dust shields are not mandatory for the MoT. My dust shields were very badly corroded (MkIV Cortina), so I toyed with the idea of using...
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    29-12-2020, 10:01 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars
    Hi Barry - I don't think it is a date code. The seats come from a ADD Nova, manufactured between 1972 and 1975. The green gel coat is consistent with...
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    29-12-2020, 11:39 AM
    Peter replied to a thread Front Disc Brakes ... backing plate? in Wheels, Suspension
    Nor me, never been there, I too think they are clumsy.
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    28-12-2020, 09:16 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars
    That's a shame - looking at the underbonnet picture it looks like a chunk of bodywork has been cut out to access the steering box adjuster, I suspect...
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    28-12-2020, 09:48 AM
    Spacenut replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars
    Hi Barry - if the number is on the rear undertray it may be a date code, 1996 would have been about right for a Nova Developments Mk4 moulding. If...
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    27-12-2020, 09:52 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread windscreen washer system in Interior & Windscreens
    As my wiper sweeps across the screen curvature the arms run really close to the screen surface. Plus, I don't care :bleh: The entire Nova...
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    27-12-2020, 09:40 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars
    ...No sunroof either, as the ADD cars all came with manual canopy actuators from the factory (Austin Maxi tailgate gas rams, if your hydraulic...
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    27-12-2020, 09:37 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars
    Aha - Mk4 rear undertray as well. ADD did not offer the Nova in yellow gel coat (only 3 colours were available to keep costs down, lime green,...
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    27-12-2020, 07:04 PM
    Spacenut replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars
    Looks like the shell was lime green gel coat originally. Your LED headlights look very cool, I hope that they are E-marked.
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