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Yesterday, 11:45 PM

islandman replied to a thread 009 in Your Cars

clever way of creating something flat to take the grommet on an otherwise contoured section of the bulkhead

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Yesterday, 11:38 PM

islandman replied to a thread I'm still alive in Talk Nova/Sterling

First and only wife 18 years, Nova 32 years ;)

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Yesterday, 07:29 PM

steve replied to a thread 009 in Your Cars

Very nice - good work :thumbup:

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Yesterday, 01:53 PM

Peter replied to a thread I'm still alive in Talk Nova/Sterling

First wife 27 years, current wife 20 years, car 26 years. :facepalm: Great thing is "Still alive", so many of us are no longer able to claim that...

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Yesterday, 01:44 PM

Peter replied to a thread Phill's Nova Project finally begins in Your Cars

Thanks for all the advice. A suitable manifold is about £180 so given that this would only be temporary, and with minimal performance gains I think...

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02-03-2021, 02:51 PM

Peter replied to a thread Scottish Nova - time for a rebuild! in Your Cars

Great to see progress and the sun shinning, wish I could say the same. Good point about the bake bias adjustment, I WAS going to put the knob for...

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02-03-2021, 01:20 AM

steve replied to a thread Phill's Nova Project finally begins in Your Cars

Looking forward to seeing the 2.1 Litre conversion, and Omex fuel injection :thumbup:

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02-03-2021, 01:09 AM

steve replied to a thread Scottish Nova - time for a rebuild! in Your Cars

Good to see man :thumbup:

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01-03-2021, 11:39 PM

islandman replied to a thread Scottish Nova - time for a rebuild! in Your Cars

good to see her out in the sunlight again, must feel like a real boost to the motivation levels

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01-03-2021, 09:57 PM

Spacenut replied to a thread Scottish Nova - time for a rebuild! in Your Cars

Looking good in that early Spring sun Alistair :thumbup: The legislation on brake bias adjusters is draconian and dangerous, in my view, but as...

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01-03-2021, 09:30 PM

Spacenut replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars

Thanks Mike - I think that advice (HID and LED lights retrofitted into lens/reflectors originally designed for filament bulbs) has been in place for...

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01-03-2021, 08:05 PM

Alzax3 replied to a thread Phill's Nova Project finally begins in Your Cars

And you have to mess around with clutch parts if I remember rightly - was it a type 3 pressure plate (and one flywheel or the other)? It was nearly...

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01-03-2021, 12:56 PM

Peter replied to a thread Phill's Nova Project finally begins in Your Cars

You know there is a problem, so just go for it, if you can buy or borrow an engine stand it will make light work of ¡stripping it down, All VW...

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28-02-2021, 10:35 PM

Spacenut replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars

Hi Barry - your build is looking good, but if you are going to submit the car for an MoT I would suggest you take advice regarding the headlights...

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28-02-2021, 08:14 PM

Spacenut replied to a thread Powder coating in General Chat

Presumably you still need an oven to bake the powder on, I guess that is where the expense comes in, unless the parts are small enough to fit in a...

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28-02-2021, 07:58 AM

islandman replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars

Nicely turned out but those headlights do look a little "lost" amongst the space provided for, maybe there is a way to make them look less so by...

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28-02-2021, 07:56 AM

islandman replied to a thread Battery Cable Amperage Chart in Electrical

Duly saved so I can see what I purchased and fitted versus what I should have purchased! (hopefully not too far way from the chart)

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28-02-2021, 01:45 AM

steve replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars

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28-02-2021, 01:04 AM

islandman replied to a thread My old dash base, is available FREE in For Sale

I think I have, but need to check my fibreglass part stash when I get back to the UK

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27-02-2021, 08:17 PM

steve replied to a thread My old dash base, is available FREE in For Sale

I have 3 (in total) but I am not sure which one I will use, speak to me in a few months time mate.

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27-02-2021, 05:51 PM

Alzax3 replied to a thread My old dash base, is available FREE in For Sale

I have the mould for those too....

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27-02-2021, 03:41 PM

steve started a thread My old dash base, is available FREE in For Sale

My old dash base is available FREE It is from a Mk 1 Elam car, but should fit any Nova. Poor condition, it is also poorly made. It might be...

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26-02-2021, 11:35 PM

islandman replied to a thread The rebuild begins in Your Cars

The perspective shots really help appreciate the work that has been done. What is the blue bar that goes across the rear wheels for?

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26-02-2021, 10:32 PM

Spacenut replied to a thread The rebuild begins in Your Cars

The tilt on the Busso engine designed to allow for a more sloping bonnet actually helps with bulkhead clearance :thumbup: Good work sir! Lauren

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26-02-2021, 01:09 PM

Peter replied to a thread Stainless sill covers in For Sale

I cut a pair for my SS but when it came to fit them the asymmetric properties of the car came to light so had to trim one back quite a bit., still...

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26-02-2021, 12:27 AM

islandman replied to a thread 40 year old Mk1 Nova kit .... never completed (£3k) in Ebay Finds

It does look like the rear valance has has some modifications already so potentially more to do than simply bond (or bolt) it back, and may also...

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26-02-2021, 12:22 AM

islandman replied to a thread The rebuild begins in Your Cars

Another milestone, well done. I agree with Steve a couple of shots from a distance would help with the perspective to truly appreciate the work...

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25-02-2021, 11:58 PM

steve replied to a thread The rebuild begins in Your Cars

Nice update and great work :thumbup: I wouldn't mind seeing a pulled-back shot from further out, to get a look at how everything sits on the 'pan.

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25-02-2021, 01:01 PM

Peter replied to a thread 40 year old Mk1 Nova kit .... never completed (£3k) in Ebay Finds

Just thought; as the rear section is already cut out why not leave it so and bond a flange onto the body and have as a removable section?

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25-02-2021, 01:35 AM

steve replied to a thread restoring mk1 in Your Cars

Looking very tidy, good work :thumbup:

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