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05-07-2020, 02:09 AM

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

Congratulations, all that hard work really paid off. I have to say that is the smoothest sounding idling and throttle blipping I've ever heard from a...

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05-07-2020, 02:04 AM

islandman replied to a thread The rebuild begins in Your Cars

This is going to be a very ambitious build, one which I am looking forward to learning lots on how you approach it from an engineering angle. Keep up...

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04-07-2020, 09:39 PM

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

That does sound good. Huge milestone reached Alistair!

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03-07-2020, 02:14 PM

islandman replied to a thread Electric Nova Conversion in Talk Nova/Sterling

From what I know there were two electric sterlings in the USA, a black one with twin headlights and a red one. They were on the Sterling site long ago

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30-06-2020, 11:41 AM

islandman replied to a thread Nova Kitcar Subaru flat-six PPC magazine project car or scoobynova. in Your Cars

Love the answer...LOL :thumbup:

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29-06-2020, 01:05 AM

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

Always nice to take on jobs yourself rather than having to take them to a garage to do, and we learn something along the way :thumbup:

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29-06-2020, 12:59 AM

islandman replied to a thread Nova Kitcar Subaru flat-six PPC magazine project car or scoobynova. in Your Cars

The attention to detail and no compromise installs of various components on your car is an inspiration. Its great having OCD folk on the site...

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28-06-2020, 06:07 AM

islandman replied to a thread 1st Nova & the unregistered one in Your Cars

One of the reasons I went for certain aspects of my dashboard design was to get a 2 DIN Android radio, GPS, Music etc.. unit to fit and look right. ...

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27-06-2020, 06:38 AM

islandman replied to a thread Marks Silver machine in Your Cars

Yes that was Radek's build https://radekseureka.blogspot.com/2015/02/cooling.html I was just thinking that "heat rises", hence I think the hot...

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26-06-2020, 02:20 PM

islandman replied to a thread Marks Silver machine in Your Cars

last question, for the flow of water did you do the following : 1) Hot engine water to bottom of one rad, exit at the top then to bottom of second...

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26-06-2020, 07:48 AM

islandman replied to a thread Marks Silver machine in Your Cars

Sitting in the drive versus flat out on the motorway will put different levels of strain on the cooling system. Drive it like you stole it! (on a...

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25-06-2020, 10:58 AM

islandman replied to a thread Marks Silver machine in Your Cars

The camber on the rear looked better when in the test station than it did previously

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25-06-2020, 07:35 AM

islandman replied to a thread Marks Silver machine in Your Cars

Fingers Crossed!

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24-06-2020, 08:28 PM

bobbybrown replied to a thread Nova Kitcar Subaru flat-six PPC magazine project car or scoobynova. in Your Cars

The photos on there haven’t been updated for quite some time, my time is short to do it sadly. Much more recent ones on the Facebook page,...

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24-06-2020, 06:56 PM

bobbybrown replied to a thread Nova Kitcar Subaru flat-six PPC magazine project car or scoobynova. in Your Cars

Busted :lmfao: We own a print shop and a bodyshop, same building but the printers are upstairs and downstairs we have a fully functioning extremely...

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24-06-2020, 02:38 PM

islandman replied to a thread Nova Kitcar Subaru flat-six PPC magazine project car or scoobynova. in Your Cars

err......He changed job? I don't think Dan use to be a painter

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18-06-2020, 02:46 PM

islandman replied to a thread Marks Silver machine in Your Cars

Just giving an old friend a hard time, I mean us old buggers have to have some fun...LOL

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18-06-2020, 10:48 AM

islandman replied to a thread Marks Silver machine in Your Cars

So where is the "5-minutes every day update", you've got the car back....noone else is posting.....you're practically retired...no excuses :tongue:

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15-06-2020, 06:34 PM

bobbybrown replied to a thread Eagle for sale in Ebay Finds

He has said £50 would take it! Anyone in the area fancy a challenge? :coat:

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15-06-2020, 06:32 PM

bobbybrown replied to a thread Eagle for sale in Ebay Finds

Echo my thoughts exactly Chris

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15-06-2020, 02:47 AM

islandman replied to a thread 009 in Your Cars

That’s the beauty of taking a full system and control module from a donor, all the logic is built in rather than us having to devise it. One...

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15-06-2020, 02:12 AM

islandman replied to a thread Nova Kitcar Subaru flat-six PPC magazine project car or scoobynova. in Your Cars

But not impossible...Gas Rams, OEM striker plates etc... :whistling:

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14-06-2020, 06:16 PM

bobbybrown started a thread Eagle for sale in Ebay Finds

Not ebay, but Facebook. eagle for sale. Advert details should show with the link below. I know nothing about it, just posting the link for anyone...

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10-06-2020, 12:14 AM

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

That is reassuring to know, I'll add it to my list of jobs when I'm brave enough and in the UK to try it

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09-06-2020, 11:43 AM

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

Well I guess even without a droop snoot the plastic pipe could be bent to accommodate, as long as the unbendable rod can be tilted at an angle by...

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08-06-2020, 11:46 PM

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

I was watching this with interest Phil, as the bush on my blue Nova selector rod is worn and the rod rattles at speed annoyingly. Its a job I bought...

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08-06-2020, 05:56 AM

islandman replied to a thread 1st Nova & the unregistered one in Your Cars

Frankly I have no clue yet, hopefully I'll be able to make a trip sometime this year. If I do it will only be a trial fit to see how it looks as I...

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08-06-2020, 12:38 AM

islandman replied to a thread 1st Nova & the unregistered one in Your Cars

your guess is as good as mine right now.....LOL . All depends on when various governments let us fly, I was supposed to be coming June 17th (Booked...

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