The original LP500 is still one of my favourite cars, but I agree this is perhaps not it's most flattering angle. I guess my all-time favourite Countach has to be Red #2, later painted green and the...
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The original LP500 is still one of my favourite cars, but I agree this is perhaps not it's most flattering angle. I guess my all-time favourite Countach has to be Red #2, later painted green and the...
Hi Alistair - as you say, the out-of-flat is not that great, in fact for my Elam Mk1 canopy, the passenger side glass fits absolutely flat, it is the driver's side aperture that is out-of-flat.
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Ooh, hello! He's gone all Countach :D
You know the reason why Lamborghini ended up with a 3-piece side window is because they kept breaking the fixed pane of the 2-piece design. I spent many a...
I forgot to mention, the cut glass headlamp covers, although an excellent idea in principle, will not fit the Nova without bodywork modifications. The reason is that the headlamp apertures are not...
Those seat shells look like original ADD items - they started with a low back and then around 1974 the green demo car sprouted headrests, like the extensions to your shell. Slightly different to my...
Car is looking really good now, interior looks like a really nice place to be :D
I'm glad you had a go at doing the glazing yourself. After my run-in with Plastics 4 Performance I was equally...
Good point - as far as I know Don Law (Nova Shop) did not supply body panels in coloured gel coat, so if the orange colour is self-coloured fibreglass I would say the car is an ADD Mk1 or possibly a...
Wow - nice find!
My car had a Type 4 when I bought it. Looks tough as old boots, but still only 74 bhp :D
I look forward to seeing both of your cars on the road soon, although not at the same...
Hi David - welcome to the forum. It looks like a very well engineered set-up you have there, although I hope you weren't planning on wearing that 10-gallon hat while driving, headroom is severely...
I don't think my Nova had steering stops either, although it has been nearly 31 years now so my memory is a bit hazy.
What I do recall is that with the offset on the Wolfie Turbovecs and 195...
Some of you may have noticed a post from WRY ONE over the weekend, and it was noted that this car, currently registered WRY 1 has been around for some considerable time :D I contacted Ed, who flies...
Wait 'til you hear its provenance!
Good to see you again Ed, I hope you are keeping well?
Looking good in that early Spring sun Alistair :thumbup:
The legislation on brake bias adjusters is draconian and dangerous, in my view, but as far as I know only applies to the IVA test, not a...
Thanks Mike - I think that advice (HID and LED lights retrofitted into lens/reflectors originally designed for filament bulbs) has been in place for some time, but clearly has only just been embodied...
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 first. Those combination LED main/dip/side/indicator...
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 domestic oven...
The tilt on the Busso engine designed to allow for a more sloping bonnet actually helps with bulkhead clearance :thumbup:
Good work sir!
Lauren
That's right Steve - manual canopy too, you can see the Austin Maxi gas rams. The seat shells are interesting because they show that ADD produced the highback variant before the Elams took over. But...
It's a French Scobra I believe. But clearly derived from the Puma one-piece body shell moulding. I don't dislike it either, but my personal preference would be a removable hard top, but better still...
I would think so. I can see the Smiths Mini-Pack in the usual place on the offside rear inside wheelarch panel, although it sounds like the rear light panel is missing, which is a pity. Interesting...
Norris the Nova :confused1::facepalm:
Well done finally sealing the deal on your dream machine :thumbup:
And welcome aboard :welcome:
Lauren
Very neat - probably a lot cheaper to put together than my AVOs too. I presume they are aftermarket dampers for the E-type, I don't recall the big cat leaving the factory with that level of...
I know not many of you will agree, but I actually like the dull finish of slightly corroded aluminium on wheels. They look more like the original finish of cast magnesium, which is what they are...
When I get further down my to-do list I was going to shoot texture coat over the back of my seats. Expensive by rattlecan standards but a lot cheaper than flocking.
And seeing as I have used it...
That is great to hear. I hope that he finds something suitable, although there are precious few cars that haven't been hacked about, and I suspect he will want a Mk1 as well...
Lauren