I’ve been over the sea to Skye, and have bought Nick’s Nova—I still need to arrange transport down to Glasgow and sort its new home out; and both are modest challenges since we’re supposed to be having major groundworks around our house next week, weather permitting.
So I’ll be pestering the local owners to see yours and discuss them in detail.
It plainly needs a fair bit of cosmetic attention and general “tidying” up to be presentable. I’ll try to match the colour, but may respray in a similar red if I cannot. And I’ll keep the interior stock-ish, but I may need a ladder to enter/exit, my legs are too short and my posterior too wide for graceful arrivals/departures.
I’ve been trawling through the forums and postings looking for the best ideas that may be useful.
It has two 1300 engines and maybe one has been up’ed to 1600–I’ll need to check them more thoroughly.
I expect to do a full overhaul of all the mechanical systems: brakes, steering and suspension, hydraulics, and the electrics, too. Improvements where appropriate and consistent with the car’s character and my budget.
I’ll probably need a year, more-or-less to do it right. Maybe six months if I want to get it on the road and let some odd jobs slide a bit.
I’ll keep you posted once I have it here.
James
Photo: on my way, such a lovely Scottish day for a drive to Skye:
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