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- Cambridge, UK
- tdyln
Well as we're showing our rides off, may as well show my (admittedly unimpressive) one. Owned it for four years now. It's a poverty-spec Vauxhall Nova, with the pushrod 1.0 L engine. Yeah it won't win any drag races and I haven't glued heinous plastic bodykits to it. In fact I haven't done anything to it.
This year been using it in Sprinting and hillclimbing. Sure, come last in both events I've done but it's more for fun rather than winning any points.
Camera Roll-2100 by elstro_88, on Flickr
Sitting On The Leaves by elstro_88, on Flickr
GM 10S Engine by elstro_88, on Flickr
Still Dashing In 2012 by elstro_88, on Flickr
1984 Austin Mini and 1989 Vauxhall Nova by elstro_88, on Flickr
It's as old tech as possible even for an '80s econobox. Four-speed stick, manual choke carb engine, contact point ignition, zero electronics.
Not many of these left on the road now. Most of them were wrapped around trees or nicked in the 90s, as well as being the 'tuner' car of choice (read: kids) for a long while. Still has a bad rep amongst certain circles. I may well get laughed off the board for owning one LOL.
I do plan on modifiying it though now I've had it a while. Especially now I can insure it as a classic. Plans are some lowering springs and polybushes to improve the handling for hillclimbing and sprinting. Engine wise, just going to stick to a K&N filter and maybe a Cherry Bomb back box just to give it a meatier sound. Not many mods out there for the OHV engine and the 2 litre engine swap has been done to absolute death.
Looks-wise, get those crusty rotten arches welded to tidy it up mainly but my intention is to make it look American, inspired by stuff like the Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport, Chevy Nova TwinCam etc, by getting vinyls of the model badge in red for the doors as well as making the bumper and rubbing strip inserts red. I'm planning on spraying the steels black (you cant run with trims in hillclimbing), and adding silver embellishers as well as colouring the tyre lettering white. All stuff that can be reversed later on.
This year been using it in Sprinting and hillclimbing. Sure, come last in both events I've done but it's more for fun rather than winning any points.
Camera Roll-2100 by elstro_88, on FlickrSitting On The Leaves by elstro_88, on FlickrGM 10S Engine by elstro_88, on FlickrStill Dashing In 2012 by elstro_88, on Flickr1984 Austin Mini and 1989 Vauxhall Nova by elstro_88, on FlickrIt's as old tech as possible even for an '80s econobox. Four-speed stick, manual choke carb engine, contact point ignition, zero electronics.
Not many of these left on the road now. Most of them were wrapped around trees or nicked in the 90s, as well as being the 'tuner' car of choice (read: kids) for a long while. Still has a bad rep amongst certain circles. I may well get laughed off the board for owning one LOL.
I do plan on modifiying it though now I've had it a while. Especially now I can insure it as a classic. Plans are some lowering springs and polybushes to improve the handling for hillclimbing and sprinting. Engine wise, just going to stick to a K&N filter and maybe a Cherry Bomb back box just to give it a meatier sound. Not many mods out there for the OHV engine and the 2 litre engine swap has been done to absolute death.
Looks-wise, get those crusty rotten arches welded to tidy it up mainly but my intention is to make it look American, inspired by stuff like the Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport, Chevy Nova TwinCam etc, by getting vinyls of the model badge in red for the doors as well as making the bumper and rubbing strip inserts red. I'm planning on spraying the steels black (you cant run with trims in hillclimbing), and adding silver embellishers as well as colouring the tyre lettering white. All stuff that can be reversed later on.
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