Bloody weather, another day mostly wasted due to rain. Why can’t it rain during the week and be nice at the weekend, mother nature just has no consideration. Still, we got the rear bumper off and managed to straighten it out quite a bit. I can get to the fuel…
Dispite the weather, I actually managed to get quite a bit done today. Started out under the car painting the wishbones, then the heavens decided to open so I was forced indoors. Fed up with not doing anything to the Nova I went out and sat in the car to…
The stock 2bbl BayCity carb that came with the car isn’t really for me, for 1 I can get better economy out of a different carb, and if I need the extra grunt it will deliver more. I got myself a nice Rochester Quadrajet from eBay, so that will replace…
While the fan was off the car I decided to give it a touch-up. The fan it’s self is in good condition for being 38 years old, it was really just a bit dirty. So i gave it a good de-grease and a rub down and am now in the…
I’ve been pretty busy this Easter. I have taken a couple of days off and have been working on the car every day (weather permitting) since Wednesday. Quite a bit of progress has been made, a lot of the front underside has been waxoyled or painted, just need to finish…
My plan for the Nova is to have a pretty loud stereo; Lets face it, I’ll need one if I ever want to hear it over the engine noise 😀 At the moment I’m on a budget, so am starting my build with not necesarily the best or newest equipment,…
18th February 2010
18th February 2010
Internals & In Car Entertainment
Car, Chevy Nova, In Car Entertainment
I have started work on the front grill. The plan is to paint it black like the SS models. Not to make my car look like an SS, but because I think it looks better. The first stage was to remove the grill from the car. This was real easy,…
We got her back to my Dad’s house today. This is where we’re going to fit the new exhaust, and get all the other little bits done. Then on to get her through her MOT. Hopefully out on the road… the sooner the better!