After lengthy testing, it seems like the average fuel consumption is about the same (13.4 mpg). However I think this is down to a combination of things: Most of my journeys are 80% city and 20% rush hour motorway, maybe more city driving than that. Given the additional temptations, my…
22 July 2011 Right, I’ve been terrible at keeping this thing up to date. However, there haven’t been many bodywork or “viewable” changes done to the car in the time since the last post. The nova has had some subtle additions though. The first thing I did was add a…
It didn’t take long to realise that the Cherry Bomb was not living up to its name. It didn’t really sound like an exhaust that should be fitted to a muscle car. To be honest, it sounded like a regular car, not the yankee beast that it should. So I…
I have to admit, I’ve been pretty crap at keeping this thing up to date, however I’m writing this now as I have finally removed the stock carb and replaced it with another stock carb, though this one has a couple more barrels. It seems quite fitting that the work…
OK, so I know I said that I didn’t paint my grill to look like an SS! It was true at the time. But when this popped up on US eBay I couldn’t resist. It’s not in the best condition as someone during it’s life decided to paint it matt…
On the 28th of May 2010, I sat in the DVLA office for a ½ hour, clutching my paperwork and hoping for the best. It was all fine and the Nova was moved to the historic vehicle category. It’s now tax exempt, and has a free tax disc. As far…
On the 24th of May 2010, the Nova passed her 1st MOT test since 1995. The testers were impressed with the car, and she only got 3 advisories! What a machine!
I drove her to the testing station today, and what a drive! Especially considering the last MOT was in 1995 and the last tax disc I found was from 1993. That was probably the furthest she’s driven in 17 years and everything worked perfectly. Nice smooth gear changes, the kick…
During this period of time, there was a lot of work carried out, which took longer than expected due to the weather, but you can’t win ’em all. Here’s a list of what was done, you can see some of the work in detail in the exterior, interior, and mechanical…