brownnova Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 1 hour ago, cms206 said: At times I'm enormously pleased that I mercilessly bullied you into buying this. It is ACE. I'm 20 years driving next July 😳 It will be even more ace when it’s on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Rustybullethole said: Still out in the elements? Drizzle and down pours on the wain fingers crossed though as a curb side fettler I would recommend a gazebo. It’ll be in the garage soon… I just need to sort alternative storage for the present garage dwellers. Rustybullethole 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 4 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said: Christ alive, it's been 17 years since I passed my driving test this year. Junior, more like 45 years for me! brownnova and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 On 16/04/2023 at 23:29, High Jetter said: Junior, more like 45 years for me! yes 40 in October for me 😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Noel Tidybeard said: yes 40 in October for me 😲 By the time I get to 40 years I might just be getting the Yugo finished at my rates of progress 😂 wesacosa and Noel Tidybeard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 On 4/16/2023 at 9:57 AM, brownnova said: 20 years since I passed my driving test On 4/16/2023 at 6:33 PM, GrumpiusMaximus said: 17 years since I passed my driving test this year. On 4/16/2023 at 8:11 PM, cms206 said: I'm 20 years driving next July Youngsters, the lot of you. 30 years now for me... motorpunk, cms206 and GrumpiusMaximus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 On 16/04/2023 at 09:57, brownnova said: 16th September 2023 marks 20 years since I passed my driving test... 7th March 1983. Thanks for the reminder! 😄 brownnova and mk2_craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Youngsters indeed ! (ref. driving test anniversaries) The Nova and the Corsa A on which it was based were not even a glint in Vauxhall/Opel's eyes when I passed my car test in September 1975 in a Triumph Toledo, about 8 years before the Nova was launched. 47th anniversary for me (50th for full bike test and 55th for moped (that one was a British Forces Germany test)). Tenmil Socket, Dyslexic Viking, mk2_craig and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 9 hours ago, Talbot said: 30 years now for me... Same! Kids today, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Can all the old people go away now horriblemercedes, GrumpiusMaximus and catsinthewelder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Next year is only the 11th anniversary of my test - does that make me young? (Mind you I did pass on 29th February) Shite Ron, horriblemercedes and Tickman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 10 hours ago, Talbot said: Youngsters, the lot of you. 30 years now for me... I'm not trying to be ingratiating, but having met you at Shitefest '22, I thought you would be quite a bit younger than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 6 hours ago, chaseracer said: 7th March 1983. Thanks for the reminder! 😄 My brother's birthday! Joint party? chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
666jjp Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 On 21/04/2023 at 16:07, chaseracer said: 7th March 1983. Thanks for the reminder! 😄 Day after my 17th and my first driving lesson, you passed on a Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiggy Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Hmmm ! August, 1963 I passed my test in a Daimler Conquest Century, with pre-select gears. Can`t remember the actual date though. So I`ve been driving for very nearly 60 years (!) GrumpiusMaximus, Shite Ron, RayMK and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 So… Douglas Adams once wrote “I love deadlines, I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by” Another chunk of time has passed. Another deadline has flown by… and the Nova is still sitting on the drive. A while ago I drained the tank, and bought some new fuel to put in. And then… nothing. A recurring theme. This weekend having spent some time on eBay I set to working out the running issues. I refilled the tank, and set to replacing ignition components. New plugs, leads, distributor cap and rotor arm. New fuel in and a dribble down the carb and it started straight up.., and died. Interesting that with the old ignition parts it used to take a few goes, that’s a good sign. With an helpful assistant I ran it for a minute or two on easy start by squirting into the carb, so that proves we’re not getting fuel through. Not sure if that’s the empty tank not having enough in it from two Jerry cans to prime the pump. Or something more like a seized fuel pump. In an ideal world I could do with it reliably running for next week… so will put a little more work in this weekend. GrumpiusMaximus, RayMK, Coprolalia and 36 others 39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 This is wonderful. A whole generation of people now just think of novas being the GTE or GSI- and 3 door only. Brilliant reminder. brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 19 minutes ago, HMC said: This is wonderful. A whole generation of people now just think of novas being the GTE or GSI- and 3 door only. Brilliant reminder. I had the 2 door version as a GreenNova - 1.2L saloon on a B plate from new. Did sod all mileage in it and traded it in against a R5 GTX - that Nova turned up in Datchet where it seemed to spend all of its time parked outside an old biddy's house until, around 1994, it expired in a pile of rust - still with low miles. The 1.2 engine (at the time) was a lovely thing tbh. They do seem very rare these days? Dyslexic Viking, Burnside, beko1987 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 My gran had 2! Was a green 3 door D reg hatch when I first had memories, not sure what engine, maybe carbed? Always remember I could vividly hear the fuel pump gurgling away from the back seat! And trapping my fingers in the (never used) ashtrays! Then a blue 1.2 luxe saloon in blue and the same colour interior as Chris's carlton at the fod throughout the 1990s with deep soft velour and the little removable code pad she always put in the leather pouch on EVERY journey. Chris booth or some other shite coming out of the tape player... If you ever get it going I'd love a ride 😂 brownnova, Dyslexic Viking and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 My Grampa had a couple of two door saloons back in the day. Was a D-reg black one as well, D457KSJ. No substantial photos of it to hand. Dick Longbridge, mk2_craig, beko1987 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 12 hours ago, EyesWeldedShut said: They do seem very rare these days? They do seem it. I saw this one at a show in September Very like mine. 9 hours ago, beko1987 said: If you ever get it going I'd love a ride 😂 WHEN I get it going you’re welcome to one. Aiming to be soon. The Highlander sale was to fund work on this. I’m fed up with it sitting around! Loving the Nova memories! Burnside, beko1987, chaseracer and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 13 hours ago, HMC said: This is wonderful. A whole generation of people now just think of novas being the GTE or GSI- and 3 door only. Brilliant reminder. Exactly this. I posted on a faceache group about looking for someone to do some work, and some of the replies were along the lines of “not worth keeping a saloon, break it for engine parts for an SR” Burnside and Rust Collector 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 10 minutes ago, brownnova said: Exactly this. I posted on a faceache group about looking for someone to do some work, and some of the replies were along the lines of “not worth keeping a saloon, break it for engine parts for an SR” Stuff like this really annoys me, it's the same with many old American barges where good 4 doors are scrapped or parted out to save 2 door cars. LightBulbFun, Datsuncog, brownnova and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 The fact that some people think like that makes it even more worth keeping! I reckon the four door is the best looking of the Nova bodystyles. Dyslexic Viking, Matty, Burnside and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 37 minutes ago, adw1977 said: The fact that some people think like that makes it even more worth keeping! I reckon the four door is the best looking of the Nova bodystyles. Unless your talking an early SR hatch in Jamaica Yellow with brown check interior 😍 Dick Longbridge, dave j and brownnova 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 BROWN NOVA IS BEST NOVA brownnova, Six-cylinder, LightBulbFun and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 25 minutes ago, Matty said: Unless your talking an early SR hatch in Jamaica Yellow with brown check interior 😍 I still prefer brownnova's! Burnside, Richard_FM, rainagain and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, Matty said: Unless your talking an early SR hatch in Jamaica Yellow with brown check interior 😍 There is one exactly like that I see at local shows… it’s awesome wesacosa, Matty, Tenmil Socket and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 52 minutes ago, adw1977 said: I still prefer brownnova's! I looked at a B plate one of these for my 2nd car in 1992, ended up buying an Astra 1.3l, one of my sisters had a J plate 1.2 flair she had off one of my friends for £500, she drove it for a couple of years, at one point the cambelt snapped and it was towed to Mum's I went up with a new belt, timed it up, slid a new belt on and it ran good as new, took about 15 minutes, other sister had a 1.2 saloon which was a big of a banger, whole floor was rotten, seat rocked when you sat in it.. Still great looking cars, love the baseness of brownnovas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 9 minutes ago, Floatylight said: love the baseness of brownnovas Baseness? It's a 1.3 L, the second most expensive of the seven Nova saloons at the time. Positively luxurious! beko1987 and brownnova 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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