for joff (and other non CS users)

robmarriott · Post by **robmarriott** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:03 pm

Hello everybody

Sunday was interesting, starting with me driving to Brosters this morning to go to look at a new car, we\'ll get to that in a minute.

So, in completely the wrong order:

Jr came to meet me, to collect a cold air feed or two for J18, we met him at santa pod, and he followed us to marks to get 1 of them

then, he followed us back to mine, to collect the other one

When we were there, steam started coming out of my engine, from the back corner, near the alternator, the head gasket has GONE, as Jr will vouch for due to the ploom of white smoke/steam covering his car

this is not good

i tried to solve the problem with this....

which resulted in water trying to ignite in the cylinders (this i also not good)

so the corsa is dead, but Jr was kind enough to give me a lift to marks

On another, more positive note, the journey to wales was a succesful and fruitful one, i have purchased this.....

got it for less than he was asking for it, and he\'s fitting a black dash, sorting out the scuff on the front bumper, and changing a headlight for me

its so unbelievably clean, there is no rust whatsoever on the arches, and it drives like a dream

68000 miles from new, MOTs to confirm, all original booklets, and even the finance agreement from vauxhall in 1985

i\'m picking it up on the 19th, as i\'m on holiday next week

so all in all, not a bad day really

cheers to Broster and JR, and also Lee for giving me a bargain

comments appreciated

robmarriott · Post by **robmarriott** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:05 pm

also, Paul, can i show it on the Corsa-B stand at PVS? i cant be doing with corsasport and the VXSSC have buggered me about so i dont wanna show with them either

Joff · Post by **Joff** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:17 pm

CS users? But I play Counter Strike all the time!?

robmarriott · Post by **robmarriott** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:18 pm

i should have expected a similar response

cheers for the cold air feed end bit, jr now has them

Joff · Post by **Joff** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:21 pm

Sorry to hear about the Corsa - they weren\'t the cold air feed ends I left on your flower pot were they?

That Nova is great! Get rid of the Corsa now and keep the Nova. Fit the original orange stripe back into the bumper and down the side of the doors

srmtor_corsa · Post by **srmtor_corsa** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:23 pm

this mite sound harsh after the death of the corsa.... but will u b breakin it?

robmarriott · Post by **robmarriott** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:29 pm

not 100% sure what to do with the nova, i will be changing the wheels as the scrub on lock, and it is gonna get a new exhaust asap, as cherry bombs are so last century

the corsa is not actually dead, it still runs, and im using it for another 3 days to get to work and back, then its being declared SORN while i re-invent it with a new engine and better spec

a few bits will be available, like the konis and the lexmaul and viper, but most of the bits are staying

and joff, yes, they were the ones, jr bought them off me, so at some point i will be buying more, but not for a good 6 months at least

srmtor_corsa · Post by **srmtor_corsa** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:31 pm

fair enuff, another project i like the sound of that!!

the nova look wicked, looks like uve picked up a bargin ther.... the yellow n black g owell gd 2geva!!

Joff · Post by **Joff** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:33 pm

[quote=\"robmarriott\"]and joff, yes, they were the ones, jr bought them off me, so at some point i will be buying more, but not for a good 6 months at least[/quote]

Good good, prices will go up too

JemO · Post by **JemO** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:35 am

is nice Rob, don\'t see many in that good condition these days, prefer the corsa tho

Post by **Adam-D** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:21 pm

such a sweet nova,

muppetsport · Post by **muppetsport** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:39 am

id like to consider myself a non cs user now

top car mr marriot

gareth_towler · Post by **gareth_towler** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:03 am

you say you changing the wheels on the nova , am looking for a set of black rims m8 they will be 15s wont they how much wud u charge including delivery to whitley bay area , newcastle ?

Post by **PaulW** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:05 am

yes rob, you can put the nova on the stand!

really do like it though, VERY tidy!!! you planning on anything enginewise?? I know you want to keep the original, just wondering if you were planning on carbs or something??

robmarriott · Post by **robmarriott** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:57 pm

yeah paul, the plan so far is

ashley exhaust system with manifold from GTE
some twin carbs of some description, weber hopefully
a nice fast road cam
and a better steering wheel, which has already been ordered