What did you do to your jimny today?

Nicks_Jim wrote:

jonesyba420 wrote: Used it as a baracade while my girlfriend changed a snapped rear stub axle on her nova by the the side of a 60mph country road.............in the dark!!!!

TOP GIRL !!!!!!!

Yep lol............she is a mechanic tho;)

fitted some new reversing lamps :woohoo:



awesome



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jonesyba420 wrote: Used it as a baracade while my girlfriend changed a snapped rear stub axle on her nova by the the side of a 60mph country road.............in the dark!!!!

Your girlfriend is my kind of girl for two reasons:

she drives a Nova, my first and one of my favourite cars, here's the one I built in 2005/06.

and the fact that she fixes it, not you!

Cool lass!

Kirkynut

kirkynut wrote: here's the one I built in 2005/06.

Kirkynut

Very nice. Love the red.

SWOM had a blue one; it got nicked, found by the cops who wouldn't keep an eye on it so when we got there it was nicked again, used in a robbery and finally set on fire. Shame cos it was a nice mota.

kirkynut wrote:

jonesyba420 wrote: Used it as a baracade while my girlfriend changed a snapped rear stub axle on her nova by the the side of a 60mph country road.............in the dark!!!!

Your girlfriend is my kind of girl for two reasons:

she drives a Nova, my first and one of my favourite cars, here's the one I built in 2005/06.

and the fact that she fixes it, not you!

Cool lass!

Kirkynut

Thanks for the kind comments ill pass them on to her lol.

Thats a nice lookin nova kirky, what was it?

Heres my girlfriends:

Bit different to that now but i dont have a recent pic other than:

Serious camber lol.

Its a 1.3SR.

jonesyba420 wrote:

kirkynut wrote:

jonesyba420 wrote: Used it as a baracade while my girlfriend changed a snapped rear stub axle on her nova by the the side of a 60mph country road.............in the dark!!!!

Your girlfriend is my kind of girl for two reasons:

she drives a Nova, my first and one of my favourite cars, here's the one I built in 2005/06.

and the fact that she fixes it, not you!

Cool lass!

Kirkynut

Thanks for the kind comments ill pass them on to her lol.

Thats a nice lookin nova kirky, what was it?

Heres my girlfriends:

Bit different to that now but i dont have a recent pic other than:

Serious camber lol.

Its a 1.3SR.

I'd have liked a 1.3SR or really a Sport!

I had a black GTE which I bought from a wheeler dealer mate, so being a mate I trusted him but lived to regret it as it was rotten underneath.

It was an F plate '89 Gte but I bought a '92 K plate base model with a few dents but importantly, no rust.

I stripped it all and rebuilt the whole thing, engine, brakes the lot, except for the gearbox as that had just been rebuilt when I bought it.

It had a Bilstein shock and spring kit that only lowered it about 40mm but made it handle. A Mongoose exhaust and I swapped all the Mk1 front end across and the Gte bumpers and had a local body shop take out the dents and paint it in 2 Pack Vauxhall Carmine red.

The wheels were 15" Compomotive TH2'S.

I wish I had not sold it! The building of any car is the bit I enjoy though.

I don't have the time to do it again and I would never find a rust free shell again.

I do hanker after building another car though. A Mini or an Imp, an Anglia 105e or similar.

I need to get welding though.

Kirkynut

kirkynut wrote:
I do hanker after building another car though. ........................................ an Anglia 105e or similar.

I need to get welding though.

Kirkynut

Similar thoughts here. I had three Anglias back in the day but getting one is a dilemma for me; keep it stock and put up with the nasty things about cars from the 1960s or bring it up-to-date and lose the originality on favour of a good ride.

It's what I like about my Pajero iO, underneath it is as old hat as the 105E but above it is all modern.

NineCherries wrote:

Dean1994 wrote: Bought and fitted a heated seat mat to my drivers seat under my seat cover now the colds here went out for a spin before and it's spot on nearly as good as my Dads 2013 Ford Focus! only cost me £10.00 plugs into my cigarette lighter and has a high and low setting made up carnt wait for the cold drive to work Monday morning to skem! :laugh:

Any chance of a link? I fancy that too but wante to get one that I knew would work.

Sorry not been on here for a few days I've had a look on the internet but can't find a link and as it was last Saturday when I bought it I'm not sure if they still have any in stock if you want to do some research into them the make is (Auto Xs) and the packaging is orange and black hope this helps!

helijohn wrote:

NineCherries wrote:

Dean1994 wrote: Bought and fitted a heated seat mat to my drivers seat under my seat cover now the colds here went out for a spin before and it's spot on nearly as good as my Dads 2013 Ford Focus! only cost me £10.00 plugs into my cigarette lighter and has a high and low setting made up carnt wait for the cold drive to work Monday morning to skem! :laugh:

Any chance of a link? I fancy that too but wante to get one that I knew would work.

FWIW, Aldi are flogging heated seat covers just now.

Yep they were but I'm not sure if they still are!

Converted my vacuum hubs to fixed hubs as per Kirkynuts excellent thread. Tested on a slippery up hill lane I got stuck on the other night as one of my manual hubs refused to lock.

Also fitted my new CB in the glove box and added a multi point cigarette and USB charger :mrgreen:

I looked at a picture of mine and cryed alittle lol

GuardianAngel wrote: Converted my vacuum hubs to fixed hubs Tested on a slippery up hill lane I got stuck on the other night as one of my manual hubs refused to lock.

Hadn't you engaged them beforehand?? :whistle: