Nova GTE (Courtenay 2.0L 16V Turbo)

[Woodcutter]

Beaut. Aways hankered after an Amaranth 968 Sport.

Looking forward to seeing that finished.

 

[richie_mck]

Beautiful, another one of my favourite Porsche colours. That looks great

 

[Mel]

That colour is superb, am sure your delighted

 

[Carson]

What a colour !

 

[KeithRobinson]

Thanks all! Delighted with how it turned out!!

 

[Todd]

Love it!

 

[m00k]

Awesome colour for an awesome car!!

Can’t wait to see it!! How many miles has it done now?

 

[KeithRobinson]

Awesome colour for an awesome car!!

Can’t wait to see it!! How many miles has it done now?

138k or something like that

 

[McFall1984]

Unreal
Look forward to watch the rebuild

 

[AMG]

Looking great, different, but still in keeping with the cars history.

Also moves it away from the "replicas" that have been created over the years.

 

[seanmooney]

Beautiful colour Keith .

Have you colour coded the underside or what are you doing with it?

 

[KeithRobinson]

Beautiful colour Keith .

Have you colour coded the underside or what are you doing with it?

Yeah the underside is done with tinted Raptor in the same colour

 

[Tufty]

As mentioned thousand times already that colour is simply outstanding.

 

[KeithRobinson]

As mentioned thousand times already that colour is simply outstanding.

Thanks bud! I love it more than I thought I would!

Sourced a load of rare new parts which are coming. Including:
- front and rear bumpers
- sunroof glass
- firewall sound proofing

I had zero enthusiasm to work on it, but seeing it all freshly painted has brought the enthusiasm back!

 

[Tufty]

You have a great eye for detail and colour your other Nova ticks all the box`s as does this one and Im looking forward to seeing it done.

The finish on the paint work is something else.

Thanks bud! I love it more than I thought I would!

Sourced a load of rare new parts which are coming. Including:
- front and rear bumpers
- sunroof glass
- firewall sound proofing

I had zero enthusiasm to work on it, but seeing it all freshly painted has brought the enthusiasm back!

 

[Bronk]

great choice Keith, looking forward to seeing it all finished.

 

[Vw Nut001]

Can't wait to see this on the road when its done

 

[KeithRobinson]

Some rare parts showing up.

- Bulkhead sound deadening (LHD, needs some fettling)

New genuine sunroof glass (very rare!)

 

[KeithRobinson]

Got the sunroof in and a few other bits

 

[Craggus]

This is seriously cool!!

 

[DJMCA]

This will be awesome to see finished, look forward to seeing it out and about

 

[KeithRobinson]

Quaife quick rack with new inner/outer joints, fitted with pro flex bush’s and freshly plated brackets.

 

[DJMCA]

Quaife quick rack with new inner/outer joints, fitted with pro flex bush’s and freshly plated brackets.

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I was actually looking at a quaife for the Escort but read that they are a ton to turn when stopped if you dont have power steering, be interested to see what you think

 

[KeithRobinson]

I was actually looking at a quaife for the Escort but read that they are a ton to turn when stopped if you dont have power steering, be interested to see what you think

I ran one on the last nova turbo, it does make them tough to steer when stopped/parking. But it makes them much much nicer to drive, so it’s worth the effort.

 

[KeithRobinson]

Little more progress:

Had all the nuts/bolts and fixings plated. Here's the door catches all freshen'd up:

Wiper motor:

New roof cloth:

New Jesus handles: (LOL)

Build the door glass and trim up: