Nova Kit Car - is it practical as a daily driver? Should you get one? 

Oké, that's a good idea for laying upside down in a ditch ... Oh no, wait ... 😮!!

@@tahustvedt I totally agreed as far as design goes, it was far ahead of anything kit wise during its time which I guess is why it still looks so good now and gets so much attention

@@garthmccarthy4911 might have to pick your brains sometime on the air con mate, it’s something we are planning for this one 👍

@@alasdair4161 yes a couple of sacks of cement in the frunk worked well..😁

Thanks Alistair 👍

@@charleigh195 they can be tricky to find in a decent condition that’s for sure, we’ve had some right heaps over the years but usually improved them drastically before moving them on

@@mtliam999 they are definitely something to aspire to if you like them, may surprise you what they can be purchased for to be honest though

@@charleigh195 well, good news is, you should see plenty done to this one over the coming months 👍

Me too.

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@@jumpstart9473 it’s certainly something we’ve considered, doing an engine swap, as you quite rightly point out the boxer engines are a great way to go as it’s already one in there and we know they’ll fit, oddly enough we do have a Subaru that’s not up to much at the moment, have to admit it would be nice having something liquid cooled and a tad more reliable for the longer journeys etc

​@@custombodyrepair I remember seeing one back in my Stoneligh NKC show days with an Alpha Sud or GT boxer engine in...

@@MuShinnen most definitely mate, with modern technology it certainly opens up a huge amount of customisation options

@@Dudeface167 that’s a mint idea 👌👍

@@DM-wp9vq a lot of great ideas here mate 👍

@@custombodyrepair Thanks! I've been trying to find a good one for years to mod. There was another VW based kit from that era that I can't remember the name of. It's similar to your car, but it has clear acrylic gullwing doors & the interior is like a 70's version of a shag carpeted space ship & a boat. I think it's called a Stirling GT? it was gonna be my first car, but I hesitated & it disappeared.

I know Carl, but maybe it being on the road is a bit of a comfort mate

@@01menyou what a great comment, although the odd McDonald’s breakfast is a nice treat lol

@custombodyrepair I'm interested in following this rebuild. I think there's, at least, three must dos. 1 Air-con, got to incorporate that, essential. Electric powered, maybe? 2 Delete the sunroof, it's useless as a means of escape, and air-con would mean you don't need it. Pop-up sunroofs are an ugly rash on classic cars. 3 Side window opening. These are the most realistic escape points if the car toppled onto its roof. Will need a bit of thinking about and detail, but a means to get out in an emergency and have an opening for drive through, etc, without the roof raising is essential.

⁠@@01menyouthe sunroof is the emergency escape hatch so the majority of owners keep them or fit them if they don’t have one already. Opening side windows in on the to do list for this car. As for air con, with an aircooled beetle engine it’s possible but awkward and extremely expensive, but it’s something we have on the plan to investigate because it would make the driving experience a million times better

@custombodyrepair I'm not sure how the car would land and the sunroof be accessible to get out of. It would need a very lucky angle. Certainly, on its roof, you'd be trapped in there? Any other angle would definitely offer a side window if they were engineered to be knocked out from the inside? Out of interest, has anyone actually rescued themselves from a Nova using the sunroof?

@@01menyou apparently, the hydraulic pump is powerful enough to lift the car in the event of a roll over, not that I ever plan to test that.

@@thatcheapguy525 you can absolutely counter weight the front end but they can suffer from droop if not reinforced so it can be an easy one to solve if you take some time to figure it out 👍

@@Mr_Spegru had to happen at some point 🤣

@@stejer211 on this particular one we’ll be putting side opening windows in but supposedly the roof pump is powerful enough to lift the entire car in the event it rolls over

@@custombodyrepair That would make for an interesting episode LOL Rent a crane with slings, roll the car on some mattresses and break all the YT viewing records.

@@stejer211 if the windscreens weren’t so expensive I’d be willing to give it a go 🤣

They had a showroom in Ravensthorpe and I used to look through the window dreaming of owning one oneday. Great looking design and subbed to see what you can improve on this 70s classic. 😊

@@FairladyS130 yes bud it’s on an old beetle chassis 👍

I had a Nova then after that I got a Eagle SS this had gull wing doors.This was a rip off of the Nova.The Eagle SS was s car you could drive day to day which I did I had mine for about 5yrs it had a 1800 Mexico ford engine twin 45 Weber carbs .rev to 9000 revs steel crank etc

@@fozzie221 are you a member on the forum ?

@@custombodyrepair what forum ? I'm not very good with tech

@@fozzie221 not a problem mate we’ll message you and discuss 👍

Can’t find a way to message you mate

@@fozzie221 can you get in touch with us bud, can’t seem to find a way to reach you 👍

@@zAvAvAz your point ?

@@custombodyrepair Just saying if it was built properly it could be used daily. That is what i am doing. I am shall make all accomplish. You can do it. I can build it for you. I can build you a super car one off iwth entirely custom engine design. Think golden era super sports cars. Like Stradale 33 alfa romeo. So like a one off design with a sports 2 to 2.7 litre v8. I can make it 300 hp. or more. 800 kg First i place you in a full body mold, then build an armature and cast you in posable foam. Then i build an indestructible seat around the posable full size figure of you. i place light up eyes and give full field range of view and design all of the driving angles and visibility. i design the doors around you and any would be occupants. i begin design of the main doors for easy escape or entry of the vehicle while protecting the top of head. etc. the front and rear sections of the car are break away sub frames that shear off in extreme crash to expel energies from collision into or by vehicle. the main body shall have deep side collision

@@zAvAvAz so you are ASSUMING for some reason that we don’t know what we are doing regardless of the fact we have decades of collective experience and own a professional body repair/customisation business 🤷🏼‍♂️ condescending at best is how you’ve come across

@@custombodyrepair Well forget about that, just You can do it. You have the knoledge and gumption. Just meant the point that any car can be streetable and daily if you want it to. Nice project and channel. i am sorry. Don't take it to heart. I am salty. With you i am that i am have a covenant of salt.

@@zAvAvAz ok bud 👍