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Vehicle & Technical => Not Anything Listed Above.... => Topic started by: Lincs niva on June 13, 2008, 20:20:01

Title: My niva
Post by: Lincs niva on June 13, 2008, 20:20:01

Thought id best show you all a pic of my Niva..

Just got my lift and snorkel to install

(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd92/Lincs2007/niva001.jpg)

(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd92/Lincs2007/niva003.jpg)

Cheers Gav

Title: Re: My niva
Post by: eugene on June 13, 2008, 20:44:50

nice motor dont see many about

Title: Re: My niva
Post by: Lincs niva on June 13, 2008, 20:57:12

Cheers mate no there isnt to many about now shame really :lol:

Cheers Gav

Title: Re: My niva
Post by: eugene on June 13, 2008, 21:33:17

might see it for real sometime as i deliver to a couple of butchers shops in louth every now and then
when they need equitment was there last week

Title: Re: My niva
Post by: wrecker on June 13, 2008, 22:17:45

looks smart mate,nice job :D

Title: Re: My niva
Post by: McGuire on June 14, 2008, 17:46:11

 Looking good, Gav. You got a kit, or going another route?
 

Title: Re: My niva
Post by: Lincs niva on June 15, 2008, 18:28:42

Yep had the kit awhile now,going a little bit bigger on the front spacers :D

Cheers Gav

Title: Re: My niva
Post by: Jonno on June 15, 2008, 20:08:00

When I get round to fitting it that is.  ;)

Title: Re: My niva
Post by: bravo669 on June 15, 2008, 21:08:03

i like Nivas, a few friends of mine have had some over the yeras. simple reliable go anywhere machines from the motherland! :D

Title: Re: My niva
Post by: lee celtic on July 26, 2008, 00:21:48

looks clean  :clap:

mine had a lot of rust where the wings meet the front :(

I took the bumpers off and what a difference, :shock: the origionals were ali but about 1/2" thick and weighed a ton  :shock:

replaced them with 2" ali tube we had at work for making rescue tripods  :cool:

about a 1/4 of the weight and looked cool.

I loved my niva but it was too small and way too thirsty :shock:

Title: Re: My niva
Post by: Lincs niva on July 26, 2008, 11:49:30

Hi Lee

Yep my other niva i had suffered with rust issue's big problems there..

This one isnt all that bad really thankgod

Ive actually got the steel to do the bumpers,which will include recovery eyes and hilift jack points set as far back to the front valance as possible..

Cheers Gav

Title: Re: My niva
Post by: lee celtic on July 27, 2008, 21:43:36

The first one I bought for £70  :D

Turned out it was only the paint holding it together :roll:

However it did start after new fuel and a battery , then I discovered it had a twin choke webber fitted . :twisted:

When fitted to the newer one it went like stink (but didn't pass the mot ) so I swaped to the standard item for mot day ;)

ended stripping the rusty one for parts and giving most away to the new owner and a guy down the road who needed a rear diff...

there is a fair bit of lada wire in the disco now as I used some of the conectors and cable for lights and stuff (can't be as bad as landy wires)

Title: Re: My niva
Post by: Lincs niva on July 28, 2008, 13:42:41

Jescus £70 thats my kind of price i payed £190 for a knackered one to strip for parts,I did make alot back from it though selling a few bits..

Lada wiring my blue one suffred from very bad connections,lights coming on when no one was in it :lol:

Apprantley the 1.6 does go very well with a twin webber fitted and a straight through ehaust

Cheers Gav