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    Been working on the car for the last few...

    Been working on the car for the last few weekends, starting to look like a car again!
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    It’s the same engine from previous shell 1400 16v...

    It’s the same engine from previous shell 1400 16v bill falconer clubman spec, 160bhp at 7800rpm. Running on 45 Webers
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    Vauxhall 3 Door Nova Bare Shell

    Vauxhall nova 3 door bare shell


    This is my ex rally car, being sold as bare shell. It has plating kit fitted.
    Part Seat welded. Some rust around front head light surrounds. sills, boot floor...
  4. Vauxhall Nova 6 point OMP roll cage with door bars and additional harness bar

    Vauxhall Nova 6 point OMP roll cage with door bars and additional harness bar

    This was fitted to my nova rally car with MSA log book. Only removed due to shell rebuild.

    Comes with mk1 dash...
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    Some more photo

    Some more photo
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    It has been a few years since I last posted, but...

    It has been a few years since I last posted, but I thought I would give an update with pictures. Cars just come back from body shop and the rebuild begins.

    The specification of the car is very...
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    Hi, I like the steel steering column mount, is it...

    Hi, I like the steel steering column mount, is it custom made or can it be purchased?
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    You dont need steel rods if you are running a...

    You dont need steel rods if you are running a standard crank. The crank is the weak link not the rods. You should ring Bill Falconer and have a chat, his engines are reasonably priced (he had engines...
  9. I believe the corsa/ astra kit cars used...

    I believe the corsa/ astra kit cars used aluminium hubs.

    Seen these on another post, not sure if they are Hockley units though.

    http://www.pngclub.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-52171.html
  10. Hockleys do make a universal front hub upright,...

    Hockleys do make a universal front hub upright, but not as a kit for a nova.

    http://hh-ms.com/parts-catalogue/index1068.html?SelCategoryID=8&SelModelID=37&page=parts

    Christopher
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    You cant adjust the castor. So you put shims in...

    You cant adjust the castor. So you put shims in top or bottom to adjust camber and shims front a back to adjust toe.

    Christopher
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    Haha,the problem with Goodwood is the stages are...

    Haha,the problem with Goodwood is the stages are very short. If I could get some more tyre temperature on the rear i think it will be ok. We are going to try changing the toe and camber on rear to...
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    What is the specific handling issue? I have...

    What is the specific handling issue?

    I have bilstein rear tarmac dampers i think they are 200/80, with pro-tec rear springs and GSI anti roll bar.

    Mine is fairly soft on rear, and the rear its...
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    Thanks for both for your kind comments. We...

    Thanks for both for your kind comments. We snapped a tooth from second gear.

    All the chicanes were second gear, as we couldn't find the tooth, we decided to put it on the trailer rather than risk...
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    No, F15 quaife SCCR, with hockley diff and large...

    No, F15 quaife SCCR, with hockley diff and large side gears
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    I was going to change it but, I was trying to...

    I was going to change it but, I was trying to save myself a job. This is in a corsa that I have built, which I use for autotesting and slaloms, not the Nova rally car.

    The Nova has a 4.8.

    I...
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    Gearbox help

    Hi,

    i have an f15 gearbox and I need to replace the cluster. The f15 in the car has the mainshaft and pinion as one.

    The second hand cluster I have has a removable pinion. Both gear clusters...
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    In the past I used Dunlop x22 and just cut them...

    In the past I used Dunlop x22 and just cut them to disperse the water. But recently I have used the hankook wet, which seems to wear very well even in damp conditions.

    Apparently the michelins...
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    We we do single venue events including airfields...

    We we do single venue events including airfields and race tracks, I wouldn't fit cheap track day tyres as you do more damage hitting chicanes and going off the road. I know they are expensive, but I...
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    Thanks for your comments. Next years date is in...

    Thanks for your comments. Next years date is in February, part of the Motorsport news circuit rally championship.

    Its all all about momentum, And drivability rather than out and out power.

    We...
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    I was told the numbers 12mm to 18mm by Harry...

    I was told the numbers 12mm to 18mm by Harry hockley Motorsport.

    Are you running the same suspension geometry both sides?

    14mm difference on one side to the other seems a bit excessive,...
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    Well my brother and I are also fairly tall, we...

    Well my brother and I are also fairly tall, we are 6 foot 4. I am not sure how you can put the main hoop any further back?

    i would like to have a floor mounted pedal box, but that is not possible...
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    not exactly. The actual numbers do not matter the...

    not exactly. The actual numbers do not matter the difference between the driveshaft pushed fully in and the driveshaft nut tight should be between 12 to 18mm.
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    the easiest way to measure it is have the...

    the easiest way to measure it is have the driveshaft fitted to the car, with all the suspension geometry set up as you are going to use it. Undo the driveshaft nut and push drivehshaft all the way in...
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    Hockley Weld in roll cage

    Hockley Weld in roll cage
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