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    Quote Originally Posted by novarally View Post
    Thanks Ben.

    I should be headed up to Bicester with the car within the next week or so. I'll keep you posted.

    The new wheels fit fine on the back, but the front ones are too wide on the inner section of the split rim, so fouling on the steering arm knuckle. Not a great surprise really, 10" wide wheels in 13" diameter on the front was a bit optimistic.

    Probably need to drop down to a 4" inner rim section, instead of the 6" they came as. Which of course means a different tyre will also be needed.
    10mm spacer and they should fit Colin, they look nice btw but a bit heavier than the old ones ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by toymex View Post
    10mm spacer and they should fit Colin, they look nice btw but a bit heavier than the old ones ?
    I haven’t tried with a spacer yet Jezz, I wasn’t especially keen on that route. Is that how you’re running your 10” fronts?

    The wheels haven’t been on the scales yet, as I was on 15” fronts before I don’t think there’ll be a huge difference.
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    Quote Originally Posted by novarally View Post
    I haven’t tried with a spacer yet Jezz, I wasn’t especially keen on that route. Is that how you’re running your 10” fronts?

    The wheels haven’t been on the scales yet, as I was on 15” fronts before I don’t think there’ll be a huge difference.
    Yes, I have never had any issues using them

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    The Nova heads off to Bicester Heritage tomorrow, with a list of welding/fabrication jobs to be done.

    I will update as soon as I can.
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    Dropped the car off on Monday, looking a bit daft on some spacesaver front wheels;





    First job was to replace the coolant pipes with something more professional, and a good deal lighter too;





    And more lightweight replacement, the exhaust tailpipe has been remade in Titanium;

    Before

    After

    More to follow as things progress.
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    Nice work on those hoses and wiggins clamps Colin. I need to do something like that as I have just moved my rad into a similar position.

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    Looks much better.
    Is there any benefit by positioning the radiator like that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by prs View Post
    Looks much better.
    Is there any benefit by positioning the radiator like that?
    Lots of race cars angle the radiator, so I assume there are cooling and/or aerodynamic benefits.

    To to be honest I mainly thought it looked good. And probably gives me more options for placing an intercooler should I be able to afford to go back to the turbo engine.

    Lots of other jobs on the car are now finished, I shall be collecting the car on Monday so more photos and information when it’s back at home.

    One of the the major jobs still to be sorted is the throttle linkage on the throttle bodies. Anyone who has Jenvey throttle bodies (mine are the SF type), especially on a 16v smallblock, I’d be very keen to see some pictures of what you’ve done with yours. Thanks
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    It’s mainly for space and reduces the overall height of the rad which helps in some installations.

    You could argue its an aerodynamic aid with horizontal fins, but probably not noticeable.

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    It's back from the fabrication shop;



    Some photos to detail areas that have received attention;













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