985cc Turbocharged Nova Sprint Car

[Jonlem]

[novarally]

The front end was extremely light, on several occasions it was nearly blown over outside our workshop

The door hinge was broken on arrival and I believe there is normally a better way to secure the door than using tape but that was the fastest solution at the time, either way it is only an outer skin and weighed less than the polycarbonate window

Hi James.

I was aware that the doors are just a skin, and I don't think they would be much use to me, unless a more satisfactory method of fixing them can be devised. They're quoting £600 and 600g for one door skin.

As for the front end, I will get one of those if I can ever get some money together. It would be perfect for my car.

Total weight for that is 5kg, which is nice, but the price is £2150. Ouch.

I don't know how much chance you had to study the car, but I'm curious as to what they've done with brakes - any information on those please?

[Ben]

to be fair i dont think those prices are that out of the way, its a lot of work and the materials arent cheap, the savings are huge too. Not saying its a cheap option but for those gains its reasonable bhp/tonne savings.

[novarally]

to be fair i dont think those prices are that out of the way, its a lot of work and the materials arent cheap, the savings are huge too. Not saying its a cheap option but for those gains its reasonable bhp/tonne savings.

You're absolutely right Ben.

For the moment, the bigger gains will come from the engine I'm having built, and the carbon fibre is for a later date.

More importantly (!), the Nova will soon have a new place to live...the garage I'm building is starting to take shape, with the concrete base laid down, walls starting to go up, and the inspection pit should be with me in a couple of weeks.

[novarally]

Photo update to follow soon......

The new garage for the Nova is now erected.

By tomorrow the front door should be fitted, which will just (!!) leave the roof, the rear door and some of the floor to be done to complete the structural work. So not much then.....

Oh, and then the electrics, lots of sealing up and tidying, and somehow disposing of the huge mound of soil that I excavated in the first place.

[Jonlem]

Good to hear there has been some progress.

I'll pm you some info on the brake setup from that car shortly.

[novarally]

Good to hear there has been some progress.

I'll pm you some info on the brake setup from that car shortly.

Thanks James. I found some photos of the front brakes on a 'YouTube' video, it looks very interesting.

[novarally]

Very much work in progress, but this is where my garage build stands currently;



















Not very pretty at the moment, but it's a good size and I have lots of plans to make it better when funds allow. Total cost so far (excluding the basework) is well under £500, so I can't complain.

[Southie]

Looking good Colin, you need a gas chamber sticker on that door

[novarally]

Looking good Colin, you need a gas chamber sticker on that door

Yes, that would be suitable.

Keen-eyed viewers may have noticed it's come from a public toilet block. Stainless steel and ultra heavy-duty for under £100. It even has internal wiring, which I assume was to activate some sort of automatic light system.