985cc Turbocharged Nova Sprint Car

[novarally]

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[novarally]

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[novarally]

There's a whole bunch of minor jobs to be done now, including a lot of cosmetic tidying after being stored in umpteen different barns, garages and workshops in the near-5 years which have passed since it last ran. Eventually I think it will get stripped to a bare shell once again and re-painted completely. But that can wait.

More importantly, it is essentially ready to go, the engine is sweet, all the electrics are functional, and the suspension is pointing in the right direction.

I am going to have to sort out the gear selection, I'm not happy with the existing arrangement. And I need to create some sort of functional wiper system.

As has always been the case, I have a long list of future developments I want to undertake, which is one of the most fun bits to owning a car like this. However, these really need to wait until I get the car out on track again and learn to drive it all over again.

[paul james]

I can't belive its been 5 years since it had that unfortunate crash. The car has come back better than ever though, it looks amazing already. I think it would be a shame to cover up all that carbon with paint (and adding weight!)
Keep up the good work, its inspiring to see, making me want to get on with mine again.

[novarally]

I can't belive its been 5 years since it had that unfortunate crash. The car has come back better than ever though, it looks amazing already. I think it would be a shame to cover up all that carbon with paint (and adding weight!)
Keep up the good work, its inspiring to see, making me want to get on with mine again.

The carbon won't be getting painted!!!

If I do anything it will be the inside and roof/rear end that gets re-done. I've never been 100% happy with the finish on the inside, and the exterior might as well go black as there's so much carbon now

[novarally]

In the process of re-making the anti-roll bar adjuster, after I managed to knock the lever and break it;



A line lock and some fancier Aeroquip fittings that are going on;



The current 13" Force Racing rear split rims;



And a little experiment I'm doing to see if 10" Mini wheels might be a way forward for the back end (they're only 0.5" less on overall tyre diameter, and these KAD magnesium ones would save me another 3.5kg);

[8valve-craig]

Really impressive, looking forward to seeing it at Gurston again so let us all know when it is planned.

Do you really need to adjust the roll bar in car? Just thinking there's a job and some weight to be saved if you adjust it manually and make a log of the results / setup.

[novarally]

Really impressive, looking forward to seeing it at Gurston again so let us all know when it is planned.

Do you really need to adjust the roll bar in car? Just thinking there's a job and some weight to be saved if you adjust it manually and make a log of the results / setup.

I do agree there's no need for adjustment, it's one of the things that may get ditched to save weight in the longer term.