Nova 1650 Sport/Track car - ongoing

[Jack]

Sell it and I slap you

[Horizon]

Any more progress on this Ash?

[Ash]

Yes, loads seeming half the thread is missing - cars near complete and did a track day end of last year at Keevil (search "keevil 1650 nova" on youtube). She made 105 whp and same in torque throughout the range when on the rollers @ NE Motors.

Car currently looks like this:















However, once the last few jobs are done, she's sadly up for sale. Offers invited

[Edd]

Looks very nice

I would been interested in buying it, PM a ruff price of what your looking for

[Steve]

looking good, thought you'd giving up on it as of a alck of an update!!

Shame to see your selling it, whats planned next?

[Ash]

PM'd you Edd.

Steve - Did you have the red 1600 T40? I've not given up, just life is too busy to be near a computer! I'm currently working on two caterham projects (well mk indy - pinto and Westfield - zetec) for friends but once the Nova is gone I 'acquire' my Dads Ginetta G15 which is in a sorry state. Still - 120bhp 998cc in something that weighs the same as a photo of itself can't be bad

[Ash]

Thought a current spec would probably be required as this is/was a built thread!


1988 1.2 Merit shell fully stitch welded bay and chassis right back to the back panel. All unused brackets, etc removed. Rear windows (3) and front quarter lights are polycarb.
Safety Devices 6 point cage (without door bars) with camera mount
Novatech 1650cc overbored bottom end with ARP Bolts (1000 miles)
Blydenstein B++ Head with 2mm oversized exhaust valves and 1mm inlet. Ti double valve springs, wasted valves rebuilt 200 miles ago
Kent AST2 Cam (300deg duration) with adjustable (Kent) vernier pulley
Twin Weber 40 DCOE Carbs with genuine twin cable linkage
Ashley 4 Branch and 2.5" system (93Db from memory they took it at the track day)
1.4SR ignition system with Magncor KV85 leads and OMEX rev limiter
Lightened and balanced crank and flywheel (matched)
Sprung 4 paddle clutch plate and OMP 20% Rally housing
F13CR with 4.18 FD and 5th gear from the same box (F10WR)
Rose jointed gear linkage
Solid engine mounts (Home made)
Custom oil catch tank
OMP strut brace
valeo 1.6gsi rad with spal electric push fan
Chris Astley rad hoses (red)
Facet Redtop fuel pump
Filter King 85mm FPR with bowl

Polybushed tie rods
Rose jointed and plated wishbones
new hubs and bearings
AVO shocks and springs (standard top mounts)
Polybushed rear beam with GSi anti-roll bar

Brand new (200 miles) 2.0 16v ATE 256mm brakes with Mintex 1144 pads and standard discs
Completely rebuilt rear drum brakes (poss need adjusting)
RD braided line ran inside the car

Group A rally Revolution RFX 14" wheels (one currently sprayed red)
Corsa 60 tyres (recommend replacing! Good tread)
SR Steel wheels

Astra GTE Digi Dash
OMP deep dish 330mm(?) wheel
Cobra Clubman seats on custom frames (drivers on runner)
Stack temp gauge
Corsa stalks
Cut down dash

I have all the paper work for all parts and work carried out including the rolling road printout - the car was built to last and eventually compete in hill climb or sprints.

It weights roughly 700Kg and 130 BHP at the fly - 105 BHP at the wheels. It's a proper giggle

More power to come as that wasn't run in and on a 6500rpm limiter. The engine felt a lot freer and more willing on the way back from the track day. I'd imagine another run on the rollers will see 140bhp

[Ash]

Now on the bay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-VAUXH...#ht_1837wt_922

Would prefer it to stay in the club tho

[novarally]

PM'd you Edd.

Steve - Did you have the red 1600 T40? I've not given up, just life is too busy to be near a computer! I'm currently working on two caterham projects (well mk indy - pinto and Westfield - zetec) for friends but once the Nova is gone I 'acquire' my Dads Ginetta G15 which is in a sorry state. Still - 120bhp 998cc in something that weighs the same as a photo of itself can't be bad

Ash.

I don't suppose you would be interested in selling the G15? A good friend of mine in Bournemouth is looking for one. Drop me an e-mail if you want to have a chat. Thanks, Colin

[Ash]

Hi Colin,

When are you at Gurston again? I would love to have a look around your engineering master piece.

The Ginetta is kind of a family heir loom, so will be staying put for the near future. Strangely I did clear some of the garage out today and caught a rare glimpse of it. Then promptly filled the space I cleared with the spare engine stored inside it...



I did see a red one competing at Wiscombe hill climb a few years back now, probably a different class to yourself tho.