Turreting the rear?

[BIGS]

Ive been speaking to ck about this and he said about buying these to do it

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=609_681_684&products_id=4313

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=4365

Now is this how some of you have done it? or have you done it like austin and made a template then made it from that? and whats the best way you would say to do it :confused:

[burgo]

imo for how cheap it is to buy those turrets your crazy not to

[spanishfly]

I got the square ones:)

[BIGS]

I got the square ones:)

How did you find fitting them, any problems adjustments to be made. dont spose you have any pic of you fitting them :confused:

[loggyboy]

I would imagine once you'd fabricated the nova arches enough to make the raldes ones fit, you might as well go the whole hog and fabricate the whole thing.

[BIGS]

I would imagine once you'd fabricated the nova arches enough to make the raldes ones fit, you might as well go the whole hog and fabricate the whole thing.

Yes but that all depends tho. but because that mostly means more metal = more weight which isnt a good thing

[Jim]

Yes but that all depends tho. but because that mostly means more metal = more weight which isnt a good thing
Yes, but more adjustment = more potential speed through the bends.

[BIGS]

but wont turreting the rear do this anyway? plus im going wide track so that will help abit aswell

[craig green]

The Escort type ones will fit but with enough jiggery pokery & accurate cutting.

I got my own ones made that suited the rear end of the Nova. Its not an issue of weight, more how well they will fit & how much welding & fettling is required to get them welded in strong enough & if it concerns you, how neat the job is.

There are enough pics floating around of different peoples turret setups & I assume you will be getting someone to weld them in for you?

[loggyboy]

Yes but that all depends tho. but because that mostly means more metal = more weight which isnt a good thing

Its not really anything to do with weight, turreted rears are turreted rears, the premade ones arent gonna weight any less than custom ones (as long as you dont build them out of girders).

Besides more weight in the back is never a bad thing if it adds to the handling/tuning potential. a stripped nova will always have a front to rear wight ratio of about 2:1, even with moving things like batterys etc to the rear.

[BIGS]

The Escort type ones will fit but with enough jiggery pokery & accurate cutting.

I got my own ones made that suited the rear end of the Nova. Its not an issue of weight, more how well they will fit & how much welding & fettling is required to get them welded in strong enough & if it concerns you, how neat the job is.

There are enough pics floating around of different peoples turret setups & I assume you will be getting someone to weld them in for you?

Yea ive looked at your and austins and think they look very good. See i fancy making my own but speaking chris (ck) he said to just buy the ones linked. And i cant remember who's this is but looks like he has used the square ones and it also looks very good with the brace going across

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff314/b17ova/random/DSC00918.jpg

And yea im getting someone to weld them in. something as important as that needs to be 100%.

[BIGS]

Its not really anything to do with weight, turreted rears are turreted rears, the premade ones arent gonna weight any less than custom ones (as long as you dont build them out of girders).

Besides more weight in the back is never a bad thing if it adds to the handling/tuning potential. a stripped nova will always have a front to rear wight ratio of about 2:1, even with moving things like batterys etc to the rear.

Yea thats very true, i am putting the rad into the back so this will help a little bit with the battery

[craig green]

Thats Rich Metcalfes (R1CH).

I suggest you buy a pair & get cutting, the worst would be you end up not using them? unlikely.

Btw AC Services in Bridgwater stocks the turrets mentioned IIRC. Maybe call to find out.

[BIGS]

well saying that ive just been offerd a pair of square one at a good price, so taking your advice ill get them and just take time in making them fit right.

Thanks to everyone for all the help and feedback its much appriated

[Paul]

Weld them nice and high, so you have the potential to drop it so it scrapes along the floor, get a few pics then re-weld them at a sensible height! lol