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My Mate Wants To Know If There Has Ever Been A Nova 4x4 Converted Using The Calibra Turbo Running Gear And Engine I Dont Think There Has But He Wont Believe Me
Asa-James
18-10-08, 04:58 PM
i've heard of one, but never really got any details of it or saw any proof. and wasnt there someone on here building one not so long ago?
knew someone would say about caps lock noticed after the post went up,
as far as i know no one has ever seen one only ever heard of one, the one being built on here is a 4x4 but using cossie running gear not vauxhall
Phil did it with JNC on a corsa.. same difference job done. NEXT
knew someone would say about caps lock noticed after the post went up,
as far as i know no one has ever seen one only ever heard of one, the one being built on here is a 4x4 but using cossie running gear not vauxhall
Thats because the 90s vaux 4x4 system is **** as std
Asa-James
18-10-08, 05:09 PM
good lord stu, what's got your back up today?
ummmm nothing... the first post was an observation on his computer doing somethign silly, and the 2nd was simple fact.... cant we have those here?
krobinson
18-10-08, 05:18 PM
I had a little bit of faith in the 4x4 system, until my friend rang me today to say his transfer box just blew up at 30mph off boost. Gutted.
good lord stu, what's got your back up today?
Think he's seen someone driving around with his plate L33 LEG, thats why he's abit short todaylol
ummmm nothing... the first post was an observation on his computer doing somethign silly, and the 2nd was simple fact.... cant we have those here?
not actually on my computer im on a mates so i didnt know caps was on,
and i never said anything about a corsa if i was asking about a corsa i wouldve asked on corsasport, im asking on here about a NOVA for a mate
there ha been but they were rally cars
i know a guy who shares a unit with a guy who's put cavalier running gear in a nova its XE powerd and its got wide arches but i dont think it'll ever get on the road.lol
Think he's seen someone driving around with his plate L33 LEG, thats why he's abit short todaylol
Stu's not a bit short, he is slightly cuddly though.
i can see where the cuddly comment came from in recent pics, shame tbh as he used to be nice and slim/fit, i used to want to have sex with him, not so sure these days if im being honest with myself.
i can see where the cuddly comment came from in recent pics, shame tbh as he used to be nice and slim/fit, i used to want to have sex with him, not so sure these days if im being honest with myself.
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: everyword is like you are turning the knife more and more
Ill always love you mate, just get back in shape and things can go back to how they once were.
As motivation, think of the good times we shared at trax 02/03 etc
ive seen a 4x4 nova shell on ebay in the past, i did have pics (will post up when i recover my old HDD)
it was a bare shell ready to bond a wide arch kit on. was semi space framed and was built to accept full std cally turbo running gear just had to shorten the prop shaft.
Philsutton
19-10-08, 03:10 PM
Everyone seems to have a mates uncles brother that has one in a garage somewhere that they have spent 700000 million pounds builfing in special custom parts yet no one actually sees. We did a corsa and one of our customers built one ( using some parts off the one we did ) and its fully road legal and on the road an drives. It does however have a transfer box problem but the 4x4 does work.
IMO its a waste of time anyway way by fitting it all you make it weigh the same as the moon and even then a well set up xe/let fwd nova will spank one 0-60 anyway.
If its to be done then use a proper system and get enough power to back it up.
So in other words if youre gonna build one, fit a twin supercharged 3.0ltr V6 lol
Philsutton
19-10-08, 03:16 PM
V6's are for girls, you want a V8 or two at least.
Oh, lol
But you wouldnt need the 4x4 system if you had two V8`s up it though unless you used one to superchare the other haha!
Theres been a couple of veyron write offs right? so there's some spare engines kicking about somewhere lol
the biggest problem is that the cav/calibra system takes up far too much room....also the rear track of a nova is too narrow.
I have often thought that a rangerover engine & box mounted backwards in the back driving something like bmw diffs would be a hoot... imagine a 6r4 but not ugly..............
I think years ago in the back of motoring news there was a company called hackman that did a 4x4 conversion on a nova.Think they called it a fbr.
^ indeed they did, at £8k a conversion ;)
The only production 4x4 car that is anywhere near a Nova's track is an Escort Cosworth, only thing is, Es'Cos running gear will set you back about £6k lol
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/1309/four.jpg
the car in the ad is still on the dvla as a 2.0 but has been off the road since 2002
[quote=Philsutton.
IMO its a waste of time anyway way by fitting it all you make it weigh the same as the moon and even then a well set up xe/let fwd nova will spank one 0-60 anyway.
Really cant see a fwd nova being quicker to 60 than a 4x4. In a road going setup. Maybe with some 10 or 13" wide slicks with 10psi on the front it maybe as quick but cant see it being faster.
Well i hope not :confused: or the last 10 month of mine has been a waste lol lol
Really cant see a fwd nova being quicker to 60 than a 4x4. In a road going setup. Maybe with some 10 or 13" wide slicks with 10psi on the front it maybe as quick but cant see it being faster.
Well i hope not :confused: or the last 10 month of mine has been a waste lol lol
the ponit of the comment was that a cav/cal turbo 4wd setup stuffed into a nova will not be very good compared to a good 16v 2wd.
your cossie van should just be scary fast
the ponit of the comment was that a cav/cal turbo 4wd setup stuffed into a nova will not be very good compared to a good 16v 2wd.
your cossie van should just be scary fast
I to will have the extra weight tho:(
But still hope it to be around 900kgs
The cossie 4x4 gearboxes are quite poo too once your at the 400hp stage
What maybe next on my list is skyline box;)
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