Nova Rally Car

[StuartWilson]

I'm new here. I've currently got a Nova rally car build from a mint C reg 1 litre base model.
Current spec is.....
Fully seam welded shell
Weld in cage by Protection and Performance
1600 16v on twin Dell'orto 45
MBE ignition with TPS
SBD exhaust manifold to a modified Stainless HHMS GPA system
Quaife SCCR gearbox with 4.5:1 cwp, Tran-X plate LSD
2.25 coil over font suspension with Bilstein inserts, rear GPA Bilstein
Uniballs
HHMS works type sump guard
Astra 16v brakes, front with Pagid blue, rear astra disc set up with standard pads
Bias pedal box, full stainless braided internal lines
Corsa power column, quaife quick rack kit fitted
Bronze tinted polycarb windows
Fibreglass tailgate and bonnet
Motordrive FIA approved seats (mine custom made for me)
TRS FIA 6 point harnesses
FEV gas discharge extinguisher
Runs on various 14" rims with either Michelin, Dunlop or Hankook competition tyres.

I do mainly airfield events so tarmac, but have done a handful of forest events. And yes I have crashed
I'll get some pics up as soon as i'm allowed to.
Also going to be starting another one of my shells this year

[andrew1988]

pics pics pics!

[StuartWilson]

I'm not allowed to put pics up yet I've got to have a certain number of posts, but don't worry i'll put some up. Also some of the next car to be turned into a rally car

[novarally]

Good to hear of another Nova rally car out there, they seem to be getting thin on the ground on the events I've been on recently.

Welcome to PNG!

[StuartWilson]

Alot of people have moved on to the corsa for a rally car, but I like the nova and happen to have a couple waiting to be converted.
I manage to get reasonable results with the nova, I won the ANCC Kent Cams Multi use challenge and was first in class in the tarmac challenge last year

[George g]

nice! cant wait to see this! only have a road rally car at the moment, however staging would be nice wheni can afford it! have you done twyford at all? either the 2wd stages or the turbo centre stages???

[StuartWilson]

Yes i've done Twyford wood, only done it once. It was the one in August last year I finished 19th overall and 3rd in class, missed out on 2nd in class by 3 seconds.

[StuartWilson]

The car completed June 2007

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7536/finalsideview.jpg


Half way through the cars 3rd event

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4457/turnbullupsidedown.jpg

[dj_wudgey]

well that one ended quick what are you doing now like bud?? reshelling it or have you allready done that lol

[StuartWilson]

Incar video of my slight off.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN8OAqh5a6U

[Rich]

Wow wasnt expecting that what did you catch?? At least it hasnt put you off look forward to seeing your progress

[StuartWilson]

I clipped the truck tyre on the drivers side with the back wheel. I'll post some more pics in a bit

[scott.parker]

Awsome car, nice spec goes well, rolls alright too! lol

Long as you and your co-driver was ok?

You re-building the car then? Hope so.

PS: Welcome to PNG, enjoy.

Scott

[StuartWilson]

Some pics of the car build before I rolled it

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8262/spa0054.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spa0054.jpg)

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1893/spa0055.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spa0055.jpg)

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/6623/spa0059.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spa0059.jpg)

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2053/spa0068.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spa0068.jpg)

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5899/spa0069.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spa0069.jpg)

I'll put some of after the crash on later

[StuartWilson]

There is a full pic by pic showing the build on my website, its easier to put a link than try and put up all the pics on here.
website is www.stuwilsonrallying.co.uk (http://www.stuwilsonrallying.co.uk)

and yes the codriver and myself were ok, just a little stiff and shaken up. But saying that she hasn't sat in with me since LOL

[StuartWilson]

Forgot to say in the spec

Cat Cams camshafts, kent cams valve springs
Pocketed pistons to allow for valves
ARP bigend bolts
Lightened nova flywheel
Helix ceramic paddle clutch
All bushes uprated
HHMS style plating kit fitted
Dry cell battery
Carbon effect door cards
carbon dash panels

[Rickyb]

wooow.

[StuartWilson]

Should get more pics up tonight. I'll put some of after the roll and of some of it in the body shop being repaired.

[StuartWilson]

How the car looked after the roll

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5193/bentcar001.jpg

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/229/bentcar002.jpg

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5041/bentcar005jb5.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7821/bentcar006.jpg

The car in the body shop being repaired

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2113/spa0177.jpg

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/3963/spa0176wc9.jpg

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/9721/spa0183zr0.jpg

[Rich]

I was expecting to see a reshell! Top work repairing it :)

[StuartWilson]

was cheaper to get it repaired, the burondy nova in the 3rd pic was used as a doner for the panels, all cut back to the seams. No filler used in the repair just a small amount of body solder at the top of the A pillars

[Mike]

Fudge mo, those guys in that bodyshop know there stuff!! Repaired your old a treat by the looks of those pics!

[scott.parker]

Now thats what you call a re-shell! fair play mate, good job they did.

Scott

[LEWI007]

Yeah nice work there :thumb:

[StuartWilson]

They cust cut the old damaged stuff off, then dressed it up back to the original seams. Then cut the old shell back to the seams and lifted the whole lot on in one piece.
Now this I didn't believe until I saw it. I dropped the damaged shell off on the friday afternoon ready for them to start on the saturday morning, I then took the donor shell to them at about 10.30am and the car was how you see it in the first 2 bodyshop pics. I was amazed at how quick they did it. I went back on the sunday afternoon at about 3.30pm and the car was how you see it in the 3rd pic!!!! I then picked it up on the following thursday all painted and ready to rebuild.

[Ernie]

thats cool

[StuartWilson]

SBD exhaust

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3072/spa0063.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spa0063.jpg)

A couple of stages before I rolled

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9720/turnbulltrophy200701117.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=turnbulltrophy200701117.jpg)

First event after the rebuild, this is at MIRA proving grounds

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8069/miratre.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=miratre.jpg)

[StuartWilson]

One of these cars will be the next rally car, will be starting the build a bit later this year.

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7008/freshshells001.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=freshshells001.jpg)

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6443/freshshells004.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=freshshells004.jpg)

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/916/freshshells005.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=freshshells005.jpg)

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1694/freshshells007.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=freshshells007.jpg)

[vaughanmc]

Oh my f*ck! lol

Those look like clean shells!!! :D

[Rick Draper]

Looks good, would this be the car that my quaife shifter came out of?

[StuartWilson]

Yes it would

[draper]

have you done longcross before ? looks fimailar to one i saw there last year

[StuartWilson]

No never been to Longcross

[Rick Draper]

How did you shift with such a old spherical bearing in it?! Its tighter than a nuns chuf!

[dj_wudgey]

once again mate top that your rebuilding it instead off rebuild!! interesting thread this one dude!!