Strengthened rear beam???

[MARTIN KELSON]

Hi
I now run with coilovers on the rear of the Nova.

As all the weight of the rear is now held on the rear shock mounts I have read about strenghtening this area.

Pictures please showing what you have done.

Cheers,

Martin.

[GDN16v]

Not mine but :

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u241/a16vnv/novabrakes.jpg

[MARTIN KELSON]

Thanks
Gives me an idea for what I need to do.

[GDN16v]

Thanks
Gives me an idea for what I need to do.

No bother think it was Rich's A reg from Cumbria iirc:thumb:

[Mieran]

Check out Bruce's wip, I would also stitch weld around the seams

[bazil]

Iirc STT done a thread about it in a turret for sale thread?

Also worth doing the seams on the rear inner arch to as mirean says, this area was never designed to be used in the way you intend,

[Big_Chap]

I'm sure I put some pics on your build thread a few months back.

[MARTIN KELSON]

Oh yea think you may have done................Doh!!

Cheers for reply's, need to get it removed maybe next weekend then get onto it.
Really need to get a welder & teach myself so I can do this stuff myself!

[Jonlem]

My mate with the red nova simply made some new brackets and moved them in slightly to give more clearance for the tyre, I guess it depends if your going to turret it or not which I'll presume your not !

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Jatec/Bens%20Nova/P1010263.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Jatec/Bens%20Nova/P1010269.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Jatec/Bens%20Nova/P1010268.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Jatec/Bens%20Nova/P1010279.jpg

[Mike]

Major doh moment... should have done this to mine before I got it powdercoated :(

[comptoncj]

I will have to do this as im currently using mine with no strengthening, I have seen people just weld plates on adjacent the the existing ones.

[MARTIN KELSON]

I like those brackets! Got any spares kicking about???

[Jonlem]

Which ones ? my mates ?

[bazil]

My mate with the red nova simply made some new brackets and moved them in slightly to give more clearance for the tyre, I guess it depends if your going to turret it or not which I'll presume your not !

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Jatec/Bens%20Nova/P1010263.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Jatec/Bens%20Nova/P1010269.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Jatec/Bens%20Nova/P1010268.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Jatec/Bens%20Nova/P1010279.jpg

I think I'll be borrowing this idea lol, but I may turn the bracket 90 degrees to suit my coilovers

[MARTIN KELSON]

Which ones ? my mates ?

Yes.
Would he make another set?

[Jonlem]

Yes mate, no worries.

I'm seeing him tomorrow so I'll ask him to do some if you want, I presume you just mean these :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Jatec/Bens%20Nova/P1010263.jpg

[MARTIN KELSON]

That's the babies.
If you can ask him if he can do & how much I would appreciate.

[Jonlem]

Won't be much mate, I'll drop him a text now, thought it was later than it is ! been a long weekend lol

[Paul]

Martin, Ill be doing this to my beam in a few weeks, so if you can hold on, Ill knock you up another set? Seeing as Ill have dimensions etc ready to go?

[Jonlem]

If your doing a set Paul that would save my mate some time as he is quite busy. If Martins desperate though he has said he will sort them.

[Paul]

Yeh no probs, ill have the metal/dimensions tools etc ready so wont take 5 mins to knock another set up whilst im at it.

[Jonlem]

Sounds ideal mate, cheers

[MARTIN KELSON]

Hi,
Not in any major rush but was hoping to get beam of this weekend ready to weld & get onto powdercoaters.

Paul, how long are we realistically looking?

Cheers

[Paul]

At least 2 weeks til ill be fitting mine...

[MARTIN KELSON]

I can hang on a couple of weeks.
Are they the same as the ones James has in the picture?

Ta.

[tony k]

i will be looking into this soon,just reminded me about it,how you doing yours paul may have to have a look if thats ok

[kevster]

if your takeing order's paul i would like a set to lol lol

[Paul]

I will see what i have about. Probably a bit of box 3mm thick or so with the back side boxed in.

So similar to jonboys.

Lol i cansee where this isgoing.

[GDN16v]

Lol i cansee where this isgoing.

Group buy!!!:d:plol