Re-shelling a customers rally car.....

[BigRuss]

Hi peeps, haven't posted on here for a long time!! Thought I would start a thread on a reshell we are doing at the moment on a customers Nova.

The shell has had some proper trick mod's done to it and has had some of my suspension pick up point mod's ;) . This includes raising the front top mounts 1.5" and major surgery in the rear quarters.... Check out the photo's so far. This should make a massive difference on bumpy Irish lane events and when we go to the smooth fast belgian events we can get it really low and still maintain standard suspension travel lengths.

The shell is in the bodyshop at the moment on my spit being painted. Hoping to get some pics of that over the weekend.

Enjoy.....


http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=1242843963&aid=2110102

[LEWI007]

Link doesnt work mate.

[G-nova]

hi mate just tried to look but is saying - This content is currently unavailable and your photo's can only be viewed by friends only

[Slippy]

Linkey no workey for me ?

[mk1nova_rich]

Plans sound very good, please try and upload pics on here if you can mate :thumb:

[BigRuss]

OK, will post them up later....

[Count Vaux Alot]

Sounds Interesting.

[MK1_Ben]

Upload them on Photobucket or something, it's down to Facebooks privacy options I believe.

However does sound really interesting, looking forward to the photos :)

[Lee]

Blimey, hello Russ lol

It's weird you should appear, me and Dan were talking about you earlier whilst watching the Wyedean! Were your ears burning? lol

[BigRuss]

See if they work now??

[Spudly]

Nope linky still no worky, can you not host them and link directly to here?

[Slippy]

Still cant see them mate

[BigRuss]

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Try that, If this doesn't work I give up!!

[BigRuss]

here we go...
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[Nath&Alex]

Nice :) Why's the roll cage and other mods so rusty? You been doing this a while?

[mk1nova_rich]

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Here's the first five done for you mate :) click the image icon when writing a post, a box will appear. Simply copy and paste the image URL into the box and the image will appear

[Connor]

That cage is sex

[G-nova]

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[G-nova]

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[G-nova]

Very good work alot of hours welding lol I would of put some built hamber or similar on that bare metal though.

[calibra-keith]

looking good so far, i take it you will blast it all ?


raising the front top mounts 1.5" and major surgery in the rear quarters

any more info on this ? or anyone else done/doing it, i was thinking about this and pictures look similar to what i was thinking, would like to know what else is involved and needs doing.

[Count Vaux Alot]

looking good so far, i take it you will blast it all ?



any more info on this ? or anyone else done/doing it, i was thinking about this and pictures look similar to what i was thinking, would like to know what else is involved and needs doing.

Check my track day nova wip out its in the middle some were lol

Good job so far btw :thumb:

[calibra-keith]

Check my track day nova wip out its in the middle some were lol

Good job so far btw :thumb:

of course, the green nova i believe i have some of your old panels :thumb:

[BigRuss]

What looks like rust is actually mainly dust from all the grinding and welding that was going on. Start to finish this has taken 5 months in between other things in work.

The shell is in the bodyshop as we speak, the entire shell has been flatted and etch primered and is then being sealed and painted...

Hopefully start re-building it in the next two weeks or so. It is having 210bhp 1600 16v Bowyer engine (If we ever get it back.... "Be ready friday mate") on an F20 Quaife with grp A shafts and Focus WRC brembo brakes.

The re-build cost is a lot of money obviously. If the remainder of this year goes well and the car has a couple of results the owner is already talking about a 6speed Sadev sequential gearbox for next year!!

[BigRuss]

looking good so far, i take it you will blast it all ?



any more info on this ? or anyone else done/doing it, i was thinking about this and pictures look similar to what i was thinking, would like to know what else is involved and needs doing.

This is or was very common in ralycross nova's. I am not over impressed with doing it to the front end tbh as it causes too many knock on effects, but the back end is a massive improvement over std... It is a lot of work!!

[Andy]

lmfao at the concerns over the "rust" its hardly going to rot is it ffs lol
Looks good,keep the pics coming

[Dayle_]

Really like the build and love the bonnet stay. A rally car project is not complete if it doesn't have a brush propping the bonnet open!

[G-nova]

lmfao at the concerns over the "rust" its hardly going to rot is it ffs lol
Looks good,keep the pics coming


Rust is like cancer to a car (very bad)
I was just saying that if covered in built hamber or similar it saves time and moneys when it comes to being preped for paint, I'm not stupid I know its not going to be left to rot.

[fearless]

It is having 210bhp 1600 16v Bowyer engine (If we ever get it back.... "Be ready friday mate")



Heard that phrase a few times now - My mates Corsa C S1600 engine has been promised for the end of this month :roll:

Need it back so we can take it to Monteburg :thumb:


Loving the progress so far - Raising the rear inner arches looks so factory finish :)



Dave

[BigRuss]

Heard that phrase a few times now - My mates Corsa C S1600 engine has been promised for the end of this month :roll:

Need it back so we can take it to Monteburg :thumb:


Loving the progress so far - Raising the rear inner arches looks so factory finish :)



Dave

Thanks Dave, will add more pictures when its back from the bodyshop.

Monteburg...... Fantastic event, I won my class there in my nova in 2006 I think it was :eek:

My mates engine has been with him since July last year..... Apparentley it will be ready for the end of this month as well!!

I use John Read JRE myself as when he says 4 -6 weeks he means it....

[BigRuss]

Shell is now painted.. as soon as it stops raining we will get it back to our workshop and post some sexy new photo's ;)

[bmw156]

what shifter is he running, as it looks like some nice prep for it.

[shed-on-wheels]

looks ace this does dude i love it :)

[BigRuss]

Here we go....



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[Ben]

Hi Russ

whatever happened to that white gsi you bought of me and Will?

[Danny s-p]

look ace any more pic

[BigRuss]

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[BigRuss]

Hi Russ

whatever happened to that white gsi you bought of me and Will?

Hi Ben,

I ended up breaking it, the shell was quite good and a friend nagged and nagged to have it so sold it on :roll:

[16v Nova Kev]

that looks awesome.

[BigRuss]

Looks like we might be going 6 speed sadev sequential!!

Launch control and flat shift here we come :thumb:

Happy days indeed....

[fearless]

Looks like we might be going 6 speed sadev sequential!!

Launch control and flat shift here we come :thumb:




Something Bowyer tells us he has mastered with MBE - if we ever get the engine back !!!:mad:

Sadev sequential is the way forward :thumb:

[peester]

Yeah i think its just a dearer model MBE ecu (970?) that has those features on board.

[Connor]

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looks awesome, cant wait for it to be all built up again :thumb: