TWAG
11-05-11, 09:48 PM
After 18 months without the nova seeing the road due to buying my first house, ive decided to dig it out and get it ready to take to Le mans for the 24HR Race.
Ive been concentrating on the cooling side of things, the last time i had it on the road it stuggled to keep cool when stuck in traffic. Originally i had one 10" fan mounted behind the rad pulling air through but this wasnt enough.
So my plan was to buy another fan and mount both of them on the front of the rad. To do this ive had to relocate the oil cooler to the wheel arch trim the bumper and move the intercooler forward.
Other jobs done include
- Replace single wiper with twin wipers
- replace heater/blower motor
- fix horn
- replace to front tyres
and a few more bits and pieces. Heres a few pics of work done.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04867.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04876.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04871.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04874.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04879.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04882.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04881.jpg
Ive also Had a result at silverlake scrap yard, whilst looking around the yard i spotted a white nova about to be crushed, i managed to stop it just in time and salvaged these litle beauties! Mine are starting to rust along the bottems and at £60 for the pair i couldnt resist.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04884.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04883.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04886.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04885.jpg
Ive been concentrating on the cooling side of things, the last time i had it on the road it stuggled to keep cool when stuck in traffic. Originally i had one 10" fan mounted behind the rad pulling air through but this wasnt enough.
So my plan was to buy another fan and mount both of them on the front of the rad. To do this ive had to relocate the oil cooler to the wheel arch trim the bumper and move the intercooler forward.
Other jobs done include
- Replace single wiper with twin wipers
- replace heater/blower motor
- fix horn
- replace to front tyres
and a few more bits and pieces. Heres a few pics of work done.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04867.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04876.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04871.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04874.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04879.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04882.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04881.jpg
Ive also Had a result at silverlake scrap yard, whilst looking around the yard i spotted a white nova about to be crushed, i managed to stop it just in time and salvaged these litle beauties! Mine are starting to rust along the bottems and at £60 for the pair i couldnt resist.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04884.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04883.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04886.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/Nova%20Lemans%20prep/DSC04885.jpg