rwd nova

[bobmarley1888]

iv been thinking of converting my nova to rwd just woundering if its been done much im keeping the engine up front and cutting the body to accomidate the prop just after some advise as to what would be a good doner car (engine,axle,gearbox etc) i was thinking of an m3 (**** loads of work i no) but i suppose its never been done the only downside to that is i will have a bmw lol.


any advise would be greatley recived

[autoworksnovasport]

may struggle with a 6 cylinder maybe a 318 ??? still be quick in a nova

[Calamity Josh]

why not take a chevette or viva and drop it on the top?

[autoworksnovasport]

price i would have thought

[General Baxter]

once all the fan and crap have been removed the bmw engine is rather short, id grab a cheap ass rottern e36 328i, 200bhp out the box,

[Mike]

once all the fan and crap have been removed the bmw engine is rather short, id grab a cheap ass rottern e36 328i, 200bhp out the box,

If your gonna use a BMW motor this^ wouldnt even bother going to all that effort for a 100 odd hp 1.8 cast iron blocked POS lol

[General Baxter]

well look at my old 2.8, all it had was a K&N it made 212bhp :)

and vanos via an open airfilter sounds awsome better then vtec lol

[Mike]

well look at my old 2.8, all it had was a K&N it made 212bhp :)

and vanos via an open airfilter sounds awsome better then vtec lol

I remember that lol

You remember back when we almost ploughed into that Elise in your blue loon lol lol

[bobmarley1888]

thanks for the advise really confussed ast what to use tho been toying with the idea of awd (nissan pulsar gtir) iv got everything else sorted as such just carnt do anything until iv decided on a lump :confused:

[Nova-nation]

If you want to Sqeeze that in a nova, make sure it's a 328i sport, as they use m3 gearboxes and are good for 160mph! I bought on last year in **** condition fe £270 with mot!

But it's a lot of work!

[AndyNova??]

A mate of mine got a 2.0 Saab Turbo in back, RWD, its a F*****G Animal!!!

Afew of you may of seen it PVS?

White one, bit shabby lookin?

[mowgli]

amazingly, mk1/2 escort stuff is quite a close match, but expensive..

the bmw stuff will be too long & too wide for a std shell, so you'd need to widen it.

so best bet is probably get a bmw donor, cut the top off it, shorten it to suit & get the prop & brake lines modified, and then lower the top of a nova onto it..then get some wide arches.

as for AWD, people have done this with calibra turbo stuff. fair amount of head scratching & hard work, but look at longdogcharlies thread in projects to see how its done.

[Stuart]

Rather than trying to work out what Powertrain to use, are you actually capable of the fabrication work required to do the task?

[AndyNova??]

Rather than trying to work out what Powertrain to use, are you actually capable of the fabrication work required to do the task?

I wonder on some these threads too!!

[bobmarley1888]

im a welder by trade so fabrication wont be to much of a problem just the rest of it lol iv got some mates that do auto electrics and working on performance motors so between us we should be ok

[Mieran]

wouldn't a mx5 running gear be close enough?

Maybe E30?