Group A rally nova rear blade anti roll bar

[kenny_afh]

Hi I am looking for pictures of the adjustable blade rear antiroll bars as fitted to the works group a Novas back in the early 90s. Mainly interested in how and where they were mounted, An Internet search turned up a link to an eBay ad ffrom Colin smith who
posts here selling a replica but I couldn't see any photos as the listing was long gone. Anyone got any saved? Originals or reproductions! Cheers

[novacabrio]

I have a copy of the original group A (?) build manual I could dig out if that helps? Not sure if it'll have pics or not?

[kenny_afh]

The build manual doesn't cover stuff like that sadly, that was more for the lower spec cars you could build yourself. Cheers

[burgo]

Colin smith has a blade type rear one on his car. Will take some digging through his thread but its the only pics of one you will find

[mk1nova_rich]

Wasn't Colin's one of a small batch made? Drop him an email, he maybe able to point you in the way of one

[GDN16v]

The adjustable grp A anti roll bars used to mount off the chassis legs at the rear and hang the bladed sections down to adjustable drop links which used to attach to the rear beam.
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll66/hillclimbescort/015-2.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll66/hillclimbescort/014-1.jpg

[deneil_gsi2000]

Cornering force in Harrogate will build you a set If you've got a few hundred spare lol

[Stuart]

Cornering force in Harrogate will build you a set If you've got a few hundred spare lol

cheaper to just buy the VX220 setup from them, and make it fit :)

[novarally]

The rear ARB on my car is not the GPA type. It was a home-brewed version done by BTEC Racing who built the car.

I had a batch of 10 replicas made of the pukka-GPA rear bar, but they were all sold off many years ago. I don't have any photos now, and I'm racking my brains to think of someone who has a Nova with one fitted.

The Works build manual didn't cover it as it was done as a homologation upgrade for the very last of the tarmac cars.

I have a feeling it might be pictured in the homologation papers, which I have somewhere, although I can't put my hands on them immediately as they're in storage after my last house move.

[kenny_afh]

id be very interested in seeing those papers colin, as i have a set of AP calipers that i am assured are original group A nova items. this would make sense as they are lug mounted direct to a standard hub, no radial mount brackets and ive never seen another set like them, would be nice to see if they are on the later homologation papers. would also love to see the original type arb for reference too.

the car i am wanting to put an ARB on just now is likely to become a rallycross car so i have a fairly free hand to make something that suits me.

[novarally]

id be very interested in seeing those papers colin, as i have a set of AP calipers that i am assured are original group A nova items. this would make sense as they are lug mounted direct to a standard hub, no radial mount brackets and ive never seen another set like them, would be nice to see if they are on the later homologation papers. would also love to see the original type arb for reference too.

the car i am wanting to put an ARB on just now is likely to become a rallycross car so i have a fairly free hand to make something that suits me.

I can't promise when it will be, but I will be happy to share the homologation details with you when I find the paperwork.

[kenny_afh]

thanks very much. have seen a photo of the works one now. mounted under the floor where the fuel tank sits, seems a bit much to be moving the fuel tank, whoever designed it must have had a reason tho...

[therealnovaboy]

thanks very much. have seen a photo of the works one now. mounted under the floor where the fuel tank sits, seems a bit much to be moving the fuel tank, whoever designed it must have had a reason tho...

fancy posting the pics, would be interesting to see.

[kenny_afh]

hope the owner doesnt mind my repost...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/fearlessmotorsport/Nova/Rally/antiroll_zps962d3226.jpg

im not entirely sure if the hump goes up or down the way when its fitted, id imagine its up to clear the exhaust but havnt managed to find a photo of one fitted. it sits where the fuel tank usually lives.

[therealnovaboy]

hump down id imagine due to the shape of the rear middle seat hump. thanks for posting.

[novarally]

hope the owner doesnt mind my repost...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/fearlessmotorsport/Nova/Rally/antiroll_zps962d3226.jpg

im not entirely sure if the hump goes up or down the way when its fitted, id imagine its up to clear the exhaust but havnt managed to find a photo of one fitted. it sits where the fuel tank usually lives.

Glad you managed to find my old photo. I haven't got them anymore.

Judging by the appalling lounge carpet, that must have been about 1996 when I bought that house!

I had 10 of those bars made, cost me £3k even back then, I sold them all but don't know who had them.

And I made a loss of course.