New member from Belgium

[Hillclimber16v]

Hello
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My name is Ivan and I'm OPEL/Vauxhall enthousiast.
My latesed project is a Nove irmscher wide body GSI.
I'm wondering about the racing capacities are and steering quality.
I did find some strenghtening mods but how is she handeling fast corners or hairpins?
I know front drive cars have some understeer build in them but how to work on this problem
is still not know by me.

For the moment I'm cleaning up the engine bay and stripped out the interor for installing the roll cage.

I'm planning to compete in some hillclimbs over here and get some decent result with the small box(wide edition)


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[totalnova]

That looks a really nice car and I actually do like these wide body kits, look forward to see what you do with the car as it normally differs from the normal stuff we will see over here in the UK .
Nick

[Edd]

That looks awesome

[mk1nova_rich]

I like that wide arch kit and the fact it retains the indicators too...unless you have cut the wings yourself?

[Edd]

It's a irmscher sprint c body kit

[Hillclimber16v]

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[Rob H]

Looks a nice example. What engine you going for?

[Hillclimber16v]

I'm starting with a E16SE engine and not the one that came out this car.
I've got a second Nova with the same engine with a mild tuning on it but with dog box gearbox and LSD

motor solid mounts, bigger 2 liter brakes and some bilstein shocks .
My intensions are running the historic class with it.
My 20xe engine sits in my other race car, a formula 3 Reynard 903.
Come to think of it now both cars are same year 1990!

[Benn]

Love the Sprint kit. Looks very nice in red.

[Hillclimber16v]

How about this reinforcment for the front suspension?
I'll weld the center piece to the body and should clear gearbox
Toughts and ideas are welcome!

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[Benn]

I think any bracing helps movement/flex

[Hillclimber16v]

Can't help to thinck this is stronger than adding some plates to the pickup point .
As I see it this should help mutch more and simple to install.

[Rob H]

You going for a off he shelve cage or a custom fabricated one? If you gonna have one made/make your own I'd highly recommend a bar across the rear arches and also bringing the cage through the bulk head to the shock turrets. There is next to no flex in my shell, it's literally tighter than a gnats chuff lol.

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[Hillclimber16v]

I've bought a OMP cage fia approuved, I can't alter it and bring it to the front turrets.
Anyway we run most of the time on public roads for the hillclimbs and not all of them are
nice and flat, therefor to stiff is no good. Sepperate from the cage I can install a cross
between the rear shocks

[Iain]

Looks like you know what you're doing, shell prep looks good, I can't see that bracing hurting anything.

I too would recommend triangulated front-end, is it not possible to get an FIA cage with this built in?

[Hillclimber16v]

Does anybody change anything on the wheel carriers, steering akkerman arm.
I know about the bigger bearings

[Iain]

Some people invert the taper on the steering arm to run it upside down, or change to a rosejoint and bolt. But have mixed succeed in doing these mods so my word of warning would be to make it reversible.