View Full Version : Drove it earlier!
Rick Draper
24-09-04, 02:04 PM
Well after much pissing about i got up nice and early this morning with the intention of driving my nova down the road :lol: First thing i did was bleed the brakes and check for leaks and there were none, then i hashed up a rad mount from some zip ties to stop the rad moving back onto the turbo, threw in a seat and off i went, no wings, no bonnet a digi dash chucked in so i cud tell the speed and i have to say fuck me its going to be worth the wait when its all mapped up and running right :lol: :o Pulled like a bitch with loads of wheel spin as i aint bothered wiring in the rear wheel speed sensors yet. It was so much better than the standard LET setup, goes some of the way to justifying the ?10k the engine build, turbo, management, shocks and other parts has cost :lol: Fuck me i love it. Rick
excellent mate :D this is one car i cant wait to see
and to think you wanted to break it :o
-Bruce-
24-09-04, 02:15 PM
thats great rick. well done. i cant wait to see it aswell.
must have been a great feeling to be driving it. insteed of thinking about driving it.
bruce
jkhilton
24-09-04, 02:39 PM
Nice one Rick, I bet you had a huge smile on your face as soon as you got off your driveway!!!
Rick Draper
24-09-04, 03:53 PM
excellent mate :D this is one car i cant wait to see
and to think you wanted to break it :o
Its only lasting a year then its been broken, want a nice comfy car like a Seat Leon 20VT, a evo 7/8 or a Escort cossie.
Got some pics of it i took the ohter day as i fitted the wings to see how low it was rolling and got some better pice of bits of it now the engine is almost done. Rick
Nice,
Is this going to be the quickest Nova ever? :)
Paul
Rick Draper
24-09-04, 05:00 PM
This is a few shots of it from the other day. Shud not be long off been 100% done now but its not going on the road till the first show of next season now as there is little point taking it out with all the salt on the roads. Been speaking to a few people about mapping it and hopefully thats all sorted now, shud be getting the final map done next season with just a little bit of mapping done between now and then to enadle the engine to run well and run it all it.
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Enjoy safe in the knowledge i did :lol: . Rick
-Bruce-
24-09-04, 05:06 PM
those pics are great rick!! amazing!! well done
bruce
:oops: cheers rick now ive got to change my pants lol :wink:
wow, that's looking mighty fine!
good things come to those who wait is certainly proving true here!
assume the arches had to be butchered to get it to sit like that?
looks really fcuking nice fair do's
AnThoNYnOvA
24-09-04, 05:29 PM
im not a thief but i would have to be hand cuffed when coming near your car fuck me this is nice.
Rick Draper
24-09-04, 05:35 PM
assume the arches had to be butchered to get it to sit like that?
looks really fcuking nice fair do's
You mean the front or rear arches? Rear are going to have some inner arch mods and probably some proper coilovers fitted like the front ones over winter to go reet low. Front have been rolled flat but are going to be flared out slightly and possibly cut higher so the wheels can turn! Going to have that sorted in the next few weeks. The suspension is very stiff and hardly moves at all, handles like a go cart but it would be shit for day to day use.
Rick
really nice motor, just wish I had the patience to do a project like that. Mine seem to get pushed to the back of the garage until I get a sudden urge to crack on (which doesnt usually last long). Looking forward to seeing it
Chris
Glad to see its coming along Rick. I had mine on the road too today, taxed, mot'd etc. Picked my girlfriend up in it and she hated it, lol. Oh well, just means less weight in the car :)
Can't wait to see it at some of the shows next year, and I want you take me for a spin in it! ;)
Jim
really nice motor, just wish I had the patience to do a project like that. Mine seem to get pushed to the back of the garage until I get a sudden urge to crack on (which doesnt usually last long). Looking forward to seeing it
Chris
wish i had the money to do sommat like that it looks awsome
funny you should say that Jim...
my mrs hates my minter of a Nova...
but then when I'm down the local cruising spot in town doing a lap I say to her 'do you like that?'...(pointing to the biggest pile of 'modified' crap, example, 1.1 saxo with lexus lights, Rage backbox, sunstrip that says 'motorsport' that is bright red with white writing, neon washer jets, and headlight eyebrows) and shes like 'oh yeh, i like that its lovely!'...
women ay :roll: :)
anyway, yeh Rick meant both arches really as that it well low!
looks good.
peester
24-09-04, 06:47 PM
like i always say.. "if god was a nova.."
amazing mate. truely stunning. and the fooker goes sum too.
i say its to high lmao!!!! loving your car mate
Rick Draper
24-09-04, 07:19 PM
Not bad for a car and engine i knocked up in my tiny garage is it :lol: Rick
krobinson
24-09-04, 07:19 PM
You ever break that car and you need your head looked at!!
Awesome mate, absolutely awesome!
I may be buying some FK Coilovers before x-mas, if the rear adjusters you can have em!
Keith
Rick Draper
24-09-04, 07:30 PM
You ever break that car and you need your head looked at!!
Awesome mate, absolutely awesome!
I may be buying some FK Coilovers before x-mas, if the rear adjusters you can have em!
Keith
Thanks Keith. I will see when its all done and mapped what to do with it :twisted: If i keep it there will be a fresh motor been built next winter with a mad spec :lol: who knows i might have decided already and have started colecting bits :wink: Rick
whoa..thats stunning! Rick, you have done an amazing job..and that is one seriously low rider.
Barn: not all women are like that yunno. im female, i own two nova's, and absolutely LOVE um :wink:
i tip my hat!
your car is so nice rick.
i cant wait till i see it in the flesh.
might see if ian is in a good mood one day and tag along to have a look at this awsome piece of work.
Philsutton
25-09-04, 01:06 AM
i have to say thats an amazing nova cant wait to see it now.
but then when I'm down the local cruising spot in town doing a lap I say to her 'do you like that?'...(pointing to the biggest pile of 'modified' crap, example, 1.1 saxo with lexus lights, Rage backbox, sunstrip that says 'motorsport' that is bright red with white writing, neon washer jets, and headlight eyebrows) and shes like 'oh yeh, i like that its lovely!'...
women ay
i had the exact same thing when i went to trax last year. she hated novas manly mine. I wasnt allowed to go look at the novas at the show and everytime we went past a saxo or fiesta with some gay stuff on it she'd say"wow isnt that nice, alot better than yours"
Plus she couldnt grasp the concept of putting a big engine into small none expensive car then racing some toff in a porshe an making him cry, she really couldnt grasp it. In her eyes a car was good if it cost lots of pennies an once its 3 years old its shit.
Im no long with her any more :lol:
did you chin her phil :lol:
Mmmmm, black rimmage..............
:wink:
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Ric 16v
25-09-04, 05:55 PM
bet u get whip lash from booting that, must be fookin fast !!!! by far the best nova iv ever seen, top job
that is awsome. really good job you have done there, if it were me the next thing id do would be to get the running gear from a cally 4x4 or cav and throw that under the thing, 4x4 nova would be dam class,
or you could go the simpler way and rwd it with mk2 escort running gear
Rick Draper
26-09-04, 09:38 PM
that is awsome. really good job you have done there, if it were me the next thing id do would be to get the running gear from a cally 4x4 or cav and throw that under the thing, 4x4 nova would be dam class,
or you could go the simpler way and rwd it with mk2 escort running gear
It has been thought about but it means i would go up against 1000 bhp Skylines, 800bhp evos and 750bhp cossies at TOTB so its been discounted on those grounds! Rick
*sakes head and stops slodering* fuck me rick :o thats by far one of the nicest novas i have EVERY seen, what you expecting it to do running???
Nam
Rick Draper
27-09-04, 04:26 PM
*sakes head and stops slodering* f**k me rick :o thats by far one of the nicest novas i have EVERY seen, what you expecting it to do running???
Nam
I presume you mean what times will it be running? Hopefully low 12's possibly even a high 11 on road legal cut slick tires. Rick
nice one Rick!, this thread has pushed me to do myne! get the thing mapped and set up for the summer! :D looks realy nice with those wheels aswell! worth the wait to get them done!, shame those compromotives wont ever fit back on :lol:
retrosi
27-09-04, 08:21 PM
my question is can it go round a round about? or most corners at that? but looks ace. Good work
excellent mate :D this is one car i cant wait to see
and to think you wanted to break it :o
Its only lasting a year then its been broken, want a nice comfy car like a Seat Leon 20VT, a evo 7/8 or a Escort cossie.
Got some pics of it i took the ohter day as i fitted the wings to see how low it was rolling and got some better pice of bits of it now the engine is almost done. Rick
Let me know when you decide this lol - looking great!
NovaNeil
29-09-04, 12:42 PM
Awesome Rick!!!!
Again, I can't wait to see it!
Neil
agree with almost every 1 on ere .. that is one damn fine lokin car fella ..
real nice work ..
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