Update of V8

[Philsutton]

Some pics of the steering, ive used the original nova stuff and swapped the hubs over so they are on backwards an mounted the rack upside down to give some clearance on the sump.
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As you can see i never got round to getting the axle cut down, instead im going to pull the arches over the wheels. Although the standard steelies do fit under with no trouble :D

[Nick]

lol tis a bit of a rust bucket :-)

looking fookin ace tho.. love those wiiiiiide wheels :P :twisted:

how long you reckon till it's done ?

[burgo]

very kool phil, th way you've done the steering is a very good idea indeed


"off topic"
what are those wheels on your sr they look wide

[Philsutton]

they are the same as on the V8 but with slicks on, not sure why i put them on the sr lmao. I'll agree with you on the fact that its a rust bucket, to be honest its about the most rusty nova ive worked on, good thing ive cut most of it out

[burgo]

where did you get them from phil as i may want a set

[Philsutton]

they are what the hot stock use, i got them off someone who races them. an i think he got them from donington park

[-Bruce-]

The steering gear looks good i think. lets just hope it lets the engine in and it all works.

and the space frame at the back is getting there. but if your finished a wee grind and a lick off paint will stop the brown stuff lol

bruce

[epo]

nice one phill keep going mate
i want it finished durring next year :wink:

[Philsutton]

well my 2lt is being gay so this is on hold till after christmas at least. The next thing is to get the engine built back up an get it in an lined up so i can start on the frame for the front and for the prop tunnel.

oh an if you feel the need to donate parts feel free to give me lots of bits as funds are quite low being a student at that :lol:

[burgo]

what bits are you after phil and would you be able to get hold of another set of those wheels maybe ??

[epo]

well my 2lt is being gay so this is on hold till after christmas at least. The next thing is to get the engine built back up an get it in an lined up so i can start on the frame for the front and for the prop tunnel.

oh an if you feel the need to donate parts feel free to give me lots of bits as funds are quite low being a student at that :lol:

why what you need?

[Philsutton]

i need a some form of gear box, think im going for the original sd1 unit now, a big fuck off supercharge an carbs, some box section, some sheet metal some the list could be endless. I should be able to get hold some more wheel an tyres

[General Baxter]

phill, is this going to be on the road, or is it a track/stip car?

[burgo]

pm sent mate

[Philsutton]

i want it on the road, but my 2lt isnt exactly police friendly so this would piss them right off. We'll have to see how it goes

[Nick]

but if your finished a wee grind and a lick off paint will stop the brown stuff lol

bruce

Lol, even after it's finished there'l be plenty of brown stuff appearing in the cabin lol :wink: :wink:

[General Baxter]

i want it on the road, but my 2lt isnt exactly police friendly so this would p**s them right off. We'll have to see how it goes

*puts ?20 on the side*

you will get that if it passes an MOT first time :P

[Barn]

will it be able to handle hte power of the V8 mate?

[scott.parker]

:o phil,im not sure whos worse you or neil...no it's you.. :lol:

looking great mate,much more progress from last time,i think this car is going to be one of th madest novas ever! :D

And very fast,if it dont rip it's self into..lol

scott

[Riggy]

lol phill you mad man :lol:

[m.d.]

the angle of the steering rack arms look a bit dodgey mate, and when the engine is in they will be worse. good idea tho

[Rick Draper]

the angle of the steering rack arms look a bit dodgey mate, and when the engine is in they will be worse. good idea tho

That could be easily sorted, going to have to run some form of gear setup though to stop the stweering going the wrong way when you turn the steering wheel. Rick

[burgo]

the angle of the steering rack arms look a bit dodgey mate, and when the engine is in they will be worse. good idea tho

That could be easily sorted, going to have to run some form of gear setup though to stop the stweering going the wrong way when you turn the steering wheel. Rick i beleave he has turned the steering rack upside down to get round this

[a11ova]

should be all good when done!!

race down the quater mile will be interesting :D

[Philsutton]

since i have taken these photos i have altered the steerin slightly on it. I have the rack underneath the frame to give more room for the engine, although the way the sump is on the V8 means that it misses it just, and i have fitted the track rod ends in upside in the hubs which means that it all sits lower down out the way.

[Al Wilson]

The bodykit is terrible, there's a light missing, no tires and huge holes - its awlful!

lol!

Its coming on mate. The police are going to love this one aren't they? Are the structural supports going to be enough? They look a bit lightweight for the kind of power you'll be running. Or does the box structure work like corigated card and it greater then the sum of its parts?

Keep it up!

Al

[NovaNeil]

Looks quality mate!!! And I thought I was taking on a mission! Yours is mega :twisted:

Neil

[Snowface]

those arches are gonna need a lot of pulling lol.

and then some.

[Mike.]

looking smart phil

[DrivingSpanner]

well some1's had fun with a grinder! you'll have funn with the trans tunnel!
I'm a little worried about where the steering rack is tho. and wont the frame be in the lay for fitting the engine? the engine will have to sit damn high and that rover aint exactly small!!!

[Philsutton]

well the engine is going to sit high an fairly far back so the frame isnt a problem, in fact i might be looking at reshaping the front window screen lol


well some1's had fun with a grinder!
oh you have no idea how much fun ive had

It needs a lot more support yet, it already has 21 meters of box section in it

[Stanton]

looks like a proper fucking bad boi so far!

wot v8 have u got? put a twin plenum inlet on it, bags of nitrous and your away!

dont pull the arches, put steelies on it m8 and change them every day after work as u smoke aaaaaalll the way home. proper sleeper

[Philsutton]

it was the single plenum 3.5 rover V8, i sold the injection system at the weekend for 140 and i shall be going on to either a single webber/holly 500 or quad 45s :D I do like the idea of the steelies though as it would look like a normal battered nova then

[burgo]

use cavvy steelies for on the road and keep the proper wide ones for on the track

[Stanton]

use steelys and save the money for cage, harness, tyres, fuel etc.....cos i rekon ull need it.

:lol:

hats off tho :evil:

[Philsutton]

i think fuel will be the biggest killer lol

[burgo]

what petrol station will you be using most phil??




just so ican go and buy shares for when you finish it

[Col_Mk1]

well done keep up the good work :D

[Barn]

what petrol station will you be using most phil??




just so ican go and buy shares for when you finish it
haha, quality.

good luck phil....any dates set for its completion?

[DrivingSpanner]

in fact i might be looking at reshaping the front window screen lol


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[m.d.]

get a set of 4 door arches fitted then cut them up and fit escort mk2 forrest arches. there you have it.

[Dpnova]

when you welding the extra doors in,


nice one on the work, cant wait to see it at the pod.

[burgo]

when you welding the extra doors in,


nice one on the work, cant wait to see it at the pod. why would he be welding extra doors in ??

[Dpnova]

wings to make it fly, phill likes 5 doors

[Philsutton]

just cos you have two few a doors on your nova :lol:


get a set of 4 door arches fitted then cut them up and fit escort mk2 forrest arches. there you have it.
thats not my style, im just going to leav them as they are that way i can fit the steels for road use (if it ever gets that far). Although i have thought about using the mini arches they fit quite nice

[Dpnova]

Phill will you take me out for a spin once its done 8)

[Philsutton]

cant see why not, but its going to be at least an other year until i'll be sitting it in an revving it with a big smile

[Dpnova]

ull have morethan a smile when you rev it your have a full on hard on

[wisewood]

Fair Play mate. When i spoke to you at the sheffield meet and you were talking about this potential project, i didnt think you'd be arsed to do it. It coming along really well. I am most impressed with it.

Nice one.


PS. Anyone who says its looking good is talking out of their arse. It looks rubbish, like a stripped car with loads of metal bars welded in at random lol.

[m.d.]

yes but it does look mad as we know what mechanicaly has been done so its still better than same complete cars if you ask me

[Matt Nova]

she'll be a beast when she's complete 8)

[rodgerq]

excellent project mate, excellent!!!! i love threads like there :D :D :D

looking forward to future updates and completion aswell.

rodgerq