Got round to doing a little more on the nova

[j1400]

Pulled my finger out and got the new brakes down the machine shop early this week, and they were ready on firday mornign so I popped over before work to get them, then had to spend all day in work till I could go try them, but then I couldn't be bothered too cold and dark, but finaly got over to the car this morning to see what was what with them.

Here's a pick of the 256mm brakes you find on cav's, astra's and so on to compare:
http://img431.imageshack.us/img431/1353/im000883a7es.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Space behind the wheel:
http://img431.imageshack.us/img431/5950/im000882a4nx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Here's the new disk set up 300mm rotor on an alloy bell. I've only had some priliminary work done on them so I can sort out the mounting brakets, good new is I can run the offset I wanted (25mm) which means I can have them turned down to be as light as possible, so they shoudl be sub 5kgs with bolts in (to compare a 288mm cast disk weighs 8kgs) And they will be anodised in electric blue too.

http://img431.imageshack.us/img431/713/im000886a0qx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Space left behind wheel (1.5cm)
http://img431.imageshack.us/img431/3817/im000888a1tr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And these are the everyday wheels the car will wear note that they hide the brakes neaty adding to the subtleness of the car (hopefully)
http://img431.imageshack.us/img431/6374/im000889a5og.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and lastly a little profile shot of the car, I can't get the alloys on the back yet for two reasons A) I haven't taken a big hammer to the inner arch and B) i haven't had the arches rolled and flared the 1-1.5" I need for space :bye: but I will get round to that sometime.

http://img431.imageshack.us/img431/2632/im0008942a2ie.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Next installment when I get my steerign wheel and move the steering coloumn down.

[novashed]

nice work bud, got them slicks fitted ok then? look better on them rims than on the set i have/had them on

[RobWeaver]

i love them veccy 5spokes! if i could get a mint set id seriously consider ditching the allessios

[Col_Mk1]

good work lad

[scott.parker]

Looks good james shell be very sleeper when finished and looks like your doing it properly bit by bit.

Scott

[Philsutton]

i love the wheels on the front mmmmmmmm

[leemh1234]

not bad mate making progress and taking shape 8)

[Ben]

What caliers you running with those?

[-Bruce-]

Looks good james!! I like the sound of this brake set up!!

Ben, i think the calipers he is going to use are std ATE ones but on brackets!!

Bruce

[krobinson]

Why go to the bother of anodising the bell's blue, just to cover them up?

Apart from that, awesome :)

Keith

[j1400]

As bruce said I'm going to use ATE calipers on a big spacer, I'll be offering this as an upgrade to ppl when it's tested for a bit.

Keith- I'm having them anodised as it's a ahrd wear finish that reducines the risk of corrosion on the bell and looks cool, although it will now be a manky grey colour as they are being "hard anodised" accoreding to my machine shop man.

Pics to follow when I get them back.

James

[Ben]

Ive been told that you can overstretch the ATE calipers on larger discs etc?