My version of a 4x4 nova that will get done!

but they wont accept brakes with a disk at 380 mm or bigger and 6 pot calipers

lol ok thats a fair point.

keep up the good work

besides i have got the room there are down sides to big rims but to be fair 4 tyres at 265 wide and 18 inch should give a good surface contact area and at the end of the day the point of the whole thing is to find the maximum amount of grip and hammer it with as much power as the grip can handle

yeh i agree.

whats the sole purpose of this vechile, it is drag strip?

top work mate :thumb:

wish i had the fab skills to pull something like this off :)

purpose is TOTB i reckon lol mini bashing time

very nice progress mate.

to beat tat tosser in the twin engined mini estate lol
no its not just strip mate planning on doing track days wih it aswell as beeing on the road aswell

could use it for shoping or delivery driving for the local curry house lol

fastest curry in lincon lol

excellent update, looking lush

got passenger rear inner arch sorted

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slicks that wide are going to be expensive lol

its gonna do a fookin great wheelie lol

F'kin LOL.

that for giggles surely?

Any 6 wheeled nova gen? lol

Progress is goood, loving it.

reason there that wide is because i have got to cut them back to shape when i fit my outter arches as im not using the wide arch kit i got im going to step standard rear quater pannels out by 3 inches

there also that big because i nackered my air shears and couldnt be bothered to disk it down abit more before i did it as i have only got to cut it back more and shape it when i fit the quaters any way

Good work mate. This something very satisfying about tubs.

i dare you to weld two steelies together and try and get it to wheelie lmfao

transit twin wheel axel it is then lol

lol looking good

tut tut. You should get that banner down mate, some good ad placement for REGAL there.

its covering the crap under the bench up makes the place look tidyer and it was borrowed from a recent event lol

any idea how much this is gonna weigh ?

429kgs

Yeah in additional weight X_X - But fcuk me it'll be stronger than any 5* NCAP sh1te rolled off a modern production line. Welcome to my world…

i have been asked the weight question so many time now its unreal it will be less than a ton its stupidly light now still people seem to see box section and see weight is a kit car heavy?

i can still pic the back end up on my own and i rolled it on its side on my own and i couldnt do that as a standard shell

it will be heavier than it was before im exspecting around 70 killos more and thats mainly the transfer box and diff thats sgoing to be adding the weight but there is another advantage in that the weight is beeing more evenly distributed across the car aswell

chassis wise i dont think i will be putting in much more than what i have taken out belive it or not

also bare in mind fiberglass wings carbon bonnet fiberglass hatch fiberglass bumpers and seats minimal wiring no extras that arnt needed at all alloy tank light wheels possably fiberglass roof skin no inner door skins the rear inner quaters no longer exist 1 mm floor skins as apose to double skinned shaped 1.6mm standard floor ect ect ect

i think the weight will surprise a few

also best part of 500 horse and absolute minimal traction issues its not going to be slow

i think the reason i asked about the weight, is that i dont see the point in doing all this great work, to have a car which is heavier then its standard counterpart. i know your doing it for the 4x4 goodness. but why not build a kitcar with 4x4 and have alot less weight.

and as for the metal, i can see alot of metal going in, but then i think people under estimate the weight on normal car floor plans etc.

p.s how many 5kg reals of welding wire have you gone through! welding this car.

keep up the good work :)

im not on 5kg reels mate im on 20 kgs and i havnt got through 1 yet

in regards to the kit car thing a kit car is a kit car a 4x4 nova hasnt been done and finished in the way that im doing it and using vauxhall running gear to my knowledge

pluss its just my way of taking my car futher than i could before i got to the point where it was a silly spec and only minor things left i could mess with so i decided to take it to a higher level than most wouldnt even attempt to consider doing for various reasons

if you have ever been out in a 300bhp + nova at any sort of speed above about 135 - 140 you would know abit of extra weight realy wont be a bad thing any way

i do credit you on doing the project, a 4x4 nova will be cool.
the matter of you taking your car further is a good idea, which then rules out the kit car option.

and no i havent been out in any quick novas lol.

p.s im still waiting for someone to make a "z car" nova, where its just a space framed chassis with a complete fibreglass shell.

in good time

im already planning my new project after this one is done mid next year

you think this is cool you wait to see what happens to a saloon next year!

lol, i often ask my self, why havent "big" things been done to alot more novas, and i think the answer is that they are FWD.

there will always be alot of work getting them to RWD and most people dont want it, or cant do it. and if it was me, i would ask my self, why do it to a nova, start with a better base like a kit car etc etc.

and i guess the people that do it are all nutters lol.

at least your has FWD and RWD when its done lol. the other guy who has the spaceframe nova, stil has his engine in the front!

RWD is the only way forward IMO

Great progress. Tubs look good. Keep it up.

Please speak in the universal language of Gran Tourismo:-

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4WD

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p.s im still waiting for someone to make a "z car" nova, where its just a space framed chassis with a complete fibreglass shell.

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Simps has said it'd be a very cool finishing piece to his project :)

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lol

ste, £20 here for a passenger ride man.

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lol lol repz

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at least your has FWD and RWD when its done lol. the other guy who has the spaceframe nova, stil has his engine in the front!

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Yeah, thats because its the best place for it

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Totally disagree. Rear drive may well be the best way to go on paper, but there is something about fast front drive cars. For a start, you'll never get a rear drive as light as a front drive on two similar sized shells and sometimes that counts just as much as drive layout.

Ive seen many a sorted rear drive track car be completely unable to live with Dar's Nova around combe (and that includes Caterhams), and some of these guys can properly pedal as well.

IMO its horses for courses.

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it was borrowed from a recent event lol

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Mustve been a good crack on the Saturday night then? lol

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that was the friday mate you dont want to know what we got upto on the sat pmsl

i feel that certain drive types are better suited to certain cars and conditions

my cav turbo was awsome in 4x4 form realy planted and drove so smooth and fluent and silly quick out the bends for a big car but it always felt firm and planted

that said though through the same bends and the same pace theres something so much more satisfing about scrabling around and beeing on the point of no return throwing a front engined front wheel drive car round it

my beemer was the fun one out of all the drive types and even though it wasnt the best to drive when your stairing out the side windows to look in your direction of travel it doesnt realy matter because your grin is from ear to ear any way