The Counts Track Day Nova Build

less chat more work!

awesome work on this, great fab skills and i am sure when finished it will be a truely awesome machine :thumb:

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Originally Posted by The Simps

less chat more work!

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I have an update but i will do it all at the end of the wkend!

Thanks Corsakid :thumb:

you're such a tease, I don't know how Ollie copes!

you have a pm :thumb:

Update time!

Here are some of my weekend activities....following on from the last update i finished off the O/S wideness

Fitted up the O/S lower arm

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2029.jpg

Marked out the length this section of the tie bar needed to be

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2028.jpg

Then strengthened the pivot end

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2030.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2031.jpg

And added the pivot itself

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2033.jpg

The finished result after a clean up

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2035.jpg

Then made up the second part of the tie bar, one left handed insert one right handed insert

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2038.jpg

And fitted it all together for a dry run

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2039.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2042.jpg

Job done - i'm very happy with the results :D :D :thumb:

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2045.jpg

Once the front end was all sorted i turned my attention to the rear axle, i needed to remove it from the car so i could fit the new long hub bolts as it was only temporarily fitted before.

Axle off and stripped

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2046.jpg

New bolts 100mm long

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2047.jpg

Mmmm 12.9

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2048.jpg

I only needed about 80mm but they only did the bolts in 65mm or 100mm so i cut these down

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2049.jpg

And fitted them up

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2050.jpg

Then refitted the beam, rear coilovers and wheels finally letting it sit on its rear wheels for the first time in ages

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2051.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2052.jpg

Here is another couple of pics for all you clearance haters - this is the rear axle strengthening support to tyre clearance (the wheels are 7inch wide on a 45et)

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2055.jpg

There is about an inch clearance - i can fit my hand all the way down the back between the wheel and the support

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2056.jpg

Loads of room! ;)

And a complimentary dog picture for good measure lol

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2059.jpg

nice work chap!

After finishing off the front wide track set up and building up the rear suspension i was now in the position to build up the front suspension

Please excuse them mess

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2062.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2063.jpg

I then had a clear up and fitted the wheels so i could lower her completely to the ground - It was a great feeling to have the car rolling again

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2065.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2066.jpg

Mmmmm wide

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2067.jpg

After standing back to admire my work i decided i would continue with the N/S rear arch as i had some F/G work to finish off. I had left this bottom corner as it was eisier to complete once the rest of the F/G had dried.
I tidied the already dry F/G up and made up a template to the shape i wanted the bottom of the arch to be so i could lay the fibre glass over it

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2068.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2069.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2070.jpg

And the end result - now on to the other side

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2072.jpg

As the other side is closest to the wall i decided to push the car out on to the drive, here is the first time its properly seen the day light in ages, again another great sight

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2071.jpg

And out - once its lowered its goint to look mean as fook!

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2073.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2074.jpg

And another from lower down

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2075.jpg

Then on with the O/S arch - i fitted the arch with Ali brackets as before (btw by this point it had started to spit, fecking rain so i covered it up but it soon stopped thankfully)

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2076.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2077.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2079.jpg

Then on with the F/G and resin

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2080.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2081.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2082.jpg

It got a bit messy at this point so the pics stop but it started to rain soon after this so i pushed it back inside the garage to dry. Tomorrow its on with finishing this arch and rubbing down the other side/rest of the car :thumb: