It amazes me how you make it look so easy! It all looks as tho it should there and not from a larger totally differntly laid out car.
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It amazes me how you make it look so easy! It all looks as tho it should there and not from a larger totally differntly laid out car.
Loving this Thread, keep it up.
Do you think you will have space issues at the front of the engine? I take it the front crossmember will be resited further back to retain the Novas shape & size?
i hope it retains the novas shape,unlike a few 4x4 fiestas ive seen with **** bumpers and stuff bolted on blue peter style
Yes i will be using the standard bumpers.Quote:
Originally Posted by yoza
I take it you are looking at the front of the chassis legs and the bracing that joins them???? With them i will be cutting them back as little as needed and welding in a new brace between the 2 legs i will use a bit 2x2 box section with a little bracing.
Looking at it now i dont think i will have to much trouble with space at the front i should get the rad and the rs500 cooler in without it all hanging out and the bumper cut and stuff like the normal nova turbos (no offence to anyone that have there coolers out past the bumper) i want to keep it as standard (ish) as i can. Will have to have some wide arches but going for the standard looking wide ones and some alloys thats about it. I like the sleeper look hehe
Getting there eh !!
Have you had to 'add' much steel to join everything up or you just manged to trim the Sierra body work to mate up the Nova ?? How does the line of the bulkhead line up to where the origional Nova one did - Further back ?? You gonna have a floor mounted pedal box or you gonna be able to use the Sierra pedal setup ??
Last Q ... how did you go about getting it to sit at the right height, or have you just lined both front & rear floors up to where the Nova one was ?
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Awesome...
Right where to startQuote:
Originally Posted by R1CH
At the sides i left about an inch of nova then sat the sierra floor tight to the sills so the floor can be stiched to the inner sill and then on top of that some plate about 2mm stuff. And then once i get it turned over i can use the bit i left on the nova and stitch that to the sierra floor so its welded both sides
Bulkhead wise its not to far off but it does sit back a bit from standard. Im happy with that tho cause then i can have my seat and controls further back to aid the weight distribution:D
Floor height wise i put it up as hi as a thought a could so i can have the car sitting lower than standard but try to keep the drive shafts strait to limmit the anount of power lost through the drive train and keep a good ground clearance as there are loads of speed bumps around my way:mad:
Hope that answers the questions mate
Oh forgot about the pedal box Q
I think i will be using a bias pedal box just for the better brake reson i could just bolt a standard pedal box in and go but a have big 4pots discs and bells so i want to make the most of them
You Nutta........
But In The Best Way :):):)
HAHAHA i love it heheQuote:
Originally Posted by saloonwoody