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That should keep the charge temps down and the turbo spooling :)https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...0871edb32c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...681aed74e0.jpg
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Bad man!! Hahaha
All the head and block machine work is done . 87mm bore and 34.1mm oversize valves all lapped in . Even managed to get hold of 16 titanium retainers . I have also got the piper ones in the picture . But having seen a lad snap one last week at pod and destroy his motor i decided to look for the titanium ones . The pipers are sold as "steel" giving the impression they are billet however what they dont tell you is that they are cast steel . Pritty bad realy considering how much they cost https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f20219debb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b98ba5f8db.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...7200b1d564.jpg
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Thats the piper one he managed to snap . Even the cast grain looks pritty shit to be fairhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...261d043c80.jpg
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Loads of lovely bits there.
I'm surprised by the quality of that retainer.
Trailer is near enough finished nowhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...425d4c24ad.jpg
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Looks ace.
New tires 26" tall .!! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6f8633bf41.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a097129b02.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...7ae33656d0.jpg
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Errrrr I don't think they're big enough........ hahaha
Cheers Iain I'm back
Lets see some updates then!
Eventually got round to getting some more bits done on the tube rear beam
A bit of info for anyone wanting to use these hubs from berrisford. The bearings they supply are to fit their own stub axles and are actually Vauxhall firenza front bearings. If you are using nova stub axles you will need to use the firenza bearing race they supply and standard nova bearings. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ba3464b9b1.jpg
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A bit or arch adjustment so I can actually steerhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...863b8067c5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...005c3993c6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...caec27af95.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...efa60be756.jpg
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Great work on the trailer, and inspiring, thanks.
If the latest Brian James A2 I've just bought turns out to be wide enough to take my Nova (it's 1.8 metre so it's going to be tight), then I am seriously looking at building it into an enclosed type.
Would be lighter, lower, and a lot cheaper than buying a 'ready to go' enclosed one.
I work in a fab shop so have all the materials and use of machines at my leisure. But after I bought the trailer it only cost ?1000 to enclose and paint . that was 10 lengths of 25x25x1mm box and 10 sheets of 1.2 mm aluminium. And a shit load of rivets iv got about ?1800 in the entire thing rather that ?12,000 for the same size eco trailer . enclosing the trailer added 135kg to it . nothing at all . my main reason was I have sold my vivaro we used to sleep in at the track and bought a landrover . this now means I can tow the car to the track stick it under the gazebo and sleep in the trailer on proper beds ect . I have just put led strip lights inside for night time USB so powered off the laptop I use to check data logs on the car
FYI 195/45/15 fit without any arch mods
Hahahaha yea I'll keep that in mind thanks that would have been a much easier way . will they work with tsw 5 spoke alloys ??? .
Venoms only.
Well its now step closer to running again . motor is back in now and today is the day to plumb it all back inhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...0d27861ea2.jpg
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Dyno booked for 25th of may . fingers crossed will be ready for the Vauxhall show
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I'm liking this a lot
A bit more trimming required . I will need to re glass the bumper edge back on and paint it but at least I can turn nowhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d1b834406d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...836f028d03.jpg
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Just been back and read through again. How was it making the bar for the front? I'm toying with the ide for mine as I'm using a larger none vauxhall engine and the extra room will be a god send. Is it just rollcage tubing that you have tied into the chassis legs?
Yes 38mm cds tube relatively easy to do as long as your OK with fabrication . I made a frame and bolted it to my garage floor with heavy channel . then welded angle iron to all standard old tie bars and bottom arms ect so they were fixed solid to the frame and garage floor obviously with car on stands not on rear wheels . once I was sure they went going to move any were I unbolted them from the standard cross member and cut all the front off . cut the legs right back to the strut turrets and insert tubes inside the chassis legs and capped the ends of the legs off around the tube . then formed the hoop tube and then sheeted from the legs to the tube . me and nud did mine first but if you look online on social media for nuds nova he's done exact same on his apart from in more detail . all I can say is unless you are using adjustable arms ect . ensure you get it all bolted down solid before you start otherwise you could end up with a wonky car
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Another job done . just brakes to pipe to handbrakehttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4dbea0daab.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...743665f455.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a5160ab6c3.jpg
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First time in day light for about a year . should be so much of a better setup now with all the adjustmenthttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...764ebb4686.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a29cbc36f3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...669190f6dd.jpg
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Thankyou for the info. Unfortunately I'm not on any social media so can't check the other nova out. My front crossmember is already off as it was bent and rotten lol. Shouldn't be too hard to get it right though with a bit of measuring. I need all the engine bay room I can get so this mod really will help. I'm very interested to see your 60foot times on your new setup.
Anymore updates on this beast?
Not yet pal just waiting for a chance to get out and use it now . dyno session went well only got a very mild tune in it on pump fuel at moment so I can get some time on the fresh motor made 453hp on a bar of boost will go back in winter and start with the ethanol tuning again once everything has bedded in
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Still very low HP at this stage target is to make 700
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