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Nothing much to report other than I removed the tie bar & TCA so I can set about getting the last nut off I've rounded off. The ones going through the ball joints etc.
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Its the hole to the right (inside one) thats got the rounded nut in. Minimal accesss with limited tools.
I've taken the dremel to the holes & opened them up where needed as the plates are a tad skew-wiff, thats the issue with the rounded nut.
Other News; I got hold of a pair of small rosejoints to use for my alternator tension adjuster.
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Another one of those problems that I was avoiding as I wanted a neat solution.
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Thats a good idea on the Alternator craig, thatll make it uber easy to set up on your own, rather than the 3 tools 2 hands normal effort lol
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It looks like its coming along nicely, some good mods you got there. when she out on the road!
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Im liking the rj alternator tensioner, cool solution. Where did you get the joints from?
Manifold looks cool, i'd move the lambda tho.
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Rose joints are from my local rally/motorsport stockist. Cost me a fiver for both!
You can get them on ebay & places like Rally Design do them too. I got them by chance really. I was pricing up a Tran-X diff. I just need to get a couple belts to calculate the length of adjustability etc.
One is L/hand threaded & the other is a normal R/hand thread, so by turning the centre one way it will shorten the adjuster & likewise visa versa.
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OK. Had a busy weekend doing other stuff & going to Eurofest at Castle Combe (top time as always).
But I also managed a few hours in the garage.
I put a few coats of gloss black on my bottom arms (TCA's) & the tie bars & also put 1 coat of smooth Hammerite in the front wheel arch. I put some seam sealer around edges & joins that form a water trap. Should help keep any water out of box sections etc.
Tiebar & brkt.
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Bottom arm.
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1st coat of paint in wheelarch.
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1st coat looks pretty crap as it doesnt cover very well. (2nd coat is now on).
Hopefully I will assemble the tie bars & TCA's with the new bottom ball joints later tonight & fasten it all back in place with the passenger side driveshaft & new gearbox, d/shaft seals.
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Coming along nicely Craig, nice work. Great idea with the alternator tensioner. Safely completed in time for next year then, much else to do?
It would be nice to see pics of the painted inner arches as I'm thinking of doing mine but didn't know if it would look too red...
EDIT- Looks a lot better than the 1st coat, you may have made up my mind lol
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I was in two minds wether to paint the inner arches Red or re-do them Black, however the floor pan ended up being done Red as it was already Red from the factory anyway, so it all got a few coats of smootherite in the end.
I just need an alt belt to calculate the min & max movement for the adjuster & then I'll draw up the adjuster bar & get a local machinist to make it up. (hopefully they will have an M8 L/hand tap)
I really want the car ready before the spring, hopefully have it shaken down & MOT'd before I want to start using it. I've been to a few track days recently as a spectator & I'm fed up of feeling left out, plus I need to lose my track virginity soon. I've been wanting to start doing track days for years but money issues & reliability seem to always get in the way. Obviously next year is a key year for Nova enthusiasts & I'm not going to miss it for the world.
