Dar's Sprint Car

Hurrrrrar!!! Update-tastic

About time you did some work on your own car lol :)

Looking good mate, I think it looks just as neat as it used to

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Originally Posted by Dar

I have also decided what I am going to do with the hubs. I have already got two new 2l hubs and I have sourced a bearing that has the right dimensions apart from its 4mm bigger (OD) than the origonal Nova one. I am basically going to do this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n-knucklem.jpg
If anyone has any information on where I can get the nice billet ally bit then the info would be appreciated. I could recreate it, or something that would do the same job but I would rather buy some rather than getting them made up.

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Whats the deal with the ally bit ??
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Originally Posted by Dar

That's it. Hopefully the next time I update this thread there will be some nice new hubs with nice big bearings pictured:thumb:

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Me too cos then I can get some copies lol

R1ch - When you machine it out you lose the retaining groove for the cir-clip. So thats put in place to retain the bearing. Well that's what I guessed it to be anyway.

I had mine machined out to fit the Grp A bearings, didn't have it machined all the way thru tho as there wasn't gonna be much material left on the outside edge of the knuckle, there isn't a groove for the outside circlip, the circlip pretty much just sits there as a spacer between the bearing and knuckle, i had a new groove machined for the backside one tho.
Done about 7k miles with it like this with no probs.

Rich

Not a bad idea.

Where do you get your braided hose from mate? Love some for my nova

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Originally Posted by Dar

I have also decided what I am going to do with the hubs. I have already got two new 2l hubs and I have sourced a bearing that has the right dimensions apart from its 4mm bigger (OD) than the origonal Nova one. I am basically going to do this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n-knucklem.jpg
If anyone has any information on where I can get the nice billet ally bit then the info would be appreciated. I could recreate it, or something that would do the same job but I would rather buy some rather than getting them made up.

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Hey Dar,

I'm using the same Bearings. My hubs are at the machine shop now, and have been bored out 4mm with an interfearance fit to press the bearing in. The circlips remain the same, and you have to machine the back of the driving flange so it sits flush with the bearing.

There's no need to go to the extreams of the alloy bit. I know of two people who have simaliar ones made, but the company wont do them again.

I know a few nova's running 250-300bhp with hard useage on the large bearings and they give no trouble.

Keith

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Originally Posted by R1CH

I had mine machined out to fit the Grp A bearings, didn't have it machined all the way thru tho as there wasn't gonna be much material left on the outside edge of the knuckle, there isn't a groove for the outside circlip, the circlip pretty much just sits there as a spacer between the bearing and knuckle, i had a new groove machined for the backside one tho.
Done about 7k miles with it like this with no probs.

Rich

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I had both grooves machined back in for the two circlips, but yours sounds a good option too!!

Keith

Thanks for the info Keith:thumb:

db 1.2 - I get the fuel lines made up by a company near me and the brake lines come from Rally Design.