My Nova 16v Project

Thanks JB - so did the ally brace go the complete width of the bonnet? or just the centre half?

Update today, fitted reed switch / electric pickup & magnet for SPA Speedo, and took the camera out with me to update some pictures on recent additions to the car.

So the inside of the car got resprayed due to it being scratched, and upon exit of Nitrous bottle, my passenger navi-footplate was installed again, after being bent back into shape, the back part was like a big U shape where people have been pressing rather hard under braking lol
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1004.jpg

Next up a photo of my mint Cesaros with my Michelin S9Bs on them
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1005.jpg

Speedo positioning
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1006.jpg

Startup procedure - check
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1007.jpg http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1008.jpg
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1009.jpg http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1010.jpg

Button on bottom right is to scroll through the features of the SPA, 1/4mile, top speed, average speed etc
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1011.jpg

Interior
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1012.jpg

Looks really clean and purposeful inside mate, well done :)

I know what you mean about the foot-rest, I've seen me bury my feet in the passenger foot-well a couple of times when I'm out and about

So on with the funky bit

I removed the securing screw from the centre of the brake disk ready to see where I can mount the magnet & reed switch
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1013.jpg

To find that they're an identical thread - bonus
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1014.jpg

Looked at the back of the hub to see if the thread went all the way through, as I'd need it on the rear of the disk... and bingo
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1015.jpg

Lightly screwed it in to check the pitch was the same, and it was
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1017.jpg

Removed the spacers, spiggots, disks and calipers to get access to mount the reed
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1016.jpg

Also managed to use the original threads for where the brake disk backing plate mounts, to make it uber neat and easy
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1018.jpg

Spaced the pickup out with 2x 10mm nuts on the thread, to make the pickup closer, so there were no in accuracies, as close as possible before it was touching, tightened it up mega tight
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1019.jpg

All sorted, wired up - and checked it works by just spinning the wheel by hand, it it reads... just gotta calibrate it now, which is easy done
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1020.jpg

Good work Mr Olly, Dash is looking good with the speedo and shift lights. Love it!

Great stuff. The speedo magnet/pickup looks like factory fit! :cool:

Are those speeods meant to be pretty much 100% accurate then?

The slicks look well on the cesaros too :cool:
How much wheels you got now? lol

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Originally Posted by trackdaynova

Next up a photo of my mint Cesaros with my Michelin S9Bs on them
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1005.jpg

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Looking good as usual Mr Hewitt

Looks like a mint project mate - all credit to your patience.

Intresting to see your cv joints, that type one touches on my hub/bearing and stops the wheel turning, tastey bbit of kit is that speedo gear.
Tyres look a bit hardcore too.

God those slicks look the sex!!!!!:thumb:

Thanks for all the nice comments.

Yan - cheers bud, I'm liking it, I've just sourced some black plastic so I can remove the old speedometer/ odometer completely to lose the 'cluttered' look.

Adam - I now have 17 Cesaro alloys (4 sets, plus 1 "spare") and 4x Tigra 5 spokes all with different weather tyres on :)

Well chuffed that I was able to use all the standard holes, other than buzzing a bit of the back of the hub, so the nut sat flush and parallel, everything was top notch and easy :thumb:

SPA claim that the speedo is 99.99999% accurate, due to the fact you measure the circumference of the tyre itself, when it's fitted to the wheel, and inflated, and you input that into the SPA to the nearest MILLIMETRE.

So for others who have the same gauge and run any of these tyres:

195-45-15 Uniroyal Rainsports = 1762mm rolling circumference
195-50-15 Toyo Proxe R888 = 1793mm rolling circumference
19-57/15 Michelin S9B Slicks = 1781mm rolling circumference

Liq - look good eh ;)