Amazing :)
One of the best ;)
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Amazing :)
One of the best ;)
:) that is just porn in an engine bay :thumb:
Just read this from start to finish and I have to say Fantastic Work Chris!!! Look forward to seeing it at some shows/track days this year. Well done :thumb:
Neil
Thanks for the comments people. not really anymore progress as yet . Weathers dodgy and just to tired with work. but im sure it wont be long now before final bits are tidied up :)
thanks again peeps:):thumb:
this project is so amazing - what has happened to it?
Its on going. have fibreglass bonnet / boot / door skins to get fitted shortly.
Also just debating loosing the spare well. would give me somewhere to fit the nitrous bottle. Also thinking about getting some wilwood 4 pots for the front.
So plenty still to do. but its currently road worthy and running very well. :thumb:
Wilwoods are really good for the money. Used to have them on my purple nova.
Chris, I would like to ask you what your gear linkage lever is from and what you have to do to it to fit it, and also what advantages does it give you? Thanks :thumb:
You mean when it finally runs? lolQuote:
Originally Posted by nova---chris
Found out what was causing the problem yet fella?
Yes it runs. had a host of problems but all got sorted out in the end.
The gear linkage / lever is a cav one. but its a direct lever. which means no stupid linkage in the middle which crumples. Just direct to the shifter housing on the gearbox. Lurrvly. :thumb: (courtesy of Mr CP of the famed rifle range motorsport)
not much to report lately on the build. but been buying in parts for the final clean up. Some new rear arch's (mine were ok but this gives me a chance to mod the rears how id like) also orderd a bonnet and boot hatch amongst things. Then its up to me mates to have it all sorted out. so should have some progress pictures of the body work in progress..
Just debating wether to loose the spare well also. altho unsure if thats just a load of hassle for nowt. altho im needing somewhere to mount the noz bottle.
Replacing the ruer mounts for solid finally.. just waiting for one more to turn up.
Pics will come soon i hope!
Removing the wheel well is just hassle for nowt, unless you want a centre exit exhaust.
Some further purchases that have turned up. still a few to arrive.
slowly getting there tho!
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Nice!
Where is the bonnet from? Eurorallye?
all from magnum motorsport. quite decent to be honest. just a little prep needed before painting. :)
They dont need painting, will blend straight in to your nova chris lmao
Very nice Chris (my bonnet is prittier though!)
lol @ not painting it too
few more updates. mounted nitrous pulsoids ect. also purchased a brake bias box. but yet to get it fitted. Purchased some aeroquip fastners for the fibreglass bonnet so it back be locked down for a touch more security.
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Also mounted the nitrous controller and pressure gauge on the dash along side the other gauges for the car.
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Cutting out problem i seemed to be having has finally been found. A broken wire to the ecu (live feed) . protective covering was fine. inner wire was knackerd. Lucky find really. But seems to have solved alot of problems now sorted.
not much really to do. but still trying to sort some rear coilovers for it. Will be of the the body shop soon to have rear arches repaired after my grinding session. lmao
looking good nice nova
Looking good babe lol lol
Im gonna f-u-c-k you !
With a bat over the head!
After having a wheel bearing decide to let go at around 70mph there was more work needed doing to the bloody car.
After cheacking damage it seems the bearing is the only thing to have died. It did manage to seperate the outer cv from the shaft also.
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So 2 new bearings fitted to both front hubs. Replaced cv circlip and got that back on the shaft. tie wrapped the boot gator back on also.
While i had the front up in the air thought may as well fit a few items i purchased a while back.
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Ill have some pictures of it all fitted shortly. just need to download images.
Well over the last week or so while work was going on i decided to fit my solid mounts and bias brake box and braided lines front and back .
The mounts were a pain to fit. But engine is solid now in the bay. No movement forward or back which was the main problem.
heres a few pictures.
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All fitted now with bias box and braided lines throughout the car. All thats left is to bleed of the brakes and get the bias box setup. Once thats done then try using it again lol! who knows it might work this time. :)
All really to do is book it into the body shop. something ive put of for 2 years lol! so suppose i best get it in there. Oh the joys!
body wont be done for pv. to late for that. but hopefully the car will make it there :)
Will then get body work sorted after the show. and hoping to have some graphics ready to be put on! :)
Why whats wrong with the bodywork? Looks facking mint to me? Lol
Rear arches were rolled rally style lol! really needs new ones on and rolled properly. Its lived on the drive for 2 years and well shows little signs. nothing major. just a pissa as i aimed to have it done. but main thing is it drives. which is a huge plus lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by Long Live The Nova
Just made a investment in a 3rd set of wheels also todayf or some cut slicks.
Gives me a set of each now. road tyres / full slicks/ and cuts. Oh the joys!
weathers gash also to get owt done. looks like another soaking in the aid of pv! lol
looking spanky Chris :D
fancy coming round my house and helping figure out this fuel pump melarky lol
lol. have to pop over one of the weekends mate!
Right been a while since my last update so here goes.
Car was a touch rough round the edges so before my date with quarry at castle combe i booked it in for a quick splash and dash at the paint shop.
Rear arches cleaned up and totally delipped so slicks fit fine. ect.
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Anyhow car came back looking very clean. much cleaner than previous. boys at ap cowley done me a good quick job and turned it back to me a in a few days. :)
Then came billing. excellent show with the mig lads on there stand. heres a few pics.
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Anyhow next came castle combe track day on the 16th of july.
Had a great day and car went well when it went that is. seems i had a bad fuel starvation problem (fuel surge) after cornering. few other issues also came up which i need to sort. so then came the fixes.
Invested in a 2nd fuel pump /swirl pot /bullet filter / new bearings for lowerd tie bars / plus some other little bits. i shall update shortly with the pics of the swirl pot installation. still not 100 percent finished but only a few connections away now :) should be all go for llandow if all works out fine with where everythings positioned. anyhow enjoy the few pics for now :)
quick link to video of castle combe also
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...arch&plindex=0
That looks and sounds the tits mate!
Straight cut box?
Can here something whine at 4:17 on the video - I assume its a fancy Quaife box or something?
Straight cut box is correcto mundo matey :) :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob77
Swirl pot all fitted. just a few more lines to sort out.
Impossible to make these things look neat without spending stupid amounts. more function over form realy.
went for a facet redtop for a pickup pump. bullet filter . and a motosport sytec fse high pressure pump and 1 1/2 litre swirl pot and some braided hoseing.
heres the **** fitted. far to many fuel lines but if it stops the pain up the **** surgeing then im all for it. probably something wrong amongst it but practice will make perfect hopefully.
check out the fancy boot stay!
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Sexual!Quote:
Originally Posted by nova---chris
Looks like it goes very well!
Yep it was going well inbetween problems. Still more to come from it once other things are set up properly. But felt really good considering nothing has been aligned up ect ect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob77
Touch wood with the extra pump and swirl pot we shall be in busniess. if anymore problems then a smaller alloy tank may be in order. :thumb:
Sounds good mate!
Was that Dan on the video as well? Saw you had pretty much caught him by the end of the video!
PS; fuel setup looks spot on! Hoses are like spaghetti junction!
yep hate so many hoses on show but no real choice tbh. but as longs it works. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Rob77
yes it was dan in the video. his car was going very well again. As for catching him bit hit and miss with issues. start closing in then have no power when it surges . but dans a good driver also' im slowly learning the art of track driving. but its all good fun, :)
Yeh Dan seems to be a very talented track man! His lines are always silky smooth!
Hope the new fuel setup does the trick for you mate.
Paints looking nice and fresh now.
How much did the quick spray cost?
Strange how you were getting fuelling problems, what tank/pump setup were you using originally?
lol lol lol lol bitches, i had caught him and he had just let me past as i took advantage of his issues which tbh were killing his car in the twisties, although on the straights when he was ok he just toyed with me (and that was only my 5th trackday lol No experience here, just a gibbon behind the wheel)
BACK ON TOPIC
Looks awesome mate and should be the key to the problems :thumb: (if not is still looks cool lol) this car should be one of the fastest around come llandow, with all the little fine tuning changes going on i dread to think how much fun its going to be and cant wait to see it in action again as the noise is just something to be heard in the flesh