985cc Turbocharged Nova Sprint Car

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Look what I just stumbled across...

Dan, you are a star. Thank-you.

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Originally Posted by Mieran

The cheaper alternative is from a vec c

They use a F17 box (small block) and run cable shift, you will need the turret from top of the box too along with the shifter, cables etc

Must be a 1.8 btw and not any other model

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Anyone got a link to a Nova which has this cable shift gear set-up fitted to it? Or some photos?

It would be interesting to see one fitted onto an F10/13/15 in a Nova.

some pics of one fitted in a rwd nova that was on here.

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http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/...a/RIMG0526.jpg

An hour in the local breakers yard at the weekend got me this for £24;

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It all bolts up to my F15 gearbox, apart from the cable support bracket which will need a bit of fabricating as there are no holes in my gearbox casing like there are in the Vectra F17.

And it selects gears!

The gearbox turret part is a little heavier than the rod-change unit I've removed, but overall I suspect it will be about the same.

Whether the cables are the right length remains to be seen.

Thats very cool

colin, are those little metalastic bushes on the mount bracket for the cables??

it might be worth you making them solid to improve the shifting

Trent's?

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Originally Posted by 8valve-craig

Trent's?

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It certainly was.

A little more progress on the build of my garage, the roof trusses are all painted, the side door is fully installed, and the rear door is partially fitted;

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If it stops raining I will be out there today to fit the purlins, and then it will be ready for the roof panels.

I also picked up the new inspection pit, so I have to dig the hole for that. But more concrete to pour and the roof to be fitted before the pit can be installed;

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And a couple more goodies which may or may not get used. Ultra-trick brake pipes from an F1 car, with titanium fittings, which I hope can be used for my rear brakes;

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And a little AH Fabrications alloy fuel tank which I might install under the bonnet (not decided on this aspect yet);

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