Iain's 20XE Trackday Nova

Rofl it does look a bit like that doesn't it lol Well chuffed with the photos though

Onwards with repairs, box it out awaiting a stripdown to see why it's crunching. Took it for a spin earlier and its especially bad going from 4th to 3rd at high RPM

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I think some spacers on the front are required lol

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/596.JPG

was the road video taken near nottingham?

Good work Lemonel! Can't beleive you ran out of fuel, then broke the box :(

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Originally Posted by Balley

was the road video taken near nottingham?

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Yeah that little windy bit joining the A52 and A60.

well going to 4th to 3rd at high rpm I'm not surprised it crunches, you're supposed to change up at high RPM, not down.

480p? *shakes head* get that camera turned up.

Vid is great, very fast looking, very controled and fast and smooth too.

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Originally Posted by turbojolt

What did you do shoe horn the fat fecker right in there

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shut it sara or ill get some little scroat to stab you in the leg lol

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Originally Posted by Karl_

shut it sara or ill get some little scroat to stab you in the leg lol

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Pleasant

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Originally Posted by Iain

Yeah that little windy bit joining the A52 and A60.

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I have been to the automotive college down there :)

Box all sorted after two long days put in to it

Cleaned up my spare gearset:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/597.JPG

Refitted into the housing and fitted my diff (teaser pic for Nova Ian lol):

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I hate the F20 paper seal and way of draining it, so I got an F18 steel cover and seal from the scrapyard and made a drainplug (M12x1.5 fine pitch so I could use a magnet in there if I wanted to)

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Lick of paint to stop the rust and fitted. Issue is the bolt is too long and hangs down a little way so at some point I need to drain it, fit a smaller bolt and refill it, doh!

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Filled up the box with this lovely stuff:

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Finally, sorted out my Nova knuckles with Cav hubs and Audi/VW bearings. All machined up and pressed together:

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Small closeup of the machined knuckle, regrooved circlip and meaty hub:

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All painted in my favourite POR15 paint and bolted up awaiting discs and studs to be swapped over, with my short big-block CV'd shaft:

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Equal length bad boy bolted in place:

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Test driven it and it seems a success, gearbox feels tight and no crunches!