well that just seems half arsed now! sort it out ian (with 2 i's)
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well that just seems half arsed now! sort it out ian (with 2 i's)
Nice fix on the exhaust.
And top bombing on holding that drift! Would of been ace to be watching that from outside the car! :cool: lol
PMSL @ the back box snapping, would love to have seen that fly off mid corner! lol
good fix though mate.
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Originally Posted by scott.parker
lol Fair play to the Ferrari driver, he did take it incredibly well even though it made a bit of a mess! Took it better than I would of! lol
In all seriousness good work, bring on the next one :)
Backbox repainted and fitted, good as new!
As mentioned a few pages back I'm sick of the coilover springs dislocating so I've sorted myself some helper springs. Thanks to Mieran who donated me some at PV show but unfortunately they're slightly too larger ID and they didn't locate well on the platforms, and the middle platform didn't fit the 2.25" springs. Thanks anyway Mieran!
So got some new 3" ones from Gaz, on with fitting the fronts. Initially I wanted them to be at the bottom so there's less chance of them moving side to side:
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/643.JPG
However after fitting them to the car, the middle platform bottomed out on the adjusting seat meaning the weight of the car would be on a plastic ring!
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/644.JPG
Ended up fitting them both at the top:
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/645.JPG
Much better:
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/646.JPG
Good reason for fitting the rears, the top platform can simply fall off when you extend the shock:
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/647.JPG
Job jobbed:
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/648.JPG
Rears could do with being 4" open length really (as I anticipated) as I've had to raise the rideheight slightly to keep them in position when on the floor. Unfortunately Gaz only do them in 3" so might have to sort some elsewhere, or just get creative with the cable ties.
i dont see how the weight of the car isn't still on the plastic ring
Well it's still on the plastic ring, but thats pressed up against the coilbound helper so essentially a solid lump. At the bottom when the spring didn't go coilbound it was pressing the locating bit against the bottom spring paltform and the bit the spring sits on would not be pressing against anything and likely snap it. Bad explanation lol
i think i know what you mean not sure it is the case but really doesnt matter so long as your happy with it and it does the intended job
Note to self, don't book a day off work and not have anything planned or stuff like this happens lol
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/649.JPG
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/650.JPG
Looks quite good actually lol