Stick the weights on the face of the wheel and start a new trend ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by House
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Stick the weights on the face of the wheel and start a new trend ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by House
A good chum just suggested inside the spoke which could well work, I'll look tomorrow, luckily I've a tyre place that just let me use their machines so I can potter around!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Harvey
grind rubber off the other side :D
Love that wheel.
Stanley knife it off??Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
If thats more your bag, then yeahQuote:
Originally Posted by House
Not a bad day in all at Rockingham yesterday, no videos from me as I forgot my SD card.
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Iain and I got a garage cos it's crap enough if it rains, let alone all your stuff getting soaked. The rain held off apart from a few little sprinkles that didn't really affect the track which was good, especially after a wet Rockingham was described to be "as slippery as a bucket of eels covered in olive oil" during the briefing.
We had a fairly quiet morning, learning the track, which despite a few awkward bumps flows really well, there were many many sideways moments, mostly on purpose!! Including one moment where both Iain and I were sideways through the same corner at the same time, absolute hilarity!!
On a vehicle point, we seem to have survived intact, brakes were next level, defo worth the investment, few clonks from my top mount bushes that need addressing but other than that all good
Sweet; shame no videos
Highlights for me included seeing House spin out in the first session and cover his engine bay in oil due to the dipstick pushing out. lol
Car was performing very well on the day, we annoyed a few Caterhams.
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Little photo Iain just sent me.
I forgot to mention in the confusion of packing I forgot to load my rear slicks!! Luckily Iain brought extras, so I borrowed them and all was good!!!
Bit slippy though, I reckon it was a ploy to slow me down!!!!
Very nice.
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So MOT done, well, I say MOT, it went on the ramp and the brake tester!!!
Decided the silver scoop was out of place
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My favourite, matt black!! Looks a touch better!!
So onto Brands, me and this nobhead decided it was time we tried Paddock Hill bend properly so MSV it was, little bike ride through the woods to get the blood pumping first though!!
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Wet Wet Wet in the morning, loads and loads of fun!! Learning a bit of car control on what was essentially a skid pan!!!
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Then lunch time something peeked out from behind the clouds and the familiar question of "slicks?!?" Was asked about 20 times!!
However before that we happened to find out that Brands has a weigh bridge, I couldn't resist!!
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I was really surprised at the weight!!
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Didn't think I'd be that light, almost impressed!! Haha
Anyway so the afternoon session started dry on we were on slicks, well we performed a record speed tyre change Iain did 8 wheels on 2 cars in the last 6 minutes before the end of lunch!! Just as we were getting our helmets ready, this BMW driving dickhead, thinking he was a hero did this and brought a red flag out for 25 bloody minutes!!
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By the time it was cleaned up, the rain had started again, we, being bigger heroes than BMW boy, decided that slicks on a damp track was the right decision!! We didn't fall off and we were actually surprised by how much grip was on offer, however when the rain started bouncing off the track we decided to have a little break.
We did get some proper dry laps in though and Paddock Hill bend is loads of fun in the wet and the dry!!
Anyway, all in all, a rather good day, shame it was so expensive for what is a 60 second lap but we had loads of fun as always!!
Videos to follow!!
Looks a expensive mistake for BMW man
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Originally Posted by turbojolt
Apparently it was for sale on Ebay for £5,000!!! Not now!!
Few dry laps chasing Iain.
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Few wet laps, bit of turning left round Paddock Hill bend!!
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Good write up Housey. Rain is a bit depressing but you can still have just as much fun in it.
I'll be impressed if its rebuild with M-tech bits. They must be getting expensive now surely.Quote:
Originally Posted by turbojolt
The rain worked well as we experienced the track in both conditions. Awesome day.
I'm trying to buy a touring for the missus at the moment and the price is crazy. I sent her a photo with the caption 'e30s just gone up in price again' lol
Housy forgot to mention the new camera footage is off his new GoPro with WiFi remote. Very nice kit.
Yeah what Iain said!! On his advice I last minute (Sunday night) purchased a go-pro hero 4 silver and wifi remote, awesome bit of kit, so easy to start and stop videos and serves a double purpose as a session timer!!!!
The added bonus of it is the outside footage is great but you also get to see me pedalling, working on that heel and toe!! Kind of getting it right!!
How does IaIn always look so camp?
He's bent as a 9 bob note.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
He can pedal though!!
That is a horrendously unflattering photo in my defense. Usually I look way camper.
House looks great :) whats a rough spec at that weight?
So went to pick this up today
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Alpha coat just to protect it, can be welded through so wont hinder Ben doing his job
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Engine bay isn't too sad, no surprises here, we knew the battery tray had been very poorly repaired, few other little holes, but again nothing we didn't know about
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Underside and rear suspension mounts are in in top shape
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Both rear arches need work, but what's new!!
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All tucked up under a waterproof cover ready for when Ben has space, which we hope will be a few weeks time
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I am shockingly handsome, thankyou!!Quote:
Originally Posted by scottmasterton
It's not a great spec as those that follow know already
Basic run down
XE on throttle bodies
Hanger 30 adjustable front suspension
Hanger 30 rear disc beam
Half rear cage
Seam welded engine bay
OBP pedal box
fuel tank in the boot
Steel boot, bonnet and doors
That's about it.
The new shell will be different but again there's no reason we can't get to under 800kg
Was a good day ,the Nova boys having it in the P,ing rain when most were tucked up in the garages. It certainly was slippery though!
It was slippier than a bucket of eels covered in olive oil.Quote:
Originally Posted by toymex
I know it looks really slow in the videos but I don't think I could have gone any quicker, just reviewing my wet lap videos and almost every lap has a correction in it at some point, oversteer at Paddock Hill and understeer through clearways. Whatever though it was a top day.
I make no comment about the dry weather only drivers, they need to grow a pair!!
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Back for a 4 wheel alignment, new machine better system for holding it on the wheel
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Here's what we started with
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Bit of mucking around but got it pretty good, this was before we set the front toe
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It seems the new rear beam has inadvertently given me some rear toe out, we've always tried to avoid toe out as it's meant to be scary, admittedly it's not a lot of toe out but car feels really good so it's staying!!
Then a nice little pic showing the front camber
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Cool build mate!
What suspension are you on mate? I'm new to Novas and looking at Gaz but unsure on spring rates yet
Looks like you guys had fun!
Brands is a great circuit, last time i was there i got to hoon a Ferrari Cali round it. Came very close to getting punted off by a dude in an F430 that was driving like a joy rider!
Thanks but are you sure you're looking at the same car we look at?? It's a pile of shit!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie rigby
Suspension, Gaz coil overs all round, think I run 425lb's on the front and 250lb on the rear.
It actually handles really well without a rear anti roll bar too but I've got it there incase I want to be like Iain and induce loads of lift off over steer!!
Mike, I don't mind Brands, being that it's so close to me I should do it more often but it's £250 a day which is extortion!!
Altogether more serious with the shell etc now. IMO go full ham & plate all mounting points / raise them; tub arches & cage.
I've been putting this off for ages but decided today I'd try and fit an internal shifter. I sifted through Iain's waffle on his build and found a little diagram and also some other comments about getting the slot in the right place which helped.
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I decided not to remove the original upstand from the old nova lever and instead to mount a plate onto it, glad I did this as gear lever height is now perfect, just had to space the back up a little get the ball on the lever in the right place.
Rather annoyingly I've had to leave this part of the carpet support in
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As my solid rear brake pipe is clipped to it!! Anyway as we all know this shell is fubar anyway so I don't care, I'll stick some edging strip over it and be done with it!!
Road tested, got it spot on first time, works perfectly!!
This will remove 10 seconds a lap easy, I'm going to be even quicker than Iain now!!
Internal shifter of any description's gonna be a step up - think you'd go cable? I've just gone RJ on my cable & turret and it is seriously short (I was beating synchros before) so that's gonna be something to learn when back on the road.
Ben has all this under control for the new shell, I'm being guided by him, he has built many quick cars and knows what works.Quote:
Originally Posted by BRoadGhost
New gearbox comes with a lever so wont need to worry about cables!!Quote:
Originally Posted by BRoadGhost
Have I missed something what's wrong with your shell?
Roof skin replacement isn't great, it's started to crack the filler and there are so many things I don't like and can't be bothered to try and sort out.Quote:
Originally Posted by torquey
Easier to just get a new shell and start again but do it properly, shell prep will be done by Ben @ Hanger 30, engine is built and ready, just needs the dry sump kit fitting, lots of little bits being done, as from my previous post the shell has been blasted and is ready to go back to Ben, just waiting for a slot from him, then back to me for mocking up, back to Ben for adjustments, then paint, build, drive. Easy as.
Oh right gonna say it don't look a bad shell in the pics but if your not happy with it might as well re shell as said will save time .
To be fair mate, there's no rust on it, just bits I'm not happy with!!Quote:
Originally Posted by torquey
So whats happening with the shell?