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Ive now got boost power in the form of a mk3 astra :cool: lol
Just need to sort my insurance, going have to remove the insurance from the nova though and swap it to the astra, but then insure the nova for a day, for donny on the 14th.
Meaning Donny will be the cars first outing with the xe in (hopefully) lol
I can see things going badly.
Is it worth dayinsuring a mate on the nova then to drive it there and back incase you need to tow it with the astra?Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Thats a good plan mate, might see if i can sort that.
Just rung HIC and they want £160 INCREASE to insure the astra over the nova
WHAT THE F**K, i actually LOL'd down the phone lol lol
And then asked if she meant decrease, nope, increase.
That was the end of the phone call lol
Looks like im still small block for Donny then and the xe's sitting for another 6month doing nothing.
Insurance is a joke, possibly because of the icy conditions this time of year?
No idea mate, but fook that lol
Ive sorted a weeks insurance out through DayInsure.com, so i can use it from tomorrow, till next saturday. Cost £54.
So ive got this week(busy all weekend), and next saturday to fit the xe and pray to god it runs before Donny next sunday lol lol
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Originally Posted by Adam
thanks Ste ;) lol
Fanks Ste :p lol
Rate, quick update.
Set about chucking my new Scorpion exhaust on about 9pm on Sat night lol, luckily it went straight on, so all was good. Sounds cool :)
Did Donny on sunday as most people know. Had a wicked time, car went superbly throughout the day, not one issue.
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110270
Few pics posted by Nath: (these pics are after my slight off lol )
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...y/100_2993.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...y/100_2990.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...y/100_2974.jpg
And these by XtremePhotography, at Donny, top pics.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...8/XSP_0578.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...8/XSP_0396.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...8/XSP_0146.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...8/XSP_0138.jpg
Still need to sort my full vids, but that will have to wait as im a bit busy atm.
As for where this leaves me engine wise, who knows lol
The XE is still sitting, fully built on a engine stand and ready to go.....
Also got a set of NTR throttle bodies and a xe inlet.
But there is something about suprising people when you tell them its only got a baby 120hp 1600 fitted :thumb: lol
So im going see out xmas & new year and have more of a think in '09.
But a change of rear suspension is definently on the list, could do with a 2nd hand pair of avo rear coilovers if anyone knows of any going for sale.
I also now have a rear roll cage to fit which i collected last night, thanks to Ebay..... :)
The last 4 pics are supeb.
Cage? Cool.
pic's of cage fella :D
Yup
Just a rear one atm, but it has the brackets on to add the door bars to, so can make it a full cage if i see any front sections for sale. :)
http://i8.ebayimg.com/04/i/001/1c/c6/b210_1.JPG
Nice. Now you're a track addict you'll want more..
The more track days i do, the more i want a 100% track car lol lol
With a bit of work it could be much quicker round track, as the shell itself has the potential to shed a LOT of weight (elec winds/rcl/alarm/remote boot pop/full glass/heavy front brakes/dash&door speakers etc )
Plenty of things
iv told you, tow bar on the astra lol
not insured on the astra atm :(
F**k paying out £500 to insure it..... lol
yeah but then you wont need insurance on the nova, then you could totaly strip it and trailer it to track lol
I could sell you a towbar ad lol lol.
What make is the cage ad, safety devices?
****e, is that how much its gonna cost you!:( Only cost me a couple of hundred fully comp!Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
It looks like a SD one i think yeah John.
Yeah, hic dont do 2nd car cover on one policy....Quote:
Originally Posted by John H
So i would have to start a new policy, hence the cost.
They want more than it costs to insure the nova to cover the standard astra... lol
cage look's cool...
much better than mine, as you can add to it easily lol
But the chances of finding door bars are slim :(
Oh well,Lol
http://www.rollcentre.co.uk/rollcent...onal_spec.html
worth a try :)
available still, for £25+VAT each :thumb:
Which part is that for? The bit that runs across the bottom of the door?
I will need erm, the door bars, and the top bars that run around the top of the door frame and then down to the floor.
So thats door bars x2, and a front cage?
And the windscreen bar, so another 5 pieces.
The "front cage" has the windscreen bar
Oh right you're looking at Rollcentres website? My bad.
Looking at Lee h's cage in his Gsi, it looks like the rear cage i have is a Fabricage one
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...H25/inside.jpg
And Mikes rear cage
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...ebuild/168.jpg
EDIT-But then again it looks the same as Olly's lol
http://www.turbo-nutters.co.uk/image...ova/nc0184.jpg
SD one that is you have adam. Look at the heights of the doorbar brackets on the different cages.
Though so.
Cheers :)
ahh saw the little white cage on ebay; was watching it myself - good buy.. ready painted eh..?
( i forgot to keep an eye on it towards the end)
Yeah mate, few marks on it now though where i battled with it to get it inside the nova boot lol
fitted yet? lol
lol lol
Is it fook, plenty of time for that lol
Got my vids uploaded, some are edited to remove delays when sitting waiting for red flags/lights to stop.....
Pretty much everyone that went off this site appear in the vids at least once i think.
Quickest lap of mine was about 1.42
Session2
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...14711567&hl=en
Session 3/4
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...88378856&hl=en
Session 5
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...18679809&hl=en
Final session (short vid as the dv tape ran out :( )
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...66417978&hl=en
Imagine how it felt when we were asked by the owner of a Ferrari 355 thats used in some Ferrari only race series what CP's 1.4 Nova had under the bonnet! There is something special about those moments that make all the abuse from the big block homos worthwhile. :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
lol :cool:
Got back home from work just and got both front wheels off to investigate a very light knock i keep getting over bumps. And it seems the drivers side track end/steering arm must of got damaged in the off :(, as there is a clear knock when you lever the arm up and down. It sounds more central to the car though, and not at the trackrod outer balljoint.
So probably best just fit a new rack, considering the track ends will be seized to fook.
Also noticed BOTH front brake discs are cracked like fook :eek: Loads of tiny hair cracks all over them. How does a 1600 put enough heat into the brakes to crack a 284mm disc? :eek: May have to look into some better replacement discs instead of motor factor specials.
Cheap discs, or your just too hardcore!
Im going for the 2nd option :cool:
:p lol lol lol