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03-06-11, 03:41 PM
novarally

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott.parker

lol fair play to you Colin, you have bigger balls then i realised, as that video from the mini looks stupidly fast, only just enough time to react surely?

Scott

For several years I held the course record with my 450bhp Escort Cosworth, which was obviously considerably faster than the Nova!
03-06-11, 03:54 PM
MK1_Ben

As always, awesome progress Colin!.

Plus, the Nova looks like a proper weapon now it's carbon fibre clad on the front end :)
03-06-11, 03:55 PM
RossRog

impressive....
03-06-11, 04:14 PM
ryansnova

do you ever do eny hill climbs up in scotland colin ??;)
03-06-11, 04:23 PM
scott.parker

Quote:

Originally Posted by novarally

For several years I held the course record with my 450bhp Escort Cosworth, which was obviously considerably faster than the Nova!

I bet it was, but also i would have thought considerably more expensive to fix/work on?
03-06-11, 05:27 PM
novarally

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott.parker

I bet it was, but also i would have thought considerably more expensive to fix/work on?

Yes. That's why I went back to a Nova, although that isn't proving to be an awful lot cheaper!
03-06-11, 10:05 PM
MK999

That looks awesome, must build a car already lol Can you enter just for fun with a car that doesn't fit the tight regulations?
03-06-11, 10:08 PM
novarally

Quote:

Originally Posted by MK999

That looks awesome, must build a car already lol Can you enter just for fun with a car that doesn't fit the tight regulations?

Yes, there are classes for roadgoing cars, and they run a 'Hillclimb School' where you can take your road car along and see if you enjoy it.
03-06-11, 10:10 PM
scott.parker

Really any websites?
03-06-11, 10:10 PM
Mike

That is one fast mini.

Re: Escort, definetly something Id like to build one day soon.
03-06-11, 10:11 PM
Mike

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott.parker

Really any websites?

Loton hillclimb, Shrewsbury. Im hoping to enter Got Bored in the road cars next spring if I get the engine & car finished in time.

http://www.hdlcc.com/
03-06-11, 10:12 PM
MK999

Quote:

Originally Posted by novarally

Yes, there are classes for roadgoing cars, and they run a 'Hillclimb School' where you can take your road car along and see if you enjoy it.

I meant more track cars than my derv lol
03-06-11, 10:22 PM
scott.parker

Sweet Mike we can do png/pcg hillclimb days lol
03-06-11, 10:24 PM
Mike

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott.parker

Sweet Mike we can do png/pcg hillclimb days lol

Ill be more then up for it Scott if you want :)
03-06-11, 10:27 PM
scott.parker

As long as it cheeper then track days its worth doing just to use the car some...
03-06-11, 10:32 PM
Mike

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott.parker

As long as it cheeper then track days its worth doing just to use the car some...

£105 per event + fuel + general expenses.

Not cheap cheap, but not exactly ludicrously expensive either (unless you get a tank slapper on)

Ironically part of Loton is actually downhill anyway lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ieysn...eature=related
03-06-11, 10:43 PM
scott.parker

Wernt expecting the off lol
03-06-11, 10:44 PM
Mike

Un-turning S2000 is un-turning lol
03-06-11, 11:03 PM
daz_9124

Now you see why Im so keen to see this thing on video

Ive been to Lydden hill these Hill climb guys are nuts :thumb:
04-06-11, 10:53 AM
Ben

Maybe one of the keyfob spycamera's would work well for you Colin, they weigh a couple of grams!
05-06-11, 10:11 PM
novarally

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ieysn...eature=related

Loton Park is one of the events I'm keen to do once the car is completely sorted.

I like the data display on the video, I must do some research into that!
06-06-11, 06:52 PM
lee303

do you have an android based phone colin? you can get an excellent ap for them called alapHD that allows you to overlay all sorts of data and does a gps map for you to log lap, or in your case run, times and you can blue screen it and add it to any video too, think its available for the iPhone too
06-06-11, 08:28 PM
zeifer33

I have a question, what is the best position that you've gotten with this car?
07-06-11, 11:03 AM
daz_9124

Im going to Barbon for the nation B on the 18th - looking forward to seeing this Hill Climb Malraky
07-06-11, 11:38 AM
novarally

Quote:

Originally Posted by lee303

do you have an android based phone colin? you can get an excellent ap for them called alapHD that allows you to overlay all sorts of data and does a gps map for you to log lap, or in your case run, times and you can blue screen it and add it to any video too, think its available for the iPhone too

No, I've got a Blackberry (Bold 9780).
07-06-11, 04:08 PM
lee303

ah shame, as i reckon a decent smart phone is about the lightest way to get an overlay data vid from a car nowadays, i’m sure there will be other overlay software available though
07-06-11, 06:47 PM
novarally

Managed an hour on the car today, so here's a progress report;

Intercooler Spray System now piped up, filled with water and methanol, and all tested. It just remains for me to wire in a switch to activate it;

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/010-26.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/009-24.jpg

Solid lifters (Kent Cams top adjustable) ready and waiting to be fitted to the engine;

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/014-19.jpg
07-06-11, 06:54 PM
novarally

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/015-20.jpg

Work in progress on the rocker cover (last time attempt was not a 100% success);

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/016-23.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/017-26.jpg

I will plastic weld in some more oil splashguards when I'm happy that this one isn't going to leak from around the breather pipe unions.

And for a long time I've been meaning to get some lower rear springs. The originals were 11 inches long, and I had to wind the coilover platforms right to the bottom of their adjustment to get them to fit.

So I ordered some 8" ones which are much more suited, and have the added bonus of being HALF the weight of the 11" ones!!;

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/011-22.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/012-22.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/013-16.jpg
07-06-11, 07:18 PM
Royston

Colin,

I am intrigued to know how you adjust the solid followers when fitted?

Are there any lock nuts?

Do the followers have holes in for the allen key?

See your making more progress:thumb:
07-06-11, 07:40 PM
Mazz

Rally Design springs?
07-06-11, 08:22 PM
toymex

Colin i had those Kent solid lifters in my old sport engine and had loads of grief with them keep winding themselves in ,so we but a tack of weld on them when they were set right,i am not sure how old they were so it might be an age thing but something to keep an eye on
09-06-11, 07:26 PM
novarally

Quote:

Originally Posted by toymex

Colin i had those Kent solid lifters in my old sport engine and had loads of grief with them keep winding themselves in ,so we but a tack of weld on them when they were set right,i am not sure how old they were so it might be an age thing but something to keep an eye on

Thanks, I will discuss that with the man who's fitting them for me.

Another small update, I went up to Darlington yesterday and collected these;

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/001-11.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/002-44.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/003-47.jpg

They are incredibly lightweight, the front wings are just 1kg each.

Whilst I was in the Darlington vicinity I also had a chance to visit the Royston tractor and Nova collection, which was most interesting. Thanks to him for his hospitality.

Started by fitting the rear bumper, the rest of the kit will probably wait until I strip and paint the car at a later date;

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/007-29.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/008-26.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/009-25.jpg

Not much else to report, the intercooler spray is all now wired in and functional, and next week it's off to BTEC Racing for the solid lifters to be fitted.
09-06-11, 08:00 PM
peester

christ. royalty status now eh lol
09-06-11, 09:50 PM
burgo

noooo mk2 fail :(
09-06-11, 10:03 PM
calibra-keith

cant wait to see them all fitted Colin, is the boot next on the carbon fiber list ?
09-06-11, 10:49 PM
Royston

Great catching up Colin;) , those panels are Uber light:eek:

Your welcome to call any time, as long as I can pop down for a rummage through your spareslol
10-06-11, 05:55 AM
Edd

Noooo mk2 stuff :(

Couldn't you of just got a early mk1 bumper/grill and snowplough moulded the same as the mk2 stuff ??

I know this nova is more for competition than looks but putting mk2 stuff on kinda takes something away from it IMO
10-06-11, 11:58 AM
novarally

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edd

Noooo mk2 stuff :(

Couldn't you of just got a early mk1 bumper/grill and snowplough moulded the same as the mk2 stuff ??

I know this nova is more for competition than looks but putting mk2 stuff on kinda takes something away from it IMO

I really didn't want to go away from the Mk.1 look myself, but there are only moulds for the Mk.2 out there, and the cost of having new moulds made for a one-off set of Mk.1 panels would have been astranomical.
10-06-11, 11:59 AM
novarally

Quote:

Originally Posted by Royston

Great catching up Colin;) , those panels are Uber light:eek:

Your welcome to call any time, as long as I can pop down for a rummage through your spareslol

Not a problem Royston, give me a shout if you're near anytime.
10-06-11, 12:01 PM
novarally

Quote:

Originally Posted by calibra-keith

cant wait to see them all fitted Colin, is the boot next on the carbon fiber list ?

Yes, it is planned, although the weight saving will be small as the current boot is single skin fibreglass.

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