Nova Saloon Build

Quality bit of Loonage!

Going Euro style with it then Austin??

And **** me did you launch that :cool:

just read the complete thread, superb work,

you would seem to have to much time on your hands to do all this works lol

shame this wasn't at PV :(

half glad it didnt make it to pv, looked for it all day and couldnt find it, was worried i missed it somewhere.

any updates? and will it be at billing?

Thanks to all for the comments! :thumb:

Andy - did a similar launch at PV on the sat and broke the gearbox on the 2nd run.. gutted!!
I guess its a bit euro / oldskool ish...

BR (thats Flush isn't it?) - have been thinking about that as well, but checked some tables on the strength of the joints when I bought them, and I think it should be ok.. Was considering some sort of watts type linkage, but that would be extreem overkill i'm sure...

Was also well gutted to not make it to PV in the saloon, as I spent all eves and w/e's on it on the weeks approaching the show, as well as splashing out on some essentials - custom gaz coilies, pedal box and a few other odds and sods. Still having a few issues trying to start it, but another ecu and chips on their way! PV with the blue nova was all good though. The PNG stand was sorted! :cool:


As far as other progress, i'll get some pics up soon i hope. Prity much all together, just flatting of the paint needed and a few other final bits.

you ditched the corsa servo & mc then? because of problems or just as an upgrade?

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Originally Posted by BRoadGhost

My only concern with rose jointing the beam mount to chassis points is wont that allow for greater lateral stress on the lower strut mount points?

Before the flange of a conventional bush would take a proportion of the lateral force under load, but a rose joint will allow complete freedom of movement along this axis. Would this not pose an issue?

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Any 'lateral' loads will try and create a moment about the rose joint, which will be reacted longitudinally by the rose joint on the otherside...will it not?
I.e a load from the left of the beam (right hander) would attempt to pivot about the left hand RJ, using the beam as the lever arm, which would be reacted by the RJ on the otherside but in the preferential longitudinal direction. At least thats what I'm thinking :tard:

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Originally Posted by The Simps

you ditched the corsa servo & mc then? because of problems or just as an upgrade?

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Probably using a Corsa bias box & running it with the Corsa pedal arrangement.

Good to hear its nearly there anyway Austin. I've enjoyed seeing this come together.

looking forward to more pictures austin.

i love this thread/rebuild