The Counts Track Day Nova Build

i genuinely thought it'd have been finished by now :( lol

only yoking... good work Hard :D

Sod the updates, where's the "white bits" photos?

lol white bits???...there are red bits if any ones interested :eek:

Loving the fabrication on this build. Sounds silly, but dont finish it, keep the fabrication coming lol

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lol white bits???...there are red bits if any ones interested :eek:

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Ouch, is it sore? ;)

Fantastic fab work dude!

looking good James but were are the pic's of Olly on the beach lol.

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Blow me mother funker! What did you do today????....lol

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you two lol lol lol

Nice holiday then chaps :cool:

Some cracking little touches on the build. I hope as they are all one offs that you have made spares as well in case something knackers up. :D

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I hope as they are all one offs that you have made spares as well in case something knackers up. :D

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Well one of the beauties of being able to make your own stuff is that in the case of any of it going t i t s up then you can always make another :thumb:

less chat more work!

awesome work on this, great fab skills and i am sure when finished it will be a truely awesome machine :thumb:

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less chat more work!

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I have an update but i will do it all at the end of the wkend!

Thanks Corsakid :thumb:

you're such a tease, I don't know how Ollie copes!

you have a pm :thumb:

Update time!

Here are some of my weekend activities....following on from the last update i finished off the O/S wideness

Fitted up the O/S lower arm

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2029.jpg

Marked out the length this section of the tie bar needed to be

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2028.jpg

Then strengthened the pivot end

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2030.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2031.jpg

And added the pivot itself

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2033.jpg

The finished result after a clean up

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2035.jpg

Then made up the second part of the tie bar, one left handed insert one right handed insert

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2038.jpg

And fitted it all together for a dry run

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2039.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2042.jpg

Job done - i'm very happy with the results :D :D :thumb:

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2045.jpg

Once the front end was all sorted i turned my attention to the rear axle, i needed to remove it from the car so i could fit the new long hub bolts as it was only temporarily fitted before.

Axle off and stripped

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2046.jpg

New bolts 100mm long

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2047.jpg

Mmmm 12.9

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2048.jpg

I only needed about 80mm but they only did the bolts in 65mm or 100mm so i cut these down

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2049.jpg

And fitted them up

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2050.jpg

Then refitted the beam, rear coilovers and wheels finally letting it sit on its rear wheels for the first time in ages

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2051.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2052.jpg

Here is another couple of pics for all you clearance haters - this is the rear axle strengthening support to tyre clearance (the wheels are 7inch wide on a 45et)

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2055.jpg

There is about an inch clearance - i can fit my hand all the way down the back between the wheel and the support

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2056.jpg

Loads of room! ;)

And a complimentary dog picture for good measure lol

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2059.jpg

nice work chap!

After finishing off the front wide track set up and building up the rear suspension i was now in the position to build up the front suspension

Please excuse them mess

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2062.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2063.jpg

I then had a clear up and fitted the wheels so i could lower her completely to the ground - It was a great feeling to have the car rolling again

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2065.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2066.jpg

Mmmmm wide

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2067.jpg

After standing back to admire my work i decided i would continue with the N/S rear arch as i had some F/G work to finish off. I had left this bottom corner as it was eisier to complete once the rest of the F/G had dried.
I tidied the already dry F/G up and made up a template to the shape i wanted the bottom of the arch to be so i could lay the fibre glass over it

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2068.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2069.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2070.jpg

And the end result - now on to the other side

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2072.jpg

As the other side is closest to the wall i decided to push the car out on to the drive, here is the first time its properly seen the day light in ages, again another great sight

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2071.jpg

And out - once its lowered its goint to look mean as fook!

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2073.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2074.jpg

And another from lower down

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2075.jpg

Then on with the O/S arch - i fitted the arch with Ali brackets as before (btw by this point it had started to spit, fecking rain so i covered it up but it soon stopped thankfully)

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2076.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2077.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2079.jpg

Then on with the F/G and resin

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2080.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2081.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...etrack2082.jpg

It got a bit messy at this point so the pics stop but it started to rain soon after this so i pushed it back inside the garage to dry. Tomorrow its on with finishing this arch and rubbing down the other side/rest of the car :thumb:

Looking absolutley fooking awesome. Top work as usual :thumb:

Is that all you got done ALL weekend?!




























Top skills as usual.

Cheers Ste, as for you Simps i also had trackdaynova over for a cuppa (not to work on the car i must add), consumed two take aways and took the missus out for dinner slept for about 17 hours, surfed the internet and had a w@nk.

Sounds very productive to me

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...took the missus out for dinner... and had a w@nk.

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Wasn't impressed by being taken to mcdonalds then? lol

That looks mean as from the rear, loving the wide load look!! :D

Sure is coming on now, and as you say so satisfying getting it on its wheels and rolling again.

Top stuff as always James :thumb:

awesome work, really not hanging around now are ya?

Think you should rename this Project Green Choad. lol

EDIT: Just reliesed Choad is a local word for more girth than length ;)

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Wasn't impressed by being taken to mcdonalds then? lol

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Did i mention who did the w@nking lol

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Did i mention who did the w@nking lol

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had/got, shocking grammar! lol

lol Looking good. Think it looks funny how the top of the wide archs are almost flat, not angled like standard novas.

Still looks mean as funk tho

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Originally Posted by MK999

had/got, shocking grammar! lol

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If you don't like it then GTFO or hush up. :p

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Think it looks funny how the top of the wide archs are almost flat, not angled like standard novas.

Still looks mean as funk tho

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Thats just the way they were made...not sure why, it should look better once i'm finished.

Not bad like :thumb:

Cheers mate :D

Dude the arches are hooj!
Did think they where that wide, good work with the resin.

Thought your garage would be bigger as it looks it from the inside..

*wont let me rep you..*

Yer they are wide wide lol i'm kinda glad i had shonkey arches to start with as i think i would have had to modify what ever wide arch kit i brought!

The garage is a standard double i think

Ah, i looked at the single door... Thru it was like the tardis...lol

Been reading this at work all day excellent and i was meant to finish at six. Well done mate excellent fab on the wide tracking.:thumb:

Just read another 20 odd pages since i had majorly fallen behind, amazing fab skills. Will be some sight when finished

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