anyone got a pic of hatch rear square on with no bumper on (bumper comes into the arch remember!)?
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anyone got a pic of hatch rear square on with no bumper on (bumper comes into the arch remember!)?
Here we go! If you look where my old hatch one sits, its right at the front of the arch. If you take the bumper off which wraps around into the arch I bet it would look the same!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...d/15042007.jpg
Hmmm... maybe the absence of the bumper gives that illusion. Hopefully its just that, you'll find out for sure when you do the 4 wheel tracking.
I've said it once and I'll say it again, that red Nova... love it!
This looks awesome ive just read it through from page one, major attention to detail absolutely spot on:thumb:
As for the rear wheel in the arch this will be because its so low its passed its longest point and is starting to be pulled back in towards the car body the lower you run it due to the beam being in a fixed position, if you raise it then it should in theory return to near center and after so much travel will move back towards the line of the car body the more you move it away if that makes any sense at all?
The wheel doesn't look like it's centered in the arch because it ISN'T sitting in the middle of the arch.
No loon based illusion - you can see it on the red one above also.
Simple reason is the beam is going beyond the horizontal and shortening the wheelbase. Go measure it - you've lost about 18MM from the rear alone there.
well no, im actually begiing to think about 1 as a next project.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
i think its just them cav turbo wheels, they suit that car sooo much. please tell us you are going to have a quick respray just to tidy it all up.
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Originally Posted by ben doodar
As I've said many a times it is rock bottom on the shopping list. Its just unneccessary spending imo. Yes it will look prettier but thats not what its built for! The engine bay will be nice, clean, simple and pretty looking - that will be the attraction. The outside will be an illusion as it were.
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Originally Posted by BRoadGhost
The axle is no longer horizontal, its starting to slope up.
Exactly so the wheel base has been shortened.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
The carbs...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...t/02-01-09.jpg
David - SLICKCORSA has kindly offered to help me break them down this weekend and see whats involved to re-space them to find the standard XE runners like his bike throttle bodies:-
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/attac...6&d=1223747135
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/attac...9&d=1223747272
On 1st inspection of the carbs it looks like exactly the same needs to be done.