Looking good Colin, nice to see what you do with it once you get it stripped..
Thew things to ask, are them "stump" stand serious! lol
And have you ever been pulled for your plate, my old one's on the track car use to get me £30 fines..
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Looking good Colin, nice to see what you do with it once you get it stripped..
Thew things to ask, are them "stump" stand serious! lol
And have you ever been pulled for your plate, my old one's on the track car use to get me £30 fines..
Looks like there not much nova left on the shell lol
Wood is the most versatile thing for supporting cars, it's strong, free, and doesn't damage the shell or the trailer!Quote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
I've had that number plate for about 10 years now, and never been pulled for it........mind you, you rarely see a Police car in Lincolnshire. We only got electricity recently.
what has the rear panel been removed for?? fiberglass??
wow can bearly tell what car it is on the trailer.. good to see it'll be a very in depth project.
The seat youve acquired is awesome; you never really know how good/whats what/condition with things on ebay sometimes; maybe these pug 106 seats were so cheap for a reason, you dont know..
Colin, Have you weighed the shell to see what the paint weighs when it comes back?
Or what is it now?
Very interesting to see how much of the shell has been removed from the front and rear! Looking forward to the paint stripped pics.
Yes, I weighed it in this bare state, it's buried somewhere pages back (184kg rings a bell).Quote:
Originally Posted by Royston
But I will need to re-weigh it once the seat rails etc. have been welded in place, and then I can do it again when it comes back from being stripped of paint.
seeing as youre going to all the effort and expense of stripping it right down would it not be an idea to change the CDS cage for a T45 one as i'd imagine that now youre at the point where £/kg its the most cost effective option - other than bulemia!
Well it's either now or never to change th cage and I agree for the potential weight saving surely its worth the cost.
plus the increased safety aspect cant be ignored
If I was going to change to a T45 cage I'd start again from scratch with another shell, I don't think it would be feasible/worth the effort of cutting out the current cage and re-fitting it with another one.
I'll save that option for the day I roll this one into a ball.......
What a good topic, its the bibleguide to make you nova less heavey!
7 hours of fabricating and welding bits today, with the invaluable skills of my friend Paul Finney thrown in to assist.
The bulkhead is now reinforced as the steering rack was flexing it a little, the chassis rail ends are welded up at front and rear, and new seat rails are installed.
We resume tomorrow morning at 7am to fit the harness mounting points and seal up the gaps in the rear wheel arches.
Photos to follow tomorrow.
Brilliant. Wrap up warm :)
sounds like good work
Wicked Colin, i think you'll be happy with re doing it all mate.
A few random photos after spending the day working on it...........
The start of the seat rail installation;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/001-29.jpg
Front and rear chassis rails welded up for strength;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/002-64.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/003-66.jpg
First bit of extra plating to stop the steering rack flexing the bulkhead;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/004-56.jpg
We have also now added a brace to feed the loads directly into the rollcage (photo to follow).
New lightweight battery has arrived (VAMOS - 2.1kg, 12 Amp/Hour), so experimenting with the location of that;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/005-46.jpg
And the lovely carbon fibre seat now in place on its new rails;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/006-48.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/007-41.jpg
There will be more tomorrow, I just have a bit of tidying up to do, and then it will be ready to go off for paint stripping on Wednesday.
those are pure porn colin, like always, how close will you be to your rival/s after all this power and weight wise ?
The quickest car I compete against is Neal Masters in the Mini.Quote:
Originally Posted by calibra-keith
He won't disclose a weight figure, but I reckon he will be about the same as me at 540kg.
He has 190bhp (so I'm told), and I will have the same as I had last year, around 175bhp. So still at a power disadvantage, but most people reckon the Nova has superior handling.
of course his car will be something special but has he gone to the extent of carbon fibre panels and goodies (seat/mounts/wheel ect) or is that something he can yet improve on himselfQuote:
Originally Posted by novarally
He hasn't gone to the same extent as me with shaving weight off the car, so who knows what it will be like next season.Quote:
Originally Posted by calibra-keith
I know he was looking at having a titanium engine subframe made for it, so he's not shy about spending money! (his engine/gearbox will be the best part of £15k for sure).
Rape him with driver skill!
Just had a phone call to tell me that the Nova is now completely stripped of paint, and is currently having its phosphate primer coat applied to stop it rusting.
Just the powdercoating to be applied on the inside and underside then, and I can go and collect it!
Then I really will have to decide what colour it's going to get painted.............
Don't get advice off this lot colin...or you'll end up with pink.....
What is your fave colour? Or maybe just go for plain white & then sticker it up
Look forward to seeing it painted :)
Was your car not pink?Quote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
Ah no just flam red.
Anything but a standard vauxhall colour.
Kermit green can look alright.
:-)Quote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
don't keep everyone in suspense - what colour is it going to be man???
Ford Olympic Blue.
I really can't decide.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prey
I'm torn between Porsche Riviera Blue, Renault Liquid Yellow, Lamborghini Pearl Green or good old plain White (which would have graphics on).
:dLambo pearl green please!:d
Green all day long colin would look ace specially with th wheels you've got!
It is tempting me.........who's a whizz with Photoshop and could oblige with a mock up?;Quote:
Originally Posted by honie5
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...amborghini.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/016-27.jpg
Colin, if you have some funky dazzling paint job, any visit to the scenery will cost tons to put right.. Plain white isn't quite so expensive to repair..but i have to say that lambo green is rather nice
Just a quicky for you Colin.
http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...-Southie-2.jpg
What was that done with, a potato?
Ooooh that's cool do it!
No, melons.Quote:
Originally Posted by mowgli