Never actually looked at it before but do you have to run standard wishbones etc on the front Colin? Or do the rules only stipulate 'standard mounting points'
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Never actually looked at it before but do you have to run standard wishbones etc on the front Colin? Or do the rules only stipulate 'standard mounting points'
Looks freaking awesome. I might even have to come to an event once its built up and see it in the flesh. Do you have your event details for 2012?
They are standard TCA's with a spherical bearing to the chassis. We are allowed to relocate mounting points slightly (15mm if I remember rightly).Quote:
Originally Posted by MK999
There's nothing to stop me changing them, but the standard ones are lightweight and seem to work!
Grey with orange decals would look good imo
Thanks, I haven't committed to any events yet for 2012, although my target once again will be the Gurston Down Hillclimb Championship;Quote:
Originally Posted by SimonTW
www.gurstondown.org
I need to get out testing to make sure everything is working ok once the rebuild is done, and my plan is to shake it down at Santa Pod when 'Practical Performance Car' magazine have their RWYB day there toward the end of March.
I expect to be out during 2012 at Harewood (Yorkshire), Loton Park (Shropshire) and probably at Blyton/Cadwell/Barkston Heath (Lincolnshire).
Looks great Colin, can't you just fit a engine and race it like that lol Would certainly be under 500kgs then!
If you are thinking about doing it orange do it the 'dyno-rod' orange
Colour the vans are.They certainly stand out
Every dynorod orange van you see is faded massively tho! Bright orange would look nuts, go for it.
Shell looks hardcore like that with everything on the front and back chopped out! Love it
orange makes cars look fast...
http://fr.flash-screen.com/free-wall...mclaren-f1.jpg
I considered about that Dynorod Red (they call it red, rather than orange), but it does fade.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain
I'm 99% sure I'm going for bright orange now, although everyone who's seen my Nova today loves the flat grey finish of the primer!
The McLaren colour looks great, as per Mowgli's post.
Jagermeister orange
http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/...a33/674222.jpg
I just always think of that fast-furious style nova when i see that type of orange on them! lol
I like it the way it is too mate, understated and stealth bomber style!
iirc thats a copyrighted colour, so youre not allowed to have it made up or so i was told. im not a fan of lairy colours.Quote:
Originally Posted by novarally
MMMMM.......... Orange McLaren F1 and snow.........interesting combination:d
they only made a few of them in orange, they had special homologation parts for gt racing, and i almost hit one on a lorry driving lesson.. i was pulling out from the school yard & i looked both ways, pulled into the road, and one suddenly appeared from nowhere into the 40 zone i was in... he really was motorin' and they really have good brakes.
Whats the exact wording on the rules for mounting points etc? Also the standard arms are designed as a crash structure, they're not particularly stiff, and neither are the tca arms, I havent handled mine in a while but im fairly sure you can flex them about by hand. Pretty sure there between some and lots to gain there depending on the rulesQuote:
Originally Posted by novarally
my new sig lol lolQuote:
Originally Posted by MK999
very cool
looking great already Colin, with the spec the car is its going to look great bright or dark.
What about focus st orange?
That's pretty much the decision I've come to, I do like the Focus Electric Orange. It goes into the bodyshop to be painted on Monday, so time is running out to change my mind now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calamity Josh
The plan is to fit the fibreglass doors this Sunday, just in time for the painting to start. I have cajoled 'Calibra Keith' into helping me with that as he did such a nice job of fitting the doors on his car....thanks Keith.
The front brakes are still a 'work in progress', and you can see more about the options in my separate thread in the 'Mechanical' Forum on here.
I've been doing a bit of pottering in the workshop, last night I decided to revise the fixings for the rear of the bonnet, as there was a tiny amount of weight to be saved, and it would be easier to do away with the 3 bonnet pins.
This is what I've come up with instead, utilising the 2 random holes that Vauxhall put very conveniently in the bodyshell;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/012-33.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/011-31.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/010-37.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/009-38.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/008-39.jpg
Been following this project for a long time and must say Colin it is awsome. Big respect.
Thank-you, I'm certainly pleased with the way it's coming along.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dayle_
A friend of mine has questioned my choice of Focus Electric Orange for the paint scheme, and has suggested this Ferrari colour as another option;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...errari_new.jpg
All opinions welcome!
Orange over yellow for me! Are you having the bumpers and bonnet all sprayed to match the body?
personaly wouldnt do the focus colour as its a 4 stage paint job. and if you needed a repair you might need to paint the whole side. i was going to do ford ultimate green but thats the same. i think yellow would suite the car well.
I reckon it would look great in that shade of yellow. If theres no colour that strikes you as being right, then perhaps you should paint it red again?
Yellow, orange or green all appeal to me, but it's a tricky final decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul james
Red doesn't!
this is what i will prob paint my track car like.
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...v/SAM_1123.jpg
Thanks for that Kev.Quote:
Originally Posted by 16v Nova Kev
Is the Ferrari colour likely to have the same issues though? I know nothing about paint!
Bumpers will be body colour, but I plan to leave the bonnet in natural carbon.Quote:
Originally Posted by SimonTW
colin. write your colour choices on small bits of paper & make a little tombola up.... whatever colour comes out will be the one... then nobody is to blame.
if its a pearl then yes. i would be going for a staight 2k yellow picked from a chip. bugger painting a whole car with waterbase
I think the ferrari yellow will photograph a lot better than the orange in my opionion, especially looking at trackday photos I've seen
Yellow will look much better against the carbon and grey inside
Someone say yellow?
id stay away from waterbased metalic paints, imola yellow ( audi ) or dakar yellow ( BMW ) both are similar shades and solid colour rather than metalic, just my opinion.
I've had a car painted in waterbase so easy to do and finish is immaculate I prefer it over 2k and I'd guess waterbase is lighter to!
are you for real? 2k is 2 coats=done.
water base is 4to5 coats of colour then 2 coats of clear (2k)laquer.
not to mention the drying time
colin, you could go to a paint place and have a look at the std RAL (?) colours.. then its cheap to touch up or repair..
Love that bonnet!