985cc Turbocharged Nova Sprint Car

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Originally Posted by mowgli

colin, re the welding.. as long as you get someone to make them good & straight, the joint could be no worse than whats already on a nova rear beam.. or get a sleeve machined so you can still bolt it to the 4 holes, and weld the mini stub inside it

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i was also thinking along these lines, as it would probably be stronger and much easier to get the stub axles square to the beam :thumb:

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Originally Posted by mowgli

somebody really should photograph some mk1 headlamps at 1:1 scale & make stickers.......

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Funnily enough that's something I had thought about on many occasions.

My computer skills/equipment aren't up to it, so who wants to earn a few quid by making me some self-adhesive Mk.1 Nova headlamp stickers?

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Originally Posted by novarally

Funnily enough that's something I had thought about on many occasions.

My computer skills/equipment aren't up to it, so who wants to earn a few quid by making me some self-adhesive Mk.1 Nova headlamp stickers?

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that will look mad when done!! id do it but im **** on pc's lol

a scanner or colour photo copier would get the pics.. then off to the print shop

Nova stub axles now machined to accept the Mini stubs;

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Just got to do some trial fitting to make sure all is well before they're welded together.

coming together nicely now Colin, what needs doing next?

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Originally Posted by mk1nova_rich

coming together nicely now Colin, what needs doing next?

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Figuring out a way of mounting the rear caliper bracket is now the priority. As you can see, the way it all mounts up doesn't make for a simple bracket;

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/005-14.jpg

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The black alloy caliper bracket is the part supplied with the kit, which bolts directly onto the Mini radius arm.

Obviously there's nowhere for that to attach to on the Nova........

im sure you'll figure that bit out, some nice touches going into this, i bet you cant wait to get it done?

block of ally mounted to the threads off the 4 allen head bolts?

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Originally Posted by mowgli

block of ally mounted to the threads off the 4 allen head bolts?

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Anodised ina rancid colour to clash with the gold. Green? :roll:

hardcore rear brakes though!