That "in 1" bumper/grill does look miles better, nice choice :cool:
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That "in 1" bumper/grill does look miles better, nice choice :cool:
styling eh... next thing you know i'll have clear front indicators and side repeaters lol
i don't agree with this 'spending on stuff that doesn't make me faster' lark lol
can i have your old grill :p
thats looks the shizle
i was gonna back-to-black it, or spray it black but i don't think it'll suit the look of my car tbh
i think it works to be the faded grey that it is :thumb:
That looks so much better mate.
Also when did you make yours into a pop off bonnet as i thought it was on hinges ?
Cheers everyone :)
Yeah Chris, I did the bonnet completely removeable when I changed over to fibreglass... see here: http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showpos...postcount=1440
Don't regret doing it, but I do regret getting such a cheap and flimsey bonnet tbh
look good olly looks 1000x times better 1 piece is what all mk1's should have lol good work
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Originally Posted by trackdaynova
Got enough wheels? lol
Love the 1piece! Looks tastey. No air holes?
The one person we can normally count on to take too many pics......
4 full sets and a spare lol
No air holes just yet, as with it being a skinny bumper, the air gets under it anyway... saying that, if i get bored tomorrow, i'll probably get the hole saw out lol
Mark - was your first reply sarcastic then? as I genuinely thought you wanted another angle of it lolQuote:
Originally Posted by MC
so more Cadwell preparation goes on, albeit boring and tedious
take one light flimsey cheapo fibreglass bonnet that flaps around like paper, with a hollow leading edge
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1041.jpg
get a 1 metre length of 1mm wall alloy U from B&Q, weighed 90grams dagnabbit
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1042.jpg
place across bonnet
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1043.jpg
cut V out dead central
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1044.jpg
bend to shape
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1045.jpg
then realise that thats probably over kill, and fibreglass goes off pretty damn hard anyway, so scrap that
fill hollow leading edge with fibreglass resin, the complete width of the bonnet
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1046.jpg
leave to dry (will be left a few days just to be sure, to be sure)
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1047.jpg
lets hope that goes off dead hard and that alone should keep the bonnet from flexing in the middle now :thumb:
Oh, and Mark, whether it was a pith take or not, I took another shot anyway lol
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1048.jpg
It was meant from the heart of my bottom!
Seriously, I love mk1's and wanted to see how it all looked.
M
You scrapped the idea because you didn't want to add 90grams, go on admit it :p lol lol
Aye, the FG should be strong enough, its hard stuff when set :cool:
Mark - you git lol
Ad - lol well, not completely, altho that 90grams i didn't want to add, you're correct... but tbh, it didn't fit quite as snug as i'd have liked in the little hollowed out bit... so was a bit cumbersome...
We'll see how the rock hard fibreglass holds up, if it doesn't.. i'll either sell this one on and get a decent fibreglass bonnet... or add a 5th pin, which'll look cack, be more **** ache to get into etc
I bet something ligher, like a flat piece of plastic/perspex, then f/g over the top, would work in place of the alloy bar.
You could always buy my old f/g bonnet with a free nova shell atached lol.
How do you find the seats olly? Need to buy a pair of seats for my corsa and not sure what ones to go for.
Looking good Mr H - like the grille :)
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Originally Posted by turbo gav
Gavs not the only one in this thread with a gay side lol
Seats are REALLY good Rick, no doubt Olly will say the same, very comfy and well protected
Hi mate love the new look, very smooth...gave the wings a wipe over today all ready for delivery!
Good work Olly:D
Glad to see you recycling left overs from the bathroomlol Lets hope theres no nova parts been used to finish the bathroom:p lol
Hopefully the fibreglass plan will work:D
Good work Olly, dunno where you get the energy from to be constantly modding!
Thanks all, for the comments... Oli - I ain't a clue either, as said via text, drop me a line should you need a hand with your Tomy Car :)
So tonight was the first step to my Novas new look, and also the beginning of me lowering the COG, I had sourced some saloon front wings, from no-one better, no other sexier brown saloon... James (Count Vaux Alot) - nice to meet you again chap.
So prior to James turning up, we had a pretty standard looking Nova
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1049.jpg
10mins late were half way there
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1051.jpg
Off with the front wings, ready to trial fit my round ones, to give me extra clearence so I can drop it a little more... wingless wonder
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1052.jpg
Mean rod looking car lol
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1055.jpg
Then James arrived, no sooner than me getting the camera out
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1056.jpg
This front clearance should see me a further 2" drop I reckon, which is 50mm or there abouts
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1057.jpg
New look
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1058.jpg
Side on
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1059.jpg
The problem I have, is that I am currently on 8", 313lb front springs, and they're right at the top of the thread on the height adjustment. Now I want to up the front poundage anyway, so no better time to do it.
Reason for this, is because of the bulgy sidewalls of the 888s, and the S9Bs the height adjuster has to remain above the tyre profile else it fouls, it is not a problem with the Rainsports as they clear.
As you can see in this pic, they're right at the top of the thread
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1053.jpg
So my thinking is, with these new round front wings, I can now drop the car moreso, but in order for me to drop it enough, for the tyres (888s/S9Bs) not to catch, I'd have to drop it the complete profile of the tyre, which is the best part of 3 inches, or there abouts - too much.
So my thoughts are, to keep the adjusters where they currently are, and buy some 6" open length 350lb springs, which means my adjusters will stay where they are, but I have no upward adjustment... and my car will be lowered 2 inches (a further 50mm)
Alternatively, I can run slightly less camber, so the top of the tyre isn't so close to the spring.
Thirdly, I can run a 7mm spacer, instead of a 5mm to create that wee bit of clearence I am needing, then I'd order a 7" 350lb pair of springs.
For anyone that has come across these problems, or feel that they have had experience in this, and have some suggestions, please feel free to give me some pointers... not just finger in the air schnizzle!
I'm personally feeling the 7mm spacer, 7" 350lb springs to give me the adjustability up and down, should I want to/ need to change it.
But as always - would like your views.
Oh - and don't forget, the smaller the spring, the less unsprung weight :D lol
spacers.
coming along very nicely mate
5 door arches look good imho loads more clerance! you know i am running my nova on same front shocks at max height adjustment with the 6" 350lb springs and mine is low the height you want i think!
this is how mine sit (took me ages on paint) just above the tyre and thats on 16's with 40 profile so with 15 inch and 50 profile 888's should be pretty much in same position
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...nchsprings.jpg
i presume you would have to lower the 7" spring down to achieve you 2 " drop you want!
and i get no scrubbage on standard arches and on 16" wheels
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...DSC00278-1.jpg
so with the bigger arches and on fatter tyres but on smaller alloys you shouldnt have a problem imho
7" springs could be an option but then isnt it goimg to be even closer to the sdie wall as its an inch lower and at the tyre wall is convex in shape so narrow at the tread and the seating line but wider and bulgier in the middle
adjusting your geometry personally i woulnt adjust it as you have got it at place where only fine adjustment are needed
just my opinion people will say different i am sure! hope the pics help back up what i have said
Hiya Kris, thanks for replying... very helpful in deedy!
My only concern with running a 6" spring, is if I wanted to raise the car (for whatever reason, I couldn't possibly do it...
I might reduce the -2deg neg camber to only -1.5degree, it certainly doesn't sound like much, but that half a degree will give me the millimetres I need for the height adjuster to clear the bulgy side wall of the slick (i think)
I like the stance of your car, love the height too, but without trying the same height on the 5door wings, I wont know if it can go even lower!
Thanks for your input mate, really appreciate it, and its nice to know that someone else experiences the same problem (if that makes sense)
Gonna be trimming the lip completely off the front wings to give me that little extra, I think the 5door wings gives an extra 10mm clearence either side by the look of things, as me and James (CountVauxAlot) compared last night.
ADDED: Just re-read what you said about the 7" spring... I would only get these if I was to space my wheels out a further 2mm, and reduce the neg camber to 1.5, that way the bulgy sidewall shouldn't be so much of a problem, but I'm going to get the height I want first, on the RainSports, as clearence isn't a problem, then work out how much it has dropped by, then order the spring length to suit :thumb:
i see where your coming from olly could you not lower the car down 2"'s on the current springs so you would get the height that the 6" spring would give you and then see how much clearance you have on the front arches and if you can go lower
this is the ballache with 888s, great tyres tho! I've gone with a048r's and hoping not to have this problem.
With chopping some old springs down might came down this low on the 205 a048r's before it was hitting on the lip. I think with rolling the lip and bringing out the straight down edge on the lip it will come down more on the coilovers.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../28-05-084.jpg
Also, I don't know if this helps you any? But with 16s this is the rear spring gap with the wheels hitting the top of the arch.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../05-05-084.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../19-04-081.jpg
Ahh nice one Simps, that certainly puts things into perspective! :thumb:
So are they a a 205/50/16 tyre you have on there?
Just edited the above. The 2nd pic is the wheel right in the arch. The beam will go up ever so slightly higher but your talking 5mm maybe (mine was catching on my handbrake guide in the pic on the chassis so couldn't go any higher).
They're 205/50s yeah. Expensive new and I think thats why people go for the 888s but I got these 2nd hand at a good price.
I think I've said to you before but how I plan to set my height is lower the car as fa as possible on the front with mininmal arch rolling then set the car level at the rear and tub the arches if necessary. I'll prob raise the car for driving but at least I'll know it'll clear going really low.
Are you spraying the wings Olly?
Id go with 7" springs, so you still have a bit of adjustment if needed
Yeah I remember you saying, thats brill :thumb: thanks for the info.
I also remember you saying about how you're going to do your car, which i seems ideal, as its at the front where all the problems would lie, should you get any, with suspension travel, steering etc.
I worked out that my 195-50-15 Toyo 888s are £60 each, and a Yoko A048R equivelant is £118 + VAT each, now, I know people say they're better, but I can't imagine they're twice as good, and I doubt I'd get twice as many trackdays out of them.
Anyhooo, for dry days I now have the Michelins so it shouldn't be so much of a problem anymore.
Once again - thanks for the help and the pics, the rear certainly looks awesome :thumb:
Yup, Me & Ian are spraying the wings and bonnet (again) on Sunday, using a 200litre compressor this time, so at least we can hold the trigger for longer than 10seconds without the compressor recharging (poxy 25litre job lol). Plenty of paint and lacquer this time tho! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Adam
First of all, as said above, I'm going to see the height I want the car at, with my current 8" springs on my Rainsports, then work out how much exactly I've dropped it by. :)
if he goes for 7" he might as well have 8" springs as he will have to space it out weather he uses 7s or 8" springs and have more adjusment
Ahhh yeah, totally hear ya - as it'd still fall within the profile of the tyre wouldn't it... hmmmmzzzz
Either way, I want to up the front poundage rate anyway, so it's just a case of working out what length to go for :)
thats the way ol lower it as it is measure and see how much you have lowered it thus what spring size to go for
i am sure youll sort it out