And with the seat removed, you can see where the body has been modified to allow the seat to sit as low as possible;
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And with the seat removed, you can see where the body has been modified to allow the seat to sit as low as possible;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/010-7.jpg
Fantastic car, everytime I look at it I notice more modifications that have been carried out.
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/011-2.jpg
I'm not happy with the gearknob, which is machined out of a piece of billet aluminium. I want to replace it with a Quaife nylon one, but haven't plucked up the courage to cut the gearlever up yet!;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/012-3.jpg
And this is the STACK dash display I've acquired which will reduce the number of gauges needed;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/036-2.jpg
It is astounding the amount of modification carried out on this thing, short of being 4wd its pretty much a Grp-B Nova if ever there was one! lol
17/18 April is smack bang in between my pre-season shakedowns, so I'll come down and point my paedo lens at the mighty Nova! :d
where about are these hillclimb events?
And dates?
sorry if im being dumb and its already been posted up would be intresting to see this car!
yea will you be enetering this in any competitions??
Original grey SR bumpers, or red GTE ones?..........
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/026-1.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...escort/027.jpg
I can't decide, and I'm still thinking about wide arching it and changing the colour if it's competitive and I enjoy driving it.
Grey bumpers and leave the arches as they are I say. Perfect as it is. Unless you are feeling the need to put your own stamp on the car?
I'll get some new photos up soon, I've been doing a few little jobs on the car ready for hillclimbing at Gurston Down this coming weekend......
Yeh keep the bumpers as they are :d
Not sure on the black fake headlights, the yellow looked far better
Having seen this car in the flesh, I can confirm that it is dribblesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by novarally
Have a good run at the weekend Colin.
Proper headlamp covers coming soon.........Quote:
Originally Posted by hybridturbo
Are you looking into putting that Sprint wide arch kit that Duick has forsale on it ?
Or would that add too much weight ?
That would look awesome IMO
I was giving it some thought, but I think it will be way too heavy for what I need, unfortunately.Quote:
Originally Posted by Edd
I had a Nova years ago with the Sprint kit on it (and a Mk.2 Astra GTE As well), and always liked the styling of it.
A few photos of the Nova now, not a lot has changed really, just some minor weight saving (door check straps removed, bonnet and tailgate lightened further).
I've also added weight by putting in a glass windscreen to replace the heavily scratched polycarbonate one.
And the steering wheel and harness have been changed for something nicer.
I am also clearly incapable of putting on the number '9' straight...............
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Didn't know you had kept it Colin, as last time i saw it, it was up for sale on ebay, glad you did keep it though, as it's an amazing car, and should be interesting to see any action vids of it.
Scott
he couldnt get what he needed for it so sold the 2 kit cars
sleeved 1.2 i think:d
You not seen the rest of the wip?? lolQuote:
Originally Posted by turnipheed
Looks really nice as per. Dont worry about the "9" function over form i think!!!
looks top this mate a right bit off kit!!
Update to follow in full, but the hillclimb debut of this Nova in my hands was not an auspicious one...........
Far too much braking at the rear end (basically due to the front brakes hardly working at all!) caused a 90mph lock-up and slide, which ended with me going over an earth banking.
The impact sheared the steering rack in half, putting me out for the rest of the weekend.
So the car is now in pieces, I'm waiting for a quick rack to arrive from Quaife, and the front calipers are being rebuilt, as the pistons were sticking in the bores.
The only other damage was to the oil catch tank which was wrecked, but I have found another one which my neighbour has modified to fit neatly, and which will now be less vulnerable to off-track excursions.
Whilst waiting on parts I've done a bit more weight saving work, but there's not a lot more that can come out of it.
I do have a plan to save 7 or 8kg by ditching the rear drum brakes, but I will post up more information on that when the parts turn up, and I've investigated how much of an engineering challenge it will be.
The only other area where I can reduce the cars weight is with different wheels, and this is being looked into.
Watch this space!
How did you break the steering rack FFS?
Very easily, drivers side wheel clouts a big earth bank at a decent speed, the result is this;Quote:
Originally Posted by craig green
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/010-9.jpg
yikes
Glad the damage is minimal considering mate! A 90mph lock up and off can't be nice!
lol @ your foot in the above pic. It reminds me of a giant dirty thumb.
Wilwood 4 pot front calipers in the process of strip and rebuild;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/006-10.jpg
Weight saving on the tailgate, every little helps! ;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/009-7.jpg
New catch tank in place (borrowed from an ex-works Escort Cosworth rally car and modified slightly);
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/011-3.jpg
Gear lever now modified to get rid of the alloy gearknob, which was very uncomfortable. The new Quaife nylon gearknob is far nicer (and lighter);
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/012-4.jpg
Ouch thats some force to snap that cleanly! At least you were ok!
what are you going to fit, moped brakes?
surely a handbrake would be of use on some courses.
There are plenty of people who've used motorcycle and even mountain bike brakes on the back end of really lightweight cars, but that is not the route I'm taking.Quote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
It doesn't have a handbrake at the moment, I've not been to any hillclimb track where it would be of any benefit.
a load of fiesta challenge racers once got done for disconnecting their rear brakes, so tbh, they don't do that much on a light car
Quick experiment with some low offset 7" x 13" Minilite alloy wheels, which are a possible option if I go for the wide arch kit;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/013-2.jpg
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http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...escort/022.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/023-1.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...escort/024.jpg
Unfortunately the wheels won't go over my current calipers though.......
Wider front archs with them wheels looks amazing :thumb:
Very nice Colin i like the look of the wideness!
looks bang on bud when are you planing to race it?
What about KAD rear discs http://www.kad-uk.com/minibraking.htm#reardisc
I'm sure a man of your talents could make them fit ;)
Just had a flick through this thread, 595KG and 162BHP must make it a hoot to drive, I noticed you said you were plagued by people who thought they could buy this car for £2000, how much in your eyes is it worth? I've never come across a Nova this crazy myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by novarally
i bet its a hoot to drive i wouldent mind it only problem is id want to ramp it around the roads lol and it wouldnt be very legal lol
I'm ahead of you there Oli, that's exactly the kit I am hoping to make work on the back of the Nova! Managed to find a brand new kit on EBAY at a good price.Quote:
Originally Posted by dhdev (Oli)
Apparently the parcel of bits has just arrived at home, so I will be having a play with mocking it all up next week.
2.8kg for each hub and disc assembly will be a huge saving over the Nova rear drums.
Here is mine with 10,s on it Colin i had to extend the arches a bit thoughlol
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...009640x480.jpg
I would be interested to see how you get on fitting the mini rear discs if you could let me know how easy it is