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Yeah it is and fingers crossed it works as I?ve had the box in and out too many times now trying to get the measurements right. Already got it insured with David Auden and they beat Reis by ?200!Quote:
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Moved into a new workshop a few months ago, much more space and can fit 2 cars in.
Gearbox is going in tonight hopefully for the last time!
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Looking good :thumb:
Gearbox all back in and the front end all built back up. Just having an issue with the clutch cable. To get the clutch pedal in line with the brake pedal the cable adjustment is as short as it can go. Got a 1 litre clutch cable coming which is 6mm shorter which will probably solve my problem and also swapping the plastic adjuster for a Nut so it?s slightly easier to adjust then having to take the cable off every time etc. Anyone else had this problem before? Thinking it?s because of the race paddle clutch I?m using and how different they are compared to a road car clutch with a longer clutch pedal throw and more of a bite point.
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Car is all done and on the road! Just waiting for a dry day or night to put a few more miles on it before winter sets in
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I like the idea of drilling out the clutch nylon and adjusting via a nut. Much easier!
Spoke to someone who has the exact same setup and he said he had to do the exact same, clutch feels bang to be fair. The back zinc nut can come off so might swap it for a washer just to give me a few more threads of adjustmentQuote:
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First fire up to run up to temp for a while. Had to put a fresh set of plugs in as the others had coked up with just being ticking over in the workshop all the time [emoji1787]
Hopefully doing the Pendragon Stages bank holiday weekend in August which is my local event and the event which buggered my old car in 2019!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...28bda1f1fb.jpg
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Time to top some road miles up! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e40897666a.jpg
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Road miles put on up hartside this afternoon with the motor club
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Yes Joe, good work.
What events you got planned??
Cheers House, my local event which is Pendragon Stages on August Bank Holiday but hopefully taking it out for a test somewhere beforeQuote:
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Nice mate, I've just signed up for the JSS at Cadwell, hopefully this year I'll not break a driveshaft on the sighting laps......
Planning to do the whole series next year, I said that last year but Covid fucked all plans!!
Love reading the progress on your car. Amazed at the amount of work and the smart mods you've incorporated. The new workshop must be great for working on your car. Well impressed. Enjoy!
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First Rally done with the new car this weekend on Warcop army ranges at the Pendragon stages. 35th Overall & 2nd in 1400 Class.
Good to get to grips with the car, only a few things to sort in service all day. Very lucky to finish as about a mile off the end of the last stage I took a cut abit harder than I should and the shock of the impact snapped the header tank bracket which tore a hole in the tank. Got to the end of the stage and only lost a tiny amount of water.
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Top work mate. Well done.
What are the chances of that header tank being the thing that broke!!! Crappy old nova plastics!! Ahah
Thanks mate [emoji1303] it?s took a fair shock on the passenger side, a load of stress marks around the bottom of the strut top behind the header tank. Think if everything wasn?t stitch welded it would be a different storyQuote:
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Looks really smartly presented Joe, I like that.
And I see another nice looking Nova in the background of one of your photos too. Keeping them alive :)
Culprit!
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Did something hit it?? Or literally the shock of the bump caused it to spontaneously spring a leaky hole??
Shock of the bump I think mate and just snapped the mounting tab clean offQuote:
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Ahh yeah course it's the little tab to the wing isn't it!!!
How havnt i been following this build lol
Very impressive work
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Thankyou!Quote:
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Entry accepted for Cadwell Park Stages Rally on the 21st November, will be looking for some accommodation near by if anyone knows of any!
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Sure we rented an airBnB up round that way had loads of access for the trailer, was a good few year ago now, but there should be plenty of places.Quote:
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Few jobs getting ticked off the list ready for Cadwell Park in 2 weeks
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Trip to magnum motorsport to pickup Fibreglass Bonnet & Boot try and lighten the car over the winterhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...9d7a60424f.jpg
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Lovely bit of fibreglass, good work mate
Ready for the off in the morning!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5abf4a1950.jpg
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How did you get on mate???
33rd Overall & 1st in 1400 Class! Got a 14th Overall quickest time on Stage 7 in the wet & in the dark which tops it off[emoji1305]
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Stage 6 in car from yesterday
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Nice results!
I spy a GSi style spoiler, that's heavier than no spoiler isn't it? :p;)
Will look poverty spec with no GSI spoiler on [emoji1787]Quote:
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Some things are worth an extra kg!! HahahaQuote:
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Great work mate. Class win is always the goal.
Car all washed off from Cadwell, ready for a few new bits over winter
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What you planning Joe??
Throttle Bodies that Bill Falconer makesQuote:
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HHMS Dog Box
Fibreglass Panels
Alloy Radiator
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What alloy rad you looking at? I had an ebay special one in my nova and it leaked like siv but Had one made by colin at creative ltd for my c20xe mk1 fiesta and was spot on. Really good bloke to deal with, didn't even want payment untill he had finish it even though it was a custom orderQuote:
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