this one??
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Yes, that's the one, although I'd prefer the carbon fibre version they do;
http://www.djm-motorsport.co.uk/Carb...Pedal_Set.html
Sadly the carbon pedals are well over £2k, so they won't be finding their way to me. I haven't asked the price for the aluminium set-up yet, but I'll bet it's horrendously expensive.
Life would be a lot easier if I was allowed to modify the bulkhead for more clearance.....
could you not make a set of them?? they dont look very complicated
Someone talented could, but that excludes me.Quote:
Originally Posted by autoworksnovasport
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i could make some out of steel but alloy is also beyond me
You could create some sort of large bolt in ally / carbon plate that effectively raises the entire drivers footwell and mount the box on it, that way you could get things further back and the angle of your legs would increase the distance too.
Alright you'd need to suss the throttle setup again, but without bulkhead mods / new pedal box the options are limited.
Those carbon arches are sexy time!
Heh those carbon pedals would scare the bejebus outta me :eek:
This arrived in the post yesterday;
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It was cheap as whoever removed it from the car had simply cut through the cable going into the back of the module (!). I've had a word with Farringdon Instruments who make these, and they're going to repair it at a very sensible price.
Not sure whether I will replace my STACK display with this one eventually or not - obviously I won't be using the steering wheel which came with it!! It's a tiny 250mm one out of a single seater.
I'd keep the stack & have something to shroud it in either carbon or ally. Gogo on the floor & pedals!
Scarcely an update, but I did fit my titanium sump plug today (it's a racing motorcycle item!). Looks lovely, and saves a tiny fraction. Another one that can't be seen normally though;
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In the backround you can see a honeycomb carbon fibre plate I made for the gearbox (the bit that covers the flywheel).
I tested the wiring today, and everything seems to be working as it should, so tomorrow I will put some fuel in and give it a try.
What's this weighing in at now Colin? That steering wheel can't have been that cheap even if the loom was cut ;) lol
Anychance if having a browse when we pop over tomorrow?
at least it's better than some of my previous updates, which have simply been to announce that I've done nothing lol
I can't work out the relative positions of your sump/manifold/gearbox though. has the sump been modified, or am I up too late?
Yes, the sump has been extensively modified.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis.
Thanks goodness the engine has today been fired up for the first time since the paintwork and other rebuilding.
It needed a bit of detective work by someone cleverer than me, as I couldn't get it to spark........turns out one of the pins in the connector for the crank sensor was not pushed fully home, so I only have myself to blame.
There's now an arm-long list of jobs to be ticked off before the first race on 21st April.
Good to hear its running again
As a precaution I'd check all the connectors if you have had a pin drop out, you certainly wouldn't want it to drop a injector on full boost
I will check them all, but the crank sensor connector was the only one which had to be dismantled - as it passes through a tiny hole in the bulkhead, the plug had to be removed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonlem
So at least I know it was not put back together properly (by me).
The Nova took a test run on Saturday afternoon, with no doors, no wings, no bonnet, no tailgate and no windscreen. Quite breezy.
The clutch has been giving us major headaches, and still isn't quite right, it looks like long term the master and/or slave cylinder will need to be changed. But hopefully it will be OK for the racing this weekend.
A few photos of it sat in my friends' workshop;
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I would never have got it to this stage without his help, that's for sure. We've now spent 4 days pretty much non-stop on it.
Suspension geometry is now all set-up, the doors have now been primed, and will be top coated tomorrow. So I now have to bolt on all the bodywork (not a big job on this!).
I'll fit this rather natty new 'catch tank' tomorrow;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/004-72.jpg
And then I need to make some panels to fill the rather gaping hole in the boot;
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Other jobs to be ticked off are;
Getting the tyres filled with nitrogen (now available at our local tyre depot)
A bit of tidying for the wiring
Sealing up various holes in the bulkhead/floorpan
Bleeding the cooling system
Fitting the battery properly (I had to send the race battery back due to charging problems, and it's coming back to me tomorrow)
Machine polishing the paintwork
And a bunch of other little jobs, so more late nights.....
colin, if there is no rule on what you need to make it out of, could i suggest using that corrugated plastic stuff they use on cheap coldframes & sell at b&q, correx it think its called... it weighs about a 1/4 of feck all...
Mental Nova!
I'm not familiar with that material, I was going to make it out of carbon fibre, but as I'm in a rush and don't really have time to make a lot of templates, your cheap and cheerful suggestion might be the one for me (no rules on what the infill panels are made of, so far as I am aware).Quote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
Crack on, looking the part now Colin!
Giving me some real good ideas/inspiration of something Im planning on building at some point.
colin, try any local sign shops too, this stuff is used on cheap signs, as backing, it is twin wall corrugated plastic, you can bend it one way really easily.. also packaging companies do it.
Ah I know the stuff you mean, what estate agents use to make for sale signs etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
thats the badger...
Of course, the moment you mentioned signs being made out of it, it dawned on me as to what material we are talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
I remember the drunken procurement of various 'For Sale' signs that we used to make into shields for a New Years Eve fancy dress outing as the 'Knights of the Round Table'........
saw this is the flesh on sunday, just wow!! i think i could spend all day looking at it and still not see all the neat little touches
You at Loton park this year Colin?
Not far from me so if your there this year i may pop along for a look.
Yes, I certainly hope to be at Loton. Never been before, but it looks a fantastic venue. Everyone I've spoken to who's driven there loves it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MARTIN KELSON
I'll try and do a photo update tomorrow.
The doors are now painted and fitted to the car, along with the polycarbonate windows.
The slicks have today been filled with Nitrogen, supposedly it gets up to temperature faster than air, so that's got to be good for hillclimbing/sprints where you have to start with virtually cold tyres.
Having said that, looking at the weather forecast for the weekend I need to sort out some wet weather tyres! I have a set of wheels and wets that go on the rear, but the 13" wheels I normally use on the front of the car in the wet won't go over the Yamaha R1 calipers I now have fitted........annoyingly it is just the bleed nipple that they're fouling on, so it's very close.
Might have to use some 15" wheels and road tyres on the front if it rains lots.
I shall get it weighed tomorrow as well.
Only a few jobs outstanding now;
Fuel tank breather
Infill panels in the boot floor area
Battery straps need fitting
Tidying of wiring
Sealing up any remaining holes in bulkhead/floorpan
Testing the front brakes (needs to stop raining ideally!)
very good fingers crossed for the weekend then :)
have you had the caliper brackets remade yet??
very interested to see the weight result
any plans for video's/pictures of it in action Colin ?
Yes, I have a friend attending the event at the weekend who will be videoing, so I really hope to have some proper footage soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by calibra-keith
ah forgot you said the first race was this weekend, i really wanted to go and watch, but already agreed to go to p*ssing hunstanton :( lol maybe next time
thats what they should name that place....... who did you agree it with, a magistrate????Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis.
Would be nice to see some incar footage - but I know your weight saving obsession would never allow a heavy onboard camera to be fitted :)
I'm distraught, I've just weighed it tonight and got 541kg. About 10kg more than I was expecting.........I'll have to adjust it tomorrow with my lardy-ass in the seat to set the spring heights;Quote:
Originally Posted by fearless
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As you can see in the pictures, it got a little bit muddy today, it barely stopped raining, so it went for a test run on some 14" RFX's with gravel tyres, and my wets on the back.
The gear linkage could do with a little adjustment, and the bonnet decided to part company from the rest of the car.......I've had to revert to running pins at the back of the bonnet, as the thin carbon skin is flexing enough to detach the tubes I fitted from their locating holes.
Just the 15 hours spent on it today, I started soon after 7am and have not long finished for today.
Still more to do tomorrow before I set off for the race venue though.
Good to see it coming along so well Colin.
Sorry if it's been mentioned but I guess your using the iscv for ALS ?
looking good, where's the extra weight come from then? just in paint?
nah just the gf. may as well be though, there will be no getting out of it lolQuote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
Looking good Colin, is the driver now on a crash diet to save weight:d?
I know I'm on a crash diet for NATS................lol
Can't wait to see the transformation inn the flesh next month hopefully at NATS
Keep up the good work:thumb: