using parada spec 2 for wet days is suicidal lol
Uniroyal rainsport 2s all the way!
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using parada spec 2 for wet days is suicidal lol
Uniroyal rainsport 2s all the way!
To be honest i have never used them. Never even bothered to read a review just noticed they had tread on and were £10 each.
Might have a look around tomorrow as a new set of decent wets would be a worthwhile purchase
Very nice nova you have, just wanted to know where u got the cafe from as I can only find 6point bolt in and am wanting a 10 point bolt in, cheers
It is a 6 point bolt in sparco cage, which i have welded to the A and B pillars with 3mm plates. You definately want 10 because the car used to flex on track when it was only 6. Since tagging it up it made a serious difference. The only difference for you is that you will be welding captive nuts to the pillars so you can bolt the cage to, instead of the more permanent job i did.
It came out of a rally car and is quite an old design, not available any more but there are plenty out there for sale.
Decided to take the afternoon off today and sort out the gear linkage. I took it home, along with a spare which i could use for reference whilst chopping the donor up.
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First off was to measure up and fab a horizontal link out of M10. Which was actually quite un-rewarding as it only took about 3 mins.
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Next was to sort out the gearbox end with M12, So lots of measuring and a little cutting was required.
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Here is where most people drill down the centre of the shaft and Tap a thread, however i am a little bit of a pikey so instead i just drilled down 5mm or so then tacked and welded an M12 thread in place
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That was this end more or less sorted,
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Next was to move across to the shifter end, which was pretty much the same story just with different measurements
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And all screwed together. It actually feels like a quality bit of kit. I have used the most expensive teflon lined joints so its well over engineered, but has a nice tight feel to it with absolutely zero play. I did at first order some cheap joints, but they were pretty shocking so never used them.
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I am actually completely shocked at how a 20yo Nova ever even finds a gear with the standard linkage in place. The play at every joint was massive, and going through the box was a lot like stiring soup, so hopefully it will be a lot more direct now.
Ok, So re-gained my composure a little after recently considering strpping it, and its not so bad anymore. Had quite a serious off in it on the way home from retro rides, but thankfully no real damage to me or the car, just a knackered bottom ball joint, and a wrecked strut top, which have now been replaced with decent used items. The bumper was ok in the end, just needed the brackets bolting back onto the wing as they had sheered off.
Around the other side i had the box off to do the main seal, which ironically didnt look like it needed doing anyway, but £30 from Vauxhall already spent, thought i might as well do it.
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Box drained ready to strip.
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Then doing the clutch took me AGES, as i couldnt find my allignment tool. No-where was open to go and buy one, so i ended up re-fitting the box to get it lined up. then just leaving the casing bolted up and taking out the old helical cut cluster.
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New cluster ready to go in.
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With a new gasket set (used sealent aswell though)
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That was enough for yesterday. Worked until 10pm and got home a broken man,
Today was a little better, Had some things to do work-wise in the morning, but cracked on with the Nova from 2pm - 7pm.
Fitted and set up the gear linkage..... Very happy with that.
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Changed over the ripped CV boots.
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Then had to swap over the crown-wheel, for my new 3.9 FD.
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Which attacked me.
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And finally got it all back in. Sitting on all its mounts now with everything engine / box-wise fitted. I used this alloy diff plate, as its been modified for quick oil check / change. It came on an engine i stripped, so was a nice freebie. Hope it doesnt leak.
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Just need to re-fit the shafts and knuckles now, re-fill the box and take it for a drive. Hopefully the tracking wont need doing, as nothing there has been touched.
Think i ought to clean it too.
Where did you find the GM box seals? Nice work, the drain plug will come in useful at some point and you'll be pleased you have it!
The gaskets were in a big bundle of parts i bought as a job lot. A guy wanted his garage cleared of engines etc, and when i looked through all the little bits these were in there.
I was going to make one of those plates until i found this one. Why Vauxhall didnt do it i will never know.
I usually use a long 1/2" extension to line clutch, works fine
I couldnt find anything that would work. Never thought of a 1/2" extension.... Good tip.