Spaceframed SR20DET RWD Nova

Got the vectra hub converted beam back today!

The usual weld on plate malarky and notch out the top left of the axle as below for the top left nut...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...t/05-05-08.jpg


The vectra hubs have the handbrake cable along the bottom so moved the guide round and welded a tube section in for the astra cable. I might have to cut this into the beam more yet as it sits cose to the chassis (too high)...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../05-05-082.jpg


Not going to paint it all up etc to last minute incase there's a few other bits to change so onto the car it went!

I had about 1deg -ve camber put into the beam when the plates were welded on and with the 205/45 tyres I had to pursuade it past the chassis. This will be sorted when the turrets go in...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../05-05-083.jpg


This is as high as they go touching the top of te arch...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../05-05-084.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../05-05-085.jpg

This is what you need to run the astra gsi handbrake cable...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../05-05-087.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../05-05-088.jpg


And then I started to remove the tar deadening. Luckily the rusty bits is where its just started to get damp so is only surface!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../05-05-089.jpg


Until next time :D

Nice progress.

The cally T wheels really do look the part on the saloon! :cool:

Suit them don't they.

Gonna have to copy you and go for a side exit out passenger side. With no fuel tank there's plenty of room for a silencer so rather than trying to bend around the beam.

Aye, im liking the rims too.

Good work :)

grabbed all my old xe engine bits out yesterday to see whats missing/needed etc. I'm gonna just do a quick rebuild on that and run an XE this summer until I can afford the LET. I want the rest of the car to all be ready and spec'd before I go turbo.

Anyway, I was pleasantly suprised to find the spare head I had (when I bought the LET for my red nova I swapped heads fo my gas flowed one) is actually COSCAST an has the mounting brackets for DISPACK which is something I wanted to convert to. Billy bonus. So I got that all skimmed yesterday and dad should be getting all the valves all lapped in etc and rebuilt the next few days.

As soon as the corsa I've taken in as p/x against the nova has gone I'll order my cage and the major welding can commence on the shell!

Happy times.

You took P/X on your other Nova?

LOL I didnt realise you were trading now....

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Originally Posted by craig green

You took P/X on your other Nova?

LOL I didnt realise you were trading now....

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neither did I!! lol

chap gave me a deposit to hold the car for him for 4wks until he sold his car. He wasn't able to sell the car and knowing how much he really wanted the nova we done a really good deal where we were both happy. I got a wedge of cash, kept my coilovers and gave him a fair price on his corsa which i should get back selling it on.

Selling it on has been tricky tho - I've been enjoying driving it and decided to put a full 60mm suspension kit on it! lmao Been riding around in it but will stick a sign in it monday. Really clean little car. 1.6 16v sport on R plate with only 70k, immacualte interior, 3mth old sofstars and now a brand new supsension kit! lmao

Here's a pre-lowering pic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/P4260100.jpg

Been generally mincing this weekend eyeing things up and gathering bits.

I've got a cav shifter but also got this one from a tigra which is already the correct length but does have a dip in it and the wrong end type. I'm gonna look to see if it will fit and just swap over the ends on the gearbox linkage on the swivel ball thingy to accomodate the wrong end type.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...t/P5050114.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...t/P5050115.jpg


Only prob I can see compared to the cav one is that the dip in it will obviously mean the hole will need to be cut differently which means if it doesn't work I'll have to patch it to re-cut for the cav shifter.

Any gen anyone on using the corsa/tigra shifter?