985cc Turbocharged Nova Sprint Car

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10-01-11, 04:53 PM
novarally

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Originally Posted by mowgli

colin, if you needed to get out that quick, i doubt if the door will still be there anyway.....any rules on drivers door as in stock hinges/catches etc??? or metal skin?

Door material is free, and there are no specific rules laid down for hinges/catches. But on the drivers side it's going to have to be conventionally hinged I think.
10-01-11, 05:10 PM
mowgli

slap both doors on quick then.....
soon you'll run out of stuff to strip.....
did you hear the story of the skoda rally cars, where they did all they could to lighten them, then kept sticking the shells thru the factory acid bath to thin all the metal down..? they had lots of time & ideas, but no money to do it with.
10-01-11, 05:23 PM
bmw156

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Originally Posted by burgo

its a sprint car, does the weather seal really matter lol imo riviting looks much more hard core lol

until colin thrashes the car so much that the rivets come loose.

normally people rivet and bond so the rivets dont rattle.
10-01-11, 05:32 PM
scott.parker

Loving the updates Colin, and how many dam cars you got at your place? lol Ive counted two xr2i's in with all your novas now..

As for the wide kit if you don't use it it may be of use to Steve on his 4x4 nova?

Scott
10-01-11, 05:55 PM
mowgli

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmw156

until colin thrashes the car so much that the rivets come loose.

normally people rivet and bond so the rivets dont rattle.

decent bonding agents don't need rivets.. the rivets will induce cracks & cause things to fail.
10-01-11, 06:25 PM
novarally

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Originally Posted by scott.parker

Loving the updates Colin, and how many dam cars you got at your place? lol Ive counted two xr2i's in with all your novas now..

As for the wide kit if you don't use it it may be of use to Steve on his 4x4 nova?

Scott

I've got a very nice spec. XR2i circuit race car which I bought and plan to do a few track days with. I also have a spare XR2i race car rolling shell, an XR2i Zetec 16v and an RS Turbo Fiesta. So it's actually 4 of them, not 2!

Don't ask me why.......they were cheap and I couldn't say 'no'.

Steve did say the wide arch kit might be of interest to him.
10-01-11, 07:12 PM
Southie

Is the wide arch kit a one off then? You should be getting moulds made Colin.

Very nice btw, will it be getting sprayed a new colour then?
10-01-11, 08:09 PM
peester

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Originally Posted by novarally

I've got a very nice spec. XR2i circuit race car which I bought and plan to do a few track days with. I also have a spare XR2i race car rolling shell, an XR2i Zetec 16v and an RS Turbo Fiesta. So it's actually 4 of them, not 2!

Don't ask me why.......they were cheap and I couldn't say 'no'.

Steve did say the wide arch kit might be of interest to him.

ha true petrol head car addition lol
20-01-11, 08:44 PM
novarally

No updates (yet), but a plea for some parts I need...........cash is waiting if anyone can sell me;

Mk.1 front bumper with snowplough front spoiler

Pair of Mk.1 headlamp protectors

Thanks!
20-01-11, 09:03 PM
Cle

Quote:

Originally Posted by Southie

Is the wide arch kit a one off then? You should be getting moulds made Colin.

Very nice btw, will it be getting sprayed a new colour then?

Wide arch kit is a one off, iirc colin got molds with it :) The kit came off my boss's brothers old stock nova. Nova acually got cut up and made into a trailor when he started his fencing company lol

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