That Golf was a quick car! Well driven as well.
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That Golf was a quick car! Well driven as well.
do you know anything about it ie engine , specs
I've been told it has 220bhp. I know its running throttle bodies and im sure its a 2l 16v.
Great track footage DAR and a massive inspiration for me, Novaneil posted up some times at work today that he took of some of his mates, yours and the Reyland cossies + some tasty pics... your lap times really are impressive!!
Could you give me a bit more info on the gear linkage please... is it off a std Astra/cav? and exactly what did you do to mod the exsisting linkage?
I've stripped out the entire interior this PM so am looking at starting shaving off all the excess metal trim inside and seam wleding within the next couple of weeks, and want to take the chance to complete all the neccessary internal mods whilst i'm there.... still fancy making up a some linkages? if so PM me with a price.
Cheers, Dave.
You ask and I deliver...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dar
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My phone is absolutely rubbish at vids sorry :( I tried my best tho!
Oli you are a star!!:cool: Thanks!
dabsy - The gear linkage is just out of a standard cav. You cut out the metal in front of the normal gear shift and then the metal around where the old one was. Weld a plate over the hole. The cav gear shift has to be shortened by 3" and straightened. The competiton build manual says this :-
The actuall rose jointed linkage is easily made up and works like a charm. I reckon its the next best thing to a direct linkage. Nothing will beat a direct linkage, but this is very good. The best way to show how to make one would be with piccys, so I will dismantel my spare one that uses the smaller rose joints and take piccys. If I get time on friday I will do it then and post it up here.Quote:
Also carefully remove both the gearlever gaiter support bracket and the centre support shelf from the centre tunnel section, in readiness for the installation of the revised gearshift and linkage at a later stage. Once the carpet centre support has been removed, an elongated hole, approximately 80mm by 25mm must be formed in the centre section of the floor panel, along its centreline, starting 80mm rearward of the tunnel to bulkhead bodyseam. This is to give access to the engine bay for the revised gear linkage. The area of centre tunnel and exposed hole i mmediately below the gearlever gaiter support bracket can be closed off and strengthened using the shaped blanking plate supplied. This should be welded into place.
very nice looking car that mate, wish i had money to make mine look like that, college is gay!
Cheers DAR you are the man, awaiting pics.... best place for value rose joints?
Looks like a shopping trip to the scrappy is on this weekend then!
Cheers, Dave.
Rose jointed linkage
The linkage in these piccys was my test linkage. The proper one thats on the car uses larger rose joints. i.e. M8 instead of M6 and M10 instead of M8.
Chop off this joint. Then drill a M10 hold down the rod and tap it. The rose joint fits in to place as in the picture. Please note that the nut at the bottom of the rose joint sits very close to the gearbox and you may need to grind a few mm off for it to not foul.
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Do the same with the other end.
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Grind off this ball and you will uncover this M8 sized hole.
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Do the same on the other side.
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This piccy shows the bar with the rose joints at each and in comparison to the standard one. These are M6 rose joints but you are better off with M8's here because the bolts fit the holes you uncover much better. Just bolt this where the old bar used to go and its done.
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Standard vs modifyed
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A little video showing what the gear change is like. Lots of people ask how the internal cav shifter is compared to the standard Nova one. So couple the cav shifter with the rose jointed linkage and this is what its like.
Gear linakge test
Then fit it on to the car and adjust it so that it all works and you can get every gear.
that looks well good! where yo buy all your parts for it from?