985cc Turbocharged Nova Sprint Car

as you said it is a safty devices cage as he had the roof changed at the same time to get rid of the sun roof as it a genuine gte and was white when he first had it

Is there a reason there's a rear bumper on it anyway? lol

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Originally Posted by novarally

I certainly have Mike, I'd been thinking about getting one for ages as I was fed up with arriving at events with the Nova covered in muck, and worried about leaving it on an open trailer if I parked up anywhere.

I'm going to need to remove the rear bumper to shorten it enough to get it in, but that's no great issue.

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Wise move then (can see pics now on home PC) Ive never seen a shuttle with a 50/50 opening like that before, proper smart IMO. I bet that was a damn sight cheaper then a Brian James RS5 aswell :eek:

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Is there a reason there's a rear bumper on it anyway? lol

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Because I've never seen a bumperless Nova that looks right. Anyone who can prove that opinion wrong please feel free to post up photos.

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Because I've never seen a bumperless Nova that looks right. Anyone who can prove that opinion wrong please feel free to post up photos.

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Bumperless saloon smoothed out properly would look spot on imo, been wanting to do that for ages! However go before show Colin :p lol

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Wise move then (can see pics now on home PC) Ive never seen a shuttle with a 50/50 opening like that before, proper smart IMO. I bet that was a damn sight cheaper then a Brian James RS5 aswell :eek:

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It's a Minno Shuttle, which has just been deleted from the Brian James range. It's really intended for Caterhams.

Cheap it wasn't, but it's definitely less than an RS5!

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It's a Minno Shuttle, which has just been deleted from the Brian James range. It's really intended for Caterhams.

Cheap it wasn't, but it's definitely less than an RS5!

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Ah ok, never seen one like that before tbh :confused: but I can fully appreciate it wasnt cheap. Even old RS5's still sell for £6kish.

A friend of mine bought 2, brand new & has never told me how much they cost lol but can imagine full well they werent cheap at all lol

Sorry Colin, i was sure it was a Fab one, maybe thats in his mk1 let, Sorry for any confusion.

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Bumperless saloon smoothed out properly would look spot on imo, been wanting to do that for ages! However go before show Colin :p lol

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Saloon also wouldn't fit in the trailer, bumper or not... :p

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Originally Posted by mk1nova_rich

Saloon also wouldn't fit in the trailer, bumper or not... :p

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After further investigation, I reckon there's a slim possibility that the Nova wiill tuck iinto the trailer with just the bonnet taken off, and with both bumpers still fitted.

It's the leading edge of the bonnet which is touching against the 'lid' of the trailer, and without the bonnet the whole car should be able to come forward an inch or two more, which might allow the rear lid to shut. Something to try when it stops raining.