I really must keep upto date with Colins projects :)
Cheers boys
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I really must keep upto date with Colins projects :)
Cheers boys
Glad you received the stickers, hope there ok for you.
The cars looking like a seriously light weight weapon now. It'll be interesting to see if you can notice any major differences from the last time you drove it.
Ian
more weight saving?
remove the bulkhead/ firewall panel
take the hole saw to the metal panel inside ( that the dash normaly covers)
cut off the lower part of the rear bumper
remove the front towing eye an replace with ne of those fabric loops found on touring cars
This has been covered dozens of times previously........I cannot lighten the bodyshell anywhere between the wheel centres.Quote:
Originally Posted by dan23
The alloy tow eye is without question lighter in weight than a tow strap.
And I guess that the bumper could be cut down, but would look daft I suspect.
looking great colin, loving the light stickers! only thing i can see that would save decent weight is to make the passenger door bar a single rather than a x, yes it makes it slightly less safe but you are sat a long way from there...and of course the regs may say you have to have a x bar
but really, its so skinny now finding big losses will be hard, probably more performance gains to be made elsewhere on the car, love it!:thumb:
Dragged it out into the sunshine this morning to get a bit of work done on it;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/027-7.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/028-7.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/029-9.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/030-8.jpg
More detailed photos later, depending on progress!
colin, i can't remember.... are you swapping the bonnet or not?? the cooling scoop does look a touch odd, is there a tidier way of doing it?
I'm not planning to swap the bonnet.Quote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
The cooling scoop is a hangover from an earlier intercooler installation from quite a few years back. It's redundant now.
I have a carbon fibre scoop that could be fitted, or I could just glassfibre over the hole. It's not on the 'high priority' list with all the other jobs that need doing though!
Bit of playing with the kevlar door skin I have for the passenger side. It's going to need some imagination with quick release clips to get it fitting nicely;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/017-24.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/018-23.jpg
Made up some rear light 'blanks' using the stickers which Ian did for me. They save just over 100g each compared with the cut-down rear lights I was using;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/019-21.jpg
And I made up some quick-release door hinge pins for the drivers side. Naturally they are aluminium to save on weight;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/022-13.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/023-10.jpg
This afternoon I will be experimenting with (yet another) wide arch kit which I've got hold of.......
If anyone wants to wide arch their Nova, get in touch with me as I have lots of bits.
I have one complete rallycross-style kit (all in fibreglass, including bumpers, wings, rear quarters and sideskirts). I also have a pair of steel wings with the wide arches fitted to them, and a complete pair of Mk.1 fibreglass wide arch front wings.
Whats the blue and yellow wide arch nova colin? looks an interesting bit if kit