Dans 'widearch' project (2016 updates)

[Benn]

Liking the updates. As i said to Stu, look at Audi bearing route. I know you've read some stuff, but people seem to swear by them now...

Nice rims too.

[Dan]

More from today. Clocks working and my master cylinder butchery

[Will F]

Loving that clock set! The wheels look a lot better on the car too. they look like some weird early 70's things sat on the floor

[Benn]

Love the clock. Motorbike?

What have you joined the front lines? Wont you just have to separate them 12inches away?

[Dan]

Clock set is a bike/kitcar setup. Same size as my old blackberry phone but with everything needed a stock dash would have. The fuel and temp is all working and once we have the front end complete its just a simple case of setting up and calibrating the speedo and setting the shift light.

Still not overly fussed on the mo's to be honest. But i bought them so just aswell use them and keep the th's for dry trackdays

I think tomorrow fingers crossed she will be finished with just some no. plates and an mot next week if i can be arsed. Oh and a rear no. plate light we keep forgetting about

[Benn]

Love it.

Track day at combe next year with me then? My mates 40th.

[Mxcrazy]

Got a link to that dash/clock, exactly what i want to run in mine but rev counters have been like 10-12k rpm and i didnt like the thought of wasted rotation.

I assume the car is on stock track width just with the wider/different offset wheels?

I have a wide track kit for mine, but i have found a set of TH's with a low offset in 8j so torn on what to do now.

[Stuart]

Ace well dash.

You will need their temp sender as the gm one doesnt work.
For ref, we have the fuel sender setup at 320 low and 20or 30 full

[Dan]

As i have said to many others regarding track on my nova.... if i did it again i would probably just wide track it.i was in a position where i could do what i wanted so went the tyre width route but the wide track has the potential for more adjustability and you have more options for various wheel and tyre combo's for slicks wets and road tyres at the fraction of the cost compared to doing that with the wide wheel route.

[Dan]

well we finally got the car 90% sorted and ready for a potential MOT next week. Firstly I would like to say a MASSIVE thanks to Stuart for spending the last week helping me get it back up and running and being my second set of eyes when checking everything else. Also a huge shout out to House who saved the day at the last minute with a temporary fix until I can sort my own hubs etc out as when it comes to pain they were ours. I might still change the tyres over to my th's and use the mo's for track tyres but that can be a thing for the future. I just look at the mo's and because they are slightly dished they look like 13's

I spent the last few hours after Stu left yesterday giving the car a quick wash and a test drive around the land where the car is based, she drives spot on, the gearbox is direct and silky smooth which is nice to know considering me and Stu last worked on that a few years ago .

Heres just a few pics I took before locking the car away until next week. (its the same as before but cleaner with different wheels )