985cc Turbocharged Nova Sprint Car

[novarally]

Colin i really admire your determination to to find new ways to make this car lighter for increasing it's competitiveness, i don't mean to sound rude or disrespectful, but i know if i was 9st instead of my currant chunky 14! (put on while off work with my back) i would get quicker times on 1/4 mile runs, and have a slightly better handing car on track, have you been trying hard to cut your body weight too? as I'm sure some of them guys in the mini's are probably lighter then me, no?

I've every intention of pursuing that route too, and it would certainly be cheaper.....I'm 2 stone heavier than when I lived in Bournemouth and had a gym local to me (and the motivation of youth too).

[novarally]

There probably impossible to get hold off, BUT at work we/I make carbon fibre engine fans & the cowling for Porsche Le Man cars. The entire fan, its blades & housing/cowling are carbon fibre & perfectly balanced to +/- 0.3gram. Without the motor they weight about 100g.

Good thought Mike, but I don't even have a fan on the car, so that wouldn't help!

[novarally]

is there any mileage in looking at the hydraulic setup used on the later f15 type boxes? as it is build in round the input shaft with the thrust bearing on it.

It had crossed my mind, I think that's much the same set-up as was used on the Vectra F23 'boxes as well? Although whether the bits are interchangeable onto the small block gearboxes I don't know.

[mowgli]

i think you'd need the f15 casing complete. but all the f10/13 stuff fits in. its probably heavier though..

[novarally]

Just had a quote to blast all the paint off the inside, outside and underneath, and put it into primer for £400. Doesn't sound too bad to me, they're less than 10 miles from me and do a lot of stuff with classic car restoration.

[Alex J]

Just had a quote to blast all the paint off the inside, outside and underneath, and put it into primer for £400. Doesn't sound too bad to me, they're less than 10 miles from me and do a lot of stuff with classic car restoration.

that sounds like a fair price to me, aslong as the blast gets into the the places the acid dip would to strip, i.e rails etc.

[Mitchell Motorsports]

Great Idea with the Harness Colin, At least you have found a way to say weight without having to fork out for the Titanium Eye Bolts! And Normal Titanium Bolts to bolt in in should be cheaper then the Eye bolts too!

[Iain]

that sounds like a fair price to me, aslong as the blast gets into the the places the acid dip would to strip, i.e rails etc.

Blast media won't get inside the rails will it? Thought it was just outside only?

[Ben]

I will have a nose round a factory im working in on saturday they do tons of titanium fabrication and always have bolts etc knocking round.

[novarally]

I will have a nose round a factory im working in on saturday they do tons of titanium fabrication and always have bolts etc knocking round.

Thanks Ben, any help would be much appreciated!