Iain's 20XE Trackday Nova

[Iain]

Rofl it does look a bit like that doesn't it Well chuffed with the photos though

Onwards with repairs, box it out awaiting a stripdown to see why it's crunching. Took it for a spin earlier and its especially bad going from 4th to 3rd at high RPM





I think some spacers on the front are required

[Balley]

was the road video taken near nottingham?

[John]

Good work Lemonel! Can't beleive you ran out of fuel, then broke the box

[Iain]

was the road video taken near nottingham?

Yeah that little windy bit joining the A52 and A60.

[MK999]

well going to 4th to 3rd at high rpm I'm not surprised it crunches, you're supposed to change up at high RPM, not down.

[Benn]

480p? *shakes head* get that camera turned up.

Vid is great, very fast looking, very controled and fast and smooth too.

[Karl_]

What did you do shoe horn the fat fecker right in there

shut it sara or ill get some little scroat to stab you in the leg

[turbojolt]

shut it sara or ill get some little scroat to stab you in the leg

Pleasant

[Balley]

Yeah that little windy bit joining the A52 and A60.

I have been to the automotive college down there

[Iain]

Box all sorted after two long days put in to it

Cleaned up my spare gearset:



Refitted into the housing and fitted my diff (teaser pic for Nova Ian ):



I hate the F20 paper seal and way of draining it, so I got an F18 steel cover and seal from the scrapyard and made a drainplug (M12x1.5 fine pitch so I could use a magnet in there if I wanted to)





Lick of paint to stop the rust and fitted. Issue is the bolt is too long and hangs down a little way so at some point I need to drain it, fit a smaller bolt and refill it, doh!



Filled up the box with this lovely stuff:



Finally, sorted out my Nova knuckles with Cav hubs and Audi/VW bearings. All machined up and pressed together:



Small closeup of the machined knuckle, regrooved circlip and meaty hub:



All painted in my favourite POR15 paint and bolted up awaiting discs and studs to be swapped over, with my short big-block CV'd shaft:



Equal length bad boy bolted in place:



Test driven it and it seems a success, gearbox feels tight and no crunches!