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    Would you not want to have it directly above the column just behind the steering wheel?

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    Alright mate, how's things? Ill be rebuilding the Nova this year too, got myself another shell to start with. My old beast is getting very crispy, but still may make it out once more. Was excellent fun the last time we went out at Combe together till my car did another CV joint and nearly put me in the wall just after the pit lane. Ive got bigger shafts now so its starting to pull other things apart . You going to be doing ant of the action days this year?

    Oh, and that cage looks serious!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BRoadGhost View Post
    Would you not want to have it directly above the column just behind the steering wheel?
    Thats what i have been looking at this weekend. Will be making a bracket now to have it above and in front of the stalks

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    Alright mate, how's things? Ill be rebuilding the Nova this year too, got myself another shell to start with. My old beast is getting very crispy, but still may make it out once more. Was excellent fun the last time we went out at Combe together till my car did another CV joint and nearly put me in the wall just after the pit lane. Ive got bigger shafts now so its starting to pull other things apart . You going to be doing ant of the action days this year?

    Oh, and that cage looks serious!
    Hi Dan, Long time. I only tend to see you at Castle combe. Mine wont be out again until mid summer, but will still go along at the end of this month so will pop over and say hi. Had a lot of trouble with fueling last time we went out and it wasnt much fun, was able to nail it in the corners but at high revs down the straights it was running bad so had to back off. Turned out to be one of the nuts and thackery washers on the carbs worked loose, so one cylinder drew in a lot more air.

    Didnt actually notice until the end of the day as i was convinced it was the fuel pump.

    Hopefully next time im out it will be a completely different car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 8valve-craig View Post
    Thats what i have been looking at this weekend. Will be making a bracket now to have it above and in front of the stalks



    Hi Dan, Long time. I only tend to see you at Castle combe. Mine wont be out again until mid summer, but will still go along at the end of this month so will pop over and say hi. Had a lot of trouble with fueling last time we went out and it wasnt much fun, was able to nail it in the corners but at high revs down the straights it was running bad so had to back off. Turned out to be one of the nuts and thackery washers on the carbs worked loose, so one cylinder drew in a lot more air.

    Didnt actually notice until the end of the day as i was convinced it was the fuel pump.

    Hopefully next time im out it will be a completely different car.
    Well glad you worked it out and it was a free fix! They're always the best. If all goes to plan ill be out in a white Nova too at somepoint...

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    Despite it probably looking like i havent done a lot over the last few weeks, i have been chipping away at it in my spare time and got a bit done.

    First up decided to go with a few suggestions regarding the instruments, and cobbled up a rough frame to mount the dash behind the steering wheel



    Main objective was to keep the dashboard removable. Looks very rough in this pic, but has been tidied up since and looks fine





    Once happy got that primed,



    Then moved onto the steering columb, and got the steering boss as good as sorted. I started with a selection of thick wall steel tube, to sleeve the Lifeline slug, and then down sleeved that to mate with the columb.







    Obviously it will need to be dowelled and proffesionally welded, but at least its straight




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    A few days later i moved on to fitting up the columb properly, using a modified Corsa double UJ.



    And today went about sleeving the seat rails and getting them fitted properly. Got some good penetration then ground them flush and re-drilled the tube.



    Seat where i want it, and finally got to test out the driving position.



    So moved onto the pedal box. This was a bit of a nightmare, as i have leant the seat right back for the most comfortable driving position, but this pushes my ass forwards and means the furthest away the box can be on the floor isnt far enough to be comfortable.

    So instead decided to lift it up a few inches, so that in turn it could go a few inches further towards the firewall. The parrallel bars also have forward facing braces like the seat rails to stop them twisting under heavy braking, but forgot to take a picture if that,







    And thats about as far as i am. Im at a point where i can now sit inside and make driving noises, turning the wheel and stamping on the pedals.



    The only problem is that there is only a limited ammount of room in a Nova, and fabricating the cage / steering columb the way i have now means that the steering wheel i bought isnt ideal, as it has a big dish which pushes it towards the driver. Its ok, but in an ideal world could do with an inch or 2 less, as sometimes my elbow hits my stomach when turning.

    Will probably get an OMP WRC this week to see how that feels



    My view from behind the wheel. Just what i wanted, everything dead centre








    Next job. Fit the Gearbox and sort out the internal shifter.
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    Hi Craig, some great work going on there mate, keep at it, it will definitely be worth it.

    Keith

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    like that cage a lot, one day ill put one in mine

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    Thanks guys. Its getting there slowly

    Did a bit more on it this afternoon. Went go-karting at Wessex Raceway first (which i won), then came home with loads of enthusiasm so cracked on with the drivers footrest.



    Wasnt keen on welding captive nuts under the pedal box then plating over the whole lot, as i wouldnt have been able to get a good weld on a few of them, so instead have constructed two rails which i can bolt / rivet an alloy plate to, which when removed gives easy access to get a spanner on the nuts underneath. The area in front of the stitch welds, directly under the pedal box will remain unplated.

    Made a template, but then realised i had no ally plate, so that was that.



    So just zinc'd it and went home. That still took a couple of hours though, as it was a right nightmare getting that 3rd piece of box level to the front 2 with only a 2ft level.



    Also been looking at steering wheels. 99% sure il be going for an OMP Targa in suede now, which is a flat 330mm wheel with no dish atall.

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    A bit of an update here, not a great deal but have been chipping away at it

    A-pillar gussets cut and punched



    Fitted and primed.



    Then built a tower for my direct shifter.





    Gusseted the B pillars




    Then took a bit of a backwards step last week. I kept sitting in the car with trainers on trying to work out if i liked the pedals or not, and once the doubt was there in my mind thought it best to re-think their positioning. I know it sounds silly, but its me that has to drive it, and i couldnt stop thinking that my knees were a little too close to the bottom of the steering wheel, and that the brake pedal when depressed was too close to the steering knuckle. I had already sent the footplate back to Dewis for an alteration which would have allowed my heels to be an inch lower, but that was meaning that at full throttle / clutch depress my toe was 3/4 the way down the pedal.

    So, started searching for an alternative. Took some measurements, and realised that i could steal some space from inside the front cross member.



    Then very bravely made a cut in the bulkhead, and once happy with the height chopped out the work i had previously done in the footwell.



    No photos of the process unfortunately, but its pretty obvious what has happened. A few cardboard shapes, a bit of bending, welding, hammering etc and have ended up with this....





    The idea is that now with a much simpler flat floor section in the front, the pedalbox can be mounted much lower and a little further forward, as the front of the master cylinders will now sit in the recess, hopefully just needing some swept 90's and the already planned remote resevoirs.



    Wasnt going to upload until it was all finished and in place, but thats the main bit of fab sorted, and found it hard to explain to a friend on the phone so thought i might as well.

    Then moving on, Went out yesterday to collect this lot.



    Thought id snap it up while i had the chance.

    Also got the rocker cover as its ready converted, but will be trimming that and changing the colour, which is a shame as its an ok job.

    Had these delivered today too. I couldnt decide which steering wheel to go for, so bought a few of the ones i liked. Il try them out then sell on the ones i dont need.



    All were bought used, but are in great condition, so hopefully il end up with the one i want for free. Saying that though only one of them has ever actually been fitted to a car, so the OMP and the larger Sparco are like new.

    Not been getting a great deal of spare time just recently, but will try and get a bit more work done on it maybe this weekend.

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