985cc Turbocharged Nova Sprint Car

[novarally]

Found a clutch bleed in the scrapyard today, and got that fitted up and ready for the Aeroquip hose to it;


And did a bit more cutting and playing with the front splitter (not finished yet);


I've picked up this slightly bigger fuel tank, I'm not sure if I will use it though;




It's got a built-in fuel pump, and a swirl pot, but is maybe a bit heavy for my needs. I did think it would be nice to have a slightly larger fuel tank for testing, as the current tank is absolutely tiny.

But now I'm thinking I will stick with a small tank and possibly relocate it to the engine bay.

[Andy]

I use a gallon tank in my autograss car which fits where the wiper motor goes.Made of aluminium.Nice and compact,considering I still run a firewall.

[BRoadGhost]

Did you do many arm curls?

[Andy]

hahahahaha

[novarally]

I expect a lot of people have seen the new issue of 'Total Vauxhall' with the Corsa A drag car from Bulgaria on the cover?

For those that haven't, there's some photos and details here;

http://upg.bg/en/projects/upg-carbon-corsa

It's a very interesting machine, with lots of clever detail.

Naturally with my pursuit of all things lightweight, I was taken with their one-piece carbon fibre front end, as well as the carbon doors and tailgate.

So I've been chatting with the guys in Bulgaria, and they've given me some prices and weights for these bits. The weights are impressive to say the least, but the prices are literally eye-watering......

Definitely something to think about for future developments though, as even on my car it could save me well over 10kg. Mind you, I could probably build up another bodyshell with lightweight T45 rollcage for much the same money!

[Benn]

Havent seen the Cf front up close, there was no way that would ever be cheap.. Or even mid range price...

[BRoadGhost]

How tall / heavy are you Colin?

[Mike]

So I've been chatting with the guys in Bulgaria, and they've given me some prices and weights for these bits. The weights are impressive to say the least, but the prices are literally eye-watering......

Can understand now why the M600's I build the bodies for cost so much for such a basic supercar

[16xe_chris]

I expect a lot of people have seen the new issue of 'Total Vauxhall' with the Corsa A drag car from Bulgaria on the cover?

For those that haven't, there's some photos and details here;

http://upg.bg/en/projects/upg-carbon-corsa

It's a very interesting machine, with lots of clever detail.

Naturally with my pursuit of all things lightweight, I was taken with their one-piece carbon fibre front end, as well as the carbon doors and tailgate.

So I've been chatting with the guys in Bulgaria, and they've given me some prices and weights for these bits. The weights are impressive to say the least, but the prices are literally eye-watering......

Definitely something to think about for future developments though, as even on my car it could save me well over 10kg. Mind you, I could probably build up another bodyshell with lightweight T45 rollcage for much the same money!

Hi Colin,

There doors are just carbon skins matey.

The passenger side is clipped on and so is the drivers once he's in then taped shut.

I can do these for you if your interested.

Also the one piece front end was very impressive up close ;-)

[Jonlem]

The front end was extremely light, on several occasions it was nearly blown over outside our workshop

The door hinge was broken on arrival and I believe there is normally a better way to secure the door than using tape but that was the fastest solution at the time, either way it is only an outer skin and weighed less than the polycarbonate window