985cc Turbocharged Nova Sprint Car

[MiniManDan118]

Look what I just stumbled across...

[novarally]

Dan, you are a star. Thank-you.

[novarally]

The cheaper alternative is from a vec c

They use a F17 box (small block) and run cable shift, you will need the turret from top of the box too along with the shifter, cables etc

Must be a 1.8 btw and not any other model

Anyone got a link to a Nova which has this cable shift gear set-up fitted to it? Or some photos?

It would be interesting to see one fitted onto an F10/13/15 in a Nova.

[jonn]

some pics of one fitted in a rwd nova that was on here.

[novarally]

An hour in the local breakers yard at the weekend got me this for £24;













It all bolts up to my F15 gearbox, apart from the cable support bracket which will need a bit of fabricating as there are no holes in my gearbox casing like there are in the Vectra F17.

And it selects gears!

The gearbox turret part is a little heavier than the rod-change unit I've removed, but overall I suspect it will be about the same.

Whether the cables are the right length remains to be seen.

[burgo]

Thats very cool

[mowgli]

colin, are those little metalastic bushes on the mount bracket for the cables??

it might be worth you making them solid to improve the shifting

[8valve-craig]

Trent's?

[novarally]

Trent's?

It certainly was.

[novarally]

A little more progress on the build of my garage, the roof trusses are all painted, the side door is fully installed, and the rear door is partially fitted;



If it stops raining I will be out there today to fit the purlins, and then it will be ready for the roof panels.

I also picked up the new inspection pit, so I have to dig the hole for that. But more concrete to pour and the roof to be fitted before the pit can be installed;



And a couple more goodies which may or may not get used. Ultra-trick brake pipes from an F1 car, with titanium fittings, which I hope can be used for my rear brakes;



And a little AH Fabrications alloy fuel tank which I might install under the bonnet (not decided on this aspect yet);