£500 12 Second Nova
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I have asked for an email addy to send the pictures on as i think the guys we brought it off thought we were pulling there legs
Cant wait for the next outing now,This car will do an eleven when we are done
Cant wait for the next outing now,This car will do an eleven when we are done
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Originally Posted by AquariousRS
I absolutly love it. all these big budget cars are pointless
It does however show you can have a fast (ish) 1/4 mile car for fuck all.
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well done mate!!
bet u had fun doing this!!
you'll have to pop down when im putting the let engine in mine.
dont forget im looking for one if u hear of a gooden
bet u had fun doing this!!
you'll have to pop down when im putting the let engine in mine.
dont forget im looking for one if u hear of a gooden
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saw it at pod........fooooookin brill!!!!!!!!!!
sat in the stand with my mate he's goin theres an XE in that (he's stickin one in his mk1 escy) im going.....yeah it cost £500
legends!!!!
i still wish you hadnt painted it
sat in the stand with my mate he's goin theres an XE in that (he's stickin one in his mk1 escy) im going.....yeah it cost £500
legends!!!!
i still wish you hadnt painted it
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We had no choice but to paint it, the amount of welding required to sort the shell would of left it looking so shit.
The colour might not be to everyones taste but it has made the car look as trillion times better
The colour might not be to everyones taste but it has made the car look as trillion times better
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Originally Posted by JonnyBravo
Thanks mate.
I've not forgotten about an engine for you
None about tbh unless you look on the bay or Mig
I've not forgotten about an engine for you
None about tbh unless you look on the bay or Mig
gotta wait till xmas realy anyway as its my bonus that im gonna use to buy it
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Originally Posted by Nick.
Originally Posted by AquariousRS
I absolutly love it. all these big budget cars are pointless
I love the looking at and watching the big budget cars as much as the next person but have more respect for the low budget stuff that still produces the goods.
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after reading about this & my mate neerly finished his corsa 16v i had to get one, so ive just baught a wide arched nova sr with 2.0l 16v engine fitted by courtney with reciepts, coilovers bucket seats etc, needs a wee bit of paintwork doing & a set of alloys but apart from that its pretty solid & a very good price ,
i get it home on thursday so i'll post pictures up then
after reading about this & my mate neerly finished his corsa 16v i had to get one, so ive just baught a wide arched nova sr with 2.0l 16v engine fitted by courtney with reciepts, coilovers bucket seats etc, needs a wee bit of paintwork doing & a set of alloys but apart from that its pretty solid & a very good price ,
i get it home on thursday so i'll post pictures up then
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Originally Posted by smitsturbo
JonnyBravo
after reading about this & my mate neerly finished his corsa 16v i had to get one, so ive just baught a wide arched nova sr with 2.0l 16v engine fitted by courtney with reciepts, coilovers bucket seats etc, needs a wee bit of paintwork doing & a set of alloys but apart from that its pretty solid & a very good price ,
i get it home on thursday so i'll post pictures up then
after reading about this & my mate neerly finished his corsa 16v i had to get one, so ive just baught a wide arched nova sr with 2.0l 16v engine fitted by courtney with reciepts, coilovers bucket seats etc, needs a wee bit of paintwork doing & a set of alloys but apart from that its pretty solid & a very good price ,
i get it home on thursday so i'll post pictures up then
just a couple of things.
make sure that its got the 16v brakes on it! (256mm discs and bigger calipers) if not its worth getting some.
courtney in general have a good name, but just be carefully how they got the big block gearbox working. (new inner cv's with nova shafts, or complete new shafts)
ive snapped an uprated shaft before and heard about others that have done it.
but nova gte shafts tend to be stronger.
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Cheers PON
Smitsturbo- Do watch out for those tapered shafts, big block one end, nova at the hub end, they snap SO easily.
I presume you got the car locally ? think I have seen it on mig ?
Smitsturbo- Do watch out for those tapered shafts, big block one end, nova at the hub end, they snap SO easily.
I presume you got the car locally ? think I have seen it on mig ?
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Originally Posted by AquariousRS
Originally Posted by Nick.
Originally Posted by AquariousRS
I absolutly love it. all these big budget cars are pointless
I love the looking at and watching the big budget cars as much as the next person but have more respect for the low budget stuff that still produces the goods.
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It was the last rwyb of the year today but we only managed 1 run due to engine troubles just before the next run
We've got a few things planned for it over winter so watch this space
Vid from today although I messed up my gearchange into 3rd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8zVMde311w
We've got a few things planned for it over winter so watch this space
Vid from today although I messed up my gearchange into 3rd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8zVMde311w
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We've now stripped the engine and found that the side of pistons 1 and 3 have broke off and been smashed to pieces in the cylinders, the sparkplugs on those cylinders also took a hit and the head has the odd few marks on it which should be fixable.
Whilst its in bits we have some steel rods and a set of forged pistons to go in, the rods will eventually bend under the torque and the pistons that broke were only cast pistons so this is the right time to sort that without too much hassle.
Anyway here is the pics :
Whilst its in bits we have some steel rods and a set of forged pistons to go in, the rods will eventually bend under the torque and the pistons that broke were only cast pistons so this is the right time to sort that without too much hassle.
Anyway here is the pics :
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In the long term yes, for now it will just be re assuring that its not on stock rods and pistons.
The pistons are only from a early xe engine (distributor type) as vauxhall only used Forged Mahles on the early stuff then started using cast pistons on the dizzyless engines like we have
The pistons are only from a early xe engine (distributor type) as vauxhall only used Forged Mahles on the early stuff then started using cast pistons on the dizzyless engines like we have
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nope
I've got a trackday this saturday so I'll get the engine built up once thats over and done with
We've planned to put it back on the road over Christmas when we both have some time off
I've got a trackday this saturday so I'll get the engine built up once thats over and done with
We've planned to put it back on the road over Christmas when we both have some time off
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A long overdue update
We've been a bit busy doing all sorts over Christmas but I finally got the bits to put the engine back together the other night
Steel Rods :
Forged pistons:
Cylinder head repaired and valves all lapped in :
Block fully prepared and painted "race blue"
Crank, big ends ground and polished mains :
All the other required parts :
This was one of the pistons I removed
With any luck I'll get it back together this weekend, it should be back up and running for the saturday night special coming up mid feb
We've been a bit busy doing all sorts over Christmas but I finally got the bits to put the engine back together the other night
Steel Rods :
Forged pistons:
Cylinder head repaired and valves all lapped in :
Block fully prepared and painted "race blue"
Crank, big ends ground and polished mains :
All the other required parts :
This was one of the pistons I removed
With any luck I'll get it back together this weekend, it should be back up and running for the saturday night special coming up mid feb
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Heres a vid of the only run we managed last time out.
First thing you may notice is that we now have a more normal exhaust lol, the car was quicker on the 1/8th but a rough gearchange slowed me down a little. iirc we were using nearer 150shot of gas on that run but it didn't come together as well as it had on the road.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=h8zVMde311w
First thing you may notice is that we now have a more normal exhaust lol, the car was quicker on the 1/8th but a rough gearchange slowed me down a little. iirc we were using nearer 150shot of gas on that run but it didn't come together as well as it had on the road.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=h8zVMde311w
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Nice one Rad, the workshop where we work on the car is only another 10 mins up the road so you will have to come up one night when were doing some testing.
You can either watch or sit on the floor, I'd opt for spectating if I was you
You can either watch or sit on the floor, I'd opt for spectating if I was you
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look at this beast ive built for 500 quid but will be a grand with paint done how much more weight do i need to lose
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You can buy the mounting kit for the c20xe/let engine on ebay for nova/corsa/tigra etc for as little as £36.99 for our car! on the corsa you need an extra mount so i think its about £70.Shafts are up to you,best to buy a set of big hubs and shafts for approx £150 for peace of mind, Jonny or i will help you along the way as will doing searches on migweb/vauxsport/corsasport for conversion threads! also on ebay for 99p is a fitting guide i dont know how good this is but for 99p its worth the risk of it being useless any probs just ask
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Awesome read. Makes me want to buy a cheap Nova and have a go at this now! (How hard can it be ) Already been looking on eBay
Impressive times!
Impressive times!
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IF your going to run a engine at the power we did then only use proper shafts and big blocks cv's at both ends.
The car has now been sold on so we can concentrate on our own projects but as you may of read it ran a 13.5 off gas with the new owner
The car has now been sold on so we can concentrate on our own projects but as you may of read it ran a 13.5 off gas with the new owner