my new nova

[Toymex]

Yes Dave left overs from the sport heres hoping theres no bad karma

[Toymex]

Well i bit the bullet and bought some compbrake 4 pots ,discs and bells but they dont fit, the pads hit the caliper mounting brackets



I have been waiting to get a new cwp ,this came on thursday so i got it fitted on friday so we could fit the engine and box on saturday




i feel as though we are getting somewhere now ,a couple more weekends and i might be ready for some testing

[MCURZON]

Looks a beauty, got a few more fancy bits than mine!!

Matt

[Toymex]

Cheers Matt ,did you have any luck fixing yours

[david_white]

Thats coming along lovely Jezz, and I suspect it will be very competitive

Looks like you are a bit ahead of me, but hopefully I'll be getting a bit nearer to catching up over the next couple of weeks

[Toymex]

Good job Dave i dont want to be the only newbie on the grid

[MCURZON]

Cheers Matt ,did you have any luck fixing yours

Not yet, head is with a local specialist having an new valve guide and valve fitted. Should be back for the weekend and hopefully will then just be a bolt it back together job.

Cross your fingers for me!!

[Toymex]

Will do Matt hopefully this will be the end of your teething problems,other than similar head problems ,mine used to take loads of abuse, regularly reving to over 8k with no problems,when we stripped it down we found it only had standard rod bolts still held together ,not sure how

[angliaant]

thats looking very nice matey

[Toymex]

Cheers Ant hopefully you will see it in the flesh in March

[MCURZON]

What wheels and tyres are you going to run on it?

Matt

[Toymex]

Hi Matt on this one we are going to try 10x13,s Andy who built my engine and is helping with the wide track has lent me his wheels and tyres to try he used to run these on his own nova and said it was very competitive

[MCURZON]

Hi Matt on this one we are going to try 10x13,s Andy who built my engine and is helping with the wide track has lent me his wheels and tyres to try he used to run these on his own nova and said it was very competitive

Wow big uns!!

Have you got any wheels and tyres left from the sport you want to sell?

[Toymex]

Hi Matt i have got a set of comp th3,s i think ,a set of vauxhall cesaro alloys and 3 odd rl7,s all 6x15 all et49,not sure what to sell at the moment as i need to keep some to get the car on the trailer but will let you know when i decide to sell

[tomreid]

Any progress?

[paulwoodford]

What a fantastic job you've done of that - I'd be very proud!! Novas will always be a classic rally car shape for me

[Toymex]

Only a little progress Tom ,fitted the brakes and bled them re fitted the carbs but still wont run properly ,i think its the fuel pump so im going to buy a new one as it previously used to run up to pressure and cut off ,but it just keeps running now even when the car isnt running so once i have fitted a new one Andy is going to come round and adjust the carbs ,i have also got to find a new throttle cable as mine is knackered

Cheers Paul hopefully it will end up half as nice as your new Ka

[rallyladgaz]

nice project more pics please

[david_white]

Come on Jezza, I'm catching you up

[Toymex]

Your not wrong Dave ,you had better get used to trying to catch me up

[Pushrod King]

Looking good What size engine did you decide to use in the end?

[Toymex]

Its only a 1400 so no chance of competing with you guys but its all a learning curve for me at the moment

[Pushrod King]

You're in class E then, I don't know about not competing with "us" I would think that a well sorted/driven 1400 Nova would be a match for my car and probably some of the others in class D ( I only started racing last year BTW)

[Toymex]

You're in class E then, I don't know about not competing with "us" I would think that a well sorted/driven 1400 Nova would be a match for my car and probably some of the others in class D ( I only started racing last year BTW)

Your right Nick the car should be competitive but i have never raced or driven on slicks and have only managed 2 full trackdays so its going to be one steep learning curve

[Ken Welch]

When is your first race?

[PIG]

just had a read through this thread jez,excellent work m8 and the best of luck in the dmn fella.i'll be down to a few rounds of this this year again i think

[Toymex]

just had a read through this thread jez,excellent work m8 and the best of luck in the dmn fella.i'll be down to a few rounds of this this year again i think

Cheers pig hope to see you when you come down

[Toymex]

When is your first race?

Hi Ken not sure if i am going to make the first round but i will be trying my hardest to get it ready ,hope to get it on ht,s rollers this week then try to get a test day in that should give us a better idea

[Pushrod King]

Hi Ken not sure if i am going to make the first round but i will be trying my hardest to get it ready ,hope to get it on ht,s rollers this week then try to get a test day in that should give us a better idea

You may be better off racing with the intermarques to start with,I did the last round in 2008 and it was excellent so much so I'm mixing DMN and inters this year

[flatout]

Thats looking really good fella

[Toymex]

You may be better off racing with the intermarques to start with,I did the last round in 2008 and it was excellent so much so I'm mixing DMN and inters this year

Is it right you have to run road tyres in the intermarques as i have only got slicks wets and inters for the 13 inch wheels and haven,t really got the funds for road tyres, i will just give DMN a go ,not really epecting to much and see what happens

[Pushrod King]

Is it right you have to run road tyres in the intermarques as i have only got slicks wets and inters for the 13 inch wheels and haven,t really got the funds for road tyres, i will just give DMN a go ,not really epecting to much and see what happens

Intermarques are allowed slicks,tin-tops run on road tyresEntry fees are a bit less for the inters than DMN too.

[Toymex]

Intermarques are allowed slicks,tin-tops run on road tyresEntry fees are a bit less for the inters than DMN too.

I might have to register for that Nick it sounds interesting ,i have just looked at who is registered ,the nova might do ok

[Toymex]

Finally got her up and running and on the 13,s so here,s a little taster

[dangerousdave]

Looks tough jezz credit to you mate

[david_white]

Looks very mean, love those arches

[Toymex]

Went to HT,s today to put the car on the rollers,made almost exactly the same power it made before its freshen up 114bhp and93lbft thought it might of made a bit more as its had a fair bit of work block decked and porting of the inlet manifold etc but no it wont make any more power after 6400 but the cam should be good for 8kand altering the cam timing didnt seem to make much differencelooks like the minis will be leaving me behind on the straights,i will just have to try harder in the bends

[Pushrod King]

Went to HT,s today to put the car on the rollers,made almost exactly the same power it made before its freshen up 114bhp and93lbft thought it might of made a bit more as its had a fair bit of work block decked and porting of the inlet manifold etc but no it wont make any more power after 6400 but the cam should be good for 8kand altering the cam timing didnt seem to make much differencelooks like the minis will be leaving me behind on the straights,i will just have to try harder in the bends

Who's rollers did it go on before the freshen up? Do you know the compression ratio? It should be capable of 130+ bhp.

[Toymex]

Hi Nick it has made 113bhp and96lbft at Torque of the Devil,not sure on the CR but i know Andy who rebuilt it for me has decked the block to give more protrusion,i am also not running an alternator now

[Pushrod King]

I think that you'll probably find that HTs rollers read differently so I wouldn't worry about the actual figures