my new nova

[Toymex]

i got fed up waiting to finish the escort so thought i would treat myself ,i saw this it has competed in hill climbs for the last 15 years. It is only 1300cc but has quaife straight cut ,lsd gearbox coilovers grooved discs and uprated calipers came third in class at harewood hill in march ,the previous owners first outing,now i just need tofind out what liciences etc i need and find a local ish venue to go and have a play any advice as to classes etc much appreciated

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[tom burgess]

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nice motor matethe only license you need for sprinting is a speed national ball you have to do is send off for one.thats iti think it costs about 60 something quid for the year.only thing is they end at the end of the year so if you apply now you will only get 6 months worth for youre moneyas for classes it all depends as to what championship you enter because there are sooo many varients.for an example if you were to do a sprint which my dad does you would go in class c6.which is 1000cc-1400cc modified class.i think youre car would be quite a good front runner aswell because there are not many cars that enter that sort of class.mostly minis but dont get me wrong.they are fast

[Retromotorsport]

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Jezz, I'll try and get you the date of the next sprint at North Weald .. i'm sure we can find a competitor who can put your name at the gate to get you in, and then you can have a nosey around and get some info/feel for it

[Pushrod King]

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The best licence is the non race national B go to www.msauk.org for more info.Contact sutton and cheam motor club they run sprints in your area, www.twmc.co.uk s all circuit championship is good too. Hope to see you about

[Toymex]

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thanks for the advice guys i just need to get the manifold repaired then i can enter some events

[mk1 gaz]

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Nice motor Jezz , it will be as fast as your escort around a sprint anyway mate , my old 1400cc super lightweight renault 8 blizted most things if the straights weren't too long

[Retromotorsport]

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thanks for the advice guys i just need to get the manifold repaired then i can enter some events

Whats up with it Jezz?

I'm not here at the weekend but you have to bring the Escort up here soon for the surgery on the inner wing, kill 2 birds with one stone???

[Toymex]

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Thanks for that Gary it is a tony law 4 into 1 but someone has welded the primaries into the collector and has cracked the collector the metal is pretty thin ,but i think i have managed to bodge it up temporaraly i welded a new part onto it and i think that has stopped it blowing but i have now noticed the rad is leaking so i will have to get a new one and there is an oil leak looks like its coming from the head gasket

[Pushrod King]

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They usually leak from the dizzy or cam seals but rarely the head gasket itself

[Toymex]

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I will look a bit closer when i get a chance but at first glance it looks like the head gasket just under no3 plug

[Toymex]

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Well it was on gaz mk1s m8s dyno yesterday it made 113 bhp 96lb ft need to get some new idle jets for it other than that everything is fine,he seemed quite impressed for a 1300 just need to sort a new clutch then it should be ready for a few events

[forktruck]

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Let me know how you go on

[Toymex]

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Hello forktruck not used it in competition yet the head gasket has just gone the head needed skimming luckily for me a chap down the road builds these engines for oval cars he has skimmed the head ,indexed the valves changed the valve springs as the over the nose pressure was very low and he has re-timed the cam as it was set for far to much duration on the inlet ,it has a kent ast 18 cam which should make power all the way to 8100 but it was dropping off at about 6800 before according to the r/r so he has set it for a different duration but i havent had a chance to try it in anger yet but it does feel as though it starts to really come alive at
6k

[cr500dom]

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Looked great on Sunday Jez



Full thread over on Retro-Rides.com, with a lot of love for the little Nova