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29th Apr 08 at 11:00

quote:
Originally posted by drunkenfool

quote:
Originally posted by jr
That Austinpxx at a guess then

Richie off here?

Dan295

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29th Apr 08 at 12:22

quote:
Originally posted by Kimmy_Gsi

quote:

That Novaa

if i see this at PVS 08 i swear something will trickle down my leg

Adam-D

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29th Apr 08 at 12:34

serious quality, very nice

Richie B

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29th Apr 08 at 12:59

quote:
Originally posted by Dan295

quote:
Originally posted by Kimmy_Gsi

quote:

That Novaa

if i see this at PVS 08 i swear something will trickle down my leg

I totally forgot about this Nova at PVS!!

Both his novas are uncannily cool

TIDGE

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29th Apr 08 at 13:13

wow at austins blue nova and been following the saloon on png love this guys attention to detail

Ste L

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Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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29th Apr 08 at 17:50

[QUOTE=Austin_Nova16]Thanks a lot for the comments! :thumb:
Always help to keep the motivation up! WIth PV only a month or so away, theres still plenty to do!
Progess looks quick, but thats only because it always takes me ages to get the pics up! lol

The RWD if still going strong...was leaving black lines around most roundabous and junctions in w.sussex last weekend! Bloody dangerous though! lol

Onto the saloon. Spent satarday in the workshop next to where I work putting the beam together. They've got some nice heavy duty steel workbenches to bolt all the stuff down to jig it up and keep it straight.

I wanted to make a beam for it, as the std nova beam seemed to sit up flat againt the chassiss leg when it was right down, plus I wanted to really stiffen up the rear beam by havibng the cross-bar going from wheel top wheel instead of a foot infront of the rear wheels (making it twist a lot easier).

So welded all the tubes, turned ends and laser/plasma cut bits up.

And then trial fitted it up to the car

[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Austin_Nova16]

Then took it off to give it a lick of paint:

Now just need to make up some tophats for the rose joints, new discs/bearings etc and i'll bolt it on for good
Thats it for now.
New headlights came through today, so will be fitting them and finishing the enigine loom thsi week.

:thumb:[/QUOTE]

j10E W

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29th Apr 08 at 17:58

that is hot in beige

neil h

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29th Apr 08 at 18:07

Really wish i had the space and the skills to give such a big project a crack.

Novaneil

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29th Apr 08 at 18:14

Arghh Austin's new project. Been following this on PNG site. Austins RWD Nova has been around years

It was built using parts from his local scrap yard, bits of Capri and all sorts on it (I think the rear axle is an "English" whatever that is from when I spoke to at USC a year back.) This guy is serously talented when it comes to fabrication!

Top Bloke!!!

Ste L

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29th Apr 08 at 18:24

quote:
Originally posted by Novaneil
(I think the rear axle is an "English" whatever that is from when I spoke to at USC a year back.)

mk2 escort rear axel, im sure the said that when i was chatting to him at pvs the other year

Novaneil

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29th Apr 08 at 18:25

quote:
Originally posted by Ste L

quote:
Originally posted by Novaneil
(I think the rear axle is an "English" whatever that is from when I spoke to at USC a year back.)

mk2 escort rear axel, im sure the said that when i was chatting to him at pvs the other year

Is that known as an "English" then? Im not clued up with this old skool RWD stuff (wish I was though as there flappin cool!!!)

Ste L

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29th Apr 08 at 18:30

quote:
Originally posted by Novaneil
Is that known as an "English" then? Im not clued up with this old skool RWD stuff (wish I was though as there flappin cool!!!)

not a clue

i just remember him mentioning something about that, or it may of been something else he used of a mk2,

SRI-LEE

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29th Apr 08 at 18:32

omg pure awesome looks quality!

drunkenfool

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30th Apr 08 at 09:43

quote:
Originally posted by jr

quote:
Originally posted by drunkenfool

quote:
Originally posted by jr
That Austinpxx at a guess then

Richie off here?

Richie's old username on here was Austinpxx

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30th Apr 08 at 09:54

quote:
Originally posted by Ste L

quote:
Originally posted by Novaneil
Is that known as an "English" then? Im not clued up with this old skool RWD stuff (wish I was though as there flappin cool!!!)

not a clue

i just remember him mentioning something about that, or it may of been something else he used of a mk2,

As far as im aware, and could be totally wrong, but the english axle is linked in any way or has the provision to 5 link/watts link it, so can suffer with axle tramp ?

also iirc, they usally have quite a diffrent diff, mostly 4.1, and iirc not particular strong

Joe-Tait

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30th Apr 08 at 12:37

quote:
Originally posted by jr

quote:
Originally posted by Ste L

quote:
Originally posted by Novaneil
Is that known as an "English" then? Im not clued up with this old skool RWD stuff (wish I was though as there flappin cool!!!)

not a clue

i just remember him mentioning something about that, or it may of been something else he used of a mk2,

As far as im aware, and could be totally wrong, but the english axle is linked in any way or has the provision to 5 link/watts link it, so can suffer with axle tramp ?

also iirc, they usally have quite a different diff, mostly 4.1, and iirc not particular strong

The english axle (escorts and capri's) and the atlas axles (capri's some with lsd's as standard) come unlinked but can easily be adapted to take 4 link bars and a watts linkage or single bar (panhard rod) to reduce the axle moving and twisting under strain

Im intrested to know what Austin is running on the nova,

He could be running a shortened 2.8 capri axle with standard lsd

or a english axle with expensive lsd

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30th Apr 08 at 13:00

i thought you needed a diffrent casing to link and english ?? like i say could be very wrong

Joe-Tait

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30th Apr 08 at 15:13

quote:
Originally posted by jr
i thought you needed a diffrent casing to link and english ?? like i say could be very wrong

You can link any axle within reason heres a picture of mine when i first picked it up its a capri 52" thick tubed atlas axle with coilover brackets and 4 link brackets (ones circled)

I have the watts linkage cover to go on the back of the axle aswel which connects to other mounts infront of the boot floor so then the back end of my escort will be 6 linked

[Edited on 30-04-2008 by Joe-Tait]

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30th Apr 08 at 15:55

whats that going on ?

Joe-Tait

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1st May 08 at 07:45

Grp4 mk2 escort when i find a new shell i want

[Edited on 01-05-2008 by Joe-Tait]

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1st May 08 at 09:29

pics when you do

little_duke

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1st May 08 at 11:17

quote:
Originally posted by Ste L

thats where that strut brace went!!!!

[Edited on 01-05-2008 by little_duke]

Scotty C

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1st May 08 at 12:17

Whats that thing working off the exhaust pullie?

[Edited on 01-05-2008 by Monster]

Ste L

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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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1st May 08 at 14:03

quote:
Originally posted by Monster

Whats that thing working off the exhaust pullie?

[Edited on 01-05-2008 by Monster]

distributer

no room in the original place, due to firewall, so have to be relocated like that

GregGsi

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1st May 08 at 21:54

thats mint

BHP vaux

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