Rick Draper
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Registered: 10th Feb 01
Location: Cheshire
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Well as some of you might know i have been building a nova turbo for about 3 years now so i thought i might as well show some of you the pictures.
IT used to look like this many moons ago at trax, ran well and had a rebuild XE in it with Omega pistons and just needing some throttle bodies:
But o no been a dickhead i decided to fit a LET, out came the mint XE and in went a rebuilt LET with low compression pistons and a F28. All it needed then was a set of phase chips.
Then i thought, o lets fit a bigger turbo and some proper management so on went a tubular manifold a big turbo and some autronic management:
Then off it went to my mates garage and JP for a new exhaust and some rear turrets:
While it was there i decided the rear arches looked a bit tatty so i did the decent thing...
And cut the feckers off.
Here are some of the pic's after it was painted:
As it stands now its got a autronic SM4 ecu, new engine speced by ian howel of area six and inlet fabricated by area six, quaife diff in the F28 and 330mm front disks and 310 rear disks.
Hopefully it will be finished one day!
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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my favorite vauxhall project  so well put together from the pictures ive seen and no corners cut 
love the story behinf it rick 
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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One of my face progress cars on MIG went quiet for quite a while.
Is that a Handbrake rear caliper?
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AdamF
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Bexhill, East Sussex
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excellent makes me realise how much more potential there is in mine
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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 size of those rear brakes
new wheels look much better than the dares.
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Rick Draper
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Registered: 10th Feb 01
Location: Cheshire
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Rear calipers are just 2 pot wilwood ones, shud be fine with the standard shoes on the hand brake as the alloy bell has been lined with a steel insert for them to contact on.
Hopefully within 2 weeks the front wingsand bonnet shud be painted.
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John G
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Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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mint, where abouts are you from in cheshire??
as jr said everthing looks to be done properly, major project of 3 years though
more pictures needed
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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what sort of power are you expecting with the Autronic and silly turbo combo?
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Rick Draper
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Registered: 10th Feb 01
Location: Cheshire
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Hope to see 450-500, shud be seen fairly easy. If not i will fit a GT35 and alter a few more things.
I am from Macclesfield.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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you look surprisingly sane for someone building a 500bhp nova 
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j10E W
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Registered: 30th Sep 04
Location: maidstone
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havnt seen this on mig any body gota link?
looks amazing absolutly spot on
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Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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Fantastic project
I was worried that my project might take a few years with me going to uni etc but this is proof that if you persevere its worth it in the end
[Edited on 24-09-2006 by Matt H]
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Mo
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Registered: 29th Jan 03
Location: Bolton, Drives Q3 S-line +
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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LET the dolly in the background too
Wicked thread mate 
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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but at the end of the day it's still a nova, and no matter what you do, it's always going to be a nova
[Edited on 25-09-2006 by JayM]
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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Envy can be a cruel thing huh  looks awesome mate good job
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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have you ever considered switching the first letters from your first and surname around
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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 Keep the crap in Off Day.
Awsome project. I love this car, seen the work you have done on it on Mig, can't wait to see it all finished
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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no corners cut - just the front 
Is that just to get clearence on the manifold?
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SwN
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Registered: 12th Mar 01
Location: Torbay
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Awesome car , always followed the threads on mig and novaload
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L30 SCT
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Registered: 27th Nov 05
Location: aberdeen
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someone hates a red car 
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Rob_Lee
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Registered: 9th Dec 05
Location: Folkestone Drives: Nova 1.6 16v
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This car make me sick I love it
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Fucking bloody cunting amazing
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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fucking ace hope it all works out for you in the end too!
that must be nearly as fast as a ctr when its running! 
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
no corners cut - just the front
Is that just to get clearence on the manifold?
slam panel's get cut on for easier access the front of the engine, for if you need to do something, just makes life easier,
it will be removable so will bolt back on when needed
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