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[Ernie]

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-6082381236692193363

[the hamster]

watch the vid and listen to the sound of metal let go.
ouch.
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-4489526448718414859&hl=en-GB

  what a shame. Thats a sweet sound track from the nova. N/A track cars sound sooooo much better than something with boost. On track days you can certainly tell who has borrowed daddys car for the day and who is a "proper" driver.

Heres a video of my friends trackday mx6 at Mondello Park, Ireland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Z5GqaV1yc

Despite it having a n/a 2.5 v6 and over 200 bhp it doesnt sound like its got half as much grunt as the Nova.

Hope its not an expensive fix and is back in action soon.

[Markie]

looks brilliant !!!

Convinced me this is the route i am going down  

So are tehre any restrictions ie things your car must have before i remove too much ?  

[the hamster]

not really, if you intend on using it on the road then you need the usual things like lights, plates, seatbelts etc.

Piers has stripped 300kg from his MX6 to get it to 990kg. This was done by removing seats, ALL trim, dash, spare wheel, carpets, lightweight exhaust manifolds and system, air con system removed, added lightweight race battery and roll cage, strut braces, race suspension with adjustable camber and rideheight.

And he uses it on the road.

This will give you some ideas
http://www.stoppressimages.com/MX6.htm

[The Cambelt Kid]

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-6082381236692193363

Wiked video mate!! I had a really big smile on my face when you took that sad pointless scooby out!!!    You just seem to be eating all the other cars up, one after the other.

Also judging by my 2y/o boy who is going total nuts watching it... he loves it too!

Sounds greeaaaaattttt!

[Ernie]

The footage is from 2 of my friends cars.

My camera played up but it is the first time i used it.

Plus i spent more time repairng my car and they can do the track so much better.

Just whatching it is nothing compared to sitting in there and seeing the face.s of people in so called sports cars.

Thanks for your coments.

[Martin_1962]

The sports cars are nowhere near their limit -  but the small hatches are, watching that you could guess that having to drive home would make you drive just that bit slower than you would otherwise, and to be honest I wouldn't go flat out until I was used to it.

But then I did beat a Cosworth Sierra with a 600cc bike on a twisty A road about 18 years ago!

[Ernie]

sweet. As for driving them home sod that it would rattle me teath out.
Thats why i bought my elite to tow it home.

[Martin_1962]

That is the point, you will drive closer to the edge as your car cost a lot less, and you can get it home on the trailer.

It is also a purpose built track car for fun.

Hence all the quick road cars being driven at not full potential

[Ernie]

Still a laugh to over take them in a little vauxhall nova.

 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Hence all the quick road cars being driven at not full potential

I suspect thats not the case Martin as the Nova is a very light car.....but, being narrow it tends to roll more (do you only have standard roll bars on that one?).....it looks to me like the bigger cars are also on the limit to (look at the tyres).....there extra weight is working against them....

The Nova is actualy a very good choice for this sort of thing because:

a) Engine upgrades are easy, 2.0 Turbos drop in nicely as do the red tops...
b) There cheap
c) There light
d) There actualy pretty dam strong and require little work to take the extra power...

[Martin_1962]

Still a laugh to over take them in a little vauxhall nova.

 

Of course

[Martin_1962]

Hence all the quick road cars being driven at not full potential

I suspect thats not the case Martin as the Nova is a very light car.....but, being narrow it tends to roll more (do you only have standard roll bars on that one?).....it looks to me like the bigger cars are also on the limit to (look at the tyres).....there extra weight is working against them....

The Nova is actualy a very good choice for this sort of thing because:

a) Engine upgrades are easy, 2.0 Turbos drop in nicely as do the red tops...
b) There cheap
c) There light
d) There actualy pretty dam strong and require little work to take the extra power...

Surprised about the strength - knew they weigh less than a gnats fart. I have driven a few (1.0 1.2 1.3) but never thought of them as a suitable base for a  performance car.

[Ernie]

Mine has a role cage/strut brace and seam weilding done around the engine bay and front end on the car.
The back end should be getting done over next christmas time.
I drove it last year with the 1.6 GTE lump in it but it was a bit twitchy.
Since then i have had the weilding done cage and strut brace fitted and the 2ltr xe and is like a differant car.
Cant wait to take it back out again.
Thanks for the coments.

[Ernie]

You have to mod the chassi rail here.

I used a heat gun and a big hammer.
And do some stitch weilding in these place's.




And around the bottom but i forot to take any pic's.
Ive also removed this as i didnt need it.



Also cut the slam pannel out as makes it easyer to work on the engine.

Before painted bits.

After bits fitted.

And a pic of my old 1 which made cover car in total vauxhall in december.