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THE CAR 1990 Vauxhall Nova GTE
Before The car began its career in 2000 when Nick bought a lightly rolled Nova GTE from a friend who had bought it to repair but never got round to it. Nick installed it in the workshop and stripped every single nut, bolt, panel, wiring loom and interior trim from it to a bare shell. He even removed all the sound deadening from the floor panels and a majority of the paint and sealer. Next, all the panels and chassis were inspected for corrosion and replaced as necessary. A plating kit was welded in to strengthen all the high stress points of the steering and suspension along with some pickup points for the sump guard. The seat fixings, cage, and various brackets and fixings were added before the whole thing was refinished in 2k paint. The cars colour scheme and graphic diamonds and pinstripes were all painted, the wiring looms re worked and modified, and then the car was rebuilt with the original GTE engine, gearbox, brakes, steering and trims. The suspension was replaced by a competition adjustable system and all the required elements as needed for safety. The car made its debut at Abingdon in the late spring of 2002 and actually finished its first event in one piece though not particularly very competitively. Though an engine has never finished development, many modifications and general developments/changes have been made to date. THE 2008 SPECIFICATION CHASSIS 1990 Nova GTE with strengthened and guarded under floor areas fitted with Safety Devices 6 point roll cage with door bars and extra diagonal rear bar. ENGINE 1400 Vauxhall SE 8 valve engine on twin Webber 40 DCOE side draught carburettors, lightened flywheel and ARP bolts. Oil cooler, baffled sump and poly V belt alternator. TRANSMISSION Vauxhall F15 box with close ratio gear kit, tranex limited slip differential, rose jointed quick shift kit made in house and standard drive shafts. SUSPENSION Front: Leda adjustable bump, camber and height 2¼ inch coil over dampers with rose jointed eccentric top plates Rear: Leda adjustable bump dampers and tarmac springs. Uniball track control arms. Front and rear anti-roll bars and heavy duty bushes throughout. STEERING Corsa C electric PAS column and rose jointed rod ends. BRAKES Girling front and rear discs imported from Astra 2.0 16valve. Teflon steel braided lines throughout, hydraulic fly off hand brake and bias front-rear valve inboard. SAFETY Sump and tank guards, Sparco Rev 5 plus seats, Sparco 4 point harnesses, plumbed in total discharge fire extinguisher and hand held extinguisher, battery master cut out switch, peltor intercom and polycarbonate side and rear windows. WHEELS AND TYRES 14 inch X 6J Alloys with Yokohama wet, intermediate and moulded slick tyres. After
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