Beware of this car....

[Smithy]

Saw a mate of mine today in his nova. Haven't seen him for a while. He had a seriously quick Gte before about 150bhp stripped out. He's re-shelled it now in a 1.2 body! No interior, not even a dash! Just 2 seats and a cage! Fuckin hell its quick! You may well see it at the pod. Just be aware if you see a grey nova with exhaust very loud (but powerfull loud!) with a cage visible. I wouldn't advise racing it! smileys/smiley11.gif

[jamesg88]

wonder what quarter times its running

[Smithy]

When it was in the gte shell it was low 14s. Its vey quick!

[jamesg88]

has it got the gte 1.6 engine ?

[Smithy]

Yep. Been modified heavily. Still naturally aspirated but jeez its fast. Well funny. He went to Anglesea trackday and was overtaking Porsches on the bends cos of the weight difference!

[jamesg88]

shit it will be like a jet engine in a matchbox smileys/smiley4.gif

wonder how fast the quarters would be with a 2 litre calibra turbo transplant with engine mods then

[Smithy]

Probably wouldn't make that much difference. Well ok it would but the gte lump is light, calibra turbo plus intercooler etc weighs more. They stripped everything out. Dash, trim, door cards, perspex windows, any nuts and bolts they didn't need(hopefully didn't need!) the lot! Sounds like a harrier jump jet! smileys/smiley15.gif

[jamesg88]

yea probably, sounds awesome real street racer or what smileys/smiley4.gif smileys/smiley4.gif smileys/smiley4.gif

[Smithy]

It looks like an old grannies car. Except for the cage and lack of interior!

[jamesg88]

i dont know where i read this but a guy had a old mini totally stripped it out like that nova and put a big fuck off engine in the back and made it rear wheel drive and added nos and it ran high 11/low 12 second quarters smileys/smiley17.gif

crazy or what smileys/smiley17.gif

[Smithy]

It's stupid. You ever see those cars in revs or max or something, they were minis and bond bugs with bike engines in them!? R1 engines etc! Shit the bed they were fast!

[jamesg88]

yea i saw summat like that where a old mini had a R1 engine in the back

[Smithy]

Thats it. There was a 3 wheeled bond bug with an R1 engine in it to! Bloody idiots! smileys/smiley4.gif smileys/smiley5.gif

[JamieB]

apparently (so i've been told by a mate of mine) that he knows of sum1 who has gutted an old mini, and put a ford coswrth engine in the bac and made it rear wheel drive - dunno if it is the same car your own about james?
but if it is true, fuck me that thing must fucking fly!

[jamesg88]

lol its crazy man smileys/smiley17.gif

[jamesg88]

yea but imagine the satisfaction of pissin allover a scooby in a nova

aaahhhhhhh smileys/smiley17.gif

[Smithy]

Up in Tewkesbury where my old man lives theres a little shitty suzuki something or other with rather large turbo engine stuffed under the bonnet!

[Smithy]

yea but imagine the satisfaction of pissin allover a scooby in a nova

aaahhhhhhh smileys/smiley17.gif

He's done calibras, lotus, porkers the lot! Obviously he can't touch saxos cos they're the fastest cars on the planet smileys/smiley4.gif Lol!

[jamesg88]

lol smileys/smiley17.gif

sweeeeet bet its all worth it just to piss allover people smileys/smiley17.gif smileys/smiley17.gif smileys/smiley17.gif

[jamesg88]

sound like it jamie think though how light the mini would be and how fast it would be like a mean its a mini for cryin out loud you would never expect a tiny mini to trouble you smileys/smiley17.gif

[Smithy]

Wouldn't fancy crashing it though! It would probably hurt. Alot!

[JamieB]

the nova sounds all well and gud and everything, but i personally cant stand fucking novas! whoever cae up with them shud have been shot!
i'd muv 2 own that mini wit a cosworth engine in it! wud be seriously fucking fast!

[jamesg88]

yea i think it would just a tad bit smileys/smiley17.gif

[Smithy]

I don't like novas that much either but you gotta respect the speed of that thing!

[jamesg88]

you gotta respect anythng that pushes that amount of speed smileys/smiley4.gif

[JamieB]

yeah! true! nething that is small and can keep up and even beat cars that have got a lot larger engines in then deserves lots of respect! regardless of there car

[Smithy]

Even if it is a nova! smileys/smiley11.gif

[jamesg88]

yep even if its a nova smileys/smiley4.gif

[Northern_Will]

mentioned R1 engines before smileys/smiley17.gif

R1 knocks about my neck of the woods, went past him doing a tun before, he was just takin it easy of course. Then pulled in, not long later i was pullin 110 n it went past me on its back wheel smileys/smiley4.gif

I fyeckin love bikes!!

[jamesg88]

that mini has has 2 R1 engines in it one at the front and one at the rear and pushes 320 bhp and does 0-60 in 5.1 seconds smileys/smiley17.gif

[Chris_VTS]

cool. Like cars more though

[Raysax]

Theres a Saxo bout with a roof chop and R1 engine in the back!! smileys/smiley3.gif Would love to know what thats pushing out!! smileys/smiley14.gif

[GreenSaxo]

www.z-cars.co.uk

r1 saxo

Weight 675 kilos
Front axle 350 kilos
Rear axle 325 kilos
0 to 60 in 5.1 seconds
Top speed 120 mph
Bhp at crank 160


Hyabusa Saxo

Weight 700 kilos
Front axle 355 kilos
Rear axle 345 kilos
0 to 60 4.6 seconds
Top speed 130 mph
Bhp at crank 175



Hyabusa Turbo Saxo

Weight 700 kilos
Front axle 355 kilos
Rear axle 345 kilos
400 bhp available
0 to 60 3.3 seconds
Top speed 140 mph

[DevilDamo]

gees smileys/smiley3.gif

i know somebody who bought a clio v6 and stripped it right down so it was looking like a 1.2. could not believe it really. what a waste. but he did give some rude boys a thing or two to learn.