Beware of this car.... - Saxperience

Smithy · 26th July 2004, 02:17

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!

jamesg88 · 26th July 2004, 02:24

wonder what quarter times its running

Smithy · 26th July 2004, 02:25

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

jamesg88 · 26th July 2004, 02:37

has it got the gte 1.6 engine ?

Smithy · 26th July 2004, 02:40

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 · 26th July 2004, 02:43

shit it will be like a jet engine in a matchbox

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

Smithy · 26th July 2004, 02:46

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!

jamesg88 · 26th July 2004, 02:50

yea probably, sounds awesome real street racer or what

Smithy · 26th July 2004, 02:51

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

jamesg88 · 26th July 2004, 02:52

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

crazy or what

Smithy · 26th July 2004, 02:56

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 · 26th July 2004, 02:57

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

Smithy · 26th July 2004, 02:59

Thats it. There was a 3 wheeled bond bug with an R1 engine in it to! Bloody idiots!

JamieB · 26th July 2004, 03:00

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 · 26th July 2004, 03:00

lol its crazy man

jamesg88 · 26th July 2004, 03:01

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

aaahhhhhhh

Smithy · 26th July 2004, 03:02

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 · 26th July 2004, 03:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamesg88

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

aaahhhhhhh

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

Lol!

jamesg88 · 26th July 2004, 03:14

lol

sweeeeet bet its all worth it just to piss allover people

jamesg88 · 26th July 2004, 03:16

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