BenC1985
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Looking good Mark. What did you paint the calipers and drums with? I need to do mine when my 256's go on. And i take it the white wheels are track wheels and the others for the road? Either way looks awesome on both sets. Lol
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M Sutton
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Thanks guys!
Yes Ben, your correct about the wheels and I just used hammerite smooth paint. Always use it on my cars and its good stuff if the calliper is keyed and cleaned first 
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DansCorsaSXi
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Very nice Mark.
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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Chris C
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Absolutely stunning mark 
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M Sutton
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Cheers Dan and Chris!
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M Sutton
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*PVS update*
As some of you will know by now, I got the car on the road in time for PVS! 
Got it Taxed and MOTed just over a week before the show which was good as it gave me time to get a few miles on it to make sure all was good. I did 70 miles in it before the show with no problems, was also good to bed the new brakes in.
Below are some pictures me and my mate took. Car seemed to perform well on the 1/4 mile apart from popping out of gear a few times during hard launch/burnouts (need to adjust linkage I think)
A link to videos of my two best runs are below.
My 15.2 sec run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELyLIqSuYy0
My best 15.05 sec run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ukBDvfVALc
Next thing to do is get tracking done and I will be booking a day at Bedford Autodrome next month to see how the car performs on track 
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Paul W
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Cracking pics Mark! Looks so good, and I have to admit, those wheels suit it so well
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Robin
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M Sutton
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Thanks Paul
Robin
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kedowan
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Love it Mark, goes well too. Really want that well... 'interior' if you can call it that!
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M Sutton
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lol, cheers kedowan
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Chris C
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Stunning !!
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M Sutton
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Thanks Chris C
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M Sutton
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Just booked my first trackday at Bedford Autodrome for next month
Open pitlane full day, should be fun as a mate in his 205 gti is comming along aswell!
Only new thing is me and the misses have moved into a nice big house now and I have a decent sized garage to store the Nova in just need to paint it and kit it out with all my tools!
[Edited on 17-06-2013 by M Sutton]
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VrsTurbo
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Bedford is a good track, long and loads of run off done it a couple of times!
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M Sutton
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Yeah, ive driven it twice in my peugeot but not done it in the Nova.
Only 15 minute drive from home for me so ideal!
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AlexW
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Had a quick look around it at PVS, Tidy.
If you're fucking around with the gear linkage, I'd think converting to corsa setup, both the internal gearstick and the linkage, Nova ones are fucking terrible and it was one of the best mods done on my nova.
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M Sutton
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Cheers AlexW might give that a go at some point
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FAZ
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would the fire extinguisher not be better in a more accesible place 
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Graeme
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garage looks a decent size.
what day you going to bedford, never seen a track day up there.
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M Sutton
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Probably FAZ, but its just where I put it ages ago and its just stayed lol. I leave the boot unlocked when driving so a quick dash to the back of the car will have to do!
Its monday 15th July Graeme
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M Sutton
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Havnt updated my thread in a while, mainly due to moving house and being busy at work!!
I attended The Retro Show @ Santa Pod in July and managed to get 5 runs up the strip. The weather was hot but the car performed well even with intake temps not helping.
Was a really good show which il deffinately attend next year!
Best run of the day was a 15.02
I also did 3 runs in my mates track day 205 GTI and managed a best of 15.9, not bad for a car with only 115bhp!
Heres a few pics from the show with the link for all of the below
http://public.fotki.com/M4rks/car-events-2013/the-retro-show-santa-pod/
One of the 205 when it was loaded of the trailor, didnt get one on the strip.
Next up was a short visit to Billing on the Sunday. As said, I moved house and its been a big expense and has taken up most weekends with DIY etc. Im glad Billing is 20 mins away so atleast I could have a look.
Parked on the PNG stand but walking round I bumped into a few of you Corsasport lads. Stand looked great with good quality cars
http://public.fotki.com/M4rks/car-events-2013/vboa-billing-aquadrome/
The day after Billing was my first Track day at Bedford Autodrome. The weather was gorgeous and it turned out to be one of the hottest days of the year! Was doing a maximum of 5 laps before pitting to let the car cool down!
My mate in his 205 also came along, he has done quite a few track days before so had more experiance but was still good fun!
Got a passenger ride in this Porsche, was a stunning car and while on track we battled with a Caterham R400 which put a huge smile on my face!
Car performed well and I clocked around 120 miles on track throughout the day. Only issue was fuel starvation, topped the car up and all was well again!
Heres 1 video that I did on the day. This was very early on so was taking it very easy to start with so there not very exciting to watch. Later in the day I got quicker but didnt get a decent video 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJyp__OcJhY
http://public.fotki.com/M4rks/my-nova-track-car/bedford-autodrome-t/
Decided I wanted to do another track day once I had been paid at work so booked one at Bedford a month later. I like the circuit due to the run off areas and its 15 mins away from where I live!
After this I purchaced a Nova GTE rear ARB and got that fitted so I could test it at the next track day.
Then after giving the car a check over I noticed the cambelt was very loose. Tried to tighten it up but the bottom pully wouldnt lock, so my mate fitted all new pullys and cambelt for peace of mind!
Next track day went really well. was a warm day but not as hot as before. Was much more confident than before but after doing another 120 miles on track the only issue I had was the same as the last day. This is a common thing with Novas on track, especially with the sticky R888s. Only way to resolve was to top up the petrol around lunch time which wasnt the end of the world!
Had a passenger ride in 2 cars. A 620bhp Merc AMG and supercharged Arial Atom, both Awesome cars in there own way! I think i would go for the Atom for the fun factor.
This isnt the Atom I went in but didnt get a picture of that. The guy who owned the one below didnt feel confident enough to take me out as he had just got the car lol!
I have some Videos to upload from this event which will be up very soon.
http://public.fotki.com/M4rks/my-nova-track-car/bedford-autodrome-t-1/
My car looks abit lost in this picture lol!
Ive now decided thats the last outing for the Nova this year as I need to save some money, although I might take it for a Sunday blast if the weathers good.
I plan on sorting the fuel starvation issue out and doing some small jobs over the winter but Il update again when I do something interesting
[Edited on 11-09-2013 by M Sutton]
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M Sutton
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2 Videos from the last track day
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xc6nKWS-mFY&feature=c4-feed-u
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lmM_7C_WlLk
[Edited on 11-09-2013 by M Sutton]
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*CorsaCal*
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Makes me want a nova so bad!
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M Sutton
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Cheers mate
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