Ariel Nomad Turbo Conversion

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Thanks for the positive replies!

Everyone seems to ask 'what would you use it for' but it's just as usable (if not more usable) as any 2 seater sports car / caterham etc. The lift off oversteer on roundabouts will never get old, and the ride is actually really nice on the massive tyre sidewalls and infinite suspension travel!

Conversion is going well - clutch and flywheel have now been uprated and engine back in. Hydraulic handbrake is fitted, and the fun fabrication will start tomorrow!

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Edited by ol on Wednesday 8th June 17:52

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I also brought a plate out of hibernation to assign to it, which although not perfect, is quite fitting!

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Edited by ol on Sunday 29th May 17:09

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Turbo is now mounted, pipework is all going on today and then the exhaust will be fabricated. Still looking good for mapping by the end of next week, then Portugal the week after! Love a tight deadline.

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[Swampy1982]

They aren't messing about are they!

Love the fact the snail in rear and centre, this hing is going to be insane!

Where is the intake on these? Will you get some nice induction sounds? Or is the nature of the car that you can't hear much other than the motor?

[IanUAE]

Turn7 said:

Badger is a great guy and very good at what he does !

Love the Nomad and can only imagine how much fun that fiedl must have been

Agreed, Chris is a master fabricator and welder. Got to know him in Bahrain when he was helping Andy and Red Victor 3.

[Turn7]

IanUAE said:

Turn7 said:

Badger is a great guy and very good at what he does !

Love the Nomad and can only imagine how much fun that fiedl must have been

Agreed, Chris is a master fabricator and welder. Got to know him in Bahrain when he was helping Andy and Red Victor 3.

Ian, likewise…

[donkmeister]

Awesome!

Is there going to be any sort of heat shielding on the turbo and hot pipework? With the turbo in such a tempting location for inquisitive hands, just wondering if it would attract attention at MOT time as a hazard?

[scottos]

This is awesome, i notice one of the pictures is up at Hartside, im up there quite a lot and really hope to see you and the Nomad some time!

[Caddyshack]

I love these cars. One of those in a field sounds epic. Brilliant project.

Ultimately I think a supercharger would suit the car better and wonder why the after market couldn't solve that.


Proper brave pills taking it to Portugal. I would make sure you at least have a tool set to put the boost pipe back on if one decides to keep popping off.


Cant wait for more pics.

[mattdavies]

Caddyshack said:

Proper brave pills taking it to Portugal. I would make sure you at least have a tool set to put the boost pipe back on if one decides to keep popping off.

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Not if you spend some money on wiggins style clamps

[Caddyshack]

mattdavies said:

Caddyshack said:

Proper brave pills taking it to Portugal. I would make sure you at least have a tool set to put the boost pipe back on if one decides to keep popping off.

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Not if you spend some money on wiggins style clamps

True, as long as the pipe work is correct too....not always easy on a rush to get it done

[r1ch]

Looks like so much fun, would be good to see some documenting of the Portugal trip.

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Swampy1982 said:

They aren't messing about are they!

Love the fact the snail in rear and centre, this hing is going to be insane!

Where is the intake on these? Will you get some nice induction sounds? Or is the nature of the car that you can't hear much other than the motor?

Thanks! They definitely aren't messing about! It will definitely make some good noises, but we will find out for sure next week!

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Turn7 said:

IanUAE said:

Turn7 said:

Badger is a great guy and very good at what he does !

Love the Nomad and can only imagine how much fun that fiedl must have been

Agreed, Chris is a master fabricator and welder. Got to know him in Bahrain when he was helping Andy and Red Victor 3.

Ian, likewise…

Thanks guys, he is definitely great at what he does. It was very lucky how I cam in contact with him, and that he managed to fit in the build.

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donkmeister said:

Awesome!

Is there going to be any sort of heat shielding on the turbo and hot pipework? With the turbo in such a tempting location for inquisitive hands, just wondering if it would attract attention at MOT time as a hazard?

Haven't thought about this bit yet, but I'm sure the build guys are all over it. I'll maybe just put a sticker on it saying 'please don't touch this' haha

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scottos said:

This is awesome, i notice one of the pictures is up at Hartside, im up there quite a lot and really hope to see you and the Nomad some time!

Yes! I live pretty close, so will bump into you sometime I'm sure. What are you usually driving up there in?

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Caddyshack said:

I love these cars. One of those in a field sounds epic. Brilliant project.

Ultimately I think a supercharger would suit the car better and wonder why the after market couldn't solve that.


Proper brave pills taking it to Portugal. I would make sure you at least have a tool set to put the boost pipe back on if one decides to keep popping off.


Cant wait for more pics.

Ariel do s supercharged version, but as per the original post, there was a 4+ month wait time, and I like to be a bit different. The turbo will be mapped to be as linear as possible, and will make some awesome noises, so why not! It will also be the only one in the world, which I kind of like.

I've taken far more shabby cars that this on the euro trips before - Ultima GTR / Locost racing car / Hayabusa MK Indy - the Nomad will be comfy and reliable compared to those!

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r1ch said:

Looks like so much fun, would be good to see some documenting of the Portugal trip.

Thank you - will make sure to post some updates about it in here

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Had an update this afternoon, and the new frame to mount the rear box / spare wheel off has been built (with a genius trick wheel mount, which I'll post about when it's done). We are offsetting the intercooler, which makes my OCD twitch like hell, but should look and work really well.

Will be getting mapped next week, so watch this space!

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Edited by ol on Friday 10th June 17:42

[Turn7]

What sort of craziness are you hoping for HP wise ?