Noble M12 heavily modified
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e30m3Mark said:
Kudos for the fabrication skills! How you're managing this alongside that Capri is baffling to mere mortals like myself. Am looking forward to seeing where this takes you in terms of power and improved performance. 
TBH the capri is taking a back seat until the noble is back on the road... Initially Im not targeting huge power from the noble as the first engine will be a development item. Im saving the brand new engine/block till later and initially building up one of the spare blocks i have lying around and using a pair of brand new heads i managed to buy.I've also just started restoring my youngest daughters rust bucket of a beetle, she is 17 in just over 2 weeks so got a little pressure to get that done, however i promised her so i just need to buckle down and get it done... Never fixed rusty bodywork before so it a bit of a steep learning curve lol
Just realised I missed the best picture.... would you believe this is 'technically' a smaller turbo than I used to run as the turbine is 74mm and my previous was 80mm... flows 20% more air than the last though so its a significant upgrade
Not updated this for a while.
Ive had yet more spec creap... I removed the windscreen and dash so I could remake the heater box... Previous dash was already modified and I had it trimmed in leather about 7 years back... didnt stop me thinking why not make my own design in carbon while i'm there?
Wife thought I was mad, especially when she came in the garage and found the first mock ups!
dash
I decided to totally disregard my wife's concerns and started taking moulds so I could make the parts in carbon, I was very happy with the final result... still a long way to go with more lacquer on the current finished parts and some bucks and moulds for the drivers side.
V weave isn't perfect and it needs a proper flat and final coat before fitting!
I also decided to make some major changes to the mechanics as I got fed up with having limited wheel choice due to the Noble unique offset and ford PCD... so I decided to machine the uprights to take a much larger wheel bearing and moved it inside the upright.... with a mix of hubs and wheel bearings this allowed me to fit BMW M5 wheels straight on.
I now have a choice from thousands of different wheel designs that will bolt straight on
My choice of wheel is for road 11x19 rear and 9.5x19 front with as big a dish wheel I could find.... The road wheels are really deliberately aggressive with the offsets and as such so for the track I have gone for custom made 10x18 rear and 8.5x18 front Braid with as big a dish as they could do on and 5mm more offset to bring them under the arch a little more.
Ive had yet more spec creap... I removed the windscreen and dash so I could remake the heater box... Previous dash was already modified and I had it trimmed in leather about 7 years back... didnt stop me thinking why not make my own design in carbon while i'm there?
Wife thought I was mad, especially when she came in the garage and found the first mock ups!
dash
I decided to totally disregard my wife's concerns and started taking moulds so I could make the parts in carbon, I was very happy with the final result... still a long way to go with more lacquer on the current finished parts and some bucks and moulds for the drivers side.
V weave isn't perfect and it needs a proper flat and final coat before fitting!
I also decided to make some major changes to the mechanics as I got fed up with having limited wheel choice due to the Noble unique offset and ford PCD... so I decided to machine the uprights to take a much larger wheel bearing and moved it inside the upright.... with a mix of hubs and wheel bearings this allowed me to fit BMW M5 wheels straight on.
I now have a choice from thousands of different wheel designs that will bolt straight on
My choice of wheel is for road 11x19 rear and 9.5x19 front with as big a dish wheel I could find.... The road wheels are really deliberately aggressive with the offsets and as such so for the track I have gone for custom made 10x18 rear and 8.5x18 front Braid with as big a dish as they could do on and 5mm more offset to bring them under the arch a little more.
Edited by andygtt on Wednesday 24th July 10:02
morgs_ said:
You are mad, but we love it 
Just noticed the Fiesta HVAC controls in the first interior picture that stand out like a sore thumb now. Are you having custom ones made up to fit in with the new dash?
Also, those wheel specs. Ooof.
Good spot.Just noticed the Fiesta HVAC controls in the first interior picture that stand out like a sore thumb now. Are you having custom ones made up to fit in with the new dash?
Also, those wheel specs. Ooof.
I have taken moulds of the Fiesta HVAC so i could make them in carbon.... however I bought an Alfa 4C and the controls look better in that so I purchased a second hand setup for one of these and am making this is Carbon and useing them instead... after all it means I can fit them into 2 of my car (plus daughter has one and of cause wants them in carbon as well).
For the same reason Ive also decided to use the 4C dash vents and am busy making moulds of them now
The Omega Pistons have to be made in batches and I believe they last 'batch' are all sold... saying that I have not used mine yet as they are still in the box lol
As an aside, Ive been progressing the dash along, not as quick as id like as Ive also started building a new larger garage
needs some flatting and re-lacquering, but i was happy with the shape and switchgear layout
As mentioned before I moved away from ford switchgear, i will later be making the 'knobs' in carbon.
what I was making dash parts I also made a carbon shroud for the steering wheel.
Next step was to make the centre tunnel part between the seats, i wanted a small stage hole and 2 cup holders.
The mould is actually drying today after I laid up the last coats of resin last night, should be able to pull the mould off soon and get on with tidying up the interior.
As an aside, Ive been progressing the dash along, not as quick as id like as Ive also started building a new larger garage
needs some flatting and re-lacquering, but i was happy with the shape and switchgear layout
As mentioned before I moved away from ford switchgear, i will later be making the 'knobs' in carbon.
what I was making dash parts I also made a carbon shroud for the steering wheel.
Next step was to make the centre tunnel part between the seats, i wanted a small stage hole and 2 cup holders.
The mould is actually drying today after I laid up the last coats of resin last night, should be able to pull the mould off soon and get on with tidying up the interior.
Edited by andygtt on Wednesday 8th January 14:09
Edited by andygtt on Wednesday 8th January 14:18
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