Nova Big Block Hubs

What you need:

• Standard Nova knuckles
• Standard 'big block' hubs (about £35 each for FEBI items from VauxhallWorldParts)
• Audi 80/VW Golf Synchro bearings, checking measurements with the link above. Some useful part numbers to get them:
  • BRT bearings: BRT 1299
  • QH: QWB 510
  • First Line: FBK 081
• A machinist

Summary of what you need to do:

• Get the ID of the Nova knuckle opened out to the OD of the new Audi bearing. Regroove the circlip grooves to use the ones from the bearing kit
• Machine the new inner hub to look like a "very machined" hub you can buy off the shelf but don't reduce the OD of the inner bearing part at all. If you don't have one of the heavily machined ones to show the machinist this is roughly what you want doing, touching the shiny silver parts only
• Press them together as you would normally with the new bearings and check they spin/don't catch anywhere

Machining work required: