1970 chevy nova
 

i had a 69 nova when i was 18 and i had to sell it and ever since then i have been itching to buy another one. well that time finally happened two days ago.

1970

current mods
-qa1 front coil overs
-tubular A arms
-wilwood disk brakes up front
-slotted and drilled rotors
-8 point chromoly cage
-frame connectors
-full autometer gauges



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i also have all brand new sheet metal for the front end including a 4 inch steel cowl induction hood.

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the plan is to finish my 406 smallblock and run a t56 from my old 96 trans am with some 4.56 gears out back.

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progress

i sanded and prepped the whole cage and painted it gloss black

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Looks like a solid project! Planning on keeping it the same color?

- Justin

Looks like a solid project and the cage came out great!

i think im going to, i like the fact that its still the original color, if not that exact color definitely something similar.

thanks! it literally took all day to sand and prep it all and mask everything off:lol:

progress
 

a little more progress

i saw the price of a new rad support and I decided to tackle my original one:bertstare:

after a couple hours of sanding and prep work...

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progress
 

did my first rust patch! please be gentle with the comments haha:D

the cancer spot
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marked and cut the pan
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welded in the new piece

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also i put the fenders on the car to snap a shot(they aren't shimmed or bolted)

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not 100% lined up but i wanted to throw it all o nthere to see what shims and whatnot i need, its looking like a car now. today is strip the rubber undercoating off day:facepalm::facepalm: more pics tomorrow

Heat gun and putty knife for the bulk of the undercoating then brakleen and steel wool.

i got just about half of it done today, ive been using a very sharp chisel and then i sand blast it:nod:

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before hand scraping

After paint

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just did a small section to see how it came out

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after a long days work all with a knife, now time to sandblast it:bertstare:

Looking good man... you own all the awesome tools I guess lol.

thanks, lol ive acquired some nice tools. i purchased the sandblaster from harbor freight and it actually works very well for smaller stuff, they also sell the sand there as well. it was around 90 dollars for the blaster and a larger jug of sand. granted i have a large compressor so it works better than if you had a small HP one.

Nice progress! Are you going to move the tach over to the right to tuck it inside the hood?

- Justin

thanks! im not sure yet, it came with an autometer 5 inch that i might mount on the steering column. i think im gunna put the fuel pressure and oil pressure gauge under the scoop

niiicee , doing work!

post up some pics of the trans am!

i will, i just dropped off the motor today, gonna hot tank the heads thursday :mrgreen:

WOW! That's fast progress! Looks really good! Your patch is very well cut and fit. The pic might not have done it justice, but it looks as though you didn't do a lot of grinding to bare metal before you welded. Any more repairs like that, make sure you grind at least a half-inch in from each edge to be welded. You'll have a stronger weld and less sizzling and spatter. Unless it's just a bad picture angle or my old eyes are bad. Either way, this project is awesome! Keep up the forward momentum!

thanks! i should have went farther with my grinding, it splattered a little towards the right side. i have to put another patch in because he did a hack job rectangular opening for the shifter linkage. i will be sure to grind farther out and see what difference it makes. thanks for the tip!:mrgreen:

Love the car, hate the hood, too tall for my taste 2in sets the novas off nicely. Nice car, maybe youll give me some motivation to get my 72 done.

thanks, my dad doesnt like the hood either lol but i think im gunna need the extra hood room :) post up some pics of your car

Most recent
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When I first got it 5yrs ago
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i really like the dogdish centercaps do you still have them on it?