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Old 04-03-2015, 12:05 PM
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I'm putting together a 69' Nova that I've had for about two years now. I figured I would start a build thread and catch it up to the condition it sits in now.

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Old 04-03-2015, 12:41 PM
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Here is what I started with. The car looked like it was in decent shape inside and out. It had a tired 350 w/th350 setup in it when I picked it up.







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Old 04-03-2015, 12:45 PM
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is that the nut behind the wheel?

lol

nice car, lets see some deconstruction.
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Old 04-03-2015, 12:49 PM
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After owning the car for about a month I decided to improve the handling and braking bit. I installed a DSE stage 1 kit, drop leafs, Kore3 c6 brakes up front, and some Vintage Wheel Works wheels.

Yes...I realize the caliper is on the wrong side in this picture (oops)




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Old 04-03-2015, 12:53 PM
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After seeing the car like this I was frustrated with the nose sticking up in the air. After re-checking and re-clocking the springs as well as driving it around to give it time to "settle" (not sure if that really happens?) nothing improved.

I started trying to pay more attention to the car and noticed some what of an issue with the subframe...and when I say issue I mean it looked like someone launched the car onto a boulder. They actually cut a hole in the crossmember of the frame to clear the crank pulley....




So what does any sane person do at this stage? Let the project spiral out of control of course.

I replaced the front sub with this:


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Old 04-03-2015, 12:57 PM
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As my car was sitting there on jack stands, I decided I like the way it looked in a non-operable state, so I decided to go further down the rabbit hole.

I ripped out the rear leafs and bought a quadralink setup:
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Old 04-03-2015, 01:04 PM
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Now that the car had basically everything removed from the underside, I thought it looked strange with all the trim, windows, and interior still in place...so I removed it all.











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Old 04-03-2015, 01:14 PM
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I thought I had run out of stuff to remove until I realized... paint!

I sent the car for an acid dip.











Drivers side surprise!


Honestly, the car was in pretty good shape. Other than the mess on the drivers side it had some pin holes around the front and back windows and needs a little work on the bottom passenger side quarter panel. The whole floor pan was perfect.
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Old 04-03-2015, 01:24 PM
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Body looks really clean! That stock sub really makes you wonder what the heck happened. Great project nothing like starting with a 100% clean slate.
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Old 04-03-2015, 01:28 PM
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While the car was sitting I collected some shiny things

DSE headers


Autorad support


Ringbros hinges


T56 Magnum


....and last but not least, some killer hood vents from Billy Utley
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