Hay there it is the myth, the legend, the originator.

Looking good.


Rodger

That boy is low...... lookin good !
I gotta dust mine off and get started... my wallet and my wife thank you for your motivation :unibrow:

Are those Rushforth wheels ?
Sizes ?

Hey Doug!

Good talking to you yesterday! Car is looking good. Are those the original HRE wheels you had back when I came over and talked to you?

John

Thanks Rodger ....btw the way I saw a picture of a twin turbo nova in the background of your shop is that Roger Holders?

Doug

Those are DPE wheels....good talking to you too.

Doug

Yes sir. You know Roger Holder? He has a serious go fast habit.

I know of him. Actually my fabricator knows him from the PSCA.

Doug

Who is your fabricator? I have gone to Psca every race this year. I may know your fabricator.

Rodger

Matt Schmidt....he races Extreme Drag Radial




Doug

Wow small world. I know Matt. I saw him wreck a few weeks back. We were doing a burn out when he went "KABOOM". That was totally scary.

So is he fabbing on your car or is he a fabricator for your business? I did not think he was an automotive fabricator. I thought he did air compressor stuff.

Small world, I'm the really tall Rodger , that works with Roger on his 70 nova. There are like 4 rogers everytime we go to the races it seems.

DPE's! Sorry!:rolleyes:

John

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Progress as been slow. Anyway we got the LS7 motor running. Should be drivable in about two weeks. I will post a walk around video on you tube hopefully tomorrow.

Thanks Doug

Wow! Killer car. :thumbsup:

Very nice car, AME designed a sweet frame, very clean looks on the IRS frame rail set up. Did you add in later the A arm mounts, the set up looks similar to Jakes front clip. Very tastefully done!

If I remember correctly that frame originally was done by Wayne Due....

John

That's what I recall as well...... Wayne Due. I believe this was on Wayne's site back when Wayne had a site.


--Eric

Yes wayne due did do the frame but it was not correct. The front end geometry was wrong and we had to make new upper a arms. He chose a cobra r 3rd member which was almost impossible to get the half shafts for. In addition there was no way to remove the third member so we had to do some more re-fabrication. Bottom line is I was not happy for the price I paid.

Hopefully everything is fixed and we will find out in a couple of weeks.


Doug

Wow I can't wait to see update pics of this car. It sure was inspirational.

def a neat car, its been my desktop background for the past 4 months LOL, i use it as motivation to get to work on mine!!

:cheers:

Thanks guys it's been a long road with several obstacles. One being a 5 1/2 year divorce. Being in construction and dealing with a slow economy hasn't helped. The real hurdle has been that everything is one off on the car. We had to do everything custom. In addition to the video I will try and take some close up photos.


Doug

Hey Doug,

Since you aren't all that busy, can you hurry it up a little? Seriously, WE are all looking forward to seeing more of your awesome ride.


--Eric

Nova
 

I love this project, I can't wait to see more pictures it's going to be super cool!!!:lateral:




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My mechanic should be back on monday. I should be able to get some pics and videos posted.

Doug

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Great progress I love the ride height

that's a cool battery box!! nice looking ride:thumbsup:

looks good nice work..

Thanks for the compliments. Should be able to drive it for the first time tomorrow.

Doug

Doug,

Looks great. Really great!

Question: can you get the rear wheels off without have to unbolt the rear suspension and/or driveline? I could, but just barely. I remember clearly when I tried it for the first time. :)

jp

Hi John,

Since it's independent rear the driveline doesn't need to be removed. But the shocks have to be taken off so the a-arms can drop down to get the tires off.

I'm debating doing a front tilt hood because the way we have the current hood hinges I don't like them. The tires come so far up in the engine bay we couldn't use a stock hinge.

Doug

I made my hood open in reverse for that exact reason. My method was based on some BMW 3-series parts.

jp

Awsome Doug!! One question ,are you going to lengthen the rear wheel well opening?? The stance is KILLER!!

Doom we weren't planning on lengthening the wheel opening. What are your thoughts on this and why would you do it?

We have about another inch and half that we could lower the car but we are going to do the test drive setup the way it is. Yes, I like the stance too!

Doug

Trying to post a video but not sure how. If anybody knows how let me know.

Doug

Looks great.
Should be a blast to drive. Have fun.:cheers:

The opening is just a bit to small.If you look at the front opening to the back it just a little out of proportion .When you put a big wheel and tire combo back there it seems to get lost.I did a 66 for a guy a few years back we stretched the opening 3 inchs and it made world of difference in the look. I have no photo's of this car and I tried to track it down awile back for Jason at G-FORCE so I could show him but I could'nt locate the car. I'm a BIG fan of these 66's. And I can't wait to see this done. Doug this is just my opinion,I know this thing will turn out bad azz either way!!!:hail:

The last picture in post #40 is the picture that shows what I'm talking about . Let me know your thoughts Doug.

Good call Doom. I haven't focused much on the body aspects of the car because we have been trying to get it running. But I remember now seeing the wheel well mod done by a few other 66 nova owners and yes you are right it looks good if done right.

Right now I'm trying to figure out all the interior styling, dash layout and gauges. I am also going to start focusing on the exterior too.

Doug

Doug....
I've done this a few times on Novas.
18" wheels fit perfect.
I'm currently building a Nova with 19's and I think this is max with the stock openings. Attached are pics of what we've done when running 20's.
I basically got a fender opening patch panel and split it in half.
I widened the opening 2" foward and 2" backward for a total of 4".
I also got a rear sail patch panel and used it to "pie" cut the quarter so it matches up and the bottom. Hope this helps.