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Thanks - Kurt is great! I really enjoy working with him! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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Thanks! I’m really happy with them - think they turned out awesome and should look really good in the car! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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Thanks! They are Recaro model LS-C seats... produced by Recaro from early 80’s to early 90’s... I bought these and had them completely rebuilt, with new foam bolsters, etc. and was then able to custom cover them in the pattern I wanted. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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Kurt sent me a couple of new pictures with some additional progress... I’m going to install a radio that will be hidden and operated via Bluetooth on phone, so we filled in the portion of the dash where the factory radio mounted. From the factory, that portion of the dash is flat, but Kurt patched in a piece that has the same contour as the rest of the dash, which should look much cleaner. He also filled in where the ash tray was, as well as the factory locations for ignition switch, lights and wipers. I’m installing a push button RFID start system, so we’ll drill new holes for the starter button, as well as light and wiper switches. Here are before and after pictures:
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Drove to Eau Claire on Saturday to meet Kurt. He’s been busy mocking up various things: vintage air unit, clutch and brake pedal assemblies, making bracket for drive by wire throttle pedal, installing seat brackets, steering column, etc. He wanted me to stop by and check out seating position. Everything felt great, although we’re going to take 1/2” of height out of the seat brackets. We also mocked up the digital dash to make sure we head a clear line of sight. Took some pictures to give you an idea of things. The steering column in the attached pictures is not set completely in place - it will be about two inches closer to the firewall than shown here. The steering wheel is not what I’m using, either, but an extra that Kurt had lying around the shop.
In this picture, you can see the work he did to fill in the dash where the factory radio and ash tray were located. Attachment 71467 Here is a shot from the driver seat... digital dash is going to work awesome! Attachment 71468 Here is a picture of driver seat installed... they turned out great and fit the car really well. Height of seat is perfect. Attachment 71469 Here is a picture of Momo wheel that I’m using... Attachment 71470 This week he will be mocking up the air conditioning condenser, drier, etc, as well as finishing up some work on the firewall before paint, which is getting closer. He’ll also finish test fitting all of the headlight bezels, parking light bezels, grille, etc. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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Hope everyone is doing well and keeping safe... drove over to Eau Claire today to see progress on the Nova. Kurt had the air conditioning unit installed, was nearly finished with the cold air intake, and had completed the extensions he built for the bottom of the dash. The extensions are a subtle change, but really add some needed height to the dash and do a nice job of hiding things that might otherwise be seen when looking at the dash (e.g., the air conditioning unit is largely hidden now, as is the mount for the gas pedal, etc.) We also installed the short hub adapter and mocked up the steering wheel.
Kurt also sprayed out a test panel for the body color (shark gray metallic) and trim (carbon flash metallic). I really love the colors and can’t wait to see them on the car. Here are some pictures of the progress. Below are some pictures of the cold air intake. We will run the polished aluminum tube through the bead blaster and have it powder coated black. In order to get the air filter past the radiator, Kurt cut a hole in the inner fender and will weld in a new dished panel to cover that hole, providing a pocket for the filter to sit into. He will then cut a large hole in the radiator fill panel providing a direct path for fresh air to the filter. The pictures below are not the final cuts - these initial cuts were just enough to allow the filter to sit into the pocket. Kurt will open the pocket up approximately 3/4” on all sides to ensure adequate air flow to the filter. Attachment 71601 Attachment 71602 Attachment 71603 Below are some pictures of the interior showing the steering wheel installed (minus the horn button). You can also see the lower dash extensions, which still need to be primed, in these photos. Attachment 71604 Attachment 71605 Attachment 71606 Below are some pictures of the test panel that Kurt sprayed. A little tough to capture on my phone’s camera, but took a few different pictures with and without flash to try to better show the metallic in the colors. Attachment 71607 Attachment 71608 Attachment 71609 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
As a reminder, here’s the rendering of my car that Ben did for me... body color is the shark gray metallic and all trim, bumpers, grille, etc. is carbon flash metallic.
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I hope everyone is safe and making the best of the unique situation we find ourselves in now... unfortunately, the stay at home order in Wisconsin has slowed progress on my build, and we’re not as far along as I hoped we would be at this time. Nevertheless, Kurt and team have continued to make progress and we get closer to paint. He’s finished with mock up of drivetrain, radiator, condenser, a/c drier, vintage air unit, catch can, PWM module for fans, routing of oil cooler lines, and test fit of all front end pieces. He’s also got the bumpers finished, having welded the mounting brackets to the back of the bumpers, welded up the bolt holes, smoothed everything and primed them. The drivetrain was removed, front subframe removed and working now on final welding/smoothing of the firewall. The rear suspension will come out early next week and then he’ll put the car on the rotisserie. We need to smooth some welds on the bottom and get it prepped for Upol... should then be ready for paint. Here are some pics of progress. I haven’t been able to drive over and see the car due to the stay at home order, so relying on pictures from Kurt to see progress.
Here are finished shots of the work we did for the cold air intake. We had to cut a pocket out of the driver side inner fender for the air filter to sit into. We then opened up the filler panel in the radiator core support, which will allow cool air through the grill to be funneled directly to the air filter. Attachment 71949 Attachment 71950 Attachment 71951 Here are some shots of the work done on the bumpers, which will be painted carbon black metallic: Attachment 71952 Attachment 71953 Attachment 71954 We installed LED driving lights in the front bumper, and Kurt fabbed up some mounting brackets that were welded to the inside of the bumper: Attachment 71955 Attachment 71956 Attachment 71957 Here are some shots showing mock up of the condenser and drier. The drier was mounted in the passenger side inner fender well. We’re running all a/c lines and heater hoses through the inside of the passenger fender well to keep the engine bay as clean as possible. Attachment 71958 https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...312a4c89b3.jpg My car didn’t come with a rear seat and I’ve been considering a number of alternatives, including the TMI custom molded rear seat that is basically two small buckets seats. That seat is super expensive, which doesn’t make much sense in that the seat will rarely be used. As I was doing research, I noticed that the rear seat from newer 3 series BMWs is a near perfect match in size. I got a great deal on one on eBay. I will have it recovered in the same leather as my front seats, with similar pattern. The two side pieces on the seat back will fit over the wheel tubs nicely, but need to be trimmed a bit, which is why they’re not shown in the photo. It fits really nicely. We’ll need to fab some mounts for it and trim a bit around the driveshaft tunnel, but it should look great when done. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b6c13ca552.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...68cb1a24a4.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1b764c2359.jpg I also got my driveshaft built during mock up - went with a QA1 custom carbon fiber shaft. It’s a work of art and a shame it won’t be seen under the car. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d399942a02.jpg Underside of deck lid and hood primed and ready for paint: https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b8c0e3d10a.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4855371d01.jpg Rear package tray that Kurt fabricated to replace the original one. Speakers will under mount. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1aa8a8bf3e.jpg Front end all test fit and adjusted. I bought some LED lights with halos. The halos are white as day time running lights, but will blink amber with turn signals. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f7a29d2b50.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b45794c5ed.jpg For the rear spoiler, I decided to use the aluminum spoiler produced by Ring Brothers. This is a picture of it on a Mustang they built: https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...db5175fac.jpeg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f259df8f1.jpeg This is a picture of it sitting on the deck lid. This isn’t the actual mounting position, but gives you a sense of width of the spoiler and size on the deck lid. The spoiler will be painted the same black as other trim on the car. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b9d4c9db81.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8f8bf29dd9.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...32a9cebc56.jpg Be well and stay safe... Brian Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
Just got my RB spoiler today curious to see what you do. I was looking at it a different way hmm...
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I’m planning on positioning mine similar to the way Ring Brothers mounted it on their Mustang, not as it was sitting on the deck lid of my car in the pictures (i.e., so it looks more like a duck bill spoiler than a blade and the hinges will be visible). How are you thinking about positioning yours? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Here is what I was doing a little different and lower down on trunk.
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Thanks for sharing - that actually looks really good in that position. The Ring Brothers Mustang has it mounted lower on the deck lid as well, I just wasn’t sure how it would look on the Nova. Yours is flipped 180 degrees from the way Ring Brothers mounted theirs - allows the blade of the spoiler to be higher and more prominent. I could see mounting it as you have shown, or, potentially, higher on the deck lid (before it starts sloping down) and flipped 180 degrees from yours... wish I could actually experiment with it. Due to COVID restrictions, I haven’t been able to see my car for weeks, let alone the new spoiler! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
The car is coming along well, Brian. I like the direction you and Kurt are going with the car.
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That looks really clean... looks like you removed the two mounting bases and then flipped the hinges to the opposite side of the spoiler, mounting the hinges directly to the trunk lid. Creative and nice look! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Finally was able to make a trip to WI today to see, first hand, progress on the Nova... been a long time - almost six weeks!
Last week, Kurt sent me some pictures of the Nova... he was able to get the interior primed and painted (just floors and other areas of the interior that won’t be visible when the car is finished). Attachment 72181 Attachment 72182 Attachment 72183 Attachment 72184 Attachment 72185 He also was able to get the underside of the car finished in Upol... Attachment 72186 https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f5e9bd646f.jpg Drove over to WI today and was surprised to see that he had the car painted and was well into wet sanding... looked great! Color is stealthy for sure... as always with paint, pics don’t really do it justice. Appears a little darker in pictures than it actually is. Hope to be done with wet sanding and buffing early next week, then can start assembly... been a long time coming [emoji16] Attachment 72188 Attachment 72189 Attachment 72190 Attachment 72191 https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...683c609d70.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b006a04355.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f4883e9567.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...628b6b6c84.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...0aa3b49676.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...325971b61c.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c3d39653e1.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...dab77187c2.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ba4f04ce4e.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ad8eb1025e.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d4f66ddade.jpg After wet sanding and buffing, inner fenders, firewall, core support, etc will be sprayed a satin black. Then exterior trim, bumpers, etc all painted carbon black metallic. Interior will be sprayed later, likely a darker charcoal gray metallic. I’m really excited to see the progress and can’t wait for the final assembly to start! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Quick update on progress made on the Nova over the last few weeks. Kurt was able to finish wet sanding the exterior and has buffed the body. Doors, front fenders, hood and trunk are wet sanded, but still finishing the buffing process. Due to scheduling issues in the shop, Kurt wanted to focus on getting the interior painted, sound deadener sprayed, and firewall painted before finishing the final buffing on other panels. Attached are some pictures of the body that I took when I visited last week. He does three levels of buffing/polishing (each with a successively finer polishing compound and pad). These pictures were taken after the first level of polishing.
Attachment 72452 Attachment 72453 Attachment 72454 Attachment 72455 Attachment 72456 After completing the polishing on the shell, Kurt masked the body off to paint the interior. We ended up using Nightfall Gray Metallic, a color that’s a middle ground between the Shark Gray Metallic body color and the Carbon Black Metallc that the trim, bumpers, etc will be painted in. I’m a big fan of the Nightfall Gray Metallc... almost ordered my 2017 ZL-1 in that color. We wanted a little contrast to the body color and the darker color goes better with the color of the leather for my seats. Kurt also painted the steering wheel column, steering wheel, steering column mount, glove box, etc. Some photos below. Attachment 72457 Attachment 72458 Attachment 72459 Attachment 72460 Attachment 72461 As a reminder, here are my Recaros I had custom done... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...cc8bd9ecd7.jpg After we got the interior painted, Kurt masked off the freshly painted interior areas and we sprayed sound deadener on the floors, roof, inside the doors, inside firewall, inside rear quarters, trunk, etc. We used a product from Second Skin audio called Spectrum. Really helps to eliminate resonance and noise from vibrations inside the car. Sprays on a bit like a bed liner. Kurt has never used it before, but was excited to try it and thought it went on really well. We did three coats, approximately 1 mil thickness each. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6d1705255d.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a480cb2210.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...81e459471a.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f15502e17e.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a6c88e0378.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...59d805092f.jpg Finally, after finishing the interior, he was able to get the shell off the rotisserie and on a cart where he was able to spray the firewall in a satin black. Inner fender panels, underside of the hood, core support, etc. will be painted in the same color. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...185c9d68c9.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b46a1ffc36.jpg Next week, the guys will be installing suspension back under the car, as well as the engine. It’s really exciting to see the progress and can’t wait for assembly to start! Hope all is well, Brian Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
The paint looks great, and that sound insulation help a lot.
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Stopped by AutoKraft today to take a quick look at the Nova... Kurt’s team was able to get all of the tape and paper off the car, get it off the cart, get front subframe mounted as well as rear Quadra link and 9 inch... I have to say, it’s a great feeling to see the car painted, with suspension back under it and the Forgelines on! Starting to look like a car again... been a long time during paint and body phase. I think the plan for next week is to finish buffing hood, doors, trunk and front fenders, get engine and transmission back in it, and then hang doors and front fenders. Exciting to see the progress!
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Awesome. Would you mind sharing who did your custom seat upholstery?
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I purchased my seats from a gentleman in Poland, who is a Recaro specialist. Was referred to him from others on pro-touring.com and lateral-g... he is truly a craftsman at what he does. Fantastic quality and a reasonable price, even considering shipping from Poland. His website is: http://www.amx-performance.com/ His Facebook page is @AMXperformance. You can see a portfolio of his work there. Communication was excellent and quality was exceptional. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Doors and deck lid hung today, and Kurt sent a couple of pictures... starting to look a little more like a car. Can’t wait to see it in person next week
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Made a quick run to Eau Claire today to check in on the Nova. Engine and transmission should go in on Monday. Kurt ordered a clutch bleeder from Tick Performance and the fitting was for the wrong slave cylinder, so he had to reorder. New one came in today, so driveline should go in Monday.
Attachment 72707 They’re also deep into wiring, which is going to be a big job. I’ve got a new American Autowire wiring harness that they’re installing, but they’re adding to that the Holley Dominator ECU harness, the Holley drive by wire harness, the Holley digital dash harness, various input/outputs for the ECU and dash (oil temperature, left/right turn signals, high beam, fuel level sensor, second wideband oxygen sensor, pulse width modulation fan control, etc), Vaporworx PWM fuel module control, Digital Guard Dawg keyless entry, PWM control for the dual Spal fans, etc. It’s a maze of wires - glad that Kurt and his team are as conscientious as they are! Attachment 72708 Attachment 72709 They’ve got the rear windows in, too. Side windows and vent windows will go in next week - just waiting for some vertical rigid channel for the front windows, which should be in sometime next week. Door handles were painted black, as was trim around the windows. Windows have a smoked gray tint - pretty subtle, but, man, does it look great in person with the gray body color and the black trim. Attachment 72710 Attachment 72711 Attachment 72712 Hope to have some pictures of the motor and transmission in early next week, along with front fenders, core support and grill! |
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I just found this thread and all I can say is I’m blown away. Looking forward to more progress pictures and can’t wait to see this one finished. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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