EXACTLY!



You and me both!




--Eric

Hey Eric!

How are you on clearance for the exhaust? Was Brycen able to get them to tuck under the rocker line?

John

They will be tucked!


--Eric

they are tucked! i'm pretty sure the rocker will hit the ground before the headers/exhaust will.

I guess I shoulda known if Brycen was involved.......:lol:

John

lol i just do the best i can with what i'm givin. happy thanksgiving guys! eat alot!!:cheers:

The whole car is tucked!

New Quarter Panel
 

Once the guys at Ironworks started stripping the right-side quarter panel, previously "fixed/repaired" areas were exposed........ as in large open rusted through holes. A new panel was purchased from Classic Industries and installed. This coincided with the right-side tub being built.

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics008.jpg


The guys at Ironworks make this look so easy!



--Eric

Tank and Tubs...............
 

More progress was made on the back-half of the Nova. The right-side tub is in! The gas tank and trunk sheet metal can now be finalized.

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics020.jpg

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics023.jpg


I'll post some floor construction photos later today.



--Eric

Front End..........
 

Here are a few photos of the front end. Its been a while since I've seen the Nova with fenders and a hood. PROGRESS!!!!

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics012.jpg

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics014.jpg


--Eric

Damn I love progress.

Trunk Sheet Metal.........
 

Here are a few shots of the sheet metal in the trunk. These are really cool!

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics011.jpg

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics012.jpg


--Eric

I'm so amazed how much stuff is inside of that little car.

The tubs and trunk area are a work of art all by themselves.


Rich

Sorry if its obvious to others but is all the body sheet metal going to be welded together then you just pick it off the frame like usual and sand/paint/prime the body and frame separatly?

Yes Sir this project is designed to separate.

Rodger

Don't let him fool ya.... in reality they lucked out. :rofl:

Beautiful work rodger!

Josh

Lucky or Not
I think your the lucky one, luck is cheaper than working to get it to clear for weeks and weeks. I would have to say your the one that lucked out this deal. I wish every project went this smooth.

Thanks for all the Positive feed back, We try really hard.

Rodger

Wow art work for sure!! Love your full frame build ups.

Trans Tunnel.............
 

More progress! Here are a few pics of the Transmission Tunnel:
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics001.jpg

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics003.jpg


--Eric

Smooth............
 

The panel welds were completed and ground smooth. Here is a pic looking through the trunk:
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics004.jpg

Same angle with the gas tank in place:
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics008.jpg

Here is a shot looking into the passenger comparment:
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics009.jpg


--Eric

Looking great guys, fab work looks amazing. :thumbsup:

Paul

What's next a HOT TUB?

Whoops !!!!

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics008.jpg

shhwing !
 

eric

damn i failed......to all you guys who can drop coin at ironworks
yall suck...:lol:


nice ..outa the box shape for trunk/tub metal


tom

thats lookin killer

hey eric,
the tubs and the rest of the sheetmetal are looking really badass. its been a pleasure and total fun building them. custom sheetmetal is my favorite to do!:woot: :D

I shoulda figured this was Senor Brycens handywork!:yes: :thumbsup:

John

Good job guys .:hail: :hail: :hail:

Abra Cadabra....... And for my next trick, I will bend and manipulate these pieces of sheetmetal into a totally kickass 62 drop top nova, that will totally blow your minds!!!!!!! You guys never seem to amaze me. Awesome motivation.

I have some sheet metal fabrication photos (of the tubs, etc) that I'll post tomorrow.


--Eric

what happened to more pics?

Wait a minute! You built it! You know what it looks like already! LOL!

John

As usual, I am late jumping in here, just now today noticing this post...

As a CAD Designer, (CATIA/Pro-Engineer), I know exactly what you mean about the whole "Concepulize it, model it, send it to the CNC machine, and pick up your PERFECT parts"...

It's tough to beat...The question I have is the one that is bugging me and my '67 Chevelle 2-Door Wagon project:

"How far do you go with the CAD modeling?"...Do you scan/measure/model and surface EVERYTHING, like the inner body structure, or is this mostly an exercise in frame/suspension engineering?...

I figure you most likely started with the original frame pickup points, and a general representation of the inner body structure and then designed your frame as an overlay (per say)...

Did you physically measure the C5 Vette stuff for CAD modeling or did you plot the pick-up points for the UCA's and LCA's both front and rear...How ever you did it, it's just waaaaaay cool...

I feel ya Bro' about the whole Solids Design...Aint no other way to do it, no way, no how, no say no...

How's the CAD job market down there?

Rick

Killer setup good job.:hail: :hail: :hail:

Rendering...........
 

I know its been a while since I posted last, so here is an update.

I got this in an e-mail just the other day. It is one of the possibilities for the rear of the car.

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...ynova/nova.jpg

I wanted to 'modernize' the rear without losing the appeal of the original design. This rendering shows tail lights that have the original shape but are larger in size.

You will also see a hint of a rear spoiler in the rendering!

--Eric

More sheet metal.............
 

Before I share the new rear design, I thought I would share more pics of the interior sheet metal fabrication.

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics004.jpg

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics010.jpg


Where did my dash go?????

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics011.jpg


--Eric

Amazing! You aren't going to cover all of that wonderful fab work and metal with carpet and interior panels are you? It is just too nice.

Cover-up
 

Good question!..... Maybe just cover/insulate the floor. What about road noise?.... What the hell, it is a convertible....... I'll have noise no matter what!

Opinions?


--Eric

Eric ,

Looking pretty sick !!!!

Great job Roger and crew :thumbsup:

New Rear Panel Design
 

The following pics show the results of a wild idea that I've have with Novas but have never had the tools/no-how to do ........ but I really wanted to try it on this project. Rodger told me (after-the-fact) that he thought I was drunk when I first nemtioned this concept. Well, here goes..............

I've always wanted to 'modernize' the rear panel of a Nova by replacing the tail lights with larger ones..... They still need to be the same basic shape but they should be larger. My stumbling block was the trunk lid...... Because of the trunk lid opening, I was always limitied to the size of tail lights...... SO WHY NOT GET RID OF THE TRUNK LID OPENING....

I asked Rodger to take my trunk lid, cut off the downward portion, and weld it to the car! Sounds so simple..... Here are the results:

Before surgery:
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...a/DSC_0319.jpg

After surgery:
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...a/DSC_0323.jpg

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...a/DSC_0322.jpg


Rodger then fabbed a complete replacement panel and attached it to the car. These pics show the car with the modified trunk lid:
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...a/DSC_0325.jpg

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...a/DSC_0326.jpg



--Eric