Totally dig the finned coolers. Stealth mount as well. Very nice! :thumbsup:

Very cool!

As I was leaving today,This little nova was right in front of me.WOW!! it look's smokin cool.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Thank you - we lost control on that project. Currently I am working on a 70 Camaro. Not going as crazy on this project. The plan is to drive this one or at least keep it and give it to my girls when they turn 16.

Looking great!

I knew those where out of a Grand Prix - I had a '99 GTP for a number of years.

I kind of miss it but alas LS v8 > L67 v6 haha.

Front: 16x7 wheels with 205-50-16's
Classic Performance 2" drop spindles and tubular A-arms. Stock steering. Front springs are stock length 6 cyl springs.

Rear: 17x9.5 wheels with 275-50-17's
Mini tubbed out to frame rails. Mono leaf springs moved in. Frame rails narrowed for tire clearance. Narrowed rear end with Moser axles.

That's a general description. Sure can give any more details if you need.
Thanks for the comments!

Good to meet you in KC! Your '72 was sweet looking and smoking on the autocross!

Here's the color codes I used in the engine compartment.
Dark Argent Metallic is 1997-2011 GM code WA8945. BASF stock #166509.
Ultra Flat Clear is BASF DC5775.

Jim

Met the goal in making it to Kansas City Good Guys over Labor Day weekend.
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Finished at 11pm Thursday night and left Friday morning.

Pretty much stayed "On Target" towards original intent of balancing "level of build, ability, time in the shop, with family, and $ input"

Level of build: did add some extra there in level of finish work.
Ability: Gained a lot of understanding/respect in what it takes to get the body fairly straight.
Time in the shop: Over ran budget on that one.
$ input: Resisted several temptations to buy and upgrade more. Instead stayed on target by working with what I had and being content there.
With family: Well, did make it to most of the family activities. If I think I did well here, it was because of my wife's patience during the project.

Then to top it all off at the end finishing up - I FORGOT MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY on Labor Day. Enough said. LOVE YOU HONEY! Let's go out for a ride in "our" Chevy II.

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amazing attention to detail.

How did the AC and insulation work? I might have to go back and add the foam you have on top to mine.

What a great thread and AMAZING car! It looked great before, but you definitely took it to a whole new level. Thanks for sharing!

The car looks incredible - Great Job

Very nice. That car looks great and the paint looks killer!
Any interior pics?

Drove the car 225 miles to KC Good Guys in about 95° heat.
AC worked great. Able to set the AC thermostat about 2/3, so the AC clutch would cycle off quite a bit of the time. Cycling the AC off also kept heat off the radiator. Insulate everything you can and seal all the gaps. It's too hard to bail out a leaking boat. There are other good material options to use also. Happy with the combination used on this build.

Also pleased with noise level. Not bad at all but still get a comfortable level of exhaust music.

Looking up info on "Hot Rod Drag Week" - saw a video with one of the cars going down the road and holding a pizza box out the window to deflect some air inside :D . After they stopped, it showed them with an infra red thermometer showing over 180° off the floor. Better insulate well.

Thanks for the nice comments!
Check out post #103 on page 11 for some interior pics.

Still need to build a console.
Anyone have a '62 - '65 Nova hood that I could get about a 12" strip out of the middle? Planning to fab a console using that raised hood strip. If you have a hood that can be cut up, send me a pm.
Thanks, Jim

Very nice Jim. Love that interior. Not too flashy and looks very comfy.
Great car.

sweet car
 

i really like all the little touches, the chevrolet logo is sweet and the satin engine bay is a great choice
keep it up

Man I love this Nova.:thumbsup:

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Killer! Just killer!

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Wheels, stance, everything looks great!!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I really miss mine now :(

-Gary

Beautiful build!! Congrats!! :thumbsup:

:yes: so nice

Gorgeous man....I just stole ur color as well...lol :thumbsup:

Attababy, very well done.

Congratulation's ! Well deserved, Beautiful car.

Very nice. Got mine today also. As I was reading this thread I was like this car looks familiar and then I found out why. I just got through looking at it on the front cover of that book. Lol. Again nice car. Congrats!

Great looking Nova! What wheels are on the car, they look familiar but can't place them

Glad you like the car.
Wheels are Boyd Coddington "Original"