ok, no one ran you out, you couldn't answer questions

Thats really the great part about them. No ego whatsoever. So many people think their stuff is so great and they get cocky even though most of the time it sucks anyway. With the shop they know how good they are and they let the rides speak for themselves.

Glad you are excited about Notorious. We most certainly are and a lot of people are starting to hear more about it. A lot of nova fans where asking whats going on with it at SEMA. Did anyone see any good 70's novas at the show?? I saw the yellow one outside and that was it.

That was the only one I seen as well, got a Photo of it, rolls on 18's,stance was right, good wheel offsets,it was done pretty nice.

Since you never even made a first post to introduce yourself. No one knows you, so you wont be missed. Simple as that....

Yes, it was pretty good. Get a photo up here if you can.

I hope we can get back on track now....

awww shooot....I had wanted to do a number of these things on my nova :( not it wont have the same effect, out of curiostity, you think troy will be willing to make that lower bumper setup with the camaro fog lights? i need to figure out how im gonna rework my back end so it looks a little different now...regardless im loving the fact that a great builder like troy is doing a nova...this will help out enourmously and definately bring some attention to the unloved child of chevy!!!!

I have not mastered the photo resizing & posting thing yet.

Hmmm ok?

first: I am sorry i cant handle some guy´s oppinion about some other dudes work, but ive heard that i simply cant......

secondly: i am sorry to see you go, but then on the other hand my mind is closed anyway

third: once again i dont know anyone.. and namesdropping isnt my thing.. i am however glad you are on track paul!.. keep it up

and foutht: i cant come up with anything here....

You come on here and pst a picture a explorer, a....what is that a tuarus, and a run of the mill street rod and compare your self to Troy? Lots of people can paint and bolt cars back together. :rofl:

Thanks for the kind words we spoke with troy about your car he was pretty excited about it. I cant wait to see more pics.

Humm... unless you just cant read. I never called myself Troy. I stated that I an only hope to be like him. As for "Run of the Mill HA!!" Thats a 47 Desoto with a 5.7 Hemi that was completed in 02. Yup, run of the mill.:thumbsup:

Ok, enough with the "disturbance" of this thread. I'll start a new one. ;)

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New picts...on the ground
 

The car is on the ground and looking great. The rims are simply mock ups but used to get the correct tire clearance/backspacing and look. Not too much left on the nova except for some dash finishing touches, exhaust work and finally the engine compartment. Now some pictures! Have a great thanksgiving!
-derek

nasty man love his work and the car :hail:

I will be checking it out next week.Going out to Rad Rides for a few days.

How do they get that look on the sheetmetal? No sanding/grinding marks. It looks almost like a car that just got acid dipped.

The Rad Rides crew has an interesting philosophy on projects in-progress.. they'll never leave something "unfinished" looking, even during the build. It makes sense, as the owner, or a magazine photographer may stop in at any time, and they always want the stuff to look cool. So all through the builds they sand metal with a fine grit DA so that it looks that way. You won't see rusty parts, or stuff with rattlecan paint on them, 1/2 primed, etc.

Really cool car you got going!! Troy and crew does great work! Love all the pics, keep them coming!! :thumbsup:

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There paint work is also amazing. Is it there preparation,materials used ??

Makes sense. I like that. I may steal it. Wait, yep. Stolen. Thanks troy!

i love this build , out of the box thinking .but troy and thrash are the best .
the hood is wicked .
great job .

That looks BAD!

I'll second Kenny's comment on the hood - I love the way it carries through to the dash!

This will be another one that will be hard to find all of the little details when it's finished.

Looking Awesome:thumbsup:
You guys must be getting excited about Paint schemes now? 3 piece wheels? are the mock ups 18 & 19's?
Thanks for the update/pics.

Yes, it is awesome being part of something like this. You really get to appreciate the level of fabrication in these vehicles. Even though its been awesome so far...it will be great to move on to something new being the paint work.

Still waiting on wheel and paint ideas but 18s all around. Also something worth noting is that the rear tires are pretty rare from BFG and theres less then 7 in existance. Better not burn em up too fast!


heres a pict for everyone, sent to my phone from adam at the shop

I thought Troys deal was he would never modify a hood to fit engine components ?

im so hoood
 

Actually he didn't. The motor was lowered, intake chopped down, oil pan shortened. All of the usual items were done to make sure the stock hood closes without modification to the hood. If you took the slight rise in the hood away, it would still close. They wanted to do something thats never been done to a nova hood before.
-d

The project sure looks good. Who's doing the work on the car? Does anyone know if Marty's truck has been painted? Lost touch since I left, been catching up thru RR's website.
Take care guys, D-- -------

The truck is still getting worked on as we speek. Due to schedule conflicts the truck is at Kenny Davis Hot Rods and they are finishing it up.

here is the link to the thread

https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=1180

What size tires/rims/backspacing front/back are you going to run?

another pic
 

Heres another one in better quality. Also, there are some views from the bottom looking up at the belly pan that Jared built that are on radrides.com

typical troy's..........perfect !

What a killer build can't wait to see! :thumbsup:

Can you get a few shots of the back belly pan up?

that thing is lookin gangster!

Belly pan
 

I actually dont have any pictures of the belly pan. Rad rides website has some on there under the projects page.

Marty did you get any to post on here???
Not really sure what they are going to do. They had 2 sets of rear rim mock ups made. One for each side of the car. The passenger side rear is one spacing (which looks the best of the 2) and the driver side is another.

70TWO NOVA-- Nice looking car man. Did you do the work yourself? I did see the issue of your car over the summer. Pretty sweet to have it in a magazine.

I do have a couple pics - but none on the car

here ya go

Thanks, and yes I did do all the work myself in my little garage at home mostly on my High School budget. I was pretty fortunate to get a little ink for it over the summer, Im glad to see other people like it too. Thanks again and cant wait to see yours done!

Dash pics
 

Taken off of my phone. Not the best quality but you can see the idea here.


Did you get your Rad Rides signed ornament yet? Tis the season!

Here you go, just for you!..and anyone else that likes nice belly pans!