Congrats! Stunning views!

Hey, Figured I'd update you all! I'm still working on this car, even though Life keeps happening!

I got the shop done enough to finally rescue the Nova from the shipping container and get it home:

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But then, racecar happened. This is a '94 Mazda MX6. It was built to be a backup racecar for the team that is racing a 94 Ford Probe racecar I built and raced in 2015. (I think you can see some pics earlier in this thread.)

They blew up the engine, and wanted a new one built. Shops were all really busy, so I said i'd do it.

I of course, enlisted my daughter to help!

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So with that done, back to the nova!

Nope. The Probe I originally sold to this team, decided it was jealous of the new engine in the other car, and it failed too. So, I built another engine!


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I got to join the team for a 24 hour race in Colorado, which was a blast!


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Ok, NOW I can go back to the nova. I finished up some wiring on the car, did the brake and fuel lines, and built the engine:


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Then, I built a TDC indicator:

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Currently, I'm wiring the engine.

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Well, there was some wiring and stuff through the summer, and I got it on the road in August! I've been enjoying it a bit while I have another project car in progress.

I took my dad for a ride in it, and my son and I took it to the local drive in on a nice day and ran into some other hotrods that were out and about.

That turned out very cool. :thumbsup:

Congrats on getting it on the road for miles of smiles.

Fantastic! Glad you've been able to enjoy it with the family.

Great story and fantastic work!

Congrats!

Badass!

Some fun stuff...

I took it to my first car show, and got 2nd place!


I also got a chance to race Road America in September, not in the nova... I was running an E30. We brough the E30, the Probe and MX6 I worked on earlier in this thread, and an E36. Had an abolsute blast!