Funny you should say that. Eric sat right next to Tracy at the Lonestar steak house a few weeks ago and they had a very good conversation about hypothetically doing the interior in a nova convertible, some day. As the booze keep flowing the ideas got more and more out there. At the end I heard something about a 10 gallon fish tank with subwoofers. At that point Tracy said something about sponsorship and a dream come true.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:


JUNK....:D

Ahh Haa ---I can read great minds!!!! lol Will be calling u in a week or so Rog
to see if u can fab me some trick bed mounts for my pt 68 truck--doing templates now!!!

DID I JUST SAY "IF U CAN FAB THEM"??? DAMN ,I MUST BE BOOZING!!! LOL JIM

Thanks alot!!...This would be a good one to work on.........We had a good conversation about a Deer skin top that was working it self out.Still like the new trunk cut lines the best,Good looking mod.

nice ride Eric,lookin good,I wanna know who owns the sweet 67 nova next to your car,67's rule

Hay look who showed up. Maybe you should post some pics Darrell.

Rodger

We'll it's about time you posted those pics - where you been, vacation or something !!! Looks great guys. Can't wait for the fish tank install. You should do a Lat-g poll to decide what fish to have in the tank :)

Jim

I'm thinking neon's they will glow with the light's on them...lol

Thanks Tracey, I kind of like that truck mod myself!!!


All,

That was a great dinner we had that night in Columbus...... Tracey explained all the factors that he considers when doing an interior. And that is why his fishtanks look the best!!!...... (just kidding). He did explain how he formulates his creations. By the sounds of it, Tracey can squeeze me in on September 23, 2010 at 8:46 a.m. If I miss that date/time, he'll move on to something else. I should have gone with delivering the car to Tracey on April 1st (April Fool's Day like Rodger did with John's 66 Nova).


--Eric

My favorites.....
 

This has been an awesome build for me so far! I have tried to figure out what my favorite fabricated/modified parts are so far. I have several.

1) The inner fenderwells. If you notice below, all of the bolts are hidden. You cannot see the fender bolts, the fenderwell bolts, or the radiator support bolts!

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...a/P1010203.jpg

2) The headers. These look awesome to me. I can't wait to see them with the fenderwells!

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...hoppics001.jpg

3) The trunk mod. As you can see, we (Ironworks) sectioned the trunk lid so that the vertical portion is part of the car (more trunk pics to follow soon).

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

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

4) The IRS and rear six-speed. I just love this pic!

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...8-1-200861.jpg


The more I think of this car, the more favorite things I have....... and there are many more mods/fabricated items to come!

--Eric

.... or something!


--Eric

I love the Trunk Mod. It so much more ascetically pleasing.

Keep the pics coming.

I believe it is called truck driving.

Thanks! I'm not sure Rodger was initially supported this idea, but he likes it now. And besides, as long as Tracy likes it, I like it!

I'll post more trunk lid mods later today.


--Eric

That..... and going to (gulp) work. This vacation-stuff is so over-rated!


--Eric

I guess we could also be call F-450 radiator durablilty test pilots.

Or Radiator stop leak Spokesmen. 4 bottles of that stuff really works....


After out last journey I might see about a radiator stop leak sponsorship....

When you have driven 2100 miles in 2.2 day and your 140 miles from you bed and you bust your second radiator in 5 days. Trust Radiator Stop Leak to fix your Sorry Ass FORD. My name is Rodger Lee and I Use this product. :D :thumbsup:

Hay,it took me 6 months just to be able to post a reply,you think I"m ready to post pictures,signed TOP SECRET NOVA

These threads make me sick,lol I almost dont want to click on em. When I see work like this I just want to give up! Thanks:hail: :lol:

Don't give up..... Let's figure out how to get your "vision" turned into reality.

Ironworks is an outlet for me to get my "vision" turned into reality. My problem is: I want to to it all myself, however, I don't have the tools (yet). For now, I'm sticking with Ironworks. Talk to Rodger.... he works on Camaros (when he isn't working on Novas!!!!!!!).

--Eric

um... this is my brother Darell and my other brother Darell. And my brother Eric and my other brother Eric and my other brother Eric. And then there Rodger. I feel like Im watching a sitcom with no picture. POST THE PICTURES.

Hey Mr. TOP-SECRET-NOVA-MAN,

Get a kid to help you post some pics.


--Eric

HAHAHA Naw I cant give up! I just bought a TON of new parts. If anything its builders like this that are willing to share pictures and info that keep us garage guys going. I cant wait to see more pics. Rodger and crew are doing a awesome job!

I give it a two :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

More parts is GOOD!

More pics....... stay tuned. I'll post tonight still.


--Eric

More Trunk Lid Fabrication!
 

The original trunk seal obviously wrapped around the original trunk opening. Since the trunk lid was cut into two pieces (main lid and vertical section), a new thrunk opening had to be created.


Here is a pic of the new opening:

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...a/P1010209.jpg


It was fairly easy to cut off the vertical portion of the lid, but then the underside needed a lot of attention. Brycen to the rescue!!!! Check this out. He made it look like stock (and its not even done yet):

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...a/P1010207.jpg


Here is a pic of the trunk lid in-place. The missing section is where the spoiler will go. The spoiler will be part of the skin, not just attached on top:

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...a/P1010205.jpg


This last pic shows the spoiler fabrication in process:

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...a/P1010200.jpg


--Eric

:wow: WARNING TOP SECRET 67 NOVA IN THE BACK GROUND, WARNING:wow:

How do you know about that Nova?..... Its supposed to be a secret!!!


--Eric

Oh no!! Not another Nova!! :rolleyes: :lol:

Oh yes, Brent.... Deal with that!!!



--Eric

sooo you guys are like fixing up a nova or what?:D :thumbsup:

I love the fabrication on the rear bumper. It looks just like it came from the factory! I just think you jumped the gun having it chromed already. :_paranoid

Eric,spoiler looks great,humm,I wonder,nope I'm gonna stay with the stock look(I think?)......nice work guys.......TOP SECRET.......

Thanks Darrel. We didn't want an in-your-face kind of spoiler...... This one is very subtle.


--Eric

Spoiled.......
 

Here are a few pics on progress of the all-metal spoiler that Ironworks so masterfully built...........

Before spoiler:
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...a/P1010209.jpg

After spoiler:
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...ust2009103.jpg

Notice that the sheetmetal underneath the spoiler was cut away..... the spoiler is not just an add-on piece.... it is part of the rear quater panels and trunk.

I think Ironworks nailed the shape:
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...ust2009102.jpg


--Eric

Very nice Eric. I just ordered 30 sheets of 20 gauge. Man am I going to scrap some metal trying to live up to this stuff! :hail: Keep up the great work.

You guys really have awesome metal fab skills.:bow: :bow:

Thanks guys but Eric is about 4 months behind on pictures. So don't let him get away with just posting that.

Come on Eric...Post away

yea Eric,lets see more pictures,TOP SECRET:cheering:

Framed.......
 

Here is a hint of things to come:
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...P1010197-2.jpg


--Eric

Nice stuff right there !

Jim

You're a tease! We want more! Looking good. :thumbsup: