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Looks really good..... this is motivation to get working again on my project Nova.
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I was able to get the center section of the rear end in today. The one I'm using is a Strange pro nodular case with 3.70 gears. It has a half billet posi unit and I've upgraded to the black aluminum (nodular) pinion support with a 1350 yoke. I know I've gone overkill with this, but better not to have any weak links. I got the Moroso race anodized blue ujoint caps to go along with it.
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d.../PICT00344.jpg I also got the rear brakes and axles in. I sure like how easy Wilwood makes it to change the brake pads. Pull out a cotter pin and the pads come out. The brakes have a drum brake parking brake. Once I figured out how to install the safety wire with the safety wire pliers, it all went together quite nicely. Tomorrow I hope to get the rear sway bar back in and I'll do some more grinding on the firewall so I can get the subframe back on. http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d.../PICT00364.jpg |
keep up the good work and the progress, what is your expected finish date??
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love this thread. keep up the great work and l look forward to all the progress.:D
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Thanks guys. I appreciate it. Not really sure when I plan on having it done Blake. I guess it all depends on how much overtime I get in the next while. We're so short at work that I can get a shift every week so far so hopefully will have the money for LS soon. Realistically with everything I want to do to it, probably another 2 years for everything including paint, interior, etc. Once the weather stays nice, I'll be able to spend more time in the shop. I was hoping to spend a few hours out there today, but with -12 degree weather, I don't want to have to crank up the 240 heater everytime I go out.
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Today I finally go the rear sway bar in for good. It looks awesome back there now. I can't wait to get some 315's in there. After I got the sway bar in, I spent about 3 hours grinding, welding, grinding, welding, grinding, etc, the firewall. Once I get all the welds ground down I going to put some metal to metal filler and get it looking all nice. Here's some pics:
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That rear looks sweet in there. The firewall's coming along too, looks good.
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Thanks Wayne.
I haven't had a lot of time since the last update to work on the car, but got a little bit done. I've been spending most of the time I have had on the firewall. I went to install my new Flaming River steering column with the installation kit that I bought from them, but....it's doesn't even come close to fitting. So I sent them an email with a bunch of pictures explaining the issue and they told me I needed a another part, so I ordered it directly from them as no one in Canada has the part and it would have taken them about 6 weeks to get it. The new part cost me $40US and $30US shipping, so about $90 CDN. When I finally got the part, I was charged another $40 for brokerage fees. So now I'm at $130 for the new bracket and $200 for the installation kit. I go an try the new bracket...guess what...it's doesn't even come close to fitting either. So now I've spent $330 on parts that don't even fit. In the end, I ended up using a $10 piece of exhaust tube, had it welded onto the steering column. I need to get one more piece exhaust tube and wrap it around the other piece that was welded on and it will fit in my car just like stock. Glad I spent the other money, but enough venting. Today I cut out the area on the firewall where the steering column goes and put in a piece of sheet metal to get rid of the big ugly stock hole. I have probably a couple more hours of grinding and cleaning up on the firewall, then I'm going to put some metal to metal filler on to make it look better and spray some primer. Then I need to decide if I'm going to paint the firewall black or the same color as the car (which I haven't 100% decided on yet). Here's some pics. Where the steering column fits http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...columngoes.jpg Bracket that came in the installation kit that doesn't come close to fitting, oh well now I have a nice piece of billet aluminum to do something with http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...verbracket.jpg Bracket that I needed off stock steering column. I had to drill out all the plug welds to get it off. With the 69 and up is nice cause they bolt on. http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ithbracket.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...toffcolumn.jpg Bracket I got from Flaming River that doesn't work with a 68 http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d.../PICT00404.jpg Bracket I made to be welded onto the new column. I'm going to weld one more of these on top of the one already there and it will fit in the stock bracket nicely http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d.../PICT00412.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d.../PICT00423.jpg On the column (it's a polished stainless steel column, I just have electrical tape on it to protect it) http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d.../PICT00444.jpg Area of the firewall I wanted smoothed http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d.../PICT00206.jpg Out with the old http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d.../PICT00464.jpg And in with the new http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d.../PICT00453.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d.../PICT00473.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d.../PICT00514.jpg |
Cool glad you came up with a fix. To bad you had to spend all that money.
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