Sold !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

SOLD !!!!! car listed on this site Here is a link to my new project,, It's sure not a Novanutcase!! And just another Chevy II with a few mod's , 9" ford {triangulated 4 link} 2x3 perimeter frame, http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee291/69c4x11/

What are your plans for drivetrain,and what wheel and tire combo. I vote PROCHARGED LSX!!!!!! What front clip and will it have IRS since both of your last cars had it? It's gonna be a cool car Pops.

TCI Pto-touring subframe
 

Ordered new Pro-touring subframe from Tim's Hot Rods tuesday, 3-4 week delivery,, This can get the ball rolling,,

Roger

It looks like you leveled out the rain gutter. That has always been an idea of mine on those cars. I'm sure it will be bad ass like your vette when it is done.

Roger;; Neal is giving me guidance... Still it all comes down to $$$$,,His brain has to many ideas for my budgit and skill !!! Check out this low budgit jig zero $$ ,,Can't beat the price ,Thanks Temple Inland,,, my emplorer,,

NO the aluminum ramps are just temp, til i get the tubing cut to the right length's,,It will have a 5" ride hgt, waiting on the front subframe,,then maybe can show some progress,

TCI PRO-touring subframe
 

Pics of mock-up,,http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee291/69c4x11/

I hope you are going to be able to get it low enough to the ground to make the low roof line look proportioned.. Muscle cars always look weird chopped to me because the body is proportioned to the roof pretty well from the factory.. im looking forward to seeing how this comes out!:thumbsup:

:cheers:

That's one sexy front clip. :_paranoid

TCI PRO-touring subframe
 

The top has already been cut, 7/8 on A pillar,3/16-0 on B sail panel,, do you think it looks out of proportoin now ?? Most will never think it's cut ??:_paranoid :lateral:

Cool looking build........interested to see how the chop looks when the final product is ready

Nice build. Digging it.:thumbsup:

My inspiration is the Eddie Krawiec buil in past issues of Super Chevy, They did a3/4" cut,,, Go to Super Chevy site and look at build in Tech,,

TCI PRO-touring subframe Chop top 67
 

Good to see you learned how to post the pics up...

Doing the photo dance of open and close... is a real PITA.... :thumbsup:

Ignorance is Bliss !!! Thanks !!,, Greg

" The top has already been cut, 7/8 on A pillar,3/16-0 on B sail panel,, do you think it looks out of proportoin now ?? Most will never think it's cut "


The roof line on these cars stock is all wrong, the front is higher than the back. What you are doing makes a huge difference in look of the car. :thumbsup:
I like the proportions of the Venom glass bodies,they made me realize how bad the stock roof was. Check out Jesse Greenings site, he's doing one also.

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...1/100_4418.jpgNow I can throw a Cat through It !!!

Plenty of room in there now. Nice build!

Excellent work. Looks good.:thumbsup:

I like it so far .still one of my favorite body styles of all time.keep the picts coming.and keep up the great work.:thumbsup:

Been on Maintenance shutdown at Mill where I work,, Hope to get back started after holiday,,Going to start on chassis layout,,Got to connect the dots, to a 9" ford and triangulated 4-link,

Finally some progress !!
 

Subscribing to this one! I like what you are doing. I'm going a similar direction with my 69 Dart, except I'm building the front and rear clips using Viper suspension pieces. Hard to tell in the pics, but how are you attaching the frame to the body? Did you remove the inner rockers? I am thinking about cutting out the inner rockers and moving the frame perimiter into the rockers and welding there. Nice work you are doing, I am looking forward to seeing more. Just curious, why 2"x3" tube instead of 2"x4"? Are you running a cage?

Since it is a perimeter frame, and the rocker panels would accept 3" and not 4" , is my reasoning,,I also wanted the floor space and leg& knee space,, the bottom of the 3x2 will be the floor pan,, the exhaust will be in the tunnel along with driveshaft,,, 2x4" will be used from the rear tie-in, to the rear of car,

Thanks for the explanation, makes sense. How far into the rockers did you go with the perimeter?

The rockers on the nova have a double vertical panel in it,, I cut through the first which is close to3/4" from the other panel,, This left the original piece to help support car on the jig !! It would have crushed the rockers,, I built a 69 camaro 5" ride height 5yrs ago and used 3x3 in the rockers & 2x4 for the frame rails,, but floor pan was flat, and not much knee room !!!! It was perimeter but the main 2x4 was straight ,on 28" centers,,, the 2x3 added structural rigidity ,,http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...h_000_0014.jpghttp://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...h_000_0016.jpghttp://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...h_000_0017.jpghttp://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...h_000_0018.jpghttp://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...h_000_0019.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...h_000_0019.jpghttp://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...h_000_0017.jpghttp://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...h_000_0015.jpghttp://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...h_000_0014.jpgMade a little progress this weekend,, Sure wood be nice to have the right tools and the knowledge to use them !!!!! As I said,, it sure isn't John's Novanutcase !!

It's definitely not the Novanutcase but you are making good progress and you should be proud of where you're at with it. Are you planning on fishplating your joints on the back-half? Out of curiousity also, did you do anything when welding your chassis together to avoid warpage. I'm planning how I'll be attacking that part of my chassis build now and I've read that some don't worry too much about it, others go over-the-top crazy to avoid it. Looking good! Will

Very nice Nova build. Reminds me of one a buddy built a few years ago.

That paint is KILLER!!!!:thumbsup: :cheers:

looks like its gonna be a fun car are you a member over at stevesnovasite.com. i have seen this build over at pro-touring too.

:yes: http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums...d.php?t=146407

Yes- 69c4x11,, Same Member name,, Steve's site is growing,Will never be as cool as this site,, just
joined in early part of yr. when I bought the Nova..,, The last 2 nova's I had were Pro-street,, this is my first Pro-touring Nova, The last was a Blown BBC, A death trap !! Sold it in 03,,

Comments
 

Here are a couple of pic's of dash and tubs,Hope I'm going in right direction on the dash ??,http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...h_000_0025.jpghttp://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...h_000_0023.jpghttp://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...h_000_0024.jpghttp://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...h_000_0026.jpghttp://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...h_000_0027.jpg

Looks good pops!!!! Dash is gonna look killer.:cheers:

What are you doing for the wheel tub to quarter panel seam? Looks like weather stripping on there now.

Looks good so far, though it's hard to tell for certain the direction of the dash. Got any sketches to give us a better idea?

Tubs
 

I'm using 63-82 Corvette hood ledge seal on the tub to qtr,, If Neal Lea says it'll work ,it's gospel !! The only sketches I have are on a carton of Bud + Busch light ! More sketches on qtr's with Sharpie,, Will update progress !!

Dash update ??
 

Not trying to rain on anyones parade etc -- but how do you plan to get behind the dash for wiring - and installs etc? Is it removable? Ditto the console...