Hope everyone is doing well and keeping safe... drove over to Eau Claire today to see progress on the Nova. Kurt had the air conditioning unit installed, was nearly finished with the cold air intake, and had completed the extensions he built for the bottom of the dash. The extensions are a subtle change, but really add some needed height to the dash and do a nice job of hiding things that might otherwise be seen when looking at the dash (e.g., the air conditioning unit is largely hidden now, as is the mount for the gas pedal, etc.) We also installed the short hub adapter and mocked up the steering wheel.
Kurt also sprayed out a test panel for the body color (shark gray metallic) and trim (carbon flash metallic). I really love the colors and can’t wait to see them on the car.
Here are some pictures of the progress. Below are some pictures of the cold air intake. We will run the polished aluminum tube through the bead blaster and have it powder coated black. In order to get the air filter past the radiator, Kurt cut a hole in the inner fender and will weld in a new dished panel to cover that hole, providing a pocket for the filter to sit into. He will then cut a large hole in the radiator fill panel providing a direct path for fresh air to the filter. The pictures below are not the final cuts - these initial cuts were just enough to allow the filter to sit into the pocket. Kurt will open the pocket up approximately 3/4” on all sides to ensure adequate air flow to the filter.
Below are some pictures of the interior showing the steering wheel installed (minus the horn button). You can also see the lower dash extensions, which still need to be primed, in these photos.
Below are some pictures of the test panel that Kurt sprayed. A little tough to capture on my phone’s camera, but took a few different pictures with and without flash to try to better show the metallic in the colors.
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