An update on the 63 Nova

[slow4dr]

Well, it's been a long couple weeks and I haven't got much accomplished but here is where I am at. I mounted the I/C but I still need to make support brackets for the uprights. Each piece that gets placed in the compartment reminds me how cramped it's going to be.

Basic overview, BOV and cold pipe in place.




Running the hot side pipes are going to be interesting. I am planning on running them even with the downbars but just underneath which on the passenger side is no big deal, but I have a P/S pump to contend with on the drivers side.




This view shows how high I have the I/C mounted. The plan here is to split the incoming air in two. I am hoping to have a lower valence/air dam that will direct air under the I/C and onto the radiator. It's kind of hard to picture it without the front end mounted but imagine the very bottom of the current fiberglass even with the bottom of the frame heads. The air dam will extend another 4-5" below that and have it's own shrouding.




BTW: I have removed the coil packs for the time being until I can figure out exactly where the turbos are going to end up. I've experimented with the coils removed and the turbos mounted down low(where they're at in the pics) and up high with the coils in place and I like them better up high.

[andrewmp6]

looks good wheres the front subframe from or did you make it.

[race-rodz]

i believe its C4 vette on his own rails.

[slow4dr]

Originally Posted by andrewmp6

looks good wheres the front subframe from or did you make it.

Originally Posted by race-rodz

i believe its C4 vette on his own rails.

^^^^^yeah that

There are some pics in my signature

[slow4dr]

I've had some pretty major changes both with the car and some personal things lately so I've sold all the turbo components. The twin turbo set-up will live on through another Nova guy.

Anyway, I've had a little time to start moching up the radiator and intake as well as redo the watts link. I have been shopping around for a C6 Corvette factory take off airbox/bellows/maf etc but I had some leftover 3.5" aluminum tubing so I'm just going to use it instead.





The 9" bars I was using on the watts link didn't allow enough suspension dropout to remove both wheels at the same time so I picked up some 12" bars and remounted it to the rearend.




HP tuners, headers, exhaust, fuel cell, fuel lines, radiator hoses, a few small items and the engine will be ready to run.

[Ricochet]

Looking great!! Progress is always a good thing!! Something I wouldn't know anything about!!

[slow4dr]

I've got about 80 hours into this lip now and I'm still not finished filling in some low spots or priming it.


Sorry about some of the blurry pics(camera battery was dieing that day)


I took some 18 gauge 304 stainless and made four pieces, two for the front and one for each side. I left some gaps on the side pieces so I could round the edges to match the bumper. I'll lay the fiberglass on real thick so it can with stand a lot of abuse.


I rolled the edge to give me a surface to attach to the lower portion of the bumper.




Getting everything centered before throwing some rivets to hold it in place.


I ended up using bolts because the rivets I had were to long.