72 Nova - C5 Corvette Suspension Swap Project!

[Roscoe03]

Congrats! Stunning views!

[nickcornilsen]

Hey, Figured I'd update you all! I'm still working on this car, even though Life keeps happening!

I got the shop done enough to finally rescue the Nova from the shipping container and get it home:










But then, racecar happened. This is a '94 Mazda MX6. It was built to be a backup racecar for the team that is racing a 94 Ford Probe racecar I built and raced in 2015. (I think you can see some pics earlier in this thread.)

They blew up the engine, and wanted a new one built. Shops were all really busy, so I said i'd do it.

I of course, enlisted my daughter to help!









So with that done, back to the nova!

Nope. The Probe I originally sold to this team, decided it was jealous of the new engine in the other car, and it failed too. So, I built another engine!










I got to join the team for a 24 hour race in Colorado, which was a blast!




Ok, NOW I can go back to the nova. I finished up some wiring on the car, did the brake and fuel lines, and built the engine:







Then, I built a TDC indicator:



Currently, I'm wiring the engine.

[nickcornilsen]

Well, there was some wiring and stuff through the summer, and I got it on the road in August! I've been enjoying it a bit while I have another project car in progress.

I took my dad for a ride in it, and my son and I took it to the local drive in on a nice day and ran into some other hotrods that were out and about.

[camcojb]

That turned out very cool.

[ScotI]

Congrats on getting it on the road for miles of smiles.

[WSSix]

Fantastic! Glad you've been able to enjoy it with the family.

[zz430droptop67rs]

Great story and fantastic work!

Congrats!

[Roscoe03]

Badass!