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**Roscoe03** · #51 05-17-2022, 07:21 PM

Congrats! Stunning views!

nickcornilsen · #52 02-19-2024, 01:46 PM

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 · #53 03-18-2025, 05:29 AM

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** · #54 03-18-2025, 07:28 AM

That turned out very cool.

ScotI · #55 03-18-2025, 07:35 AM

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

**WSSix** · #56 03-18-2025, 06:43 PM

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

zz430droptop67rs · #57 03-18-2025, 08:59 PM

Great story and fantastic work!

Congrats!

**Roscoe03** · #58 03-19-2025, 08:37 AM

Badass!

nickcornilsen · #59 10-03-2025, 06:33 AM

Some fun stuff...

I took it to my first car show, and got 2nd place!

I also got a chance to race Road America in September, not in the nova... I was running an E30. We brough the E30, the Probe and MX6 I worked on earlier in this thread, and an E36. Had an abolsute blast!