Innovator - 67 Nova by the Roadster Shop

[Roadster Shop]

Thanks all!

Originally Posted by GregWeld

You have to pull the motor to change plugs??

Not a bad days work there!

There is actually a lot of room there. The bottoms of the inner fenders are not attached to anything in these pics and are way closer to the motor than they will be when completed.

Originally Posted by DJW32

Looks like those vents are functional...damn... very nice work.

The vents are functional. They house K&N air filters and there is then duct work that runs under the inner fenders to the intake.

[Roadster Shop]

Inner fenders further along and engine detail starting to take shape:

[strtcar]

Looks great.

Question, do you guys put anything in the metal/body while working on it so it doesn't flash rust? About to get my 70 Chevelle blasted and then start body work/panel replacement. Was thinking about leaving it bare until metalwork is done then epoxy prime.

[mexMan]

OH MY GOD, the build is impecable, plain awesome, every detail on it, so clean, so cool.

[Sandbagger]

How did you guys form the upper aprons ? By the vent ? How many peices ? Pullmax,hammerform ?
I cant tell from the pics .

[BBC71Nova]

Looking great. You guys are hauling arse on this fab work.

[Roadster Shop]

Originally Posted by strtcar

Looks great.

Question, do you guys put anything in the metal/body while working on it so it doesn't flash rust? About to get my 70 Chevelle blasted and then start body work/panel replacement. Was thinking about leaving it bare until metalwork is done then epoxy prime.

We leave all cars in bare metal through out the build process. While under construction we generally use just a scuff pad to keep the metal clean. When the car is ready for body work we spend a lot of time metal prepping the entire care to make sure that all rust and traces of it are gone.

[Roadster Shop]

Continuing fab work on the engine detail:

Beginning to fab the recessed center portion.




Pocket detail added to front.




Start of the upper radiator close out panel. Also fabbed a template for the grille.

[black2002ls]

What are you doing for the stereo, looks like an opening left for a double din type radio. GM Factory unit perhaps?

[Roadster Shop]

Upper radiator close out panel completed and transitioned into the inner fenders. We went back and put a seam in the the inner fender before it meets the radiator close out panel to add more detail to it. Also have the pocket installed for the BMW hood latch.



Start of the trim piece around where the engine metal work meets the close out panel.




We then went back and put another seam in the forward panels coming off the intake.




Everything metal finished.