69 Nova

[rustomatic]

I approve! The thing about a slippery slope is that it's fun going down . . .

[jeds]

Well, not a ton of progress. The dash is out and the motor mounts have been tacked in but still need a bit of tweaking.

The motor mounts will be easily removable from the frame to aid in engine removal. We will be running crush tubes through the subframe rail and running bolts through the rail from the outside.








This picture gives a decent idea of where the motor sits in relation to the hub centerlines.




The last thing we did was do a trial fit of seat placement (not my seat). Needless to say, there won't be a back seat





Next up is building the exhaust and ordering a driveline so we can get the transmission crossmember built.

[T Bell]

Sub'd. I searched just for the T-56 install but got so much more. Nice build.

[jeds]

Drive shaft arrived. Bathroom scale puts it at 12lbs. Not bad.





Mandrel bends for the exhaust and a pair of black widow mufflers are on their way.

[waynieZ]

Driveshaft looks nice what HP/TQ rating is it ?

[jeds]

This one is rated at 2000 HP / 1500 lb*ft.

Overkill to say the least.

[Centerforce]

It looks like the motor sits almost completely behind the front control arms. Should help with handling and weight distribution quite a bit!

[jeds]

No real updates on the car. Parts have just been rolling in. A few were unnecessary and a few were safety upgrades.

The unnecessary:
I drove up to Ultra-Carbon and picked up a trunk lid, hood, and cowl panel that I had ordered a while back. The finish on these parts is making it hard for me to want to paint over them...

Safety first:
Ordered a 22 gal. Pyrotect cell with an in-tank Weldon pump and a Holley hydramat setup. Working with Steve at Pyrotect was a great experience.

Last but not least, Dave and Mr.Sutton helped me out with getting some seats ordered. The seats are surprisingly comfortable.

I need to figure out what fire suppression system to use, so if anyone has any insight on brand/setup, that would be awesome. I've been looking at Safecraft and Lifeline so far.

I hope to have the car back at my place mid-July if all goes well. It will be nice to get some of this stuff on the car and out of my way.

[medbali76]

Wow, these carbon parts look awesome. I would not paint them

[98ssnova]

That Carbon man sexy. Do not paint it.