67 Streetfighter Nova. Built to Thrash.

[Anchor]

Where do i start? Names Jeremy, 22 from Australia.

Yeah, so err i really didn't want to do this. Wanted to buy a car and change a few small things but as always i get carried away (my last "daily" had 484rwhp and was 2" off the ground..)

My end goal is to drive this thing like i stole it. Rape it to (hopefully not) death. Originally i just planned to tidy up a few things, fix a few interior water leaks and make a little more power etc etc. Never happens the way you plan..


Here's what i started with.

Driveline:
434ci SBC. (400 stroker)
400 4 bolt block
Modified pickup
Baffled race sump
Scat crank
Forged H Beam Rods
SRP Forged Pistons
Solid Top End
Roller rockers
Decent sized cam
Kiwipro alloy heads
Alloy Radiator with Thermo Fan
Weiand Hi Flow Water Pump
Vac pump for brakes
MSD Pro Billet Dizzy
MSD 6AL & Blaster 3 coil
Edelbrock Hi Rise Manifold
Barry Grant Race Carb & Holley throttle cable bracket
K&N Filter with Extreme Top
Dual catch cans
Speed Flow fuel filter
Speed Flow fittings and braided line from tank to carb
Holley Fuel Pressure Reg
2x Holley Electric Fuel Pumps with modified tank for large pick-up
Full Manual Turbo 400
Tranny cooler
Hurst Ratchet Shifter with lockouts
12 Bolt Diff with very tight LSD. (Drags/pushes front wheels.....)
Moser Axles
4:11 Diff Gears
Battery relocated to boot

Exhaust:
Big Tube headers into twin 2.5"
Proflo mufflers

Suspension:
Fatman Fab 92 Camaro front end
Manual Rack & Pinion conversion with billet steering column
Front coilovers
Billet spacers
Adjustable strut tops
Rear heavy duty gas shocks
Reset leaves
Billet blocks
Rear springs moved in for big tyres
Front slotted rotors and rebuilt drums on rear

Wheels:
Unknown brand???? Polished lip, powdercoated center.
Front - 16x8
Rear - 17x9.5
No tubs

Stereo / Interior:
Alpine 6 stacker
Stewart Warner oil pres & water temp
Autometer Monster Tach
Billet Accelerator Pedal
New interior kit, everything...
Aftermarket Chevy Wheel


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This is the list of parts in transit/sitting in my shed so far. Couldn't be bothered with pictures. You all know what this stuff looks like.

Tuet6000 T56 Transmission
TCI Pro Touring Front Clip
TCI Torque Arm Rear Clip for 12 bolt
Billet adjustable coilovers front and rear
Wilwood 4 piston 12" dynalites front and rear with black calipers
7" black dual diaphram booster
Wilwood black aluminium master cylinder
Wilwood black knob adjustment brake proportioning valve
Moser HD diff cover
Turbonetics GTK850
Turbosmart E-boost Street
Turbosmart Hypergate 45mm 7psi spring black
Turbosmart FPR1200 black
Manual Pedal Setup - 67 Nova
Central locking kit


Stay tuned...

[Anchor]

Oh yeah, forgot to add. Since the start of the thread on another forum i sold my 434... And bought this.

Gen4 L98 6.0L. It's an aussie motor, basically an LS3. Bottom ends can take around 650ish rwhp before they go uh oh. Heads standard with a set of springs will outflow what the bottom end can handle.

I also got an LS1 computer and reluctor wheel and cable operated throttle body. No dbw here.



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[Anchor]

Dirty work has gotta happen before the fun stuff :(

Rusty rust... Yay..

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Might paint the whole car this colour...

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[Anchor]

And a few photos of my old ride. Bit different to what you guys in the states are used to i think..

4.0L straight 6 with a GT3540 from factory. 14psi with a few mods. 484rwhp on the stock bottom end. 18x9.5's all round.

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[johnny68]

keep up the good work nova looks good congrats
john

[Anchor]

Thanks John!

Future plans include:
Black bumpers
Black chrome
Black/grey grille
Black/grey door handles
17x9.5's for the front
4 bucket seats for interior
power windows and central locking

[acegto]

Nice start. Keep it up.

[craigs73]

nice car you have there.......... you a member over at stevesnovasite.com :) its a sweet site just for novas ;)

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

Nice!

I like where your going with this..

[orbit]

I like this! Id like to have one of these next to do the same things you are doing. Fun car!!

[Anchor]

Thanks guys, i am on steves. Great site.

I never really planned for the build to go this far. Hell until 2 weeks ago i was just going to utilise the 434...

Some people call me an ideas man, my missus calls me stupid. All i know is i love spending money on my cars :D

[WS6]

Nice!

I like where your going with this..

x2!!! This is going to be great. Good luck and welcome to the forums.

[1970 TT Rustang]

Nice iam tuned in.

[Driver X]

This going to be a mean ride

[Anchor]

Central locking kit and manual pedal setup turned up today. It's like christmas in my garage. Full of parts! T56 came last week..

I'm kinda scared to start ripping it apart, as everything is in pretty good condition.. Will make me sad not being able to walk out, start the beast and do skids and blow off some tuner kids. :(

[LeighP]

Mate, car looks great...have a friend with a similiar model Nova...very cool!

[rfalker1]

oh yea, i cant wait for more

[JerseyNova]

http://http://www.superchevy.com/features/nova/sucp_1002_1967_chevy_ii_nova/index.html. <<< This car is super awesome and totally makes me think of what your going to do to your car. http://ls1tech.com/forums. I do not know if you have seen ls1tech but its a very informative website full of knowledge and informative people on all aspects of fuel injected chevy motors like yours.

Totally looking forward to future updates keep them coming.

Ps. Its alright if your misses calls you stupid I think most of the guys here, myself included, would call you a genius lol.

[kmdracer]

Next time the missus calls you stupid, just say what I do: "Well dear, you may be correct, but I'm smart enough to be with you, aren't I?" and carry on!

[Tig]

That looks awesome.

[Anchor]

New parts :D

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[rfalker1]

I'm kinda scared to start ripping it apart, as everything is in pretty good condition.. Will make me sad not being able to walk out, start the beast and do skids and blow off some tuner kids

Hey I plan on becoming a tuner kid in a couple of days!!!! Great Bong you got there lol, but an even Badder turbo

[Anchor]

Haha yeah tuners aren't all that bad. I've been there done that.. Looking at a corona wagon with a 1jz at the moment for a daily driver..

[rfalker1]

Nice, I just got a 1993 Supra today... already modded crazily. A 520rwhp daily driver :drive1:

Anyway so what kind of time frame do you have on your build!!! and what kind of power output do you want

[Anchor]

Well budget comes into time frame big time! Hopefully i'll have it full stripped and both subframes mocked up before christmas.. Completion by september 2012 for sure! Just in time for Powercruise Brisbane.

Power, stock pistons pull up the L98 at around 600rwhp. If i throw a set of pistons at it i might push the alloy block to around 700rwhp.. Then the blocks no good... Lol. So 600 for now should keep me entertained.

Nice buy with the supra, my new corona has 300rwhp with the standard 1jz vvti out of a jzx100 chaser. Certainly a bucket of fun.

[rfalker1]

coool, I am tuned in this one.... your engine will be nuts!! are you going to run race fuel or just high octane?

[Anchor]

Just what we call "BP98" in Australia. It's our highest octane pump fuel. Comparable with your 95ish RON fuel as far as i know.

The issue won't be detonation, but splitting the alloy block....

[coolwelder62]

Very cool project Mate.

[Anchor]

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TCI Pro Touring front clip
TCI Torque Arm Rear to suit 12 bolt
Adjustable coilovers F & R
Wilwood 4 pot 12.19" brakes F & R
LS Engine Mounts
Power rack and pinion
Rear Sump conversion kit for the LS3/L98(aus motor)

And a heap of other cool stuff.

[srh3trinity]

Is your credit card smoking? That is a nice pile of parts!

[ZuperZport]

New parts :D

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That's some funny stuff right there!

Looks like X-mas morning with all those parts!

Gonna be watching this build up -too cool.

Best of luck!

- Scott

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

let me get a hit of that..

[Happyfunballs]

Hey man, pass that over.

[Anchor]

Thanks heaps guys, i need to spend a weekend at home or finish work early to get a good start soon!

Gunna have fun taking to it with the grinder :D

[coolwelder62]

I hope you were at the V8 super car race in mount panorama,since you are not working on your cool nova.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

Hey man, pass that over.

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[rfalker1]

^^^ haahahahahahaaaa

[Anchor]

I was at an event called "Drift Matsuri"... 2 days of nonstop night and day drifting.

[Anchor]

Sooo, plans change as ya all know...


I now have an AES LS complete engine being built by Fraser and the crew @ AES Race Engines. Need a 91mm turbo. Goal - 1000rwhp. Should be easy. Hopefully i make the figure before i melt the insides of the T56. Few guys in AUS are making that power with stock Tuet6000 T56's like mine. See how it goes. Might end up with a Magnum.

Consists of the following. Will be swapping out the edelbrock manifold for the holley hi-ram efi intake though. It's smoother, looks nicer. Everything is also being painted black. Like, everything. No chrome, no silver. Just black.

Callies Magnum LS crankshaft 24x reluctor
Callies Compstar H beamLS Connecting rod set
Diamond LS forged piston set -15cc D-dish, 1.140" CH
King Alecular LS main bearing set STD
King Alecular SBC HP series chamfered rod bearing set STD
Durabond LS bearing set (1st design)
GM Performance Parts Bare Cast Iron Cylinder Block
Trick Flow LS 220 'as cast' heads 65cc chamber complete 1,799.00 1,799.00T
Yella Terra LS1/2/6 ultralight 1.7 ratio rockers 475.00 475.00T
Comp Cams 7.550 Magnum pushrod set 5/16 98.90 98.90T
GM LS9 head gasket 55.00 110.00T
1/2" head studs, and 8mm bolts for top row (don't know length)
GM LS7 lifter set (16)
LS camshaft retainer plate
GM oil gallery dumbell plug
ARP Cam Bolt Kit LS1
Comp Custom Roller Cam - LS1/LS6
JP Performance Billet Double Roller Timing Chain - LS1/LS6
SLP Heavy Duty Oil Pump
GM LS6 valley cover, includes gasket and bolts
Edelbrock Pro Flo LS Intake Manifold
EFI FUEL RAIL KIT LS1
Edelbrock LS 90mm throttle body
Fel Pro LS intake gaskets O ring style
Meziere LS water pump BLACK
Meziere LS inlet for Street water pump BLACK
ARP LS1/2/6 water pump bolt set black oxide
ATI Harmonic Balancer, Super Damper, Internal Balance, Aluminum/
Steel, Black, Chevy, Pontiac, 5.7L
ARP Harmonic Damper Bolts - LS1 LS6
GM LS1 timing cover
GM LS2 rear engine cover
GM LS6 valley cover, includes gasket and bolts
Fel Pro LS oil pan gasket set
Milodon Road Race LS oil pan
Milodon LS Oil Pan Pickup
Milodon LS Oil Pan Dipstick and tube
Milodon LS Windage Tray
Milodon LS Oil Pan Bolts
Milodon LS oil filter relocation kit - Moroso Pan
Wix Racing Oil Filter
Drill/Install/weld Turbo Oil drain bung in Oil Sump

[Anchor]

Also found a video of the missus driving with the 434/auto.. Wasn't even scared.... Lol

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[Mr.VENGEANCE]

yeah!!!

[Sales-TCI-Eng]

LMAO, "give it a stab.....GIVE IT A STAB.........

[Anchor]

Lol, it was her first time driving a V8 and a left hook car. She did aight.

[Anchor]

Bit of an update.. Nothing has really happened haha. Gotten slack, will get back into her next weekend. Have to clean all underneath :(

The TCI stuff didn't bolt in on the rear cause somebody has hacked up my front leaf mounts. So we have to remake those. Nearly done.. Then i can start bolting the subframes in.

And the motor is taking ages with little contact from Fraser. Knew it would happen, but yeah. Hand money over and the contact goes down the drain. That's business though..

[Anchor]

Got a little bit done today..

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[Anchor]

Just waiting on some parts from TCI that they missed out. Asked em to check multiple times when packing as i'm in Australia and it's not just an easy "oh we'll send em out". Now i've gotta pay freight if i want them any sooner than 2 months... **** happens.

[19,69camaro]

Boy did that thing ever get rusty. Keep up the good work.

[Anchor]

Yeah, kept it in the shed all boxed up. Dunno. Not worried, will blast and powdercoat it anyway.

[662door]

Just waiting on some parts from TCI that they missed out. Asked em to check multiple times when packing as i'm in Australia and it's not just an easy "oh we'll send em out". Now i've gotta pay freight if i want them any sooner than 2 months... **** happens.

Did you talk to TCI about covering the shipping? Sal over there is a good sh** an I'd think they'd be willin to cover it if the muffed the order in te first place. Nice ride btw

[csouth]

Love the Nova's, I'm definitely following this. :headbang:

[Anchor]

Jason is helping me out still, even though he's now in marketing. I think he's getting it sorted for me.

[duvall408w]

Nice buid. I had a.e.s build my 408 for my 70 nova.Took forevere and i live 2 hrs away.But worth the wait. They know there stuff. Good luck with the build

[Anchor]

Yeah, it's been a few months and so far i think they've got a pile of parts and a machined block...

Next step is taking it down to the fabricator for a new tunnel, connect the front clip to the tranny crossmember so it's one whole new chassis, plate behind the rear seat, but of a minitub/clearance, new boot floor with atl fuel cell dropped through the boot and a cage for it hanging down below the car.

Maybe a back half cage too, with removable harness bar.

Then get it back home, remove everything, sandblast and 2-pac with a good epoxy/rustproof base. And put it back together.

Going to buy a dakota digital dash as well. By the time i get a speed sensor box, new gauges for temp/oil pressure/everything. It's up around $1000. New dash is $895 with the optional temp outputs for engine oil temp, gearbox oil temp and diff oil temp.
See the diff cover, there's two grub screws right, they are usually for bracing the caps. But i don't need them as the big plate in between does a good job so i'm turning that into a diff cooler/hold more oil and running a cooler up under the boot next to the fuel cell. Will probably run a cooler for the T56 up there as well.

The hard part is, our laws here are so tough. It's stupid. We have to do so much work to make our cars street legal and insurable.

[Anchor]

Gettin keen. A clutch pedal and 6 forward gears is the only way to build a pro touring monster.

Definately not puttin that dash or wiring mess back in. AAW classic update kit, LS1 conversion harness and dakota digital dash is the new plan.

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[Anchor]

This thing just keeps costing me money. Hah. Now using a belt drive fuel pump.
Anything electric with enough oomph to give me 1200rwhp worth of fuel is gunna get mighty hot and cook the fuel within 45 mins of constant driving. Also have issues with voltage drop etc etc. I wanna drive 8 hours to Brisbane and be reliable.
Soo aeromotive belt drive setup it is. Going to be fun trying to fit it in with AC/PS & Alt.

Also, motor should be done in two weeks...
Missing brackets turned up for the diff, they will be on next week then it's rolling and down to the fab shop. Art Morrison half cage has been added to the list as well.

[dlove63]

This is a great build to follow. Looks like everything is top notch. Thats the first pictures I saw for the torque arm on a 12 bolt. Looks like a beefy set up.

[AusMarty]

I'm surprised that this is gonna be road legal here in Aus.

I will be following.

[Anchor]

Marty, i have till the end of April in QLD before the rules change and the engine size won't be legal with boost. As it is, i'm calling it a 5.3LS.... The rest is pretty easy with engineers/mod plates.

[AusMarty]

Wow.

I'm gonna go nuts on my body then. haha.

Would love a Centrifugal Super Charger on the Hemi Slant-6.
But P plates. :-(

Already over the KW rating - so I regoe'd the car as a Slant 225.
lol.

[Anchor]

Dakota Dash turned up, it's pretty damn nice!
Can't really do much more till i get a wiring harness, some brake parts or an engine...

As soon as the diff rebuild kit gets here, the car will be off to the fabricator for some work.

Man i'm so broke haha. Just did a big order of stuff to box in with the engine.
Surefit Vintage AC
DSE 7sp Hidden wiper motor and accessories
AAW Classic Update complete vehicle harness
PSI Conversions LS1/T56 harness and mafless tuned ECU
Mcleod twin disc 1500hp clutch/flywheel & Tick master cylinder
Art Morrison 4pt chromoly cage with rear seat bars & harness bar

Diff will be back to me tomorrow assembled and ready to throw underneath. Should have some rolling photos on the weekend

Booked in to fatz fabrication on 21st Jan.

Also found out i need dust seals in my wilwood brakes, so a good friend/vendor who's helped me out this whole build is sending me over some dynapro 4pot calipers & pads which come with dust seals.

Running manual brakes too. Looked at dual VH44's. No room. Looked at hydraboost, it was around $500 for the setup to run off my powersteering. But i wasn't planning on having belt driven ps pump. Looking at an electric MR2 unit. Also inquired about an electric master cylinder from ABS power brake but it was $1000. Engineer said with my calipers etc, manual brakes will be fine if i run a 13/16 or 7/8 bore master cylinder.

Turbonetics have replied to my/TCI's email, Midframe 66mm satin finish - Rediculously good prices. Not bad i think... Just gotta run some t-netics stickers somewhere i guess. :D

Can get the 72mm inducer for the same price in the Midframe... I should go that right? More room to move, less boost required, keep dem heads down..

Intake worked over, engine nearly done. Waiting on the roadrace oil pan from milidon. First one was bent.
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[turboclevor]

that is one bad a$$ nova! subscribed!

[CHAZMO1986]

This is a sick build!! Subscribed :)

[5280Racer]

looking awesome!!!!

[Anchor]

Thanks guys. Pretty sure i'm set on twin 72's instead of the 66's. I'd rather have room to move. And being ball bearing on a 398 i don't think i'm going to have too much issues spooling them. Better to make the power on lower boost..

Fuel cell turned up. 20gal Aeroflow. 2x 8an feeds. 2x returns/rollover. 0-90 sender unit.
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[Mr.VENGEANCE]

tuff!

[Anchor]

Today i just bit the bullet and ordered 2x 72mm Turbonetics Mid Frame ball bearing turbos. Also got 2x 45mm wastegates. Thanks to Jason @ TCI for setting it all up for me!!!
Spoke to mike @ aes and my vintage ac, roll cage, clutch and a few other pieces have turned up. He is making a big box/pallet for it all for me.

[Sales-TCI-Eng]

We just received your Turbonetics goodies. These will be mailed to Automotive Engine Specialties along with some Wilwood goodies shortly.

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[csouth]

Those are beautiful, this will be nasty when done!

[Anchor]

Thanks Jason!!!!

[Anchor]

Got some work done this weekend. Finally picked up my diff. Mocked it all up and sat it on the ground to see how it looks. Didn't bother with the panhard bar or swaybar yet. It's all coming back out anyway.
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Picked up my seats. Recaro Sportster CS

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[E-Vukets]

Beautiful car, it is going to be built to take quite the thrashing! I really liked those seats when I first saw them come out, but with the black suede inserts they look simply amazing! Do you mind me asking how wide they are?

[cobraguy65]

nice build! subscibed

[Anchor]

Beautiful car, it is going to be built to take quite the thrashing! I really liked those seats when I first saw them come out, but with the black suede inserts they look simply amazing! Do you mind me asking how wide they are?

I'll go measure them for you. Back and bottom?

[E-Vukets]

Thank you, that would be much appreciated! I have been looking at that style for a while but the cabin of the mustang is so narrow, and I am worried they will be too wide without extensive floor work

[Anchor]

Motor is being packed up now with everything.
Payed for it to be run in on the stand @ AES. Not my intake/valve covers/etc.
Big thanks to Mike for everything.

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[Anchor]

Bam. In the shed. Now the fun begins.

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[MidnightSpecial]

Very cool.

Nice shop got there.

[Anchor]

Yeah, it's a bit of a mess at the moment. My brother just finished rebuilding the LQ9 in his SWB GQ Patrol.

[GrabberGT]

Very cool.

Nice shop got there.

Thats a pretty serious stable of track bikes as well. Just a roadie myself but nice stuff.

[Anchor]

Those track bikes explain my user name. Was sponsored by Anchor bikes/bridgestone when I rode for Aus.
Roadie is a cannondale dura ace system 6

[Anchor]

That's one of the back wheels on the front. 275 on a 9.5". Touches the guard. Dunno the backspace but at full lock i only have around 1cm between tyre and swaybar. So iunno.
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205 on an 7" vs 275 on a 9.5" lol.
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Cut out some more tunnel so it's neater. Will start on this tomorrow.
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Rough seat position. Far enough back for dad, can go far enough forward for the missus too.
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[Anchor]

Did some cutting in the trunk too for the fuel cell.
Was going to weld some 50x50x3 alloy angle to the cell so it can just drop in and run a brace around the outside of my cut. But i'd rather have the cell sit in a cage of sorts... I'd feel safer about going over rough roads and ****.

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[linkstar69]

I put my drop tank in a steel perimeter frame I can dig up a pic if you want.

Ps nice to see an Aussie build

[Anchor]

If you could man that'd be awesome. I'm kinda thinking of something like the vengeance 67 camaro.

[linkstar69]

Here you are.

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[Anchor]

Thanks man. That's pretty much exactly how my fab mate will build it. But mine has a sumped pickup so he'll have to go around that.

[Anchor]

Started on the transmission tunnel today. Good mate of mine done most of the work to be honest. Now it's ready to wrap in sheet, tack on the inside and weld into the floor.
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[Anchor]

So i accidentally pulled out the headliner.

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Also scraped some more crap off the floor, and got it on the rotisserie.

[-Jordan-]

Thanks man. That's pretty much exactly how my fab mate will build it. But mine has a sumped pickup so he'll have to go around that.

Ask him how much he wants to build a clone of the one he makes for you, haha, I need something more secure.

[linkstar69]

Ask him how much he wants to build a clone of the one he makes for you, haha, I need something more secure.

If you're in Qld Jordan I can make you one.

[Buryingthesun]

Big fan of this creation, great build!

[-Jordan-]

If you're in Qld Jordan I can make you one.

Actually live in Brissy too! Was only saying that to Jeri as I have the same fuel cell in mine, haha.

Might actually take you up on that offer though once I finish painting - I don't trust my welding skills quite enough yet for something like that.

Will have to post up my project on here sometime - pretty sweet site!

[linkstar69]

Cool, pm me when you want me to have a look for ya. I'll chuck a build up at some point when I get the chance.

[Anchor]

I think we're going to attack it this weekend Jordan. It's pretty simple. Just using some 50x50x3mm steel angle. Was going to use alloy, but i'm betting at some point i'm going to bottom out.. Tank won't be sitting straight on the steel anyway. Will have some thin rubber lining the inside of the angle.

Started on the floor with a paint scraper and sharpened screwdriver. Have a portable vacuum sandblaster to finish off. Haven't decided what i'm coating it with yet. Didn't go wire wheel cause I didn't want bare metal yet. Would rather find all the holes and fix everything. Do the sandblasting and painting in one weekend.
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Also added some crush tubes for the rear coilover crossmember as well as making the footprint the crossmember has on the chassis a little bigger.
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Two presents to myself waiting for a boat in Compton.
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[Anchor]

I'm not racist.

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[dpruden]

Jeebus that intake looks sick! Should make some good noise for sure!

[Ron.in.SoCal]

Pretty motor!

[Anchor]

Thanks guys. I can't wait to get it here!!

[car_guy]

This car is all bad!!! In a good way. Looks like it will be a riot...nice work.

[k9kevin81]

This build keeps getting better and better. I bet you're getting excited!

[Motown 454]

Gorgeous motor.

[Anchor]

These braces effectively tie the rear clip to the front. And cover up the 50 years of careless jacking that has ruined the chassis. Will be a tab welded to the rear clip that comes over the new braces. Will be butt welded as well.

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[Anchor]

Change of plans. The de-stroked LS turned up with some other stuff.

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[Sales-TCI-Eng]

WOW, it's been a long time since I've seen those. I am glad everything made it down there okay.

-J

[cwylie]

Does that intake fit under the hood?

[Buryingthesun]

Change of plans. The de-stroked LS turned up with some other stuff.

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Im a huge fan of this idea

[Anchor]

WOW, it's been a long time since I've seen those. I am glad everything made it down there okay.

-J

Sorta.... Missing about 4k worth of parts thanks to the shipper. I'll email you.

[Anchor]

Does that intake fit under the hood?

Nope. 2 hoods. One with a 2 or 4" reverse cowl (street hood). One with hole for intake, holes for upswept 4" dumps & screamers....

[Sales-TCI-Eng]

Sorta.... Missing about 4k worth of parts thanks to the shipper. I'll email you.


Holy crap! You just can't catch a break.

-J

[linkstar69]

That's hot! Hope to run next to this thing at a track day some time.

[Anchor]

Got some work done. Stupid few days to do it though. Been 111 degrees outside the shed, dunno what it's been inside. Bloody hot.

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[no go nova]

Glad your still at it.

[craigs73]

lol its 28* here...glad to see your still working on the car

[Anchor]

Both sides done. Tunnel completion tomorrow then flip her over and seal underneath. Front clip disassembled ready for powdercoat.
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[linkstar69]

Getting there

[Anchor]

Yeah, just trying to find time is hard.

[Buryingthesun]

I will take 111 degrees over my 13 degrees!

[Anchor]

Wedge seat brackets/sliders turned up. Pretty happy with them. Not 100% fit, but darn close enough. Will have to drill 2 holes. But they sit center and flat. Put the seats in, wheel back on, had a seat. Feels good :D

Also tunnel is done on top, don't have photos finished. Still have to finish underneath and then paint it all.

Selling T56/shifter. Ordering a T56 Magnum Level 6 from RPM. SFI bellhousing, black powdercoat, oil sprayers & pump. May as well do it now..

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[kevin_L]

Build is looking great, any chance for a side profile shot? I am looking to buy the same suspension for my 66 and I'd really like to see the stance. Thanks