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eddyb1372
10-14-2014, 09:52 AM
A little late on starting this thread i purchased the car almost 2 years ago and have started to build with my dad. I would like people to see as I go along to help them with their project as other threads have helped me. Hope you guys enjoy and Ill answer any questions as best as I can. Thanks for looking so here it goes:

1971 Nova

Exterior Plans/In Progress:

New 2 Inch Cowl Hood
New Quarters
New Doors
New Door Hinges
New Fenders
New Tail Panel
New Trunk Divider Panel
Shaved Drip Rails
Sand Blasted Whole Car
Epoxy Primered Whole Car

Interior Plans/In Progress:

New Full Floor
New Trunk Floor
DSE Mini Tubs
S&W Race Cars Roll Cage
New Trunk And Car Divider Panel
Eddies Motorsports Hood Hinges
Smoothed Firewall

Suspension & Motor details will be updated through thread, haven't got that far yet aside from deciding what brands I'm going to go with such as speed tech suspension, wilwood brakes, forgeline wheels, ls motor,..etc

eddyb1372
10-14-2014, 10:17 AM
Picked up car in Maryland didnt have motor, trans, nor some of interior. Got it home (where we are doing build) stripped it down, got it sandblasted, and epoxy primered, from there started sweating Lol.

eddyb1372
10-14-2014, 10:27 AM
Full Floor, Trunk Floor, DSE Mini Tubs

eddyb1372
10-14-2014, 10:37 AM
New Cowl Panel and Smoothed Firewall: using Evercoat Rage Extreme and 2K Dupont Primer

eddyb1372
10-14-2014, 10:46 AM
Pics coming in a week or so of roll cage installed, drip rails shaved, quarters, doors, fenders, hood, and hood hinges all installed on car

Materials used to date:

Evercoat Rage Extreme for firewall and will be used for rest of body work on car
Dupont 2k Primer
Summit Racing Black Epoxy Primer
Por 15 for inside frame rails
3M Cut Off Wheels and Grinding Wheels
Eastwood MIG 175 Welder (Lincoln welder in pics is old and broken in trash now)