67 nova the start of pro-turning

[ACONLP]

the 67 nova SS(real)

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/10/100_0639-1.jpg

LS1 motor with heidts front clip. all powder coated flat black, but it has a little gloss to it

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little work on the inside, Flaming river tilt column, all new gauge's

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it so has the hot rod look right now. i hate it. i want it low and slow. i have a lot of plans for this car. i am a do it your selfer kind of guy.
check out the link below. my other cars i have built was on credit cards. not doing that anymore. this is all cash. so taken a little longer then i want. but it will be right the first time. i have had this car around three and a half years. work keeps me from it alot. i hope you all can help me with my build.

[cmarcus]

Looks beautiful. That has always been one of my absolutle favorite cars. I agree. No credit cards. I am doing to it slow too, but doing it right. The harder you work for it, the more you appreciate it. Keep us posted. Looking forward to it!

[Motown 454]

Nice looking car . Keep us updated.

[Rick D]

I love 66 and 67 nova's. My first hot rad was a 67 chevy 2 Should have kept that one. Yours looks like a nice place to start.

[marc_b]

very cool. looks like you already have a good start.

[meenaggie]

Looks like a great car to start with. I love the small novas. There are several really nice cars out there to get ideas from. BTW, what is "pro-turning"?

[LSXZ28]

Love that car! I'll be watching your progress!

[ACONLP]

Looks like a great car to start with. I love the small novas. There are several really nice cars out there to get ideas from. BTW, what is "pro-turning"?

being funny. you know pro turning it into pro touring

[meenaggie]

Well, it did get me to read the thread. Keep the updates coming.

[ACONLP]

starting to put the four link in

[ACONLP]

well i got rid of them ugly ass rims. caltrac bars too. here comes the four link. still have to cut the old subframe connectors out. slowly but surly, and right the first time...

[CruizinKev]

looking good :twothumbs

[ACONLP]

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ordering the TCI 4 link this next week

[1971CHEVELLE]

looking good:1st: very nice nova

[novanutcase]

RIGHT ON BROTHER!!!

Looking good!!!

John

[ACONLP]

RIGHT ON BROTHER!!!

Looking good!!!

John



john, whats the deal with yours? anything

[novanutcase]

john, whats the deal with yours? anything

If I tell ya then I'd have to kill ya! LOL!

John

[ACONLP]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/02/carwithrimsandlowered-1.jpg

heres what iam going for

[monteboy84]

It needs black wheels and a flat black hood with about a 1" drop :smoke:

Very nice car though, the engine install looks wonderful, almost factory.

[DYNODANNY]

Cool build, seems to be coming along. I'll be watching your build.

[ACONLP]

just got my rear wheels in
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[jocko124]

Those look Niiiiiice!

[LoPro67]

Great looking car. Nice to see another II on here. If you need any tips or ideas let me know.

[CruizinKev]

sweeet!!

[novanutcase]

Acon,

You gonna keep those rear drums on their? If you're gonna convert nows the time.

Wheels look nice!!!

John

[Draginutz]

looks good! Starting to work on mine again this is good motivation.

[ACONLP]

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got the 4 link cross member in and the top plates that bolt to the body under the back seat.
you can see where i had the crossmember notched for the exhaust for an extra 100 dollars. so worth it

[LSXZ28]

Like the wheel choice! Looks like its coming along well!

[ACONLP]

had to do some frame repair
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the frame was all beat in, and thats where i need to put my coil over mount from my TCI 4 link that iam putting in. so i repaired the frame tonight but shut it down, but i feel like i got alot done tonight. still need to do some clean up on the frame some more, but pretty much finished.

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[mbrunson427]

looks nice!

[ACONLP]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/03/wheels-1.jpg
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this is where i want them sitting in the body at ride height

[novanutcase]

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this is where i want them sitting in the body at ride height

WOOHOO!!! The stance is gonna be sweet on that bad boy!!! You gonna be able to match the front ride height with that Heidts clip and still get lock to lock?

Bro, you gotta run a four wheel discs now. Those wheels would so show off a nice big brake kit. CPP's got a zero offset kit that bolts right on to your car and is pretty reasonable although a set of Wilwood or Baer 6 pots front/4 pot rears with drilled and slotted rotors would be SWEEEEETTT!!! I got a set of the Wilwood 6pot/4 pot combo on my '03 'Stang and they're AWESOME!!!

John

[ACONLP]

john when talking about lock to lock, you talking about steering turning? going to be running a 17x7 up front. getting the coil overs for the front to get the ride height where i want it. i think there's going to be a little rubbing.

[ACONLP]

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well got all the 4 link ready. the shop got the flange's in place. i took the 4 link bracket's to him the other day so he can slide them on before he tach the flange's on. so i got all my angle's of the dangle's right so i tach the brackets and i will take it back to him monday and let him finish welding everything and make sure the rear end stays straight.

[novanutcase]

john when talking about lock to lock, you talking about steering turning? going to be running a 17x7 up front. getting the coil overs for the front to get the ride height where i want it. i think there's going to be a little rubbing.

Yeah! On our cars there isn't much room on the front for a very wide wheel unless you go with an aftermarket clip. Obviously you have a heidts front clip but when you lower the car rubbing becomes an issue real fast. With 17 x 7's you shouldn't have a problem with lock to lock without hitting the tie rods but, like I said, our cars weren't built to handle such wide tires up front.

John

[ACONLP]

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well its all done and ready to go in. i got up early this morning to start putting it in and work calls saying they need me to come out. went in at 10am and got off at 8pm. so my day was shot... going to try again in the morning..

[ACONLP]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/03/4linkdone-1.jpg

4 link is in:firefire:

[Motown 454]

Nice work it looks great . Nice wheels.

[BandeCustoms]

Lookin damn good sir! Gotta love the Coy's! I see the fronts are 17x7's. What are the backs, 10's?

Thats also a pretty good idea on that exhaust cutout. Well probably end up doing something like that too.

[BossaNova]

Everything looks great.

Keep up the good work!

[ACONLP]

Lookin damn good sir! Gotta love the Coy's! I see the fronts are 17x7's. What are the backs, 10's?

Thats also a pretty good idea on that exhaust cutout. Well probably end up doing something like that too.

there 9.5... i had 10s before the 4 link but had rubbing problems

[ACONLP]

well heres the tank and the direction that iam going in. had the the tank TIG welded today. going to put a flat self looking deal in the back, so there want be a sump in the trunk. it will be flat across. plus heres the a picture of the one rim i have

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this the return line for the LS

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[baggins]

where is your axle panhard mount from?

[BandeCustoms]

[QUOTE=ACONLP;644475]had to do some frame repair
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was there anything done to these tubs prior that you know of? just curious more than anything, but on the one were tearing into, the wheel well stops about 2 inches away from the frame rail.. now with the 3" wider tubs, we cut in about an inch of the frame rail. maybe the coupes are different from the sedans?


also, what backspacing did you go with for the front rim? or maybe john (novanutcase) we dont nessesairally want the widest possible... but something on a 7" wide like above that clears lock to lock.

dont mean to jack your thread... :guilty:


looking like its coming along nicely! were pickin out rims as we speak. 17x11's for the rear with a 3" backspace. yum! well proably have to modify the 4 link a bit.. but well get it to work

[ACONLP]

where is your axle panhard mount from?

a bracket comes off the back of the shock tower brace whatever. the then other side has a bracket that comes off the rear end of course

[ACONLP]

[QUOTE=ACONLP;644475]had to do some frame repair
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/03/IMG_2197-1.jpg



was there anything done to these tubs prior that you know of? just curious more than anything, but on the one were tearing into, the wheel well stops about 2 inches away from the frame rail.. now with the 3" wider tubs, we cut in about an inch of the frame rail. maybe the coupes are different from the sedans?


also, what backspacing did you go with for the front rim? or maybe john (novanutcase) we dont nessesairally want the widest possible... but something on a 7" wide like above that clears lock to lock.

dont mean to jack your thread... :guilty:


looking like its coming along nicely! were pickin out rims as we speak. 17x11's for the rear with a 3" backspace. yum! well proably have to modify the 4 link a bit.. but well get it to work



if your getting at, was the frame notched? no. the rear frame is in stock location. the front wheels are 17x7 with a 4.50 backspace. really cant tell you much about the tub job. didn't do it and have not really done any research on them. i had the rear end narrowed to 54 1/4 from outter axle flange to flange. the rear rims are 18x9.5 with a back space of 5 (i think) dont remember... thats sad huh... i had 10 inch wide rims before and they rubbed a little... didnt want to have any rubbing issue's

[ACONLP]

where is your axle panhard mount from?


https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/03/4linkdone-1.jpg
the bracket comes down right next to the pass rear wheel

[ACONLP]

well, more changes in the make... didnt like how my tank turned out. got a ricks s/s tank coming and going to bring the filler neck in from behind the wheel well on the driver side instead of in the middle of the trunk...

[novanutcase]

Lookin' good my brother!!!

Haven't seen any updates on steves though....

John

[coolwelder62]

Good choice on the wheel's.Car will look awesome when it's finished.Scott.

[454bug]

Great looking car!!! I love the color!

Stance is awesome and great choice on wheels.

The project is moving at a great pace. Thanks for the updates!

[ACONLP]

yeah john not much going on... but its time to get back on the wagon

[ACONLP]

got out in the sun a little awhile back

[ACONLP]

been fighting an oil leak. Went to the dealer and got me some gaskets to get started. removed the intake and this is what i found. 2001 camaro ls1 5.7

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[ACONLP]

hear are a few pictures...
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its off to paint and body... painting it calypso green. ford color

[BossaNova]

Keep us posted!

[ACONLP]

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not much, but they have started on it now

[ACONLP]

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going out there tomorrow to take him some stuff and to look over it

[ACONLP]

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more sanding to be done...went out there yesterday, and let me say im very happy. windows, doors and fenders are next to take off

[bonecrrusher]

Oh snap... didnt know you where getting it painted... looking good!

[BandeCustoms]

nice! i like the current rolling stock! haha

did you run into any suprises during the sand down and prime?

[ACONLP]

no the painter said the body was in real good shape just bad body work years again...some where around 15 years ago

[Bryce]

Nice!

[ACONLP]

went to the paint shop today to go pick up my trim that needs shinning


https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/01/paintandbody12-1.jpg

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the cowl is soon to be filled in, but just some updated pictures

[ACONLP]

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some update pictures

[DirtShark]

Really nice build...keep the pics coming.

[SRD art]

Cool build, keep it coming!

[Coursey]

What color white did you go with?

Looks good!!!

[ACONLP]

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well paint is done. time to get this S.O.B running now

[ChevyLsII]

Any progress in your build?

[ACONLP]

Yes, i will get some pictures later. The car had to go back to paint and be redone, total nightmare. Just been slowly putting it back together when i got a chance. My two year has my time these days. Fixing to start a different shift a work that is going to allow me a lot of time to myself around the house when everyone is gone. Where iam at on the car. The motor is on the stand and im going to a performance shop next week to order the cam and all the goodies to go with it for a real nasty sound. Ordered some parts online today, received the carpet today. So interior should slowly start going back in after i put the sound deading in. Just need to get out there and lay it in. Hopefully in the next few months i can have it running again and on the road

[ACONLP]

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