TCI Engineering's '66 Nova Sedan

[TCI Engineering]

This car is owned by Sal our VP of Operations.

Year: '66
Model: Sedan
Engine: TBA
Body/Exterior: Flat Black
Front End: Total Cost Involved Pro Touring clip
Transmission: TBA
Rear End: Currie 9"
Rear Supension: Total Cost Involved Torque Arm
Brakes: 14" Wilwood front and back
Wheel Tubs: DSE
Exhaust: TBA
Wheels: Boze(18x9 front/18x11 rear)
Tires: 275's front/315's rear
Interior: Custom
Electrical: Fred's Custom Wiring
Accessories/Options: TBA
Sound system: TBA

The plan is to have the car drivable by the 2011 Run to the Coast event at El Toro in the spring and to have it completely dialed in, painted and interior done by the 2011 Super Chevy Handling Challenge.

Here is a early moch up pic of the P/T front end with 12" Wilwoods. This red front clip is now a display/see below for the 14" brakes on the silver front end for what Sal will be running.
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Early moch-up pics of the rear suspension.
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finalized pieces before being installed

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Sal talked to Kyle at the Columbus Goodguys and came home with these goodies.

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We've got a plastic moch-up engine and an automatic tranny in the car right now.

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-J

[klean63]

Why does this car look so familiar?:cool:

[John Wright]

Nice pics and work...thanks for sharing.

[Bryce]

looks great!

[Wildcardfox]

Man, that suspension makes me drool.

[coolwelder62]

Look's awesome.Can you work a little faster and post up up more photo's of this great build.

[LeighP]

Nice fabrication work...looks trick!

[BossaNova]

Man, if I had it to do all over again........

From the pictures, that looks like a stout piece of engineering.
And a front clip that allows you to run 275's......awesome!

[Sales-TCI-Eng]

The car has been in a stand still since Sal broke his leg but he has been making some headway lately.

Here are some pics of Sal's '66 with a 5.75" backspace 18"X9" wheel shod with a 255/35/18 R888 tire

These tires measure out to 25.1 overall diameter & 10.5" overall width.


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There's finally some room on one of the lifts so Sal got to work on the tubs this weekend.

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We're going to use some counter sunk bolts to sandwich the coilover cross member plates into place instead of welding it them to the frame.

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The new frame plate formed and the holes drilled to match the bungs above.
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-J

[coolwelder62]

Lookin great.I love the Torque arm idea.

[Sales-TCI-Eng]

We got some parts back from the powdercoater.

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-J

[no go nova]

Nice work can't wait to get my torque arm rear for my NOVA.