father & son 72 nova project (GREY MATTER)

[bonecrrusher]

Thats badass.

Love me some Novas!

[csouth]

Very Nice John, I've been waiting to see this all together. Did you powder coat the bumpers or paint them?

[Bryce]

Looks awesome. Congrats bud.

[johnny68]

thanks everyone ,the bumpers are painted same color as car
i still have lots of little stuff to do alignment wire lights etc..
john

[Bryce]

thanks everyone ,the bumpers are painted same color as car
i still have lots of little stuff to do alignment wire lights etc..
john

John did you get alignment figured out?

[go-fish]

Niiiice! I'm having to order new axles instead of getting my current ones cut down. I'll be on the road soon too. Looking forward to tearing up the road to Julian with ya.

[johnny68]

im going friday to try again on the alignment ill let you know

John did you get alignment figured out?

[johnny68]

let me know when your in the area we will do lunch/dinner what ever
Niiiice! I'm having to order new axles instead of getting my current ones cut down. I'll be on the road soon too. Looking forward to tearing up the road to Julian with ya.

[ryeguy2006a]

Great minds think alike. I have the same combo. You have many more go fast goodies than I do. Love the brakes though. Do you like that adjustable proportioning valve?

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[johnny68]

so far yes i havent fully adjusted it yet but the brakes work great thanks for the compliments
john
Great minds think alike. I have the same combo. You have many more go fast goodies than I do. Love the brakes though. Do you like that adjustable proportioning valve?

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[SparkyRnD]

Beautiful car, LOVE the stance on it!

[supernova70]

Just read your whole thread today. Awsome look. Love the stance. Im doing a 72 also. Got the mini tubs finished and the LS1 mocked in place. Time to buy wheels. Never did catch what the back spacing is on your fronts. Now that you have put some miles on it is there any rubing? Could you have gone with a 9" wide?
My sone is also helping. He hated cleaning n cutting for the tubs. -John

[69-nova]

awesome build. im 17 and building a 69 nova. just post a thread yesterday i think. project "livewire". I want to mini tub my car and do a four link set up or somthing but being 17 i dont have enough $$$$$. o well ill just try to fit the fattest wheels under it i can with stock tubs.

[zipsimons]

looking great!

[johnny68]

thanks for all the compliments hey john no way for a 9 to fit the fronts are 8 inch with a 5 inch bs i did cut the middle out edge of the inner fenderwell about 8-10 inches long and 3 inches deep getting rid of the bolt mount that is in the center of fenderwell tried to take a pic hope you get the idea
on another note a buddy gave me for 100 bucks another rebuilt center section with with a 3.0 gear vs my 355 center started to change it out and noticed the beginings of a axle seal leak pulled the axles out and both inner grease seals on the bearing came apart talked to tobin and we aggreed to try some seals that dont allow oil to go into the tube you put them in from the center section side ,the strange rear end has no provisions for an inner seal to keep oil off bearing if this doesnt work ill get new axles with 20 style taper bearings
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[Moabdude]

I love this car.
Very nice color combo, dark gray with black!

I just bought a 69 Nova with an LS1 + 4L60e. Its a project but we will see.....

John, good luck with your Nova. Its a killer ride!!!

[Windy City Chevelle]

first off we /I can not express the graditude to John and Justin at DriverzInc for the color choice and all the help and advise for the tire size and the lugs they have a life long customer and friend,, Sandy and I went to pick up the wheels today and boy was i happy al lthough the first thing i saw was Justins camaro i beelined straight for that to see the monster motor and thought wait a minute forget this wheres our wheels i walked right past them to Justins car (too much to take in at once) wheni saw the wheels i was floored they look great couldnt be happier damn near to nice to be driven on, thanks you guys dont know what to say
john

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actually the old tires are as big as you can go with all stock we gained just a tad with all the suspension stuff

Rims looks super nice going with the same concept are they satin black and for the rear what modifications did you have to do to get 315 in the rear and wondering if 19X10 would fit I have a 68 chevelle

[johnny68]

sorry for late respone the wheels are satin black and gun metal grey centers as far as if a 10 inch will fit a chevelle im not sure maybe the chevelle guys can chime in
john

[Windy City Chevelle]

sorry for late respone the wheels are satin black and gun metal grey centers as far as if a 10 inch will fit a chevelle im not sure maybe the chevelle guys can chime in
john

The satin and gun metal look sweet and about 90% are building camaros which will be my next build starting to love them but following your project nice n check mine out tell me what you think

[Tbcworks]

Really nice build, thanks for sharing!

[Moabdude]

What happend to the vent window?
did I miss that post?

[csouth]

What happend to the vent window?
did I miss that post?

He switched the doors to '74 non-vented. It's in the thread.

[dug]

sorry for late respone the wheels are satin black and gun metal grey centers as far as if a 10 inch will fit a chevelle im not sure maybe the chevelle guys can chime in
john

I've spoke to a couple wheel companies and I was told that a 10" wheel would work in the rear on my 1970 chevelle- no narrowing or mini tub needed. They made the rims with all the correct backspacing etc. needed so I wouldnt have to measure and order anything "custom." I think you can stuff a 315 tire under the chevelles as long as you roll the fender and have everything exact. anything more than that I think you need to do a mini tub job. Boze was one of the companies I spoke to, I can't recall the other one at the moment.

[Moabdude]

Doesn't a 74 Nova window fit in a 70 door? They certainly look the same.....
Its a lot easyer to do it that way....

[Bryce]

John, I still owe you some vids from your first SCCA experience. I will get hose edited and upload next week.

[johnny68]

John, I still owe you some vids from your first SCCA experience. I will get hose edited and upload next week.

hey bud how ya been its been a while give me a call all is well i got that 69 mustang and it gave me rat poisoning from all th rat nest and crap in it down for a couple days anywho say hio to tha girls and your dad
john

[blade]

Great build, great choice on the wheels, they just make the car!

[G_skillz81]

Amazing car! Love the color and the wheel choice - made me rethink a few things on my build

[Jasons72]

Came out beautiful!!!

[E.rodz]

nice job on the build! Anything you do and keep your kids involved is the greatest thing in the world. Your not just building a car your building a lifetime of memories! keep up the great work and keep the updates coming!

[no go nova]

Sweet build can't wait to see it finish she might need more power to turn those wheels lol.

[Moabdude]

What happend to this Nova?
Was it ever finished?

[Bryce]

Yep, John finished it, it is now his wife's daily driver. He autocrossed it a few times.

[soloracerSD]

When will we see it again at the SCCA Autocross San Diego ? Curious George wants to know...:)

[GS455vert]

What power brake booster set up did you use? Also you pretty much built what I had planned for my 70 Nova SS beautiful car, great work.

thanks

[johnny68]

hey guys sorry havent been around lately been really busy so heres what ive been up to.
yes the cars is done my wife Sandy drives it all over and its actually on its second set of tires same size up front since build but i did go from a 315 rear to a 295 just to get some rake to the car sandy hasnt had a lick of trouble with the car and she loves it we did get it pin striped and thats about it on the nova
Then i found a 69 mustang coupe for 20 bucks yes 20 bucks that i built for my 16 year old son, ive learned that i will never build another stang again nor work on one just not a fan of them. Bryce tell your dad sorry .
Then about 3 weeks ago i found a 72 el camino that ill clean up and prolly flip
so heres some pictures of them all enjoy guys

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[killer89]

Where do you find a 69 Mustang for $20?!?

[johnny68]

Where do you find a 69 Mustang for $20?!?
Im a line man for at&t a back country tech so im alwaya in the boonies, i was at a gentlemens house who had a stroke and would never do anything with it and he said if i get his phone working right for once (he always has had trouble on it) that he would give me that car. I told him sorry i cant except gifts for work so he said its yours for $20 bucks and there you have it a week later it was in my driveway ive never worked on mustangs before and talk about a pain in the ass, its name is christine after the movie my first option was Hemorrhoid