Twin turbo LS1 Chevy II build

[64LS1Nova]

Due to some unfortunate circumstances I have to build another carhttps://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif Some of you already know my silver 64 Chevy II this car is going to basically be a re-body, but with lots of upgradeshttps://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/gr_wink-1.gif My goal for the car is to have a legitimate street car that I can drive to the track and click off some 8 second times and try to have some fun at some pro-touring events. Anyway, here is the car I'm restoring/modifying. You gotta really use some imagination to realize it will actually be a cool car when I'm done putting my treatment to it.



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First step is to the lift bay for some dismantling

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[64LS1Nova]

Cutting out the stock frame rails and installing some 2x3" mandrel bent rails. I'm going to leave my self room for plenty of tire out back.

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Setup the rear frame section on my layout table and welded it up before installing in the car.

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Made some front spring pockets that slide up and around the frame rail and crossmember with adjustable holes so I can get the ridehight perfect.

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[64LS1Nova]

Ok, backhalf is done, time to make some one off subframe connectors. The Chevy II's have a 4 bolt flange that the front subframe bolts to. I bent up some chrome moly and made the connector go from the 4 bolt flange for the front end, down through the factory frame rails, to the front leaf spring pocket on the rear frame.

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Ahh, the new one piece floor pan in the background;)

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[64LS1Nova]

Now I can cut the floor out and get the outriggers in for the cage.

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Now it's off to the DC Performance in MD for the cage work. He did an outstanding job in half the time I could do it in (and half the wasted pipe lol)

One piece A-pillar bars through the dash and back to the main hoop.

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Cage dropped down to weld the top

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Brace hidden under the rear package tray

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Playing in the new jungle gym.

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[64LS1Nova]

Got her back home. Next project is to install the floor and get her up on the rottisserie. Here is my 1 piece floor pan that I had to cut in 2 to make it fit.

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Got that all done and the car off the lift and on the rottisserie. I picked up one of the new Aeromotive fuel cells with an in-tank eliminator series pump, so I gotta weld some brackets to it and make some mounts in the car. Welded in some 1 1/4" CM tubing just in front of the cell and I'm using the rear crossmember for the rear mount.

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welded some aluminum angle to the cell

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mounting studs tig'd into the tubing

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[64LS1Nova]

Here's were I smoothed the firewall. I want to set the motor back in the car 2" so I made a notch for the pass. side to set in. The drivers side is where I got rid of the factory wiper mounting crap.

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Had to replace a rusty panel

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Here you can see the factory wheel tubs. They are next on the agenda

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little bit of mini tub action (not so mini though)

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Ahh, got room for the new meats now! 345/34/18 MT Drag radials

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[64LS1Nova]

Laying out the trunk tin work

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I cut out the toe kicks in order to make some recess's for my turbo downpipes

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My Little helpers love to pitch in on the project with thier Dad!

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Right after I told them there was a stink bug in the tire. :jest:

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Bangin gears early! Can anyone guess who's car this is????

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[64LS1Nova]

More rust repair

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Here I made some braces from the factory frame rails/bumper mounts to the new frame rails.

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Made some gussets for the front of the spring pockets

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[64LS1Nova]

Making the pedal mount with dual reverse master cyl. and bias bar.

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mounting tabs for the adjustable transmission crossmember.

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Started making the crossmember for the rear shocks

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Also welded on some tie downs to make life easier if she goes in a trailer

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[64LS1Nova]

I got the delay wiper motor mounted under the dash. And the oem gas fill smoothed in.

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I'm getting it ready to pull out and blast right now. Made a temporary lift kit for the rottiserie so it will roll better out side.

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[1969CamaroRS]

Wow great build and fabrication. Love the pics keep them coming :)

[bonecrrusher]

I spy Ron's car!

[64LS1Nova]

Wow great build and fabrication. Love the pics keep them coming :)

Thank you! I'll keep updating the thread as I get more done.


I spy Ron's car!

Your right! We are having a blast working together right now. He brought his Mustang over to use the lift, but I'm not sure I'm going to let him take it home. LOL

[parsonsj]

I'm digging this too. Keep the pics coming.

jp

[coolwelder62]

Very nice fab work.Look's like you some awesome little helper's.It's great when you little one's can hang out in the garage.Please keep posting.Scott

[Crazy4Speed]

Amazing start your fab and chassis work is top notch. This is going to be one hell of a car.

[THE TECH]

Looks like this is gonna be one badass car.

[454bug]

Great project Ron!! :twothumbs

I knew you had to be getting bored with not enough left to do on the Mustang...

[BossaNova]

Awesome work you're doing!

I take it this ain't your first build. ;-)

[craigs73]

awesome build are you a member over at stevesnovasite.com thats a great place and them guys would love to see your build. that car is gonna be bad i wish i could have your fab skills.looks like you have a pretty nice garage as well

[64LS1Nova]

I'm digging this too. Keep the pics coming.

jp

I sure will, Thanks


Very nice fab work.Look's like you some awesome little helper's.It's great when you little one's can hang out in the garage.Please keep posting.Scott

Thanks. My kids love spending time in the garage. It does slow down the progress a little, but it's well worth it. At ages 3 and 4 they can identify most hand tools.


Amazing start your fab and chassis work is top notch. This is going to be one hell of a car.

Thank you!


Looks like this is gonna be one badass car.

I'm really hoping it turns out the way I envision! Thanks


Great project Ron!! :twothumbs

I knew you had to be getting bored with not enough left to do on the Mustang...

This one is my car. Ron is using my garage right now to do some work on his. I have an open bay with a lift which made life much easier for his trans swap.


Awesome work you're doing!

I take it this ain't your first build. ;-)

Thank you. This is actually my second build. My first is linked in my sig.


awesome build are you a member over at stevesnovasite.com thats a great place and them guys would love to see your build. that car is gonna be bad i wish i could have your fab skills.looks like you have a pretty nice garage as well

Thank you! I am a member over there, but I'm not a big fan. I posted on there trying to give someone my stock rear framerails that I cut out and steve erased the thread saying it was considered a classified ad, even though I was trying to give them to someone. Sucks when your trying to help someone out and your treated like a scam artist.

[craigs73]

you need to stay over there they are some big nova nuts there sounds like you didnt have enough post to be
"selling" anything. i know you was trying to give them away but its the rules. dont let that keep you from there you will get big reviews over there no doubt but anyways what a beauty you have there i cant wait to see more of this awesome build

[Ron S]

Just got back Frank, saw you finally posted your car. This should end up rivaling Project Unfair in the speed department. That engine set up is just wicked, and not really that expensive. Can't wait till its back together. Ron

[454bug]

This one is my car. Ron is using my garage right now to do some work on his. I have an open bay with a lift which made life much easier for his trans swap.

Sorry Frank... my bad!!!

You've got a great start to an awesome project! :twothumbs

GREAT FAB SKILLS!!! :1st:

[Motown 454]

Wow awesome project. I'll definately be watching this one. Nice work.

[cobragt]

Very cool! Keep the pics coming!

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks for all the kind words guys! This really help keep me motivated to get this project done.

Frank

[BANKO]

Wow, looking good, so much fab work complete! Are you going to dip the car once the welding is complete?

What are you going to do for a dead pedal with the turbo downtube in place? I assume the car will be an auto tranny based on the single pedal?

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[64LS1Nova]

Wow, looking good, so much fab work complete! Are you going to dip the car once the welding is complete?

What are you going to do for a dead pedal with the turbo downtube in place? I assume the car will be an auto tranny based on the single pedal?




Josh, I blasted the car actually. Dipping would have ben way easier though! I'm planning on making a piece of aluminum with standoffs from the floor that will cover that area from the exhaust bump outs over to the kick panels on both sides. Should act as a heat barrier and a nice foot rest. You are right I'm running a th400 right now, but I'm tossing around putting a 4l80e in it. Just not too sure yet.

[64LS1Nova]

Here's what I got done this weekend. Doesn't look like much but it was one heck of a project! Luckily a buddy of mine let me borrow his diesel air compressor. that made life easy for me. I spent most of Saturday night showering and digging glass bead out of some very odd places:hammer:

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[64LS1Nova]

Got a little update, after blasting I hade some rust to chase around. So I spent the week getting that done. Got the rear quarters, just in front of the rear tire, modified for the larger tires. Pushed the car back outside and blasted it again, this time a little more agressively. Then today I finally got some epoxy primer on her. Even though I have a long road ahead it feels like I really got something acomplished by getting the primer on her.

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A little grinding and she's all done.
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$15 Harbor Freight hvlp gun for shooting the epoxy primer. Got a couple batched mixed up here and giving them some induction time.
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[Ron S]

I'll bring my long board tomorow, so we can hang ten on those quarter panels.LOL
Its all down hill from here.

[64LS1Nova]

Heck yeah! Let's make some dust! I'm going to start attacking the roof in the AM. Seeing the car in primer has got me re-motivated.

[andrewb70]

Y'all are some fabricating fools....Nicely done!

Andrew

[64LS1Nova]

Y'all are some fabricating fools....Nicely done!

Andrew

Thanks Andrew!

[64LS1Nova]

Finally got some cool parts in. Too bad I can't play with em yet

I'm upgrading the billet 62mm turbo's to billet 67's

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The machine work on these wheels is amazing!

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Also upgrading the 80lb injectors to 160's

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Here's the powerplant going in.

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[Ron S]

Boy, those injectors look expensive. How much do they cost? LOL

[bg5512]

Fantastic work. Gives me some great ideas for my many projects.

[64LS1Nova]

Boy, those injectors look expensive. How much do they cost? LOL

They were pricey, but I have been raising money selling rides in this $5000 budget mustang in my garage.:wrc:

[HiBoost]

Looks awesome! You gotta polish those compressor covers to keep up with the rest of that gorgeous engine. Here is the guy I use: http://www.mirrorfinishpolishing.com/ He's been doing Precision turbos and everything else you can think of for years and his work is insane. He can make factory cast metal parts look like chrome. And no, I don't get any kickback on this, totally unaffiliated, just a recommendation is all...

Did you get the regular or DBB 67's?

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks for the link HiBoost! I'll def. check him out. I got journal bearing 67s. I just don't see the dbb being worth the money for me.

Frank

[64LS1Nova]

If you guys have any suggestions please don't be afraid to speak up. I'm very accepting to new ideas. Here is an example of the color she's gonna be wearing eventually.

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[JBCO]

Awesome color -- I'm actually contemplating colors for my project as well -- a burnt copper orange is on the list -- that is indeed a sweet choice.

[spaghettio]

that color with a smoked finish on the wheels would look really nice i think

[BanditDave]

If you guys have any suggestions please don't be afraid to speak up. I'm very accepting to new ideas. Here is an example of the color she's gonna be wearing eventually.

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Ah Jesus Christ...I just put clean pants on...oh well, gotta see if I can find another pair...

VERY SWEET DUDE...love the color!

[64LS1Nova]

Awesome! I'm glad you guys agree. Picking a color has been the worst part of this project so far. Here are the wheel's I have ordered. Should be in next week. 18x12 rears (with 3.5" backspace!) and 17x8 fronts

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[JBCO]

I love the simple spoke wheels for your car -- definitely nice. You keeping them chrome?

[64LS1Nova]

I love the simple spoke wheels for your car -- definitely nice. You keeping them chrome?

Thanks, I'm went with polished. I'm not a big fan of chrome on wheels. Never seems to hold up well. I'm hoping to keep a style similar to my old car with this build.

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[JBCO]

Awesome! Yea I can't stand chrome either -- the finish never holds up -- especially on wheels. Polished is always great because you always bring up new shine when you go over it. Sweet!

[64LS1Nova]

Sorry guys, I've been a little slack on updates lately. I've been plugging away at the body work. I hate doing it but It makes or breaks a car so it has to be done right. Here's some updates

final mockup of the heater and wiper assembly

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Doors are blasted, epoxy primed and hung.

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Got the dash modified for the radio and guages, blasted it, primed and welded in.

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Had to fab up the filler pieces that go around the roll cage.

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[64LS1Nova]

Here's the body work. Nobody likes to show how much filler is in a car, but if you want a car straight it's the only option. Pretty much skim coat the car and block it down. My garage is a dusty disaster right now!!:bang:

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Deck lid is all fitted up and blocked now.

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Got some cool parts in! Here is the hood i'm running. I'm switching over to a hinged hood this time.

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Bling!

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[64LS1Nova]

Wheel's finally came in! Can't wait to get the 345s mounted up so I can mock them up and get to work on narrowing the Dana 60.

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The rear

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Once I get the rear in there for mock up I can install the chrome moly rear anti-roll bar.

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Today's project will be turning this into a rear parachute mount that's hidden behind my tag. Gonna put a flip down rear tag bracket on so I can slide in the chute. Sucks, cause I'll prolly never use it, but I need it to be legal.

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[64LS1Nova]

Got the chute mount done. It was less of a project then i had thought. Since I ran a 1/8" plate across the back of the car to tie the frame rails in I was able to weld to that and a crossmember and have great lateral support.

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All Tig'd in

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[BanditDave]

Sorry if I didn't catch it, but what trans are you running behind this Hoss?

[craigs73]

frank are you going to shorten your own rearend in that pic above? the cars looking great i like the color you chose but like the burnt orange a lil better

[Motown 454]

The car is looking great. Nice job on the fab work. I like those wheels a lot. They'll look sweet on there.

[64LS1Nova]

Sorry if I didn't catch it, but what trans are you running behind this Hoss?

I'm not 100% yet, but I have a 4l80e and a th400. I ran the th400 in the other car and didn't really feel like I had to have the overdrive so I will likely go back to it.

[64LS1Nova]

frank are you going to shorten your own rearend in that pic above? the cars looking great i like the color you chose but like the burnt orange a lil better

Yes I am. Ron S. let me borrow his Jig to narrow it. Your right about the color, I have abandoned the color above but the one I'm going with is a different shade of the same color. It has more orange in it. So far choosing a color has been the the hardest part of the build for me!

[64LS1Nova]

The car is looking great. Nice job on the fab work. I like those wheels a lot. They'll look sweet on there.

Thank you Wayne!

[rfalker1]

Wow this awesome!!!!!, I hope my drool doesn't find its way to your garage lol. But seriously you have skills!!!!!! Keep up the good work!!!! And what about a burnt orange with some white mixed in there somewhere. I have never seen that before

[craigs73]

hey frank was just over at steves and seen this color nova i like it to

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[Dons67]

excellent work - burnt copper orange - - wow! that will be hot -- looking forward to the finished project and the road to get there

[BanditDave]

I'm not 100% yet, but I have a 4l80e and a th400. I ran the th400 in the other car and didn't really feel like I had to have the overdrive so I will likely go back to it.

Darn it...I was thinking the same thing on my build because I just felt like I probbaly wouldn't need the OD but I decided to throw a built 60e behind my car with the turbo motor...not sure how long it will last but will likely get replaced with the 400.

Looking great, Frank!

[64LS1Nova]

hey frank was just over at steves and seen this color nova i like it to

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That color does look good! The color I chose is actually on the new Jeeps. It's called Mango Tango I believe.


excellent work - burnt copper orange - - wow! that will be hot -- looking forward to the finished project and the road to get there

Thanks!


Darn it...I was thinking the same thing on my build because I just felt like I probbaly wouldn't need the OD but I decided to throw a built 60e behind my car with the turbo motor...not sure how long it will last but will likely get replaced with the 400.

Looking great, Frank!

Those 60's are a great tranny at the right power level. The 400's are just bullet proof and have some great trans brakes available for them.

[64LS1Nova]

Made some good headway this weekend. Got a huge dent in the body work done. Aside from fitting up fenders and hood, the car is ready for paint!!:nod: Got some finishing touches done on the chassis. Installed the rear Anti-roll bar, welded on some gussets for the chute mount, and welded on the tabs for the rear leaf spring sliders.

Had to mock up the axle tubes in the car to be able to figure out where to mount the rear A.R.B.

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Used the old wheels to make sure the center line was good. It felt good to see a wheel and tire under the car even if it was temporary!

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Welded up

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Here are the mounts for the leaf spring sliders.

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Here are the gussets welded in for the shute mount

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[64LS1Nova]

Finally got to put some paint on the car!! Even though it was only on the frame it still feels like a major acomplishment! My plans for the bottom are having the frame rails/tubes all gloss black then I'm going to mask them all off and do the sheet metal with a flat black truck bedliner.

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If I ever get this car done I'll give the frame of the GMC the same treatment. That frame has been a sore spot with me since I got it.

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[David Sloan]

Looking Good Frank!

You coming to any of the events with Ron?

[64LS1Nova]

Looking Good Frank!

You coming to any of the events with Ron?

Thanks David. He has got me talked into it. I'm hoping to pop my pro touring cherry sometime this summer. I'm sure knowing me I'll be totally hooked and end up redoing a bunch of stuff on the car. lol

[craigs73]

what you going to do with the frame on your truck frank

[64LS1Nova]

I'm going to lift the body up, prep it and paint it with the single stage urethane. It has some kind of undercoating crap on it now that is off in spots etc. I wanna get it before it starts rusting any more. Also gonna spray the cab with the truck bedliner to help with the road/tire noise and stone chips.

[BanditDave]

Holy chit dude...I was looking at your previous Nova TT set-up....my GOD that this was fantastic!!! What happened to that thing and if that is any indication this car is going to be filthy!!!!

BTW, I take it that was a TH400 also?

Dave

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks Dave. The long and short of it is I banged up the silver car on a back road assin around. I'm gonna fix it, but with all the things I wanted to change it was easier to build another car and do the chassis work I wanted to. The car did have a T-56, but it got promptly swaped out when I did the twin turbo setup. I priced out the clutch I was going to need and decided the stick wasn't worth the hassle.

[Martin71RS]

Wow...cool build! Makes me want to work on my Nova again.....

[64LS1Nova]

Well after 9 straight hours of taping/masking and most of a 30 pack I got the bottom of the car officially done! Masked off all the previously painted frame rails and rockers and sprayed truck bedliner on all the sheetmetal. The pictures don't really do it justice, it looks way better in person.

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After the bedliner festivities I took it off the rottiserie and started on fitting up the front fenders and hood.

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Goin light weight this time around!

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I spent about 4 or 5 hours fitting up the gaps and I still don't have them where I want!

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That's all for this weekend. Hope to get some more done this week.

[BanditDave]

Looking awesome man!

[454bug]

Looks great Frank!! :twothumbs

Which Truck Bedliner did you use for your undercoating?

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks guys. Ray, I used SPI bed liner. Southern polyurethanes inc. It takes a special gun, and cost a little more, but it is very good quality.

[johnny68]

Frank coming along nicely yopur doing great work, in a month or so ill be doing same thing on our nova
john

[craigs73]

nice work frank so what exactly did ya tear up on other nova lol

[64LS1Nova]

nice work frank so what exactly did ya tear up on other nova lol

It just got twisted up. I'm not a big fan of sticking 1k+ hp in a car that has been pulled and tweeked. I guess truth be told It gave me a nice reason to build another car! I really enjoy building almost as much as driving them.

[BanditDave]

I guess truth be told It gave me a nice reason to build another car! I really enjoy building almost as much as driving them.

You hit the nail on the head for me too...I finished my TA and within a month it was sold and I was working on the next build.

[64LS1Nova]

You hit the nail on the head for me too...I finished my TA and within a month it was sold and I was working on the next build.

I was checking out your build thread. That TA was a good lookin car! Can't wait to see how the Olds turns out.

[craigs73]

"It just got twisted up. I'm not a big fan of sticking 1k+ hp in a car that has been pulled and tweeked. I guess truth be told It gave me a nice reason to build another car! I really enjoy building almost as much as driving them."


yeah i think its a lot of fun...........it would be more fun for me if i had the funds to keep the build going lol so whats your plans with the nova since its twisted? pure drag car????

[64LS1Nova]

"It just got twisted up. I'm not a big fan of sticking 1k+ hp in a car that has been pulled and tweeked. I guess truth be told It gave me a nice reason to build another car! I really enjoy building almost as much as driving them."


yeah i think its a lot of fun...........it would be more fun for me if i had the funds to keep the build going lol so whats your plans with the nova since its twisted? pure drag car????

I'm planning on making it a cruiser like it was, but way more tame. Same wheel's and suspension, no cage this time and possibly a bench seat going in it. 500hp or less with an auto so the wife can drive it.

[64LS1Nova]

Here's a little update guys. I haven't been working on the car as much as I'd like to but I got some odds and ends done anyway. I spent a ton of time working with these billet hinges to make them work. Got all the front sheetmetal fitted up, and final blocked. Here are some shots of the hinges and what I had to modify to get them to work.

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Here is the problem I was having. The hood would not go down in the back because the hinge was hiting the cowl.

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I ended up having to notch the cowl for to give the rear arm clearance to lay back down over it.

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Bolt in my AZZ!!

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That still wasn't enough and I ended up having to clearance the rear arm on those high dollar hinges.

[64LS1Nova]

I started breaking down the wrecked car so I can mock up the drivetrain in the new car.

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Checking out the new wheels.

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Got the motor out and started on making the new adapter plates to set the engine back 2". I wanted to keep the factory engine mounts on the subframe so I have the option of other engines down the road.

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The original mounts I made.

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New mounts.

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Got em in for mock up today.

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Motor looks killer back 2 more inches!

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Spent most of the day whipping up a trans crossmember. Used 1 5/8" Chrome-moly and billet swing out adapters.

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That's all I got done. I'm hoping to get some serious mock up done this week. The car is getting painted the last week of this month. Once it's painted I want to be able to just bolt everything together. well in a perfect world anyway. lol

[linkstar69]

that should be a well sorted street car with all the effort into chassis stiffness great work.

Link

[Zanie]

nice fab skills.
Great build thread!

[BanditDave]

I hate you....


I mean, looks awesome dude!!!!

[camarobigblock]

Awesome project looks really good!! Look forward to seeing more pictures of the build!!

[69X22]

Excellent work man!

[79TA97TT]

Keep up the great work man! Looking good! Love the Twin set-up

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks for all the kind words guys! Except for yout BanditDave:lol: That really keeps me motivated to plug away at it!
Had a good day today, got the new core support all cut up for the intercooler. Also got the new mounts done for the radiator. It is really starting to look like all the effort to set the engine back 2" was worth it now. I gained a ton of room between the radiator and the engine. That should help the cooling fans flow alot better and give me ever better weight distribution.

All this stuff is just roughed in so don't be too hard on me. As I take it back apart for paint I will smooth everything and correct some clearance issues.

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Welded some angle on the bottom of the radiator to mount to the frame with rubber isolators, then welded some 1" bar to the top to grab the core support.

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Check out all this clearance! You couldn't drop a wrench between the radiator and engine before.

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[BanditDave]

Looks great man...I gotta get myself a TIG dammit.

[64LS1Nova]

I don't have too much of an update for you guys right now. I did get my interior and roll cage painted the matt black. Got the inner fenders mocked up and started to build the exhaust. Then we blew everything apart and got the car blocked out with 320, then 600. So now she is officially ready for paint! Gonna spray it this weekend as long as it's not horrible humid.

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Who put those hood hinges in the way of where I wanna run the exhaust!

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Lots of triming to make the inner fenders fit the aluminum radiator support.

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These waste gate tubes are such a pain in the azz to get right!

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My little mufflers! Cute huh? LOL

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[craigs73]

looking good frank!! what color you going with....... sorry if you have answered this already

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks! I'm going with a burnt orange color. There is a picture of a car with that color on page 3.

[Payton King]

Are you going to make RTTH and come down with Ron?

Car is looking awesome!

[RS_Customs]

Looks good!


Robert

[64LS1Nova]

Are you going to make RTTH and come down with Ron?

Car is looking awesome!

Thanks Payton. Unfortunatelly RTTH is right smack in the middle of our refuel outage at work so I'm comitted to work 12hrs/7days a week. I wish I could make it.


Looks good!


Robert

Thanks Robert!

[craigs73]

refuel outage? what do you do?

[John Wright]

LOL...@ your lil mufflers

[64LS1Nova]

refuel outage? what do you do?

I'm an electrician at a nuclear power plant. Or I split atoms to make electric. which ever sounds cooler lol


LOL...@ your lil mufflers

LOL, I'm not sure they can really be called mufflers or not.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Sick ride man keep up the good work..

[Dobster]

Sup
er nice build thanks for sharing...
Keep up the fantastic work :twothumbs

[Rick Giles]

:twothumbsThat is an awesome build!! Can't wait to see more.

[64LS1Nova]

She's wearing paint! Still need wetsanded and buffed, but the hard part is done. Now it's time for all the detail work/re-assembly. The pictures really don't do it now justice. In the sunlight the color looks insane!

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Also powder coated the door latches today.

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That's it for now. I'll pull it out in the sun tomorrow and take some more pix.

[craigs73]

Wow someone works fast. It looks great

[RicerwannaB]

Awesome build man! Loving the fab work on thie project and site in general, so many good ideas!

[John Wright]

I love the smell of fresh paint in the mornings.

[RS_Customs]

Oh Wow! Nice Color!

Robert

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks for all the great comments guys! I pulled her out in the sun today and it looks like a totally different color compared to indoors! It really pops in the sunlight.

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[Bundy]

Amazing is all I can say. I was about to sale my 67 firebird project, but after seeing what you have done with this I have some inspiration. Thanks

[devwil68]

looking great!

[bonecrrusher]

What color is that?

[coolwelder62]

Look's awesome.

[Ron S]

Doesn't look bad for someone who has never done bodywork before, and was only given a few lessons.LOL

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks Guys! Bonecrusher-- the color is not from a factory car, it's a custom color from PPG's vibrance collection, It's a burnt orange.

Ron S -- Thanks for the body work crash course! Couldn't have got her done without your help.

[64LS1Nova]

Got a little bit done recently, not much though. Here are some progress shots.

Welded tabs for the brake lines and some tie downs on the front subframe and got it primed and painted.

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Powder coated the engine plates and prepped it for install.

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[64LS1Nova]

Anyone have any reccomendations for front Seats? I'm using Starion/Conquest seats now and it looks like a good time for an update. Seems like most of the ones I look at are either too ricer for me or way more than I wanna spend. I guess my best bet is to go cruise the bone yard huh.

[craigs73]

man you move fast....


i like these seats and there cheap......... but im cheap so i prob hit the junk yard myself i found set out of 89 camaro that i loved front and back for 150 man i wish i had the money

anyways heres a link
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[64LS1Nova]

They look nice. But I have a feeling they may be on the cheap side in person. I don't want to spend more than 1k for the two fronts. Thanks for the suggestion though, that is the style I'm leaning toward.

[64LS1Nova]

Got the Bedliner applied to the floor, firewall, and trunk and fuel cell mounted up. Also installed the new cam.

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Also come some cool new parts starting to come in. Here is the Meth tank with provisions for the pump to mount under it.

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I can't wait to play with this bad boy. I'm gonna be running the Holley Dominator EFI setup for this build. Here is the touch screen display.

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[jgpclone]

looks good man very clean work

[64LS1Nova]

Thank you!

[gmachala404]

I just read every page of this build. Very nice and addicting to watch! That's a ton of work in there and it shows congrats. Can't wait to see more.

[1970 TT Rustang]

What are the specs and brand on the blow off valve your using?
Thanks

[64LS1Nova]

I just read every page of this build. Very nice and addicting to watch! That's a ton of work in there and it shows congrats. Can't wait to see more.

Thank you!


What are the specs and brand on the blow off valve your using?
Thanks

It's a Tial Q. I am going to be adding a second one on the opposite side in the near future.

[Zanie]

wow! Nice work!
"you work fast" seems to be a bit of an understatement.

[StyleIn68]

Your skills and tenacity are inspiring. It's AWSOME to see someone move ahead with something quickly rather than letting it drag on for years, fading their inspiration in the process.

I missed what happened to your previous car. How much boost do you run on the car with pump gas and the meth setup?

[BanditDave]

Lookin' awesome dude....very jealous.

BTW, I am getting my build going again...got a pair of twin big 16G Mitsu turbos that I will be running. Will be picking your brain a lot real soon...haha.

Yea I know, I change my mind more times than a woman...too much time to think.

[64LS1Nova]

wow! Nice work!
"you work fast" seems to be a bit of an understatement.

Thanks! Things are gonna slow down now though. I'm in final assembly mode now, plus i'm entering a super busy time at work


Your skills and tenacity are inspiring. It's AWSOME to see someone move ahead with something quickly rather than letting it drag on for years, fading their inspiration in the process.

I missed what happened to your previous car. How much boost do you run on the car with pump gas and the meth setup?

Thank you! My previous car got in a fight with a pile of dirt due to driver stupidity. I did not have meth on the old car. I ran pump gas and kept the boost around 14psi. I was getting close to maxing out my injectors so I didn't go any higher. I anticipate being able to get around 20psi out of this setup.


Lookin' awesome dude....very jealous.

BTW, I am getting my build going again...got a pair of twin big 16G Mitsu turbos that I will be running. Will be picking your brain a lot real soon...haha.

Yea I know, I change my mind more times than a woman...too much time to think.

Thanks! haha, I'm the same way. I usually change my mind a few times before I just do something a stick with it. Planning is the most important part of the build though!

[John Wright]

Cool...new light weight wooden rockers, ...what rpm are they good for?

[64LS1Nova]

Cool...new light weight wooden rockers, ...what rpm are they good for?

Bout 1 maybe 2rpm. ;)

[BanditDave]

Just read the whole thread again and I....

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[wvnova]

really nice build, your craftmanship is outstanding.

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks Guys!!

Been working on getting the front suspension together and the brake's all set up. Also got the bigger turbo's on.

Here is the pedal assembly loaded with 2 separate master cyl. and a bias bar. Had to make up a brake light switch bracket for it.

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Billet remote resivoir all mounted up

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More cool parts arriving!

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Front suspension

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Putting the bigger turbo's on

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Here is the 67 on the left and the 62 on the right for a comparison

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[64LS1Nova]

Starting to look more and more like a car again!

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[David Sloan]

Looking Good Frank!
Very nice an clean!

Are you coming to RTTH"S ?

[64LS1Nova]

Looking Good Frank!
Very nice an clean!

Are you coming to RTTH"S ?

Thanks David. I wish I could go to RTTH, but it's dead smack in the middle of my outage at work. I'll be working 12hr days everyday starting Monday.

[John Wright]

I love to see your updates to your thread....always nice stuff to look over and drool

[craigs73]

frank the car looks great the paint really pops i bet you get a smile on your face every time you walk in the garage :)

[StyleIn68]

Can you tell us about the cam you swamped in or are the specs top secret?

[64LS1Nova]

I love to see your updates to your thread....always nice stuff to look over and drool

Thanks John!


frank the car looks great the paint really pops i bet you get a smile on your face every time you walk in the garage :)

Thanks! sometimes I smile, sometimes I frown thinking about all the work ahead of me yet.


Can you tell us about the cam you swamped in or are the specs top secret?

I'm not the secret squirl type. It's a custom cam specs are 231/237 600ish lift on a 116 lsa

[64LS1Nova]

Alright guys I need a little help. Long story short my wheels never got finished. So I'm back to square one with the wheels. Seeing the car and what I'm looking for can you guys make some suggestions for me. I'm planning on sticking with the 18x12s for the rear and 17x8 for the front.
I did order a set of 15" drag wheels to get me rolling in the meen time.
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[chumscustoms]

sweet build everyone needs a twin tubo chevy ii

[Mechanic77]

Looking awesome!....if you don't mind me asking, what are you using for the undercoating?

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks! It's truck bedliner from SPI.

[Greasy63]

Alright guys I need a little help. Long story short my wheels never got finished. So I'm back to square one with the wheels. Seeing the car and what I'm looking for can you guys make some suggestions for me. I'm planning on sticking with the 18x12s for the rear and 17x8 for the front.
I did order a set of 15" drag wheels to get me rolling in the meen time.
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those BilletSpecialties r nice :) but have u checked out NewGen??

sry I really like their styles!:hammer:

btw GREAT WORK! GREAT SKILLS! GREAT CHOICE ON CAR!!

[64LS1Nova]

those BilletSpecialties r nice :) but have u checked out NewGen??

sry I really like their styles!:hammer:

btw GREAT WORK! GREAT SKILLS! GREAT CHOICE ON CAR!!

Thanks! I'll be taking a look at them in my search for 18s. The Billet Specialties are mainly going to be for the drag strip. But I'm gonna sport them for a little while till I pick out a set of 18s. I'll be forever picking out wheels though!

[64LS1Nova]

I finally got back on the car! Whew did I have some pent up energy to get rid of this weekend! I didn't get to work on the car for over a month and a half due to my work schedule. Here's what I got done this weekend.

While I was at work the painters came over and got the wetsanding and buffing knocked out. Wow what a difference! Can't really tell in the pics but in person it looks super deep and flat!

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Track wheels came in! So I got the tires mounted up and made a mock up rear so I could get a perfect measurement to narrow my rear.

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Took 2 axles from an s-10 and put them in come chanel, then just clamp them down at the length you need.

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Mounted and plumbed a proportioning valve for the power steering so I can fine tune the input for autocross/road course action.

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Front end going back together.

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Added a second Tial Q bov

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Meth nozzles installed

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Billet hood hinges mounted up.
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And started working on the exhaust. Got the pass side tacked up, gonna try and get the drivers side done this week.

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I also managed to get a ton of wiring done. Front lights, fan relays, engine harness, power cable to battery etc.

Couple more good weekends like this and this baby will be makin noise!

[Chevelle LT1]

Holy productivity! Car looks great. Sorry if I missed it earlier, but what color is that?

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks! It's called Nutmeg from PPG's Vibrance collection.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

lOOKS LIKE SHE IS GETTING CLOSER.......

[JD'sTT55]

Proportioning valve for the power steering? That's the first I've seen one aftermarket. I've seen and worked on GM SUVs' with their variable assist system which is computer controlled. Is the valve your using because of the system your using (pump/rack combo) or other reasons?

Very awesome build. Very inspirational. Thank you for sharing w lots of pics.

[64LS1Nova]

The valve is more due to the pump/rack combo. I'm using the LS pump with a rack from an 03 Mustang cobra. Right now it is very sensative and doesn't require much input. It is too touchy for me. I'm hoping this valve fixes that for me.

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[CruizinKev]

WOW nice progress!!!

[gwb1963]

Car is awsome man, if you don't mind I was wanting to know where you got and what kind of intercooler is that. Size inlets and siza outlets. Thanks

[64LS1Nova]

It's been a while since I did an update. Holidays are rough on garage time around my house with 3 little ones. As of right now the outside is 99% done. Just need to put on some new headlight bezels when they come in. I Don't have anything done on the interior, but most of the wiring is now done. I lit it off for the first time this weekend. It felt sooooo good to hear it running again!

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Got the headliner installed

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The rear package tray fit in, and glass installed.

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Rear suspension. Check out the Crossmember. When I measured to make it I used a Dana 60 for my measurements, now that I switched to a 9" the pinion is lower and the driveshaft hits the crossmember. so I had to cut it out and weld in a loop.

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[64LS1Nova]

Hood installed and new hood fasteners. I was nervous about just the 2 hood pins so I added a severely modified factory latch in the middle.

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Also added an Oil cooler this time around.

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Here's a video of the car Idling. It feels great to hear it run again! Here's a link, I tried to embed it and failed miserably. lol
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[johnny68]

frank car is coming very nicely great job i kind of prefer the drag look. also be sure to check out Jons new gen line of wheels at driverz inc
john

[64LS1Nova]

Car is awsome man, if you don't mind I was wanting to know where you got and what kind of intercooler is that. Size inlets and siza outlets. Thanks

It's from Treadstone performance. 2.5" inlets and 3" outlet.

Frank

[64LS1Nova]

frank car is coming very nicely great job i kind of prefer the drag look. also be sure to check out Jons new gen line of wheels at driverz inc
john

Thanks John. I was checking them out, there are a few I like, the problem is they are not available in a 17". I wanna run 17s up front to keep the sidewall height closer in size from front to back. I'm still on the hunt for the right wheel.

Frank

[Kcrain]

Frank car is looking great very nice work and fab that you are doing. Where did you get those hood pins from and how do they work? Thanks keith

[ryeguy2006a]

What kind of power will you expect with this car? Very nice build.

[64LS1Nova]

Frank car is looking great very nice work and fab that you are doing. Where did you get those hood pins from and how do they work? Thanks keith

Thanks!


What kind of power will you expect with this car? Very nice build.

I'm not sure what to expect. It was at 975 before with moderate boost. This time it has a bigger cam, bigger turbo's, bigger injectors, and Meth injection. It should make 1200 without sneezing, but with my luck it won't make any more power than before. LOL

Frank

[DCPerformance]

Bought time you got this thing done..Slacker.LOL Im coming over this weekend for a ride!!!

[64LS1Nova]

Bring a drive shaft with you! LOL

[bpffd]

looking nice

[bonecrrusher]

This car is pretty damn cool.

[gwb1963]

The car even sounds better than it looks, well maybe not but it will on the dyno at WOT!!!!!! Awesome work Frank.

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks Guys!

[andrewb70]

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Frank,

Do you have any more info on the under spring traction bars?

Andrew

[64LS1Nova]

Frank,

Do you have any more info on the under spring traction bars?

Andrew

Sure Andrew, they are from Smith Racecraft. They are similar in principle to Caltracs, but I like the Smith design better. Lots of small tire cars laying down some serious power with these!

Frank

[gwb1963]

Frank
what oil pan are you running on your car I'm working on a ls1 63 nova build and I'm needing to get one but not sure what will work. The truck oil pan clears the steering rack but hangs down to low on the back end.
Thanks Garrett

[64LS1Nova]

Its an f-body pan. If you already have a truck pan I would just just cut a couple inces out of it then add some capacity to the front of the sump. there is also a ls swap pan that fits.

[Motown 454]

Beautiful Car, you did an awesome job. It sounds really Nasty.

[gwb1963]

Thanks for the info Frank
Hows has the car been coming ?

[64LS1Nova]

Beautiful Car, you did an awesome job. It sounds really Nasty.
Thanks!

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks for the info Frank
Hows has the car been coming ?

No problem. i havent really been working on it lately. hope to get back on it in a few weeks.

[rickpaw]

Making the pedal mount with dual reverse master cyl. and bias bar.

Also welded on some tie downs to make life easier if she goes in a trailer

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Wow, just went thru the thread. Very nice build. One quick question. Where did you get those tie down plates? Did you make it or did you buy it?

thanks.

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks. the tiedowns are made by allstar.

[gwb1963]

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Hay Frank Im tring to build a twin turbo set up as well I want to ask you what size pipe did you use from the turbo to the manifold and how thick is it .
Thanks again for the help !

[64LS1Nova]

Hay Frank Im tring to build a twin turbo set up as well I want to ask you what size pipe did you use from the turbo to the manifold and how thick is it .
Thanks again for the help !

Hi Garrett. Sorry for the delay. It's 2" Schedule 10 stainless pipe.

[64LS1Nova]

We scaled the car the other night. Big thanks to Dominic @ DC Performance for bringing his scales and helping me with suspension setup.
Also got the wheels and tires on the car I'm going to be running! I had such a hard time picking out wheels, luckily I love the way they look on the car. I did go on the maiden voyage with it too. Took a quick ride to the gas station and back. I need to get a front end alignment before I drive any more, but it felt great and I got some much needed tuning done. So far this Holley system is a dream to work with.

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[Payton King]

Frank, the car looks great! No pics of the console Ron made you?

Are you going to take it to the RTTS event in NJ?

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks Payton. I'm still working on the interior. Just got the carpet in yesterday and hope to get the rear seat in today. I still have a good bit of work to do on the console before I install it. Once I get it in I'll get some pics up.

I wish I could make RTTS. but I don't think I will have it done and any bugs worked out by then.

[rickpaw]

Frank,
Thanks for the information on the tie downs. Car is looking great.

Tu

[gwb1963]

No problem Thanks for the help, and the car looks SICK just awesome bet you can't wait to put some miles on it and so track time!!!!

[Ron S]

The pictures just don't do that car justice, the new wheels are awesome.

[troyboy468]

Looks good Frank, When are we aligning it? I waiting on a ride!

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks guys! Soon as it's lined up I'll take you for a spin Troy.

[64LS1Nova]

Well guys I got to put some miles on her this Saturday. Once I started driving it I couldn't stop! Ended up putting 84 miles on it. Tune is pretty much done. I'm loving the new Holley system! I have some boost control issues to figure out, but besides that she's a beast at only 5 psi it feels like it did with 10+ before! Between the 67s and the new cam, It feels like a different animal! Of course I'm sure some of that is just my butt dyno being off from not being behind the wheel in a while.

All I really have left is some easy odds and ends like interior door handles, etc.
Here are some pix of the center console that my buddy Ron built for me. I still need to make the flip up arm rest, but the main part is done.
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[javelin66]

57969 nice project , this chassi from martz chassi would tighten up that rear for you

[Payton King]

Really turned out nice! Will we see you at any events this year...Run through the Hills?

What did it run before the accident, mid-9's?

[John Wright]

Wow that thing came out really nice! Congrats, now go enjoy it.

[64LS1Nova]

57969 nice project , this chassi from martz chassi would tighten up that rear for you

I'm pretty certain the leafs should hold up fine. I liked some of the aftermarket rear sections, but none of them looked to be 1200hp proof.


Really turned out nice! Will we see you at any events this year...Run through the Hills?

What did it run before the accident, mid-9's?

I am going to give it a try this year. I have a few goals to accomplish first though. One is to make it through the O.C. car cruise and the other is to run in the 8s and figure out my suspension for the drag strip. Once that's done, I'll give the corners a go.
It went 9.32 @ 152mph with the old setup.


Wow that thing came out really nice! Congrats, now go enjoy it.

Thanks John, I've been having a blast driving it. I had a few people stop me for pictures on Saturday while I was out cruising. That made me feel pretty good about all the work!

[BanditDave]

Shoot Frank, I gotta meet up with you some day and check out your handy work. It's inspirational and you build downright nasty cars!

Dave

[John510]

How do you like the Dominator setup?

[64LS1Nova]

Shoot Frank, I gotta meet up with you some day and check out your handy work. It's inspirational and you build downright nasty cars!

Thanks Dave. Are you in the Maryland area?

Dave


How do you like the Dominator setup?

So far I really like it. I just wish they had the boost control feature done like they said they would. Very user friendly setup.

[BanditDave]

Thanks Dave. Are you in the Maryland area?

I am in NJ near Philly but it isn't a bad ride at all as my bro was a doctor at Johns Hopkins. Love the Baltimore area...at least around the harbor...haha.

Dave

[64LS1Nova]

Last week we had a blast at Ocean City car cruise. It is the biggest collection of bad ass cars on the east coast. The family and I got alot of cruisin in! Speedway Motors picked the car as thier favorite of the show! I can't tell you how good it felt to be selected at such a big event! Here is a pic of my oldest standing with the trophy.

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I was waiting to hit the track till after that show. So today I went to Test &Tune at Cecil. I wanted to work on getting the car to half way hook up. Overall it was a big sucess. I was pretty limited in what I could do since I was running off the wastegates. Holley hasn't finished thier boost controller software yet. But I was able to lauch off the transbrake @ 5-6 psi and dead hook. Here are a couple of video's.
Keep in mind the max boost I could run today was 11psi so the numbers I ran are not setting the world on fire. But I am very pleased with the numbers at such low boost!

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[outragis]

Beautiful car! Real nice job. you should be proud!

[johnny68]

ok dad dont even tell me no (when i get this tall i will drive this car) hahaha

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks guys! Johnny68, I fear the day when she starts asking to drive it! They are too cute right now, when we were cruising around (2 baby seats in the back) if I hit the gas to accelerate at all, Bella would start to giggle and grin from ear to ear. I can see I'll be building her a Jr dragster or something in a few years. lol

[Ron S]

Congrats on the 9.50 @148 mph pass without even having a boost controller. You get the controller in, and I see a 8 sec pass in your future, kinda unfair. LOL

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks Ron. I'm really happy with the performance at only 11psi and only 19 deg timing. The engine is in total granny mode. I'm really just at the point where I'm waiting on Holley to get the boost control feature done that they said would be ready this past January. Starting to get a little frustrated with them at this point.

[boosted80]

Great looking car man. I just joined this forum, just wondering what the brand is, of the wheels you went with on this car?

[64LS1Nova]

boosted80, They are Schott Racing wheels.

[boosted80]

Thanks!

[Rybar]

Car looks awesome, congrats on that trophy and the track times. Any finished under hood shots of the motor?

[Zanie]

This duece turned out beautifully. Your cameraman's chuckle when he sees the ET is pretty funny.

[64LS1Nova]

Car looks awesome, congrats on that trophy and the track times. Any finished under hood shots of the motor?
Thanks! I have some shots somewhere. I'll try to find them and post em up.


This duece turned out beautifully. Your cameraman's chuckle when he sees the ET is pretty funny.
Thank you! The camera man and I thought it would barelly squeek in the 9s with the conservative tune and boost level so we were both pretty suprised to see that run. lol
I'll be going back toward the end of the month to crank the boost up around 20psi or so where the turbo's will be much more efficient. I am hoping to get her in the 8s that way it sits, then put my 15" wheels on and see if I can scrape up that back bumper:cheers:

[gwb1963]

Frank how are things going had any luck with the boost controller and if so any new track times or dyno numbers ?
Thanks Garrett

[64LS1Nova]

No luck Garrett. I have my ecu at Holley right now to get swapped out with a new updated one. The boost control was supposed to be released at SEMA, but I haven't got an e-mail back from Holley yet to confirm it. I plan on hitting the track on the 17th in search of an 8 sec time slip as long as the weather holds out.

Thanks,
Frank

[64LS1Nova]

Well, She's all loaded up and ready to hit the track tomorrow. I got the new ECU from Holley today and they finally sent me the boost control! I still have some work to do with the boost control, but I have it close enough to finish at the track.

[HotRod47]

Spectacular!!!!

[64LS1Nova]

Not a good day at the track guys. Had major carnage on the first full pass. At about 150mph it spit the driveshaft out. It felt like something exploded in the car! Luckily I was able to keep control and not smash it up. Worst part is that I was on track for an 8 second pass and I was only up to 17psi! It spit the shaft around the 1000ft mark and I was on the brakes hard. It went 9.15 @ 129. Best part is I got it dialed in to a 1.36 60ft with the 18" wheels on it! I'm very happy with that. I should be able to post a vid soon as my buddy sends it to me.

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[RS_Customs]

Damn.......Glad you kept it off the wall!

Robert

[gwb1963]

Glad your ok and the car to. Man I bet that was one hell of a trip down the track !!!
Other than the drive shaft did it mess any thing else up ?
Garrett

[Six_Shooter]

DAMN, a 9.15 on the brakes?!

What happened to the old car? I saw a couple mentions of accident, but didn't see anything else.

Car looks killer, I could not imagine that colour looking good on the car, before actually seeing it, it suits the car VERY well.

[Ron S]

Now Frank, I guess its back to Moxley's on the shaft. So close.LOL

[64LS1Nova]

Damn.......Glad you kept it off the wall!

Robert

I am very thankful for that. As the track officials were getting ready to tow me off the track the guy was telling me that most failures at the big end of the track don't result in a controled stop. It was strange, but all 4 of the initial resoponders commended me for keeping it straigh and getting it stopped safely.


Glad your ok and the car to. Man I bet that was one hell of a trip down the track !!!
Other than the drive shaft did it mess any thing else up ?
Garrett

Once I got it home on the lift last night I found a bunch of damage. Unfortunately It looks like this was all caused by a rear driveshaft balance weight that had a bad weld and came off at high speed. Here are the pic. Trans is busted into 3 peices and hanging by the converter and rear mount, high dollar rear shocks are busted up, and floor pan in pretty banged up. All repairable but it just pisses me off that I spent the extra money to get a driveshaft that was guaranteed to 2000hp and it let loose and caused all this damage!


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[64LS1Nova]

DAMN, a 9.15 on the brakes?!

What happened to the old car? I saw a couple mentions of accident, but didn't see anything else.

Car looks killer, I could not imagine that colour looking good on the car, before actually seeing it, it suits the car VERY well.

Thanks, I'm really happy with the color too. It is so hard looking at a little paint chip and trying to imagine it on the whole car. The old car had a mishap involving some mailboxes and a ditch. It was repairable, but I wanted to start from scratch.


Now Frank, I guess its back to Moxley's on the shaft. So close.LOL

Yeah, really. lol

[64LS1Nova]

Ron, bring your big hammer over, we got some metal to "massage" out!

[instro84]

Laying out the trunk tin work

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I cut out the toe kicks in order to make some recess's for my turbo downpipes

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My Little helpers love to pitch in on the project with thier Dad!

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Right after I told them there was a stink bug in the tire. :jest:

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Bangin gears early! Can anyone guess who's car this is????

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[ALLstrokedOUT]

I am very thankful for that. As the track officials were getting ready to tow me off the track the guy was telling me that most failures at the big end of the track don't result in a controled stop. It was strange, but all 4 of the initial resoponders commended me for keeping it straigh and getting it stopped safely.



Once I got it home on the lift last night I found a bunch of damage. Unfortunately It looks like this was all caused by a rear driveshaft balance weight that had a bad weld and came off at high speed. Here are the pic. Trans is busted into 3 peices and hanging by the converter and rear mount, high dollar rear shocks are busted up, and floor pan in pretty banged up. All repairable but it just pisses me off that I spent the extra money to get a driveshaft that was guaranteed to 2000hp and it let loose and caused all this damage!



My friend had the same damage to his TH350, the theory on that was that the driveshaft yoke bottomed out and started applying an axial load on the transmission to cause the housing to break like that...Sorry to see the damage at any rate, youve got a beautiful car!

[64LS1Nova]

pics like these are priceless!

Yes they are, it's funny to look back at those and see how much bigger the kids are now! Man time is flying by!


My friend had the same damage to his TH350, the theory on that was that the driveshaft yoke bottomed out and started applying an axial load on the transmission to cause the housing to break like that...Sorry to see the damage at any rate, youve got a beautiful car!

Thanks, There is way the driveshaft bottomed out on this one, unless the rear comes disloged and moves forward. Unfortunately it looks like the driveshaft failed and took everything else out. It happens pretty much any time a shaft breaks with a th400 for some reason. Really sucks.

[64LS1Nova]

Here is a video of the pass. You can't see much on the top end. This was taken from a phone with no zoom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnyXTMhiwSE

[64LS1Nova]

Found 2 more video's on Youtube from the other side of the track. You can see right when the shaft breaks and oil mist comes out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryvG5ZpvBvk

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[Glenn]

Incredible build, top shelf!

[Zoomin]

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I'm one of those that cheats by going to the end of the book sometimes to see how it ends. When I went to the end of this thread after reading the first page I couldn't believe what I saw. Incredible job!

[64LS1Nova]

Incredible build, top shelf!

Thanks Glenn!


I'm one of those that cheats by going to the end of the book sometimes to see how it ends. When I went to the end of this thread after reading the first page I couldn't believe what I saw. Incredible job!

Thank you!

[gwb1963]

Frank
With the 1.3 60 FT's I'm guessing the boost controller is working good that Holley sent back. How was it setting it up and was it hard to get it dialed in at the track. Have you started pulling the parts out yet that got tore up from the drive shaft ? Thanks Garrett

P.S. Video is sick man the car sounds awesome and boy was it moving!!!!

[64LS1Nova]

Frank
With the 1.3 60 FT's I'm guessing the boost controller is working good that Holley sent back. How was it setting it up and was it hard to get it dialed in at the track. Have you started pulling the parts out yet that got tore up from the drive shaft ? Thanks Garrett

P.S. Video is sick man the car sounds awesome and boy was it moving!!!!

Garrett,
The Holley boost control was moderate to set up. It was simple to setup, but a little combersome to dial in. It has a table similar to your fuel table for the boost solenoid duty cycle. Once that table is close it works perfect. I was set up very conservative when I went to the track. I launched at 7psi and had it ramping up to 17 over 2 seconds.

Right now I have the trans pulled and at the trans shop. I am planning on starting to pull the interior and working on the floor real soon. I already have the new driveshaft sitting here. I don't plan on getting much done with the holidays coming up.

[64LS1Nova]

Before the Ocean City cruise I decided to change up my exhaust a bit. I never really liked the tips too much so I redid them and powdercoated them flat black.

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Don't let anyone tell you I don't drive this thing! Good thing I put those wipers on there, lol

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Ended up being picked by GM Performance for their favorite of the show! What an honor! I still can't believe out of all those bad ass cars they picked mine. The Gm representative that picked it said he seen my on the boardwalk cruise with my 3 kids in the back and loved that fact that I drive it and race it.

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[64LS1Nova]

I got caught letting her breath a little. lol

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[Glenn]

You've got a tire-killer ! :)

[Ron S]

Congrats on the 8.63 1/4 mile wheelie pass Frank, I knew the car had it in there. I think that's makes you the first P/T car in the 8's, not only in the 8's, but deep in the 8's.

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks Ron! I swapped over to the 15" wheels to do it, so I still wanna head back to the track and try to get it done with the 18" wheels. Wasn't much of a wheelie, more of a carry the front left a little, but either way it left crazy hard! 1.28 60ft! If anyone wants to ride along here is a video I took with the in-car camera.


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[Payton King]

Dude! That was hauling the mail

[64LS1Nova]

Dude! That was hauling the mail

Thanks Payton. It was one hell of a fun ride! Here is another video from youtube


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[662door]

Is that a baby seat in the back for the ride along?!? Kick a$$ car man. Nice job

[64LS1Nova]

Is that a baby seat in the back for the ride along?!? Kick a$$ car man. Nice job

Sure is. I have 2 of them back there at all times. This car is known as the ice cream car to my kids. When I'm not beating up the track the wife and I are puttin up the street with 3 kids in the back to go get ice cream etc.
Thanks for the compliment!

[Zanie]

Did you take this on Drag Week 2014?

[Cop Magnet]

There needs to be a section of "Best Of" builds. Seriously, I've been poring over this site for months and am always astounded by finding threads like this.

[64LS1Nova]

Did you take this on Drag Week 2014?
Sure did Zanie. Wow was that fun!


There needs to be a section of "Best Of" builds. Seriously, I've been poring over this site for months and am always astounded by finding threads like this.

Thanks man!

[Zanie]

Drag week with that beautiful & crazy fast car......that is SO freaking cool!

[64LS1Nova]

Thanks man.. I managed my best pass on the last day of drag week. It went an 8.51 @ 159mph. Awesome feeling to do it infront of a huge crowd like that with my family and friends watching at home on the live feed!

[Ron S]

That was a hoot buddy. A couple shots from my camera.
Cruising parts of historic Route 66 was one of my favorite parts

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