1971 Nova Build ??

[Ben@SpeedTech]

That'll look awesome when completed!

[scherp69]

Looking good! Our builds are very similar, seats and all. Not sure if you've seen my build (haven't done anything in a couple years though), but I've put in the GTO seats front and back also. Keep up the good work.

[Kiquee71]

Looking good! Our builds are very similar, seats and all. Not sure if you've seen my build (haven't done anything in a couple years though), but I've put in the GTO seats front and back also. Keep up the good work.

Hey Sherp69, yes I've have seen your build A lot of what I've done did come from your project and others that I've seen here too. The top back seats are defiantly the challenge here lol. I've been tossing the idea around about getting rid of the back padding behind the headrest to make it look like the front seats and do some forming of the foam around the headrest. Will see how it goes lol. Hope you get some fire under you to finish up your project.

[Kiquee71]

Finished up fitting the top portion of the GTO back seats in the car this weekend. I started by removing the back padding behind the headrest, formed it a bit, cut some of the frame of seat and welded a pad to the floor with a nut to where both seats will bolt up. Will need to have both top back seats and the front seats sent to have some upholstery upgrades done to them. Next will finish the firewall behind the seats to complete this task, was tired of climbing in & out of this car lol.

[Oregon]

Lookin' good!

Was it worth it to start with stock bucket seat brackets and modify them for the front seats? I need to get my seats mounted soon and I have the same enlarged tunnel problem.

[Kiquee71]

Lookin' good!

Was it worth it to start with stock bucket seat brackets and modify them for the front seats? I need to get my seats mounted soon and I have the same enlarged tunnel problem.

Oregon, I had bought the GTO seats way before I thought about brackets and stuff. Anyways my tunnel wasn't really the problem, it was the cars floor which was the problem. When I purchased the stock brackets for the buckets seats I thought it was going to be a breeze. The brackets once tacked to the floor was uneven compared to the bottom of the GTO's seats, so I had to improvise to level it all out. I was wondering if the bottom of the stock buckets seats brackets were uneven to go with those brackets I purchased. My car came with a bench seat, so I can't compare. Good luck with your project.

[Oregon]

Gotcha. Thanks for the explanation.

My car is a bench seat car too. Looks like I'll just start from scratch.

Good luck with your build as well.

[Ben@SpeedTech]

Lookin good man!

[Kiquee71]

Well it has been a while since I've done any work to the Nova, but have been getting parts tho. Anyways had some time off today from work so I decided to make the divider between the back seats and trunk. Got it all ready for spot welding in place. Now that's for another day.

[JohnJ@RideTech]

Sweet Build!

[frojoe]

Subscribed as I need to make a firewall behind my rear seat back just like what you've done. Nice work!

[chuck_skywalker]

Love what you did to the front subframe. Exactly what i want to do! Front suspension set up looks killer! i have a good idea what direction i want to go with mine!

[Kiquee71]

Thanks guys. Wish I had more time available to get things done, but with new job, kid, etc. it's hard to get out there working on it. Glad I'm giving you guys some ideas and that's pretty much how I started my project is reading other peeps project. It will get done I'm sure of that but when lol.

[Kiquee71]

Well after a busy day with son's baseball picture day I finally had time to finish up the back seat divider. Finished up all the spot welding and cleaned them up. Installed the back seats again and decided to take five on them for a few second lol. I bought a steering column from a member here and waiting for my steering wheel also purchased from another member. Will post photos once I've received them. Will be fitting up drivers fender tomorrow and see how she fits compared to the original that rubbed when the wheel was full left. Hope it clears so I can move on to the fab work on the inner fender wells. More to come ? stay thirsty my friends lol

[Kiquee71]

A little more progress. Started by cutting out the speaker sheet metal at the dash and filling in with a solid piece. Wanted to get some practice on my tig with sheet metal before I tackle the hood with some vents. So far so good. Still waiting on parts and time so I can continue with other things to do. More to come.

[Kiquee71]

Working late lol. Did some final welding on my hood vents, not bad for the first one. Hopefully the second one comes out a little better. Hmmm wonder if I need some more beers lol

[Centerforce]

Great job on the fill! That's thin material, and it looks like you had barely any warping.

[frojoe]

Awesome progress! Are those FrankV's vents that you welded together, or did you make them yourself from scratch? That's the exact style of vent I want to put on my non-cowl hood, so I'm really interested to see how they look turn out on yours.

[Kiquee71]

Thanks Centerforce. Yes very thin lol but I managed to keep somewhat straight. I had to use dolly hammer to bang out the little waves. I messed up on deleting my side markers with mig and now the body guys will have to fix that lol. So I tried tig welding this time and my test subject was that speaker sheet metal on the dash. Wanted to get a handle on it before I tackle the vents on a new hood.

Great job on the fill! That's thin material, and it looks like you had barely any warping.

[Kiquee71]

Awesome progress! Are those FrankV's vents that you welded together, or did you make them yourself from scratch? That's the exact style of vent I want to put on my non-cowl hood, so I'm really interested to see how they look turn out on yours.

Yes those are Frank's vents, but I bought them tacked only. I figured I can weld them or fuse them myself. Wasn't an easy task on the first one. Was having issues, but finally managed to finish it up. I'm excited to see how they turn out or I ruin a perfectly good hood. Still a ways from getting to that point.