1966 Nova SS Build

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[HotWheelz]

Rear frame rails a tacked in the length of the rail and securely attached to the to the front stub struts.

Front of frame rails attached to front stub struts, plug welded and perimeter welded:



The underneath view:



Frame rails cabin view:



Frame rails trunk view:

[HotWheelz]

Progress on the rear cross member and suspension mounting points. Mike in an earlier photo created the jig fixture from which he is now locating the mounting points for the track bar and the coil over shocks upon the fabricated cross member.

We chose the welded in frame rails and cross member over the bolt in connectors and cross member with the desire to stiffen the chassis up.

[HotWheelz]

The Port and Starboard side rear Cross member Brackets:

[HotWheelz]

The Cross member shown welded up.

The starboard side all welded up.



The port side welded up. factory bolt in piece is standing up from floor, end upon the yellow extension cord.

[Motown 454]

Beautiful work.

[HotWheelz]

Beautiful work.

Thanks and Kudos go to Mike! Mike is the MAN! He really puts thought into each step of the process.

I did some looking on the thread and I see you have quite a nice project going there yourself! I had to catch my breathe there when I saw the red car picture then saw Camarosaurusrex on the fixture!

Kudos to you for diligence and sticking to it to get your ride to where it is now! WOW! A fun thread to peruse!

I hope to see you and FNQUIK on the tour or out in the world enjoying the wide open road!

Cheers!

[HotWheelz]

Mike finished the bushings for a little motor mount bling.



Drivers side top view



Passengers side top view



Passengers side front view

[CSG]

Jealous...

[langleylad]

I can totally appreciate the amount of time and talent that went into the maching of these motor mounts but damn those would be $$$$$$ !

[HotWheelz]

The Motor mounts are welded up and doing what they do best!



Mocking up the AC compressor Bracket and thinkulating about the power steering pump and resovoir.

[HotWheelz]

Transmission cross member and bracket are completed and installed in the frame rails.



Another view.

[jc70chevy]

Super slick work ....guna be a bad ass ride what transmission are you running

[HotWheelz]

2018 Camaro Lt1 engine with it's factory matching 8L90E. I have the wrecked 1,500 mile car in the shed.

Mike is the man for building this car!

[HotWheelz]

Mike Said "Here is one side of the torque arm crossmember mounting brackets. I used a piece of tubing on the bench so i didnt have to crawl under the car to do this. They will be welded together here then slipped on the frame rail and welded in place where the jig is at under the car. They might look a little funny but they will get the job done. And then some."

I think the brackets will look great!







These brackets will hold the bolt in crossmember for the pivot point of the TCI 2 arm torque link suspension. We are going with all weld-in suspension stiffening and hard points from which the TCI bolt in suspension will mount.

Cheers!

[Motown 454]

Nice update. I love those motor mounts!

[HotWheelz]

TCI Torque Arm Pivot crossmember brackets welded in and installed!







Ain't it pretty!!

Floor pans will be addressed when suspension is in place and when we address the tunnel.

[HotWheelz]

We will be thinkulating for the top bracket this week end.

The Bracket:





The Front is unfinished in case we need to mount an idler. The Bracket mounted on the engine:



The Sanden SD7B10 Mini A/C Compressor mounted on the bracket:



We will be designing the top bracket this weekend.

[HotWheelz]

We are working on the rear suspension of NovaSS!

Mike Said ”Notice all of the rust and sand that is sitting on the frame table. This was all fished out of the rockers. The rocker panels will definately need to be replaced. The area of the inner rocker i am replacing will facilitate forward progress in the chassis fabricating. As discussed, the body work will be addressed in a different stage of your build.


Below you will see the inner rockers:



Mike said “Notice in the 2 bottom pics that the old leaf spring mount that was cut out is sitting on each side of the table under the area that was repaired. Gives you a better idea of the work going into your car, and how much better of a machine it will be when compared to using the old sheetmetal mounts and other things that will get replaced along the way. I should have kept track of the number of spot welds that had let go over time. Imagine how many old cars are on the road that are held together by just a handful of spotwelds!”

Below You will see the replacement panels for this phase of the build:

[HotWheelz]

The rear suspension stubs:


Mike Said “Last 3 pics notice the small tab/ear that is bolted to the inboard side of the mount. This will get welded to the frame rails after the crossmember gets finish welded in. Should be nice and strong”