1966 Nova SS Build

[HotWheelz]

Mike said”Hung the rear axle housing today for a test fit. Everything looks good so far”

What Mike said and many more pics to come shortly!

[HotWheelz]

B-Forged Wheels arrived so we wanted a sneak peek. Wheels are wider than the depth of the inner wheel houses so we have some whilltin to do for ride height pictures with tires.

[Motown 454]

They look good!

[HotWheelz]

Here's a pic of the DSE inner wheel house cleco'ed and vice gripped in place.
The second pic is a fabricated panel, it has issues so we will try again.
The third pic is the underside view of the panel.

[HotWheelz]

New passenger side trunk floor side panel and DSE inner tub cleco install and driver's side metal removal.

More detailed pictures to come tomorrow.

[BlackHD]

Nice work!

Are those rubber bushings in between the eyelid of the coilover and spacer(1'st pic)? Are they from ridetech? thanks!

[HotWheelz]

Yes, Mike has fabrication skills!

All the bushings on the rear suspension came from TCI as this is the 2 link torque arm suspension from them, they supplied the shocks as well.

I will look at the shocks and see what the sticker says.

[BlackHD]

Yes, Mike has fabrication skills!

All the bushings on the rear suspension came from TCI as this is the 2 link torque arm suspension from them, they supplied the shocks as well.

I will look at the shocks and see what the sticker says.

Thanks!

[HotWheelz]

How the rear trunk panels were fabbed up.

Pic of a fresh piece of 16 gauge sheetmetal. Next is the dies i made for rolling the flange. Next is the flange that was rolled on the sheet.

[HotWheelz]

Sequence on making the trunk hinge support bracket.
First is the cutout.
2rolling the flange
3 stretching the flange to make it fit contour of inner wheel well
4 bending the 90 in the brake
5 what it looks like after the flange and the bend are done

6 cut hole for radius die

7 after using the radius die

8 fit in place

9 finished piece





Pic of the finished piece and fitted in place

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Driver side outboard trunk panel in place

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Drivers side (Port) trunk panel and trunk hinge bracket flange:

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So 2 places on rear passenger side outer wheel house needed to be cut out and replaced. The small section at the rear, shown in the first 2 pics, and a large section on the front.
Last pic shows the front welded in place and some grinding done.

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Pictures of the tank being built and of the tank sitting between frame rails. Trying to keep it out of site from a casual glance, by mounting it so it doesn't hang lower than the bumper or lower quarters. The cardboard box is propped up tight to the quarters and the tank is sitting on the box. This is where it will be when the tank is mounted in place

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The Sending unit is from Tanks Inc.

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The tacked up tank in place.

[Lewie415]

Looking really nice. I really like the trunk floor with the bead roller design. Looks good!

[HotWheelz]

Fuel tank all tacked and ready to be back-gassed and welded.

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Looking really nice. I really like the trunk floor with the bead roller design. Looks good!

Thanks!

[Motown 454]

Nice looking tank, great job!!

[HotWheelz]

Completed trunk panel in place