74 Nova Build with pics

[huffhinesce]

I appreciate the comments guys. I plan on putting 5in Auto Meter tach and speedo. Thats all in the dash. I'm thinking of making my own pod to replace the stock one in the console to hold round Auto Meter guages as well. I know you can buy this piece for like 45 bucks but I figured I might give it a shot since the dash piece came out alright.

[huffhinesce]

Finally got some more pics transferred from my camera to computer. Heres some of the other tub and driver side quarter.






Here are some of the new stance in the rear. I still have to lower the front though.



Here is one of the bumper, this is how I plan to have it. Sucked up to the car rather than sticking out with those 5mph crash shocks.

[huffhinesce]

Here are some of the subframe connectors I fabbed up and installed. At just $20, actually less but I gave my brother some gas money for going to get them, they can't really be beath IMO.

[CruizinKev]

very nice!!

[1971CHEVELLE]

nice

[XLexusTech]

A plus nice to see you Building and not mail ordering Nice Job!

[novaracer_2000]

Looking good!I have a 74 and tucked the rear bumper.I narrowed it about 1 inch per side and shortened the sides to make it look right.

[huffhinesce]

I appreciate the comments guys. As far as building everything myself I'm trying to. It saves me tons of money and really just costs some sheet metal. I plan on cutting the bumper and shortening it just like you did novaracer. Yours looks really good. Question, where did you get your roll cage? or did you bend it up yourself? I have been wanting to get a bender and do mine myself that way I can make it hug the inside of the vehicle. All of them I have found such as Comp Eng and such seem like they are not that great of a fit. Besides bending a cage for the Nova I could also use it to bend cages and such for my 4X4 I have been working on and friends of mines as well.

[XLexusTech]

For a roll cage check S&W

[novaracer_2000]

I got my basic 8 point from a place called bears performance in canada basically like s&w racecars etc.I sent them the measurement and they bent it up.When I upgraded to the full cage I bent the bars at a buddies shop .

[chvy74nova]

Looking good!I have a 74 and tucked the rear bumper.I narrowed it about 1 inch per side and shortened the sides to make it look right.

hey there, i just tucked the bumper on my 74 nova tonight, what did you do with the license plate frame that wont open once its tucked?

[cornerblade]

huffin, what are you planning on doing for the interior in the hatch area? I have a '73 hatchback and the interior pieces are toast. Great build, Love the rear bumper. I took mine off to build a roll pan, but I have always been worried about not having a sturdy umper back there.

[huffhinesce]

huffin, what are you planning on doing for the interior in the hatch area? I have a '73 hatchback and the interior pieces are toast. Great build, Love the rear bumper. I took mine off to build a roll pan, but I have always been worried about not having a sturdy umper back there.

My plastic interior pieces are fine still. I do not have a hatch floor right now though. I cut it out because of a few rust spots. I am just going to build a simple one, but can't figure out the exact way to do it yet because I can't figure out what I'm going to do about a fuel tank. I would like to do a fuel cell because of the cheap price and safety factor but can't since it is a hatchback. I will probably end up having to get a steel tank made. I would check out the junk yards for an old nova to get the plastic pieces. I have seen a few nova's with some decent parts in my local yards.

[huffhinesce]

Got some more work done over the last couple of weeks. I started on the firewall here. I cut out the area in the middle where my father had knocked it in a bit to give more room for the HEI. I'm trying to decide whether to fill in the heater hole and if I put it back in, then put it under the dash.




I also got the front subframe all torn down and sanded. I welded up some of the areas where the factory had done a horrible job. These are after I painted it.

[Motown 454]

Nice work it looks great.

[1badchevelle]

WOW nice work love all the pics to show the amount of work you are doing.

[ponjohn]

Bringing this back from the dead.

Wanted to know if the plastic in the back covered the mini tub?

[cornfedbill]

Bringing this back from the dead.

Wanted to know if the plastic in the back covered the mini tub?

I am also curious to know how well the rear hatch supports lined up and if you tried to install the back seat again. I am thinking about mini-tubbing my hatchback and would like to know if it will work with the stock interior and rear seat.

[SRD art]

Cool project, keep the photos coming!