Pro Touring 4th Gen Nova Update

[perple76]

It's been a few months since I posted anything new on this project, and since I'm starting to enter the homestretch and see the light at the end of the tunnel, I thought it was about time to get some new pics up of our progress.

Backordered parts and bad weather have been huge buzzkills for me this winter, but I'm thinking spring and am itching to get back on the horse and get this project across the finish line.

Most of the primary re-assembly is done. The car has all its weatherstripping, aluminum trim, door locks/handles, glass, etc. installed and ready to go. Just to refresh everyone's memory, here's a couple of shots of the car in its current state:



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The engine and transmission have been re-united, and reinstalled on the subframe. I've been starting the motor on this make-shift set-up for a few months now, fine tuning it and slowly adding/taking off parts as they come in or get completed.






I picked up a new air cleaner for the car on Ebay and have been working on smoothing out the valve covers for paint. Here's a close-up shot of these pieces mocked up on the engine:



Probably going to begin work on the interior next. New carpet is on backorder (of course) but some of the other pieces have started coming in. Here are the seats we're using:








And the Covan's dash and guages also are ready to roll:



Here's the short list of things left to do:

Install interior - waiting on carpet, steering wheel, and sound deadner, and I still have to paint the dash (weather), but this part of the project will come together pretty quickly in the next couple of weeks.

Re-install subframe - the sub is assembled, the engine is on it, all we need to do is roll it under the car, and then it's basically six bolts. All the parts are there, I just haven't pulled the trigger yet.

Install Wiring - luckily I have an electrician on staff (my dad) who really has great skills with wiring harnesses. He has constructed this one basically from scratch but it's about 95% ready to go. This is the part of the project where I become the intern and just run an get him coffee, parts, or whatever he needs while he does his thing.

Fenders and Hood - all the paint work is finished, just need a big dose of patience and courage, and a handful of bolts, and this part should go pretty quickly. The front-flip hood brings with it an new set of challenges, but it lined up nicely in mock-up and I don't anticpate any major problems in reassembly. Just gotta be careful with that new paint.

Exhaust - the only part of this project that I'm farming out. A local speedshop here in Indy has been tasked for the job. Nothing exotic here but because of the truck arm suspension an off-the-shelf kit won't do the job. I'm hoping for a creative way to slip an X-pipe into the system but we'll have to wait and see on that one.

I think it's pretty reasonable with what I have left to do to think that the car will be ready to tear up the roads by no later than Memorial Day. I'm really only waiting on some decent weather now to really tear back into this thing. That's convenient because the Indiana weather doesn't give us many good driving days until around the end of May anyway.

Thanks for taking interest.

J

[68/CamaroFL]

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