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03-17-2007 11:49 PM #1
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The '66 Nova Project according to John
I guess I might as well start up a thread with my project build! I posted some in Hot Rod Talk/Everybody that is currently building...... but I guess I might as well just start my own.
A little background! I bought the car a year ago with the idea of building a Road Race/Street car hybrid! I am in the process of having a custom tube chassis built for it along with using the suspension and drivetrain from a ZO6 Corvette. Hope you enjoy it!
The Book of the '66 Nova Genesis!
In the beginning there was only rust.......
Last edited by Novanutcase; 03-18-2007 at 03:07 PM.
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03-17-2007 11:51 PM #2
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The '66 Nova Project according to John
God(OK! Me!) saw this rust and didn't like it but saw there was a light!
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03-17-2007 11:52 PM #3
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The '66 Nova Project according to John
And from this rust God(Me again!) said let there be a stance!
He saw this stance and it was good!Last edited by Novanutcase; 03-18-2007 at 09:56 AM.
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03-17-2007 11:59 PM #4
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The Nova Project according to John-The Whole Story
And God(Guess who!) said let there be a Full tube chassis with hidden cage, Corvette Z06 Diff w/ 3.73's, T-56 Six Speed Transaxle, Torque Tube and 505 hp LS7 and it was so........
To be continued..........
JohnLast edited by Novanutcase; 03-18-2007 at 10:05 AM.
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03-18-2007 05:33 AM #5
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wow..that is a hell of a start. ... awesome. are you doing the chassis work?
i'll definitly be watching this thread
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03-18-2007 07:27 AM #6
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cool doesn't even scratch the surface of the meaning. looks great!
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03-18-2007 07:40 AM #7
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I agree, they are doing a first rate, truly professional job on the chassis. You can tell by the cleanliness and organization in that shop the kind of work they must do. It is also apparent in the layout and planning that is going into the framework. There is much for us home builders to learn from guys like this.
Keep the pictures rolling as it goes........you are going to have one mean rod there.
Don
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03-18-2007 09:48 AM #8
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yes it's a '57. ironworks looks like they do some fabulous work. with that z06 drivetrain, are you stuck with the vette wheelbase, or is it the same, or can it be altered to fit without major changes?Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas
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03-18-2007 09:59 AM #9
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Actually the 'Vette wheelbase is shorter than the Nova one so we are going to lengthen the torque tube and have a carbon fiber driveshaft made in the longer length.
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03-18-2007 06:36 PM #10
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I want to go to your church......sounds like more fun then mine
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03-18-2007 06:56 PM #11
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Nova great layout this will be easy to follow with your inserts and pics .
Don you are so true, I envy the skill and professional work i see going . Im sure we all have 30 plus years at the tinkering level i call it .
We all build very safe and enjoyable cars . This is just what it's like at the next level .
Nova if you need camera batteries let me know i'll ship some .
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03-18-2007 07:28 PM #12
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God looked at the setup and said "Let there be stainless headers so that the LS7 may breathe as it should"........
And there was.........Last edited by Novanutcase; 03-18-2007 at 07:34 PM.
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03-26-2007 08:20 PM #13
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Yeah.....but the collection plate is a B*tch!!! Originally Posted by joehalford01
I want to go to your church......sounds like more fun then mine
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03-19-2007 01:18 PM #14
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Extraordinary, that thing is going to be NICE!
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03-22-2007 09:00 PM #15
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Thanks!!! Post a pic of your car!!!*****Under Construction*****
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