66 Nova frame complete

[Sinco]

kkkkk

[Musclerodz]

Click on post reply, scroll down to manage attachments, and upload them. Make sure they are not HUGE!

Mike

[Sinco]

Tried that can't get it to work.

[907rs]

Big thanks to Wayne Due on getting the frame finished. Car will be going to Ryan Butler at the end of the month for all the fabrication. I don't know how to post pictures so if any one can help me host them I would appreciated it.

Regards Doug

Doug, send them to me and I'll post them for you.

[907rs]

Here are the pics Sinco sent me. This is gonna be one kick-ass Chevy II!! :thumbsup:


http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/896083/Photo0371.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/896083/Photo0373.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/896083/Photo0411.jpg

[Sinco]

Thanks Bill I appreciate it!!

[907rs]

No problem. Doug, you really need to submit that car to Scott for the members rides section. It deserves it's own page!

[CAMAROBOY69]

That is bad ass!!!!! Cant wait to see more pics! :thumbsup: :hail:

[HWY Nova]

VERY nice!

[jonny51]

Very nice,love the wheels :thumbsup:

[Sinco]

Actually Wayne just put those on to roll it around in the shop. I still haven't decided on wheel selection. They will be 18s in the front and 19s in the back.

[MarkM66]

Nice! Does Wayne sell that frame as a kit? Or is it custom built only?

[Sinco]

It was all custom built.

[XcYZ]

Wow, fantastic. Your car really needs to be featured. :thumbsup:

[Sinco]

No problem. Doug, you really need to submit that car to Scott for the members rides section. It deserves it's own page!


How do I go about doing this? I'm fairly new to the board and we've been working on the frame for a while so there hasn't been alot to report. Now that it's done we will start all the fabrication of firewall floor etc.

[XcYZ]

Doug, send pictures and text to me at [email protected] and I'll put a complete webpage together featuring your car. It would be a great addition to Lateral-g. :yes:

[HWY Nova]

Hey Sinco, Does Ryan Butler have a web-site?

[Musclerodz]

That is a killer stance on that Nova. Keep us updated.

mike

[MaxHarvard]

wow, i mean WOW that is nice :D

[nvawgn]

:willy: That is a killer stance on that Nova. Keep us updated.

mike

[Twin_Turbo]

That looks absolutely killer, I love how clean the frame is.

A question, I see you have a ford 8.8 in there, how strong are those puppies? I'm looking for a diff to replace the stock (weak) unit in my vette, if it's as strong or stronger than the c4 dana 44 I may go that route instead

Marck

[Smack_talker]

That is a killer stance on that Nova. Keep us updated.

mike

I agree. I like the stance alot. :thumbsup: Keep up the good work!

[Sinco]

Hey Sinco, Does Ryan Butler have a web-site?

No I don't think he has one yet but is working out of RJ Custom's shop.

[Sinco]

That looks absolutely killer, I love how clean the frame is.

A question, I see you have a ford 8.8 in there, how strong are those puppies? I'm looking for a diff to replace the stock (weak) unit in my vette, if it's as strong or stronger than the c4 dana 44 I may go that route instead

Marck

I was told they are pretty stout and should support about 750 rwhp. You could ask Wayne about it he would be able to tell you more.

[Twin_Turbo]

Who's Wayne?

I need to get hold of a rear end that will live behind a 598, eventually it'll be either turbocharged or blown. I want to keep the rear an IRS as I have spent tons and tons of hours in making my own custom IRS, backhalving the car would be the easy way out, something I won't consider untill I can't find anything that will at least last on the street

[Steve Chryssos]

Wow, those are some beautifully bent frame rails. I can't believe how narrow the front rails are. Is there room for the engine/headers?
/Steevo

[parsonsj]

Doug,

Looking fabulous! Morrison does a nice job on those 2x4 rails. Wayne seems to be doing his usual stellar work too. You're in good hands. Congratulations on the progress so far.

One caution: the frame rails ahead of the wheels are too long (ask me how I know!), and will need to be trimmed back several inches to allow for things like a radiator and bumper mounts. It's likely the little round tube up front is destined for use as a vise tightener (that's what mine does). It's not a big deal yet, but don't anybody start hanging things off those frame rails up there.

Good luck, and keep us posted.

jp

[XcYZ]

Doug, I got your e-mail, did you get me response?

[parsonsj]

Also, be sure you have a viable exhaust tube path. Now's the time to figure that out ... before the floors go back in.

jp

[Sinco]

Who's Wayne?

I need to get hold of a rear end that will live behind a 598, eventually it'll be either turbocharged or blown. I want to keep the rear an IRS as I have spent tons and tons of hours in making my own custom IRS, backhalving the car would be the easy way out, something I won't consider untill I can't find anything that will at least last on the street

www.waynedue.com

[Sinco]

Wow, those are some beautifully bent frame rails. I can't believe how narrow the front rails are. Is there room for the engine/headers?
/Steevo

It's tight but everything will fit. Not even sure which way were going with the power plant yet. If we go NA Ryan will be custom making the headers and if we go TT he will be fab the manifolds. Either way it's all got to be custom.

[Sinco]

Doug,

Looking fabulous! Morrison does a nice job on those 2x4 rails. Wayne seems to be doing his usual stellar work too. You're in good hands. Congratulations on the progress so far.

One caution: the frame rails ahead of the wheels are too long (ask me how I know!), and will need to be trimmed back several inches to allow for things like a radiator and bumper mounts. It's likely the little round tube up front is destined for use as a vise tightener (that's what mine does). It's not a big deal yet, but don't anybody start hanging things off those frame rails up there.

Good luck, and keep us posted.

jp

Thanks John. I'll let Ryan know about the frame rails and I think he's already put alot of thought in the exhaust. Btw how's your beast coming, I've been busy and haven't been following the forum?

[parsonsj]

Doug, I'm doing all the "make it pretty" stuff now. I have parts all over the east coast getting painted, powder coated, anodized, and nickel plated. I picked up my rear end housing yesterday, and some anodized parts today. My brake lines are on order, and they tell my engine is only a couple of weeks away. I'm actually close to putting on parts that won't be taken back off again.

jp

[Sinco]

Scott will be posting some pics of new fabrication.

[XcYZ]

These are also on Doug's webpage. :thumbsup:

http://www.lateral-g.net/members/sinjem/01.jpg

http://www.lateral-g.net/members/sinjem/02.jpg

http://www.lateral-g.net/members/sinjem/03.jpg

http://www.lateral-g.net/members/sinjem/04.jpg

[XcYZ]

http://www.lateral-g.net/members/sinjem/05.jpg

http://www.lateral-g.net/members/sinjem/06.jpg

http://www.lateral-g.net/members/sinjem/07.jpg

[Sales@Dutchboys]

WOW! Pretty cool!

[novanutcase]

Hey Doug,

Good to see that you finally got someone to start on the floor panels and trunk. Any idea when I will be able to go by and see your car? Call me.

John

[Sinco]

Well it's been a while but we have made some progress. Just to get up to speed I had Wayne Due build me a frame for the car. As it turned out it had many problems. We had to redo fabrication on the rear end just to get the third member out of the car. I don't know what Wayne was thinking?? Also the expensive shocks he out in won't work unless I want the car to look like a stink bug. Wayne suggested a cobra r rear end which worked but my fabricator had to search high and low to get axles made.

As far as the front end all that was wrong too. Caster and camber was all wrong so we had to fabricate new upper control arms and lay back the mounts. With that all fixed you can see the progress in the pictures. We are ordering a radiator and need to decide on which fuel injection to go with.

Doug

[Sinco]

And a few more

[ironworks]

Hay there it is the myth, the legend, the originator.

Looking good.


Rodger

[HRBS]

That boy is low...... lookin good !
I gotta dust mine off and get started... my wallet and my wife thank you for your motivation :unibrow:

Are those Rushforth wheels ?
Sizes ?

[novanutcase]

Hey Doug!

Good talking to you yesterday! Car is looking good. Are those the original HRE wheels you had back when I came over and talked to you?

John

[Sinco]

Hay there it is the myth, the legend, the originator.

Looking good.


Rodger

Thanks Rodger ....btw the way I saw a picture of a twin turbo nova in the background of your shop is that Roger Holders?

Doug

[Sinco]

Hey Doug!

Good talking to you yesterday! Car is looking good. Are those the original HRE wheels you had back when I came over and talked to you?

John

Those are DPE wheels....good talking to you too.

Doug

[ironworks]

Thanks Rodger ....btw the way I saw a picture of a twin turbo nova in the background of your shop is that Roger Holders?

Doug

Yes sir. You know Roger Holder? He has a serious go fast habit.

[Sinco]

Yes sir. You know Roger Holder? He has a serious go fast habit.

I know of him. Actually my fabricator knows him from the PSCA.

Doug

[ironworks]

Who is your fabricator? I have gone to Psca every race this year. I may know your fabricator.

Rodger

[Sinco]

Who is your fabricator? I have gone to Psca every race this year. I may know your fabricator.

Rodger

Matt Schmidt....he races Extreme Drag Radial




Doug

[ironworks]

Wow small world. I know Matt. I saw him wreck a few weeks back. We were doing a burn out when he went "KABOOM". That was totally scary.

So is he fabbing on your car or is he a fabricator for your business? I did not think he was an automotive fabricator. I thought he did air compressor stuff.

Small world, I'm the really tall Rodger , that works with Roger on his 70 nova. There are like 4 rogers everytime we go to the races it seems.

[novanutcase]

Those are DPE wheels....good talking to you too.

Doug

DPE's! Sorry!:rolleyes:

John

[Sinco]

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Progress as been slow. Anyway we got the LS7 motor running. Should be drivable in about two weeks. I will post a walk around video on you tube hopefully tomorrow.

Thanks Doug

[WILWAXU]

Wow! Killer car. :thumbsup:

[nvr2fst]

Very nice car, AME designed a sweet frame, very clean looks on the IRS frame rail set up. Did you add in later the A arm mounts, the set up looks similar to Jakes front clip. Very tastefully done!

[novanutcase]

Very nice car, AME designed a sweet frame, very clean looks on the IRS frame rail set up. Did you add in later the A arm mounts, the set up looks similar to Jakes front clip. Very tastefully done!

If I remember correctly that frame originally was done by Wayne Due....

John

[HWY Nova]

If I remember correctly that frame originally was done by Wayne Due....

John

That's what I recall as well...... Wayne Due. I believe this was on Wayne's site back when Wayne had a site.


--Eric

[Sinco]

Yes wayne due did do the frame but it was not correct. The front end geometry was wrong and we had to make new upper a arms. He chose a cobra r 3rd member which was almost impossible to get the half shafts for. In addition there was no way to remove the third member so we had to do some more re-fabrication. Bottom line is I was not happy for the price I paid.

Hopefully everything is fixed and we will find out in a couple of weeks.


Doug

[syborg tt]

Wow I can't wait to see update pics of this car. It sure was inspirational.

[417 Motorsports]

def a neat car, its been my desktop background for the past 4 months LOL, i use it as motivation to get to work on mine!!

:cheers:

[Sinco]

Thanks guys it's been a long road with several obstacles. One being a 5 1/2 year divorce. Being in construction and dealing with a slow economy hasn't helped. The real hurdle has been that everything is one off on the car. We had to do everything custom. In addition to the video I will try and take some close up photos.


Doug

[HWY Nova]

Hey Doug,

Since you aren't all that busy, can you hurry it up a little? Seriously, WE are all looking forward to seeing more of your awesome ride.


--Eric

[66LS7]

I love this project, I can't wait to see more pictures it's going to be super cool!!!:lateral:




Randy(D&Z Customs LLC.)
[email protected]
1-262-347-9741

[Sinco]

My mechanic should be back on monday. I should be able to get some pics and videos posted.

Doug

[Sinco]

progress

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[Sinco]

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[syborg tt]

Great progress I love the ride height

[IndyNova]

that's a cool battery box!! nice looking ride:thumbsup:

[Swain]

looks good nice work..

[Sinco]

Thanks for the compliments. Should be able to drive it for the first time tomorrow.

Doug

[parsonsj]

Doug,

Looks great. Really great!

Question: can you get the rear wheels off without have to unbolt the rear suspension and/or driveline? I could, but just barely. I remember clearly when I tried it for the first time. :)

jp

[Sinco]

Doug,

Looks great. Really great!

Question: can you get the rear wheels off without have to unbolt the rear suspension and/or driveline? I could, but just barely. I remember clearly when I tried it for the first time. :)

jp

Hi John,

Since it's independent rear the driveline doesn't need to be removed. But the shocks have to be taken off so the a-arms can drop down to get the tires off.

I'm debating doing a front tilt hood because the way we have the current hood hinges I don't like them. The tires come so far up in the engine bay we couldn't use a stock hinge.

Doug

[parsonsj]

I made my hood open in reverse for that exact reason. My method was based on some BMW 3-series parts.

jp

[DOOM]

Awsome Doug!! One question ,are you going to lengthen the rear wheel well opening?? The stance is KILLER!!

[Sinco]

Awsome Doug!! One question ,are you going to lengthen the rear wheel well opening?? The stance is KILLER!!

Doom we weren't planning on lengthening the wheel opening. What are your thoughts on this and why would you do it?

We have about another inch and half that we could lower the car but we are going to do the test drive setup the way it is. Yes, I like the stance too!

Doug

[Sinco]

Trying to post a video but not sure how. If anybody knows how let me know.

Doug

[tones2SS]

Thanks for the compliments. Should be able to drive it for the first time tomorrow.

Doug

Looks great.
Should be a blast to drive. Have fun.:cheers:

[DOOM]

Doom we weren't planning on lengthening the wheel opening. What are your thoughts on this and why would you do it?

We have about another inch and half that we could lower the car but we are going to do the test drive setup the way it is. Yes, I like the stance too!

Doug

The opening is just a bit to small.If you look at the front opening to the back it just a little out of proportion .When you put a big wheel and tire combo back there it seems to get lost.I did a 66 for a guy a few years back we stretched the opening 3 inchs and it made world of difference in the look. I have no photo's of this car and I tried to track it down awile back for Jason at G-FORCE so I could show him but I could'nt locate the car. I'm a BIG fan of these 66's. And I can't wait to see this done. Doug this is just my opinion,I know this thing will turn out bad azz either way!!!:hail:

[DOOM]

The last picture in post #40 is the picture that shows what I'm talking about . Let me know your thoughts Doug.

[Sinco]

The last picture in post #40 is the picture that shows what I'm talking about . Let me know your thoughts Doug.


Good call Doom. I haven't focused much on the body aspects of the car because we have been trying to get it running. But I remember now seeing the wheel well mod done by a few other 66 nova owners and yes you are right it looks good if done right.

Right now I'm trying to figure out all the interior styling, dash layout and gauges. I am also going to start focusing on the exterior too.

Doug

[HRBS]

Doug....
I've done this a few times on Novas.
18" wheels fit perfect.
I'm currently building a Nova with 19's and I think this is max with the stock openings. Attached are pics of what we've done when running 20's.
I basically got a fender opening patch panel and split it in half.
I widened the opening 2" foward and 2" backward for a total of 4".
I also got a rear sail patch panel and used it to "pie" cut the quarter so it matches up and the bottom. Hope this helps.

[Sinco]

Doug....
I've done this a few times on Novas.
18" wheels fit perfect.
I'm currently building a Nova with 19's and I think this is max with the stock openings. Attached are pics of what we've done when running 20's.
I basically got a fender opening patch panel and split it in half.
I widened the opening 2" foward and 2" backward for a total of 4".
I also got a rear sail patch panel and used it to "pie" cut the quarter so it matches up and the bottom. Hope this helps.


Thanks for the pictures and info. I'm running 19s on the rear of mine. Probably going stick with stock opening because the budget isn't going to allow it. Also going to follow your 67 nova thread...looks like it's going to be a good one.

Doug

[Sinco]

Looking for any ideas for gauges, instrumentation, and dash. Not sure which way I want to go. Kind of want to keep it utilitarian. On the other hand I wonder what it would look like with a ZO6 gauge pod grafted into a modified metal dash??

Doug

[Darrell]

I'm doing that,gonna look cool,wanna see more pics of your ride,keep posting:thumbsup:

[Sinco]

I'm doing that,gonna look cool,wanna see more pics of your ride,keep posting:thumbsup:

Darrell I would interested in seeing how your are going to make it work. I'm not sure it will look good with a metal dash. What type of car are you building?

Doug

[HWY Nova]

Darrell I would interested in seeing how your are going to make it work. I'm not sure it will look good with a metal dash. What type of car are you building?

Doug

Darrell's car is kind of "top secret"...... Good luck getting information from him.



--Eric

[novanutcase]

Hey Doug!

I'm doing a pseudo-GT3 type gauge cluster.

John

[Sinco]

Hey Doug!

I'm doing a pseudo-GT3 type gauge cluster.

John

Is that the one on your thread? You have the one gauge turned sideways? I think we are going to end up fabricating a whole new dash and change the whole design.

Doug

[Darrell]

Doug,Ironworks is building me a 67 nova,Eric will be posting pictures for me,:lol: :lol: :lol: and as for getting the gauge cluster to work,thats Rodger's challenge:D :D ''Top secret''

[Sinco]

Doug,Ironworks is building me a 67 nova,Eric will be posting pictures for me,:lol: :lol: :lol: and as for getting the gauge cluster to work,thats Rodger's challenge:D :D ''Top secret''

Your in great hands with Rodger:hail:
I was considering a ZO6 dash but have decided against it. As it stands now we are going to fab a whole new dash. Probably use some kind of autometer gauges.

Doug

[novanutcase]

Is that the one on your thread? You have the one gauge turned sideways? I think we are going to end up fabricating a whole new dash and change the whole design.

Doug

Yup! Once we get all the gauge faces together it should look really nice.

What sort of dash shape are you thinking of going with?

Ironworks did one in an Impala(?) that looks killer. Check out their site. It'll give you some good ideas.

John

[Sinco]

Yup! Once we get all the gauge faces together it should look really nice.

What sort of dash shape are you thinking of going with?

Ironworks did one in an Impala(?) that looks killer. Check out their site. It'll give you some good ideas.

John

Not exactly sure on the dash...we are working on some different things. Are you still going with the procharged LS7? I'm debating about doing the tvs mp2300 supercharger. Supposed to make great power and excellent drivability.

I can't believe the great drivability right out of the box with the LS7. We used the Speartech wiring harness and computer and haven't even tuned it and it runs like a raped ape. If your in the neighborhood come by for a ride.

Doug

[novanutcase]

Not exactly sure on the dash...we are working on some different things. Are you still going with the procharged LS7? I'm debating about doing the tvs mp2300 supercharger. Supposed to make great power and excellent drivability.

I can't believe the great drivability right out of the box with the LS7. We used the Speartech wiring harness and computer and haven't even tuned it and it runs like a raped ape. If your in the neighborhood come by for a ride.

Doug

Nope! Sold it! I'm gonna go with an LS3 with forged internals for the SC.

John

[Sinco]

Just checked out the Impala on Rodgers site and the dash looks very cool. I think we are going to make ours a little taller and deeper than stock. I may be having Jason Rushforth design something. He actually did the original renderings way back when.

Doug

[E.rodz]

very nice build keep up the great work. still one of my favorite body styles of all time.:thumbsup:

[Sinco]

very nice build keep up the great work. still one of my favorite body styles of all time.:thumbsup:

I agree these cars look cool slammed with the tires tucked up underneath:yes:

Doug

[novanutcase]

I agree these cars look cool slammed with the tires tucked up underneath:yes:

Doug

Doug,

Have you had a chance to run the car around any corners? How did it handle?

John

[Sinco]

Doug,

Have you had a chance to run the car around any corners? How did it handle?

John

We have but haven't pushed it hard because we have not dialed in the suspension.

Sadly Wayne Due really screwed up the frame! We had to redo the front a-arms because the way he set it up it didn't allow for proper geometry.
The back....where do I start? We got the alignment as close as possible with a plumb bob, strings and levels. Our next problem is how to get it on an alignment rack. We are finding out the alignment shop needs to be able to attach their laser jig onto the wheels in order to do a four wheel alignment. They are saying they can't do this because the wheels are tucked up inside. Right now it looks like the back adjustments are maxxed out. So now we are thinking if we have to do some more adjusting we may have to change the pickup points on the suspension to get it aligned properly. Another issue that really upsets me is the way Wayne designed the rear end. There is no way to run exhaust out through the back. You don't know how many times I have thought about ripping out all the rear and doing a straight axles and 3 or 4 link:willy:

Also we probably need to change the spring rates the ones Wayne provided were all wrong. After all the money I spent with him I felt I was definitely shortchanged. To add insult to injury he is no where to be found to confront him with these issues:(

Sorry for the rant:mad:

Doug

[ironworks]

I have a guy up here that does everything the old way. he used camber caster gauges and the tape measure and about 40 years experience. He aligned the rear on my truck with the 22's tucking lug.

Call me if you need the number.

And yes the Custom stuff done by Wayne Due is absolute Junk. Just ask Tyler about his 50/50 car.

[Sinco]

I have a guy up here that does everything the old way. he used camber caster gauges and the tape measure and about 40 years experience. He aligned the rear on my truck with the 22's tucking lug.

Call me if you need the number.

And yes the Custom stuff done by Wayne Due is absolute Junk. Just ask Tyler about his 50/50 car.

Yes Rodger I will definitely give you a call for his number. Thanks for the help!!

I guess that's why Wayne dissappeared:_paranoid

P.S. Did I see somewhere you where modding a yamaha Rhino? I have a stock teryx with long travel

Doug

[ironworks]

Yeah I'm gathering parts to build an R1 powered Rhino. I bought a bare chassis and plan to short course race it with my buddy who we built this Teryx for last year right before SEMA.

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/Ironworks%20Update%20jan%202010/IMG_0808.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/Ironworks%20Update%20jan%202010/IMG_0807.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/Ironworks%20Update%20jan%202010/teryx.jpg

This Teryx was the fastest through the whoops at the Fox Shox Test track earlier this year. We lowered the roof 9" and widened and lowered the seats like 3" on each side. Every since I have been spun out on building one.

[Sinco]

Yeah I'm gathering parts to build an R1 powered Rhino. I bought a bare chassis and plan to short course race it with my buddy who we built this Teryx for last year right before SEMA.

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/Ironworks%20Update%20jan%202010/IMG_0808.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/Ironworks%20Update%20jan%202010/IMG_0807.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/Ironworks%20Update%20jan%202010/teryx.jpg

This Teryx was the fastest through the whoops at the Fox Shox Test track earlier this year. We lowered the roof 9" and widened and lowered the seats like 3" on each side. Every since I have been spun out on building one.

Ah man Rodger don't get me started..like I said I have the long travel with the fox shocks but haven't gotten any further. Need to get more done on the nova.

Doug

[ironworks]

What long travel do you have?

[Sinco]

What long travel do you have?

Hrt motorsports

[novanutcase]

From what I've heard Wayne is a Strawberry farmer not sure where though...

Rodger,

Please tell me that "The Dish" isn't the one that owns that Teryx!!:lol:

John

[Bad Bowtie]

This was back in 2007 soon after he left the biz...

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20070627/LIVING01/706270314&SearchID=73285631086510

BB

[Sinco]

Here's a few pics of the rear bumper mods.

http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php4?attachmentid=23454&stc=1&d=1268149632http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php4?attachmentid=23455&stc=1&d=1268149632http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/attachment.php4?attachmentid=23456&stc=1&d=1268149632

[Sinco]

Well we found a local shop that said they could do the four wheel alignment. Unfortunately the rear would not align. Actually the right rear was close but the left rear was out a degree and a half. To correct this the alignment shop says we need to move the upper a-arm mounts outward by about 5/8 of an inch. Obviously when Wayne Due built the frame it was wrong. What concerns me is why is one side off and not the other? If everything is symmetrical why does only the left side have to be moved?:_paranoid

I'm seriously thinking of puling the whole independent rear out and going with a straight axle. Not sure what I should do. Next week we are going to pull the gas tank and all the suspension and try to determine what is wrong. Hopefully the frame is square and centered in the car if not than we have a big problem:(

Any one have any suggestions. It's C5 upper and lower control arms with a cobra R rear end. We had to have totally custom half shafts made as well. So I already have a lot invested.

Doug

[fulltilt1]

Hey Doug,
Show some updates.:)

[Sinco]

I would like to bring this thread back from the dead. The car has taken a long time due to my construction business being slow for me and a long drawn out divorce, therefore there was a shortage of money. It is drivable, but still needs a lot of work. I'm going to post a few pics of it's current condition and some renderings of a possible dash and console.

I still have many questions on how I'm going to proceed, because the advances in these cars go so fast due to the fact I've taken so long to build the car. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

Doug44317

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[214Chevy]

Not sure on how to advance the styling of this car, but the dash looks good to me. Subtle and classy. That dash and console design, in my opinion, looks like it can withstand the test of time. It's no too flashy where it would look dated in a year or two. I like it. Also, glad to see you still have the car thru a divorce. I have some friends who got divorced and the spouse neither wanted the car nor knew what to do with it. They just didn't want them to have it and knew it would hurt them to take it.

[Sinco]

Not sure on how to advance the styling of this car, but the dash looks good to me. Subtle and classy. That dash and console design, in my opinion, looks like it can withstand the test of time. It's no too flashy where it would look dated in a year or two. I like it. Also, glad to see you still have the car thru a divorce. I have some friends who got divorced and the spouse neither wanted the car nor knew what to do with it. They just didn't want them to have it and knew it would hurt them to take it.

I'm glad I kept the car too, just want to get it finished, but the details are endless. Have several things up in the air that need decisions. Hopefully I can get some help and suggestions here.

Doug

[BossaNova]

I too hope you continue to work on the car. Use whatever motivation you can to bring this to completion.

I love your idea about extending the lower dash and angling it back. That would definitely help with hiding the bottom of a Gen IV evaporator and the A/C tubing. And it wouldn't look "tacked on".

Carry on, lad.

[Sinco]

Another one of the dash


Doug

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[Sinco]

Here's a few of the current state of the car


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[no go nova]

Keep up the good work.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Sorry about the rough year.
welcome back. Good to see some progress.


The last dash is sweet.