72 Nova Project

[tobenk]

Man thats looking awesome.:thumbsup:

[millertime179]

this is an awesome car and i love all the fab work and attention to detail. Very nice build and i wouldn't change a thing i love everything about this car. I like the paint i painted my 69 camaro cyber gray metalic which is very close to the same color. i have always liked the 68-72 novas but this is by far the best built nova ive ever seen. looks great and keep up the good work!:thumbsup:

[72novadriver]

this is an awesome car and i love all the fab work and attention to detail. Very nice build and i wouldn't change a thing i love everything about this car. I like the paint i painted my 69 camaro cyber gray metalic which is very close to the same color. i have always liked the 68-72 novas but this is by far the best built nova ive ever seen. looks great and keep up the good work!:thumbsup:

Thanks, We actually had cyber gray to put on it, but came across this color last minute. I really like both colors.

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/coresupport1.jpg
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/oilcooler11.jpg

[ironworks]

Your Nova looks great Billy..:thumbsup:

[War]

This project looks amazing, great job. Just went through this whole thread.
Where did you source your mil spec connectors from?

[tones2SS]

AWESOME!
The more I look at, the more I like it! Very nice.:thumbsup:

[waynieZ]

Your build and your talent are amazing. I wish I was closer so I could see it in person. Beautiful work and detail.

[Rybar]

I'll second Todd's comments, I'm also sorry I just went through the entire thread and this has to be one of the nicest builds on the site. You have got some unbelievable talent Billy. Congrats, this is a Killer project :thumbsup:

[Sales@Dutchboys]

Killer Nova!:hail:

Paul

[IndyNova]

i am going out in the garage right now to work on mine! mind if I borrow the gas cap idea :cool:

[door-ajar]

any updates so far?:question:

[BBC71Nova]

Yeah... I think Billy is holding out on us :yes: .

[bamadale]

i love the way this nova is coming together! the nova was always one of my favorite cars.

[dirtybird]

ANY PROGRESS UPDATES? I NEED MY FIX, I'M A JUNKIE FOR THIS BUILD.:willy: :willy:

[ironworks]

Well you have been on the site today, so I can only assume this will be at Columbus.....

[notorious1970]

looking dirty dirty! Very nice

[MarkM66]

Well you have been on the site today, so I can only assume this will be at Columbus.....


Was it at Columbus?

[72novadriver]

Didn't come close to making it to columbus. I was tied up with work projects for a few weeks, and getting a couple customer projects finished up. I'm back on the car now. Here are a couple update shots. I'll have a fresh batch this weekend.

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/dash.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/exhaust.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/exhaust1.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/exhaust2.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/exhaust3.jpg

[coolwelder62]

Look's great Billy.Is that a George Foreman grill welded between the exhaust tubes.:lol: Scott.

[LowchevyII]

Billy, Looks amazing! cant wait to see it finished!

question though, whats the gold stuff to the left and the right of the tranny?

[syborg tt]

Billy, Looks amazing! cant wait to see it finished!

question though, whats the gold stuff to the left and the right of the tranny?

Heat Shield

[tones2SS]

Looks good Billy!:thumbsup:

[craigs73]

the cars looking great cant wait to see it done :lateral:

[72novadriver]

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/exhaust8.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/exhaust7.jpg

Exhaust is all put together.

[dropit69]

looking awesome ..you bringing it to RTTH ? cant wait to see it in person..

[coolwelder62]

Billy Look's awesome.I will say it again.THIS IS A BITCHIN CAR!!!!.Can't wait to see it in person.Scott.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[72novadriver]

looking awesome ..you bringing it to RTTH ? cant wait to see it in person..

If everything goes as planned it will be there. (sold the subie, so now I gotta bring the nova:thumbsup: )


Billy Look's awesome.I will say it again.THIS IS A BITCHIN CAR!!!!.Can't wait to see it in person.Scott.

Thanks Scott, I'll be just as happy to get it on the road.


Here are a couple finished shots of the fuel vent canister.

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/carbontank2.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/carbontank1.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/carbontank3.jpg

[tones2SS]

Very nice Billy. She's coming along, huh?:thumbsup:

[zachindes]

looks awesome billy, i wanna go for a ride

[lil427z]

billy , my hat is off to you. first class job. thanks for shering:lateral: :cheers: :woot: :woot: :woot:
rick k

[Vegas69]

That fuel canister is going to cause you some problems.

[garickman]

That fuel canister is going to cause you some problems.

Why??

[Cris@JCG]

Very Nice! I just picked up on this thread.. :thumbsup:

[Vegas69]

Why??

It's at the same level as the tank.

[garickman]

Sould it be higher than the tank? I'm not sure how a charcoal cannister really works.

[72novadriver]

It Finally Runs!!!

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http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/DSC03728.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/DSC03726.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/DSC03725.jpg

[GregWeld]

Love It!

Eeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[bonecrrusher]

Jesus - those front tires look huge w/ no front end on there!

Car sounds mean! :captain:

[awr68]

Sweet build! I love every part of it!! :thumbsup:

[coolwelder62]

Billy, Look's & sound's awesome,You have really built a first class hot rod.This thing is going to be amazing when it's totally finished.I can't to see it in person.:thumbsup: :hail: Scott.

[melman109]

Looks sweet and sounds great!

[LowchevyII]

hot damn billy congrats! looks great. only a few more things left to do then i as well as the rest of us here expect to be showered with pictures:hail:

[awr68]

Finally got to hear the vid.....hot damn that sounds good! What mufflers are you using?

[door-ajar]

Don't know why but i got so exicited when i saw the vid and pictures .More pictures! More Video! ,One of the finest pt machines around!:hail: :woot:

[Jr]

That sounds like one nasty cam.

[Lenie]

Great colors/sound. Beautiful car.

[dodge]

Thats awesome:thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

Very, very nice! Congrats on getting her fired up!:cheers:
Keep us posted.:thumbsup:

[72novadriver]

Thanks Guys :cheers:


Put it up on the scales last night to see where she was currently at. With me in it (180lbs) and a quarter tank of fuel she was at 2935lbs. Then F/R balance was locked on at 50/50 and left/right was 49.6/50.4 Seemed to be a good start.

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/DSC03730.jpg

[Rybar]

Billy the Nova sounds sick! :yes: Nice job, one of the nicest Nova's by far. :thumbsup:

[waynieZ]

The car sounds sweet! looks great too.

[torino420]

Absolute BAD A$$, that exhaust sounds good, love it!

[SBDave]

What size wheel and tire combo do you have on there now? Amazing car!

-Dave

[ja.stoner63]

:hail: Love the color & she sounds soooo sweat.

[72novadriver]

What size wheel and tire combo do you have on there now? Amazing car!

-Dave

Thanks,

Fronts: 18x9.5 w/265/35 tire
Rears: 18x10.5 w/295/35 tire

Heres a demo of the shift lights.

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[98ssnova]

pimp:cool:

[BBC71Nova]

Who do we need to talk to in order to see this in Vegas at the Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge :unibrow:

Coming along great Billy.

John

[tones2SS]

Great looking car. Keep us posted.:thumbsup:

[waynieZ]

Thats an awesome set up.

[Jay Hilliard]

Awesome fabrication! Keep the pics coming. I really like how you built the shifter and e-brake housings. Engine bay bars are SWEET! :thumbsup:

[coolwelder62]

Billy can you pick up the build pace.Really want to see more.Scott

[zingercustoms]

awsome work, what kind of paint is that on the sub frame, or is it powder coat?

[shayc5]

Billy what mufflers are you using? Sounds great.

[1fine1969]

Hey man what mufflers you running on that monster

[strtlegal]

If you look at page 28 it looks like they are Borla

[shayc5]

If you look at page 28 it looks like they are Borla

Mufflers are like women, they come in all shapers and sizes. So in this case are they 12in or 16in XR-1'S? I think they are the 12in.

[strtlegal]

LOl well with that Polishing treatment it does narrow it down some, plus to me it look like the Borla signa..If you look at the right muffler its a little clearer

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/exhaust7.jpg

[72novadriver]

The mufflers are Borla Sportsman XR1 #40943.

[1fine1969]

Thank alot man i gotta 69 with a 406sb thought i might give em a try. Your car definitely sounds mean man nice ride.

[DOOM]

Bill....... Spectacular!!!!!!!!!:wow: The detail is perfection nice and clean not over done. I love it.....

[legend]

I love all the details like the recessed bulkhead fittings etc, there's loads of great ideas in this

are you going to run a scoop up into the engine cooler?

[tones2SS]

Looks great Billy. What a car she will be!:thumbsup:

[72novadriver]

I love all the details like the recessed bulkhead fittings etc, there's loads of great ideas in this

are you going to run a scoop up into the engine cooler?

Thanks, Originally I was going to do a scoop but decided not to. I didn't want to force anymore air into the engine compartment. I figured atleast having the cooler would be better than not.


The interior guy came out and did the headliner and carpet. Here are a couple shots.

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/DSC_0506.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/DSC_0507.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/DSC_0508.jpg

[coolwelder62]

Billy I really like this car.Engineering,Style,Design,Color.Build quality,Everything is over the top.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:Scott.

[72novadriver]

Went to RTTH6, The first fifteen miles on the car were from going from the hotel to the course. Then auto-x. Here is a video of the run.

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[coolwelder62]

Car look's awesome Billy.You did well. Look's like you can drive as well as fabricate.Scott.:thumbsup:

[pokey64]

Looks and sounds great!

[Ron in SoCal]

Wow Billy - car looks great going through the cones! :thumbsup:

Any driving impressions of your set up?

[Blake Foster]

nice to see the project finished and on the track car looks great

[frojoe]

I want more. Please post more.

:D:D:D :thumbsup:

[ironworks]

That stance is awesome. Looks good

[96z28ss]

yes we need some pictures. That thing rides low!! Looks awesome.

[72novadriver]

Thanks guys, it was a blast to drive. i'll get some pics posted when i get home tonight.

[72novadriver]

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A video from the speed stop challenge.

[Cristián]

I saw the 34 pages and I'm shocked, what a great car and build. Congrats

[ja.stoner63]

Went to RTTH6, The first fifteen miles on the car were from going from the hotel to the course. Then auto-x. Here is a video of the run.

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Wow, your car looked so sweet on the course.

[tones2SS]

Awesome car! Man, that thing sounds NASTY!!! Very nice.:thumbsup: :cheers:

[72novadriver]

Couple pics

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/44.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/33.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/22.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/11.jpg

[GregWeld]

Sooooooooooo Sweet! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[michael6372]

Man, that car is perfection!! :faint: One of the best Novas I've seen! Great job!!

I'm hoping to build one like this and a 63 S.S. Convertible some day.

:hail: :hail: :hail: :hail:

[Rybar]

That's a badass machine Billy. Very well done :thumbsup:

[OnEdge]

Totally Wicked! Love everything about it. I noticed in the build you had a cowl hood. What made you change hoods? I really like the look of the plain hood. On the radiator support it looks to be smoothed on top.I know the factory has wrinkles in it, how did you go about smoothing that out? I can't wait to see it in person some day!

[camaro41701]

There was a 68 C-10 that matched the Nova at RTTH's.Super clean truck.Looked like it would run and handle with it also.

[BritishGreen68]

wow. One of the nicest Ive ever seen, I love that you kept the body mods to a minimum, and the flat hood and chrome bumpers and mirrors, the stance.. I wouldn't change a thing...:cheers:

[camaro41701]

Could not get enough of this car Saturday.Just kept going back and seeing something different every time.None of the pictures on the internet gives this car justice.Especially the color.

[notorious1970]

You tore that track up man! Great looking ride. Awesome job!

[coolwelder62]

Billy, It's great that you finally got your project finished and blasting down the road.Look'sawesome.Can't wait to see it in person.Scott

[tones2SS]

WOW!! That car looks great Billy. Very nice.:thumbsup:

[6spdcamaro]

The car looks awesome in person Billy. The attention to detail is incredible. Thank you (and jay) for all of your help this weekend. Because of you guys we were able to make it to the airport in time. That epoxy on the distributor rotor held up all 800 miles back to New York.

Thanks again
Kenny

[phillym5]

Wow.... that Nova is beautiful!!

[72novadriver]

Thank you Guys, Hopefully next week I'll have some new video footage. Planing on taking it out to gingerman to open her up.:woot:

Totally Wicked! Love everything about it. I noticed in the build you had a cowl hood. What made you change hoods? I really like the look of the plain hood. On the radiator support it looks to be smoothed on top.I know the factory has wrinkles in it, how did you go about smoothing that out? I can't wait to see it in person some day!

Thanks, I always had planned on running a flat hood. I prefer the subtleness of it. For the Rad support It was a repop so it didn't have most of the big wrinkles like the factory one. I just used a hammer and dolly to remove the remaining ones.

The car looks awesome in person Billy. The attention to detail is incredible. Thank you (and jay) for all of your help this weekend. Because of you guys we were able to make it to the airport in time. That epoxy on the distributor rotor held up all 800 miles back to New York.

Thanks again
Kenny


Hey Kenny! It was great meeting you and your sons. I was actually just talking to Jay wondering how things turned out for you. Glad you made it :thumbsup:

[zachindes]

awesome job billy, looks great!!!!

[70TWO NOVA]

That thing came out AMAZING!!! One of the sickest Novas I have seen :thumbsup:

[WILWAXU]

OUTSTANDING! :thumbsup:

[cees67]

awesome job man ....runs as good as it looks

[72novadriver]

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/shoot31.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/shoot81.jpg

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http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/shoot11.jpg

[wiedemab]

Here is a vid that I took of the car. My camera battery went dead at the Drag Strip - Doh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtjkwqDWoAk&feature=player_embedded

[Ron in SoCal]

Awesome car Billy! My favorite Nova. Simple, clean, tight...:thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

Very, very nice Billy!!
That car looks great. Nicely done.:thumbsup: :cheers:

[melman109]

Awesome car Billy! My favorite Nova. Simple, clean, tight...:thumbsup:

x2 nicely done!

[waynieZ]

The car looks awesome. you do beautiful work.

[torino420]

Unbelievable! That Nova is insane. You nailed it in every direction. :hail:

[Thomo5150]

Nice, very nice.......:hail:

[esm]

sick sick sick sick sick -------- nice job

[coolwelder62]

Billy the car looks amazing.Style,design,engineering,stance,color,cali per color,wheels,fit & finish SPOT ON.:thumbsup: Now is the time to enjoy all your hard work. Scott.

[Rybar]

The car looks absolutely awesome! Incredible job. :thumbsup:

x 2 :thumbsup:

[LowchevyII]

its like beating a dead horse but amazing job, incase you havent heard from everyone else. :thumbsup: Im absolutely psyched to see how well the car turned out. I can only hope mine turns out half as nice:cheers:

[BBC71Nova]

Bringing this to the top so we can hear how it did at OUSCI. Wanna know if B&B and Speedtech had those Novas representing :D

Looked great at SEMA based on the pics I've seen so far.

[Vegas69]

Billy looks to be all of 27 or so. Amazing talent.....

[strtlegal]

Wont speek for Blake but his Nova did quit well at the Optima Challenge

[Flash68]

Man I loved this Nova. One of my favorite cars at Optima.

Great job Billy and nice meeting you. Here's a quick crappy video from the Speed Stop challenge I took.

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[awr68]

Loved the car Billy! Great craftsmanship, killer parts list....and I totally love the colors you used! :thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

That was a great build indeed. What a nice car.:hail: :cheers:

[Flash68]

Billy looks to be all of 27 or so. Amazing talent.....

I think he's actually 25! Wow.

[72novadriver]

Thanks Guys, It was great meeting all of you. I had an absolute blast out there and finally being able to put some road miles on the car was good too. I don't really now how I did in standings or time wise. My main goal was to keep the car out of the gravel. Accomplished that so I was thrilled :D Here is a video clip from one of the laps.

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[wiedemab]

Nice Billy - glad to see you stay out of the gravel! I would have loved to have been there to cheer everyone on, but I couldn't make it happen this year.

Thanks for the video.

[Flash68]

Awesome vid Billy. Congrats on a nice showing. You tied for 24th overall.

http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=29287

[NvrDun71]

Congrats Billy, looks like you held your own amongst some stiff competition. The Car is looking killer as always man :cheers:

[ra455ta]

Billy,

Nice run man, now hurry up and finish my Firebird so I can join you.

[latterlon]

What kind of seats did you use?

[Vegas69]

That was some damn good driving.:thumbsup:

[realcoray]

I seriously cannot believe this car didn't get any design points.

[MarkM66]

I seriously cannot believe this car didn't get any design points.

No doubt! I'd like to see a pic of the 15 cars that got points. Most of which I don't recognize by just the name.

[Nick]

Just went through the whole Thread, and I got to say... WOW, Gorgeous!!!

Love the detail work. :bow:

[Blake Foster]

4 points
Rupp got 5
Stielow got 6
Rings wone the design challenge with 15 points

[realcoray]

4 points
Rupp got 5
Stielow got 6
Rings wone the design challenge with 15 points

Billy got 20th for 0 points the results say although it shows him one out of the points and the last placing position was 15 so who knows what that is about.

[Rick D]

No doubt! I'd like to see a pic of the 15 cars that got points. Most of which I don't recognize by just the name.

Thats what I was thinking. Maybe you had to be somewhere at a certin time and Billy did not make it??

[Vegas69]

They judged the cars at the Optima Challenge. It's like any other car show, it's normally the loud cars that get the points. Meaning, bright colors. The second place car was a 60's vette with a candy apple paint job. It was nice, but I don't think it deserved 2nd place.

[coolwelder62]

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/72novadriver/dash2web-1.jpg[/QUOTE]Billy,who builds these dash insert's.

[BBC71Nova]

HA! That's an awesome question and idea :). Billy's tired of me asking him.

I REALLY REALLY want one but DSE won't do it is my understanding. I talked to Dan about fab'ing one up for me but it was cost prohibitive to do a one-off. I even considered getting a DSE Camaro piece as a starting point. After looking at it more and talking to Billy it just looked to be too much work to reform that right side and the top since those 2 areas are a good bit different between the Camaro and Nova even though the dash structure is very similar.

I still hold out hope that someone can convince Kyle/Stacy to show us Nova guys some love...

[coolwelder62]

I have seen some where someone is doing these.

[Bad94]

HA! That's an awesome question and idea :). Billy's tired of me asking him.

I REALLY REALLY want one but DSE won't do it is my understanding. I talked to Dan about fab'ing one up for me but it was cost prohibitive to do a one-off. I even considered getting a DSE Camaro piece as a starting point. After looking at it more and talking to Billy it just looked to be too much work to reform that right side and the top since those 2 areas are a good bit different between the Camaro and Nova even though the dash structure is very similar.

I still hold out hope that someone can convince Kyle/Stacy to show us Nova guys some love...

I had a talk with Kyle at the open house, about this, and he told me that he is 99% sure that they will not do the nova dash. He did tell me he made a jig a few years back. I had cash in hand to pay for a dash, still said nope. I even asked if i could rent the jig.

I found a guy that makes a one,

http://www.performancevehicleworks.com/performance-parts/nova-replacement-dash.html

[coolwelder62]

Thank's Bud.:thumbsup:

[bonecrrusher]

Add another thing to the Nova build that I have going on in my head.... :thumbsup:

[War]

I think you can just make it out on top of the gauge...RacePak

[frojoe]

Any updates on how's she's driving, what you're raced, any planned updates?

Your Nova was the single biggest influence on mine. Your stance, not to mention the fact that it's that low at regular ride height, on coilovers, was super inspirational, and is what made me slug thru all the hours of fab work to get mine at a lower ride height than normal with no rubbing and fully driveable, albeit not as extremely low as yours. Cheers!

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv328/josephkerekes/nova_side1.jpg

[drednot]

One of the top two or three Novas of all time. Beautiful work, I want to send my car to ya!

[Moabdude]

Amazing build!
How do you like the Racepak dash?
Would you buy it again?
Is it difficult to hook up compared to Autometer gauges?

[wv nova]

awesome lookin 72

[72novadriver]

Any updates on how's she's driving, what you're raced, any planned updates?

Your Nova was the single biggest influence on mine. Your stance, not to mention the fact that it's that low at regular ride height, on coilovers, was super inspirational, and is what made me slug thru all the hours of fab work to get mine at a lower ride height than normal with no rubbing and fully driveable, albeit not as extremely low as yours. Cheers!

Your car looks great:thumbsup:!
The car drove awesome having been beat on pretty good for the last two years, and is finally back in the shop for a quick little refreshing.

Amazing build!
How do you like the Racepak dash?
Would you buy it again?
Is it difficult to hook up compared to Autometer gauges?

Thanks, The Racepak is either a love it or hate it thing. It took me awhile to get used to looking at a digital readout, but now is seems as normal to me as any other gauge. I would definitely buy it again. It's lighter more compact and easier to wire than say your typical set of six analog gauges.

awesome lookin 72

Thank you:)

[duvall408w]

Any more updates for us nova fans. U built one hell of a car.

[72novadriver]

As usual things snowballed more than originally planned.lol
Here are a few updates:

While the engine is out at Thomson Automotive getting a refresh. We installed a hidden wiper system to give us more working room around the engine bay. I made new and improved removable engine bay bars and bracing. It greatly Increased torsional rigidity and slightly reduced weight over previous setup. While the suspension is coming out to get cleaned we are upgrading to JRi shocks this year. I will have more updates to follow as now its a thrash to get it back together.:willy:

[Ketzer]

Hummm... I like that hidden wiper business. Who's kit? Any comments on install? Easy to do, retro-fit on a finished car?

Thanks!

Jeff-

[GregWeld]

Nice upgrades there Billy!


Funny that almost all the Mustangs (that are driven hard) use this "style" of bracing. I know that I can jack under one point and lift 3... :lol:



Your's is - like the rest of the stuff you do - first class!!!!





http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad33/gregweld/65%20Mustang%20Track%20car/016.jpg

[65_LS1_T56]

:popcorn2: 23 days to first event
Might have to enter the shop truck :hairpullout:

[BBC71Nova]

Changes look nice Billy. I too am interested in some detail on the hidden wiper setup. Looks really clean.

BTW feel free to pack up those nasty "old" bay bars and a set of your flange mounts and ship them to --> ME :) . That would be sweet if they'd fit but not... Seriously though, I do need to get my B&B Classics order together for those package tray speaker buckets and stuff we talked about now that I think about it. I'll drop you an email.

[72novadriver]

Hummm... I like that hidden wiper business. Who's kit? Any comments on install? Easy to do, retro-fit on a finished car?

Thanks!

Jeff-

Hi Jeff, The kit is made by RAINGEAR. The install and instructions are very straight forward and not bad at all. It's available as a 2 speed kit or a kit with the delay functions. I liked it so much I now carry and stock them. For a finished car they come with a block off plate that bolts on where the old wiper motor went.

Nice upgrades there Billy!


Funny that almost all the Mustangs (that are driven hard) use this "style" of bracing. I know that I can jack under one point and lift 3...



Your's is - like the rest of the stuff you do - first class!!!!


Thanks Greg, Its amazing what a couple triangles will do. The old setup worked well, but only in one direction of force. I'm excited to see how the changes feel on the track.:drive:

[72novadriver]

It's been awhile but here are some update shots.

[70TWO NOVA]

that......is awesome!

[ma73z]

Looking great and bout ready for the road!

[syborg tt]

The color change looks fantastic.

[Ketzer]

Wow! VERY nice!


Jeff-

[b757jetdr]

Hey Billy!

Looking good, you get some rest in from your all nighter? Hope the bottle was good! Nova is looking Great, looks your making some good progress!
Talk to you later bud! Can't wait to see more :popcorn2:

[coolwelder62]

Billy,Lookin awesome.I like the hole's drilled in the sway bar arm's.

[tubbed69]

Billy this absolutely the cleanest best looking nova I have ever seen,great job.

[dug]

Where has this thread been all my life?

Beautiful car and beautiful fabricating skills. This car is an inspiration. I'd say its in the top 10 builds on this site. :king:

[72novadriver]

Billy,Lookin awesome.I like the hole's drilled in the sway bar arm's.


Thanks Scott, They removed half pound per arm.:excited:



Billy this absolutely the cleanest best looking nova I have ever seen,great job.

Thank you sir.

Where has this thread been all my life?

Beautiful car and beautiful fabricating skills. This car is an inspiration. I'd say its in the top 10 builds on this site.



I appreciate the Compliment. It's been a fun car.:cheers:

[72novadriver]

Here is an update shot of the trunk with a new access panel for the fuel pump.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

My all time favorite nova build the first time around and now for the third time around. Looks good billy

[Flash68]

Killer... any drivetrain mods happening? :superhack:

[72novadriver]

Killer... any drivetrain mods happening? :superhack:

No drivetrain mods. Just had the Engine Freshened up for more reliability on the track and the trans rebuilt, but no power upgrades:shakehead:

[72novadriver]

With an effort to simplify things and lose unneeded weight where it was practical. We removed the clutch fluid reservoir and tapped it into the brake fluid reservoir since they both use the same fluid.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

nice, i like that.

[wiedemab]

Looks awesome Billy! You know that I'm partial to orange though.

I can't wait to see you at Columbus!

[next69]

I see the brake booster has been removed since some of your earlier pictures, what are you doing for line pressure? I don't see a hydraboost by the master cylinder, did you move the booster into the passenger compartment under the dash?

[65_LS1_T56]

I see the brake booster has been removed since some of your earlier pictures, what are you doing for line pressure? I don't see a hydraboost by the master cylinder, did you move the booster into the passenger compartment under the dash?

He's running manual brakes, no booster. A lot of guys say they like the feel & feedback of manual brakes. Hope it's true, because that's what I did too :headscratch:

[Vince@Meanstreets]

He's running manual brakes, no booster. A lot of guys say they like the feel & feedback of manual brakes. Hope it's true, because that's what I did too :headscratch:

thats only if you match the master to piston size.

[Cris@JCG]

Billy- Your upgrades & color change on the car looks great!

On the Clutch reservoir to M/C is a great idea.. I have seen that on late model cars.. but on the road course & if you boil brake fluid it will also have a impact on your clutch.. I know that late model cars that are road raced change to remote reservoir.. Just my opinion..

With an effort to simplify things and lose unneeded weight where it was practical. We removed the clutch fluid reservoir and tapped it into the brake fluid reservoir since they both use the same fluid.

We run manual brakes on Blu Balz & all the testing we had done was with Autocrossing with Superlite 6 pistons which have a piston area of 4.04 (1.62/1.12/1.12 piston size) with pad volume of 4.09 on a 7/8 bore M/C worked great up until we started running the car on big road courses @ the first few events.. Karl didn’t feel confident with the brakes… So we had to make changes..

We upgraded to W6A calipers which have a piston area of 5.40 (1.75/1.38/1.38 piston size) with pad volume of 5.2 on a 1.00 bore M/C… The brakes worked great this past weekend @ Road America.. I thought we were gonna have to go back to a booster.. Manual brakes work great as long as you match caliper piston to bore on the M/C.. Pedal ratio is also important..


thats only if you match the master to piston size.

[frojoe]

I approve of this orange color (biased much?? haha).

Can't wait to see it all together and sitting low on all 4 wheels.

[BBC71Nova]

In for full pics. Gonna be awesome. As luck would have it I ran across 2 different inferno Orange G8s this weekend in my travels. Each time I thought wow I can't wait to see Billy's Nova after the change.

[72novadriver]

Getting Closer. Should have it mostly back together and running by the end of the weekend.

[tubbed69]

Can't wait to see this one

[michael6372]

Will you have it in Columbus?

[next69]

How is the car coming along? Can't wait to see some finished pictures of it on the ground.

[Cristián]

Getting Closer. Should have it mostly back together and running by the end of the weekend.

Wow, I've been through the whole thread and I'm amazed, serious skills in here.

I was looking for ideas for my 73 Nova project and let me tell you that this is a very nice way to go.

A couple of question, did you use bushing for sub frame?, front bars are directly attached to the firewall, or you put some reinforce plate behind it?, sub frame connectors are welded?. Sorry if all this questions are already answered but I watched just the pictures, some other day I'll review it again and read it ahaha.

Thanks a lot and excuse if I wrote or misspelled some word, my english is not perfect but I do my best :D

Cheers from Chile!

[72novadriver]

Took it for the first test drive last night.

[coolwelder62]

Look's awesome Billy.Love the new color.BUT!!! I also loved the old color.Good luck at Motorstate.

[NovaBlue71]

Looks great Billy! :thumbsup:

[syborg tt]

I love the new color combinations

[WILWAXU]

Very nice!

[65_LS1_T56]

Took it for the first test drive last night.

Yeah? How did the test drive go? :whistling:

[brownz]

Looks great! wheel and tire specs?

[tones2SS]

Wow, that looks killer Billy. Very nice.
Did you enjoy the drive? Probably a silly question!! lol :snapout:

[FETorino]

We could look at more pictures if we had to:D

:cheers:

[Al Moreno]

Took it for the first test drive last night.


Billy I must have mist it but did you repaint the whole car?

[72novadriver]

Here are a couple more shots.

[72novadriver]

Looks great! wheel and tire specs?
Thanks, The Tires and wheels are still the same ones as before just re powder coated 19x11 w/305/30 and 18x9.5 w/265/35

[novaguy]

Where did you get the hood vents or did you make them?

[coolwelder62]

Billy,Outstanding Man!!!!!! Love the Hood Vent's.Building something like those myself.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Jr]

Nova looks great!

[Streetking]

Looks sweet.. :thumbsup:

[Matt@BOS]

Is it bad that I would rather look at the pictures of the car on jackstands with the front sheet metal off?

[next69]

Hey Billy, how does the Nova perform with the new shocks and chassis braces?

[waynieZ]

That looks slick Billy! Very Nice.

[next69]

How have the changes impacted the performance of the Nova?

[65_LS1_T56]

How have the changes impacted the performance of the Nova?

He's too modest to say (:P ), but he got the King of the Hill award this weekend at the ASCS Run to the Hills event. Think he was only a few tenths behind Kyle in the 70 Camaro.
http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb476/65_LS1_T56/RTTHs%202013/Billys72_zpsfdf613c3.jpg (http://s1207.photobucket.com/user/65_LS1_T56/media/RTTHs%202013/Billys72_zpsfdf613c3.jpg.html)

[rchaskin]

Awesome.....

It was nice to meet and hang out with you guys this weekend!!

Randy

[waynieZ]

Congrats.

[frojoe]

Higher res pics from a couple different angles.. please and thank you. I need new desktop backgrounds :D

[69-nova]

What color is that? I loveeeee it. was it base clear or tri coat?

[Rick D]

What color is that? I loveeeee it. was it base clear or tri coat?

It's GM Inferno Orange, I believe that's what Billy said??

[garyb]

What brand of coolant hoses and fittings are you using in the circled area?

[65_LS1_T56]

It's GM Inferno Orange, I believe that's what Billy said??
Confirmed Rick.

[72novadriver]

What brand of coolant hoses and fittings are you using in the circled area?

Hi Gary, the coolant hoses and fittings are: -20 Earls fittings and pro-lite 350 hose. I cut off the original slip on hose connection on the radiator and welded on a male -20 fitting. Hope that helps.

[garyb]

Hi Gary, the coolant hoses and fittings are: -20 Earls fittings and pro-lite 350 hose. I cut off the original slip on hose connection on the radiator and welded on a male -20 fitting. Hope that helps.

Yep -- thanks. I'm adding that to my project spreadsheet so I won't forget when I get to that point.