70 Nova on a budget

[burntnova]

Well I have kind of lost some of my motivation so I'm posting some of my project pics hoping a few comments will give me that motivation back.
here is a few pictures of what I started with. It's nothing High dollar like most of the project posts on here.
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/nova5.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/nova7.jpg

[burntnova]

Ok, I started with the engine and engine bay. First time I have done any project this big. So I had no clue on where to start. So I started with what I knew best the engine.
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/beforemotorpic3.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/beforefirewall.jpg

after I cleaned everything up this is what the subframe and firewall look like.
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/820707-R1-18-19_019-1.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/820707-R1-17-18_018-1.jpg

[67rstbkt]

Looks pretty good, keep doing what you're doing. What are your plans for it? Once you get going you will realize that you can do much more than you thought. I'm up to my neck in Rusty metal, but I have found that if I separate everything into smaller sections, things start to happen.

[burntnova]

The old power plant:
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/novaeng.jpg

and here is the new powerplant I built for the car:
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/820707-R1-16-17_017.jpg

[67rstbkt]

What are you using for tranny?

[burntnova]

Well right now I have a TCI streetfighter Turbo350 that was laying around so I'm going to use that for now. Ultimate goal would be to put a 5 speed in it.

[67rstbkt]

Well right now I have a TCI streetfighter Turbo350 that was laying around so I'm going to use that for now. Ultimate goal would be to put a 5 speed in it.

Decisions, decisions......

[burntnova]

Here is where I had to replace the front corner of the cab
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/DSC01067.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/Corner1.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/Corner3.jpg

[YENKO/SS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqI58bqDGR4

I might be a little bias, but heres a video of my 71 Nova. Hope it motivates you. You got a solid Nova there, keep us posted on the progress.

[70rs]

That's one nice Nova! Nice job with the repairs and engine bay clean up too. Dig in and go for it. You have a great foundation to work with there and like 67rstbkt said, if you cut it down into smaller projects or sections it is really not too bad. Go look at what I have to start with and you will feel MUCH better about yours. :lol: I am having a hell of a time with motivation this week and no idea why. But looking around here and asking questions seems to help get me back in gear.
Good luck and please keep the pictures and updates coming. I just subscribed to this build. :thumbsup: :cheers:

[tones2SS]

Very cool man.
But seriously, all you need to do for "inspiration" is to browse these threads of lateral-g.net and that will get your blood pumping.
Keep us posted.:cheers:

[burntnova]

Ok So I didn't have to money to buy new fenders so I had to do a little work on my fenders. had to make a few matches.
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/Fender7.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/Fender1.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/Fender5.jpg

[burntnova]

Ok now I moved to the back of the car where I had to replace both rear quarters, outer wheelhouses and tail panel.
new wheelhouse
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/100_25381.jpg

New Quarter
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/100_25431.jpg

new tail panel
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/100_25401.jpg

[burntnova]

Ok so after I stripped the rest of the car down to the bare metal with my poor overworked DA. I sprayed a coat of etching primer on the car and this is how it sits. I still have to go back and fix a few spots before I spray it again and begin to block it.
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/Front1.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/passengerrear2.jpg

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Good car to start with,Nothing wrong with that

[GHOSTDANCER]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :cheers:

[CRCRFT78]

Hey you need to keep this and finish it when you get back from Germany. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[burntnova]

Hey you need to keep this and finish it when you get back from Germany. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I'm hoping to have the body & paint finished before I leave.

[burntnova]

Finally After a year in the works the paint has started to flow.

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/underhood.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/door.jpg

[CRCRFT78]

Looking good. Glad to see you kept at it. :thumbsup:

[notorious1970]

More picts please!

[Van B]

I like the color. Let's see more.

[thedude327]

Great proj. !!! Keep plugging away at it because you've got the hard stuff pretty much handled. Be sure and carefully check around the windshield and rear glass openings as those are notorious spots for rot on these old cars. Is the color your using GM Rally Green ? Looks like it should really stand out.

Paul
:thumbsup:

[66LS7]

I like the color, lets see more pics.:thumbsup:



Randy(D&Z Customs LLC.)
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1-262-347-9741

[burntnova]

The color is actually a Kirker Product, Sour Apple Green.
So as I was looking over the car for the tenth time something didn't look right around the back window so I pulled it out and look what I found. This being my first classic build, I have taken and learned some good advice from ppl on this site and I appreciate the help.

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/backwindow3.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/backwindow1.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/backwindow2.jpg

[burntnova]

Here's a few pictures of the door jams. I got them sprayed the other day after I fixed the area above the rear window.

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/driversdoorjam.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/passengerdoorjam.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/passengerdoorjam1.jpg

Also did the core support. I wasn't sure if I wanted to actually paint the core support the green or leave it black. I guess I'll find out if I'm happy with it after I get the front end back together.
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/coresupport.jpg

[WILWAXU]

Wow! You won't miss that one.

Great color!

[tgvettes]

awesome color. I like bright.

Tonny

[thedude327]

Lookin good !! Glad to see it coming together........any plans to add ralley stripes? Should be one sharp Nova when finished.

Paul

[burntnova]

I am going to put some platinum silver racing strips on the hood and trunk lid. Should look pretty good with the silver that I have choosen.

[67rstbkt]

That's looking awesome! :thumbsup:

[burntnova]

Finally the weather was decent and got some painting done. i hope everyone likes the pics. I'm trying to keep the pictures up to date one here.

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/hood.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/PassDoor.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/RRquarter.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/fenders.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/tailpanel.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/trunklid.jpg

[CRCRFT78]

I like the color, its looking good.

[pokey64]

Can't wait to see this baby out in the sunshine! Nice bold color.

[waynieZ]

That looks great, I like the color.

[extralight]

Wow, very impressive. Exactly what did you mean by the first time you've done a project this big. From these post, we've watched you rebuild and engine, replace a bunch of panels and paint the car. All of it looks to be done at home but very well done. Keep up the great work.

[burntnova]

Wow, very impressive. Exactly what did you mean by the first time you've done a project this big. From these post, we've watched you rebuild and engine, replace a bunch of panels and paint the car. All of it looks to be done at home but very well done. Keep up the great work.

All my other projects have been on newer cars or not this much work on on classics. This was the first time I have done any panel replacement or paint work.I have built engine in the past so that's nothing new to me but everything else is a first on this one and yes everything is being done in the garage including the paint.

[DFRESH]

Looks awesome bro---impressive amount of work in a very short time---keep at it---looking forward to seeing it outside in the sun---

Doug

[tones2SS]

Like Doug says, I'd like to see that paint out in the sun!
GOOD WORK!:thumbsup:

[burntnova]

Well hopefully if the sun every comes back out down here it might get a little sun one of these days. The car is coming together here is how the car sits right now.

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/passengersideassembled.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/frontendassembled.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/driverdoorassembled.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/Driversideassembled.jpg
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/frontfenderassembled.jpg

[burntnova]

So tonight I have decided to stick with my original plan of using platinum silver for my strips instead of the white. I think by changing the color now would throw off the whole I dea I have for the car. So i will post up some pictures once the strips are laid out.

[70rs]

:thumbsup:

[burntnova]

Well the finished product is going to be a few more days. I stalled out on painting the stripes for a few days, b/c i decided to have one of the site artists draw the car with a few out of the box options with the paint, just to see wht he comes up with. More to come!

[burntnova]

OH Boy Now What.....:lol: :lol:

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/design1Nonpinstripe.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/design3SSstripes.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/design4white.jpg

[Bad94]

Damn, jason has been doing alot of novas.

[burntnova]

Well here is the new stripes on the car. Commpliments of one of jason's Designs. I hope we did the design justice.

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/hoodstripes.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/cowlstripes.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/trunkstripes2.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/trunkstripes.jpg

[GregWeld]

Where are you painting this? At home?

[burntnova]

Where are you painting this? At home?

Not at my place, at my buddies garage. I have to much crap in my garage to do the job.

[thedude327]

Can't wait to see this baby out in the sunshine! Nice bold color.

+1^ Should be killer in the sunlight!!! Also I agree with you about the radiator core support core support. Always a tough choice whether to paint it black or go with body color. Some cars look great with body color on the rad support and some don't. Once you have the grill in place, you'll know if it works. The hood stripes look excellent !!! Keep the pics coming.......

Paul

:thumbsup:

[Jon69RagTop]

but those stripes really offset the green nicely. Good choice.

[70rs]

I am going to guess it will look better with the core support black. The body color is so bright that if you do it body color that it will take away from the grill and other front end trim. It will act as a "light" behind the grill and you will lose some of the details.

[burntnova]

I am going to guess it will look better with the core support black. The body color is so bright that if you do it body color that it will take away from the grill and other front end trim. It will act as a "light" behind the grill and you will lose some of the details.

that's what I'm thinking I might have to go back and repaint the core support black. But I'll scope it out once I get the grill in and it all put back together. Still have to wet sand and buf the car out. But it should shine in this Florida sunlight.

[70rs]

that's what I'm thinking I might have to go back and repaint the core support black. But I'll scope it out once I get the grill in and it all put back together. Still have to wet sand and buf the car out. But it should shine in this Florida sunlight.

I imagine that color is going to be VERY noticeable in the Florida sun!:yes:

When you get the grill in and before you paint the core black post up a pic, I'd like to see it both ways.

[Roadbuster]

that's what I'm thinking I might have to go back and repaint the core support black. But I'll scope it out once I get the grill in and it all put back together. Still have to wet sand and buf the car out. But it should shine in this Florida sunlight.

Just for the fun of it have you thought of incorporating your stripes in to the core support? This way you would have a lot of black in the grill area and green would show when you opened the hood.

Just a thought

Jon

[burntnova]

i'm thinking I might just paint the front face of the core support black, So i still have the green under the hood. IDK, I'm going to wait and see what it looks like with the grill on.

[burntnova]

Ok, the car rolled out of the garage today after a good wet sanding and buff. We finally got the windshield in so we were able to install the front & rear glass in as well.

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/front.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/100_31591.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/100_3154.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/100_3156.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/100_3155.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/100_31571.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/100_3160.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/100_31581.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/passside2.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/passside.jpg

[CRCRFT78]

Looks good but I think the mirrors are a little out of place, too bulky for the Nova.
Just my .02.

[burntnova]

Looks good but I think the mirrors are a little out of place, too bulky for the Nova.
Just my .02.

lol...That was the first thing that caught my attention they will be replaced shortly with something a little smaller.

[waynieZ]

It looks great out in the sun, Nice color.

[796spdbu]

NICE!!!!! What part of Florida you from?

[burntnova]

I'm in the panhandle of Florida. Fort Walton beach

[thedude327]

Nova looks great in the sunlight!! Now that I've seen the core support in the daylight, I think your idea of painting the front black is the way to go. This is the fun part of any build as it's getting into the home stretch.

Paul
:thumbsup:

[burntnova]

Well as some of you know already. I got stationed over in Germany for three years. So hopefully I can pick up so good tips on the autocross and road courses over here. But I was debating on whether or not I should sell the car or store it while I was gone. Well I ended up buying a 24' enclosed trailer to store the car in so hopefully by the time I come back to the states there will be a pile or two of parts boxes in the trailer with the car.

[burntnova]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs272.ash1/19945_317626664525_662309525_3351731_6694313_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs172.snc3/19945_317625534525_662309525_3351730_3554581_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs470.ash1/25799_342427359525_662309525_3431026_1494368_n.jpg

Well the car made the trip to NY where it now sits for three years in the nice new trailer. And believe me I followed the trailer like a hawk all the way from Fl to NY.
But on another note. Today I ordered a few things both front & rear bumper & a new grill, and a few misc things like new mirrors, door handles, lock set.

Next is a new fuel tank. Does anyone know of any good companies that make tanks for a stock location mount.

[GregWeld]

Make sure you've got some air moving in that trailer - or in three years - you'll come back to a moldy pile of rust.

I run a fan in mine whenever I'm "storing" - and I run heat in it in the winter and leave the lights on (overhead fluorescents) for additional heat and air movement. :cheers:

[tones2SS]

Very cool.
Nice GTO too!

[burntnova]

Well My car has been in the trailer for almost a year now and I have been slowly buying parts for the car. Now it's time to buy wheels. And I need some opinions. I know I'm going to use a 18x9 wheel and I'm thinking an all black wheel but what does everyone think. My budget for the wheels are about 3k.

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/denny_w121/Nova/100_31591.jpg

[burntnova]

It has been a great three years here in Germany and we have seen many things that my kids will never forget, but it's almost time to get back to the states ( we find out where we're heading next this coming week). But I'm excited to get back to the nova and get her finished.

I've got all new chrome for her.
Hotchkis rear leafs
Hotchkis 3" drop springs
Hell wig front/rear sways
Global west subframe connectors
Bilstein for the 4 corners
Global west interloc body bushings