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Sinco
02-12-2005, 07:04 AM
Going to be starting my 1966 Nova G-machine project this month. I'm taking the car Feb.18th up to Wayne Dues shop to get started. He is going to do a full perimeter frame with C5 front and rear suspension.
After that Ryan Butler (also located in Washington) will be handling pretty much the rest of the build. We are going with 17 inch wheels in the front and 18s in the rear, either Fikse of HRE, and Michelin Pilot Cups for rubber. Powerwise we are going to be running an LS1 twin turbo with Haltech fuel injection and a 4l65e auto trans with a TCI trans controller. We are going to run vintage, power steering, custom fabricated metal dash, hidden master cylinder and hidden wiper motor.
Body mods should include shaved door handles, one piece side glass, shaved drip rails and custom front bumper to accomadate a front mount single intercooler.
Ryan has a few cars under his belt and is very familiar with Novas. He also is very knowledgable in the packaging and engine compartment design. He will be building the manifolds, intercooler, piping and sheetmatal intake. The LS1 will probably be done by LPE, they will pick the cam heads and turbo size. Any input, thoughts or ideas would be appreciated
Sinco, you've come to the right place! That project sounds absolutely killer!! Definitely keep us posted. :thumbsup:
Sinco
02-12-2005, 07:36 AM
Thanks I'm looking foward to it. You don't see alot of pro touring Novas out there. I think the hardest part will be packaging the twin turbo system. Novas just don't have a lot of room. Going to a frame design will help with room since we wont need the down bars.
You know we're going to need pictures, right? :yes:
Sounds like you have the car, waht else do you have so far?
Sinco
02-12-2005, 07:50 AM
Yes I have the car. I took pics last weekend right before I loaded it in the trailer. I got everything stripped down ready for Wayne Due. If you can tell me how to post pictures I will.
Waynes obviously going to do the frame so he will supply all the components. I need to come up with the engine and trans. Everything else will pretty much need to be new..radiator, brakes, wheels etc. I'm still making decisions on all these items.
You can upload pics to this thread by clicking on the 'manage attachments' button when you reply, or you can e-mail them to me at
[email protected] and I'll put them up for you. :)
Here are a few pics, I'm looking forward to seeing it come together.
Thanks for the pics, Doug!
zbugger
02-12-2005, 09:28 AM
Well I think the Wayne Due stuff is gonna be a lot better than what's on the car right now. I don't think casters do too well in the corners. :D
In all seriosness, that car sounds like it's gonna be a blast. I can't wait to see updates.
Steve Chryssos
02-12-2005, 01:30 PM
Sinco,
Looks like a good foundation and sounds like a great project. Yeah, Chevy II's are narrow. I'm not sure how you will fit all that vette suspension and engine. But in the end, the lack of free space under the hood will give the car an "All Business" look.
Good luck with it.
Sinco
02-12-2005, 04:13 PM
Sinco,
Looks like a good foundation and sounds like a great project. Yeah, Chevy II's are narrow. I'm not sure how you will fit all that vette suspension and engine. But in the end, the lack of free space under the hood will give the car an "All Business" look.
Good luck with it.
Hopefully we will be able to fit everything to look good in the engine compartment. I sent you an email to your tech section asking some questions about your paddle shifted tranny.
Steve Chryssos
02-12-2005, 09:21 PM
Received. I'll reply tomorrow. Way past my bedtime (I cleaned up in poker tonight)
61Bubbletop
02-13-2005, 05:03 PM
Welcome to the site, and enjoy!.....Sounds like a killer project, keep us posted with the progress, and always MORE PICS!
Sinco
02-13-2005, 06:47 PM
Welcome to the site, and enjoy!.....Sounds like a killer project, keep us posted with the progress, and always MORE PICS!
I definately will post progress and pictures as I go. Should I keep it posted here or put it under the ongoing project/builds?
Either place is fine, but for people searching the forums, it would make more sense to put them in the Projects area. :thumbsup:
Sinco
02-15-2005, 05:19 AM
Received. I'll reply tomorrow. Way past my bedtime (I cleaned up in poker tonight)
Steve I sent you and email.
hotwheels
02-17-2005, 12:10 AM
that there is gonna be one sweet car when you get r dun, thanks for sharing your pic's with us.............hotwheels of turborides
BigAl...
02-18-2005, 07:33 AM
Sinco, awsome project, one of these nova's is in my future for sure. I do have a suggestion on your choice of efi. Although I own a haltech myself and have friends that have them also, alow me to suggest one of the latest efi systems to hit the market which happens to cater to the lsx and the le market, BigStuff3. I'm currently installing it on my syclone project, and would recommend it for your project. BS3 was created by John Meaney (the godfather of aftermarket efi), he offers a system for the lsx motors that also contols the le trans. it seems like a no brainer for your build
just my .02 worth
BigAl...
Sinco
02-21-2005, 05:57 AM
Sinco, awsome project, one of these nova's is in my future for sure. I do have a suggestion on your choice of efi. Although I own a haltech myself and have friends that have them also, alow me to suggest one of the latest efi systems to hit the market which happens to cater to the lsx and the le market, BigStuff3. I'm currently installing it on my syclone project, and would recommend it for your project. BS3 was created by John Meaney (the godfather of aftermarket efi), he offers a system for the lsx motors that also contols the le trans. it seems like a no brainer for your build
just my .02 worth
BigAl...
This is good to know. I've heard about the Big Stuff but never had any experience with it. I've heard the fuel injection systems are all basically the same but differ in resolution and injector driver speed. Why do you think the Big Stuff is better than the haltech? I still have some time , but need to start working on getting the motor together.
BigAl...
02-23-2005, 07:53 AM
Sinco, Haltech is not a bad system! I'm suggesting the BS3 because it is so perfect for your build LsX with a Le tranny, I mean that's exactly what the BS3 was designed for you just can't go wrong with it. another reason is you get to deal directly with the guy who designed the thing, not some shmo who thinks he's an expert.
BigAl...
Sinco
02-23-2005, 08:04 AM
Sinco, Haltech is not a bad system! I'm suggesting the BS3 because it is so perfect for your build LsX with a Le tranny, I mean that's exactly what the BS3 was designed for you just can't go wrong with it. another reason is you get to deal directly with the guy who designed the thing, not some shmo who thinks he's an expert.
BigAl...
I spoke with Graham Behan at LPE regarding my LS1 TT. He's going to design the heads cam etc for the turbos. I asked him about the big stuff 3 and he said thats what they ran on John Lingenfelters Eco car when John was drag racing. He had good things to say about big stuff. I am going to use a 4l80e tranny and I like the idea of the computer running the trans too.
Do you know who I would contact regarding this system? Would I contact Big stuff directly? I believe John Meany is the one who designed the Accel DFI system.
BigAl...
02-25-2005, 06:53 AM
Yeah John did dfi and FAST, call him at 248-887-0344 tell em BigAl sent ya, he's gonna refer you to one of his distributors but you'll be able to ask him any questions regarding the system.
BigAl...
Sinco
02-25-2005, 08:59 AM
Yeah John did dfi and FAST, call him at 248-887-0344 tell em BigAl sent ya, he's gonna refer you to one of his distributors but you'll be able to ask him any questions regarding the system.
BigAl...
Thanks, I will definately call him as I am continuing to research this TT motor combo.
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