My 1972 Chev Nova Restoration Project

[winduptoy]

nice resto man, car looks awsome and well built keep the updates comming... hope to see more

[flintstone]

Cool nova project! If you head down to the track again feel free and let me know. I own the very similar green 72 nova in town.

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Holy crap there is a update.

so this weekend i test fit my new rims, installed my subframe connectors, finished welding the floor, and put the patch in the fire wall.

next weekend i will be under coating the underside, and seamsealing and painting the inside floor.

now ALL the chassis is completed and only body work to complete












Got alittle more work done.

all ready for the rear 1/4s to be removed then new ones installed new southern drivers door on for test fit. Trunk all clean its amazing for an original trunk floor. and now its perminately in the shop to complete the restoration it will come out when its all green :D

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well i continued my work and there is not turning back now cut the passenger side rear 1/4 off and cleaned it all up. got the outer wheel housing ready to be removed.






Soooo the passenger side inner wheel housing is al fixed....new outer wheel housing installed..... AND new 1/4 on.........I also removed the heavy *** 4 core rad and installed a brand new aluminum one..

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and there are some more updates.

front drums removed, new disc conversion installed, hotchkis springs installed, and stripped the trunk and the roof. tommorow gets the roof patched









This is the best update yet!! ALL of the metal work is done and i test it the entire car today :D this week final body work on the shell then of or primer!!!

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well a little more progress. The rear 1/4s are all finished with final filler over them. ready. the glass gets pulled tommorow so then the shell will be in primer by the weekend. i also put the drag radials on stock rally rims as i will be using the pro stars on the street :D

here is how they look with the new 1/4. they are TIGHT i have to put the car on jack stands lower the rear end put the tires on and jack emback into place





And we have a feeling that my Holley 750HP carb was too small. soo i bought a proform 850CFM center section and a 850CFM qwick fuel base plate. this + the race gas should wake the car up :D



well here are pics as of 20 minutes ago.....shell fully stripped ready for primer tommorow as are all the other parts :D then monday all the jams and edges get painted. Tues the glass goes back in and re assembly begins!!! i cannot wait

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ok my paint came in so now i am starting to get excited!!

the pic is dark its lighter ad way more mettalic in person. i cannot wait to hae the car sprayed and out inthe sun for some pics



And the parts are all in primer!!!!
























































































































oh yeah and there is some paint on now to

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Tonight i installed the new trunk rubber, new door rubbers and re installed the doors ad the trunklid for the final time :D the glass guy also game ad put in the windsheild and rear glass.

On to the pics :D