Return of the Death Nova

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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#16 Post by Craig W. » Fri Sep 27, 2013 10:25 am

John_Heard wrote:You'd better leave them at home if you don't intend on spraying it because after that first shakedown pass you'll be ready to stick one in it! Might as well put full N/A timing in it too..
Yeah, its hard to resist trying to go fast!

I keep full N/A timing locked into the crank trigger and won't pull any timing with the MSD. Heck, might throw a couple degrees in it really early to try to help out the tight converter.
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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#17 Post by Craig W. » Fri Sep 27, 2013 10:28 am

Bruce69Camaro wrote:Maybe there should be a "nova" shootout for the bragging rights of DragStuffs fastest nova, but then again, seeing it's John site, we might already know that answer...LOL
John and I lined the up years ago at the Nova Gathering. As I recall, I had to lift and he got the best of me. We were going to have a rematch at this year's Nova Gathering but I obviously didn't get my car done and John was just starting to shake his down. Maybe next year!

Maybe we can get some of the Dragstuff guys to come race with us sometime.
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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#18 Post by John_Heard » Fri Sep 27, 2013 10:47 am

Yup, that was at Bowling Green, seems like it's been a long time ago huh..

Dragstuff meet up sometime might be fun, We'll have to think about that for next season.

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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#19 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Fri Sep 27, 2013 10:54 am

I want Mike Peters in the lane next to me....because all you other guys are too fast for me...
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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#20 Post by Craig W. » Fri Sep 27, 2013 10:57 am

John_Heard wrote:Yup, that was at Bowling Green, seems like it's been a long time ago huh..

Dragstuff meet up sometime might be fun, We'll have to think about that for next season.
Yeah, it would be fun to meet up at a race and hang out. Ozark or Sikeston would be somewhat centralized to the group I suppose. Close to a lot of you.
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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#21 Post by Mike Peters » Fri Sep 27, 2013 12:13 pm

Bruce69Camaro wrote:I want Mike Peters in the lane next to me....because all you other guys are too fast for me...
Be careful what you wish for Dorothy Hamill. This ain't figure skating with outrigger sticks.
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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#22 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Fri Sep 27, 2013 12:21 pm

Hey buddy, if you saw the Leafs against the Sabres the other night, you might be like some of them Sabres and running away like what all football players do......Oh that's right, you can't run away, you got turf toe!
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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#23 Post by Craig W. » Fri Sep 27, 2013 4:37 pm

Here's some of the cage work done by Bivins Race Cars in Owensboro, KY.

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And here's the Detroit Speed mini-tubs.

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Here's the finished trunk.

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Here's the trunk with the Jeep shifter boots around the shocks and the fuel cell mounted.

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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#24 Post by waterdog » Fri Sep 27, 2013 7:25 pm

It sucks about the crash, but I really dig all the upgrades, looks great. Walt
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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#25 Post by Craig W. » Fri Sep 27, 2013 7:37 pm

Thanks Walt.

Here's the rear suspension.

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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#26 Post by Craig W. » Fri Sep 27, 2013 7:59 pm

This little T-90 shifter boots worked out really well. Not expensive either. The boots are dirt cheap and the trim rings aren't too bad either.

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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#27 Post by John_Heard » Sat Sep 28, 2013 6:05 am

Looking Good Craig!

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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#28 Post by Craig W. » Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:24 am

Thanks John. Hopefully it'll turn out half as nice as your car.
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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#29 Post by Craig W. » Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:05 am

I'm going to try something a little different with the nitrous setup :smt002

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Re: Return of the Death Nova

#30 Post by John_Heard » Sat Sep 28, 2013 9:17 am

Looks like someone's fixing to do some flow testing...

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