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#1 Post by **John_Heard** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:37 am

Spring fever!!! Man I can't wait to get the Nova back out again.. She's almost ready all I have left to do is run the valves and change the oil then I can go make some noise.

Spent this weekend getting lots of little details like the chassis setup, shock settings, adjusting the front springs, cal-trac adjustments, etc. Also got the new hood mounted. Some of you Nova guys will be interested in this one, it's the first integrated cowl panel hood from VFN off their new mold. The scoop goes all the way back to the windshield, so it looks a bit different than most cowl scoops. I'll get some better pictures soon so you can see what I'm talking about.

I hope all the changes done this winter help improve it's 60' times, fresh tires, anti-roll bar, new stiffer D/A shocks, more weight removal (now at min. race weight), and some changes to the nitrous setup.

9secpumpgas - you about to get your's back together?

Mike Peters · #2 Post by **Mike Peters** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:09 am

Looks good John!!! What do you think of the VFN quality? Also, what are your corner weights?

#3 Post by **John_Heard** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:28 am

The VFN Hood is a little bit lighter than the Harwood, I'm not sure by how much but you can notice it. Finish is a little rougher than Harwood, but nothing that needs much work. It's just that Harwood has a very nice finish on their top layer that is really smooth, the VFN is rougher. It'll take just a bit more sanding when prepped for paint. I do like the scoop design better, the sides of the cowl are at an angle where the Harwood is straight up and down.

Weights w/10 gal fuel but no driver were:

LR 765
RR 836
RF 830
LF 833

Of couse when I plop down in the seat it throws this all off and has more left side but I think it'll work.

julven · #4 Post by **julven** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:32 am

I agree it looks great! I’m interested to see some more pics of the hood when you get time.

BBC71Nova · #5 Post by **BBC71Nova** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:21 am

John,

Is that an airdam or something across the front of your car? May just be a shadow.

John

jacobgiles · #6 Post by **jacobgiles** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:24 am

looking good john! lets see some pics of the new hood.

#7 Post by **John_Heard** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:26 am

It's a spoiler/air dam, the guy that used to make these I think sold them to Chevy II only, not sure on that. I haven't learned if it helps or not yet.

Mike Peters · #8 Post by **Mike Peters** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:52 am

How many inches is the front spoiler off the ground at ride height?

#9 Post by **John_Heard** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:04 am

Not too sure Mike, 4-5 I'd guess. I don't think it's low enough to trip the beams.

Mike Peters · #10 Post by **Mike Peters** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:15 am

John, you have a PM...........

Craig W. · #11 Post by **Craig W.** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:03 pm

So when do you think you'll be out on the track John?

Hopefully the forecast will hold up and I'll get to run OSCA this weekend.

Love the hood.

Bob West · #12 Post by **Bob West** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:42 pm

John, are you going to TNT at MoKan or run the Doorslammer Shootout at Ozark this weekend?

#13 Post by **John_Heard** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:34 pm

It's ready right now, just finished up my to do list.

Bob I'm not sure where we're going this weekend, I just want to get a few passes in before the MAKO shootout on the 15th. Going to see what the weather is going to do, probably MoKan on Friday night or Wichita on Saturday or if all else fails KCIR on Sunday. I wish Ozark was closer Bob, but it's quite a ways further to pull for me.

8secpumpgas · #14 Post by **8secpumpgas** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:11 am

Glad to hear it's done John.I probably won't be ready till next weekend, I've got to put some misc stuff on and some wiring, working six days a week leaves me little time to do anything, gotta spend time with my 2 year old boy. Well good luck friday and post some 8sec passes. Chris

#15 Post by **John_Heard** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:56 am

Thanks Chris, I'm looking forward to seeing what all you got done to the Camaro this winter. Hope you get her finished up before too long.

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