Some Progress on the Nova
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Awesome, John ! That sound great...
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Blown 427 BBC, TH400 w/Brake, Back-Half Ladderbar
Narrowed 12-Bolt, 4.10 Gears, Spool, Moser 33 Spline
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Re: Some Progress on the Nova
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holding 7 lbs of vacuum at idle, all looking good so far...[/quote]
Hey john have you had good luck out of that gz pump?
holding 7 lbs of vacuum at idle, all looking good so far...[/quote]
Hey john have you had good luck out of that gz pump?
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Sounds good John, but where's your safety shoes at...
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Glad to see you got her running again, sounds good. When is the first pass?
I am not really sure what the question is, but I am pretty sure the answer is Big Block.
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First pass is hopefully sometime before the snow flys!
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and in Kansas, when is that?
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Could be anytime between October and April. Though that wide of a range is not typical. Hell, last winter it barely got below freezing, but the one before it got down to 0 several times.Bruce69Camaro wrote:and in Kansas, when is that?
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Looks great!
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Side windows are in, going to attempt to get the back window done tonight...
It was fun trying to adapt 73-74 Window Fuzzies to the 71. The front wasn't a problem, but the qtr window piece took quite a while to get the bend correct in it.
It was fun trying to adapt 73-74 Window Fuzzies to the 71. The front wasn't a problem, but the qtr window piece took quite a while to get the bend correct in it.
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to do list is gettin shorter all the time
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Hey John,
Aren't your windows Lexan?
Did you buy a kit or sheets? If sheets, how hard was it to make and form them?
Aren't your windows Lexan?
Did you buy a kit or sheets? If sheets, how hard was it to make and form them?
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Yeah, all the windows are lexan. The sides and rear are made from a 4x8 sheet 3/16 thick, the front is a formed Pro-Glass Megabuck one that I'm quite nervous about "not" screwing it up.
One tip I learned - Inspect the sheet very closely before accepting it at the plastic supply, mine has a few scratches I didn't notice that I'll have to live with for a while.
Got the rear one in last night, just have to put the trim back on and it's done. I used 3/8" thick Butyl tape and it looks like that is going to work out ok, wasn't too sure if it would work out height wise or not.
One tip I learned - Inspect the sheet very closely before accepting it at the plastic supply, mine has a few scratches I didn't notice that I'll have to live with for a while.
Got the rear one in last night, just have to put the trim back on and it's done. I used 3/8" thick Butyl tape and it looks like that is going to work out ok, wasn't too sure if it would work out height wise or not.
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Did you just use a jig saw to cut the shape and maybe it's the picture but is it tinted?
Looks real good.
Looks real good.
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Yes, Jig saw with metal cutting blade worked awesome. Used a file in a few places to round edges, etc, and yes it's what they call Grey Smoke Tint. Now I'm wishing I had all new trim to put on the car - but ouch, that stuff is $$$.
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