1970 nova ss

[torkflight]

well I don't think there is really much to look at in here right now and my current project is kind of boring, so I am gonna start posting pics of past projects, starting with this 1970 nova that I did for a buddy about 6 years ago, he is nova SS on this site, he hasn't even seen these pics so it should be interesting for him as well, I went with the competition engineering frame rails for a nova/Ventura, they come over the wheel well then take a sharp bend down and flatten out up to the ladder bar cross member, this is so that I could keep the back seat in the car, I didn't think I would be able to get the ride height as low as I did but it ended up extremely low and has a really awsome stance, the rear firewall or seat support was cut out and replaced with a piece of 18 guage cold rolled that I formed and trimmed to fit in the same location as stock so Pete was able to run his factory interior back on the speaker deck, I used Alston tubs and an Alston 10 point cage with forward struts that extend out through the firewall to the front of the frame rails, this car turned out really cool, it was only the second car I had ever done so when Pete got this thing out and it hooked like glue on the street and launched straight at the track I was extremely proud of it, I took my time and got everything right because the last thing I wanted to do was f uck up a buddies car, what took me two months back then I can do in two weeks now, but that is just another case of If I knew then what I know now. heres the pics
rerod maybe you could post a couple of those pics in here for me to show the finished car again? Thanks

tis is how I cut it apart at first, before pete decided to go full back half



this is what it ended up being

[Old School]

nice work as usual

[bluemule87]

wow that looks awesome. whats the power plant/ gonna be?

[fastkeen]

Nice work, I like how you kept the rear seat.

[ReRod]

Here's a few pics of the finished product:







Hopefully Pete will let me take some better shots of the car this summer!

[ramairws6]

Tork................by the looks of things I might as well just break down and have you tub my car and put a bar in it?! If I don't I'm not going to have much fun getting kicked off the track all year!! I'll see how Speedo's turns out and go from there. I was thinking of just getting a bolt in for when I go to the track, but thats alot of work. Looks like some good quality work! Traver

[torkflight]

Tork................by the looks of things I might as well just break down and have you tub my car and put a bar in it?! If I don't I'm not going to have much fun getting kicked off the track all year!! I'll see how Speedo's turns out and go from there. I was thinking of just getting a bolt in for when I go to the track, but thats alot of work. Looks like some good quality work! Traver

yeah, and it will stiffen up the car a shit load, it will act alot better off the line if you hook it real hard. a bolt in would be fine if you dont think you will want it in there later on.

[torkflight]

Here's a few pics of the finished product:







Hopefully Pete will let me take some better shots of the car this summer!

Holy shit Pete!! You need to clean that thing up under there!!

[ReRod]

Holy shit Pete!! You need to clean that thing up under there!!

Amazing what some tailpipes will do to keep things clean:

[torkflight]

For one that thing was living on 2 miles of gravel, hard to keep clean back then. now it looks nice, repainted and new pipes! Is that ok Chad?!!

Its ok other than the driveshaft that flew apart and wrecked all the new pipes, now you have soot and holes, I think I would have just settled for the soot

[torkflight]

Amazing what some tailpipes will do to keep things clean:

this pic looks awsome, WOW!!! cool car, I am jealousneed to get a new pic like this when I get the new rear in

[torkflight]

Just curious how much to do the back half...

I charged him 3000 in labor for this car

[old vette dog]

How much you charge to convert to a coil over?


Current suspension is a ladderbar leaf with floaters

[mustangpauly]

How much you charge to convert to a coil over?


Current suspension is a ladderbar leaf with floaters

Thought you had a four link.

[old vette dog]

Thought you had a four link.

nope.