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jim sanders
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Postby jim sanders » Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:30 pm

:lol: leave it.. my garage has all kinds of critters frozen in time with coppercoat gasket spray :P
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Postby dnewnova » Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:47 pm

Its just krylon :oops: and I am not that bothered just seemed one of those things when you cant see anything going wrong :? as its so simple anyways up I blasted them with another two coats and they are there for posperity
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Postby pro70z28 » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:03 am

You could wet sand it now til they show through & then give it a clear coat. Call it a fossil paint job. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby dnewnova » Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:51 pm

I posted earlier but looks like I forgot to send



work has been a bear this last week and a job I thought would take a day ended up taking 2.



I had ordered some 2" dropped spindles for the Nova :D and when they arrived I found they would not work with my custom steering arms :cry: , so I called the company back and they said i could return them this was after we had gone around the block :? :? as to why they would not fit basically because my steering arms are bolted on from the front and not the back like the factory ones, :?
there was no way the bolts would clear the brake rotors, :o :x :x after e mailing a couple fellow Nova friends :D :) a solution arose which meant drilling out the bolt holes to accept the steering arm threads and then using some countersunk bolts easy right :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: !!!!!!!!!!
2 unibits ,1 3/4" countersink bit and a lot of grumbling and moaning from me and the drill :x :x :x :x :x :x :x we finally got through only to find that I really need a 1" countersink bit :oops: :? :oops: :? these spindles are cast so it was a *********** :? :( :o :cry: :cry: :x to work on them with only home equipment :cry:
anyway its done and a friend said he can make me some chromoly ones if i want them as these are a bit heavier than stock oh well who said life is easy :shock: :shock:
I love drag racing, guns, rock and roll, my new 5"Dynomax Bullets.blower whine and the quiet life.
sorry you have to speak up
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Postby jim sanders » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:53 pm

:oops: enjoyed the read... jeeez now i know why i like to work on stock stuff or a funnycar and nothing in between :lol:
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Postby dnewnova » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:28 pm

Jim
I am beginning to think that my car is becoming a funny car :shock: :roll: as in just when i think i got it all sorted its funny how something else comes up only sometimes I am not smiling :D :D :D :D :D
Royz
I love drag racing, guns, rock and roll, my new 5"Dynomax Bullets.blower whine and the quiet life.
sorry you have to speak up
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dnewnova
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Postby dnewnova » Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:29 pm

Had a good day today
Finally got my shifter to shift like it should it was always a bit notchy so I spent couple hours realigning the cable and adjustment and now it feels real slick
also bled my brakes through with new high temp fluid and checked the
line lok works a dream.
Going to start body work prep and repair hoping to have it ready for paint by months end
also looking for a 60s-70s style name for the car thinking
"Royz Novaz" in Gold on Black in a slightly curved orientation might look good any ideas welcome
Royz
I love drag racing, guns, rock and roll, my new 5"Dynomax Bullets.blower whine and the quiet life.
sorry you have to speak up
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Postby draglist » Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:18 am

That look sounds great to me, Roy. bp
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dnewnova
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Postby dnewnova » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:26 am

http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/ki ... -6556a.JPG
This is the kinda style I was thinking but with the lettering on a radius

Also was ths a real racer or just the model
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I love drag racing, guns, rock and roll, my new 5"Dynomax Bullets.blower whine and the quiet life.
sorry you have to speak up
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Postby dnewnova » Sat Sep 15, 2007 10:41 pm

Had a good weekend picked up my tilt trailer not fancy but will do the job and also rescaled the car after making some more changes its getting close to being where I want it so just need to scratch the brain box a bit more.
I love drag racing, guns, rock and roll, my new 5"Dynomax Bullets.blower whine and the quiet life.
sorry you have to speak up
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