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just how many gallons does that pan hold? thats a big pan!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pxtx</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...psc7d044b1.jpg </div></div> |
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I dig the pan. Looks like my old Mopar pans. They would hold 12 quarts but I would run 7 Quarts in my small block Mopar.
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I measured 7 quarts and the factory dip stick registered about 3/4 full. Probably could take 12 but it was happy with 7 on the dyno. I'm glad you guys dig the pan. Might not be exact 1968 technology but I really like it anyway.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KenMaisano</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I dig the pan. Looks like my old Mopar pans. They would hold 12 quarts but I would run 7 Quarts in my small block Mopar.
http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...nny/image0.jpg </div></div> Awesome job, love the pan, fyi, Kenny gave me a ride in his Cuda .... it was street legal .... that was 4 years ago, and the last time I EVER let Kenny drive me anywhere! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] |
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Any updates?
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Just had 2 days of decent weather in a row! Getting things ready for the install.
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Any updates again Paul? Sorry to be a pest, just too cool to let fall into the old thread pile. BTW, there is a set of shocks in the parts for sale screaming your name!
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The car was originally had a Muncie but eventually was converted to an auto to reduce parts breakage. The TH350 in it is an original from GM and has never been rebuilt!
Not sure which is the bad influence, our buddies- which several and known to hang around here OR a healthy selection of parts hanging around the garage. Decisions... decision [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...pspz2sj56h.jpg |
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All parts look good to me Paul...lets get going on this project soon!
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I have been getting stuff ready.
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THREE PEDALS.................THREE PEDALS................. you get it? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]
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Yes I get it. Any thing else{I do have the pedals still under dash}.
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4 GEAR FOR SURE! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]
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http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps2l7lter9.jpg
So tonight the 67 Nova made its way back to the garage to get ready for the swap. It was late and together want to wake the neighborhood. The easy solution was the electric golf cart and an NMW tow bar. I actually pulled it into the trailer with the golf cart too, it does a great job! I might do this more often. We were fortunate my Mom took a pic, cause I was too focused on getting things done. After she went in and printed a copy of this, we sat around and talk about some of our favorite stories growing up around all the muscle cars. It was nice to slow down and take time to appreciate all the fun we have had together, even if it was 2 am. Thanks Mom, Dad and Monica for all the fun tonight. |
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Neat!
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Good stuff, great family time.... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]
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The QUIET before the storm...this little deuce will go from vintage status to Legendary! Awaiting the transplant of the
cross rammed 302. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] Dave 67 Nova Boy |
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Here is a brief update on this fun project. I'm happy to say we've spent the last month running around and slowly working on some fine tuning. I can't tell you how nice it is to be able to enjoy the car after this little re-fresh.
I had an old college buddy who just retired from the Air Force spend a weekend in February and we finally removed the old LT-1 to get this next phase started. Thanks Matt. I'll get a pic of us placed somewhere in this thread. Between the cold weather, my own scheduling conflicts and obligations in other areas, we were stalled out from around February of 2016 to June! There was building anxiety, as getting this car back up and running was something I knew needed to happen sooner than later- and I wasn't the only one this was affecting. I was aware of the situation, and though I would have loved to have a hand, how would my Dad feel if the car left his garage? This is a garage where a ton of cars were torn down, modified re-built and completed. My Mom sprung a risky little "Overhaul" surprise on my Dad for Father's Day. I could sense a little apprehension in his voice, but with a big smile he said "We'll get it ready to go!" My Mom and I already selected the shop and scheduled the time. Mike's Hot Rod Garage in Hatboro was the obvious choice. We knew Mike Clark and Bob Stanfield for years (20 or 30?) and they "got" what we were doing. Keeping true to the car's past. The fact it is a local car known to many, since new only help with the enthusiasm for this little project! http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...psmjljk1ad.jpg I've got better pics of the guys, but for now, here is Mike going over the extras like new fuel tank and fuel system. http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...psbcvmvpkw.jpg Sometimes the little stuff all gets forgotten and the fun stuff, like stabbing in the motor is what you focus on. Here is the only pic I have of Bob right now. No worries, I've got some follow tech we used to solve some issue and more of the guys involved and tech will show up in a "Tarantino" timeline recap later. http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...psitjh7qty.jpg Managing the freshly coated, early 1970's headers can be a challenge. These guys did us right. http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...pshnoxsddh.jpg http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...psl2i1u4eb.jpg http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...pslrfclzbm.jpg So after a very short few weeks, the car fired up and we drove this little 500hp beast home! <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/F14rVSuTWv8"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param> <embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/F14rVSuTWv8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"> </embed></object> In true Day 2 theme, we brought the car home and put the Cragar's on! Kids had fun marking the driveway while I sorted out the new, larger front tires. http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...pstjyasdfb.jpg http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...pssqaeky2d.jpg http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...psi2imnfxr.jpg http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps6hkayyow.jpg Went to a couple local shows and the smile on my Dad's face says it all! http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...psyka8xyu8.jpg The car really runs great! I will get some better video clips up in the near future. This motor through these 40+ year old Corvair Turbo mufflers have the perfect sound of true nostalgia muscle! <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/dzv5vaTOkWM"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param> <embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/dzv5vaTOkWM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"> </embed></object> |
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All together now -- everyone say "Old School" ... that is one pretty II ... TAZ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Can-I-Have-It.gif[/img] |
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Wow - am lovin' it!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] She looks <span style="font-size: 17pt"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="text-decoration: underline">GREAT</span></span></span></span> and can't wait to hear it (not at the office though [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img] ). You've got to be stoked. Congrats and <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 17pt"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-style: italic">ENJOY</span></span></span></span>!!!!!!!!!!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]
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man that thing is sweet! great job [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]
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Car is amazing!!!! Who or what did you use to coat the headers?
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Totally agree, I love that car.
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Very nice job! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
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Killer build!!!
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Neat little build. Will it be seeing any track time?
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I'm " stoked" and it is not even my car! Love your car and your talent and vision.
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Thanks guys! My whole family has been have fun with the car the last few weeks and the enthusiasm form folks at the cruise events and car shows has been beyond our expectations!
Car will certainly see track time. Need to finish up the fine tuning. Though I would like to get it to the track this Fall, that my be a bit ambitious. Likely Spring 17 will be the time. Still need to figure a way to get the old Sun tach to be happy with the MSD. Street manners are continuing to improve. Once we dialed in the vacuum advance in, the idle in gear and at stop lights came right around. Still need to hook up a wideband O2 and clean it up a bit down low, but it is probably better now than 50% of the cars at the events we've been to. I did have to play around with the governor in the TH350. I guess with the 3800 stall convertor and the 4.88 gear, it would shift 1-2 & 2-3 in a matter of only a few feet wiht part throttle. Now, with light throttle it shift @ 15mph and 25mph. We've been running the white wall radials and the Cragars with Hurst slicks. Need to figure out what rubber and rims we can put together to be safe and predictable at the track. Traction bars are still the home made ones from 1971 that my Dad made. It used to have an old air bag system if you look close on the picture with the gas tank, you can see the air bag brackets above the leaf spring. needless to say- we want to dial in the traction using old school tech- just because it can be done and it is true to the way these cars were. I've love to pic a date and do a track rental. If there is enough interest, we can book something for many of the East Coast guys to have fun at this Spring. Otherwise, there is enough regular TNT events to get it done by ourselves. |
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Very cool car Paul [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]
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Great job Paul!
Makes we want to take my 67 out for a small beating [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] |
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Catching up a bit as I compile more pictures. My sister Eileen and her husband Fran helped us put the steering back together and push it into the trailer. Not in the pic, and a great guy I don't want to leave out is Dave "67Novaboy" for his help on parts ad friendship. We had to overhaul the steering column as part of this update and he came through. I would have hated to move this car without steering. Thanks Dave!
http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...psadcmlp1v.jpg http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...psblqwjkrv.jpg Here is my Mom, steering the Nova into the trailer. If the motor was in the car still, we probably could have use the tow tabs. Just too light in the front without it and wasn't that fun to steer. http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...pslz9gs3fl.jpg After getting the car there- Mike, Bob, my Dad and I were all thrilled with how well this project went. They did a great job and the parts & prep my Dad had done really helped this get wrapped up quickly. Thanks Mom, Mike & Bob! http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...pshllratbr.jpg Earlier in this thread, I mentioned the big contribution our long time friend Andy Starr of Hilborn was. We couldn't be happier with how this little motor turned out. Mike and Bob were also fans of how well this old stuff ran in the Nova! Last pic for tonight is this one here of local legend and hard core historical aficionado Dave Schrader. Gotta thank him for recalling so many of the clues of the Nova's early life and helping me get in touch with the original owner, Bob Moody. http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...psktdygd86.jpg |
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Very, very cool!
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This car has been with Paul most of it's life and couldn't be in better hands! Great family project of this 67 Nova...Thanks to Paul for getting ME into Nova's way back in 77 at Hopkins Ford where Paul worked. He rolls in the bay of the shop one night while I was detailing a body shop car, the Nova rumbles in with it's 3" exhaust and the LT1 and rolls by me to the front of the shop with a few quick hits of the throttle and I was hooked on Nova's ever since!
Great job everyone did and looks perfect! Paul did this right with collecting parts for when the time came to change it over...young Paul and family did a amazing job on getting the 67 ready for the transplant. Great see Paul happy and back in the 67 where he belongs! Thumbs up on this one guys!!! Dave 67 Nova Boy |
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Had a nice surprise this weekend. My buddy Matt who recently retired form the Air Force and is taking a job with the Nacy in Honolulu stopped by to see me. He even brought one of his bikes up- cause he says a Triumph really isn't ideal foe being stuck on an island!
He is the same guy who helped me pull the motor out, so it was nice for my Dad and I to take him out in the Nova. We went out to a Cars & Coffee- though I think they need to call it Caffeine & Gasoline for some reason- at Old Forge Motor Cars in Lansdale. Would be nice to get some more of the locals to attend- so open invitation to meet up next Saturday morning. If you say you'e going- we'd be happy to meet you there! http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...pskrevhmlz.jpg Tried to get a video of the car idling, though the cell phone video doesn't really do it justice. Crank up the speakers! This is the vintage Hooker's through the vintage 2.5 Corvair Turbo mufflers- very early 1970's stuff. A great nostalgic sound before Flowmaster & Borla took over. <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/looJYBUgMgw"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param> <embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/looJYBUgMgw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"> </embed></object> http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...pspmtiiir3.jpg http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...psbewnv92o.jpg I think he got some in car video, but if not, we'll get some fresh stuff. Side note for you bike guys. Matt surprised me Friday by showing up and taking me to a little GTG at a local vintage bike shop. Great music and people for a nice Fall night. http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...psyhd07h6i.jpg http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...pse9qxr9oh.jpg http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...psixujho2b.jpg The green custom Triumph will likely be residing at my house for the next 5 years in hopes it can get ridden enough to keep it alive. Anyone interested? http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/w...psq5owzyhe.jpg |
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Is there a thread we have on exhaust videos? I'd lIke to throw this one in it.
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PAULIEEEEEE great job!
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Great looking car..!!.. Ill have to watch the video when I am home as work blocks youtube..
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Great car and history love the day two ( and the old transmission shifter)
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I was parked fairly close to this car at Carlisle last weekend (one row over, in a white '65 Nova). Really neat car! Loved the vintage-looking cheater slicks and cross-ram. :)
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