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Here's a picture showing the spare tire well removed and the new gas tank installed........I'm having a new drop in pan made that will be panel bonded in place.........there is still room above the tank for the pan to be 4" deep for some storage......Also the new Glide Engineering seat frame and seat foam assy arrived today........


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Finally got the pan to fill in the spare tire well.........It will be installed early next week and back to the exhaust shop next Thursday ............Then off to Stefano for Tuning..........

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Very nice [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

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New exhaust system is in......New Tires as the old ones although good.......were 10 years old, and the rear tires were a pain to get in as they were so wide......the rear end had to have the shocks unbolted to get them on or off......so....I went to a slightly taller and narrower tire to make the car more user friendly.........and the new storage pan is in and in use......So........The car is pretty much finished and the conversion has taken the car to a new level, the Coil-over rear suspension has improved the ride considerably........I also added new tubular upper and lower front control arms........the one thing that is not finished yet is I bought a Glide Engineering contoured foam front seat that is being upholstered to match the existing pattern ........Here are some pic's..

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...7998D42F9A.jpg

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She looks fantastic [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

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Nice Ken!

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Wow again!

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I really like your use of the space above the custom gas tank for the 'storage/toolbox'... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GaryW</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I really like your use of the space above the custom gas tank for the 'storage/toolbox'... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] </div></div>

It`s where he hides her purse [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

Dan

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The &quot;Tweaking&quot; continues.....So....Now that we are getting the sharp edges smoothed off on the car......And since this is my first Nomad.......I'm getting an education in Nomad related issues....I've learned that all Nomads leak water in the Tail gate ........and that after a period of time the lift gate (rear window assy) frames bend over time due to the stress of the torsion rods in the factory set-up..So...Once I found out about this issue, everytime I looked at the car I noticed that dam bent Lift Gate......This Nomad already had the rods taken out, but the Lift gate was already bent.........I already had removed the stock mechanical assy that held the gate in the open position with some gas strut assy's made by Mike at Madmooks Nomad parts.........I took the Lift gate off and sent it to Madmmooks for straightening.....I didn't have any good pic's showing the bend before.......But....Here are some before and after picture........Mike straightened the unit and didn't damage the chrome at all..........Great job Madmooks

Before
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...d/DSC02434.jpg

After

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...F37F6BEF5A.jpg

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the trunk don't fit to good on the beater next to the no mad lol

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Have enjoyed visiting your build and all the fine work you have done. I owned one of these for several years many year's ago. Actually it my first vehicle after getting out of college and soon getting married. Sold my '57 BelAir Coupe that took me through 4 years of school prior to the Nomad. I remember my future father in law had serious questions about this Nomad purchase (and me) at the time. Moved out of state early in my career and along with a small u-haul truck we loaded our remaining belongings in our Nomad......lots of room with that back seat down. Unlike yours I remember the back window would rattle when I hit a bigger bump in the road. I also remember it drove and rode like a boat (especially when it was windy) but it was still a cool vehicle. I think I sold it in '73 for about $1500. My wife's '67 Camaro then became out sole mode of transportation.......a little different ride [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

Have never been w/o a &quot;hobby car&quot; since and that covers more years than I care to think about.

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Yep........The rattles were part of the Nomad option,.....LOL......I bought the Madmooks Anti-Rattle kit to eliminate that option.......

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Update.........After getting the Lift gate straightened by Mike at Madmooks and getting it installed........The next thing I was concerned with was the 25 year paint on parts of the car that were untouched by Pulera's.......the paint was in good shape, but had Orange Peel and areas of shrinkage in it......and I didn't want to open a can of Worms, but.......After thinking about it......I got in touch with Joe Miller who wet sanded and buffed the 66 Biscayne to perfection 10 years ago.....Joe started his own Restoration shop in Forreston, Il (J. Miller Restorations).......Anyhow, Joe said he could get it in and two weeks later I dropped it off....Joe was concerned about some of the shrinkage areas and obviously about how much paint was on the car for wet sanding.........8 days later I get a call saying that the car was finished.....(no paint jail here)........Joe ended up having to repaint the roof, and then continued with the wet sanding and buffing..........All I can say is that Joe is a Miracle worker........Check out the pictures........all the area's of shrinkage are finished and buffed to perfection......absolutely no imperfections at all......Crazy!!!!.......We will be shipping the car out to Phoenix in early May for the Spring Good-Guys Hall of Fame Road Tour that starts there.......I'm really starting to like this car.....LOL

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Very cool! Are you gonna store it at Charley's place...or my house? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very cool! Are you gonna store it at Charley's place...or my house? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]</div></div>


Might end up by you.........Charley's storage rates are up there.......LOL

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It can live in the garage...I can put my truck out in the driveway! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Is Holly going to have the keys?

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: earntaz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is Holly going to have the keys? </div></div>

Nope...she's got keys to the Buick! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img]

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Leave it at Bruce's and when you pick it up it will be green with Seahawks graphics all over it.

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Hey Charley...how was the &quot;Noners&quot; game yesterday? Holly wants to know... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Charley...how was the &quot;Noners&quot; game yesterday? Holly wants to know... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] </div></div>



Ouch !!!!!!

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At least we finally fired the general manager.

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Go Pack!!

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Car looks GREAT Ken. A lot nicer than that other shiny red car you had in your garage this past summer. Man, was that thing dirty !!!!!!!!!! Did you ever get that new front seat back from the upholstery shop?

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KM265S</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Car looks GREAT Ken. A lot nicer than that other shiny red car you had in your garage this past summer. Man, was that thing dirty !!!!!!!!!! Did you ever get that new front seat back from the upholstery shop? </div></div>



Nope...........Did you get the Hydro Boost installed yet...........Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and Kathy........

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Nope here too. We're in the same boat. There's salt on the roads now. No chance to go for a test blast. They like using calcium chloride by me too. Same to you and Paulette.

Update........A couple of things........Took the car to Nickey Chicago for tuning......during the tuning process a couple of issues popped up.........#1....I put a Concept 1 front drive set-up on the car to allow for the A/C compressor to be mounted up top ( no room in the stock low position due to cross member clearance issues)....this setup drives everything off of one 8 rib belt.........and in the Dyno tuning process when given full throttle, the belt squeal made it apparent the Belt wrap on the crank pulley was not the best along with the belt dust all over the engine..........I had a Gatorback belt on the car which has cross grooves which make the belt quieter,........But the guys at Nickey told me to get a Gates Fleet Runner Belt which doesn't have the cross grooves and will give more gripping surface..........Only made 7lbs of boost with the slippage.........New Belt installed..........2nd.......the Horsepower on the Dyno was lower than I expected..(442 RWHP).....Also in driving the car home it ran good but just didn't have the power of the LSA powered 66 Chevelle) ............After getting the car home I put it up on the lift and after looking at the exhaust system..........I now realized that I should have not used the stock cast iron manifolds........and when the exhaust was fabricated, the 90 degree bend put in the pipe coming down from the manifolds actually reduced the pipe diameter quite a bit..........so....as I looked at this set-up, I really realized the Choke point of trying to push all the exhaust at RPM thru that area of pipe........So..........Here we go again......LOL......Ordered a set of 4 tube headers........(pic's to follow).........It will be interesting to see what the numbers will be after getting everything installed and tuned again............I'm also going to install a set of Ring Bros Hood Hinges........

Ken

So..........Here we go again......LOL

:D

Dan

1957 Nomad
 

Ken,

Your Nomad is Beautiful. I have watched your progress from the beginning. Can I borrow your Wife's purse?

Bill

So cool!!!

Dyno pull at Nickey Chicago



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXa36XQL7sU

Fleet Runner Belt installed

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Ring Bros Hood hinges installed

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And the Headers arrived.....I should have done this right from the beginning.......

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I talked to Donnie at Frame-up in Beach Park, Ill about putting the headers on and he had an opening.......so I drove the car over there without the hood .......I'll bring the Hood over there also so after finishing the exhaust they can install and align the hood......then I need to take it back to Stefano for some final tweaking..........Then I hope I'm finished........LOL

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Good grief, that Nomad is beauty, and it must run like a banshee.

Thems some mighty fine lookin' hood hinges. Headers look pretty nice too.

Stopped at Frame Up on the way home and in my mind I knew that the drivers side header was not going to fit............we had talked about cutting , welding, and recoating.......LOL.........both sides were installed when I got there, just some slight dimpling was all that was required.......Should be finished tomorrow.......LOL......

Drivers side

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...2B45976D31.jpg

Passenger side............

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...0300F2BBFD.jpg

"And then it will be done"....Yeah right! :)

:D

Dan

Headers in..........Check

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...48E2D20C86.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...00B08E8097.jpg

Hinges in and Hood Aligned.......Check...

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...2E7B47A732.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...D1324EE958.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...EE5B260A3E.jpg

And since the weather is nice.........Drive it to work......Check

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...7EE1B1E24C.jpg


Gonna be interesting to get it back to Nickey Chicago and see what if any power gains were made.........Again.......I should have put the Headers on during the initial install.....

Ken

Very nice.