My "Late Life Crisis"!

['69Novajoe]

The muffler guys did an amazing job and it sounds great...again, because it’s the same system I’ve had on the car for many years now, which is the Flowmaster American Thunder #17104 system.

['69Novajoe]

The next day at the alignment shop.




And after it was done, there was a little “issue” with getting it off the rack?? And, yes, I was a little nervous seeing my “baby” being driven away for a “test drive!!” I do have to say though that he did a good job driving it off!!

[dykstra]

Sounds awesome!!

[69M22Z]

Yes!! Sounds great!!

[Too Many Projects]

You are right in keeping the MSD box in the open and make certain it is grounded well. I don't recommend enclosing it all. A guy in our Chevelle club had one mounted on the plastic inner wheel house of a '72 Chevelle and didn't have a dedicated ground wire and it overheated and started the plastic on fire. There wasn't much left of the front third of the car by the time the fire department got there and put it out.
What you have done to make that Nova better than new and more fun to drive is amazing. Enjoy it...

[RPOLS3]

Sounds great - what a wonderful project. Congratulations.

[napa68]

That sounds GOOOOOOD Joe! I really admire the build. It the perfect amount power yet restraint

[Arrowsmith]

Originally Posted by '69Novajoe

So, now that I have a running driving car again.....what’s next? Well, since I can’t drive it uncorked (or I can if I’d like a big fat ticket!!) I needed a way to get it to the muffler shop and an alignment shop (because of the new tubular a-arms). I was hoping to get the hood installed before all of that but try as we might, my son and I couldn’t figure it out!! Here the hood gets to see the light of day after 2 years under a blanket in the garage!! And I still can't believe it's the best panel on the whole car, which is amazing because it's the original paint she was born with!!! (It took another friend a few days later, who had helped me in the past, to do his “magic” getting it installed!!)

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Hey Joe.....If you put studs in the hood (instead of using bolts), it's super easy to get it on and off the car. I've done that in multiple hot rod builds over the years. FYI, I usually Loctite (blue) the studs in the hood. Then you just use a washer and nut on the hinge side. Here's a pic of Jane's hood setup (you might have to zoom in)...



Your car looks and sounds awesome!

Wayne

['69Novajoe]

Originally Posted by dykstra

Sounds awesome!!

Originally Posted by 69M22Z

Yes!! Sounds great!!

Originally Posted by RPOLS3

Sounds great - what a wonderful project. Congratulations.

Originally Posted by napa68

That sounds GOOOOOOD Joe! I really admire the build. It the perfect amount power yet restraint

Thank you guys so much!! I hope to be posting a little more, as I'm getting pretty close to current "issues" now!!

['69Novajoe]

Originally Posted by Arrowsmith

Hey Joe.....If you put studs in the hood (instead of using bolts), it's super easy to get it on and off the car. I've done that in multiple hot rod builds over the years. FYI, I usually Loctite (blue) the studs in the hood. Then you just use a washer and nut on the hinge side. Here's a pic of Jane's hood setup (you might have to zoom in)...

Your car looks and sounds awesome!

Wayne

Wayne, first of all thank you so much for you encouraging words along the way!!

I love your suggestion of using studs instead of bolts!! I'll definitely be doing that going forward, probably for my son's car? He has a '66 Chevelle, and now says he has to build a more powerful motor for his car....because, in his words..."you can't have more power than me dad!!"