Chris how is the nova coming ? i have not hard anything about it .

Going good so far. I am cutting it a little close and may not make the cruise. I am still hoping I do!!!

Rocky said he is going to try to have color on the body this weekend.

I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Thanks for asking about it.  =)

Chris

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man it looks like it is so close . just scuff and paint

It does look very close Floyd. I think Rocky is doing a great job. I sure wish my car was done this well. How's the motor comin Floyd?

Your car looks great Monte!

Chris

Went by Rocky's late this afternoon. He was waiting for the door jambs to dry so he could hang the doors and fenders. I wouldn't be surprised to see paint on it by tomorrow evening!

Monte

He said I could come and get it thusday.   ;D


I am going to run by in the morning and see if he needs anything.

Chris

Wow!
that's awesome-

JB

Just got back from rocky's it's almost ready to paint. We just moved it into the booth. He was going to go over it one more time and then seal it. he will shoot it tonight or first thing tomorrow unless he catches someting wrong.


Chris

we pushed it in the paint booth last night have heard if its got paint yet but I'm pretty sure it does by now if not last night. I bet it will be in chris's garage tomorrow night for sure

It's not red yet, but it's very close.

Chris

as of 9 pm it was in sealer and was to be in paint and clear by 11

Last coat of base is done. Should be shooting clear in a bit.....

Chris

She is now red and glossy!   ;D

Thanks to everyone that has helped me to this point on the paint.

I may leave it down there till I get back into town next week.

Rocky
Monte
Rob
Steve
And now Floyd!

Thanks!

Chris

congrats!!!  cant wait to see it.... now just 24 days away from your mark lol im sure youll make it

I heard overhaulin was going to be filming another show at Chrises garage lol

I got the car home yesterday!

If it gets sunny tomorrow I will take some pics.

Chris

Monte and I dropped the short block and tranny in today. So far so good!

Thanks Monte!

Chris

Wish mine would have went in so easy!! It took a big piece of pipe and some serious sweatin to get mine into place.

Monte

sorry I couldn't help out but I couldn't get out of my other engagment

a big piece of pipe!!!! is that all lol j/k i might as well of drove a truck into my motor mounts prolli would have gone a lil faster  ;D

Mine went in either like it belonged or it thinks it's coming out again, I haven't decided.   ;D

Chris

Sounds like when you have to pry on them that hard you need to take the mounts off, bolt them to the cups and drop it in and level it manually. This may sound like a lot of extra steps, but it has worked easier for me than breaking my back. Weld them puppies in. 8-)

Hamp

I did everything you could think of. Tried every trick in the book. I've been stabbin motors on my own since I was fifteen. Never saw one as stubborn as my Nova!

Chris and I had a some fun w/ mine as well.
I have the solid motor mounts and they didn't want to line up.
But eventually we got it.
Also, we installed it at my old shop out on racetrack road which had a gravel floor.
So instead of moving the cherry picker around- we had to move the car- ;)
it was a pain-
LOL


Jared

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Good ol days!

Chris

I have been stabbing engines for a long time also. I just realized that since my Camaro started life as a V6 car and nothing was wanting to line up real well with a 1976 engine, this turned out to be a real easy solution. Also, I just assumed that if you were going to build a garage, you would spend the money putting in a concrete floor.  ;D Of course I do realize that this is SW Oklahoma, the land of the dirt floor. :-[

Just kidding on that last part. :D

Yee Haw!!! Thank God I'm a country boy.

Hamp

hey hamp saw your car over by crows and it looked awesome just sitting there id like to see that thing run lol

I am headed to Lawton Friday night. Come on over and watch.

Hamp

what time they race till i dont get off till 9  :-/

Oh that's right. You will have a late nite at the O'Reilly's. That sucks. I am going to try and leave here at 5:30 to 6:00 and TNT is supposed to start at 7:00. I am not sure how late they go since this is my first trip to their track.

Hamp

hows the car coming along chris!?!