65 rusty Nova build
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Staging Lane
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From: NW Iowa
We got a lot done this weekend, finished up the main hoop cage area.
Main hoop all welded up.
We got the supports in between our new frame rails in the trunk all welded up.
Trunk tail section all tied into the floor which holds the rear spring sliders in position. You can see how we tied in the parachute mount as well.
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Staging Lane
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Thanks bud, get out there and just get after it. That’s all I do. I just wish I had more time to work on it then I do. Sometimes I feel like giving up and just buying a car that’s done but there’s no satisfaction in owning someone else’s creation. Besides I don’t have the funds to lay out on something like that.
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Verdad Gallardo I hear you, there's a whole lot of pride in knowing that you are the one who built it vs buying it. I'm chomping at the bit to get done with moving furniture around and hanging **** on the walls haha. About the time I get done with that I'll be ready to get into the garage and set it up how I want and get to cracking on my c-10. When I sold my house I took some of the profits and bought a bunch of suspension stuff from No Limit engineering for the truck so I want to get to cracking on that, before I'm a slave to cutting 5 acres of grass, good problems though!
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Staging Lane
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From: NW Iowa
I hear you, there's a whole lot of pride in knowing that you are the one who built it vs buying it. I'm chomping at the bit to get done with moving furniture around and hanging **** on the walls haha. About the time I get done with that I'll be ready to get into the garage and set it up how I want and get to cracking on my c-10. When I sold my house I took some of the profits and bought a bunch of suspension stuff from No Limit engineering for the truck so I want to get to cracking on that, before I'm a slave to cutting 5 acres of grass, good problems though!
Nice I'll check it out. I've got a 71 c10 long bed, was my grandfathers. Mom learned to drive on it and so did I and drove it all through high school too.
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Staging Lane
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From: NW Iowa
Evan welding up the floor to the frame connectors that come up through the floor.
Welding up the first diagonal floor brace from the rocker bar to the frame connector bar.
Here is the diagonal bar off the rocker bar to the frame connector bar. We will be adding a horizontal bar to catch the front of the seat mount then ad one more diagonal bar from there to the back.
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Staging Lane
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Stuffed the tires and wheels under the nova today to measure up for the 9” rear end. 10” wheel, 5” B/S, 275/60/15 tire, I come up with 52” hub to hub with plenty of room.
I think this is real close to ride height.
Looks good tucked up in there.
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Staging Lane
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I decided to add some cross supports under the package tray, boy that strengthens thins up.
Here’s a better picture from the inside looking into the trunk.
Believe it or not this door bar was probably one of the most time consuming bar I’ve built yet. There’s like five notches in it to fit perfectly.
I thought I was going to have to make a bend to clear the factory arm rest on the door panel. It hits it but it closes.
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Staging Lane
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I added another small tube over to tie in the factory transmission crossmember.
Here’s a good shot of the front adjustable spring bucket that hangs down through the floor under the back seat.
Sliders at the rear tying in the rear Smith Racecraft split mono leafs.
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Staging Lane
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I added theses bars today to support the rear down bars. It turns out they are hidden below the rear side windows which is great.
The main hoop gussets turned out not to my liking so I removed them.
