One Guy's Garage 71 Nova TT 5.3, The Quest for 7's.
02-07-2014, 05:34 AM
#262
03-10-2014, 07:54 PM
#264
I should have pics up soon. Ive acquired almost everything needed except I messed up and ordered materials for 1 5/8 headers and sent it back for 1 3/4 stuff. Time is pretty slim for working on it. Just have to get less sleep I guess.
05-02-2014, 09:14 PM
#272
Been busy with customer cars so not much progress.
A little bit of mockup today.
Id like to do mile events so Ive been reading about aero a bunch. Mocked up a carboard air dam/splitter. It will also work nicely with the new radiator location.
A little bit of mockup today.
Id like to do mile events so Ive been reading about aero a bunch. Mocked up a carboard air dam/splitter. It will also work nicely with the new radiator location.
05-03-2014, 12:41 PM
#277
Oh no way, didn't even notice that. Are you planning on having ram-air ducting from the bumper holes, or better yet a cutout in the middle of the chin spoiler, to force air into the rad? Or relaying entirely on fan(s) pulling power for cooling? What's the rad's core height.. it's pretty tight between the forward c-section of the subframe to the buttom of the bumper area.. did you or are you going to be notching into the subframe for rad clearance? Sorry for all the questions, but now you've really peaked my curiosity.
05-03-2014, 04:47 PM
#278
Yes. The silver painted area on the air dam will be open with mesh over it along with the bumper holes. From the air dam to the subframe will have a flat panel to make sure all the air goes through and also to protect from road debris. The rad is 16" tall and iirc 31" wide. I did cut the center of the subframe out just inside of the lower control arm mounts and will put a piece of tubing in there with the lower rad mounts. The hood will have a couple recessed louver panels in the middle and if all goes well the forced air from the radiator should flow up and out, pulling all the hot air from the turbos with it. The turbos will be 2-3" behind the grille with an airbox plenum built around it so I can slip in flat panel air filters just behind the grille for street duty.
05-04-2014, 10:57 PM
#280
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I'd love to do mile events in my Nova. Aero is a huge problem. There is one Nova out there that does the Texas Mile. He complained about body panels and trim pieces not wanting to stay on and aligned.
I've thought about redoing the front end of a couple of times. The trim pieces underneath the bumper just look horrible to me. I thought about maybe lowering the bumper itself. Then again, I have fiberglass bumpers sitting around that I could modify pretty easily and tuck them in a little better.
I've thought about redoing the front end of a couple of times. The trim pieces underneath the bumper just look horrible to me. I thought about maybe lowering the bumper itself. Then again, I have fiberglass bumpers sitting around that I could modify pretty easily and tuck them in a little better.