greg_moreira
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04-12-12 08:05 PM - Post#2214489
Well I finally got around to putting the new hood on. I definitely like the look but I really wish this hood was about a half inch longer.
The gap at the back is a lil too long and no amount of fender movement could completely close it up. I'll come up with somethin though. Couple shots. Not the greatest shots as it was getting a little dim out.
Soon I'll start on the gear swap. The novelty of the 5.13's have worn off so Im going with a 3.73. Especially with the plan to add cubes not too far down the road....it will be a good gear.
But before I give up on this motor, which I dont expect to do this season....Im FINALLY doing the heads and valvetrain very soon. I know I know I been putzing on that for a while. I keep getting side tracked on other things the car needs rather than working on too much "fun" stuff. And since Im happy with how it runs right now, I havent had a huge level of motivation.
Disc brake upgrade and fuel injection are planned also. Either one of the fast EZ efi kits or the new MSD atomic system. We shall see. Slowly but surely its becoming more and more of what I envisioned it could be a long time ago.
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busterrm
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04-12-12 09:02 PM - Post#2214504
In response to greg_moreira
Try moving the cowl panel forward about a 1/4 inch. If it has chrome you can reposition it to cover the mismatch at the windshield side. David and I had to do it on his 67 nova, his hood is very similar to yours and had a gap also. I am just hoping yours has chrome trim like his to help out with the mismatch. Oh yeah, the hood looks real tough.
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busterrm
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04-12-12 09:04 PM - Post#2214505
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Oh yeah, why change the cubes, I would put the efi on the one you have now and rework the heads, change to the roller and see what it has then.
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Edited by busterrm on 04-12-12 09:06 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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greg_moreira
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04-12-12 09:26 PM - Post#2214512
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Thanks man. I wish I would have found the company that makes these hoods a while back(not easy to find hoods for this car). This was a much better way to solve my hood clearance issue as opposed to the route I initially went by cutting my hood and fabbing a forward facing steel scoop. This solved my hood clearance, looks better, and saved me a lil weight. Win win if you ask me!
Moving the cowl panel was something I had thought of. Either that...or just adding more glass to the hood and stretching it.
I gotta take a good look at it all in daylight to see what my options really are.
I will definitely do the EFI and roller on this engine and will figure out what it'll do.
The reason for more cubes is basically because I want it just as smooth and reliable as it is right now....but I want it to easily run 11.50's. Not that the 408 cant go that fast, and maybe I am counting my chickens before they hatch.....the roller and EFI might have real similar street manners and be close to running that fast, but Im basically expecting to need more inches to meet both of those goals.
A simple 468 would do that job nicely, especially with the milder gear.
Edited by greg_moreira on 04-12-12 09:30 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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busterrm
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04-12-12 09:35 PM - Post#2214515
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What are you going to do about paint on the hood? I would like come up with a name for the car and when you add color to the hood put the name on the sides of the scoop. Just something simple to add a touch of nostalgia like in the old school days.
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Edited by busterrm on 04-12-12 09:36 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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greg_moreira
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04-12-12 09:40 PM - Post#2214519
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Even though the car photographs well...it has a 20 foot paint job thats probably 20 years old.
I eventually want to spray the car madeira maroon metallic and the hood will either be the same color as the car...or flat black.
So for now....Im gonna go satin black on the hood. It will look decent with the color the car is now(since my old scoop was satin I know it looks decent with the color) and then when I do repaint....I can see what it looks like with the hood already being satin black.
If I like it i will leave it. If not...I can always paint it body color too. Not sure how I feel about the nostalgia thing with this.
As always, we shall see haha.
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busterrm
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04-12-12 09:46 PM - Post#2214520
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Okay, just something that struck me when I was sitting here looking at the pictures. With the year the car is, it just took me back to high school days when all the cars had a name.
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greg_moreira
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05-14-12 05:45 PM - Post#2225921
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Just an update. I threw some paint on it tonight. Didnt turn out half bad for using a few spray bombs.
Duplicolor satin black. Figured I wasnt gonna put money into "real" paint til I knew how I felt about the satin finish. I still have two more dzus fasteners to install in the front of the hood. Right now there is 8 on it. 8 should hold it well but Ive been told it could still flutter at high speeds without the ones in the front. Because of the hood layout I have to make a bracket to attach the dzus plate to in order to attach the front. I figure 8 will be just fine for now til I get around to it.
I dig it. Eventually when I do this car right I think Im going to buy the SEM satin black kits.
Edited by greg_moreira on 05-14-12 05:48 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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busterrm
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05-14-12 07:31 PM - Post#2225955
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I think it looks great in satin black. Might look pretty good strip of satin black down the center of the hood the width of the scoop and rest in the rest of the hood base color.
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06-13-12 09:05 AM - Post#2236630
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Looks nice greg!! Bet the Dzues fateners were a pain in the butt to do, lol!
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greg_moreira
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06-15-12 10:35 AM - Post#2237428
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Looks nice greg!! Bet the Dzues fateners were a pain in the butt to do, lol!
haha not the easiest job, but not as bad as I thought. this was my first time installing dzus fasteners.
What I did is first mic the thickness of the hood at a few spots around the perimeter of the hood so I had a pretty good average thickness.
Then, I used a carpenters square with a good machinist rule. I just loosened up the jam nut and slid the rule thru so that the amount of the rule showing under the square was only the thickness of the hood.
I sat the flat part of the square on the fender, and butted the lower brackets for the dzus fastener against the edge of the rule. that ensured that the brackets that the hood sits on were the right distance below the fender line, so that the hood actually sits flush with the fenders.
Drilled, then pop riveted. Then I just sat the hood in place on top of all the brackets and drilled the hood.
Getting the brackets the right height was the hard part. Drilling the hood itself was easy.
Edited by greg_moreira on 06-15-12 10:38 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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busterrm
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06-16-12 12:44 PM - Post#2237868
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I think it looks tough. So have you finalized the gearing yet? I was thinking how it would be with 4.11:1 gearing.
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06-16-12 01:11 PM - Post#2237878
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I am thinking about adding a hood to my nova, not sure which one to use. What do you think?
2 1/2 inch cowl 
4 3/4 inch cowl
both of these have reinforcement to use on regular hinges but I would have to use pins in the front.
==== BOB ====
If I can't smoke the tires I want more!
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2005 Yamaha Vstar 1100 midnight custom |
Edited by busterrm on 06-16-12 01:14 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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greg_moreira
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06-19-12 06:30 PM - Post#2239274
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Hey man whats up! Yes I have a set of 3.73's here to use. I was debating on a 4.11 myself, but I figure this car will always be a big block, and maybe one day a bigger big block, so a 3.73 will be a good gear.
I had plans of putting it in this past week, but got a little too busy. Actually....signed the papers on a house! Been hunting for a new place for the last four months or so and finally narrowed it down. We did a little bit of back and forth and the final papers for the offer were signed last friday. Targeted close is aug 6th, so fingers crossed that it all goes smooth.
Plus I did snag up another project I found(69 el camino) so that has taken up a bit of my time.
About the hood....Id probably only go with the 2.5 unless you really needed more.
Mine is 4 inch, and its the most Id want to go, and my car is a fair amount longer than yours too(which...with the bigger car, I think it lessens just how big the scoop looks). I would have went a lil lower myself if anybody made a smaller cowl for a buick.
With a smaller vehicle, I think the 4 inch and especially larger cowl really starts to "stand out" so to speak.
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busterrm
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06-19-12 09:17 PM - Post#2239324
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Hey man whats up! Yes I have a set of 3.73's here to use. I was debating on a 4.11 myself, but I figure this car will always be a big block, and maybe one day a bigger big block, so a 3.73 will be a good gear.
I had plans of putting it in this past week, but got a little too busy. Actually....signed the papers on a house! Been hunting for a new place for the last four months or so and finally narrowed it down. We did a little bit of back and forth and the final papers for the offer were signed last friday. Targeted close is aug 6th, so fingers crossed that it all goes smooth.
Plus I did snag up another project I found(69 el camino) so that has taken up a bit of my time.
About the hood....Id probably only go with the 2.5 unless you really needed more.
Mine is 4 inch, and its the most Id want to go, and my car is a fair amount longer than yours too(which...with the bigger car, I think it lessens just how big the scoop looks). I would have went a lil lower myself if anybody made a smaller cowl for a buick.
With a smaller vehicle, I think the 4 inch and especially larger cowl really starts to "stand out" so to speak.
I was thinking along those same lines, just enough to spruce it up. I don't really need hood clearance I saw how it made yours look tough. I guess I am just looking for a lil added flair. Have been thinking might fabricate a small spoiler for the decklid. Not like what guys with riceburners do, with the wing looking thing, more like the spoilers on 70s and 80s camaros, but fits the bodylines of the nova. I want to get all body upgrades done before I start working the body for a new finish.
==== BOB ====
If I can't smoke the tires I want more!
1976 Chevy Nova
2007 Chevy 1500 1/2 ton
2005 Yamaha Vstar 1100 midnight custom |
Edited by busterrm on 06-19-12 09:21 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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greg_moreira
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06-20-12 06:20 PM - Post#2239619
In response to busterrm
actually check this out. few good pics of your body style nova with a 4.75 tall cowl
http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums/showthread.ph...
being that the hood is a little shorter I figured too tall of a cowl might be too much, but this actually aint bad.
A 2.5 will still give a good effect too, but yeah taller looks better than I woulda figured. It actually doesnt look overkill like I thought
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06-29-12 09:34 PM - Post#2242830
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here is a url, go to the 75-79 nova and look at "installed photos" of the 2.5 inch cowl hood.
http://usbody.com/
That nova is pretty close to mine in color also. So it gives me an idea what a 2.5 inch cowl hood would look like.
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If I can't smoke the tires I want more!
1976 Chevy Nova
2007 Chevy 1500 1/2 ton
2005 Yamaha Vstar 1100 midnight custom |
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