My 72 SS Pictures

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Wow, nice job man! :yes:

Did you do the 1/4's yourself?

Ive done every thing myself except rebuilding the motor and pressing in the bushings in the front end. Ive only had the car for about 13 months. She,s coming along.

Wow great job,looks like you had a fair bit of work to do!

Deffinetly looks good!:yes:

its been alot of dirty nasty work but thats the fun right. Ive always want a nova and i dont mined doing the work. The pay off in the end will be worth it

Nice work Troy! You did a great job on the roof. It's really coming along. Keep the updates coming! Billy.

wow, some serious hours in to her so far. Great job.

Troy, Your car looks great! I know it takes lots of work but when your done, You will have a car that you can be proud of knowing you did all the work.:D What are you using for a welder? What brand name quarters did you use and how did they fit?


Steves70SS

Looks like you are doing a great job from the photo's. Look how much you saving doing it yourself. Keep up the good work and good luck.

I am so impressed Troy!:D Those first pics looked terrible and you have done a great job! I am humbled....of course that really is pretty easy to do so it don't mean much!:rolleyes: More pics!!

Dave

thanks for the kind words. the quarters are both gm full quarters. the last picture you can see the gm sticker a little bit . the pass. side fit perfict. drivers side took alittle persuading. the welders a $300 lincoln wire feed with gas from home depot . also had to install outer wheel house,s.plug welded along trunk and door jam solid stitch welded top and bottoms

Keep those pictures coming I need the motivation. Look good:thumbsup:

Looks like it was originally a bucket seat non-console 4 speed car.

Nice work Troy!

John

Yeah it was a bucket seat no console car. It also was a rubber floor mat car. I plan on putting carpet in the car. Im trying to stay some what original with it. I hope the none correct stuff doesn,t detract from the car to bad. Like headers,aluminum intake, carpet, 3 row rad,open element air cleaner. What to you guys think will that stuff take away from its appeal?

Unless you are building it to sell, and very few of my cars were ever "inventory", make it the way you want it. You are going to be the one cruising it and showing it off. When guys pull up next to you at the light and give you the thumbs-up it will all be worth it.:D

Dave

No im giving this car a new life to be driving and enjoyed by me and my family. I know some look down on none factory stuff. this is my first time building a car and i just want to do the best for it. I Know I could have bought one cheaper but for some odd reason I love fixing the old nova .

That is the thing I love about this hobby...you can really do your own thing with it. There is room for everyone and every taste. :D No matter which way you go, some will love it and some will say,"If it had been MINE I would have done it THIS way not THAT way!":devil: ...so do it the way that seems best for you Troy! There is lots and lots of good advice on this website no matter what you decide. Just pick though it and decide what works best for you.

Case in point: Last week someone started a thread in electrical about putting a remote starter solenoid in the trunk. Some liked the idea and some didn't. If the idea sounded good to you, there were pretty detailed instructions about how to do it. If you didn't like the idea there were good reasons posted to NOT do it. You just take you pick...either way works just fine!:D

Dave

Looking good dude, keep up the good work!

Wow, what an incredible amount of work. Fred Flintstone will be a little upset about you fixing the floor though:D
Seriously, great job!

Keep up the good work!:yes:

Looks like you are well on your way! I was worried when I saw the 1st pics - but it looks like you have the master plan. I just wish I had the time and skills that you obviously have. Keep us posted!

PS - I am not a "purist" - so I would suggest that if you plan to keep the car, make it how YOU want it. Casual fans won't notice any differences from factory anyway. If it looks good - do it!

Wow man. I think yours was worse than mine when I started. Looking good.

Hooray for no window channel or dash rust on yours though!

racinfan83 your 71 is really sweet looking . And I was over whelmed when i first cleaned out all the extra stuff from inside the car ,and seen all the rust. I just did little by little and its coming along. I have to say helping my dad on his cars when i was younger has really paid off. I also have friends that are in to cars for advise . and of course this web sight helps alot everybody here is so helpful by showing thier projects. My body mans going to have his handsful on my nova.I will try to get more picts on soon. My seasonal job starts back up next week so nova gets put back on the back burner til december for me. Bodyshop will have it for a couple months.

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Being painted back to original color Cranberry red

Quality work! Love the original color also. Are you leaving the side body moldings off?

Jason

Hi and great job on all your work you ahve done, and the thing with what your doing is great, and witht he little changes your making you can easy go back to stock...john

Great color...sort of subtle. You know what I mean!!??:devil: I love it!!

Dave

yes I will be leaving the side moldings off the car but the vinyl top is going back on. The color looks a little orange in the picture but is a nice shade of red i like it