March2010


25.5 / 25.3 Nova Cage Progress

Posted on March 14th, by John Heard in Nova. Comments


March Project Update

Posted on March 10th, by John Heard in Fabrication, Nova. Comments

Ol’ Blue is at the chassis shop getting a new 25.5 Cage installed right now and several other top secret upgrades.  Riffel Motorsports is doing the work and I’ll probably post some progress pics here next time I get a chance to take a look at how it’s going.

While I’ve been waiting, I’ve been working on various other parts of the car. The lastest project is a home made battery box similar to those fancy Jerry Bickle models, but not “quite” as light. I missed his by about 1/2 lb but hey, the price was right!

After spending 6 hours building this thing, I got to wondering if it was the smart thing to do vs just buying one of Jerry’s for $90.  It does make you scratch your head, but at least I can claim I did it myself with … Read More »





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