Shock Mounts Finished

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

I got to check out Kurt's latest work on the Nova this weekend, and he's made some good progress. Shock mounts are now in, and the anti-roll bar is mounted. I think it looks hell for stout, and that's a good thing. I've been surprised before at the forces the shocks and anti-roll see on these cars, it's more than you would think. The new shock mount has some gussets in it to reduce deflection - I think it'll be plenty… Read More

25.3 Cage – More Progress…

Monday, April 12th, 2010

The cage on the Nova is coming along nicely. Chris and I went to check it out and drop off some parts Saturday and was pleased to see door bars, main front hoop and the main funny car portions all in.

There's a few more bars and gussets yet to put in but hey it's coming along! It's going to be weird driving the car now, I'm so used to the stock steering wheel position and "too tall" seat, feels more like a race car… Read More

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