Last night I got started working on removing a bit of weight from the doors on the Nova and found there is quite a bit of savings there. Window and door handle hardware, window regulator and misc. hardware totaled 6.4 lbs. Door glass weighed 10.8 lbs and the vent window 4.31 lbs. I'm estimating the lexan to weigh in approximately 1/2 of the weight of the… Read More

Wow... I didn't realize how long it's been since we got the Nova back home, and how little I've got done since then. We've been making progress, but it's been slow going. So far we've got the trunk floor and wheel tubs painted, trunk bars painted, did a bunch of cleanup and painting on the bottom of the car.

The project that's taken quite a while was the dash. It was sanded down to bare metal… Read More

After showing off the new cage at the MAKO race in Wichita Saturday, we finally got the Nova back home once again! Kurt got the front J-Bars done, new wheel tubs in (I hope we never have to mini-tub this car again!) and finished up the rear firewall/deck. I was surprised how close to stock the rear firewall ended up looking by integrating the rear hoop part of the cage. Read More