Fabrication Nova Nova Light Weight Door Handles September 13, 2010 / March 24, 2016 by John Heard More slow but steady progress during September on ol' Blue. After removing in excess of 50 lbs of "stuff" out of the doors I needed a way to open them. So I fabbed up these door handles which are somewhat like those people use in fiberglass doors. Read more » 1971 Nova Door Handles Firewall True Ten Five
Nova 71′ Nova Door Weight Savings August 13, 2010 / March 10, 2015 by John Heard | 5 Comments on 71′ Nova Door Weight Savings 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 […] Read more » Lexan Nova Window Hardware Weight Reduction
Nova Slow but steady progress… August 5, 2010 / August 5, 2010 by John Heard 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 […] Read more » Nova Dash Paint
