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 Aluminum Cowl Plates March 16, 2009 / March 27, 2009 by John Heard | 1 Comment on Aluminum Cowl Plates Still working on the firewall, but I’m getting closed to finishing up on my to-do list. Sunday I made these aluminum cowl plates to cover up the big holes in the cowl. Since the hood I’m using replaces the OEM cowl cover, it left two big holes at the top that I didn’t like the […] Read more » Firewall Nova
Nova Smoothing the Nova’s Firewall February 6, 2009 / February 6, 2009 by John Heard Before I send the Nova off to the body shop to have last years guardrail rash fixed, I wanted to get the firewall all cleaned up. In addition to the heater holes, there are a bunch of small holes – both factory and other holes from things I’ve added and removed over the last 8 […] Read more » Firewall Smoothing Firewall Weight Reduction
