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 More Firewall Work March 3, 2009 / March 3, 2009 by John Heard | 9 Comments on More Firewall Work Last night I found out for sure that my plan to move the dry sump tank behind the LF tire was actually going to work for sure. I removed the air boxes from the outside of the firewall and fabbed up a mount for the Dry Sump Tank, test fitted an old fender and yahoo! […] Read more » Dry Sump Tank Rear Percentage Weight Reduction
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
