Project: Hot rodding a 69 Nova

[Xplantdad]

Looks and sounds great Bill! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

[Bill Rose]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The &quot;punch list&quot; must be getting pretty short now.

Will she move under her own power.......?

Ryan

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Yep, the punch list is short Ryan. Just a front end alignment, and I should be ready for the 1st test drive.

It should move under it's own power, but I still have it up on blocks. We're looking at a week long rain event, so it may have to sit for a while.

[Bill Rose]

I wound up replacing the regulator. I put one of the ground wires on the reg, and it worked briefly. Then quit completely and it was a Delco regulator. I replaced it with a Standard brand, and grounded it like the Delco. So far the Standard one is good.

The Delco reg was all over the place. Sometimes it was charging 16 volts and then a min later it was doing nothing. Then back to 15....etc

...and yes, the other ground I put on the horn relay screw.

[68l30]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bill Rose</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I wound up replacing the regulator. I put one of the ground wires on the reg, and it worked briefly. Then quit completely and it was a Delco regulator. I replaced it with a Standard brand, and grounded it like the Delco. So far the Standard one is good.

The Delco reg was all over the place. Sometimes it was charging 16 volts and then a min later it was doing nothing. Then back to 15....etc

...and yes, the other ground I put on the horn relay screw. </div></div>

Crazy stuff eh? Dive you nutz in a hurry. Hope the Delco cover fit ok, I know some of the Std are rivited on. Car looks great, love the stance with the wider tires.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]


BIG

[earntaz]

Grounds will drive a person nuts -- have you ever owned a Vette? I've had a number of 2nd and 3rd gen and the electrical systems can be a challenge at times.

[Bill Rose]

Ok, this is it. Had it out for the front end alignment today. It actually moves under it own power. Hasn't done that for a while. This build has been a lot of fun. I will be putting another set of wheels together for it. I'll be going with white steelies and cheater slicks on the rear, and a somewhat skinny wheel/tire combo up front. Not sure which wheels yet, up front. Probably a 15&quot; X 6&quot; of some sort, with black wall bias ply's....

I appreciate all the great advise, comments, emails, pm's and phone calls, over the past 6 months. I'm new to Nova's so I had a lot to learn, but it was one of the more pleasurable builds I've done. Now I have a new garage/storage building to build. I'll be thrilled if that goes as well as the Nova project went.

Here's a couple final shots for those who aren't sick of looking at it yet.

[Xplantdad]

Looks (And sounds) great Bill.Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

[Postsedan]

Final shots for those who aren't sick of looking at it yet.
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What? Sick of looking at it, this is Fine Art to must of us [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

Well done Bill, love the Tow Hooks and the Day2 theme your after.....more pics when you get your new skinny`s up front.

Dan

[PxTx]

Great looking Nova and thanks for sharing the journey! I'm always up for pics of different wheel combinations so keep 'em comming.

Thanks!

[parkbrau]

Great job. Thanks, I know I learned a bit about Nova's along the way.