Steve Ford's 73 Chevy Nova Hatchback
 

No punn intended with this post, but I just wanted to share another Nova with all of the guru's out there. sc69sam asked me to take a look at this car for a friend and here I am documenting the resto! Saving another PA rot box from the crusher. The car was originally Antique white with black bucket interior and a 4spd 350. The trim tag was MIA from the firewall, but I had remnants of the original colors. Check it out and tell me what you think.

Thanks,

Nova Jed

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/345838-hatchback05.JPG

Re: Steve Ford's 73 Chevy Nova Hatchback
 

Firewall
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Re: Steve Ford's 73 Chevy Nova Hatchback
 

More firewall and replacement wiper hole.
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Re: Steve Ford's 73 Chevy Nova Hatchback
 

I just wanted to show some proof that I am not re-bodying this car. [image]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...atchback33.jpg[/image]
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Some more rot!
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If you look closely enough, you can see 35yr old swiss cheese!

Re: Steve Ford's 73 Chevy Nova Hatchback
 

Finally, some good sheetmetal.

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Re: Steve Ford's 73 Chevy Nova Hatchback
 

I do have an album of pictures to check out.

Steve Ford's Nova

I don't want to bore you with the cut and paste pictures. I will post more progress when I get more pictures down loaded. I think this car is gonna prove to me wether or not I am a true body man! LOL Sammy, I hope Steve appreciates it. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif

Re: Steve Ford's 73 Chevy Nova Hatchback
 

Man those PA cars sure get rusty. Good luck on the resto job. Keep the pictures coming. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

Re: Steve Ford's 73 Chevy Nova Hatchback
 

Why? (I hope it has some sort of sentimental value!)

Re: Steve Ford's 73 Chevy Nova Hatchback
 

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Man those PA cars sure get rusty. Good luck on the resto job. Keep the pictures coming. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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That's a true rust-belt project! ...as long as it needs quarters and fender work also. That's why I cringe when an original rust free car is gutted for a full pro-street/race treatment when there are plenty more like this that mother nature already did some of the work for you. -Looking at it as you have to cut most of the same stuff out anyway...

Neat car, good luck on the body work.