69' NOVA FRONT END UPGRADE (Pt.1)

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2 жыл бұрын

We remove the old worn out front suspension in our 1969 Chevy Nova sleeper car project nicknamed the "Narcolepsy Nova". We prepare the cars subframe for the new QA1 front suspension components and Wilwood disc brakes by prepping and painting the subframe with some VHT chassis paint.
VHT CHASSIS PAINT
www.summitracing.com/parts/vh...
WIRE WHEEL KIT
www.amazon.com/WENORA-Brush-C...
UPPER CONTROL ARM
www.summitracing.com/parts/qa...
LOWER CONTROL ARM
www.vividracing.com/-p-153116...
DRAG RACING LEVEL 2 KIT (THIS IS WHAT I ORDERED BUT P/N'S FOR CONTROL ARMS HAVE CHANGED)
www.ss396.com/nova/QA1-DK22-G...
WILWOOD BIG BRAKE KIT
www.summitracing.com/parts/wi...
SPINDLES
www.jegs.com/i/Right+Stuff/96...
STEERING ARMS
www.inlinetube.com/products/i...
STEERING KIT
www.summitracing.com/parts/cl...

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@Hazardous-Hotrod-Knowledge 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea with the control arm bushing spreader tool, definitely saving that in my brain for future use lol I would’ve just beat it with a hammer or shaved down the bushing!

@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! The whole reason I started my channel was to help others building there car by providing tips and saving them from some of the mistakes I make on my projects.

@Shop209 2 жыл бұрын

That lower control arm bolt either came loose and chewed up the hole, or the bushing went bad and the arm moved around a bunch and damaged the hole.

@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 2 жыл бұрын

That’s along the lines of what I was thinking. First time ever seeing it though. Especially as violent as this one was.

@seankrieger483 2 жыл бұрын

That frame paint came out awesome !

@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’m super happy with the way it looks

@stanhatch602 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha..the Metric Adjustable Wrench was good…it looks great, you’re doing a fantastic job on her

@KyleNOTW 7 ай бұрын

Hahaha dude you didn’t even put on the safety squints for that grind session at 6:30. 😂

@ericlarkin6563 2 жыл бұрын

Dude safety glasses! You only get one pair of eyes!

@dakotasclassiccars7246 2 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing last summer. But mine is all apart. I have the subframe stored with all of it wire wheeled, cleaned, primed and painted. Ready to go back in with new solid subframe bushings next spring.

@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 2 жыл бұрын

Damn I’m super jealous! It would have been soooo much easier to get this done had the frame not been attached to the car. Good news is the subframe for the blue car should be a breeze!

@dakotasclassiccars7246 2 жыл бұрын

@@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 yeah they are super easy to take out too. I am going to be using Global West Solid Body Mount/bushings. They were )$150 for all the mounts and hardware. I liked the idea of the solid vs. rubber or poly.

@dakotasclassiccars7246 2 жыл бұрын

@@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 I just flipped the subframe up beside a shade tree I have and disassembled it and cleaned it up.

@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 2 жыл бұрын

I bought a new rubber body mount kit for the green car to install while doing the engine/trans swap but my father has been trying to talk me into the solid mounts since we are gonna try to make some power out of the green car. Also I plan on running solid motor mounts.

@dakotasclassiccars7246 2 жыл бұрын

@@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 when I researched them it made sense for a ton of reasons.

@lordsauto 2 жыл бұрын

Looks good bud great job

@seankrieger483 2 жыл бұрын

Will a left handed adjustable lathe wrench work?

@demedusaacademy Жыл бұрын

The only thing you need is some recreational safety gear

@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 Жыл бұрын

I know I know. I have gotten much better at using/wearing PPE since this video. In more recent videos you will find that I use safety gear when cutting/grinding/wire wheeling

@demedusaacademy Жыл бұрын

@@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 lol that’s good my friend. Congrats on your progress btw