73 nova Air ride ls1 turbo swap thread.... - Page 3

73 nova guy · 07-31-2009, 12:37 AM

well a little bit of an update..

i got a turbo here its a mp70/.96ar

So i got it mocked in place as you can see i kinda screwed my self with the passenger header but that's what i get for not starting with the turbo in place then building the headers... i don't want to redo the passenger header so ill build around it. i plan to modify the inner fender well to fit around the turbo.

the first thing i did today was mount the intercooler were i wanted it. i had to notch the rad support and the hood pop to get the intercooler to fit. then i built some brackets to hold it in there.

one other problem i see i am going to have is that the intake to the turbo is pretty close to the rad support. it will be tricky to get the filter to fit. i will have to come up with some custom setup there of course.

73 nova guy · 08-02-2009, 08:03 PM

well this is what i got for the cross over. i am not all that happy with it... the passenger header is to close and didn't leave me with much room to build the y for the turbo. i may cut it all apart and start over.. i am going to sleep on it and well see.

73 nova guy · 08-05-2009, 01:22 AM

little update today got toying with some ic piping

MeanYellowZ · 08-05-2009, 04:09 PM

lookin neat....Im pretty much done with the pipe fab on the 73 Im doing.

73 nova guy · 08-08-2009, 07:30 PM

a little up date got most of the cold tubing done. still waiting on WG and BV

73 nova guy · 08-16-2009, 07:55 PM

today's playin around in the hot garage.. i got this done besides getting a little swamp ass....

i moved both inlet and outlet to the same side and converted the rad to dual pass.

i also got some work done on the down pipe..

chevellepowered · 08-16-2009, 09:15 PM

bad ass man,, can wait to see some vids... of it running.. we have a 71 nova im trying to get my brother to do a lsx turbo swap.. good luck man. you'll love the insane power!!

frojoe · 08-16-2009, 10:30 PM

So I guess you're not planning on running inner fenders? I know there isn't a lot of room in these Nova's, but that's one of a couple things I want to make work.

71 chevy · 08-17-2009, 12:10 AM

looks great.

how come you are taking the downpipe on the outside of the frame rail? is it gonna dump right where it is , or are the muffler plans?

I plan to route my dp on the inside of the the frame rails

73 nova guy · 08-17-2009, 12:14 PM

i do plan to run fender wells. but they may be custom or heavenly modified like everything else...

the down pipe is not finished yet there will be oval that tucks up to the rocker.. also a cut out by the fender for track days!

mac_z_28 · 08-17-2009, 01:06 PM

are you just going to dump the exhaust or throw a muffler on it or????

73 nova guy · 08-17-2009, 01:45 PM

it will have like a 3.5 race race bullet on it..

hookemdevils22 · 08-18-2009, 10:38 PM

you could run sheet metal inner fenders. i think they look pretty sweet, a buddy of mine ran them in his '67 II. just cut them around the exhaust tubing - i'm sure it would turn out great.

73 nova guy · 08-18-2009, 11:51 PM

i had planed to just mod the stock inner fender. that will prob be what i end up doing.

71 chevy · 08-19-2009, 12:11 AM

hey, how much was the pipe kit for the headers and where can I find it?

73 nova guy · 08-19-2009, 09:58 AM

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Chevy-...Kits,6600.html

mac_z_28 · 08-21-2009, 11:34 PM

Are you rollin on Torque Thrust II's? if you are im going to shoot myself... were doing the exact same build and were going to be on the exact same wheels....wtf

73 nova guy · 08-22-2009, 05:50 PM

yes sir that would be the ones! its ok you can copy my rid i don't mind!

well kinda tinkering around here till i get some more parts.. so i got the muffler cute little thing it is!

and made a bracket to support the turbo

mac_z_28 · 08-23-2009, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by 73 nova guy

yes sir that would be the ones! its ok you can copy my rid i don't mind!

woah woah lol i cant copy if were farther along than you lol ...just weird... but hey we got different tranys!

73 nova guy · 08-25-2009, 09:29 PM

well some more tinkering the fuel tank is 65% done still need to sand it down and give it a little paint job. looks damn good for 36 years old!

i just ordered a hydro boost setup of a truck that will be the next project. then i think i am going to pull the drive train out and start prepping everything for paint and powder coat.