stripes,embelishments, or what ever !

Got the stripes, laid out and sprayed. I used a silver base and scuffed it up with steel wool and scotch bright pads to give it a roughed up aluminum look.Then i added some kandy blue streaks and some transparent black shading just to give it some volume.I think this looked a little bit better than just plain silver stripes separating the two colors , it added interest and a custom touch. We will decide if it needs pinstripping after the blue is done and cleared.

Insulating the Nova

A little bit of insulating is now the job at hand .We are using a product that is used in the airconditioning industry to insulate ducts . The big boy Albert found it and it works great looks like Dyna mat . It has a sticky backing and a foil side to help sound and temp .We use two layers and it really quites it down .Also you'll notice the battery in the trunk and the NOS bottle for a little more umph !He'll need it for all those hungry Mustangs that will want a piece of him. After the paint is on we will paint the inside of the trunk and carpet it also.

Metal Mike

Mike "Metal"Marek ,owner of Auto Ac Hose Repair did an outstanding job of helping with the air -conditioning install .Mike has all the equipment to form hard lines as well as making up the high pressure hoses , and his service is mobile which makes it super handy.I really admire his work and eye for what will be ascetically pleasing to the eye so the job looks really well planed out .Mike does plenty of custom work as well as just making hoses for every day cars so give him a call for your needs @901-542-0509.While we had him in the shop ,Helton opted to have the heater hoses made by Mike also and they were then polished and threaded to the nice billet bulk head fitting in the firewall, below that is the cool looking billet areomotive fuel regulator to keep the fuel pressure right .

Smart flix

I've been looking at the great selection of instructional dvds at Smart Flix. They have a bunch of how to custom painting dvds, but are not limited to just auto stuff. I've rented fiberglass, and welding stuff. Also they were prompt and the quality has been good. Here's a link for the paint stuff, check it out...Painting.

Dash board

Mike got the dash and gauges all wired up nice and neat. He used a super good looking bezel that is carbon fiber and white faced gauges to set it off. Now all we need to do is find the time to re wire the whole car with the 21 circuit Ez-wire harness ,it will replace the 30 year old harness so Mike can drive another 30 years with out problems . Yeah right... it's a Chevy hopefully it'll make it a year or two .This will all look great with the freshly painted dash and the new dash pad.Just throw in some fancy interior work and we got a hot rod!

F-100 Nationals in Knoxville

Well we made a whirl wind tour of the all FORD F-100 Nats. on Saturday May 16th . Tommy Donald and I spent Friday night with the Krueger family and we all left at 6 am to drive 3 plus hours to Chillowee park in Knoxville.The weather was terrible ,raining hard and windy but we pressed on wondering if we were doing the right thing.The weather broke up as we arrived at the show , although it was some what cloudy and humid most of the day. The show was nice although we all felt the number of trucks was way down ,as well as the vendors in participation.I was excited to talk to the "Fat Man "himself , of FAT MAN chassis company.HE was very accessible and more than willing to help and answer any questions I really hope to do business with him soon .The 66Mustang convertible is really needing a updated front end....bring money $$$!I feel like the saddened economy was the cause for less participants , but I'm not taking part in the recession feeling that if i ignore it maybe it will go away!Albert and his son bought parts for some of their new projects and we all dreamed a bit , man there were some sweet rides there !

up coming events

Hope to go to Super Chevy here in Memphis, although being a FORD guy I really don't see anything really Super about it !But its good to see what the comps up to! Just ragging you poor old orange motored guys, there will be plenty of bad boys out there.

Other shows I hope to attend this year would be the NSRA STREET ROD NATS. in Louisville Ky.,the Bowling Green Ky. drag races featuring the Hot Rod Reunion and the Cackle fest !I hate it but will miss the 45Th Mustang celebration at Barber Motorsports in Birmingham , if anyone attends it please tell me about it !Then lastly hope to see Nhra Nationals in Memphis Motor sports park and the Nmca races there also , heck hope to see ya'll too! bye me a beer !!!

fuel system upgrades

Well we anticipate the big ole 427 might need a lot of high test fuel, so the new fuel tank had a sump welded in and braided lines are run to the filter and pump. The 1/2 inch aluminum fuel lines run up to a 4 port regulator and then on to the very hungry 850 Demon carb ,all this octane is pushed by the 220 gph. fuel pump. This is all in symphony with a big shot of NOS ...just in case!!! I'm not gonna tell how much NOS hit was installed maybe you'll know after he smokes ya on the street! Mike will be spending a lot of time at the tire store buying back tires, maybe he can buy them in bulk !

bling bling for the big block thing!

Some really nice parts have recently been acquired for the 427 . You just can't hide money ! ,thats what Albert tells Mike constantly .Billet March serpetine pulleys and brackets support the chrome alternator and power steering pump . Wow they look great ! The chrome small Sanden A/C compressor will fit nicely too . Once we have big Mike "Metal " Marek ,who owns Auto Ac Hose Repair ,build us some really cool hoses and hard lines for the A/C system, we will get it all charged up." Metal "Mike does really great work making up special custom hoses for A/C systems . His truck is outfitted with crimping tools and tubing benders and he is mobile so he goes to the job site .More on Mike's business later .

Albert is always thinking of ways to make the mighty Nova project better .We both felt the addition of a Ford emblem on the valve covers , as a joke ,could not be passed up .Albert taped the emblem on the valve cover and awaited the owner's disgust.

lil playing with words

Mikes Nova is a true SS ! , and it's a rat motored SS ! , so using a bit of artistic license i decided it really was a ....RATS aSS !! The glove box seemed like a great spot to declare this truth , so Mike and passenger could not forget this little factoid !!