MPHR 72 Nova Windshield Channel, Cowl Sides and Firewall Repair
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- čas přidán 25. 03. 2023
- This video contains the last of the sheet metal work on the 72 Nova. The front windshield channel was rusted out at the top and a couple of small spots along the bottom. Both cowl sides were badly rusted at the bottom and removing them revealed the inner cowl sides also had rust damage, which I repaired with patches I fabricated. Then I installed the new cowl sides with a spot welder. Lastly, the firewall had damage where a previous owner had made room for an HEI distributor. Keep in mind that this car was built pre-HEI. So the original distributor would have been a much smaller points style. Bashing the firewall with a hammer in the area behind the distributor would have given the clearance for the HEI upgrade. But it left behind some embarrassing dents that the new owner wanted rid of. Consequently, the top of the cowl (below the cowl vent) was bowed upward from the same hammering that made room for the larger distributor. This would have raised the cowl vent in one spot causing a bulge and preventing the hood/cowl from being flush. Now the body is ready for trial fitment and gapping of all the bolt-on sheet metal. Then it can be block sanded and painted.
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Thank you for the good information regarding the cowl sides. Keep up the good work.
Hey, thank you! I have another Nova coming next weekend. It might take me a while to put together a video (I have a factory job too). But watch for it.
Would love to see vid of dash cowl install.
Just got a 70 in the shop yesterday. Needs an upper dash. Keep watching. I'll try to do the dash first.
Would you know the paint code to the 1970 SS Nova interior dash /glovebox/black color code and is the windshield cowl the same color code? Just replaced the cowl and want to spray both.
Thanks@@m-poundhotrods3338
I'm not the guy to talk to about color codes and colors. It just so happens that a 70 came to the shop a few weeks ago. So I looked for any sign of the original interior color (it's gutted). The dash board had been covered in primer so I kept looking. The strip that goes between the windshield and headliner is still there and is obviously blue. This indicates a blue interior from the factory. If I found enough evidence that the car originally had a black interior I could just send you the code from this car's trim tag. But the code for a blue interior wouldn't help you a bit. Is your trim tag missing?@@Supanova70
How did you fabricate that windshield channel? I need the same thing.
I have made patches myself but this car needed the whole channel replaced all across the top. So I used prefabricated channels specific to this car. Go to Rustreplace.com to see if they make them for your car. And please subscribe to my channel. Thank you!
Hey did you epoxy inside? i am at that point to spot weld tulips .I used a detail belt sander for the wiper galley. Rustreated with fast etch and now epoxy time?
No. I left the EDP coating on the inside. I only stripped off the EDP where I was going to weld. Then I coated the inside of the welding surface with a good weld through primer. This offers better protection than the factory's method of assembling bare steel and spraying where you can reach.
How much you charge to replace floor on 74
Full floor pan assembly $1500-$2000.
@@m-poundhotrods3338 Is that parts included! And what’s the turn around
@@bjjblackbelt513 That's labor only. The pan is around $600 plus shipping.
@@bjjblackbelt513 I have an open spot right now. So I could get on it right away. If you dropped it off soon it would take about a week.
Where did you purchase the cowls. I got R/s from Muscle car central (AMD)and needed to split and pull apart upper inside corner and patch and weld. D/s i got from American performance (Ebay) aka Taiwan absolute junk., Is there anything made in America anymore?
I don't think so man. All China and Taiwan. I believe these came from AMD. I'm not sure. This customer buys his own parts and he prefers AMD. A few things he couldn't get so he went to Classic Industries.