Nova stocker project.

Alan Nyhus · 12-29-2013, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Sherwood

Al try this , will correct that lean condition!!!!

Geez Bob....that things about the size of the crankshaft in my 327!

Reminds me of the 'rubber' Stocker camshaft designed by (blank blank). The lobes grew as the RPM's went up!

-Al

hadtobethere · 01-01-2014, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Nyhus

Geez Bob....that things about the size of the crankshaft in my 327!

Reminds me of the 'rubber' Stocker camshaft designed by (blank blank). The lobes grew as the RPM's went up!

-Al

Al, after a bit of forward thinking....most likely Stock will expand the rules, so you should be ahead of this...

It will be hard to put one of Steve's BB in that thing and call it a 327 so....Ya, Sherwood can get the 'Shadow' to work a big stick to fit, and that old Nitro kit from the Pro guy will work fine. DB has a crate motor on order that you can use. Check and see if old Northwind has a valve train, also W.S. has some parts....more later.

Alan Nyhus · 01-04-2014, 10:45 PM

Front suspension apart for a freshen-up......bushings, control arm shafts, ball joints, etc. Will also treat it to some lightweight disc brakes. Once that's back together the motor will go back in:

Relocated and raised the shifter with some 6061 I had laying around:

HandOverFist · 01-04-2014, 10:53 PM

That's clean Al...I really need to do something with our shifter as well.

Alan Nyhus · 01-04-2014, 11:39 PM

Rich, the round stock is 3/4". With a .750 counterbore, I went .125 deep in the plates as a register for the round stock, faced off the ends of the round in my lathe, drilled and tapped the ends of the round 1/4X20 and used a standard 82 degree countersink for the flat head Allen screws. You could also just have it TIG'd and simplify the deal.

Took longer to clean up the chips than make the part. Not really....... -Al

HandOverFist · 01-05-2014, 12:15 AM

What brake components are you going with? We ended up having to space the m/c off the firewall using the Bickel piston rod kit...had a high pedal and it was not fully retracting. http://www.jerrybickel.com/brake-kit...-jbrc1064.html

Alan Nyhus · 01-27-2014, 06:59 PM

The last couple of weeks has been some non glamorous, greasy, knuckle bustin' stuff. Urethane bushings for the upper control arms and offset shafts:

On the lowers, urethane bushings, new control arm bolts, new inner and outer tie rod ends and adjuster sleeves, new upper and lower ball joints and new springs. After getting everything stuffed back together, Steve Koppien and I counted our fingers. We came up with ten each and considered the job a success.......

New Mickeys on 9" Bogarts, ARP studs and J&J Racing Products stud sleeve and nut setup:

01-04-2014, 10:45 PM	#3
Alan Nyhus VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lower Dakota territory Posts: 1,180 Likes: 1,074 Liked 799 Times in 236 Posts	Re: Nova stocker project. Front suspension apart for a freshen-up......bushings, control arm shafts, ball joints, etc. Will also treat it to some lightweight disc brakes. Once that's back together the motor will go back in: Relocated and raised the shifter with some 6061 I had laying around: __________________ "That'll never work....."

01-04-2014, 10:53 PM	#4
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,651 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Nova stocker project. That's clean Al...I really need to do something with our shifter as well. __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321

01-04-2014, 11:39 PM	#5
Alan Nyhus VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lower Dakota territory Posts: 1,180 Likes: 1,074 Liked 799 Times in 236 Posts	Re: Nova stocker project. Rich, the round stock is 3/4". With a .750 counterbore, I went .125 deep in the plates as a register for the round stock, faced off the ends of the round in my lathe, drilled and tapped the ends of the round 1/4X20 and used a standard 82 degree countersink for the flat head Allen screws. You could also just have it TIG'd and simplify the deal. Took longer to clean up the chips than make the part. Not really....... -Al __________________ "That'll never work....." Last edited by Alan Nyhus; 01-04-2014 at 11:41 PM.

01-05-2014, 12:15 AM	#6
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,651 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Nova stocker project. What brake components are you going with? We ended up having to space the m/c off the firewall using the Bickel piston rod kit...had a high pedal and it was not fully retracting. http://www.jerrybickel.com/brake-kit...-jbrc1064.html __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321 Last edited by HandOverFist; 01-05-2014 at 12:18 AM.

01-27-2014, 06:59 PM	#7
Alan Nyhus VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lower Dakota territory Posts: 1,180 Likes: 1,074 Liked 799 Times in 236 Posts	Re: Nova stocker project. The last couple of weeks has been some non glamorous, greasy, knuckle bustin' stuff. Urethane bushings for the upper control arms and offset shafts: On the lowers, urethane bushings, new control arm bolts, new inner and outer tie rod ends and adjuster sleeves, new upper and lower ball joints and new springs. After getting everything stuffed back together, Steve Koppien and I counted our fingers. We came up with ten each and considered the job a success....... New Mickeys on 9" Bogarts, ARP studs and J&J Racing Products stud sleeve and nut setup: __________________ "That'll never work....."