New Guy from Iowa with a B/S Nova - Page 3

doglover44 · 02-16-2015, 01:03 AM

Awesome car What made you wanna go stick ?

Gary Smith · 02-16-2015, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by james schaechter

Don't let M J scare you! Adjusting the clutch is better than smelling auto trans fluid any day! Speaking of MJ. He is the owner in chief at derby city car covers. If you don't have one for your Nova, he can make one. Best investment ever for a racecar. It is a one piece fender cover that wraps around the front of your car. Saved ours many times during all of the flogging on the car!

Clark Holroyd told me almost the same thing "wondering why it took me so long to discover how fun a stick car is to drive".

Alan Nyhus · 02-16-2015, 07:09 AM

Welcome aboard, Dave! The car is a proven winner. Looking forward to seeing you at some MCR events this season. -Al

Larry Hill · 02-16-2015, 08:41 AM

Way cool to have a stick car, Cimarolli likes the car, Helms likes the color, and you have plenty of help from all the stick guys.
Hope to see you at the races! Have fun and good luck.

Mike Taylor 3601 · 02-16-2015, 10:04 AM

I like your car,I think a little clutch dust is better than dealing with that devils blood that comes out of those slush boxes.
I have always been stick man, when I was a kid my bicycle had 3 pedals!!!
Mike Taylor 3601

Dave Weeks · 02-16-2015, 10:54 AM

I chose a stick car because leaving off a clutch just sounds like more fun. I admit I was influenced a little by a few stick drivers. Thank you for all the encouragement and it is nice to see that I will not be the only newbie out there this year. I will look into the car covers as I know I will need one. I had a blast watching and bench racing for the last couple years so I can only imagine how much fun and frustrating it will be to actually race. I think I found a trailer locally that I will be picking up so there is one thing off the list. Now I just need to find some different wheels. (I need the car to look different so it feels like mine.) I have a few performance things I want to try to hopefully start widdling down my times. I also need to lose a few pounds off the front to make up the difference in driver weight. (Hopefully I can find a deal on lighter front brakes and wheels).

SSGN · 02-16-2015, 11:12 AM

For a first time stocker you sure started with the a quality car!

Damn that is nice, I have always said its the adventure and the road trips that make it fun.

Congrats and enjoy

Kevin

Jim Hawkins · 02-16-2015, 11:25 AM

Congrads on your new car. I also talked to Bill about that car when it was up for sale. Great guy to talk to and he mentioned that there was a "guy from Iowa who wanted the car real bad". Of course I need a second car like a hole in my head so I am glad it ended up where it was suppose to go. Good luck and have some fun!

Mike Jones · 02-16-2015, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Pistol Pete

Welcome to Stock Eliminator & Have Some Fun.

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Mike A114 P/SA

Trista_5115 · 02-16-2015, 01:25 PM

Welcome aboard! Enjoy the ups and downs that come with drag racing (especially a stick car!) and look forward to meeting you in the future!

02-16-2015, 01:03 AM	#21
doglover44 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Carlisle OH Posts: 1,386 Likes: 4 Liked 489 Times in 227 Posts	Re: New Guy from Iowa with a B/S Nova Awesome car What made you wanna go stick ? __________________ Jake Biermann

02-16-2015, 07:09 AM	#23
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: New Guy from Iowa with a B/S Nova Welcome aboard, Dave! The car is a proven winner. Looking forward to seeing you at some MCR events this season. -Al __________________ "That'll never work....."

02-16-2015, 08:41 AM	#24
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,631 Likes: 1,925 Liked 10,684 Times in 2,224 Posts	Re: New Guy from Iowa with a B/S Nova Way cool to have a stick car, Cimarolli likes the car, Helms likes the color, and you have plenty of help from all the stick guys. Hope to see you at the races! Have fun and good luck. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

02-16-2015, 10:04 AM	#25
Mike Taylor 3601 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somerset,Ky Posts: 1,370 Likes: 350 Liked 301 Times in 102 Posts	Re: New Guy from Iowa with a B/S Nova I like your car,I think a little clutch dust is better than dealing with that devils blood that comes out of those slush boxes. I have always been stick man, when I was a kid my bicycle had 3 pedals!!! Mike Taylor 3601

02-16-2015, 10:54 AM	#26
Dave Weeks Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stuart, IA Posts: 10 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: New Guy from Iowa with a B/S Nova I chose a stick car because leaving off a clutch just sounds like more fun. I admit I was influenced a little by a few stick drivers. Thank you for all the encouragement and it is nice to see that I will not be the only newbie out there this year. I will look into the car covers as I know I will need one. I had a blast watching and bench racing for the last couple years so I can only imagine how much fun and frustrating it will be to actually race. I think I found a trailer locally that I will be picking up so there is one thing off the list. Now I just need to find some different wheels. (I need the car to look different so it feels like mine.) I have a few performance things I want to try to hopefully start widdling down my times. I also need to lose a few pounds off the front to make up the difference in driver weight. (Hopefully I can find a deal on lighter front brakes and wheels).

02-16-2015, 11:12 AM	#27
SSGN Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 644 Likes: 131 Liked 140 Times in 51 Posts	Re: New Guy from Iowa with a B/S Nova For a first time stocker you sure started with the a quality car! Damn that is nice, I have always said its the adventure and the road trips that make it fun. Congrats and enjoy Kevin __________________ The more people I meet the more I like my dog Kevin Last edited by SSGN; 02-16-2015 at 11:16 AM.

02-16-2015, 11:25 AM	#28
Jim Hawkins Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 198 Likes: 89 Liked 115 Times in 35 Posts	Re: New Guy from Iowa with a B/S Nova Congrads on your new car. I also talked to Bill about that car when it was up for sale. Great guy to talk to and he mentioned that there was a "guy from Iowa who wanted the car real bad". Of course I need a second car like a hole in my head so I am glad it ended up where it was suppose to go. Good luck and have some fun!

02-16-2015, 01:25 PM	#30
Trista_5115 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kansas City Posts: 7 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: New Guy from Iowa with a B/S Nova Welcome aboard! Enjoy the ups and downs that come with drag racing (especially a stick car!) and look forward to meeting you in the future! __________________ Trista Henderson #5111 B/S, 1970 Nova