H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. - Page 45

David Lee · 06-22-2018, 11:37 PM

i see you did powdercoat the seat. what are the brackets for?

Nmbr1GMfan · 06-23-2018, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 6130

Wow- the coating on the headers is beautiful. What is it?

Cerakote...
https://www.cerakotehightemp.com/fin...lacier-silver/

Nmbr1GMfan · 06-23-2018, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by David Lee

i see you did powdercoat the seat. what are the brackets for?

Underhood wiring... on-off switch and such. Working on that today.

6130 · 06-23-2018, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Nmbr1GMfan

Cerakote...
https://www.cerakotehightemp.com/fin...lacier-silver/

It looks great. I know Cerakote from their firearms coatings:

https://www.cerakoteguncoatings.com/gallery/

I never knew there were other applications.

Nmbr1GMfan · 06-23-2018, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 6130

It looks great. I know Cerakote from their firearms coatings:

https://www.cerakoteguncoatings.com/gallery/

I never knew there were other applications.

Yes, their parent NIC Industries also own Prismatic Powders that we buy some powder coatings from.

Nmbr1GMfan · 06-23-2018, 05:41 PM

Seat is once again in and Autumn is checking the fit. Started working on wiring today, dang I'm glad to NOT be working on body panels.

Nmbr1GMfan · 06-24-2018, 02:50 PM

We left early today, 7 days a week is kicking my butt. I made a parts list we'll need this week, we worked on some brackets, wiring, headers and some little things. Relaxing for the rest of the day but I'll make some time up this week.

Glenn Hayes · 06-24-2018, 03:22 PM

WOW Todd … it could be a 'Show-Car', your attention to detail is stunning.

MR DERBY CITY · 06-24-2018, 03:40 PM

Todd, I don’t want to rain on your parade but, ....I don’t know if it’s legal to modify an accepted race seat and I do know that both seats MUST be identical....I know they don’t allow cutting the top of the headrest off anymore.....Carry On.....

Nmbr1GMfan · 06-24-2018, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

I don’t know if it’s legal to modify an accepted race seat

It may not be, but here is my thinking... I feel like we did the best we could given the options. #1 I dont like the plastic seats, they crack/break and can be dangerous in a crash. #2 I would rather have a factory seat but it would be more work even yet (see #3). #3 It's really a challenge to get a very small driver comfortable, safe AND effective in a stick car (with tight belts), if this were an auto none of this extra work ($$$) would be necessary. I believe this is the safest option of all.

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

I do know that both seats MUST be identical....I know they don’t allow cutting the top of the headrest off anymore.....Carry On.....

I can make the seats perfectly identical, but when the covers are on I really don't think it'll be an issue because they'll look identical. With that being said I have seen some things, even with my extremely limited knowledge of the tech process in this class, I was suprised they passed given the info I've seen here.

I'm putting everything here for everyone to see, honestly, had I not put the photos up no one would have been able to tell it was modified when it was all said and done, I do what I do and have nothing to hide. It's my opinion we should be more concerned with the cylinder heads out there than my kids comfy seat! When this is over and I'm on to my next build (whatever that might be) maybe I will have swapped out a seat or two, but one things for sure... me and my kid will have something the NHRA or anyone on this forum can't change.

With that being said... I want to thank you for helping me out, I need all of it I can get.

06-22-2018, 11:37 PM	#441
David Lee VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,168 Likes: 487 Liked 346 Times in 126 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. i see you did powdercoat the seat. what are the brackets for?

06-23-2018, 05:41 PM	#446
Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,954 Times in 491 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. Seat is once again in and Autumn is checking the fit. Started working on wiring today, dang I'm glad to NOT be working on body panels. __________________ Todd Greene

06-24-2018, 02:50 PM	#447
Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,954 Times in 491 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. We left early today, 7 days a week is kicking my butt. I made a parts list we'll need this week, we worked on some brackets, wiring, headers and some little things. Relaxing for the rest of the day but I'll make some time up this week. __________________ Todd Greene

06-24-2018, 03:22 PM	#448
Glenn Hayes Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Weeki Wachee, Florida Posts: 348 Likes: 416 Liked 18 Times in 12 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. WOW Todd … it could be a 'Show-Car', your attention to detail is stunning. __________________ "Real Race Cars Have Tailgates"

06-24-2018, 03:40 PM	#449
MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,607 Likes: 1,068 Liked 7,781 Times in 1,494 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. Todd, I don’t want to rain on your parade but, ....I don’t know if it’s legal to modify an accepted race seat and I do know that both seats MUST be identical....I know they don’t allow cutting the top of the headrest off anymore.....Carry On.....