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12-22-2020, 09:57 PM
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Name: Krazeeun
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Hardway 1969' Nova X275 Build Thread
Gather around, uncle Ryan's going to tell y'all a story...
There I was, with a 3 letter agency fine hanging over my head, bills piling up, all that fun stuff and I had an interested party in my beloved 1966 Chevy II that was definitely in it's prime - Sweet 16 Recap. It was time for it to go, so go it went, thankfully into the hands of my former crew chief Daniel Pierce & his Texas folks.
I reluctantly handed my wife the funds and told her I was building another one as soon as things got right. Bills got paid, adulting happened, bla bla bla...
Fast forward to PRI 2019, I was standing in a friends vendor booth with a few of them gathered around, ganging up on me if you will, giving me a hard time for selling the car, asking what I had planned. They didn't seem to like my answer that I was taking a year or two off and going to lay low. The cumulative answer seemed to be that I needed to find another car and get to work.
Scrolling through social media one day not long after that I found this gem on Tin Soldiers Facebook page listed for sale. I sent a message and got an immediate response from them, they actually seemed excited about putting a Cummins in it, which was a welcomed response compared to the hate mail I got about putting a Cummins in the Chevy II a few year back.
This one was an unfinished product, a perfectly good clean 69' Nova that was cut up and turned into a race car but not yet finished, never been down the track. That was nice & all but when I found out it was a leaf spring car my jaw hit the floor, no way... was it meant to be? I showed a few of my inner circle folks who would be a part of the car, they all gave me the thumbs up but the final straw was me showing my wife the car and she said it was pretty, after 16 years of marriage that roughly translates into "go ahead and buy that car honey, I wont be mad". Done deal, now to figure out how to cough up the bread to go get it. I put a deposit on it and started hustling.
Here are the original pics I got of the car, includingwhat it looked like when it went to the chassis shop......
Thread to be continued with when I went to go get it....
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I WILL RAISE HELL AND BREAK ****
'14 Ram SCSB Pro-Street "MiniWheat" - 5.299ET@136.49MPH/4515#
'66 Nova X275 4.289@170.8/3430#
'69 Nova X275 .... still on pro jacks
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Last edited by TravisG; 12-22-2020 at 11:15 PM.
Reason: Blame it on McSwain
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12-22-2020, 10:47 PM
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Name: displacedtexan
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Regarding the first paragraph of post #2...
I've heard that they need to update the software or something.
Apparently I don't have permission to quote...
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12-22-2020, 10:50 PM
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Name: TravisG
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Originally Posted by displacedtexan
Regarding the first paragraph of post #2...
I've heard that they need to update the software or something.
Apparently I don't have permission to quote...
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I have no idea what you're talking about......
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12-22-2020, 10:58 PM
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Name: displacedtexan
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I have no idea what you're talking about......
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That makes two of us.
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12-22-2020, 11:23 PM
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Name: Empty_Pockets
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Hurry uncle ryan some of us read fast and my smores are getting cold
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12-23-2020, 07:19 AM
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Name: Timbeaux
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You should totally keep the white roof and factory wheels
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"I just love everything about racing. I wanna race every single day. Its nothing for me to be cutting grass and the neighbor hoss the gas on his mower, and there we are, lined up in the the middle of the street." - Stevie KillinTime Jackson
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"A gainst stupidity, the gods themselves fight unvictorious."
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12-23-2020, 07:49 AM
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Name: ironmax
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That front clip is badazz. Going to look rowdy flying down the track
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12-23-2020, 08:07 AM
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Name: Krazeeun
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Empty_Pockets
Hurry uncle ryan some of us read fast and my smores are getting cold
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patience jedi, I didnt want to make the first one real long so I could make it right and then they locked me out of editing it after 15 minutes and ruined my night, I'll be back with more soon 
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You should totally keep the white roof and factory wheels
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you should... 
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Originally Posted by ironmax
That front clip is badazz. Going to look rowdy flying down the track
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I love the way this thing sits!
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RYAN MILLIKEN
I WILL NOT KEEP CALM
I WILL RAISE HELL AND BREAK ****
'14 Ram SCSB Pro-Street "MiniWheat" - 5.299ET@136.49MPH/4515#
'66 Nova X275 4.289@170.8/3430#
'69 Nova X275 .... still on pro jacks
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
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12-23-2020, 08:50 AM
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Name: Phooker
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Is the grille gonna turn from an outty to an inny at speed like the old one?
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12-23-2020, 10:59 AM
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Name: MarkBroviak
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Love the car Ryan, can't wait to see it making passes! Keep it up!
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12-23-2020, 11:15 AM
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Name: RMJ_LB7
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wow. Both are beautiful cars! Thanks for the morning read.
As for the leaf springs, why is that better?
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12-23-2020, 12:03 PM
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Name: Timbeaux
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Ok, ditch the wheels, but the Blue and white is freaking sick.
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"I just love everything about racing. I wanna race every single day. Its nothing for me to be cutting grass and the neighbor hoss the gas on his mower, and there we are, lined up in the the middle of the street." - Stevie KillinTime Jackson
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"A gainst stupidity, the gods themselves fight unvictorious."
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12-23-2020, 12:05 PM
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Name: Timbeaux
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wow. Both are beautiful cars! Thanks for the morning read.
As for the leaf springs, why is that better?
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Ryan cant figure out a 4 link, so he needs something simple. HE IS SMRT NOT (his words, not mine)
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"I just love everything about racing. I wanna race every single day. Its nothing for me to be cutting grass and the neighbor hoss the gas on his mower, and there we are, lined up in the the middle of the street." - Stevie KillinTime Jackson
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"A gainst stupidity, the gods themselves fight unvictorious."
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12-23-2020, 10:31 PM
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Name: WPDiesel
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Hey unc ryan 👋👋
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12-23-2020, 10:32 PM
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Name: RascalMafia
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Ok, ditch the wheels, but the Blue and white is freaking sick.
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Agreed
Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk
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12-23-2020, 10:51 PM
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Name: Timbeaux
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Agreed
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My cause has support now.
Dont do things the easy way, Ryan.......
Blue/whiteTTF!
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COMPETITIONDIESEL.COM BRINGING THE BEST TOGETHER
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"I just love everything about racing. I wanna race every single day. Its nothing for me to be cutting grass and the neighbor hoss the gas on his mower, and there we are, lined up in the the middle of the street." - Stevie KillinTime Jackson
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"A gainst stupidity, the gods themselves fight unvictorious."
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01-09-2021, 12:18 PM
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Name: Got Smoke?
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Me likey 
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2007 2500 Mega 68RFE FirePunk EFI/CSP5 & TCM tuning, Edge CTS II.
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01-12-2021, 11:09 AM
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Name: ChuckNorse
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It's been a while for me... Nice to see a few of the OGs lurking! If all goes well, we'll have photos from Lights Out to post.
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01-12-2021, 12:46 PM
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Name: Timbeaux
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It's been a while for me... Nice to see a few of the OGs lurking! If all goes well, we'll have photos from Lights Out to post.
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What are the dates this year?
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COMPETITIONDIESEL.COM BRINGING THE BEST TOGETHER
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"I just love everything about racing. I wanna race every single day. Its nothing for me to be cutting grass and the neighbor hoss the gas on his mower, and there we are, lined up in the the middle of the street." - Stevie KillinTime Jackson
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"A gainst stupidity, the gods themselves fight unvictorious."
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02-25-2021, 11:40 AM
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Name: RMJ_LB7
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Hopefully Ryan updates the thread soon! I figure he is busy out racing right now, however I am definitely looking forward to a more in depth overview than what's on Instagram 
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01 LB7 Duramax Single Cab Short Bed Project Truck - SOLD before finished.
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