Nels Hb viva build

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This is my hb viva

will have 327 turbo 350 and 4.11 nine inch

 

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My inspiration..used to watch this car at the drags in the early eighties

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Me and Dad raced this one many moons ago

wagon was Steve hildreds old drag car..we sold it and it got painted silver and black..if you look on YouTube under chris Wright meremere you will see it getting rolled about six times.

Edited September 5, 2018 by nels
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This was my starting point..one set off old ansen sprints.15 x 10 and 15 x 4 1/2 

4.11 Tru Trac Moser diff head.

380 hp 327 chev turbo 350.

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Chassis all tacked ready for tig welding and fish plates.

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Here’s my shifter.

its an early b&m 60 series.

bought it off eBay for $90 us and restored it.

these things are getting real expensive now because of the nostalgia gasser racing 

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I hope to get close to this stance..just a little higher as it will be a street car after all.

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Chassis will be away next week so thought I’d make a start on sorting out the bonnet

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Scoops all glassed in..used a trick from an old boat builder.Mat underneath with epoxy and then using the same mixture and epiglass fluff particles to form a paste to fill the gaps between the scoop and bonnet.Ends up being super strong but also flexible.

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Making a start on the not so exciting parts..seat brackets