# My 1965 Nova II- 8.85@153.5 - Turbo kit FS **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [March 30, 2013, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642 "2013-03-30T08:32:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/181 "2013-11-08T05:06:30Z")
> [@cougarspeed](#): > > i love garage beers 👋 ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/182 "2013-11-08T05:50:11Z")
Living the goddamn dream, Drew. :tup: :tup: :tup: ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/183 "2013-11-08T22:39:13Z")
So I guess pics have been awhile. To summarize where im at. Rear end is all together, studs, disc conversion etc. Turbo kit is well under way. Car should be done before the snow melts i hope. Not quite ready for weld wars but I will work on it haha Here are a few pics. Fabrication is hard. Many lessons learned but feel pretty damn good right now. First let me introduce you to a 408 stroker. 11.5:1 comp with CNC ported LS3 heads. Got a steal on it in pieces and tossed it together. Should be pretty rad in something? ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_0902_zps082deb47.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_0902_zps082deb47.jpg) ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_0903_zps3dd14a9e.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_0903_zps3dd14a9e.jpg) ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_0915_zps85a9b5e5.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_0915_zps85a9b5e5.jpg) ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1009_zps040e2edf.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1009_zps040e2edf.jpg) Ok so back to the nova. Welding v-bands on cast. Interesting process. I made two passes using 309 filler. ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_0986_zpsf8391392.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_0986_zpsf8391392.jpg) Rear end all together. Studs, rebuild, new gear, bearings, disc conversion etc etc ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1060_zpsa7e8b101.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1060_zpsa7e8b101.jpg) Yeah lets put a turbo there ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1011_zps55187ce1.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1011_zps55187ce1.jpg) ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1010_zps7d55c662.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1010_zps7d55c662.jpg) ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1013_zps5b66f86f.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1013_zps5b66f86f.jpg) ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1061_zps45e2d4f0.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1061_zps45e2d4f0.jpg) Downpipe ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1070_zps23a53dd4.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1070_zps23a53dd4.jpg) ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1077_zpsc7a47dcd.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1077_zpsc7a47dcd.jpg) Done for today. I move like a snail. 🙂 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1083_zps43eb852f.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1083_zps43eb852f.jpg) - - - Updated - - - Part of the trans mount im making. Should have taken more pics. I welded stainless to mild using 309 filler. ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1069_zps22693e84.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_1069_zps22693e84.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/184 "2013-11-09T02:11:23Z")
Welds look great, and you didn’t even need photoshop!.. Weld my shit up after I tack it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/185 "2013-11-09T05:42:17Z")
I would be happy if that were on my car. Looks good enough for me ! Nice work so far. Sent from my iPhone using [Tapatalk](http://tapatalk.com/m?id=1) ---
**Author:** ![Wahoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wahoo/32/8265_2.png) [@Wahoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wahoo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/186 "2013-11-09T06:10:39Z")
Great looking welds! I’d be more than happy if I could weld that good! Expensive machine? ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/187 "2013-11-09T07:53:47Z")
Looking good. ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/188 "2013-11-09T09:52:54Z")
> [@jt76](#): > > Welds look great, and you didn’t even need photoshop!.. Weld my shit up after I tack it 🙂 Don’t get me in the middle of weld wars! > [@deebo](#): > > I would be happy if that were on my car. Looks good enough for me ! Nice work so far. > > Sent from my iPhone using [Tapatalk](http://tapatalk.com/m?id=1) Me too. Thanks. > [@Wahoo](#): > > Great looking welds! I’d be more than happy if I could weld that good! Expensive machine? Miller Diversion 180 > [@Carnut](#): > > Looking good. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/189 "2013-11-09T09:56:49Z")
coming along nice mang ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/190 "2013-11-09T10:07:52Z")
As with most builds when all is said and done it would take 10x longer without friends helping out. Thanks a ton guys. Once finished in April?we are having a party at my house. Just don’t let the cats out. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/191 "2013-11-09T10:27:11Z")
Looks like foil at the ends of the tuning? What’s that for? ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/192 "2013-11-09T11:43:37Z")
> [@Mike93](#): > > Looks like foil at the ends of the tuning? What’s that for? I used a foil backed tape I had to setup the purge line. This makes a controlled atmosphere for the penetration side of the weld as well. Basically the same reason you use gas at the torch on the inside. I can take a pic but it makes the weld puddle easier to control, welds look nicer, and the inside of the pipe is nice and smooth after. If you look at the first downpipe pic the one end of the pipe has a gas line running into it with tape on it. Other end has tape over it and a few holes poked in it. ---
**Author:** ![Choda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choda/32/7347_2.png) [@Choda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Choda)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/193 "2013-11-09T12:52:35Z")
cant wait to see this thing ripping ---
**Author:** ![Wahoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wahoo/32/8265_2.png) [@Wahoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wahoo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/194 "2013-11-09T13:47:37Z")
What do you purge nitrogen in it? ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/195 "2013-11-09T14:07:04Z")
> [@Wahoo](#): > > What do you purge nitrogen in it? > **[Selecting the right stainless steel welding gas for joining steel](https://www.thefabricator.com/thefabricator/article/consumables/selecting-the-right-stainless-steel-welding-gas-for-joining-steel)** > > The use of stainless steel has grown significantly over the past decade. Learn how choosing the right stainless steel welding gas is critical for success. ---
**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/196 "2013-11-11T05:26:43Z")
Hopefully that rear disc conversion went better than the Camaro 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/197 "2013-11-11T05:52:09Z")
I won’t know. I offically dont bleed brakes or troubleshoot them haha. Pat(psychopjv) makes it all better for me. ---
**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/198 "2013-11-11T06:35:41Z")
Were you drinking when you welded that? ---
**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/199 "2013-11-11T06:39:17Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever welded sober… ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/200 "2013-11-11T08:16:16Z")
> [@BREETIME](#): > > Were you drinking when you welded that? Mos def > [@Norb O](#): > > I don’t think I’ve ever welded sober… Ditto. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642.md?page=9) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642.md?page=11)