well we have decided to cut the nova frame off and use a fatmans front stub. They will make the stub a little bit longer to give me a good length to weld on. The nova front will need to be rebuilt so ill pass on it. with the flat rails, i wont have to hack up the inner fenders, the front fenders, and the stub has all the support holes for the rad support and such. I talked to a fab guy here and he said to check the hight of the nova clip, and its almost too low for my liking. the roads around here suck from the frost heaves. i would rather have it ride nice and level and not worry about speed bumps etc. I might send the clip to sweet grass MT and go pick it up there and save cash on shipping and brokerage fees. Ill let you bolter's know how it goes.
Barry.