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A B4C Z
02-03-2008, 07:13 PM
Some of you might remember last year at jefferson me and my dad picked up a 1972 nova from california that my dads friend brought back for us. We are cloning it to be a 1970 and have some very rare feautres to go along with it. The car is being built to be ALL motor no nothing. Have a radio delete dash/tilt colum with gear selector on the coloum/200mph speedo/no heater/dog dish hubs/rubber mat bench seat with a 396 bored .40 over. I did all the motor work during my classes at WCTC few years back when i was in the GM asep program. Its a father son project. My dad has a 72 now that he has owned since 73. But we always talked about how cool it would be to have a big block car. So this is it. It is moving along very nicley as of right now. Its going to "phathom blue" which is a dark blue. Its a factory color. Will have black interior in it also. We stripped the car down to the rear end front suspoensin and rear leaf springs. Cut the floors out because they were swiss cheese as the rear window leaked and the oringainl owner never did anything about it so it got the floor and the back window frame. The car was sent to the body shop to get the floors welded in do the window and then fill some other misc. holes that we wont need. And then finally its getting a paint job. This weekend the jvsodablasting came and did the car. He uses baking soda to leave a nice clean smooth fisnih also uses glass sand and what ever else you might or want to use. I didnt get any of it completely done as i didnt wnat to stay and wait it takes some time. So heres what i got pictures of.

HERE IS THE START OF IT AFTER I DROVE IT HOME(3 ON THE TREE 6 BANGER)
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC04491.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC04480.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC04469.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC04484.jpg

THIS IS WHEN IT WAS STRIPPED WITH THE FLOORS BEING CUT/REPLACED

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC00031.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC00041.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC00040.jpg

THE REAR WINDOW WAS ROTTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC00091.jpg
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http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC00090.jpg


THIS IS BEING SAND BLASTED. CAR IS SUPER SUPER CLEAN EXCEPT FOR WHAT LOOKS TO BE A DENT IN THE DRIVER QUARTER PANLE THAT THEY HAD FILLER IN. REST OF THE CAR WAS SOLID EVEN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR QUARTER AND THE TRUNK.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC00122.jpg
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http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC00118.jpg


Should be going into primer monday and then block and sand away on it and get some paint. Told the guy by june it would be nice to have back. At least it did not turn into one of those started but never finish vehicals. As its a local shop and we can go there when ever to take a look so the guy has to stay on his feet and keep on trucking. Most projects are 10-15 year or never ending projects. This one SHOULD be done and running if all goes as planned by the end of summer.
BOSS LX
02-03-2008, 09:56 PM
Sounds like a cool project!
pickardracing
02-03-2008, 10:11 PM
Nice. I'd keep it as stock looking as possible and shove the largest possible engine under the hood.

Me loves a nice Nova.
jbiscuit
02-04-2008, 07:44 AM
good work Kyle....looks like an awesome project and sounds like a nice set-up as well.
juicedimpss
02-04-2008, 10:41 AM
sweet ride.
Want_Notch
02-04-2008, 10:47 AM
That's not you imp in your avatar is it Ron?
xxtremeteam
02-04-2008, 04:00 PM
always wanted a nova like that
scaleracer
02-04-2008, 05:23 PM
^i want one also! cool project i'll try to post some pics of a nice one i know of! :thumbsup and it was a 6 cylinder also!
scaleracer
02-04-2008, 05:42 PM
http://forums.thecarlounge.net/zerothread?id=3035948&page=2

about 1/3 of the way down the page! Nova was a 6 cylinder turned to a ls2 twin turbo sleeper! :devil
Prince Valiant
02-04-2008, 05:50 PM
Best looking of the nova's (well, maybe the chevyII's/early nova's were better, but I digress...)

One of the most fun, although one of the slower cars we ever raced at the grove was a 225 column shifted 3 speed....we actually did a couple mods to bring it down from a stock 18.7ish down to around a 17.8 or so in the 1/4....this was in a B-body, so it was a big car for that little engine to get going...

...would have been cool to see 1/4's for that thing bone-stock. Cool project though.
A B4C Z
02-04-2008, 11:02 PM
Thats sleeper nova is pretty nuts.

Ya the only stock thing we did with it was made it pass emissions for the collector plates:goof It passed withflying colors as it was a cali car so there stuff is more strickt.

Here are some pictures of some the goodies.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC05132.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC05126.jpg
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http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC05134.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC05135.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/97ZMeGo/Nova%20Project/DSC05142.jpg
rally_scort
02-04-2008, 11:37 PM
http://forums.thecarlounge.net/zerothread?id=3035948&page=2

about 1/3 of the way down the page! Nova was a 6 cylinder turned to a ls2 twin turbo sleeper! :devil

by twin turbo, you mean twin supercharged? :thumbsup
jbiscuit
02-05-2008, 07:41 AM
looks good Kyle. Should be a fun car when its done. You guys going to put some miles on this one?
u_say_go
02-05-2008, 08:13 AM
kyle, that 200mph speedo is awesome! that car is going to be sweet! keep us posted on its progress
A B4C Z
02-05-2008, 09:21 AM
I told my dad since i helped build this one and its not from back in the day when i wasnt around im driving it. I dont like driving his that much because if something happend to it i would feel bad.

Ill keep updating as progress happens.
Cutlass Queen
02-05-2008, 10:01 AM
The car is really coming together! Keep the pics coming along
u_say_go
02-05-2008, 10:06 PM
I told my dad since i helped build this one and its not from back in the day when i wasnt around im driving it. I dont like driving his that much because if something happend to it i would feel bad.

Ill keep updating as progress happens.


Sleeper Nova VS. '32 Ford show car thru springdale estates??? :rolf