Here is a picture of my 1972 when I first bought it at 15 for $1500. It needed alot of work which you will see.
The car came with a 350 bored .30 over. Although the motor and trans had some balls I still def wanted to replace them. I'm having built a 350 crate motor with 420 horse by Proformance Unlimited.
Interior of the Nova when I first got it. As soon as I got it my Dad and I began tearing it apart.
These are my new floor pans that I put in after cutting out the existing floor. I drilled holes about 4 inches apart and then welded them into place. Hard ass work but its worth it.
Pic of the front end of my nova after I got done grinding and sand blasting away all the rust that was there. Spray painted 2 coats of primer and 2 coatsof black paint.
Had toweld in new brackets for the new body bushings b/c the old ones were rotted out. Check out them welds!!
Pic of the new body bushings!!
The new front disc brake setup. Got rid of the old drums.
The Cragar SS im gonna put on the Nova with Mastercraft Avenger GT tires. 215/70/15 FRONT 255/70/15 REAR!
Here is the nova with the brand new disc brake setup on the car, including the wheels, tires, and power brake booster.
New rear with the new multi leaf suspension bars bolted on, along with the traction bars.
Front end of the car with 2 new front fenders on!
This motor was built by Proformance Unlimited. They did an awesome job on this motor, runs like a beast.
New motor with the 350th Trans, from Art Carr Transmission, which was delt through Proformance Unlimited.
Dropping in the new beast!!
Front end with the radiator housing bolted on along with the radiator and tranny cooler.
The new gas tank from J&W. This is where we found alot of the parts we needed for the nova.
Here's a pic of the back of thehouse where all the work was done, and me on the side welding in the new doorskin b/c the old one was rotted out.
Side view of the car.
NEW FENDER AND DOOR SKIN
2-1/2" FLOWMASTER EXHAUST
HUNSAKER RACING SEATS
LUNAR SERIES
MY DAD DOING A BURNOUT WITH THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME @ ATCO RACEWAY!!
BURNOUT BABY! HEATING THEM TIRES UP!!!
DAD'S FACE AFTER THE RUN. HAHA SO HILARIOUS!
PRIMERED GRAY
LOOKING GOOD FOR 2 COATS OF SPRAY CAN PRIMER. ONLY DID THIS SO THE CAR LOOKED DECENT AT THE TRACK, AND NOT 3 COLORS. LOL
REAR VIEW
FRONT VIEW
2ND TIME AT ATCO, BUT WITH ME IN THE CAR.
NOW, ME IN THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME HEATING UP THOSE TIRES GETTING READY TO RACE!!
UPCLOSE PICTURE
AT THE LINE, RIGHT BEFORE I PULLED A NASTY HOLE SHOT
AFTER THE RACE! CLEARLY BLOWN AWAY BY THE SPEED!!
Please Comment on my page if you view it,this car has been in the making for the past 5 years, so any comments or advice would be awesome, thanks!!
P.S- I'd like to thank everyone who made this possible for me. Rebuilding this car has been a dream on mine every since I was 15. I can't tell you how grateful I'am for everyone's help and support that went into this car. You made a dream come true for this kid, and its not everyday that a kid gets to see his dream come alive right before his eyes, especially by the age of 20. Thank You All!
Posted by: Osylith
04/14/2009, 12:58pm
awesome nova. great paint.