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Member ID: Tami_A

Location: Estacada, OR

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Vehicle Info

1976 Chevrolet Nova

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight3500lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Interior

  • Grant Steering Wheel 
  • Custom Gauges 
  • Custom Pedals 
  • Custom Seats 

Exterior Styling

  • Pilot Lighting 
  • General Tire Tires 
  • Custom Wheels 

Car Audio & Video

Ratings

    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Oct 23, 2008

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Tami’s Chevrolet Nova
“The Novanator 5000”

  • Currently 3.4888888888888 /5 Stars.
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Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet Nova

***UPDATE****1/4/07***
After finding out that my clutch fan can drain up to 15 horses from my car I decided to get an electric fan. Just installed with. Its a GM Chevy 16 inch electric fan with a thermastat. Now it won't take as long to warm up the Nova in the mornings and won't drain as many horses. Pictures of the new fan will be coming up.

***UPDATE****12/27/07***
Haha, so right when I was about to get my bucket seats for Christmas we find out the front end is SHOT! Tie rods are about to fall out, ball joints shot, bushings shot, ALL SHOT so much that the alignment chewed my tires down to the wire. So two new front tires (which match the rears), and a COMPLETELY new front end, and since the car was out of commission we decided to replace the windshield wiper motor since I live in Oregon (raining central) :P

***UPDATE****12/4/07****
So I'm going to get some new bucket seats for the driver and passenger seats for christmas. Do you guys have any advice on what brand of seats to get or where a good place to get them at? I eventually want to put in 4 point harnesses so I want black bucket seats with holes for 4 point harnesses.

***UPDATE****10/1/07****
No new real updates with the Nova, still drivin it EVERYDAY to school! Once I get some money saved I'm going to purchase these headers....

Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet Nova

***UPDATE****8/15/07****
Added new pics of the engine with all the chrome(yummy)its page 3. Enjoy and let me know what you think, any ideas how to make it nicer or whatever, throw it my way and I'll see if I can catch it ;)

***UPDATE****8/13/07****
Once everything was in I entered the nova into a car show in Oregon City called Cruzin' With The Cops. Won second place in the "under 21" catagory whoot wooo! Some lil rice burner beat me out pshhh. So now im saving up for a 2" cowl hood and still contimplating a mopar spoiler....

***UPDATE****7/26/07****
Got the gauge, looks great and matches with everything! Dash is back in with the white gauges, waiting on the LED bulbs to come in and then EVERYTHING will be complete. So the final updates on the Nova are: 3" Pilot Fog lights with strobe and blue LED ring, newly painted front grille, 3 3/8" Equus Tach, new headlight switch unit, white gauges in dash w/ blue LED lights. And now I rest...... :)

***UPDATE****7/18/07****
This is what the gauges are going to look like once I GET them(Hopefully tomorrow, freakin'a) and put them in. These are for a 74' Nova but it is VERY similar, only difference really is the fuel and clock gauges are round. I had the white gauges customized so that they fit the clock rather then it being a blank gauge like the one in this pic. Thats why its takin' sooo long....New Equus tach is coming friday!!

Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet Nova


Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet Nova


Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet Nova

***UPDATE****7/14/07****

Just got the fog lights installed, expecting the white gauges end of next week and then everything goes BACK in and I get my car back! Added pics of the blue LED fog lights in the neon lights section....

***UPDATE****7/12/07****

Right now I have the whole dash ripped apart. I ordered a white sticker that goes over my speedometer and fuel gauges. I'm also replacing the bulbs to Blue LED lights. So the ending product should be blue lights glowing on white gauges. I also ordered 3-in-1 fog lights. They are HID driving lights, Blue accent ring, and strobe light. I also ordered a new Equus tach that I'm going to mount in the left corner of the steering wheel. So lots of pics are soon to come with a ton of SEXY features!!!

Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet Nova

Front grille painted black with the chrome taped off

Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet Nova

Front dash ripped out, messy indeed
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This is my first car, had it since I was 15 (now 18). Gutted the whole car replacing every single bolt and part in the engine compartment. Put a brand new 350 V8 crate motor in it and heres a list of all the other parts I’ve replaced:

Engine components-
•650 Webber Edelbrock carburetor
•Chrome timing plate cover
•Edelbrock valve covers
•Edelbrock air filter
•Bosch spark plugs
•Chrome master cylinder cover
•Dual chrome air horns
•K&N Air filter

Transmission-
•Brand new 350 turbo transmission with shift kit

Exhaust-
•Flowmaster dual exhaust
•Chrome tail pipes

Wheels/Tires-
•255 60 15 rear wheels, and 205 60 14 front wheels.

Suspension-
•New rear shocks
•2” shackle extentions

Sound System-
•200 Watt Insignia head unit with MP3 attachment and CD player
•2 Dual 6X9 rear blue illuminated speakers, 2 matching Dual 6.5” blue illuminated door speakers.
•12” Power Acoustik 1800 Watt subwoofer in custom built matching carpeted sub box
•1000 Watt Chrome Power Acoustik amplifier

Interior-
•Four carbon fiber pilot switches
•Four neon blue interior lights
•Chrome seat belts
•Heavy duty black floor mats
•Custom bucket seats
•Grant steering wheel
•Custom pedal covers
•Ungo security system
•4” Sunpro tachometer
•3” Equus water temperature, volts, and oil pressure gauges.

Exterior-
•Chrome door/trunk trim
•Four chrome mud flaps
•Black racing stripes
•Side panel fins
•Dual chrome tailpipe tips
•Chrome windshield wipers
•Tinted chrome frame license plate cover
•Chrome flame emblems

Body:
Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet NovaFront at night
Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet NovaNewly painted front grille
Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet NovaGrille with fog lights (had to go with small ones cause front end is lowered)
Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet NovaNice shot huh...
Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet NovaCant tell I got rear ended by a flippin SUV can ya...Tough lil bitch!
Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet NovaFlamin Nova
Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet NovaRear panel, nice flaps huh
Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet Nova Front panel with flaps n flames
Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet NovaGet my "bitchez" to clean my ride
Tami_A's 1976 Chevrolet NovaPassenger side w/ door open

Page 1: Exterior/Body
Page 2: Interior
Page 3: Engine
Page 4: Trunk/Sub system
Page 5: Neon lighting
Page 6: Sound system
Page 7: Hector B's ride
Page 8: My Car blog

 

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Maniac21  

Posted by: Maniac21

11/27/2009 02:26PM

CLEAN RIDE. PROPZ ON IT!

jamakinmecrazy  

Posted by: jamakinmecrazy

09/23/2009 04:23PM

Thank you for the nice comments on my ride in the past! Please take a moment to go to texacocarofthedecades.com and vote for it there if you haven't already. I could really use the help!

BCUpunter18  

Posted by: BCUpunter18

12/21/2008 11:55AM

hey can you give me a link to where you got the white gauges? looked everywhere and i cant find em. thanks

MonteZZ3T-10  

Posted by: MonteZZ3T-10

12/15/2008 07:04PM

Cool Nova! Looks like a lot of fun. It looks like a true loabor of love, you've done a Great Job! I hope my 8 year old daughter rocks like you do some day.

hammer44  

Posted by: hammer44

03/24/2008 10:43AM

look good 5*****

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Tami_A

Location: Estacada, OR