1971 NOVA
This is my 1971 Nova! It took me a few years of looking to find a good solid car at a good price, but being patient really paid off. After I bought this car I did a little research and found out that a lady owned this car for the first 18 years, then it changed hands twice before I bought her. Originally a Citrus Green 6 cyl. and still having the original Protecto-Plate Card in the glove box. I wish I would have taken a few pics when I first got her in 1997, but all these pics are fairly recent.
Just a kinda cool pic.
O.K. now for what's under the hood. It's got a 350 4 bolt block with cast flat top pistons and Chevy Bow Tie Phase I Heads with 64cc chambers and 2.02 / 1.60 valves, Crane Full Roller Rockers topped with Chevrolet Performance Polished Aluminum Valve covers. Holley 650 Carb, 1 inch carb spacer, Edelbrock Performer Intake Manifold, accel coil, Hooker full length headers and 3 inch dual exhaust with flowmaster mufflers and turndowns in front of the rear axle. Trans. is a TH350 with a shift kit and the rear end is a 8.5 inch Posi with 3.42 gears. She's really loud and pretty quick. I'm not sure what cam is in the car now I never replaced it (yet), but plan on gettin a new one. Any recommendations are welcome.
The New Holley Carb. I bought in 1999 to replace the old Quad. It is a spreadbore type that works really well and I would recommend for trouble free and good all around performance. I figured it would be pretty good on gas having smaller primaries, was I ever wrong(typical Holley). Shoulda went with a double pumper.
Some of the modifications I've done so far include:
1. new multi-leaf rear springs
2. new rear air shocks
3. converted to front disc brakes
4. new sub-frame connectors
5. new traction bars
6. 10 bolt posi rear end out of a 1980 Z-28 with 3.42 gears
7. New Holley 650 carb.
A few more goodies that are going on soon!
New Speed Demon 650.
New Dart Koolcan Intake. It's the same as Edelbrock's RPM Air Gap.
New 1 inch 4 hole carb. spacer.
MSD 6T ingition.
This is what they look like all together, although it's on my kitchen table and not on the Nova yet.
New Edelbrock Victor series aluminum water pump.
New Powermaster high torque mini starter.
Just picked up 4 rocker moldings. Two are excellent from California but got bent in shipping. I'll try to straighten them. Two are ones I picked up locally but need a good buffing. I'll pick the best pair out of the 4.
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