I don't think anyone here owns a real nova.

I've got a 73' and all novas after 79' are illegitemate. Stop posting about lame, toyota skins. Any real Nova owners here?

Believe this or not.

1969 Nova SS, 427 open chamber big block, 216,228, duration 510,515 lift -crane cam, Edelbrock performer manifold, 750 Holley, quiet gear drive, 350 Turbo modified, Griffin alum radiator, B&M trans cooler, 3:43 10 bolt posi, B&M shifter, Cragar wheels, red urethane paint, black
Everything is new or rebuilt- expertly crafted-built to run on unleaded high test.


This car was put together by the famous BLIND MAN, Bud Beem of Nashua, NH--- with help of friends and family. I've added a few things.
He built it for himself if he could ever see! He always liked red Novas.
Kinda shocking- he has never seen or driven the car he worked so hard on or 8 others he built.........

Is this real enough? Sorry no pictures, yet!

I've got 2 '66 Chevy II Nova SS's one is completely original with 283 and powerglide, factory A/C, and a beautiful Marina Blue. The other is an orginal SS although it is in use as a drag car right now. I haven't cut up anything though. It has a balanced and blueprinted 350 with NOS. I can't put much more in it without tubbing it to get bigger meats under it. I think that '66 novas are by far the best looking. But I am a little prejudice toward them. All v-8 novas are cool.

I agree- a 1966 Nova V8 in Marina Blue is very, very cool.
Also-
Thats is why I never tubbed my Nova- way too nice to cut up!

Hey I agree. I always thought that '66-'67 novas were very good cars to drag race. The weight is distributed so well in a car that is smaller than most chevys at the time. But I just can't tub a car like that. Maybe I should find one that someone else already tubbed. I have a buddy that has a '66 SS 327 4-speed car. It will really get down to business.

I have my own Nova.

Shes a 1970, Currently has a 350 with a turbo 350 trans. It's pretty decent... But... I just brought home my New Baby, a 383 Long Block.
What it has is...
Dart Iron Eagle Heads, 200cc Intake Runners, 2.02"/ 1.60 Valves
Comp. Cams Extreme Energy Hyd. Cam
.477"/ /480" LIFT, 224° / 230° @ .050
268° /280° ADV. DUR., 110 L/C

She was also expertly built and blue printed.

Other goodies I plan to put in/on include:

Holley 750 Double Pump (Or use the Edelbrock 750 I have now)
Edelbrock RPM Airgap Intake
Super Comp Headers
A built Turbo 400
A Eaton 3.73 Posi
And Fuzzy Dice. :devil:

The engine is dyno'd to make approx. 425hp/440ft-lbs of Tq.
In a car that weighs approx. 3000lbs it should run in the 12's. Hopefully.

I dont care if I cant burn some '68 Chevelle with a monster big block, haha far as i'm concerned we're all on the same team. My biggest kick is finding the poor kids who dumped all of Daddy's money into a Honda only to make them slower with the weight of body kits, coffee can mufflers that sound like bumble bees, stereos that are just loud and stickers lots of stickers. Just makes them easier to track down... :D

She's a work in progress... but arent they all?
Everything needs replacement... but sitting for almost 8 Years doesnt help. She's been in the family for more than 12 years. So when I was given the keys, I promised the car that i'd make her right.

Well, thats my Ride and my story... and i'm sticking to it!

RedNeck
"What do I know? I drive a Nova" - Me

Redneck383
Good luck on the 383. Nice combo.
It's little things that count.
Only to mention, double pumps work BEST with lower gears.
I prefer Edelbrock.
If you use highway gears, a vacuum secondary is more friendly.
When you get this installed, I'd use a used, but cleaned and oiled, HEI distributor with a new module with 2 medium springs from a Morosso dist kit and a hypertech coil timed around 10 to 12 degees for 53,000 volts of firepower. I have 2 of these and they are sweet and cheap.
The fun of owning a car is driving it and enjoying it, and maybe watching heads turn. Who really cares who is faster? If you really need to know, take it to the strip. Me, I just like the sound of Chevy V8's- thats why I have 4!
Ricers- now thats funny. Good for squashing ants? Knock-kneed? What's that wing do? Coffee can sound? Did you fart?

as you maybe could tell by the name i have a 64 nova sedan. just got it for free from a friend. Isnt it amazing how free cars cost soo much money?

Yeah.... tell me about it.

My original '70 Nova was given to me by my mother... it was a basket case. It would of cost me nearly $2800 just to redo the interior and front fenders.

I bought a '72 Nova with a blown up motor for $2000, its 99.7% Rust free compared to my '70 Nova... And its got all new interior. So now i've got to just drop in the 383 and I'm ready to go.


Current Car cost...

$2000 <New '72 Nova $2000
$1900 <Sold the Old '70 Nova
$100 < Cost of Nova. Haha... I love saying that.

hey redneck, when you get that 383 put in could you tell me how it runs? I was considering putting one in my nova too.

hahah, surething.. Although I doubt I'll be around much when the car gets mobile if you know what I mean... I've had the motor nearly a year now, sitting in my garage 90% Complete... I've been antcy from day 1 haha.


Ugh, I hate it when life just keeps throwing Curve balls at you. I've had zero money to spend on my baby hahah.

Yeah some of us do own real Novas. But I am not one to judge what is a real Nova and not. http://www.highperformancecars.com/sledgehammer/images/p6240074.jpg

Once I get this Big Block Chevy in the enginebay hold on!!!!

Sledgehammer
http://www.highperformancecars.com/sledgehammer/images/sledgehammerlogo.jpg

Heres a real nova! 68 with a mild 427. 10.50's all motor!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had a 75 H Style Nova that had a 283 that was boarded .30 over with 202 heads , advanced gear kit, 360 Offenhouser Turbo Thruster, 2 650 CFM Holleys , 6 inch Offenhouser High Rise Intake Manifold, Dome Pistons, Oversized Crank, Headers, Muncie Straight Shot 4 Speed Transmission, Glasspack Muffler, Traction Bars, 14's in front, Beefy 16's in rear ( wheel well bucketed ), with adjustable performance air shocks nipples accessible in the trunk, 12 Bolt Posi rear end, Red with 2 Vinyl Racing Stripes instead of Paint from front to rear, Original Interior (Maraculessly Maintained and Very Nice and Beautiful) and Extra Exterior Chrome. I love that Car.

Here is REAL nova!! It's a friends not mine

Ive got a 63 nova ss that im rebuilding. i got a 350 out of a 76 vette that had 180 hp originally. not anymore. its been bored .040 over putin it at 358ci with vortech 64cc heads on it and edelbrock vortech style intake manifold and a 600 cfm edelbrock carb. the cam is a 480 comp cam. my dad rebuilds automatic transmissions and i help out, we took a 700r4 out of an 89 pickup truck and modified everything we could. i put 3.36:1 posi in a 10 bolt and she'll lay double lines

Another REAL Nova!!!

My father has a '74 Nova, it's the real thing ;). Really nice car too. :) I don't know what he did to the engine as it was built before I was born lol, but its a 327 with a little over 300hp.

My father has a '74 Nova, it's the real thing ;). Really nice car too. :) I don't know what he did to the engine as it was built before I was born lol, but its a 327 with a little over 300hp.
i'm fixing to turn 40, and i bought a 73 nova ss 26 years ago, it never really turned alot of heads and alot of people say they stopped making novas after 72. now things are changing and the 73-74 novas are getting a little recognition, im redoing my car and will have it back out in a couple of months. 406cid, alum heads. ive never lost the love for this car all though i didnt drive it for a few years.

Sweet Jehovah, I think I just came.

Im doing my 63 ss convertable.

my dads friend has a 70 350ss green w/ black leather interior, i love it much more than my camaro

not my car but drive it often, it is my father-in-laws but i helped with alot of the work
74 nova, 3365lbs w/ driver
BODY
'glass hood and trunk lid aluminum inner fender wells, painted 89 mazda mica metal red
INTERIOR
dakota digitals, painless wiring, pro seat fully adjustable racing seats
ENGINE
GEN VII 5O2 isky cam, keith black pistons, not sure of other internals, dart stage II heads ported polished, RPM air-gap with a 1,050 dominator electric fans and water pump
DRIVETRAIN
built to the hilt turbo 400, with gear vendors under/overdrive 4.56 in a gm 12 bolt shifted at 6350 rpm
PERFORMANC
RWHP 691@6200 rpm
after installing the 502 and new gears we drove 25 miles to the track, 90 degrees and ran a best 10.02 @ 139 mph before we were thrown out for no cage, with a little workwe expect mid 9s. the BEST thing about this car is it is street driven everyday and gets 16 mpg
if you dont have a gear vendors check it out it makes the 4.56s very streetable making them 3.23s this is amazing on street/strip cars
I FORGOT, THIS PASS WAS RUN ON BFG DRAG RADIALS295/50 16 AT 16 PSI

i personally have 2 novas 63 ss and 64. both started as basketcases (64 still is) but the 63's body is on a rotissere rack, i have a new subframe with a worked over 468 (590hp@5200 672lb-ft@4800 at flywheel) plans are shve all trim and handles except the little chrome rearview mirror for eye candy, mini tubbed, wrap the cragar drag lites in something low profile, narrower the 4.10 posi to fit and the soon to be 4" cowl hood and spray my own gloss black paint, year one interior goodies, and if i find the dough powdercoat the frame etc..
P.S. the original A/C works!!

I have a '71 Nova that i am restoring

i'm fixing to turn 40, and i bought a 73 nova ss 26 years ago, it never really turned alot of heads and alot of people say they stopped making novas after 72. now things are changing and the 73-74 novas are getting a little recognition, im redoing my car and will have it back out in a couple of months. 406cid, alum heads. ive never lost the love for this car all though i didnt drive it for a few years.


dunno where you live, but in the rustbelt here in IL there are no novas 79-older at all, any nova this old would turn heads here, i wish i could find another 77 or 78, but there is not a single one left :( i practically grew up in a 78 coupe, and i had a 77 coupe a few years ago i saved from junkyard- i was third owner and original owner paperwork was in glovebox,.

will have to travel to TX or cali or somewhere like that in order to find one to get,.

Nova here ! ;)
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/249000-249999/249893_117.jpg

my current 1971 Pro-Touring Nova "in the works"

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/249000-249999/249893_127_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/249000-249999/249893_128_full.jpg

i got a 70 nova with a 427 pushin almost 600 horse

i do, I have a 1963 chevy nova with a mild 350 in it
check signature for picture of it

Like to see some pics of it. Pretty fast street car. thanksnot my car but drive it often, it is my father-in-laws but i helped with alot of the work
74 nova, 3365lbs w/ driver
BODY
'glass hood and trunk lid aluminum inner fender wells, painted 89 mazda mica metal red
INTERIOR
dakota digitals, painless wiring, pro seat fully adjustable racing seats
ENGINE
GEN VII 5O2 isky cam, keith black pistons, not sure of other internals, dart stage II heads ported polished, RPM air-gap with a 1,050 dominator electric fans and water pump
DRIVETRAIN
built to the hilt turbo 400, with gear vendors under/overdrive 4.56 in a gm 12 bolt shifted at 6350 rpm
PERFORMANC
RWHP 691@6200 rpm
after installing the 502 and new gears we drove 25 miles to the track, 90 degrees and ran a best 10.02 @ 139 mph before we were thrown out for no cage, with a little workwe expect mid 9s. the BEST thing about this car is it is street driven everyday and gets 16 mpg
if you dont have a gear vendors check it out it makes the 4.56s very streetable making them 3.23s this is amazing on street/strip cars
I FORGOT, THIS PASS WAS RUN ON BFG DRAG RADIALS295/50 16 AT 16 PSI

i personally have 2 novas 63 ss and 64. both started as basketcases (64 still is) but the 63's body is on a rotissere rack, i have a new subframe with a worked over 468 (590hp@5200 672lb-ft@4800 at flywheel) plans are shve all trim and handles except the little chrome rearview mirror for eye candy, mini tubbed, wrap the cragar drag lites in something low profile, narrower the 4.10 posi to fit and the soon to be 4" cowl hood and spray my own gloss black paint, year one interior goodies, and if i find the dough powdercoat the frame etc..
P.S. the original A/C works!!

i have a 72 nova with a 327 with 350 horse
Powered By COMP CAMS

ive got a 73 with a 350 right now, 4 barrel edelbrock carb and edelbrock performer RPM intake mani, im puuling the engine over summer break and strokin her to 383 and maybe (depending on grades) blowing it. Is that real enough?

I have a 78' Nova with a 305 & 4 barrell carb., Looks great and I love it. I get so many complements on it.

Here is my 72 Nova with 370 ci small block

http://www.egocars.net/events/capitol052904/images/DSC01011.JPG

Believe this or not.

1969 Nova SS, 427 open chamber big block, 216,228, duration 510,515 lift -crane cam, Edelbrock performer manifold, 750 Holley, quiet gear drive, 350 Turbo modified, Griffin alum radiator, B&M trans cooler, 3:43 10 bolt posi, B&M shifter, Cragar wheels, red urethane paint, black
Everything is new or rebuilt- expertly crafted-built to run on unleaded high test.


This car was put together by the famous BLIND MAN, Bud Beem of Nashua, NH--- with help of friends and family. I've added a few things.
He built it for himself if he could ever see! He always liked red Novas.
Kinda shocking- he has never seen or driven the car he worked so hard on or 8 others he built.........

Is this real enough? Sorry no pictures, yet!

Your car sounds familliar! I live just over the border in Mass... do you go to the Amherst, NH car shows? It's the last Sunday of every month!

This is My 1968 Chevy II Nova, Orginal 250 with Power Glide, I have some big plans for it, but you know all in time.

I have a 69 backhalved Nova with a roller cammed, aluminum -headed 11.8 to1 540. I run 31x16.5 Hoosier QT Pro's out back and has run 9.42 @ 141.887 through the mufflers at a local street king race. I run a transbraked powerglide with a PTC converter. Best 60' so far has been a 1.34.

i have been running a 383 for about a year. man with the right parts they are torque monsters. i could never get my car to hook up untill i got those slide-a-link traction bars. then i started breaking first gear in my trannys. i had to have a tranny built and completely redo my rear end with 3.90s and a mini spool. it ran 11.25 in the 1/4. beat all cars i ever went up against on the street too. if you are interested im selling the motor that im talking about because i need more power. im building a small block 427 that with have about 1500 horse. im also selling the rear end and traction bars. take it easy

have a 73 nova SS beat any GTA or trans am and dont even waste gas blowing away stangs i also own a 70 chevelle SS

i've got a real nova...73 350 4sp 2 door...was originally a straight 6..column auto..

1973 Nova. In the process of being restored. Check my other thread for pics.

dunno where you live, but in the rustbelt here in IL there are no novas 79-older at all, any nova this old would turn heads here, i wish i could find another 77 or 78, but there is not a single one left :( i practically grew up in a 78 coupe, and i had a 77 coupe a few years ago i saved from junkyard- i was third owner and original owner paperwork was in glovebox,.

will have to travel to TX or cali or somewhere like that in order to find one to get,.

not really, bud..there are tons of restorable cars in neighboring states. my nova is from indiana (she's a hoosier!) im from illinios too, but i really wanted this car, so i drove 5 hours to pick it up.

A chevy is a chevy! When you through Toyota in the mix, you get a piece o shit - granny mobile. I don't care what it LOOKS like! Muscle Cars are for engine and power...not picnic tables on your trunk : )

who said anything about a picnic? point is: we don't buy these cars just for looks. if i wanted a pretty car id buy a caddie or a bmw or some other '05 thing. i bought MY nova in the hopes of making it a dragster.

picnic tables! i.e ridiculous looking spoilers made of barbie dolls along with the rest of the car and its "body kit"....lets not forget "The Stereo!" and PS2's in the back seat.....GIMME A BREAK!!

though i do agree with the rest of what has been said, i fully intend on putting a nice system in the nova because when i got the car it was stripped down to almost nothing. it wont be anything with subs, simply because making everyone else listen to YOUR music is both rude and obsurd. maybe im an idiot in doing so, but i couldnt be happy otherwise.

http://2coolfishing.com/ttmbforum/attachment.php?attachmentid=10602&stc=1


427 bbc

Here's my '69 nova w/a SB 350