Restarting My '70 Nova Project

[goeduck]

I had a friend in high school that was held back twice, so he was 18 his sophomore year. He had a job at a junkyard that a relative of his owned. And he had another relative with a body shop. So he got two wrecked 69 chargers, one with rear end damage and one with front end damage, cut them in half and put them together. Orange with black trim and vinyl top. Only had a 318, but man, was that a great looking car.

Creepy fact: when he was salvaging the one with front end damage, he was up under the dash and found a shoe with a human foot in it. YIKES!

Was it a lead foot? Considering both had been wrecked....

 

[MossRoad]

Fiery crash on the toll road. He had to call the county police, they came out and called the coroner. Coroner took the foot.

 

[sandman2234]

I had 3 of the 68 Dodge Chargers over the year, all different engine setups. I currently have a 66 Chevy in the garage, just reminders of the good times in my youth!
David from jax

 

[the old grind]

Respect vs envy from Nova junkies ...

 

[Jstpssng]

Good thread!!!

 

[sd455dan]

NICE

I had a '69 SS396 L78 375hp Nova back in the early '70s, and always wanted another. Finally, in 2010 I found this '70 SS 350 L48 300hp for sale in WI and bought it. It had rust issues, so after driving it for a couple years, I decided to restore it. The body man that replaced all the metal did an outstanding job.
Pictures of my old '69 and my '70. They were the same maroon color.

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Love Big power in a small package like the Nova's

here is a
Jeepster I built several years back
Fresh Pontiac 455 bored 30 over so a 462 cubic inch, Turbo 400 and functioning 4x4 I painted it in GM Flame red.

Looks like you are making good progress,

 

[MossRoad]

Nic



View attachment 710091 Love Big power in a small package like the Nova's

here is a
Jeepster I built several years back
Fresh Pontiac 455 bored 30 over so a 462 cubic inch, Turbo 400 and functioning 4x4 I painted it in GM Flame red.

Looks like you are making good progress,

Good gravy that looks like fun!

I used to plow snow with a Jeepster at a little airport in Niles, MI. And it had no top! BRRRRR!!!

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

I remember my mother bought a new rally nova when I was little.

 

[the old grind]

.. here is a Jeepster I built several years back ... Fresh Pontiac 455 bored 30 over so a 462 cubic inch, Turbo 400 and functioning 4x4 I painted it in GM Flame red.

Dunno if I want to report such abject **** in a thread about Chevies, but with a 10/10 on your execution I'm hesitant to be 'that guy'.

 

[BravoXray]

Nic

Love Big power in a small package like the Nova's

here is a
Jeepster I built several years back
Fresh Pontiac 455 bored 30 over so a 462 cubic inch, Turbo 400 and functioning 4x4 I painted it in GM Flame red.

Looks like you are making good progress,

That this should have run like a scalded dog!