Restarting My '70 Nova Project

[BravoXray]

Nice job on the restoration!
If you lived near me, I would let you use my mill! However, then I would probably catch a bunch of ribbing from you about "why don't I restore that 66 Chevy" sitting in the garage!
David from jax

Thanks, I appreciate the comments.
A '66 Chevy? Impala, Chevelle, Chevy II?
I had a '66 Impala SS 396 back in 1968, beautiful car, Marina Blue with white bucket seat interior, loved that car. Unfortunately, I had a rear tire disintegrate at 55 MPH one Sunday morning, and I went off the road and rolled it twice. Needless to say, it was totaled.

 

[BravoXray]

Maybe the rest of us should "rib" sandman to restore his 66 Chevy and document it here. Jon

Sounds good to me!

I wish you were closer Sandman, I would love to give you a hand on the '66.

 

[sandman2234]

Maybe the rest of us should "rib" sandman to restore his 66 Chevy and document it here. Jon

The ability to put a thread on ignore still exists!
In my defense, I did come across a pair of Chevy 327's located in LeClair, IA to go into said 66 Chevy, and have gotten them moved as far as Ruthledge, TN. They were supposed to make the trip here last week, but due to time constraints, they got bumped off the truck. They are currently scheduled for last part of April 2025, and from there, one will go into a machine shop to get readied for it's installation into the car. The current motor is a 1969 350, which has some minor but obvious diferences. It has about 35k on a rebuild, but I thought putting the right block and original double hump heads in the car might improve it's value. Doing a complete rebuild in 3 years is probably not in my wheelhouse, my hat is off to BravoXray as it takes a lot of dedication to be able to do that. I just want to have a reasonable driver car, to go on Sunday afternoon drives with my bride. (drove that car on our honeymoon)
Now...if I had some of the members money, I could just send it off for a year and have it restored to pristine condition with a lotta jack. I prefer to keep my 66 Chevy in my toy money area, versus being a required tool.
David from jax

 

[sandman2234]

Doing a complete rebuild in 3 years is probably not in my wheelhouse, my hat is off to BravoXray as it takes a lot of dedication to be able to do that. I just want to have a reasonable driver car, to go on Sunday afternoon drives with my bride. (drove that car on our honeymoon)
David from jax

Wedding day, back in summer of 1982.

 

[sandman2234]

Shortly after buying that 66 Chevy, I came across another one, on the way to visit in-laws relatives. It was a 65 Chevy in pretty poor shape as far as the body but still had the original motor. I couldn't talk my new bride into buying a second one, even at $1500, with it looking like that. I tried to get all of my known friends and acquaintances to buy it, to no avail. I knew it would be a good deal with that motor, but to no avail. It finally sold and was hauled off to the Dallas, TX area. It was one of the few with a 396 motor in it, between the 350 fuelie and the 427 big block.
David from jax

 

[BleedingOrange]

Why do you keep calling it a chevy instead of a corvette ? Is it not a corvette in the picture you posted ?

 

[Alan46]

Wedding day, back in summer of 1982.

Damn, you look so young!

 

[sandman2234]

Why do you keep calling it a chevy instead of a corvette ? Is it not a corvette in the picture you posted ?

Last time I checked, it was a Chevy...
David from jax

 

[sandman2234]

Damn, you look so young!

Actually, neither my Bride or myself are in the pictures. Those were some of the wedding party doing injustices to my car. The guy with the beard was the previous owner, and I entrusted the keys to him so that he could keep an eye on it while they decorated it for our departure. They filled the car with balloons and unbeknownst to him, put Tide in the vent below the wipers. Once we started moving, the Tide reacted with the rubber of the balloons and they started popping. Was not a graceful departure after we reached about 30 mph.
David from jax

 

[sandman2234]

Damn, you look so young!

For those who just want to know...this would be us that day.
David from jax