[Heavy Evy]

I forgot to mention before I pulled the 350 out I drove the car to Vegas to see some of my favorite bands (Nile and Immolation if you were wondering) The 350 TH400 and 12 bolt with 4.10 gears combo is not the most highway longhaul friendly but I did it and we made it there and back. The car got hot one time while idling in downtown traffic in Vegas but that was the only hiccup. Earlier this year I bought a 350 engine and th400 trans off the local classifieds. I took the tranny to a trusted shop to have it checked and gone through. The owner of the shop called me a day later and said this tranny was pretty much new and built to the hilt. He asked what I payed for it I said 150 which was the truth he says you got a new tranny for less than 200 bucks we just need to re seal it. So 200 bucks total and I got a new tranny for the nova. The turbo 400 that was in the car when I bought it had a broken case and would leak fluid. The 350 I bought was out of a late 70's nova and appeared in good shape. I tore the topend off and added my high lift cam with the aluminum heads and rpm intake. I bolted the engine up to the trans and dropped her in. The motor ran decent but not to full pontential. I tuned the carb a little and re adjusted all the valves but after a few days it started leaking oil like a siv. I cannot figure the oil leak on this thing it only does it when it wants too and that is where I am now. I put this thing on the back burner for almost a year cause I have been so pissed at all the hard work that just back fired on me. I almost sold it over the summer but to no avail and probably for the best since I'll never find another one like it but now I have calmed down and have bigger and better plans for this duece. Stay tuned......