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07-15-2014, 07:07 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Space Coast, Fl.
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'70 Nova
I'd wanted a drag car for awhile and was considering which of my 2 project cars was the best candidate. '69 Nova, 350 4spd A/C car or '67 C10 short/step. Both are good solid vehicles that need restoration. I saw this '70 Nova on Craigslist about 3 mos. ago and bought it. Couldn't have nearly even bought the pieces to do my '69 for what I paid for the '70. Plus I kinda hated to turn a good solid A/C, ps, p.disc brake, 4spd. into ANOTHER Nova drag car. There's already PLENTY of 'em. The '70 is a so/so body with a shiny paint job... not my favorite colors or design, bit I can live with it. Car is tubbed, caged, lexan windows, ladder bar/coilover, Ford 9"-spool, 4.56's, alum. radiator, elec. water pump/fan, 10gal. fuel cell, 2 Holley elec. fuel pumps, battery in the trunk, disc. brake front... I just put disc on the rear. Has a p.glide, trans brake, 4500ati converter. B&M ratchet shifter, 2 stages of nitrous & a 13.5-1 internally balanced 406"SB. Brodix heads & intake, solid roller cam and a 1000cfm Holley. It's on 10.5/29.5/15 M/T slicks.
Haven't made it to the track YET, seems to take me forever to get anything done. Finally tracked down the guy that built it and got some useful lifter setting specs & info. I did clamp some welded 3" cheap Thrush mufflers on it and have blasted it around the neighborhood a little. Feels FAST compared to my trucks.
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Dad always said, "Son, WISH IN ONE HAND, and ......." -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Current toy trucks: '71 GMC 1500 SUPER CUSTOM short/step, orig. dk. blue, 350/700r, ps,pb, A/C '72 Blazer 2wd, ochre & white, 454, tremecTKO 500 5spd. ps, pb, A/C, tilt Last 10yrs of hobby vehicles, had a FEW more in the 50yrs. before these: '66 Plymouth Belvedere City of Miami cop car clone. '70 Nova 406"sb, 13.5-1, solid roller, Brodix, p.glide/t.brake, back halved, 9" Ford, spool 4.88, cage,ladder bar/coilover, 10.5 tire....... SOLD!! '67 C10 short/step side mount spare -- SOLD!! '72 Jimmy 2wd, 350/350, ps, pb, fun driver, lots of bondo & a shiny red paint job..... SOLD!! '69 Nova 350, 4spd, A/C, ps, p.b, ...SOLD!! |
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07-15-2014, 07:43 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: springfield mo
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Re: '70 Nova
Pretty awesome car...now you need to get us some track #s
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