MY 1974 CHEVROLET NOVA!!!!
Here are the Specifications of My Car Before the Modifications:
Make-Chevrolet
Model-Nova
Year-1974
Body Type-2 Door Sedan
Made in-WillowRun Plant in Michigan
Exterior Color-Golden Brown Metallic
Interior Color-Light Neutral & Black check cloth bench
Engine-250 Cubic Inch Inline Six Cylinder 8.25:1 Compression Ratio, 100 Slooooow Horsepower, 175 Ft-Lbs of Torque
Carb.-Recently Rebuilt 1 Barrel Rochester Mono-jet
Intake Manifold-Stock GM Cast Iron
Exhaust Manifold-Stock GM Cast Iron
Fan- Stock 4-blade
Air Cleaner-Stock with Single Snorkel
Ignition-Stock Points AC-Delco
Camshaft-Stock
Valves and Lifters-Stock
Cooling System-New 3-core Heavy Duty Radiator
Transmission-GM TH350 3spd. Automatic
Shifter-Column
Rearend-Stock Open 10-bolt with 2.73:1 Gearing
Exhaust-Single Steel 2 Inch
Sound System-AC Delco AM Radio with a 5 Inch AC Delco Speaker
Wheels-14*6 Steel Wheels With Full Wheelcovers and 195/75R14 All-Season Radial Tires
Here Are The New Specifications-
Engine-Chevy 350, 4 bolt mains,1.94 Intake and 1.60 Exhaust Valve, I Just Replaced the Old Pathetic 4 Blade Fan That Was Too Far Away and Got a 7 Blade GM Flex Fan From the Junkyard for 4 bucks, Came with a Big Spacer so The fan is Closer to the Radiator now, The Engine is Painted with Grabber Green Engine Enamel by Dupli-color, 9:1 Compression Ratio, Approx. 230 HP and 290 Ft-Lbs of Torque and special thanks to Ron and Ken Nastiuk at 'Northwest Automotive' Here In Calgary For They're Great Effort And Work To Install The Engine!
Carb.-750 cfm Rochester QuadraJet
Intake-Cast Iron Dual-Plane 4bbl.
Exhaust-Ram-Horn Exhaust Manifolds Painted with Aluminum High Heat Manifold Paint by Dupli-Color, 2 1/4 Inch Aluminized Pipes with Thrush Mufflers and Chevelle Type Chrome Exhaust Tips Exiting Under Rear Bumper
Ignition-Stock Delco-Remy Points Ignition
Transmission-TH350 and Stock Converter
Wheels-mid-80's 15*7 Aluminum 5-Spoke Camaro wheels with 225/60R15 (front) and 245/60R15 (rear) Kelly Charger Tires
Gearing-2.73 Open 8.5 Inch Rearend
Paint- Golden Brown Metallic with Blacked Out Grill with Silver Accents (Custom painted by me!), Dark Green Metallic Headlight Bezels and Taillight Panel
Interior-Beige and Black Vinyl Door Panels and Maroon Cloth Headliner, Black and Beige Checker Cloth Bench Seats
Sound System-Panasonic CD Player with Remote (Lost the Remote), 2 6*9 Jensen 2-way Speakers, Jensen 220 Watt Amplifier Which Powers 2 10" 200 Watt Jensen Subwoofers
Next Upgrades-
Interior: The front seats are ripped and the springs are sagging.
Rear Suspension: I replaced the rear springs with new Multileafs with 5 springs but the back end still sags to low. I would like to either get more springs or get the springs arched.
Body: The Body is in fairly good shape for a 27 year old car but the passenger side rear quater panel needs to be fixed and there are numerous dents and dings around the car which would be nice to have fixed. I plan to shave the emblems and sidetrim to make the sides completely smooth except for the mirror and door handles.
V8 Springs: I would also like to get some proper V8 springs in the front because with the bigger V8 The body roll has been increased.
Tint: Tinting the 3 Back windows with a dark smoke film will make the interior of the car cooler in summer and just add to thelook of the car a bit. It's an easy and cheap job to do.
# of Mustangs Embarrassed by this Nova:
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