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MY 1975 NOVA PAGE:  WHERE IS IT NOW?

Since September 14, 1997, at 2:30 p.m., the Nova ended up with a grenaded 350, and has been in storage for almost 2 years.  The car had been operational since August 1988 -- September 14, 1997, and the odometer averaged 260,506.5 miles.  The second 350, seen on the previous page, logged 36,294.7 miles, and this serves as a testament to an end of a legend that first began in September 1988.

Currently, the body sits in the garage, and the following pics, taken on September 9, 1999, shows the Nova in its decommissioned stage:

This is the current resting place, and to this day, the Nova is decomissioned from street duty.  The white rag with the two oil pans is the new motor (currently in the WFPO Cruiser), which is still under construction.  (DISCLAIMER:  the 'new' motor was actually completed on 12.15.01.)

Here's the interior shot (9.9.99).  The carpet, seats, seatbelt assemblies, and basket-case buckets (from a G-bodied Monte Carlo) were dismantled, in which OEM bucket seat brackets are being installed.  The RH bucket seat is from a 3rd Generation F-car (Camaro/Firebird), bolted onto 1973-79 X-car bucket seat tracks.

A recent shot (9.23.03) where the interior has been dismantled for rewiring.  As of this writing, the heater core was replaced, and the steering column removed (awaiting a tilt column pirated from a 75 Ventura).

Here's the Nova again, now a decaying hulk.

Currently, the engine bay is empty, but a motor will be in there someday.  At the moment, the interior is gutted (pics will be available soon), but the Nova faces an uncertain future.

The 305, being lowered on a hoist (12.14.02)

Here's several pics of a few poses from June 1997, 3 months before the motor died and went to heaven::

 

This might be the last time that a Disco-Era Classic was on the streets, but these post-graduation pics (University of Houston - Downtown), snapped in June 1997, will be the last remaining remnant of a legend that began in September 1988.  The last thing that I have done was to swap out the front springs from a 1978 Nova 4-door sedan (with a 305 and A/C), because the front end was too low, and dipped heavily during hard braking or on speed bumps.

Some people closest to myself always ask if I still had the car, and the pics on top show the Nova these days.  Right now, the proposed budget and funding to refurbish the entire car is in limbo, due to the fact that the bodywork and interior upgrades have been considered.

2.26.02 update:  IT'S OFFICIAL!  Since November 2000, right after the Fall 2000 Westheimer Street Festival in Exile, a settlement has been reached in recommissioning the Nova, and as a part of the negotiation, here's the settlement:  the Disco will be used as an art car for the WestFest Purists Organization, my cyberorganization.  Since November 25, 2001, a fundraiser has already been initiated, where the powertrain upgrades, as well as the equipment needed for the conversion, will lead to another mission - debuting the art car on the night of June 29, 2002.  More details are available via the hyperlinks listed.

The powerplant used will be a Chevrolet 305, which logged 313,968.6 miles, and has been donated from a 1981 Blazer 4 x 4.  The tranny will also be used, and since this writing, the motor rehab has been underway.

9.22.03 update: As of this writing, the 305 and THM350-C have been swapped in (the 305 was lowered in the engine compartment on 12.14.02), and currently, the vehicle is being updated. The motor hasn't been primed yet as of this writing, and the tranny was raised (9.8.03). Completions include the following: 2 new inner fenders and a new heater core (w/new hoses).  Note - only 2 recent pics have been featured on this page detailing the recommissioning.

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