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This tiny little motor is barley enough for this car: He mentioned "Demon" and "Muncie" along with adjustable coil-overs. One touch I thought was cool were the stainless fasteners that secure the fenders... thay have the Chevy bow tie emblem and each of the fasteners are oriented in the same direction.
Last edited by RA40; Jun 12, 2004 at 08:04 PM.
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283?
Looks like a reworked 283 c.i. V8 with a semi-racing fan assembly, but hard to tell for sure....the 265, 283, 303, and 327 V8's all had pretty much the same small block.
The Nova SS was never as popular in the early-to-mid 60's as the Impala SS, which sold in huge numbers, so this car is probably very exclusive...especially as a convertible.
The Nova SS was never as popular in the early-to-mid 60's as the Impala SS, which sold in huge numbers, so this car is probably very exclusive...especially as a convertible.
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Front brakes?
Originally posted by RA40
Mustang front suspension riding on 17" American Racing wheels.
Mustang front suspension riding on 17" American Racing wheels.
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Nova has a lot less weight than either an Impala or Chevelle. Probably why so many wound up on the drag strip relative to Impala's. Small block with siamesed cylinders could easily be over 400ci. M22 might be there to handle the power but that air cleaner doesn't exactly look like a high flow setup. Hard to tell about the front suspension and chassis mods but at least he did try to add some bracing. 60s convertible doesn't exactly peg the rigidity meter.
For a relatively clean setup, wonder why the belt is coming off the crank pulley soooo wrong?
For a relatively clean setup, wonder why the belt is coming off the crank pulley soooo wrong?
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This one has a 383CI motor, don't remember the intake manifold or the size of the Demon carb. The electric water pump and billet overflow catch were nice accents. The water pump has a bit of whine and my first thought was that it was blown when I heard it driving down the street.
The Mustang front end (90's vintage) is a cut and weld deal and it has the stock calipers for that assembly. Notice the shock towers are gone and replaced with bracing. That made the 383 look tiny as there is lots of room in the engine bay.
One lacking part was the drum rear end. I would have liked to have seen Willwoods all around and the back be a multi-link coil-over instead of the leaf.
Nice car and he mentioned it was for sale.
The Mustang front end (90's vintage) is a cut and weld deal and it has the stock calipers for that assembly. Notice the shock towers are gone and replaced with bracing. That made the 383 look tiny as there is lots of room in the engine bay.
One lacking part was the drum rear end. I would have liked to have seen Willwoods all around and the back be a multi-link coil-over instead of the leaf.
Nice car and he mentioned it was for sale.
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Originally posted by RA40
This one has a 383CI motor, don't remember the intake manifold or the size of the Demon carb. The electric water pump and billet overflow catch were nice accents. The water pump has a bit of whine and my first thought was that it was blown when I heard it driving down the street.
The Mustang front end (90's vintage) is a cut and weld deal and it has the stock calipers for that assembly. Notice the shock towers are gone and replaced with bracing. That made the 383 look tiny as there is lots of room in the engine bay.
One lacking part was the drum rear end. I would have liked to have seen Willwoods all around and the back be a multi-link coil-over instead of the leaf.
Nice car and he mentioned it was for sale.
This one has a 383CI motor, don't remember the intake manifold or the size of the Demon carb. The electric water pump and billet overflow catch were nice accents. The water pump has a bit of whine and my first thought was that it was blown when I heard it driving down the street.
The Mustang front end (90's vintage) is a cut and weld deal and it has the stock calipers for that assembly. Notice the shock towers are gone and replaced with bracing. That made the 383 look tiny as there is lots of room in the engine bay.
One lacking part was the drum rear end. I would have liked to have seen Willwoods all around and the back be a multi-link coil-over instead of the leaf.
Nice car and he mentioned it was for sale.
Last edited by RON430; Jun 14, 2004 at 01:33 PM.
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The only thing I can think of being driven by the belt is the alternator. I suppose one good pedal to the metal can spin the thing up and off possibly. I'm not familiar with the suspension layout on that vintage Chevy.
It is a nice car and it is not a garage queen, it has signs of being driven: rock chips, dirt into the wheel well recesses and a thin layer of grime on the under carriage.
It is a nice car and it is not a garage queen, it has signs of being driven: rock chips, dirt into the wheel well recesses and a thin layer of grime on the under carriage.
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