Thursday, February 28, 2008

Nova Profile

















1972 Nova Street Strip Buildup Project
-Front Suspension-
  • Stock OEM Sub-Frame
  • OEM Control Arms
  • AFCO Low friction upper and lower ball joints
  • AFCO Low friction bushings
  • Moroso Trick coil springs (uncut)
  • Lakewood 90/10 Drag Shocks
  • OEM manual steering gear box
  • Wilwood Disc brakes

-Rear Suspension-

  • 9" large tube and ends w/ backbrace
  • "N" case
  • Summers Brothers custom scolleped 35 spline spool
  • Moser 35 spline axles
  • 4.57 ring n pinion
  • 1350 U-joints
  • Calvert split mono leaf springs
  • Caltracs
  • Rancho X9000 9 way adjustable shocks mounted inboard
  • AFCO leaf spring sliders
  • S & K Anti roll bar
  • Large Ford drum brakes

-Body and Chassis-

  • Fiberglass front bumper
  • Fiberglass 4" cowl Harwood hood
  • Steel body
  • New carpet w/ backing removed
  • Steel rear bumper
  • Jaz poly seats (2)
  • RJS 5 point harnesses
  • OEM rear seat w/ modified frame to clear mini tubs
  • 10 point roll cage with swing out door bars
  • CE weld in frame connectors w/ leaf spring pockets
  • Rear mini tubs

Tires and Wheels-

  • Front Weld Draglite 15x4 w/ 2 1/4" backspace
  • Front Tires MT 15x29x7.6
  • Rear Weld Draglite 15x10 w/ 61/2" backspace screwed
  • Rear MT 30x9 ET Drag Radial Slicks

-Tranmission-

  • Hutch built Glide
  • Trans Specialities 8" 5,200 stall converter
  • B&M large cooler
  • 31/2" Aluminum driveshaft w/ 1350 u-joints

-Fuel System-

  • 16 gallon Jaz poly fuel cell
  • Jegs -10 in-line billet fuel filter
  • Aeromotive Street/Strip 150 ghp fuel pump
  • -8 fuel line from pump to regulator
  • Aeromotive Universal Bypass regulator

-Current Power Plant-

  • 460 cubic inch BBC
  • TRW 43 cc dome pistons
  • GM steel rods w/ ARP bolts
  • GM steel crank .010/.010
  • Scott Brown custom solid camshaft .636/.595 256/266 @.050 ICL 108
  • Scott Brown solid lifters w/ EDM oiling
  • Milodon 8qt. oil pan kit
  • TCI balancer
  • 063 Closed Chamber heads 101 cc w/ small valves
  • PAC BEEHIVE Valve springs matched to cam (Scott Brown)
  • Comp cams stainless roller rockers w/ poly locks
  • Fabricated valve covers
  • Team G 4150 intake uncut
  • Proformer 850 race carb
  • MSD Billet Distributor Locked Out
  • MSD Wires
  • MSD Blaster SS Coil
  • MSD 6AL
  • MSD Starter Retard Box
  • MSD 2 Step
  • MSD Rev. Limiter
  • 2" primary tube Hooker headers
  • 3" "X" flow exhaust system into 31/2" Borla XR1 stainless mufflers

Current weight 3,471 lbs




















BEST performance to date with a 4500 stall converter is 10.83 @ 122.98 mph !!