'66 nova project
 

Hey guys, been lurking for a while before I signed up and thought it's the right time to share my new project. I found this 66 chevy II a few months back and have been scraping together some coins and have placed my order for a detroit speed front clip. I have a lot more saving to do and even more work ahead of me. The clip won't be here for 4-5 weeks but I figured I'd share some pictures of the car for now.

Plans for the car consist of ls1 or ls2 backed by a t56
Mild interior
churchboy's LS headers and radiator
17 or 18's
corvette brakes
9" ford rear end 3:70 gears
Undecided on rear suspension
American autowire
Dakota digital dash
DSE mini tubs
DSE wiper motor (purchased)
Rick's stainless efi tank

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The front end I am waiting on...
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Love the look of a patina'd pro touring car!!!!!!!

Congrats!
 

Congrats Kevin on such a nice find and beginning your project. I look forward to the updates. These Chevy II's look sweet when they are low:

Welcome Kevin.:thumbsup:

I like your idea of a pro-touring car underneath a patina look. :cool:

How will the Nova be used?

It looks like a nice starting point. Keep us posted on the progress. The '66 and '67 are one of my favorites!

Me too, there is just something about an original car with modern drive train and suspension. :evil:
They gotta be LOW, that car you pictured is probably bagged. Mine will just be coil overs but I am hoping to tuck just a little wheel up front.
Thanks, the plans as of now are to have a reliable fun driver. I am not building a monster motor right now, just want a 350-400ish horse ls six speed that I can rip on for a while.

Will do, it's going to be slow going for a while. We just had our first kid last dec and garage time is limited!

Welcome to the board Kevin. Sweet start for a project. Great choice on the front subframe too. I'll be watching the one. :tv_happy:

Congrats on the little one. We have 2 and my garage time has been extremely limited since kids --- Kids put it all in perspective though. The garage time becomes a little less important. Granted, I still get frustrated at how long it takes to get things done. Good luck on finding that balance.

Thanks, it took me months to decide which subframe was right for me. I wanted the dse from the start but didn't want to pay that much. After a small discount it wasn't much more than a optioned out chassiswork clip.

I am pretty nervous about finding enough time for hobbies and family. I work shift work so that may help some. Right now, I am just saving and collecting parts for the build. Haven't had any real time since we came home from the hospital. :confused18:

Great project, can't wait to see more.

But I do have to say its going to be tough getting 300 out of that LS. You may have to leave a plug wire or two disconnected.