[PoorMan]

Greetings all,

New guy here needs help choosing a project car. Just got back from the Pomona auto swap meet looking for a project car. The parking lot had thinned out by the time I got there so the cars were spread apart and I couldn't compare the sizes of different years Novas and Chevelles.

I'm looking to start a g-Machine daily driver project. I have a small garage so I'm liking the early 62-67 Novas (and they have all the benefits of a lighter car). Problem is I can't find a chassis solution to get great handling and large meats (particularly in the front) at a decent price.

Then there is the '65 Chevelle. I like it a lot and it has many suspension bolt-ons that'll yield the handling and braking I want--but it's heavy and I'm not sure it'll fit in my garage.

My questions are:
1. How do the 65-69 Chevelle body sizes and weights compare? That is to say, which is the smallest and/or lightest? Which is the largest and/or heaviest? Can anyone give me bumper-to-bumper measurements?
2. Is anyone aware of a 62-67 Nova front clip solution that can take large meats and handle like a monster. I need to keep up with todays high-performance vehicles so I want at least .95 G's (the front clips I've seen claim only a 16x7 wheel will fit and it pulled .86 G's)

You may ask what my total budget is...I'd like to keep it around 30K.

Thanks,
Dave