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BBBluey · #1 07-25-2015, 01:44 AM

I guess my Bro and Dad got tired of listening to me talk about one day getting a hot rod to use as my daily so...they hooked me up.
Talked me into taking the plunge and buying a beat up 70 Nova that I had never seen and they said they'd do the work to get it running. Nothing special but nice enough to cruise they said, and as nervous as I was, I went ahead and rolled the dice. To top it off, they live in a condo with no garage so all the work was done in the parking lot...shame they didn't take pics along the way.

Anyways, I just got back from picking it up and driving it ~1K miles from El Paso, TX to Vandenberg AFB, CA. I kept the rpms ~2.5 and it drove smooth all the way except for developing an exhaust leak around the last 5hrs of the drive.

Lots of Love to my big Bro and Dad

**clill** · #2 07-25-2015, 06:46 AM

Great story and a nice looking car, congrats.

Ron in SoCal · #3 07-25-2015, 09:00 AM

Congrats man. Looks like a cool car and way better option than the other ones you were looking at.

**Sieg** · #4 07-25-2015, 09:15 AM

Congrats!

**WSSix** · #5 07-26-2015, 06:59 AM

Looks like a great car. Congrats!

69hugger · #6 07-26-2015, 09:09 AM

Love the gen 3 Novas. Great looking car.

Congrats!

And THANK YOU for your service to our country!!

Bill

awr68 · #7 07-26-2015, 10:53 AM

Nice looking car! Looks like a nice solid build! Great story too, congrats!

BBBluey · #8 07-26-2015, 05:31 PM

Thanks Guys.

I am very happy with the car and it's a perfect fit for my daily use. I put new gaskets in last night at both the header and collector ends to address the leak and man what pain that inside bolt is...my back is killing me and I didn't even do the work. Lol and I'll have to do it again cuz I do want to change headers...I think these sit too low.

I'll certainly improve some areas but for the most part I plan on just fixing as I go. That said, let me know if you have some prts laying around your garage that I can put to use.

I still haven't given up on my dream 71 Firebird but at least the itch isn't as strong now.

Vince@Meanstreets · #9 07-26-2015, 05:37 PM

Pretty nice BB!

So..... It's a trade project for the dream 71 formula?

BBBluey · #10 07-26-2015, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

Pretty nice BB!

So..... It's a trade project for the dream 71 formula?

Thanks Vince,

I don't really have a plan with it so...but you know that if I decide to get crazy with it, I'll hit you up.
At the moment I'm just stoked to hear it rumble.

I took it to a local car gathering today and all the old guys gathered around, started tinkering and telling me what I need to do/change with it. Apparently this is the car everyone had, raced, sold, and regrets selling. Lol They gave me all kinds of cool stuff too...I got a Nova repair manual, 14inch Air Filter, Fender protector, two Nova model cars and a bunch of other little bits. Really cool and exciting!

I did like all the advice though. Guess I didn't need all the hoses from the valve cover/breathers to the carb.