67 Nova - SEMA 2013 Build

[Code510]

Made a tiny bit of progress on the car last night.

Back story:
About 10 years ago a Tuned Port Injected 350 was installed into the car because those motors were all the rage. Its runs good, but has always had some weird fuel starvation issues. After messing with it time and and time again, I decided it was ready for an upgrade. I noticed that Tanks Inc now makes a 66/67 Nova fuel injection tank, so that's what I ordered up. I'm hoping that this fixes the fuel starvation issues.

Here's some pictures of assembly. I have to say I'm really impressed right off the bat. Nice powder coated tank, Made in the USA fuel pump, and really nice directions. From the time I opened the box to the time everything was installed in the tank was about an hour. Tonight I'll work on bolting it up.

Out of the box:



The baffled area inside the tank:


And final assembly:



I'm anxious to see if this fixes my problems, but I'm sure it will. The old set up consisted of a hacked up stock tank.

[dug]

Where are you located? I'm just curious if the "C510" has anything to do with area codes in California (Bay area?)

The rendering looks great. good luck!

[Code510]

Originally Posted by dug

Where are you located? I'm just curious if the "C510" has anything to do with area codes in California (Bay area?)

The rendering looks great. good luck!

Good assumption...but actually Code 510 is the police radio codes for Excessive Speeding/Racing Vehicles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_code

[Chevy Kid]

Nice build. You will love the CBR suspension upgrades. Quality parts that will yield a huge improvement.

I too have a new "tanks" tank in my Nova as well. Installed it early in the summer. I've got about 6K miles on it and love it. I've drained the tank dry with no issues. I'm running a TBI setup. Eventually will go LS, and this tank will make it easier.

Tim

[Code510]

Originally Posted by Chevy Kid

Nice build. You will love the CBR suspension upgrades. Quality parts that will yield a huge improvement.

I too have a new "tanks" tank in my Nova as well. Installed it early in the summer. I've got about 6K miles on it and love it. I've drained the tank dry with no issues. I'm running a TBI setup. Eventually will go LS, and this tank will make it easier.

Tim

Awesome! Good to hear feedback on both items. Chuck Church is definitely a wealth of knowledge and pretty impressive the stuff he's come up with. He told me once I get his whole set up on the front of this Nova, it will out handle my Chevelle that has all the goodies bolted on it. I'm anxious to find out, since right now it handles like a wooden canoe!

Also good to hear about the Tanks gas tank. In a few hours I'm going to bolt that in and get it going. I just had to get a couple of fittings.

-Tim

[Code510]

Small update from the weekend:

I got the "Tanks Inc" gas tank installed. Fit like a champ! I was happy that I didn't have to massage, dent, grind, weld, or anything else to make the tank fit. There is about 3/8" to 1/2" of room above the fittings before the trunk floor. Not really enough to get a wrench in there, but enough that no rubbing will happen.

Drove the car around for about 20 minutes and it was perfect! This pump is much quieter than the old set up as well. The fuel gauge was spot on too, so at least now I know when I'll run out of gas.

Got a small shipment in this morning as well. A new set of shoes!! Continental tires.


Here's the current rim/tire set up from the early 90's...so we are definitely looking forward to the update!

[69c4x11]

Looking at the rendering?? It is a 66 front end,, Yours is a 67 ?? Are you going to change ?? Are you going with vent window delete ??