TomM

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Time to start a build thread for my latest endeavor...... my 66 Nova Coupe...


Going to take this...




Take this out...




And put this...(less the 6L90)..








This...



And this in...



Plus a whole bunch of other Church Boys Racing goodness......

Should be a learning curve to try to cram this puppy under the hood....To say this is going to be a handful is an understatement.....


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350SS

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reason for not using the 6l90? probably clearance?

TomM

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Exactly, tried an 6L80 on another Nova and it hung down about 4" below the car.....just not worth the work. The 60E I have is built well beyond what I will ever do with the car....


T,

kwhizz

Smart Move............

TomM

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Got the 327 and power glide out.....

Overall the sheet metal is in good shape. Just needs a good de-greasing and cleaning...










T,

kwhizz

Nice piece to start with..........

Alwhite00

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Great looking car, Nice choice on the wheels. - Looking forward to updates.

TomM

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Time for a little update.....

Scrub-a-dub....










Scrub up all done, time for deconstruction....







And all done....





Next up...clean up, paint and reconstruction...

T,

b16gsr

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WOW really cool following along

kwhizz

Tom.......What ever you paid for that rust free body.......You are 50K ahead in money saved and aggravation..........LOL.......

Ken

TomM

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Yeah, pretty tickled about it once I pulled the carpet....

What did you do for a converter on your LSA, did you run stock, anti-balloning plate or anything special?

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kwhizz

As I remember it was a Tahoe converter was like 2800 stall........I think........Not that it needs a stall converter......LOL

MYSTIC-1SC

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Looking forward to more progress pictures!

TomM

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Going to use a Corvette stall, 2062 I believe......so no anti ballooning plate needed.....sweet....


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Steven32

Wow that's a clean car to start with! This is going to be an awesome ride.

TomM

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An update.....

Stripped the firewall and found some interesting hieroglyphics....LOL.

Number on the cowl matches the VIN sequence....and some assembly line markings...







Firewall and fender panels prepped ....







Amazes me as I peel back the layers, how solid it is and how long it has lasted...

T,

DavidBoren

Clean, rust-free car. LSA motor. This is going to be sweet.

Sweet project. Keep up the good work.

BMR Sales2

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This is definitely a badass project!

Can't wait to see it once you get it all finished up.

zman1969

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WOW alotta horsepower in little car
get ready to drive it!

The_Underdog

Fantastic! Thank you for documenting your build, I look forward to following along.