lsxlowtech

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please look past any bad gramer or spelling, my wife and i just bought this computer. i'm new at this. just wondering if any one is building any thing like this. this project is almost complete. it's a 1966 chevy"2" sedan, pro street car,ls1, mechanical cam,ford distributor,carb.,th350/5700stall/trans.brake, 9"ford with 5.29:1 gears.engine is not dynoed yet, that will be done at the track.i may be able to guide someone. i am an licensed aircraft mechanic/pa autotech/diesel mechanic and metal fabricator,i have a small shop.i am really in to drag racing.pictures to come when i figure it how to do it!!

bczee

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Sound like a good project going on.. but pictures are a good thing..

How soon do you expect to be on the track and report your "Dyno" numbers ! Any pre-Dyno numbers on the HP ?

ssduane

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I'm not going full out drag like you but kinda the same line.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversions-swaps/845906-my-current-state-ls1-nova-conversion.html

itslow

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Stock front clip or aftermarket? What are you using for headers - aftermarket brand or home-built?

lsxlowtech

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stock front clip, with rack from a mustang and used qa1's from a f-body,saved $$$$$! i built the headers, i started this project 4-5 years ago then built a house and then came children......... you may know the story! i am getting back in to it, just trying to raise my gear head sons properly. a couple of years ago before stuff was available for this engine i cut the factory corvette manifolds apart to get the head flange, thats how i started.i see alot of fords getting chevy power,14years ago i put 406cu.in chevy in a 1982 mercury capri. i loved to street race 5.0's with an extra 100cu.in they never knew what happened-ha ha! o-back to my front clip the car has gone 10 10 with a different combination, and still has drum brakes on all corners. when i get the pictures on here people will know i'm no stroker! in a perfact world all chassis componets would go in there perfact place but put a late model engine in a 42year old car,and you want to have people like jerry bickel or warren johnson on speed dial.

HuggyBear67

I am very interested to see some pictures of what you have done. From your description, it sounds like you used the Wegner/GM front distributor drive cover, right? I am thinking about the same thing and would like to know where you got your accessory drive stuff and balancer. So far, all I have found is an ATI dampner, but not pulleys. I've got a 67 Nova that I want to put an LS# utilizing the stock front clip. I also want to go 'old school' and use a distributor just to be different.

Tom the roofer

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I'm no photographer but I'll stop over and take some pics for you. Brown Chevy II right ? I ate too much yesterday.

speedyblue

heres mine, it took me about 2.5 years, i have done everything myself including building the chassis and making headers. Now i am starting to tune this thing. i am still using efi.

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63chevyll

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Man all these good lookin chevyll engine compartments. I need do something with mine.
I'm assuming you have slip on collectors?

Skele4door

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It's looking good man. I've always had a soft spot for 66-67 Novas. What was your reasoning for putting a distributor on it though?

lsxlowtech

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i welded up slip on collectors with an "h" pipe that runs under the torque converter.

lsxlowtech

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with the cam i had ground, at the time the ecm would not work,and the controler for the coil packs did not exist. you can't beat a 6al,dist.and a worked over 8156 holley. with a 5700stall speed conv. a trans. brake,=efi throttle response!!!!!

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lowdeuce

You dont happed to have any pics of the fenderwell headers during the building process do you? Starting to do a LQ4 swap in mine and am getting ready to make a set of fenderwell headers.

Jared

AmericanMuscle313

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Your engine setup looks awesome! Are those Katech valve covers?
Did you use the GMPP front dist. setup or fab the setup yourself?