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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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Default Thinking about a DD Third Gen Nova...

Theres a guy near by selling a 70s Nova with a straight body and minimal rust for 3k.

Its a 6cyl 2speed car. I'm sure I can talk him down with cash but thats another story.

In your opinion, what would be the best set up to build a nice street cruiser?
By nice street cruiser I mean something in the neighborhood of 350-400rwhp, decent suspension (possibly air ride suspension ), and good gas mileage. I'd love a t56 but am a bit worried about the components i would need to make the switch. An automatic like a 700r4 or simular would be simpler but would offer less gas mileage.

I also want to run A/C and what not in the car, along with a nice sound system and interior but that can come later.

What kind of set up would fit this criteria with the least amount of $$$ while maintaining a decent cool factor? Keeping all this **** in balance is quite the challange sometimes...

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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 05:11 PM
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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Why is it all the budget builds always want 400 HP at the rear wheels?

Sounds like a good deal on that nova though. Not sure I would have something like that as a daily driver. Old cars can be somewhat unreliable, and theft on something out of the ordinary is always a concern.
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