Picked up a new nova today . Going to be a fun one. It has a new 6bolt engine but needs to come apart due to using je supplied weak wrist pin. Car is a mini tub.

lsnext block 4.0” bore
mulnar crank 3.900
mulnar rods
je pistons
dart ls3 heads
tick stage 3 cam
twin s366. 66/73 turbo’s
400th with break and Neil chance converter

hope to get it going for some streetcar races this summer

 

Is that one you painted or out the vinyl top on a few years ago? Either way, nice lookin ride. Glad to see you’re back in a Nova.

 

Yes . Painted and did the roof in 2015 . He has been working on it but just lost interest. So I picked it up

 

Does that mean the Regal found a new home? Great looking Nova!

 

Yes . Unfortunately the regal is gone .my buddy that has owned the nova for 10 years just wanted a streetcar without a cage and we talked a few time’s and realized we both had what the other wanted.

 

As long as your both happy, who cares. It's a chassis you're familiar with. So it shouldn't take you long to get a handle on it. Looking forward to the "build" on this one. Maybe more of a fine tuning and personalization.

 

Looks awesome!

BTW, "Molnar"

 

Very nice! Best of success with it.

 

Sounds like a win-win-always loved a vinyl top car. Looks sharp

 

Thanks. I have to tear down the engine and swap wrist pins. New ones are 25grams heavier so I guess a balance job to.

 

Very nice looking! Also interested in how that engine/turbo setup performs as I've been staring down the same path. Any previous info before the piston issue?

 

No it has never been run sense new . But has a weak .150 wrist pin I’m afraid to run

 

Why did the previous owner go with the smaller wrist pin?
Lapse in judgement or builder error?

 

Builder error. It was built by a shop and when he picked up the engine he was told the wrist pin was a std rated at 700 hp. He lost interest after that

 

SWEET! I had a pretty nice 69 (also mini-tubbed) with a turd of a 383ci small block. I kick myself in the ***, daily, for not keeping it and turning it into a turbo LS powered beast...

Good Luck with it. Look forward to seeing some updates.

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Love that color man, congrats!

 

Man I had a '69 Nova SS in the early 90s, was a rusty clapped out race car someone put back on the street. Today I'd be restoring that car.

 

I wish I had a bunch of them back, lol-in 69 I bought a new 396/375 Nova to replace the 67 Camaro 396/375 I bought new, never thought about the future.

 

Dang those are some cool cars, there is a real cult following for L78 cars.

The one I had was so crusty the city thought it was abandoned and towed it lol.

 

Just imagine all the old grandma's seeing what their old ugly POS Fairmonts are going for, LOL.