Recovering 1972 Chevy Nova Parked for 46 Years | RUSTORATIONS EP6
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- Most people would say we are crazy for packing our two young kids in the truck, driving 8 hours to recover an old muscle car.... but that's exactly what we did. A project this big I figured we do this as a family and make it mean something to us! This 1972 Chevy Nova has been off the road since 1977. Parked 46 years ago it would remain in a barn until only recently. What makes this exciting to us is we have looked at over 60 Novas and finding this one is what most people would call "The Holy Grail". Can't say how thankful we are for our friend Gerry who found this for us! To everyone looking for a classic car of their dreams all I can say is patience will pay off. Do not settle for less than exactly what you want. Yes it took over a year to find our car but it was well worth the wait and now our dreams have come true. Come with us now as we being the journey of recovering and restoring this piece of history. This 1972 Chevy Nova will be quite the restomod. This episode also concludes Rustorations Volume 1: Search and Discovery. The next Series "Volume 2: Restore and Re-Build" will focus on the re-build of this vehicle. But unlike most car builds this car will be restored by people who have very little experience. It is our goal to share our journey, share our mistakes and celebrate our victories. This is an honest approach to a classic car restoration.
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0:00 Opening
1:10 13 Month Search Summary
5:18 The Journey Begins
6:38 Recovery Day
11:37 First Move in 46 Years
14:40 Wife's Reaction
18:20 Walk around Inspection
23:50 Lex's Reaction (2 Years Old)
25:39 Photo Montage
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Great Find Buddy! Now that is a project you can submerse yourself into for a while! Cheers!
Thanks for dropping in man! For sure very excited about this hope you are well all the best!
Good things come to those who wait. You proved it! I love how you kept looking in the mirror at it while driving. So happy and I am happy for you!
Thank you so much indeed
The search is over! No Doubt......This is the One!!! The Jeep build is done......on to the Nova Build!! Loved the journey! Looking forward to the future! Thanks, Max!
Sandi thanks foe dropping in and leaving this awesome comment! Love it. I think you'll like this going newbie style on DIYs on thr build but as a newbie not an expert
@@SubdivisionAuto We all have to start somewhere. And this way, we all get to learn along with you! That's what these videos are all about!!!! Can't wait!
Big S !!! How ya been! It's been a while. Once again we are together following our great friend Max. We pretty much had him to ourselves as his biggest fans on the Jeep journey. Appears we have a lot more company this time. ;-) Once again I'm following your lead. Yeah, I'm still above the dirt. Forgotten but not gone yet. 🙂
@@johnnyduplantis Johnny!!! Great to see you!! Good for Max that he's building a following! You and I are still his #1s though, even if it's only in my mind! 🤣 I'm gonna love this Nova build!! And I'm glad you're gonna be with me! But, if you're gonna be following my lead, you really should be wearing your glasses!! 🤣
@@SandiRose2008 & Johnny cannot say how happy I am (not to mentioned honored) to see both of here you ... some of the HRV trailer blazers. Certainly made my day seeing both of you here pretty special I think. Both of you always have nothing but kind words and that kind of thing goes a long way in this business. I really appreciate your support.... truly. Well lucky you guys next friday is the first Nova video of the new chapter.... vol 2. Restore and Rebuild. Going to be a lot more of these since I am filming them nonestop. Thanks again see you all soon glad to see both you guys in good health.... Now I wonder if Cuda Brown would ever show up!
Great video Max! Love the story and the incredible support from your wife. Cant wait to see the progress as you bring it back to life
Thank you Mike you are the man. Appreciate the support
Whoa!! Awesome find, this project is going to be EPIC!!! Cant wait to follow along with this amazing build!
Thanks a bunch!
Amazing! Patience pays off and you find the perfect car. Looking forward to meeting the "sixth" member of the family in person!
Haha 6th!
Congratulations! My last Nova was a 72 SS and that's how I met my late wife she had a early 73 Nova SS 350 hatch back.
Wow that's an amazing story sounds like love to me. Thanks for sharing and dropping in my friend I appericate it. Going to be doing a lot of filming on this... (it's already in a million pieces)
@@SubdivisionAuto that's great brother! Look forward to watching it transform!
When we filmed the Model A and you told me this story it was heartwarming, I'm glad to see the end result of all your searching Max, congrats.
Thanks man who would have knew it would actually happen eh? Patience pays off for sure really glad we waited for this one. But it ain't perfect and it's been more work than I imagined. But that said I'm super glad it did have the issues it did because it forced me out of ny comfort zone ans to learn new skills...
all great points. the standard bucket seats is massive plus for value. the low rust is amazing too. great starting point for a project.
Yeah I have to agree with you. Since this was filmed I did find some issues (you will see in upcoming videos) but that said everything happens for a reason. This is still a giant project for an amateur like myself but it's all doable. Hope you stick around for the ride thanks for commetimg and watching the videos
That's awesome! Happy you found "The One"!
Sure did man! I remember you offering to help that was really mice of you. You should check the next ep it's out now to see the walk around! Let me know what you think
You made me smile when you showed the video of you with a set of keys in your hand. 😃 I'm very happy for you.
Thanks man! Best thing we ever did was buy the car. Now working on it everyday filming the process. Next update is March 22nd! Thanks for the support its one hell of a project
Hi, got mine in the bodyshop 2 days ago! It will be painted this fall and all the interior I will get to next spring😅
Right on man I look forward to seeing it !
I was surprised to see that it was a manual transmission but I was more surprised to see that it had a console and bucket seats. My dad had a blue 1971 Nova with a 307 c.i. motor, 3 speed manual in the floor, no console, and a bench seat. So it was very nice to see another version of that car.
Nice combo whatever happened to that car? Yeah really like this car it's the perfect car for us. You will notice it had a lot of hidden problems I never saw but of the 60+ cars we saw I cannot think of a better one than this
you've got a solid foundation there and I totally get where you were coming from when talking about knowing it's the one.
Indeed. Its been several months since this happened and I will tell you I cannot tell you how glad I am we found this car. Compared to all the others it is a manageable project for us... But that said there are hidden surprises and it's become a pretty big project. Next episode comes out friday with the first of the 2nd volume of this car, the restore and rebuild phase. Looking back at this video I cannot tell you how valuable it is to wait for the perfect one because time and money add up quickly. Plus the best part is I always smile when I see it sitting in the garage before I start working on it! Thanks for your comment I hope you stick around for the next episode
Subdivision Auto Hello Friend , i been watching this whole journey of you finding your dream car which is this solid 1972 Chevrolet Nova , along with your friend's and family , to make the right Choice !! And that is to find a solid car to put back together and possibly restored this Nova !! So I'm very Happy for you and your family, and I'm looking forward , for the future Progress on you putting this car back on the road 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪💪👍👍👍👍
Eric, many thanks for not only watching the videos but also taking the time to comment. We really appericate your support and thank you for the good wishes. We are currently working on the car almost every single day, filming all the progress, problems and solutions. We are releasing new episodes every 6 weeks or so along with some other people's stories between. What brings you here? Nova fan/owner or general muscle car ?
@@SubdivisionAutoFriend what brought me here was definitely I'm a big American muscle car lover , and I have been in the automobile industry for 33 years and a Certified technician ,and engineer !! ,But to a bad car accident it put me in a power wheelchair, so now I service power wheelchair, but i've been working on a lot of physical therapy to regain some of my function physically which I'm very grateful for ,which give me the ability to still do some work on cars and trucks, like fixing Electronics , Carburetors, which makes me happy !! And my Helpful suggestion to you on this beautiful Chevy Nova I would clean all them body panels of course first and especially underneath the car with some type of rust inhibitor , some future rust does not start , and replace all them body subframe rubber bushings, Suspension bushings , upper and lower control arm bushings, and the rear Leaf spring bushings ,and make sure you use Good Quality U bolts on that type of rear end because they had a bad tendency Of twisting if weak , which would make the rear end of you car not track straight at all !! So be aware of that issue so you can make sure it is correct OK 💪💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪👍👍
Hi Eric, I am sorry to hear about the bad car accident but glad it has not got you out. Thats right things could always be worse so we have to count our blessings for sure.... love your attitude man. All great suggestions on the car 100% will do all of that. Not cheaping out on parts for this guy considering how much work it is to restore these. Thanks again for dropping in all the best.
@@erictate8986
Perfect starting candidate. Even the dashpad the most expensive part of the interior is intact haha
Most of is in tact but I did find some surprises. It's in a million pieces right now filming as we go. Thanks for watching but yes perfect candiate
Congratulations Max great find!! 4spd car tac in the cluster very rare.
Dude you've been on the journey since day one. Glad you can see this come to life!
71 Nova, back in 1985, bought it $100 no motor, or transmission, spent more time and money on it than any other car I ever had...I was 22 and did everything myself....ended up putting 454 and four speed in it.
Sold it before I reached my vision for it.
Guy I sold it to wrecked it , I had chance to but it back but passed on it.
Years later met a guy who had bought it and put the motor in his 69 camaro , since I rebuilt the motor and it was still running good it was a really cool to hear it run after so many years.
Heck of a story sounds like the glory days just working on a car like that in your Youth. I also worked on a 88 Cherokee when I was younger some of the best years of my life. But man a nova at 22 would be amazing. Unreal story about your car I can't believe it was passed around so much and didn't end up being crushed... True miracle
Do you think you would ever consider getting another one or trying to restore one?
@SubdivisionAuto
I was 17 yrs old in 1980 and regular nova and chevelles and pretty much any gmc made cars could be bought at decent price, had 68 pontiac tempest and 69 pontiac Lemans bought both for practically hundred bucks...the tempest already had a chevy 327 that ran really well with three speed. The Lemans had been stolen and dumped in a lake, I was with wrecker driver and police when it was pulled out of the lake, it had only been in lake for few hours...college kid prank gone bad from what I heard.
The 350 motor in it ran after draining and auto trans was shot....but put in a nice 400 and four speed in it and a posi rear end out of a wrecked 442.
Those were the days...local junkyard had all kinds of stuff back then and didn't charge a lot for them.
In 84 I helped a 15 year old neighbor kid build his first car...a 70 nova he bought for three hundred..minus motor and trans....he bought a small block 350 and a auto trans for couple hundred bucks, air shocks and nice wheels had a nice car for under $900 stuff today you'd only dream of.
Last car I messed with was a 79 5.0 mustang, didn't get into it much..exhaust and put newer five speed trans in it..that was probably twenty years ago...
Things cost so much now, it would be fun though if I found the right project.
@@terrygilliland5405 that's awesome thank you for sharing the history. It's these kind of stories that drive my passion and you commenting means a lot. You may have noticed I film videos of other people's cars on this channel as well and get their stories. Sad thing is the stories often die with he people unless they are told. So it's cool to share. Despite your age it sounds like you still have a passion for cars. I'd love to see you take on another project even if it's at a lower scope. Love your attitude. Thank you for dropping in let me know how it goes. Yes things cost a lot now but being creative cam still make it happen.
Heck yeah man! Happy for you. Now I have to find my Nova.
Do it. They are out there just a matter of being brave enough to say "no" a lot. I said No a lot but I found 100% what I was looking for.
Congratulations, great car. I must add that the photos at the end are awesome, 80's essence!
Hah yes I intentionally bought an old fun saver film camera and took those. I scan photos of old cars from back in the day all the time and thought it would be cool to have our own. Was well worth it. Thanks for watching lots coming up
Chapter 1 done! Can't wait to see what comes next. Got a 383 waiting for ya
Very cool man 😎
Okay love the Wife and babys reaction real tear jearking moment!
yeah pretty special I think I am so happy we were able to capture this. Car has become quite special in this house and has been a great way to bring us even closer together. I have my wife helping me out from time to time so you will see her appear!
Another awesome video.....and the journey begins
Thanks guys, yes it has been a long journey to get here but hey really excited about part 2. Hopefully its an interesting watch as well. Thanks for the support as always next one is going to be quite different.
I just got a 72 5 days ago. Got it from the second owner who bought it in highschool sold it to a buddy then bought it back. Always garage kept, original paint with all original trim and emblems still in place only minimal rust above the rear fenders. Completely re done interior with only some rips on the drivers seat. Clean engine bay with four barrel carb and duel exhaust, rebuilt trans with shift kit and brand new offset wheels and tires with 7s in front 10s in back. Extra wheels, carb new shocks in the box and some other stuff. Starts and drives flawless and sounds mean, i just came back from a canyon cruise with my girl actually. Only paid 11k and it's a front seat upholstery kit and paint job away from looking brand new inside and out.
Wow man 11k that sounds like a steal for a car of that quality! I am already well beyond that with all the parts/repair materials I have spent money on and the car is in a milllion pieces... years from running. Just goes to show you it's worth waiting for the right one in terms of deals.... Now I always planned to film the entire thing on camera so our car is perfect for us; however, if I was in your shoes I would have done the same thing. What made you want to get a Nova anyways? Well done, car sounds like a blast hope you enjoy it! Thanks for dropping in.
Man!! I'm feeling real happy for you. The Chevy Nova was and is my favorite late 60's early 70's car. I will be following this series and enjoying every video. What is your plan with the Nova? To build a sleeper, resto mod or factory perfect restoration? Can't wait for them videos!!
First of all thanks for the positive vibes.If the Nova is your favourite car your have good taste my friend. Plan on the Nova? It's a little wild not 100% on all the details yet, infact still a lot up in the air. It will be a Restomod with a modern engine; however, lots of details to figure out still. In fact the next video is a complete walk-through, plan and initial break down. Comes out next month would love to hear what you think about it. Thanks again for the comment!
That is Awesome!! I am glad you got your Nova. I know how you feel. I looked a long time for the right one. A couple really good ones slipped by me and I looked at a lot of disappointing ones and then I finally found my 69.
Patience always pays off. I am glad you got your car it's reward for waiting. In terms of this car is it perfect? Far from but for us it hits every single item we had on the list... which Is almost unheard of. Thanks for checking it out building it as we speak
hell yea awesome car, looks really solid. ready for the build series.
Hell ya Jerry going to be a good one!
Two lovely folks with their family! ! He looks like he's doing well for them all. Too bad it's so very hard to be able to buy a home like this now. At least that's what it seems like n Canada anyway. (Oops I meant "Chinada"). LOL. That fact that it's a manual is AWESOME!! My Grandfather owned and daily drove Nova's and I believe one Acadian. (Canadian Nova basically). So great to see! I love it! Thank you for the great content! I know it's a LOT of Hard Work to make videos like this.
Yeah times have changed a lot for sure. We are fortunate for everything we have but certainly not much spare time these days. Really happy with this Nova it really is the perfect car for us..but she ain't perfect the car has a couple surprises we found... you'll see appearing in the emxt few episodes. Really cool about your grandfather owning an acadian ! Next episode comes out Friday hope you'll check it out this project is going to be something else. Thanks for thr nice words. What brought you to our video?
Really nice find! I can't wait to see you start tearing into it and building it back up again. Enjoy great video highlighting your family journey!
Thank you as always for your support (and advice). Oh we have torn into it alright... it's in a million pieces. And turns out a lot more surprises than we thought but I won't spoil the fun this time. But overall the perfect Nova for our build. Thanks for stopping in looking forward to doing some bindge watching your newest vids this december (my only month off... sorta)All the best to your family
Subdivision Auto Friend God Bless you and your family Happy Thanksgiving weekend to you and your family as well 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😃😃💪💪💪🦃🦃
Thanks Eric happy thanksgiving!
Wow! Looks good. I had a 1969 Nova, 6 cylinder.
Very cool those were not bad at all I know some people who have had them for many decades and they love them.
@@SubdivisionAuto Wish I had it now.
Great find! Love to see how this goes. I’m inspired to finish my nova project because of you journey!
Thanks deal that's awesome to hear man I can't wait until both cars are done and we can do some crusin'
Not bad boss! New quarters from amd, junk the racing stuff, and get her going. Sweet. Glad for you. Put an ls in it.
Yes sir thats the plan. It's already in a million pieces thanks for the comment lots going on with this project.
glad you finally got your nova
patience pays man,i almost got a 73 in 2013 and it wasnt till 2018 that i finally got my 71,i wasnt even looking for one the opportunity just showed up
cant wait for the restoration videos 👍
Thats usually the way it goes. If you pick whats out there you will settle but if you wait itll come to you. This one did just that I was actually down on the search and kind of stopped for a while and then got the message. So you just never know. Restoration is going to be wild it's already in a million pieces and without giving anything away I will say it's a huge project... But glad I got this one its perfect for us. Thanks for sharing your story cool to hear that I do believe the 73-74s just arnt as nice as the 68-72 (even front and rear swaped) so glad you got yours!
Don't know if you know this but you might have a original SS car ,I noticed it has a factory tach and full floor consol and gauges in 72 they put the K code in the vin tag for SS cars , also look for a build sheet on top of gas tank or behind glove box anyway that's a great find for sure I have a 71SS black on black love my nova
Hey Kevin I had the same thought. But looked into it and although its a custom build it's not as SS. But that's okay! Thanks for the comment. Hope you stick around for the build the car is in a million pieces now
You are going on a great journey with this car. I’m happy you found your dream build, good luck on your build. Your son is already putting dibs on it.
Thank you Jose. I am thankful for sure of all the people along the way that helped and yes this car is perfect for the project. It is already in a million pieces and working on it almost everyday. Thanks for commenting you will see alot more nova videos here once we start pumping them out.
WOW!! Talk about good things come to those who wait. (If you work like hell while you wait.)
I cannot believe you found a bucket seat, factory console, factory manual AND in such amazing condition within budget, whatever that was. I'm guessing there may have been an adjustment to the budget when you found this one. Unbelievable! You couldn't have found a better one if you had special ordered from the junk gods. haha
Love Lex the metal inspector!
Now, I think, I'm caught up on this. Can't wait for phase I of the restoration!!! I made it just in time, YAY!!!
A rare find indeed. I couldn't believe it either and it was an amazing process (5k canadiam) no its not perfect by any means trust me I know it's in a million pieces in my garage. But it's the PERFECT car for our family. Patience really paid off on this one... thabks for being apart of the ride that concludes the search. Next week is the start of a volume 2: restore and rebuild! Such an honor to have this car and write our own history on this...
@@SubdivisionAuto Fantastic! I'm looking forward to it. Being a certified car nut, whenever I look at cars, the first thing I look at is the interior. It's not the most important thing but it always tells a story. Rarely does anyone bother to fake the inside. A slick paint job can hide an enormous amount of flaws. When I saw the entrance and driver's view of the interior, I thought, check the frame and take it home!
Another shocker, I would have thought more. For what you got and what you have planned, cheap at twice the price. 👍👍
With the pedal pad wear I’d say definitely more like 137k on it. Still a great find. Congrats on your search finally ending.
Yeah for sure plus it would explain how worn out the pedals are. Good eye
Can't wait to watch this bad boy come back to life !!
Thank you its coming along :)
I had a 71 6 cylinder car that I put a 350 in and drove it to high school and ran 9 's in the 8th mile . Sold it to buy a 72 Dart swinger. I sold the nova for 350.00 and bought the Dart for 300.00 .
Wow thats one hell of a story... You cant even get a part for 350 these days it seems amazing how times have changed.... How did you get it so fast with a 350? 9's is really fast for a small block curious what you did to make it that quick.. impressive
Well done
THank Mike, was well worth it. Have worked on the car for 7 months since this was filmed have been posting episodes on this channel. Great car to work from
Great find,good bones ,perfect builder good stance!!
Indeed going to be a fun project we are building it as we speak thanks for commenting
With the tach, buckets and console, I'm guessing this is an SS.
I'm going to send the vin out to check but I don't think do. If it had a 12 bolt rear end yes but not sure with thr 8.5
Congrats working on my dads 1970 nova its a 4 door but a 3speed manual so thats a win😂 and its clean inside the only thing im missing is the head liner and the dash is cracked so im shocked seeing how clean yours looks, the guage cluster too i had to remove mine to clean it from dust. so again seeing yours clear and seeing the numbers clearly i can say you got the right one
Since i dont have the head liner on im a add sound and heat insulation for a better ride like modern cars
Thank you yes it was worth the wait for sure... mind you its got some issues I have since revealed but youll be able to see them in the upcoming videos. Yeah the dash is what sold me on it its rare to see one like this and those parts a rare/expensive. Thats cool you are working on it. What do you have in terms of engine in there? 350? inline 6?
All I can say is if you are doing that make sure you epoxy primer before doing that. You can trap moisture and rot out your roof ( seen lots like that). But yeah good idea
That cars a beauty ❤
Thank you would have to agree. It's in a million pieces now we are working on it as we speak. Few episodes we have posted since this feel free to let us know what you think once we find all the hidden surprises.
Exciting Times!
Yes sir now the work beings!
Hi Max! Your Nova quest reminded me, of me - about 20 years ago. I had gotten off of motorcycles and became re-interested in hot rods. I knew that I wasn't able to start a project from scratch, so I started looking around for either a Chevy S10 pick-up or a 1st generation Chevy II. Either vehicle would need a V8 swap. Chevys are the most reasonable to build, - just compare hop-up parts for Chevy, Ford and Mopar. Your Chevy dollar goes a lot further. There are a lot of S10s out there, but the cabs are cramped and the 63- 65 Chevy IIs are harder to find than hen's teeth. 2nd gen Novas (65-67) have shock tower suspension and although 327s were an option, the engine compartments are tight when it comes to headers. After quite some time. I did find a couple of Novas for sale, by the same seller. I contacted him and found that he had a 74 307 a/t car and the Nova that I bought., It is a 71 car, 350 4 speed. It was rough around the edges, but it ran and I drove it home. I paid $2500 back then. I still have the car and slowly upgraded it . When I started the process, I wanted to create more of a sports car, rather than a drag racer. So, I have concentrated on suspension upgrades, (poly bushings front to rear, over size anti-sway bars, add one to the rear axle, subframe connectors, power drilled and vented front disc brakes, gas shocks) painted the car in my garage and with the help of a buddy, re-built the engine (rings, bearings, double roller timing set Comp Cams XE 268, oil pump, Edelbrock intake, carn and 5089 aluminum heads). The car is still a "work in progress", but from the time that I was in my teens (I just turned 75 last October) a hot rod was a car that someone was working in their garage, sounded good maybe smoked a bit but was wonderful to my young eyes. Never a "trailer queen", never a magazine quality car.
I take my car to local car shows, cars 'n' coffee gatherings and it sees about 2000 KM of road time per year. I wouldn't have it any other way.
My advice to you, don't be in any great rush to find your car, It is out there as you read this.
And, for what it's worth , try to find a roller or a driver. With a young growing family, your resources can be tight and consequently progress on your car, hard to notice at times. Don't lose interest as your car gathers dust.
Regards.
Bruce Nixon
Bruce, first of all thanks for taking the time to write this and share your story. Very cool and good advice about the Chevys for sure. So we did end up picking up this Nova but not before seeing over 60 cars before that. I can tell you this much: its been 3 months working on the car... I just finished to shut down for the holidays. No none of this video is out yet but you will see what a huge project this quickly turns into. That said it's the perfect car for us because the amount I learned was very valuable. You will see videos coming out every now and then on all the aspects we are working on. Focusing on bodywork mostly... still a lot to do. Will be taking my time on this one because I dont want to spend too much in a short period. Hoping to get some sponsors on the channel to send us some parts. But in the meantime we are doing things with finances in mind... thus far it has gone well. Thanks for your comments glad to hear you still have the driving itch at 75 !
Front passenger tire looks a bit flat dude.
Honestly Max we're so happy for you and the family. So great to see all your hard work and patience pay off, you totally deserve it. Excited for the restoration series!
Ahaha that tire is DONE. Thanks man your music certainly made a huge impact on this series. Was able to use several versions of the theme in this episode!
Now it begins 🎉
Yes sir now it does for sure. Car is already in a million pieces!
First thing noticeable, and I don't know why, is the rear end being so high? These days usually sit fairly level, so is it the springs used in it? Looks like all the rubber bushings will need replacement, but that's all low cost, and you had an engine in mind anyway, so that in itself can be another project! Great find indeed, so take LOTS of 'before & after' images, as 20 -30 years down the road, you'll be glad you did! Congrats, and now you must be excited for the restoration! If a car could smile, I bet this one would be, as you'll again give it 'life' and love.
The reason the rear was so high is because they removed the shocks and propped it up with 2x4s. Actually one of them fell out on the way home and I almost lost the car (quebec roads are terrible!). Oh yeah all the rubber bushings are basically dust theyre rock hard and disintegrate when you touch them. Oh yeah we took a ton of before photos there is no lack. Thank you very much for the kind words we are really happy with it but its a HUGE project. We have a few more videos we did after this one and in less than 3 weeks a huge video comes out regarding the floor. Hope youll stick around for the ride thanks for the comment!
I'm sure glad you found a Nova and look forward to the build... I see it has the bumper guards which I have been looking for, for years.......Very nicely optioned car as it must have had the 350 with multi leaf springs. Does it also have the F41 suspension package?
Thanks for the kind words. Build is going well we are filming the entire process. Yes lots of people have asked me about the guards trying to buy them from me so I assume they are quite rare. The bumpers were rough and I was on fence to take them or not but glad I did as we have restored them in one of the videos... Yes car well option it had a 350 as you mentioned. Not sure about the F41 how do I go about finding that out any tricks?
Thank you
Max
@@SubdivisionAuto It would have front and rear sway bars and front disc brakes, It looks like it should have front discs as you have a power booster. But if it's got both sway bars it's the upgraded suspension. All 350 cars had multi leaf springs. No telling if it was a SS package as they were never called out in the vin. Willow Run never kept the built sheets in the cars and did a good job of putting them in the trash as per company procedures. The only thing I found in my Nova was the seat tags with the vin. I can't wait to see the progress on this..... You need to check out my Nova....!!!!!
Buckets, tach, 4 speed with console gauges….you may have a super sport.
I don’t see hood louvers…so if not a SS, then highly option normal one.
Yeah its not an SS I looked into it it was a "custom". Which means larger fuel lines, 350 engine, 4 speed manual, buckets, center consol, disc brakes front. Still a good start for us we are removing everything ayways. New ep comes out tomorrow you will see more on it if you are intersted. Thanks for the comment!
Congratulations, you found a unicorn. I would have taken half of those you passed on, but i guess that's where we're different. Your mindset in the beginning was kinda similar to mine, i want to take something with a history, that has been forgotten and lost for many years and revive it, but to me, the important thing wouldn't have been condition, to an extent... The car i connect with is for me, there's a kind of magic about putting hands on something your passionate about and saying, I'm going to make this mine, regardless of the practicality, or monetary value in the end. A car that has been forgotten and everyone says is to far gone, that fate is sealed by opinions and money. I can only imagine driving something i brought back from the dead, something that by the world's standards was useless and held no value. Imagine the connection after that work, knowing that you, and only you was the one to save it no matter the cost. That my friend is sentiment that makes the best family air loom's. Something you pass down that has that great resurrection story and you're work in every part. When you went from, it needs a story and i need to connect to it, to . At this point, were just looking for the best buy. You lost touch with me as a viewer. Again congrats, I'm sure this will make many memories and hopefully stay part of the family for a long time. I'll follow along for this build but i wish it was more meaningful. ✌️
Well said Snake. You are right I had to tip the scales of story more than I originally set out to but it was more due to attempting to remain realistic in what I can actually do. Yes I sacrificed some story but I'll be hones I feel good with what we got. And now tearing into it I can tell you a couple thing (that are in the next video). Based on the water damage this car would be in the same shape as the others had it sat another 5 years. I am happy to continue the story where the owner started even if it doesnt have much of one. But that said knowing Im the first in line after nearly 5 decades is an honour in itself. So yes we are going all in in this one one, but you are right some of the other cars certainly had some stories. Trust me when I say I still think of those cars and after doing some work on this one I believe they can and really should all be saved. The green one in the forest on part 3 in the snow is 20 mins from my house and I often think of it a lot. I like your mindset and I like the comment 100% agree with you. Itll be meaningful to me because my family is involved and having my kids travel with me that far to get it was pretty special. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Looks like a great project. Congratulations, the cars you were looking at and intentionally looking for old paddock bodies was TOTALLY wrong for a budget build beginner. Have fun
Yeah trial by fire I say I learned a lot from all this, the original idea of finding a field find nobody wants to restore and save it is unrealistic for a guy like me. I know that now. Despite that even this car is a lot more work than expected and a big challenge for a guy like myself. So this is the perfect car for us. Thanks for the kind words and commenting on the video it was worth the wait
Looks like a 71 nova I had one at one time I wrecked it.
Cant say this one was wrecked but its a big restoration project. Coming along new episode comes out next friday. Sorry to hear about your Nova accident...
Great find ! Keep it white. You wont regret it.
Thanks Jim !
Hey I know someone that is looking for a nova. Do you have one for sale?
Nope just have the one we bought here... but if you have facebook there are a couple big Nova groups and it shouldnt be too hard to find one on there (depending on the shape you are looking for). Nova Nation and 68-74 Nova are the best groups for that.... thanks for watching hope you enjoyed the video. What do you think of this white Nova was it worth the wait?
what song did you use in opening section
The montage? Shipwrecked- at the end of times". One of my favorite songs of all time. The show theme is created by a friend of mine he made it for the show
What are your plans for power plant?
LS with a 5 speed tremec tkx or t56 magnum 6 speed, keep the 8.5 rear for now until I get a 12
@SubdivisionAuto Cool, that 8.5 can be built to handle a surprising amount of torque and abuse. I put an Auburn unit in mine under recommendation. Works awesome.
@@strokersteve468 your not the first one to tell me that that's very cool. I think I'll do ws you recommend. Thanks for the tip!
@SubdivisionAuto I got the boys at the power drive line shop on Michael St to rebuild mine. " Big Dan" really knows his stuff. He's the one who helped me out.
@@SubdivisionAuto Remember Max, before making a decision, you must establish your objective. What is your end goal. i.e. Flip for a profit, build a usable occasional 'daily driver', and so on. I'm thinking family heirloom to keep forever. Objective should be the first priority. All things considered, I lean towards the simplest and easiest solution for the long term. That makes me lean towards an LS1 with the 5 speed. I would only consider upgrading if it made financial sense. Repeating myself, what is your objective at project's end? IMHO 😊
You know that could very well be possibly be an SS cuz of the gauges in the center console and the three petals it could be an SS
I thought it was too but based on the fact it didnt have a 12 bolt I thought maybe not. So I got it checked and no it is not an SS... but it has most features an SS would minus the 12 bolt....Thanks for watching next video is coming out friday when we start breaking this thing down.
I would have given you two thumbs up until your old lady said freaking
Check the vin code if it has a k in it you have an original sis car.😂
Hey Greg yes sir we did check it. Not an SS but still the perfect car for us. Thanks for the tip hope you check out episode 7 where we start tearing this apart! Thanks for the support man
hi i have fiberglass bumpers and front fenders decklid if you are interested
Hey Robert good to know I appreciate you offering. The ones I have are alright though so I will respectfully pass but thanks for giving me firsts dibs