Imposter Yenko 427 Nova Raising Hell on the Street
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- An imposter! This is a 427 Nova Yenko hehe I took out and had some fun with before we sold it. I LOVE muscle. SUBSCRIBE & Follow Samspace81 RIGHT NOW! I'm vlogging, I'm slinging Iron, cool stuff people, follow me. Musclecars, road tests, test drives, reviews, real talk, my English Bulldog even, whats stopping you? Hit SUBSCRIBE
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I love when he rolls into the throttle at 4:10 and the nose starts lifting up. I miss those days of real raw power when you actually had to drive a car and if you weren't careful, you wrecked it. The car makes some awesome sounds.
That is one of the nicest cars (classic) I've seen....somebody has spent a lot of time and damn sure a lot of money. ..detail like that doesn't come easy....many late nights ...lots of sweat. ..yenko or not ..its a nova...a damn nice ass car period. ...one I would be proud to own
Finally someone in a video that actually can shift a 4 speed while running it. Nice car love it. I had a 73 wish it ran like yours.
Jesus H Christ, that thing sounds good. And then you sold it. I would have wrapped it up in bubble plastic and kept it forever.
Wow he sold it. Hes crazy
Back in 70,we had a 402 Nova .030 over 408,Manley 12.5-1 pistons
Crower 580,580 320 duration cam,lots of machine work,suspension
work etc etc.Topped with a Weiand 2-4V tunnel ram,Holley 660 carbs
11 in slicks w/Moroso front drag tires--car ran 10.80s..Your car sounded just like ours with closed headers
I miss the car,had lots of fun
Thanks for sharing that
Damn. All that time and effort for 10.80s..? Nowadays that happens with less cubes, less cam and one carb. Sorry your engine sucked back then, dude
I grew up in the town where these were made. The building is still there. Nice to see these cars still around
An old engine builder trick is to cut a groove in the top inside of the lifter bore, top to bottom, so that oil drips down on the camshaft and prevents flat spotting your cam lobes. You lose a little oil pressure but your camshaft lives.
Outstanding Nova. Wish I could have bought it. That big block sounds awesome They can keep all the new muscle cars. Old school works for me.
same thing i said ol school is bad ass this new crap sucks lol
This is my favorite video I've done to date. I got to bang gears in it! I'm usually the one doing the filming. You'll know the scene I'm talkin' about! I was trying to keep it from breaking the tires loose. That 427 was wicked in this custom Nova. - Samspace81 #nova #beastmode
Nice looking nova very rare.
That's a mighty impressive garage ! If that Nova is a legit Yenko, it's one of only 37 produced, and one of a handful that exist today . . .
***** I was caught fibbing!! No, its a Yenko type Tribute car, just a killer killer Nova. That's my buddy Brents business, Fast440 here close to Sunnyvale, Texas.
David H. You're late to the party David! I'm sure everyone LOVES you at a party...
Was this car originally a 250 inline 6 or a 307?
I think the clone/tribute idea is the better option...it looks & runs like the rare original, but you can beat on it & not feel like you're devaluing/mileing up/abusing the investment/rarity of owning the real thing!
Thats what I'm saying. Thanks for checking it out Andy.
God that thing sounds monstrous! Yenko's are just badass. I love that whine sound too. Beautiful paint job, and I love the video transitions you did as well!
Don Yenko converted a whole bunch of cars, not just Camaros. He had Yenko Chevelles, Yenko Novas, Yenko Camaros, even Yenko Corvairs. Pretty neat stuff. May not be factory original (Correct me if I am wrong) but still sweet as hell to have such a high horsepower motor in a tiny car.
I like it too. As for a genuine Yenko Nova 427 there are only 7 to 9 in existence. A garnet red one with a black vinyl top completely original sold for $300,000.
Who needs a radio when your car sounds like that!
That's the truth in any year
I'm curious. What did you Folks have to do to prepare those Nova Frames/Suspensions to handle the HP of the 427s?
A Buddy of mine put a strong 327 small block in one of these Cars and the first time he really nailed it from a standing start, the Car literally twisted the real Leaf Spring into a Pretzel and did a real number on what was left of the rear bodywork. Maybe I can answer my own Question here and say 400 hp was too much for a single leaf rear suspension especially w/o Frame Connectors.
Lived in Forney Texas for 4 years and drove by your place nearly every day and would always see some SWEET lookin Hot Rods sittin around the front shop. Cool vid man!
I doubt any Novas came out of the factory with body and paint as good as this one. She's a beaut'!
So true memorable muscle
Cool car i ran a small block 427 then it turned into a 437 now its gonna be a 440. Just keep making it bigger stronger and faster
The Hotrodder way. Thanks for following Samspace81
One of the cleanest Novas I've seen. That hood looks great on that car.
That is honestly probably the best lookin Nova I've ever seen.
Right up there. My buddy back in the day, had about the same set up. His had an L-88 in it, M-22 and 5:13 gears. Cortez Silver with black interior. No console either. The torque was unbelievable. I would take this Nova over any car i've seen on you tube.
sweet nothing better than the sound of big block chevrolet muscle
Comment of the day! One of my favorite days ever doing this video! So much fun. Thank you
@@samspace81 your welcome my dad has a big tire 68 with a 540 bb with a turbo
love nova's. awesome vid
What a beautiful Nova..Gorgeous
amazing car i love it . awesome paintjob too very shiny .
The horn and wipers really make the car. LOL, very nice!
I didn't have it opened up all the way. It didn't ping or lean out, pulled hard. I didn't rev it too high either.
Very nice nova..looks good sounds and appears to run very strong..very nice piece of American muscle car history. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for checking it out James! Enjoy the channel.
That's one badass Nova love that whining sound
It sure was Mark, that old school gear drive! Thanks so much for following Samspace81
A great and wonderful machine. I still want one.
Indeed
No matter what cubic inches are under a chevy hood. The Muncie whine will always draw the attention. Lol. Nice ride. Love the color. Mine is the burnt poly ( or doo doo brown ) gm fleet color from 69.
You got that right! Great memory. Thanks Todd for watching - SAM
Yenko built a total of 38 427/450 horse 69 & 70 Nova's. It's said that only 10 survive. They where all based on 396 cars as the heavy duty suspension was already installed.My guess is that in that a short wheelbase car with 450 HP tends to go off the road in a BIG way.... Approximate value? I saw one at Barrett Jackson with a pre-auction estimate of 350 to 400K. I don't know if it sold.
Yenko didn't build any big block Novas for 1970 , they were all LT1 powered Yenko Deuces . Short wheelbase , at 111 inches it's three more than a Camaro .
Awesome this one just a clone 👏
I love the sound of that "ROCK CRUSHER"!!! That's a stable full pretty girls!😎
Memorable Nova
Great car. But hardly hell raising. Glad you're taking care her though
My thoughts exactly ! Lol
Really nice craftsmanship; cosmetics and mechanicals
I agree! Glad you enjoyed it Mark. Appreciate you following Samspace81 sir
2016 is a badass. I have had seven in my life and only have one left man I miss them.
Yea, those 427 nova's built by Yenko are the most rare of his supercars , and for good reason. The nasty big rat was really too much for a stock body nova and actually quite dangerous according to don yenko himself. It was something like 0-60 in a tick over 3 seconds with all kinds of body and suspension twisting going on. Hairy ride.
Nice car! What camshaft you running? I'm thinking about changing mine in my 427
You just got to love those cars that are so juiced up they don't like to idle at all lol
Thanks for the ride..that was Awesome!
I know the L88 was 427/430hp and was very under rated. also gm had restrictions to order a L88 like no radio , no heater core , heavy duty susp. the L71 was 427/435hp. But I am no expert on Yenko , I am just a huge fan. In my opinion they had the best muscle cars of the late 60's hands down. Yenko was into making crazy fast cars , they could have swapped intakes and carbs. Again your lucky to own your nova, it will eat corvettes all day from the same generation.
love the old Nova my dream car
I thought I saw that nova on eBay awhile back. It was actually on eBay as a yenko. Very nice ride I thought about selling almost everything I had at the time for it. But then came to my senses.
is that a true yenko or a tribute replica yenko ?
Beautiful Nova man. Absolutely. I have a 73 hatch back but I don't have the cash right now to do what I want to it, so just waiting. Seeing your car makes me know keeping mine is worth the wait.
Sounds very healthy. Beautiful car.
it was a fun memorable car. Thanks for watching & leaving a commnet
Thanks!
You'd need a 4 door nova with poverty caps, bench seat, column shift. With a 1970s compass on the dash. My great grandma had a green on green nova like that (with a 307 or some little lo-po v8). Except hers was a coupe. Right now it's rotting behind my uncle's house.
thanks for sharing and the ride. loved it. nice bad ride. keep old school alive!
Nice car . Yenkos had the stinger hood , YSC head rests and door panel call outs and stripe kit . Decals on the
valve covers doesn't make it a Yenko tribute or clone . 427 sounds healthy.
This is the way a car should sound!
That was a great memory, got to bang some gears with my friend, appreciate your viewership
Hell yeah. And an airplane hanger full of some badass toys. Semper Fi.
Thanks for your service Chad and checking out my car channel.
I would replace that Vic Jr. with a performer RPM air gap. A lot more lower rpm torque with little to no high HP loss. Cool video though kept me waiting for a smoke show lol.
Right on
seems like it leans out and gets really quiet when you hammar it.
This car is one of the most badass s.o.bs I have seen
Thanks for checking it out
I had a 72 nova I gutted with a 396 I put in it ,it weighed 3.160 pounds ran great
Good stuff Darrell, appreciate you sharing
Did you see the part where I went through the gears? It winds up pretty good! I never bounce a car off a rev limiter, bad for the valves.
PSA to the kids in these new mustang's. This is a car that sounds good. Loud is not always a good sound.
Yes thanks for the intelligent comment - SAM
Great cars, I had a LT1 1970, 4 speed Munsey, SS loaded. Quick car in its day.
Got a 57 cameo pickup , with a
70 lt1 & m20 4 speed.,
Thank you! Have a good weekend wrenching on your ride - Sam
very nice Nove. Love the sound :-)
Such a fun memory
Love the car don't get me wrong but a lot of little things are wrong 1 the marker lights would be clear not orange 2 The Yenko always had a tachometer either in a console or dash but either way it looks and sounds great
Sounds healthy looks great but I must have missed the part where he actually put his foot into it.
I rolled into it, kept traction and didn't tear it up, someone elses car.
Beautiful paint. Oh and that engine! Nice.
The car is just plain Beautiful
Greatt car, brother. Not as loud as she should be, though. You need to get a glass pak, but make it so the car is real quite on the inside and loud on the outside. Then, throw some dumpers in her, so when you want, you could open 'em up, and the cabin will be filled with the sound of a big ol' monsterous V8.
nice Nova, the paint and engine compartment are very clean. is that a Pete Jackson gear drive i hear, never been a big fan of the noisy gear drives but she still sounds very solid. Nice car
love the 427 Nova,.. just wish you had the correct badging on the fenders,.. when i was 16 i seen a new ZL1 1969 Nova in a Chevrolet showroom all alum 427 it was a 3000.00 dollar car with a 3000 dollar eng option,... i believe the total was around 6300,.... sweet car you have
No such animal. Odds are pretty small you even saw one of the 69 zl1 camaros....
Never heard of the zl 1 being an option on a nova unless it was dealer installed maybe.
i did see it at Harry May Chevrolet in Monroe Mi. in 1969, it was not a yenko, it was a Dick Harrell, ZL1 Nova
Could be worth a fortune today.
thats for sure,
engine braking like you should GOOD! let them horses sing everyone a song! i heard either the clutch or the tires squeak at 4:19 from that downshift haha shes a beauty! wish i owned one, id keep it in prestine condition just like it is now
Beautiful looking and sounding Nova.
Man that sounds awesome. What kind of Cam was in it ? Solid Roller ?
What exhaust (muffler) is on this Car?really like the sound when it's downshifted and most of all the Idling.
Wish I remembered to tell you
You running straight pipes? and why did you sell it? I own a 67' YENKO Camaro had to sell it myself. damn this was thee best ive ever had. haha. Snapped the traction bar snubs right off on take offs from street racing with friends..
my 1 st was a 69 4 door caprice factory numbers matching 427 390hp, sold it for $7k to a guy who wanted the engine for his corvette. my father has a 69 nova ss numbers matching 396/4 speed
tex f That Nova sounds real sweet, not many came with that combo! Thanks for checking out the channel. - Sam
You're right, there's no subframe connectors or strut braces. In the Yenko directory, there's more than 7. I counted 23. They did LT1's in 1970 as well. I turned down $550k for both. Two different appraisals by top name dealers put the nova's value at $350k+ The Camaro is worth $100k more. A popular Canadian company wet themselves when they saw them, but they just low balled me. I have a Mach 1 429 SCJ 4 speed & a '65 GT-350 as well, I invested in Iron Stocks.
Jay leno
Good car. What Kind of fan rad have the motor? Flex fan??? Is noisely
Hmm not sure
Just starting this car is raising more hell than driving a Focus...
Beautiful car! It's not an original Yenko though. Nice resto mod.
With out a doubt one of the nicest street Novas I have seen, what are the specs on the motor?
Awesome car! Is this a numbers matching Yenko? Sounds and drives nice! Is this a keeper or are you selling it?
She was a clone, sold it 8 years ago :) Thanks for checking it out!
Yenko, not a Yenko. So what. This Nova is a beast. Great looking and great sounding true muscle car.
+ironhorse127 Yes sir, just a badass Nova, loved this one.
That's one Bad Ass machine dude...Sweet!
Hey, Sam, what can I say ? It's an awesome ride again ! )) Real bad ass ! It's good that the dashboard and gauges are all originals. Is it your silver Vette at 5:05 ?
Don't be speeding higher 25 mph ! ))
Thanks for the ride
You bet
Awesome car and an excellent video!
sdy0174 needs to go outside and make sure the Prius is connected to the charger!!!!!
Sounds great once rpms up those camps are perfect Daily
Overall super nice rig man keep up tithe god.work
You got that right!
Nice car, that's enough hell to raise with a rare Yenko!
Yes, I think you were raising some hell..You were going at least 27MPH in that 25 MPH zone!
Nice car anyway.
L71 was 3 deuces, L88 was 850 4bbl, Im not saying you don't have a L88, But I know chev never offered a L88 6 pack, Even tho some corvettes claim to have them stock, it is not true. You got a real gem in your Nova since there is only 7 of the 30 built left. Seen a article where they put slicks on a stock 69 yenko nova, and it ran high 10's in 1/4
That ain't no Grandma's Nova! Still would love to find one of those to stick one of my big blocks into it! Those cowl hood look great on those cars. Hey! I think I said that before....Dejaview?
The 427 Wasnt a chevy engine offered at the factory when they were first made, It was for nascar. It was a mystery Engine ,,The porcupine Head.
Great stuff love the old reference porcupine
😍 what cam is in this? Sounds similar to my GTO with a 489.
Wish I had those specs 👓
What does it have for exhaust ? Great car !!
Sure was, can't remember sorry
When you over power them it was easy to lose control . too light in the rear.
Yeah I didn't wreck it, i actually gave it just enough throttle to keep it from breaking the tires. Thanks for checking it out!
that's bad ass love old novas
You and me both
I cant speak for anyone but myself: im jealous. 😻
Love the paint..whats the name of that color?
Gray metallic. Thanks for checking it out
what color grey? looks amazing.. would love that on my 85 Silverado
Marcus Kicker yea i love that gray color. I was scrolling the comments to see if anyone asked
Damn nice car man, and dont listen to all those import loving buzzkills! Long live muscle!
What do you use for gas? How much octane does it need?
I love the mechanical gear whine. I liked the under the hood shots as well
you build a 388 cube sbc with 550HP?
Some reason why you drive with your lights on in the day time?