69 chevy nova (383)

[jdmfan]

Heres a 69 nova i finished up a couple days ago . I painted it two tone deep met blue and met black with a silver pin stripe . I scratched built the headers and air filters . Wired up the motor and battery , the rims are from a 2001 corvette Z06 with lips added to them from other wheels i had .

Hope you like . Let me know what you think

thanks for looking

[Haubenschild]

Outstanding work chris! , I cant wait to see another one of these builds!

[mikemodeler]

very nice! Dark colors can be difficult to pull off but you did a great job! great detailing on the engine and the lowered look with the big brakes/wheels is killer.

[Erik Smith]

The paint on that looks very nice. The extra details on the engine are great too. I would try to wash the windshield a bit though, I can see a some finger prints - they stand out on such a smooth, shiny body.

[rmvw guy]

Nice!!! The engine detail is excellent!!! I really like your fuel lines. Paint work looks good too! Nice, nice, nice!!!

[mannyclub]

Awesome Nova!! Just beautiful...

Manny

[Chris guthro]

thats sweeeeeet!! lets see the bottom end of that 350 just kidding love the paint~!

Chris

[Stephen H]

Man this build is sick. Love the whole look of the car. Great job

[brett]

wow !! great job Chris

[Bartster]

Attaboy! One sweet ride!

[tyrone]

That nova looks bad a-- the whole look is just right.....

[diymirage]

looks great but erm...thats not a 383, thats some silly SBC

it would be sweet to see it with a mopar big block in it thought

[Jantrix]

You know you don't see a lot of monochromatic builds these days. From a hot rodding perspective that sorta thing died a decade ago. But you sure proved here that it can still be done with some contemporary styling and be cool as heck. Well done.

[brett]

Eelco,

Essentially a 0.030-over 350 with a 3.750-inch stroke, the 383's extra cubic inches are almost free when compared to the cost of retaining a stock 3.480-inch stroke. Gone are the days of digging up a 400 crank out of the junkyard and grinding down the mains to fit inside a 350 block. The 3.750-inch stroke small-block Chevy crank, whether cast or forged, is one of the most popular aftermarket cranks ever produced. Furthermore, the relatively short stroke allows fitment of rods up to 6.125 inches while still retaining 1.000-inch of compression height with a standard 9.000-inch deck height. "The rod bolts will hit the cam whenever duration exceeds about 220 degrees at 0.050 lift, but a small base-circle cam eliminates that problem," explains Judson Massingill of the School of Automotive Machinists. "Other than that, when using an aftermarket oil pan, the only other clearancing required is some minor grinding at the bottom of the cylinders when using a factory block."

Read more: http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/tech/engines_drivetrain/shortblock/0903chp_chevy_stroker_kits_insight/viewall.html#ixzz1lZtVAbFT

[LAone]

oh man! that is hot. i especialy like the deep offeset corvette wheels.

[cherokeered]

Awesome job.....Love It! Wheels are a perfect choice!

How did you do the pin stripe so perfectly?

Edited February 6, 2012 by cherokeered

[S. Svendsen]

Looks killer!

[ChrisR]

Nice work. Great looking model.

[crazyjim]

Outstanding and SHINY :)

[Duntov]

Wow... this car has a really different look with the lowered stance and the wheels.... very nice!!!

Regards

Bill (Duntov)

[jdmfan]

thanks for the good comments guys

[Patrick2005]

That is truly a wicked Nova man! Sweet build!

[Greg Pugh]

Looks mean!

[diymirage]

thanks for the info Brett

i kinda sorta knew that (come to think of it, i saw a buddy of mine do the grinding of the cylinders once on the 350 he was building for his blazer

i was more poking the bear then being serious, seeing how mopar makes a 383 big block, from the factory

[Stephen H]

I was thinking about finding a Nova to build but after seeing this I think I would be embarrassed to build one. This car is awesome and the more I look at it the better it gets.