1971 Chevrolet Nova Restomod All New Show Car/muscle Car/cruiser/street Strip on 2040-cars
Jupiter, Florida, United States
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For you speed readers just interested in hitting the high
spots... This resto mod 1971 Nova is all new from top to
bottom and front to back. It’s equipped with an aluminum LS3 small
block, built turbo 400 and high performance suspension. It’s a
culmination of remarkably talented people and carefully chosen parts which were
blended into a tastefully finished thrill ride.
For those of you interested in more details, please read on… Renowned fabricator, painter and muscle rod builder Russ Cowart, of Restorations by Russ in Dawsonville Georgia, took on this project and began by fully disassembling the Nova down to its very core. The body was placed on a rotisserie rack and every inch was stripped to the bare metal. Each of the body panels, undercarriage and the engine compartment were primed and sanded many times before Russ applied those deep glossy coats of GM silver and blue accent stripes. During the careful reassembly of the body parts, close attention was given to the fit and alignment of every seam and opening. New tinted glass, rubber moldings, chrome bumpers and trim pieces were installed as the car came back together. While the body was being worked over, Gary Grimes of Twister Engines in Alpharetta Georgia assembled an intense 6.2 liter aluminum block LS3 engine which was bored and stroked to 420 cubic inches. The L-92 aluminum heads were milled, CNC ported and outfitted with an array of custom spec Comp Cams roller valve train parts. The high flowing Grimes fabricated intake manifold received a direct port, stage 3 CNC runner port and polish treatment. The bullet proof bottom end features a Callies Ultra Billet crankshaft spinning Callies forged CompStar rods and full floating JE pistons with Hell Fire rings. The short block was expertly machined and assembled using high performance ARP hardware from top to bottom. Once everything was checked and lubed, the engine was saddled to Twister’s dyno for a proper break in and tuning session. When the tweaked Holley 750 carb was opened up, the motor instantly screamed to 7000 rpms and the numbers produced were nothing short of amazing. This powerful monster kicked out 696 horsepower and 560 pound feet of torque on pump gas! For comparison, a new $125,000 ZR-1 Corvette makes 638 horsepower with its Supercharged 427 motor. Achieving 696 wicked horses with fewer cubic inches in naturally aspirated form is truly exceptional. With this much power on tap, we knew the rest of the drive train would require substantial upgrades to safely keep up. The task of changing gears was assigned to a custom built TCI turbo 400 automatic transmission and matched to a modified TCI 1800 rpm stall convertor. A severe duty aluminum driveshaft was installed along with the necessary adapter yokes and high strength Spicer u-joints. A Hurst Pro-Matic 2 shifter makes short work of the quick gear changes. The Nova’s chassis was next in line for modification and after many hours of priming and sanding it was sprayed with several coats of slick body matching color. Detroit Speed supplied one of their Speed 3 front end suspension kits which according to the manufacture is “The most advanced handling system you can buy for use with the stock subframe” and we wholeheartedly agree! The Speed 3 kit features tubular upper and lower control arms, specific rate coil over springs, specific valved aluminum shocks and an anti-roll bar. An optional high rate, ceramic finish steering box was also installed. These additions delivered outstanding corner carving, high performance steering. To keep the rear end planted, the fragile factory leaf springs were replaced with a high strength Detroit Speed “QuadraLink” suspension built around a Ford 9” rear end with 3.50 gears. Their exclusive 4-link geometry is designed to achieve the best possible handling on the road or track. The new "Swivel-Link” allows the rear suspension to fully articulate with smooth solid motion and no binding by using tuned high durometer rubber bushings (in place of heim joints or squeaky urethane bushings). An adjustable panhard rod provides precise and effective rear axle lateral location during hard cornering. A set of steel mini tubs were welded in to make room for the narrowed 9” rear and wide 18” x 10” Foose Nitrous wheels the Nova would soon be wearing. With plenty of “Go” power under foot, it was time to add some serious braking to the “Whoa” pedal. A Baer extreme performance 4 wheel disk brake system was installed and provides massive amounts of quick, controlled stopping power. With the Nova now in full rolling trim, it was time to create a comfortable and complimentary interior for this bad boy. Before the getting started, Dynomat sound dampening material was applied to the entire compartment to keep the outside noises, outside. Adding to the cool while cruising, is a Vintage Air A/C system which fits and works like a cold blowing factory option. The windows were converted to power and the controls are housed in a flowing front to rear center console. Finish Line Interiors in Jasper Georgia stitched the beautiful grey and blue leather over a set of body hugging front and rear bucket seats. The distinctive, handcrafted door and trunk panels are exclusively unique and display imaginative design and color coordination. With no detail left undone, this Nova is incredibly fast and ready for the summer show circuit, a cruise down Main Street and maybe a few magazine photo shoots. An equivalent top quality Nova couldn’t be built for less money if you did all the work yourself. Don’t let this outstanding vehicle deal get away. For more information please call 817-528-5258 Located in Jupiter Florida |
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