February 7, 200719 yr Ive been so lazy that up until now, i havent made a thread about my 1st car... for a few months, i was looking for LT1 Camaros, for cheap, fast, reliable power.... i was also looking at 5.0 Mustangs, and Monte SS's... i heard a kid i know from the fire dept talking about his uncles 71 Nova for sale, and i thought i definatley couldnt afford it... he told me it was a project car, and was $3000... so me, being intrigued, go to check out this car... and i get excited.. so after thoroughly inspecting the car, bringing back a friend, deciding i could handle the restoration needed, talking to the owner (who was selling the car to make room in his garage for the new 07 Shelby he bought) and negotiated the price, so on December 28th, i took posession of a beautiful, primer, 71 Nova it was originally a 6 banger, now a 350...has a TH350 trans, only rust is the front fenders which are getting patched... It was originally lime green, with a green interior, but now has a black interior needs some parts which im stockpiling now, and its going in for a paint job in a few weeks... Metallic blue with White Stripes heres the pics i got of the car:
February 7, 200719 yr Nice, SS623. These Novas are still affordable, and you can do everything to these you can do to a Camaro, afaik. Please update us as you go through the process.
February 7, 200719 yr Hey Supersport... looks good... where in Plainview are you from? I'm a Syosset High School grad, grew up near the Syosset Public Library.
February 7, 200719 yr NICE I had a 71 that looked just like your pics and I painted it 80's IROC blue...good call. love it
February 7, 200719 yr Author Hey Supersport... looks good... where in Plainview are you from? I'm a Syosset High School grad, grew up near the Syosset Public Library.i used to live right near the JFK high school (literally next door) but now i moved to the other side of town, by south oyster bay
February 7, 200719 yr Awesome, SS ... CONGRATULATIONS . Lookin' forward to seeing pictures of it with the new coat of paint . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I wanna drive" ... Trace Adkins ... '(Her Favorite Color Is) Chrome'
February 8, 200719 yr Author cant wait til im the only V8, RWD American car in my school parking lot!
February 8, 200719 yr cant wait til im the only V8, RWD American car in my school parking lot! It's an awesome feeling :AH-HA_wink: Only in my case it was a diesel truck, but meh. It just meant I was bigger than that asshole in his Infiniti G35 coupe... and I had a better 'roar'
February 15, 200719 yr Very cool, restore it sans bumpers like an SCCA race car. ....man that would be awesome! Chris
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