WTB 1969 Magazine Big Block swap 66/67 Chevy II
 

I'm looking for a Magazine article from 1969 or so where a fellow showed an L88 swap into a 2nd Gen Chevy II. I beleive it may have been Popular Hot Rodding, but not 100% certain. Could be other popular magazines but it was definately in print around 1969- possibly a little earlier.

Taking a shot in the dark on some of you with archives of old magazines. Any help would be appreciated.

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That really doesn't ring a bell with me or sound very familiar and if I didn't lose my magazine collection in my house fire last month, I would have done some digging for you today. If you're interested in doing this swap, maybe a set of the correct Hooker Fenderwell headers instruction sheet explains where to exactly cut the inner shock towers for the clearance. I also know you need the specific Moroso or Milodon pan with the centerlink notch. After purchasing the correct headers, oil pan, and notching the towers, everything else is a bolt-in actually. You'd just use the small block engine and frame mounts and transmission crossmember. A lot of people don't realize on those early Novas that the actual engine frame mounts are only spot-welded to the bottom of the shock towers and a very heavy and torquey engine can tear them away. Going around that seam with a Mig Welder would go a long way towards adding support.

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A "2nd Gen" Chevy II is '68-'74. With the correct factory brackets an L-88 will bolt in.

In '73 Hot Rod featured a '73 Nova with a Nickey L-88 conversion.

Re: WTB 1969 Magazine Big Block swap 66/67 Chevy II
 

Thanks for the response guys. I beleive the second Gen is considered 1966 and 1967 wiht the Chevy II, but if I am wrong, please correct me.

I'm actually working on researching THE car from the article. I know there was an article written on the car, just not sure of the specifics of which rag it was actually published in. The original owner of the car has been contacted and we're working on filling in some of the gaps.

The car may have had tow tabs in the article- but not 100% sure. The motor was supposed to have been an L88.

Thanks in advance!

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I do remember that in the Classified section of one of the East Coast magazines that there was a '66 Chevy II Super Sport advertised for sale that had an L-88 in it and man, I'll tell 'ya, it just looked so sinister being slightly raised in the front with American Racing Magnesium 5-spokes on it! Looked like it may have even been an original L-79 327-350 HP car and the owner upped the ante with a crate L-88. The car was advertised as "King of The Connecting Highway" and I bet that bad-ass'ed sumbitch really was!

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Good memory Mark!

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Sounds pretty cool Mark. You don't see too many of the early Nova's with the fronts raised without being straight axle converted cars. The car I'm trying to research originally was a 275hp 4 speed non-SS Chevy II. I am unclear if the press was a feature, how-to article, or some other purpose for the ink but I'm thrilled to learn there is some old coverage of the work.

The car had 2 different GM crate motors early on and was "dyno-tuned". I really need to get with the original owner of this car to clarify the early timeline of things. This request for help is a shot in the dark, since I don't really know for sure which publication covered the car. I've seen guys get lucky here before so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

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Do you remember what color the car was???

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I don't know if the article was black & white or color, but the car was supposed to have been BN Yellow w/ a black hat. I'm gonna try and get some personal pictures off a guy soon.

It has some custom FW headers because Hooker wasn't making them yet.

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http://www.jimsmegamagazines.com/ind...=2a&page=2

Paul...see if this site helps you out some. All kinds of magazines from the 60's and he has whats in the mag at the bottom of the front cover picture.

Dave
67 Nova Boy