69 nova 427 new to site

[Jim_ss_nova]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this site. Hope to learn alot. My car is a 1969 nova ss. I've known this car since mid summer of 1975, at witch time it had a crate 427- iron rec. heads- 780 holly- lakewood scatter shield, traction bars, and 3 point roll bar. It also has an L88 fiberglass hood with with original Corvette 427 emblems, 4 speed. My friend Dave bought car in Witchita Falls Texas in 1975 when we were stationed at Sheppard AFB. He sold crate 427 in 1985 to someone in Bellfonte Pa. area. In 1986 he sold body with a few missing pieses. I found and bought car in Sept. 2002. It was origanaly burnished brown with a gold stripe on the hood only, cut and flared rear fenderwells for the slicks - as it was raced at the local dragstrip there in Texas. By chance does any one remember it? Broadcast sheet say L48 from factory. I don't know if made by an individual or dealer. I do know most all history back to 75. Question - what does crd mean #3 spot on the broadcast sheet?

[Jim_ss_nova]

Here are some pictures of it. Will be restored back to burnished brown with the gold stripe.

[markinnaples]

LOVE IT!

[brent396]

Very cool <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif

[Jim Ferron]

Gonna be awesome with the gold striping back!!!

[Salvatore]

Real Day-2!

[elonblock]

Killer paint work and sidepipes!

Elon

[x77-69z28]

I'm diggin it!! Love burnished brown

[markinnaples]

Are you going to leave off the rear flares this time?

[firstgenaddict]

I swear I have seen a picture of the car somewhere before Burnished brown and gold nova with L88 hood... maybe an old magazine?
Does the car still have the fiberglass hood?
Was there an electric fuel pump in the trunk?

Who manufactured the Chin spoiler and what years?

[Hemicolt]

Great car!

[x Baldwin Motion]

wow very cool, what does the car look like today?


http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/download/Number/34356/filename/69%20Nova.jpg

[PxTx]

I am feeling the same way. At first I thought it could have been this car here:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r257/BrokeChevy/DadsNova1.jpg

from over on this thread http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=143378&amp;page=2

They appear to be different cars, as the time lines seem a bit off for the car to have evolved to that state. Best I can do from my phone. I'll need to search my PC to see what I can come up with.



<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: firstgenaddict</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I swear I have seen a picture of the car somewhere before Burnished brown and gold nova with L88 hood... maybe an old magazine?
Does the car still have the fiberglass hood?
Was there an electric fuel pump in the trunk?

Who manufactured the Chin spoiler and what years? </div></div>

[Hawkeye]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pxtx</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am feeling the same way. At first I thought it could have been this car here:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r257/BrokeChevy/DadsNova1.jpg

from over on this thread http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=143378&amp;page=2

They appear to be different cars, as the time lines seem a bit off for the car to have evolved to that state. Best I can do from my phone. I'll need to search my PC to see what I can come up with.



<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: firstgenaddict</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I swear I have seen a picture of the car somewhere before Burnished brown and gold nova with L88 hood... maybe an old magazine?
Does the car still have the fiberglass hood?
Was there an electric fuel pump in the trunk?

Who manufactured the Chin spoiler and what years? </div></div> </div></div>

I believe the car was pictured on the 70's Street Machines link posted in the Day2 forum. But, that is forever changing.

Marty

By the looks of the two long black strips on the pavement I would say this car has been abused! LOL

[Schonyenko2]

Cool piece. Appears some things were changed as the frt fenders have no motor call out. Just the marker light unless they filled the holes to make you guess. &quot;yea, it's just a 6 banger&quot;.
Frt headlight bezels are non SS but could have been changed out.
Is the original rear still in the car? I expect the internals are gone, but would be interesting to see what it was born with.
Burnished brown in bc/cc is very cool. Good luck with the project.

[markinnaples]

One man's abuse is another man's pleasure, lol.

Looks like a blast to me.

[day2killa]

wow great pics of the past, wish i had the early history on my Chevelle, and to repete what does the car look like now?

[Jim_ss_nova]

Yes it still has the L88 hood, between 1986 and Sept. 2002 the electric pump/pumps were removed.

[Jim_ss_nova]

In 1980/81 when my friend Dave owned it he put on GM nos new front fenders, both front and rear bumpers and I think grill. Thats also when he put on wider flares and the numerous stripe paint job.

[Jim_ss_nova]

Front end crash between 1986 and 2002. I've got about 40 to 50 hours in body work in hood alone. One of the owners rear ended an other car in town. At that time still had 456 rear gears. He also hit curb with right side of rear wasting the 12 bolt. I had the clearfield votec autobody instructor repair the nos fenders.

[Jim_ss_nova]

In pieces. Attick, basement, outside over 2 pieces of 4mil plastic , double tarped. Garage will be done this spring. Had lost garage storage.

[Jim_ss_nova]

Chin spoiler was gone when I found it in 2002. I live about 3.5 miles from the owner that had it between summer 1975 and 1986. He is the one that put it on. I'll ask him if he remembers. Owners between him and I about destroyed it. Air compressor mounted in trunk to make it go up and down. Controls for that mounted to dash. Big blue fuzzy dice, suicide knob on steering wheel, 4 or 5 sets of lights mounted under car to rear end, traction bars. Old house shag carpet put in when they spiled yellow paint. Painted 3 point rollbar in car. Cut holes in good door panels for speakers for the am/fm 8 trackthat was installed. Soon as I can get the pictures put on disc from the day that I found it in 2002 I'll post them. Airshooks were so high that there was at least 5 to 6 inches of clearance between flare and top of tire. As soon as I saw it I knewn it had to be rescued.

[Jim_ss_nova]

No the 12 bolt was gone. Broadcast sheet says L48 from factory. But as early as 1975 was a 427 crate. I think my friend still has those numbers. 427 now somewhere near Bellefonte Pa. Had 780 holly, no name long tubes.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Also, front bump is '70+. Good idea to resto it back to when you originally had it! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[Jim_ss_nova]

I know that most don't care for the flares, but that's how it's been since the first time I saw it. I grew up during the time of the streetfreaks. To me they make the car. If they are not reinstalled it will be mini tubed, but I do prefer the flares.

[Jim_ss_nova]

You know I'd never noticed the wrong year bumper. But it looks like it's been wrong even before Dave got it in 1975. I knew it was wrong when I got it in 2002. It even had rust holes in the bumper they bondoed over and painted it black.

[Jim_ss_nova]

Just found out my friend dave is on the site. ( NovaPwr ) He owned it From 1975 to 1986.