New here, first nova

so im new here...im 17 years old and last weekend picked this up for my 17th bday...its a 1970 nova...its in pretty rough shape, but i love it, and i plan on spending all my free time doing as much work as i possibly can on it...this is it!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/yuthe/nova001.jpg
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Welcome to steves!!Nice project....lots of work ahead of ya!!bm

Hey !!! Welcome !!! :D


looks like it's pretty solid... from what i can see anywho ;) i wish ya the best with your project... keep us updated with pics, any questions ya have... fire at will ;)















Johnny (HEY WILL !!!) some guy might shoot at ya !!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :rolleyes: :D

Welcome, you found the right place for Nova lovers! :)

Looks like a great project. :D

Wow thats alot of work, worse then what i get to do, you dont even have the fenders do you? that is a major project. have fun, i love doin this stuff!!!

haha yah its gonna be quite a project...im looking to put a 454 in it...it had a fiberglass front end before i got it, but i ditched that and im looking to go all metal...the body is pretty solid...no rust ont the rails and very minimal surface rust in the trunk and ont he pans

Welcome to the site. It looks like you have a good project on your hands. My 1st Nova was a '70, I got it when I was 17 also!! Pretty cool. :cool:

Welcome Young Gun,
A good place to start looking for parts is on this site. Check the 'Parts for sale' section. Also, you can post in the 'Parts Wanted' section. There are lots of Nova owners here and sometimes you can get some good deals. Have fun with your restoration.

Looks like a good time to me!

Seats from an early 80's camaro--I've got the same style in my '72... They're a comfy seat, and cheaper than factory 3rg gen nova buckets.

Looks like the rear window shattered, too!?!?

Keep us posted on the build!

Welcome to the site Young Gun. Glad you could save that 70. Looks like great "before" pictures. Keep us posted.

Welcome! This is the place to be if your Nova crazy! Many fine folks here and experiance that money cant buy! And experiance will be one of the most helpful tools on your project.

Welcome aboard! Looks like a good car to start with good luck.

Welcome. If you have any questions, this is THE place. Good Luck.

Welcome and good luck with that '70. You might want to find yourself some cowl sides - looks like someone swiped 'em!!

Give us the details on the trim tag, might it be a real hugger orange car - if so, very cool :D
M

Welcome. You've come to the right place.

Welcome to the site. Also if you want to replace those cowl sides contact Nightshade, He will fix you up with those parts.

You ve gone and done it now you are a lifer. Welcome to the club Ive got my 72 when I was 15 Im 31 now.

thanks guys, plans for the weekend are to try and finish the tear down, which is mostly the interior, there is a little bit of surface rust here and there and i planned to try and kill it with POR15, I have heard good stuff about it, so im planning to look into it more, has anybody mediablasted their whole chasis/ body? im not sure how much media blasting costs but i assume it is expensive, but i am pretty much set on getting the body all strait and cleaned up, then going to work on the drivetrain

Welcome from a fellow 70 owner. Good luck with yours. Any problems getting yours up and running, your in the right place for help. :)

Don't worry about the work, you should have seen mine when I got it!:eek:

BTW, Have you decided what kind of car you are going to build? Will it be a drag type car, pro-touring or will it be a daily driver? You may want to ask yourself that before you go any further on the car so that you can get a plan together. I've built many cars and have found that it is a good idea to first decide what I want to do with the car. It makes it easier to keep focused on what you have to do.

Welcome and good luck! We are here to help so whatever questions you may have ask away!

John

welcome to the site looks like a good starting point.

good to see yet another young kid like me (16) here, on less driving a ricer...


good luck with the build!

Welcome- Looks like somebody saved you the trouble of removing the front clip and you wont be worrying about breaking the glass.

I think that car's a great start. 70s are a fantastic year to build up.

Great start! Its like a big meal just eat it a bite at a time!

welcome fellow young texan...
nice lookin starter car there...good luck. keep us posted and if you have questions, you are at the right place.