Pwrtrip's 1972 Turbo LSX Nova

[Pwrtrip75]

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Year: 1972

Model: Nova base 6cy car

Body/Exterior: Paint-1989 Cadillac black saphire (dark blue) Painted by me in 1996. All stock except fiberglass bumpers and hood

Front End: Stock

Transmission: TH-350 manual valve body, race clutches, TCI 4000 stall rebuilt by Coan.

Rear End: Ford 9" with 3.50 gears and factory ford trac-loc. Back halved with 4 link suspension. All parts custom fabbed by me and chromoly.

Exhaust: Single 3 1/2" with a dynomax bullet inline with a dynomax race magnum oval, exiting behind the passenger door.

Wheels/Tires: Steel rallys 15x10s in back with 29.5x10.5 slicks and 15x6s up front w/ 215/70/15s.

Interior: 1969 light blue with matching seats out of some late 90s GM car...grand am maybe?? No back seat.. 8pt chromoly cage.

Electrical: Factory body harness. Engine harness from 2000 camaro LS1.

Accessories/Options: Manual brakes, manual steering, no A/C not even a cigarette lighter option.

Sound system: 2000 Camaro Delco CD player mounted under the dash

Engine: 2000 5.3L LSX from a truck. Junk yard engine stock shortblock. My custom fabbed turbo setup.

Best 1/4 mile time: 10.40 @ 128 w/ 1.60 60ft.

Comments: Daily driven
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[procharged67]

cant wait to se you at byron this year.let me know when you will be there id like to see the car up close.jay:yes:

[Mankind]

i was wondering when i was gonna see this beast! damit man! i want this look on my nova!! excellent job this by far is my fav! 72! and daily driven? :no::cool:

[kovert]

what size turbo / injectors are you running???

[The Big Al]

I dig that car!

it is just mean looking.

looks like a moon shiner car.

AL

[Southern69chevy]

I dig that car!

it is just mean looking.

looks like a moon shiner car.

AL

+1 on moon shiner look. I dig it. All you need to do know is to load up with some illegal wiskey and start hauling balls.

[Pwrtrip75]

I love my old wheels too. But I put some draglites on it to put it lighten it up some. Also lowered it some too. Best time to date is a 10.30 @ 130 w/ 1.5x 60ft.

Heres a current pic.
Some love the new look, but im partial to what it was before. I still have the rallys.

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[Pwrtrip75]

what size turbo / injectors are you running???

Master Power GT45 running 15psi, and 60lbs Mototrons. If I remember right the injectors are running at about 50-60%

[johnh]

I like the new look, How ever I LOVE the old look better.

For the track keep the lighter wheels. For the show I would use the old look.

Great looking car..... :yes:

John H

[littledeuce2]

Dead SEXY no matter what but I have to say I'm partial to the ralleys! looks great:yes:

[Tommy]

I like the rally wheels on it. looks good both ways :cool:


Tommy :)

[Stock72Nova]

I liked it better with the rallys. What did you do to get that size wheel and tire combo to fit??

[Pwrtrip75]

I liked it better with the rallys. What did you do to get that size wheel and tire combo to fit??

Narrowed 9", the car is backhalfed w/ a 4-link setup.
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Was at the track saturday, heres a couple pics a friend took. Best time that day was a 10.32 @ 130 with a 1.51 60ft.
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[yoboy sawyer]

man i love the new look !

[63 Hardtop]

I like the new look. Draglites are my favorite, but I liked the ralleys better though. Just looked more sinister with them... Nice car!

[Pwrtrip75]

The slicks on the draglites were cashed, so I put some new ones on the rallys and the rallys are back on. Got a bunch of videos of it at the track this weekend and last weekend, hopefully i'll get them uploaded tonight.

here they are:
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=43783934

[youngin69nova]

i like the new look better how much is it lowered than stock and how wide are those tires

[Pwrtrip75]

The draglites got 29.5x10.5x15s on the back, then this weekend I ran the rallys at the track (second part of video) those tires are 29x12x15s

[Chemik]

Im very impressed by this . Makes me wanna do this to the 62 : )

Ive already started my shopping list on getting a 5.3 or 5.7 fuel injected setup goin in the nova. thanks for the inspiration.

[3DTim]

That thing is bad looking. I love it.

[fosheezie]

what type of material did you use for your headers>> great work by the way

[Pwrtrip75]

what type of material did you use for your headers>> great work by the way

http://www.mcmaster.com/ go to page 16 I used those, schedule 10 pipe fittings. Due to the heat/stress/pressure on the hot side of a turbo it works perfect. Might be on the heavy side for a natural aspirated setup. They weigh about the same as factory exhaust manifolds. Stainless 304.

[450HP]

Very nice car! Love the new look! :cool:

Scott

[CampiNova]

Aww man you should have stuck with the first set of rims... SLEEPER! Thats an awesome ride though

[74customnova]

awesome car, awesome motor, awesome wheels either way, love the rallies,

here's an idea, powdercoat the draglites black.anyone ever seen it done?..

i've got some and i've considered it,
i saw some front draglites 15X3.5's at beech bend, in bowling green kentucky that were black on a 68ish camaro, not sure if they were powdercoated or what but they looked sharp... something different besides the polished shiny aluminum which is cool and classic...but the black was different and sinister looking and i dug it.

[EdwardsSS]

Nice car...while Draglites are nice, the original look is sinister. It's one of those "if you mess with me you'll get bit" looks. Wear the Draglites to the track, and the rally's to the drive-in. :yes::yes::yes: