need everyone's advice

['74hatchback]

A big hello to everyone here. I haven't been on this site in almost a year. I feel like a dog with his tail between his legs showing up after so long. Love the new layout of the site. And a special thanks to all the posts over the years that helped me build my car. I need your input on this one.

It is with great sadness that I post this. The day has finally come. I bought 'er when I was 18. She's been Three different colors and had three different motors in the thirteen years I've owned it. To make a long story short, I need to sell my Nova. It's been avoided for a long time now but has to be done. I need to come up with the money fairly soon so I'm gonna have to set it up for a quick sale.

MY QUESTION: I'm wondering if you guys can give me an idea of what you think I should try to get for it. I'm a bit out of the loop and have no idea what the market is. Any idea of what my "buy-it-now" or what my rock bottom lowest price should be. I'm putting all sentimental value aside. Probably gonna end up ebaying it, along with puting it on craig's list and advertise locally but I need to move it quickly. At this point, it's not about what it's worth to me, so what do you think it should be worth to a buyer?

Have no fear, I already have visions of building another Nova in the future. And I can't imagine building anything but another nova. And the good thing is, my wife supports the idea (she comes from a family of hotrodders). She really wants a first gen though. But that's another story.

here's as much info on it as i can currently think of.

When I got the car it had lots of SS parts, but I was sure it wasn't a real SS. I was young and dumb and replaced the "ugly" black trim with chrome. (I was young, it was before there was lots of internet info and didn't realize that i was really throwing out true SS parts. But the car had fenders off another nova and so many piece-meal parts that it doesn't matter if it really was or not. So I've just always considered it to not be. Kept the SS grille and added the SS side badges just for looks. But I would never claim it was a true SS or even a "clone" for that matter

1974 HATCHBACK

-most of it has been done in the past two years

NEW 385 c.i.d STROKER/FULL ROLLER MOTOR (aprox. 120 miles on it)
385cid: 4 bolt 350 block, bored 40 over +3.75 stroker crank
-World Sportsman II heads 64cc with mild port/polish
-Comp Cams hyd roller cam: 230/236 510/520 110 lobe sep w/ matching comp springs
-1.6 ratio roller rockers
-Speed Pro flat top -5cc pistons
-Speed Pro retro fit roller lifters
-stock capacity oil pan with windage tray and crank scraper
-trick flow 7.35 pushrods
-holley street dominator high rise dual plane intake
-670 holley street avenger carb
-2" swirl torque carb spacer(mostly because i wanted the hilborn scoop to stick out of the hood farther)
-"noisy" timing gear dive
-melling high volume oil pump
-Holley fuel pump
-Moroso fuel pump pushrod
-tons of chrome/polished aluminum brackets/accessories.
-Hilborn finned scoop & matching Edelbrock finned valve covers
-flex-a-lite fan
-HEI ignition w/ billet distributer @ hi perf cap/coil
-Mallory pro sidewinder plug wires & Accel plugs
-aluminum radiator w/chrome shroud
-chrome overflow tank
-chrome high
-Will run on high octane pump gas for the street. I usually add octane booster.

-TH350 trans w/ B&M shift kit.
-tranny cooler mounted near radiator
-B&M TorkMaster 2400 converter
-Summit Flexplate
-Hurst ratchet shifter

-Patriot Clippster chrome headers
-3" custom bent aluminum exhaust w/ 40 series mufflers

-power steering
-4 wheel disc brake conversion kit w/ drilled slotted rotors on all four corners, and brake booster.
kit by: Classic Performance Products

REAR suspention:
-Hotchkis Sport Suspension Lowering Leaf Springs (1.5" lowering springs)
-additional 1" lowering block (for a combined total rear drop of 2.5")
-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! rear shocks have been relocated inside the frame rail (to make additional clearance for the wide tires without tubbing)
-Competition Engineering 3-way adjustable drag shocks
-Slide-A-Link traction bars

FONT:
-2" Hotchkis lowering springs (actually dropped it closer to 3")
-billet aluminum tie rod sleeves

WHEELS:
-15" aluminum American Racing w/ 5" backspace to tuck the tires in the wells
TIRES:
-rear:275/50/15 front:205/60/15
-moroso wheel studs
-1" wheel spacers on the fronts

-GM 10 bolt rear. currently has 3:08 gears installed but i'm also incuding a set of 3:73's w/ installation kit
-ALSO comes with an fresh EATEN locker rear.
-Driveshaft safety loop (not installed yet)

Both bumpers were re-chromed. Rear bumper has been shaved and tucked into the body for a more streamlined look.

INTERIOR:
-combo dark grey tweed/light grey accent/black
-Billet aluminum steering wheel
-Black leather seats with white stitching accents
-custom made speedometer/fuel panel
-billet aluminum dual "aircraft" style dome lights.
-3" tach
-aluminum gas/brake pedals
-under dask console with triple guage/tape deck
-center console
-original rear bench with black/grey cover

Paint:
custom mixed laquer. candy metallic flame red\ with dark cherry metallic double stripe/flame.
She looks great in pictures and cruising but when you look close there are some flaws in the paint. This is the biggest downfall of the car in my opinion. There are a couple small spots where it was hit a little hard with the buffer and a few bubbles on the fenders. Isn't very noticeable until you get right up on it. I still get tons of compliments on the paint scheme anyways. To be a true show car, she needs need a 100 point paint job and before that she would probably need a little metal work. There is some filler in the fenders. Some spots that looking back, I wish I had just put all new quarter panels in. But I was building it to be driven, not a trailer queen. So I wasn't too worried. You however may want to adress this and paint it your own custom color anyways.

Current known mechanical problems with the car:
When i was moving it over in the garage last month, i noticed it leaking some fuel directly from the fuel pump. Easy fix. I already have a new fuel pump and will have it installed in the next week.
Small tranny fluid leak coming from around the chrome tranny dipstick. This just started after the new chrome stick was put in so I guess i will throw the old stock stick back in. It fits a little snugger. Noticed a few drips of oil but haven't yet figured out where it's coming from.
-I haven't finished making the rear speaker covers. I will include the material to finish or I can finnish before sale. Some of the tweed has bubbled slightly but I will try to fix this in the next week also. Just needs some glue injected and smoothed back out.

Let me have it guys. how much (or little) do you think I should I ask for. I don't want to give it away but I do need to get the most i can out of it, on such short notice.

Thanks again to everyone.

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['74hatchback]

I know i'll never get even close to what i've got in it, but anyone think I might get close to $10,000???? Or is that way too much to ask?

[Nova_Power4]

best l got in my bank account to buy it right now is 6-7grand

but at honest you should have NO problem getting atlest 12grand for it.

up in the canadian market here
oh dude atlest 16grand people would be all over it high demand


Brad

ps wish you luck on the sale, wish l could own a sweeet beauty like that

[tsimpson]

Where are you located? That car around here would bring way more than what your asking for it:yes: IMPO $15-$20 Grand would be a better guess. Good luck with the sale. If I had the money I'd be all over it:yes:

[1965proSTREET]

15-20K is what I would say (probably even higher) ...nice lookin car....one of the best 74s i've ever seen....

[66 Deuce 327]

I don't know that much about the 70's Nova's, but I would think your car has to be worth over $ 10,000.

[NIGHTSHADE]

In the last year lots of changes have been made to this site. One of which was the addition of a "whats it worth" section to the classifieds.

I think that area would be a much better fit then the Ebay section for a thread such as this.

How about I do the favor and move it for you?

['74hatchback]

Where are you located?
the car is in on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. It's currently parked in my ex-stepfather's deceased mother's garage (haha)

...nice lookin car....one of the best 74s i've ever seen....
WOW, thanks! thats super nice of you to say. Lots of blood sweat and tears went into it. When I build another one (hopefully sooner than later), it will look very much like this one. Same paint scheme, stance, etc. I really love the car. There's always those thing's you'd do differently though.

IMPO $15-$20 Grand would be a better guess.
15-20K is what I would say (probably even higher)
Thats awesome that you guys think that. I'm modest and I also consider myself an honest guy. I think there's too many small things that might keep it from fetching super high dollars. The paint for example, while is fine for cruising, would need to be re-done professionally to be a show stopper, and before hand would need more metal work. The interior has bubbles under the fabric in a few spots (but i hope to take care of that this week by injecting a little glue and smoothing the bubbles back out). I still have to make the Speaker covers for the rear sail panels.

BUT also, I'm the guy who built it so I guess I kinda still see all the little things I was going to eventually change, so it seems unfinished to me. The old "they're never REALLY done" syndrome.

If I had more time, i would have thought about parting it out. Or at least make sure the buyer didn't live near me. (mainly because i couldn't stand the thought of seeing some other guy cruising around in the car that i slaved over). But after thinking hard about it, i guess that stuff wouldn't bother me. If someone showed up and gave me $13 grand, i'd take it quickly and cry all the way to the bank. Put 3 of it away to get me started on the next project, and use the rest for what is intended.

['74hatchback]

In the last year lots of changes have been made to this site. One of which was the addition of a "whats it worth" section to the classifieds.

I think that area would be a much better fit then the Ebay section for a thread such as this.

How about I do the favor and move it for you?

Cool, sorry, i didn't realize that section existed. Thanks.

[2doorpost]

If someone showed up and gave me $13 grand, i'd take it quickly and cry all the way to the bank. Put 3 of it away to get me started on the next project, and use the rest for what is intended.



That's about the ballpark I'd place your car in.

I am doing a 74 and have a 73 in the back of the house as a spare.

[Nova_Power4]

74 hatch.............l'll go to the bank tomrrow see if l can snatch a loan for 13grand and help you out rather see a fellow NPHNP owing one others car then some jack *** thinkin there hot and obiliterating it doing somthing stupid

['74hatchback]

as you were writing that, I posted it in the for sale section here. Figured i'd rather try to sell to another dedicated nova fan, before throwing it on ebay.