[Jnova2022]

Hello all,

My name is Jeremy. I am new here. I live in southern california.
I am looking at picking up my first nova this week if all goes right. It’s going to be a budget street/strip build. Gonna see how cheap i can build it for my first nova build. The car i am gonna look at is a nova 1975 2 door with a 350. I wanted a 1974 or earlier but they are way more money and harder to find.
The knowledge here is awesome. Excited to learn from others. Like i said i’m new so I have allot to learn.
Best,
jeremy

 

[Nova Thug]

Welcome to the site Jeremy. I’m in SoCal as well.. Keep us posted on your 75 Nova findings..

 

[carcrazy615]

Welcome Jeremy. Glad to have you with us.

 

[Pmotion]

Welcome. You may want an earlier year car due to California smog check laws. I’m not up on current law but I think 1975 requires a biennial smog check.

 

[Twinshadows]

Hello Jeremy , and Welcome to SNS.

As 'Nova Thug' says there are several members in both the Northern & Southern Ca area ; check it out closer , they may be close. .

Glad to have you here .


jim

 

[mamas1970]

Welcome to the site from NY!

 

[Redrider66SS]

welcome to the nova site.

 

[Jnova2022]

Thanks for the warm welcome. I will look into the years to avoid smog. i thought 1975 was included in that.

 

[Nova Thug]

You should be fine with a 1975 model year and the smog cutoff..

 

[Jnova2022]

Yea i just spoke to the smog people. a 75 is ok. Need to wait to hear back from him. might be sold .

 

[utterson]

Welcome aboard

 

[railroaderman]

Welcome. The more you examine (top to bottom) of candidates to buy, the better off you'll be. The better the Base, the better the Build.

Good luck.

 

[JdubNova]

Welcome to the site. Good luck finding your Nova. Don’t feel rushed to buy the wrong one and don’t be reluctant to buy the right one!

 

[Wolvee]

Good Luck!I bought my first 73 in SoCal, (Northridge) running well for $1200 25 years ago. In the same vein, I wanted to buy a 67-73 Camaro but the '73 Nova was all I could find in my price range. Don't discount the '75, it's a great platform and if built right, they look great. Keep on looking, the deals are out there.

 

[Jnova2022]

Do you guys think i can build a budget cheap race/street car that does 12/13 secs in the quarter and can be driven in the street for around 5k if the car is around 2k. I have never done this so i am worried i am biting off more then i can afford.
The car i’m looking at has a 350 in it.
i will need a rear end and i will need to gut the cars interior. Just gonna put one seat in it. Not worried about what it looks like. I probably need a trans also. It’s my first build so i don’t want to mess it up.

 

[Jnova2022]

Good Luck!I bought my first 73 in SoCal, (Northridge) running well for $1200 25 years ago. In the same vein, I wanted to buy a 67-73 Camaro but the '73 Nova was all I could find in my price range. Don't discount the '75, it's a great platform and if built right, they look great. Keep on looking, the deals are out there.

that is rad. thank you

 

[Nova Thug]

Do you guys think i can build a budget cheap race/street car that does 12/13 secs in the quarter and can be driven in the street for around 5k if the car is around 2k. I have never done this so i am worried i am biting off more then i can afford.
The car i’m looking at has a 350 in it.
i will need a rear end and i will need to gut the cars interior. Just gonna put one seat in it. Not worried about what it looks like. I probably need a trans also. It’s my first build so i don’t want to mess it up.

I don’t think that is a great budget to get you quite where you want to be. If you’ve seen the Bonemaro Camaro on Roadkill Garage they tried to do something similar with about a $10k budget, a 79 Camaro, and a 5.3 LS with a turbo.
You can look up those episodes and see what you think..

 

[Jnova2022]

do you know if they have a build list for it. I dont mind spending more over time just trying to stay as cheap as possible. Like I said its all new to me.

 

[Nova Thug]

do you know if they have a build list for it. I dont mind spending more over time just trying to stay as cheap as possible. Like I said its all new to me.

I don’t know if they have a formal build list but Tony does discuss the stuff he’s using and why. Mostly budget related decisions on the parts..

Actually, they do have a parts list and pricing.

Project Bonemaro: A 1979 Camaro Build for Cheap – Part 1 – Engine Swap Depot

engineswapdepot.com

 

[Jnova2022]

Sweet, So I added it all up minus the turbo and it was 5375. Thanks for finding this man.