My new ride...Yes its not a Z !!!

[Pats300zx]

I just wanted to fill my fellow Autopia members in on my recent muscle car purchase. Thats right its not a Z !!!. I have been looking for awhile now for a 66/67 Chevy Nova II and I finally found one that met my standards and was in my price range. Here are some particulars on the car.

1967 Chevy II
New Chevy 350 motor bored .30 over
MSD ignition
Holly 670 carb
Edelbrock Intake manifold
Moser rear axles
TCI Street Sizzler Turbo 350 Trans with stall converter
Headers and 2.5 inch exhaust
New front and rear sway bars
New front suspension with 2 inch drop
New American Racing Torq Thrust II Wheels
Hurst Promatic 2 Shifter
New BFG tires












Overall the car is in great shape has some very minor surface rust around the rear window moulding. The undercarriage is immaculate. However it appears that at some point that it is going to need a paint job. Cosmetically the car is very good and mechanically is near new.

You can tell that you are an Autopian when the owner pulls the car out of his garage and you are already looking it over and thinking about your product and process that you want to do on the car (even before owning it !!!!!).

The roof is pretty beat and it going to need alot of work. I am already drooling about working on this car and detailing it.

My initail plans are:

Clay
Megs #80 (the car has some oxidation and I figure it should be tackled by #80 and the oils from #80 should help the paint immensely)
CK Vanilla Moose
Nattys Blue

I am pouring over the Nova catalogs wondering what I want to do first...

Any comments and suggestions let me know

[O4cobra]

Very nice. I really like that body style.

Great find...

[ZaneO]

Great find! Definitely a cool car

[chpsk8]

That is SWEET! I've been looking at those this summer. Can't ever find anything clean enough for a reasonable price though. Nice!

[deadlock32]

i oje este carro no va!
(hey this car doesn't go!)

heh, had to be the first on the forum to do the lame 'nova' joke.


Have fun with her and make sure to take her around the block from time to time so she can get some excercise. ^_^

[Eliot Ness]

Nice find! I think '67 is one of the best body styles for the deuce.

[Scottwax]

Friggin' awesome!

Definitely stick with an extractor for cleaning the carpet, that cut-loop pile will fuzz up horribly if you try to scrub it with a brush.

What cam and rear end gears?

[Pats300zx]

Originally Posted by Scottwax

Friggin' awesome!

Definitely stick with an extractor for cleaning the carpet, that cut-loop pile will fuzz up horribly if you try to scrub it with a brush.

What cam and rear end gears?

Scott...I am not sure what the rear end gears are. I believe it has a 480 lifter cam.

[justin30513]

Now that's an awesome project car.
Looks like alot is already done. You'll enjoy that. I got to drive a '68 Camaro that I detail and now I've got the classic car fever.

Don't know what I want yet though.

NICE FIND!

[Spilchy]

Congrats Pat on an awesome ride! Great find! Although I love spanking clean cars, I also like the patina of a used muscle car with a couple of rips here and there and a few paint chips. Looks like it should for a burner like that.

Sounds like you have a nice process for detailing. You may want to try a paint cleaner prior to the #80. If you have Meguiars Medallion Premium Paint Cleaner that would be excellent. If it's single stage, I'd try Meguiar's #7 after the #80. VM is excellent, but the rich oils in a thick, marinating coat of #7 could be what the doctor ordered. I'm sure you'll have it looking spiffy whatever you choose. If it truly needs a repaint, then there's only so much you can do - a pig in a dress is still a pig

Enjoy it!

[martinager]

We want pics post detail

[justin30513]

I've use #80 alot on single stage paints and love it. The oils really help out old paint in my opinion.
Here's the Corvair I did this summer....