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

Pats300zx

Pats300zx

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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





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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... :getdown



Any comments and suggestions let me know :)
 
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. ^_^
 
:drool: 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?
 
Scottwax said:
:drool: 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?
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Scott...I am not sure what the rear end gears are. I believe it has a 480 lifter cam.
 
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!
 
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 :p



Enjoy it! :2thumbs:
 
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....

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