1972 Chevrolet Nova on 2040-cars

This Street Resto-Mod is a custom built 1972 Chevy Nova SS Tribute built by Glory Days Auto Restoration in Vancouver, WA. The restoration was completed 7-1-14 and has about 500 miles on it since rebuild, so all the quirks of a build are dialed in.  It's a full sub-frame off restoration. It took 1 year to complete and over 850 hours. There is over $22K in parts alone not including paint/labor that runs $65 per hour (you do the math). The body was stripped down to bare metal and it had very minimal metal/rust issues which is why we selected this car. The body was treated with Epoxy Sealer before bodywork began. The bodywork was completed and primed then blocked 4 times to get the lines perfect. We then applied 3-4 coats of Sherwin Williams Ultra 7000 basecoat and 3 coats of Sherwin Williams 931 Premium Clearcoat. The car was wet-sanded with 1500/2000 grit and polished to a pristine shine. All new chrome, lights/lenses, original wiring great condition, all lights electrical works perfect. No expense was spared on this build as you can see.

Engine – 4 Bolt Main 355 CI Street Engine Build. Must run 92+ Octane & Valvoline Racing 20W50 Oil.

Short block: bored .030 over, decked .005 to ensure flat mating surgace, magnafluxed & hot tanked, new cleveite cam bearings, pioneer freeze plugs. Diamond cut forged flat top pistons skirt coating by speed pro, mahle rings, cleveite rod/main bearings, refurbished 5.7 chevy rods with new bolts, reground 10/10 crank then polished & champhered, Melling highvolume oil pump & pickup, moroso O/P stud, melling steel shaft drive forO/P, Comp Cams kit with cam-lifters-timing chain-pushrods Cam Specs: 224/230 @50 duration .477/.480 Lift 110 Lobe center degreed in all fel-pro race gaskets used in engine. Engine yields 9.7:1 static compression ratio

Heads: Corvette casting 441 heads w/ 1.94 1.60 ferrea valves, 5 angle valve grind, surfaced, ported & polished runners, new valve guides, seats, and seals. Comp cams .525 lift valve springs, locks, retainers to match cam, comp cams 1.5 ratio roller tip rockers w/ adjusting nuts, new head bolts

Induction: Holley street dominator port matched to intake ports on cyl heads. Holley 750cfm vacuum secondary carb-tuned to engine. MSD distributer curved to match camshaft performance, MSD control box and coil.                                                                                                                                                                                       

Transmission – Rebuilt 4 Speed Manual Borg Warner Super T-10 Alum Case. New 11” Luk clutch and balanced flywheel.

Brakes/Suspention - New Disc Brake Kit PPC in front with tubular control arms and Power Booster for great stopping power. New Master Brake Cylinder with disc/drum proportioning valve. Also new 2" drop spindles, springs, rebuilt upper and lower control arms/bushings, steering tie rods/idle arm/pitman arm, multi-leaf rear springs, all new Monroe shocks.

Exhaust – Ceramic coated headers, Flowmaster 40 Series, 2 1/2 inch exhaust with crossover.

Interior - All new interior. Pro Car 90 bucket seats that are fully adjustable and slide track that are very comfortable. Painted dash body color. New dash pad, Grant steering wheel, headliner, carpet kit, mirrors, 3 point seatbelts, Flaming River Tilt Column, and much more.

Wheels/Tires - MB Old School aluminum 17x8 front and 17x9.5 rear wheels with new BFG tires that grip the road. Stereo/Alarm - New installed Alarm System by Audio Source and Amp/Sub/2-6x9s

 I can promise you it drives as nice as it looks. The steering is very tight unlike many classics and the car fires right up and sounds great! Trust me I don’t want to sell this car because it’s my favorite driver, but I need the money to fund a 1969 Roadrunner built. I have 4 other cars close to sell including a 1972 Bronco, 1971 Nova, 1972 SS Nova, 1967 Camaro, and more builds coming up. See more by liking my page on Facebook “Glory Days Auto Restoration” or visit my website www.glorydaysnw.com. Feel free to ask any questions. I’ve been building cars and early broncos for the last 20 years. You’re getting a lot of car for the money!! Fun car to drive especially with the 4 speed!!!