Check this, Guy Built A Mini Chevy II Nova And It’s A Really Bad*ss!
One reason why we love our job is a fact that we get to see amazing people create amazing stuff every fricking day! That’s the reason good enough to stand by itself.
In the world of gears, hobbies span far and wide. Some people choose to dabble in most common of hobbies like wrenching under the hood of a car or building some sort of motorcycle but this time, we check out a one-of-a-kind creation that involves lots of custom work.
Instead of heading out and just buying a regular old Chevrolet Nova, this guy’s Chevy II is completely custom built from the ground up but it’s not what you’re thinking.
Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova was a small automobile manufactured by Chevrolet, and produced in five generations for the 1962 through 1979, and 1985 through 1988 model years. Nova was the top model in the Chevy II lineup through 1968. The Chevy II nameplate was dropped, Nova becoming the nameplate for the 1969 through 1979 models.
Instead of buying some sort of roller and making a custom creation, this wrenching genius created his very own miniature Nova from raw materials!
From what we’re told, the car is powered by a 250 cc engine and it clearly cranks out its fair share of power as accompanied by a five-speed gearbox and racing slicks. In the demonstration here, the driver says that he was only able to get in the third for a second, leading us to believe that this little thing has a lot left in it.
There”s a photo of the engine code in the ebay ad. “F0I04PN identifies this as a 1965 “283 with 195 HP and a Powerglide transmission and is a Chevy II/Nova block (“PN). The Nova” blocks were a different casting than those used in other Chevrolet products. The engine would have been built at the Flint, Michigan plant (“F) on January 4, 1965 (“0I04) BTW there was, at least at one time, a PCV valve there. All Chevrolet cars built in the 1963 model year and later have PCV. On this one, there would have been a hose from the very back of the engine (below the distributor) that connected to the back of the carburetor base. coupon