Category: Chevy Nova

Rear Bumper

Rear Bumper

Bloody weather, another day mostly wasted due to rain. Why can’t it rain during the week and be nice at the weekend, mother nature just has no consideration. Still, we got the rear bumper off and managed to straighten it out quite a bit. I can get to the fuel…

Carburation

Carburation

The stock 2bbl BayCity carb that came with the car isn’t really for me, for 1 I can get better economy out of a different carb, and if I need the extra grunt it will deliver more. I got myself a nice Rochester Quadrajet from eBay, so that will replace…

Brakes

Brakes

This is how she is as I was leaving, up in the air after having the brakes bled, ready for waxoyling the underside and for the final part of the exhaust installation and tightening up. A quick pic under the rear passenger side. The fuel tank is back in and…

Work Over Easter

Work Over Easter

I’ve been pretty busy this Easter. I have taken a couple of days off and have been working on the car every day (weather permitting) since Wednesday. Quite a bit of progress has been made, a lot of the front underside has been waxoyled or painted, just need to finish…

Wheels

Wheels

The wheels on the Nova were pretty good. There is no real damage or anything like that. They were just a bit dirty and aged. So all I have to do is clean them and polish them. The wheel with the Goodyear tyre has had an initial polish. But I…