74 nova project sheba

[timmy2times]

Im new here and would like to share my project. Its my first project and have next to no money so ive been lying cheating and stealing the parts i do have. Hahaha.
Alright heres what done to my car :
Bbc 402
Rpm intake
Demon 750 carb
Pro comp 280h cam
Msd 6a box
Hei
Holley mech fuel pump
And air ride in the rear w/leaf springs (like that when i bought her)
I was going to just drag her and stop light race untill i was racing a challenger srt8 on my way to work and i was winning but i had to let off during a long turn it got kinda scary after 100+ mph. Thats when i decided maybe i should look into handling and posibly a pro touring set up. So if anyone has done or has ideas for the cheapest build ever let a mofo know. Im wanting to run 18inch iroks and work on the suspension as i go doing little things as i can as its my daily driver. Oh ya the cam is stealing my vacuum for my brakes so i have to fix that first off seen vac pumps canisters and other stuff but if any one has a junk yard solution. To the problem let me know.
Help me out with any ideas or problems you have ran into. Later when i get more cash im looking to do a ls conversion but thats a ways away. Thank ya for all your help ahead of time

[timmy2times]

Well bad news i was stop light racing a charger rt and threw a rod or something idk im too scared to pull the oil pan theres a quarter sized hole iny oil pan ill take pics to show. Good news is i found a 454 and traded for it so now i gotto get down and dirty. Goodnthing is i can clean up my fire wall and clean up the wiring and make my.crusty engine bay look pretty. The 454 is a mark 4 motor its a 73 has flat top pistons. My question is will my 402 heads work on it. I do nelieve they are closed chambered but not 100% it is a 1970 402 out of a impala.

[timmy2times]

Heres some of the damage from the outside of the oil pan

[timmy2times]

Found out i was wrong on engine i believe its a 71 402 but could be wrong i pulled the valve cover and heres the numbers are these good heads to use on the 454 i googled the numbers but turned up nothing maybe i got numbers wrong

[timmy2times]

Going to get the 454 tonight post pics later.in advance i have next to no money. Im doimg this on a slim budget and just trying to have fun. After i get her running again i intend on starting on suspension. Any one know any cheap ways to get better handling out of her. Junk yard parts i can find easy modification idk

[rchaskin]

........Oh ya the cam is stealing my vacuum for my brakes so i have to fix that first off seen vac pumps canisters and other stuff but if any one has a junk yard solution. To the problem let me know......

My advice to this is to get rid of the booster and run manual brakes.

Nice looking car and good luck.

[timmy2times]

Having problems getting together to get the new 454 well old 454 new to me but its going to happen this weekend. While getting my heads for my tahoe done . iwas talking to the shop owner come to find out hes a cool guy hes going to open up the valves on my heads to flow better and has spair parts laying around to help me out. Really nice guy i guess he built bunch of motors for the drags coming up.also helped me out on my vortec heads. Ill be taking my work to him for a long time

[timmy2times]

Update as the oilfields got slow i really slowed down on the nova. The 454 spun a bearing as i hit a speed bump and broke the oil pump pickup of didnt look 2 bad so i snatched up a lil 350 i had laying around took the heads down for some betterment haha and the machinist sold me a 88 corvette small block with a roller cam in it and less than 40k on it. Dropped that in there. Thing is slow now. Then burned up my trans. Snatched up a 700r4 but worried about the linkage set up i dont want to burn it up. So got a hand me down th350 to run while i rebuild thw old one and building a 383 in the garage for her heres the new corvette motor