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      Sep 2018
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      New guy from AZ

      Hey, Everyone, I'm Phil, Name:  nova 1.jpg
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      I live in Phoenix and a transplant from Boston. I've always been into modifying cars trucks and bikes. Moving to Cali in 2007 I caught the off road bug and forgot about street performance but I stumbled across a 1974 Nova Last year and was hooked back into the muscle car world. This is the most complete build I've ever taken on outside of work and I've had a great time getting it to where it is today but it's still very much a work in progress. I'm a newbie to forums but have trolled for a long time, I'm always super impressed with some build threads people put together. I need to figure out how to use the image sites and all that and how all the communication works... be easy on me. Here's a little about my car. I found it in a storage lot in the desert, it was a bare roller, no interior or electrical system, dash was destroyed and the rear floor were rotted out from the windows being left open for decades.
      We are going to be empty nesters this year and we needed a road trip car, I think this will do it. Here's where I'm at up until now, I hope you like it.

      Body:
      Smooth firewall (will install vintage air)
      Aluminum subframe and core support bushings
      Detroit speed subframe connectors
      67 Camaro Dash
      1968 Nova front bumper, grill, headlight bezels and trim
      AMD 2" cowl hood

      Suspension;
      Hotchkis 3" Springs front and rear
      Hotchkis sway bars front and rear
      FOX Hotchkis tuned shocks
      Rebuilt A arms with poly bushings. (will update arms to Hotchkis)
      CCP AFX front spindles

      Brakes:
      c5 front calipers and 13" rotors
      cr rear calipers (staggered) with 12" rotors

      Engine and trans;
      4.8 LS (will upgrade later to 6.0 then 4.8 goes into my girls jeep)
      4l60 trans



      Cooling
      Griffin LS swap radiator with dual SPAL fans in aluminum shroud

      Wheel and tires
      US MAG u111
      18x8 front 225/40
      18x9.5 rear 275/40

      Rear end;
      10 bolt 8.2 with auburn posi and 3.73

      Fuel:
      Tanks Inc Tank with Walbro pump

      Interior:
      2013 Camaro SS Leather power seats
      1967 Camaro Dashboard with Dakota digital VHX Gauges
      4 point cage (for now)

      Electrical:
      Brand new 22 circuit chassis harness
      6 position relay box in truck for power management
      6 position under hood for power management
      Keyless ignition push button start on dash
      Remote Starter/ Alarm
      Remote truck release
      Dakota digital Retained ACC power with headlight and dome control
      Truck-Lite LED headlights
      LED taillights
      All other lighting LED
      OBD2 interface for VHX gauges
      Power door locks
      Power windows (pending)
      Sound deadening




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