Revamping the junk yard '70 Nova!!!
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2024
- We do a total overhaul on our 1970 chevy nova junkyard rescue project by teaming up with Aldan American and T4 carburetors to revamp the whole look, feel, and performance of the car! With our new 600 CFM custom carb and double adjustable coilover front suspension combined with the double adjustable rear shocks we have a whole new animal on our hands. We also did a top end rebuild on our $300 307 Cu small block chevy to ramp this thing from 8:1:1 compression up to 9:88:1 compression with the help of small 305 vortec cylinder heads (58cc). Along with our head swap we also beefed up our camshaft with a summit racing (stage 4) 4-7 swap cam and an RPM air gap (imitation) intake manifold. With the upgrades we now have a proper street machine on our hands! From junk yard to drag strip i cannot wait to see what this thing will do! Make sure to check out Dariusz @ T4 Carburetors and Aldan American for all your carb and suspension needs!
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When you can make one work right, a quadrajet makes an awesome street/race carb.
Awesome! Love the channel. Got my budget, less than pristine, no garage, backyard, yet solid '72 nova with a 454. Can't afford nice, don't need it nice, but it's still a nova and it's mine. 😁
Hell yea brother! That’s what it’s all about!
You know the old saying there’s no replacement for displacement. But, I love the uniqueness of this build. 14:61 ET.
No way I’m arguing with that. For what this is though and the total investment I think it’s a fun little ripper without breaking the bank. Should have a video out with some e.t.’s next week
Nice to see budget projects are still out there and it’s not an LS. Not that there is anything wrong with those. This just seems like pure old school fun.
Its différent i love the fac thats your build a 307 and its sound pretty healty 🤟
wow Darius is a heck of a guy!! the car community is second to none
Hes the man for sure. With some basic engine info he had that carb so well calibrated that we literally just bolted it on and went!
T4 Carbs are excellent!!!
The nova is looking and running badass!! Really enjoy the channel
Thanks Stan! Really appreciate it!
Amazing how far this nova has come!! Great job
@@Richofallthings thank you! We definitely have some labor into this thing lol
Very cool, if all else fails you can put all those parts on the 350 and go faster, it’ll be interesting to see what it runs
ehhhh im not sure if those 305 vortec heads would be the best candidate for the 350 but some 350 vortec heads would definitely spice things up.
Gradual upgrades to what you got is real hot rodding. Love it!
Thanks for the shout out Dan, looks like it's a great little runner.😎👍
I had a 72 nova 307 2 barrel I pulled the heads and put a set of Lee Shepard angel plug 202 heads a torque intake with a 650 Holly and a 294 solid flat tappet with around 530 lift this was in 1977 there was no internet or all the aftermarket parts like today so I used a chevy vaga converter and had to redrll my flex plate and it would stall to 2.800 rp. The car ran 1194 right off the trailer and did some running and my cousin rejected the carb and it went 11.60the next weekend we changed the cam and degreed it 4 degrees Advanced and went 1148 best run nobody believed it was a 307 put the same heads and cam with a 750 on a 350 and ran a 10.98 with a set of 488 gears. That was the good Ole days.
damn richard! Thats a spicy 307!!! I would love to tickle 11's with this engine platform. I feel like the 307's are highly underrated
Love it. I bought my first car when I was 14. It was a 1969 four door Chevelle. It had a 307 with a 2 bbl and a powerglide. It had rusted out exhaust, so it was loud and I loved it. I like that you are building up the motor and comparing 1/4 mile times. Super interesting.
I understand exactly where your coming from! lol. When the car still had the 2 barrel and open headers it still sounded like the roudiest thing on the block haha. Now with that spicy cam in it its at a whole another level!! I cant wait to compare time slips and see what peoples thoughts are on a few hundred dollars in upgrades to this little undervalued engine platform.
Love the centerline wheels! And that is one mean sounding 307. I’m gonna guess you broke into the 14’s with some like a 14.90
You will have to wait for next weeks video to see what she did! I think you will be surprised and i think we left some HP on the table! The centerline wheels i definitely feel are more fitting for this car than the jegs wheels.
Sounds rowdy
Yea I’m pretty happy with it. Not bad for a little small cubic inch mouse motor.
I think it’s going to be awesome!!!
Love your channel so down to earth keep up the good work.
Thanks Lonnie! Glad you feel this way! We try our best to provide REAL content that relates to the everyday guy/gal whose trying to work on there project at home DIY without breaking the bank. We have lots more good stuff planned so stay tuned!
I had a 305 same heads same intake little bit smaller cam 212 duration with a auto 3500 stall and 4.56 gears went 8.70s in the 1/8
Exactly what I’m doin with my 77 squarebody! I’m not out to win trophies, I’m out for burnouts and cruzin man!
I did a mild build on a 350, used 441 heads, performer intake, summit 1103 cam, and long tube headers. Upgraded the springs and seat the valves and so forth!
Tried the stock converter and no way, she kept lunging forward so swapped for the same range you got, and there we go!
Need to drop my gears down from 3:73 to like a 3:42ish range, but she’s fun to drive!
Loved the intro video. Nice summary of the qork you did.
Leaving us wanting more with the mention of what you're doing while this video comes out is cool.
Thanks Paul! I thought the little intro part would be a cool way to show what we did without boring viewers with 12 hours of time lapse haha. Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job 👏 from north bay Ontario
Thanks dean!
I had Dariusz restore my King Demon and did a hell of a job on it. I have another ready to send out once the wife gets better... but yeah he's the to go guy for Carbs..👍
He is definitely the man! After giving him some basic info on our engine he had this thing so well calibrated that we just bolted it on the car and hit the track and literally NEVER touched it.
In my opinion you probably would of get way more views if the 307 is mentioned in the title. You can still add it after what's there. Something like "And the 307 gets some major upgrades" or something to that effect that makes mention of the 307. The dislikers will watch so they can bash what you did until they see the next video on the difference what you did made.😎👍
2nd time watch this episode. Like it. you should go with the 350ci. Best of luck with the 305 build.
Here we go!…let’s keep our fingers crossed that the 50 year old bottom end stays together under the pressure..haha
It Awesome, wish the best of luck with your trip to the track. He us in the loop during your build of this car.
Thanks Brian! Will do!
Great show keep up the amazing work be safe my friends God bless all
Hell yeah man! I can’t wait to see the video of track day. I went and looked at a Nova today. Didn’t pull the trigger as he wanted all the money and it needed a lot of help. But I’ll keep looking, someday I’ll join the club. But until then, I’ll live it through your content.
Heck yea man! Dont worry be patient there are still some solid deals floating around out there. Just remember the 3 R's (roof, rockers, frame rails) of nova buying and you should wind up with a decent project!
I heard if you're a good boy and pray hard enough, elves will come and secretly replace that 307 when you're sleeping.
This comment is the best lol. We all just read this while racing at the track and are 😂
Great channel, I've been wanting another nova . These videos have been great to see one being built without dumping tons of money and still having fun
very nice
Thanks Earl!
great to see you again brother i love this content
Thanks Gregory! Its good to be back!!!
Hey Dan, I ran a 307 with a Crane Blazer cam and Holley 650 carb very simmular to your build for many years in my 71 Chevy P/U. Daily driver and raced it at Maple Grove for many years, tough motor to beat!!! Looking forward to your new lower 1/4 mile times!
Thanks Ray! I love the little 307! Taking a healthy little motor and making it quicker and repeatable without breaking the bank is the way to go for an amateur racer like me (for now). Maple Grove? Did you live out in my neck of the woods at one point in time?
@@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 Yes sir, Born and raised in Wayne, Pa a small town next to Valley Forge. Broke my heart to her they closed Atco Raceway, spent many weekends there as well.
@@RaysGarage no way!! Crazy! Small world Wayne pa is only about an hour from me. Yea atco,maple grove, and englishtown are all closed up. Still have Island, numedia, and Cecil county for now. Hopefully this season we will try to run the ‘70 in as many points series races we can at island since it’s the closest track to us.
@@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 Small world for sure Dan!!! I'm pretty sure Maple Grove is still up and running, my cousin just ran his bike there this past weekend. Good luck with the car, it's come a long way! Cheers, Buddy!!!
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I just found this channel and it made my day!!! Yes keep up with the 307 content! True to life budget build hot rodding and the 307 is an awesome candidate for doing just such a thing. Looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks Jeff! Glad you found the channel and enjoy our content! Cant wait to share with you guys what this cheap little 307 project is capable of!
@@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 I built a couple 307s years back. They got a bad reputation because of the cam cores GM was using during that era. The cams would go flat, but just enough to lose their lift. So they quickly earned the reputation of underpowered. I've never done anything as extensive as you are doing but my experience with 307s goes like this... 305 heads (416 or 601 castings), Melling MTC 1 RV cam, Edelbrock performer intake, and Edelbrock 1405 or Holley 3310 carburetor. The two I built that way had unbelievable low end torque and excellent driveability. One was used in a 1981 Buick Regal with Th350 and the other was in a 1989 C1500 with NV3500 5 speed. No passengers ever believed they were a "junk" 307. I wish more channels would do what you are doing
The Centerlines look great on the ‘70… my first car was a 74 GTO w centerlines. Mom got new as a ‘family’ car… and had a ‘68 Nova with a dash fire and 6 cylinder. Of course regret selling both… young impulsive and moved around a lot. Fortunately didn’t sell my 66 chevelle. Naturally drawn to your channel though. Hopefully the weather change = more content. Great channel…
Damn! your mom had some good taste picking up a 74 GTO as a "family" hauler lol. Glad people like the centerlines on the car as i feel they are just so much more fitting for the vibe of this thing. Thanks for watching the channel and glad you enjoy our content! Definitely more to come.
… and you nailed the wheel/tire combo stance again… 70s drag vibe! I hope you get more channel sponsors too…
Love your channel! Keep the videos coming! Ratty old novas are frikin awesome!
Like it old time hot rodding
Great job brother love my novas also keep ER going that little 307 can and will SUPRISE you and others too it's small in today's world of cubic inches but still can be a BEAST on the street and drag strip now that 350. if she was a 383 man you would fill difference in the STUMP PULLER for sure great VIDEO HATCH
Thanks Ricky! Glad you enjoy us tinkering with the 307 platform. Im sure throwing $1600 worth of parts at a healthy 350 would definitely be faster than the 307. However you usually cant find/start with a healthy 350 for $300 bucks! This motor leaves a lot on the table for good reliable HP that is repeatable at the track. Cant wait to see what we can squeeze out of it!
Im gonna predict 14.5s at 95 mph!
Another great video!! Go for a early 90 chevy serpentine belt accessories! That reverse water pump will keep that cool!!
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it! I like your thinking on the serpentine setup!
That's a lot of extra weight plus those setups take more power to run the accessories than the old v-belt stuff. And you wouldn't be able to remove the power steering belt before making a QM pass. Those seem nice but they come with consequences.😎👍
Can't believe you spent that much money on a 307 lol. Madman.
spend a few hundred bucks on an engine you know is healthy and runs good or buy a mystery 350 off market place for 2-3K? hmmmmmm. Not trying to prove that this thing can compete with the 350 if you threw $1600 at a healthy 350 but a healthy $350 doesnt start at $2-300 (usually).
@@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 but it was much more than a few hundred? It looked like around $1500 for the receipts you showed in the video. Just a quick guess I didn't add it all up.
@@sublime929 yes I’m into it for $1600 in parts plus the original purchase price of the engine for $300. Maybe I should have been more clear lol a few hundred hear and a few hundred there haha. Either way for less than 2k someone could recreate this setup and have a solid little ripper. On the street it’s a fun little engine for sure! Can’t wait to share what it did at the track.
@@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 definitely interested to see how it goes with the 307. Then it'll be cool to see what happens when/if you swap in a mild 350, will it actually be faster? Be fun to watch and find out.
Love it.
Wind that puppy up! should knock of a couple more tenths easy. Gears and a converter should get you 12.90's !!
That needs a 632 Chevy crate motor.
CZcams never sent me this notification!
See what happens! I take 3 weeks to put out a video and CZcams writes me off and stops sharing my stuff! lol anyway glad you found it. Enjoy
@@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 I saw your post on Instagram. Then came here looking for it. I have it set for all notifications.
I thought you might be interested, they are selling discounted green bench seat covers, along with a choice of tan bench seat covers from a 1974 buick apollo on e t s y. They are on sale at half the price. Only a few are left. The tan seats are a little cheaper. The sale is going on for only a couple weeks. Apparently someone bought one of the green bench seat covers already. Anyway, I don't remember if I told you about it or if you'd be interested. It is just something to consider since there are only a few left. I don't know how the seller on e t s y obtained these original cloth bench cover seats. I guess you could ask if you're interested in getting them. I know they went in the front and back seats, so it would make sense to buy two of them for one car. The headrests were a dark fake leather green. They would fit in any car with a similar body style, I believe for 1974 at least. So you wouldn't need to just put it in a buick apollo. I don't remember if I told you this or not. Since I have posted about it on a few other videos. I don't think the seat covers would look well on a bucket seat obviously. I did tell you about the buick apollo front emblem as being a rare item if you find it. Anyway, that is all.
Cars, it's not really what you put into it , it's what you get out of it. Family fun and friendship and new friends and the reward of making something better, that can't be bought. 1600 bucks , so what, that's three trips with the family to Mcdonalds and a day at the beach..... If the engine pukes you may be lucky and salvage most of it for another project. I'll share a 10 dollar power booster with you, ( if it won't break the car budget for the month), pour a half a can of Sea Foam in the crankcase and the other half in the gas tank. This will clean the years of carbon buildup out of the ring lands, free the rings up to rotate on the piston and improve the ring seal for the increase cylinder pressure. Drive it a few hundred miles and change the oil or just leave in till the next scheduled oil change. I have done this on all old engines and was never disappointed with this product.
What rear gear are you running and is there a stall converter in the trans? Great budget build .The best part is doing it with you father ,memories are where its at!
Hey Andrew! We are running 3:73's and a 2800 stall converter. I love this ratty car we pulled from the scrap yard. Between working on it with my kids, friends, and dad it has been nothing but an awesome experience. The car will never be worth half as much to anyone else as its worth to me because of all those memories which is why it will never go anywhere.
Hi, just subscribed a few minutes ago and I have a '71 Nova. I missed what type of springs that were on the 70 that made it the front higher but had it rigid.
Edit..Just found the video.
Most hated small block? Definitely not 307...305 for sure. I'd take a 307 over a 305 over and over👌
Nice, what stall and rear gears you running?
2800 stall and a 3:73 gear.
Please share the part numbers on the summit invoice it copies blurry, hard to read. Thanks
No problem Kevin! Here they are listed below and i will also add them to the video description.
www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-1203
www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-ht81716
www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g6600r-9
www.summitracing.com/parts/arp-134-2002
www.summitracing.com/parts/fel-mik98000t
www.summitracing.com/parts/fel-1094
I'd say the 262 (75-76) or 267 (79-82) are more hated than the 307. The 307 gets a bad rap.
hahaha ive never even heard of the 262 or 267! Guess the car community pretty much just totally wrote those off lol.
So 2500 converter and 3.23 gears ? Just curious
I don't mean to toot my own horn but even before he said it was A434I knew it was a 434 and I don't even have white hair yet
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Thanks!
Yep, I gave my 307 away. I posted it up saying take away this boat anchor. Replaced with a 600hp LS2 I built. 307s are good motors, just had a different plan for my nova….. any way you can measure your fender loovers to find the location? I need to drill holes in my 69 but not sure exactly where they go
No doubt that an LS is the way to go to make reliable HP just not in my budget right now. This little motor fits the bill just right for me and the channel. Also when it comes to bracket racing 325 hp or 1,000 hp it doesnt matter as long as its repeatable. Ill try and get you those measurements for the louvers! Thanks for watching
@@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 100% agree, just getting the car out there is fun. I run the 5.90 class in the 1/8. And thanks for any info on those loovers
What rear end Gear?
currently running some 3:73's and a 2800 stall converter
This thing would look so wicked lowered! PLEASE lower it
Did you use a degree wheel on the camshaft?
Actually a 305 is junk compared to a 307…..in my opinion, only upside is if you get a new enough 305 u can win a roller cam
I would agree with this. I dont think i would see the value in throwing money at the 305. The 307 platform is loaded with potential just super choked from the factory and given a bad rap.
@@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 I don't agree. I have a 84 z28 with factory l69 305. Ran 16's stock. I've added factory 059 vortec heads, a summit 1103 cam, 600 cfm carb and rpm intake. With headers and 3in single exhaust. Huge difference loves to rev to 6500 rpm has run a 13.80 at 103 with factory T5 and 3.73 gears. First 305 i've upgraded as i have thrown many away and replaced with a 350's in the past. Wanted to keep original engine this time. This is with a 2.2 60ft time on street tires btw.
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The 700R4 that car came with really helps too. Your first gear multiplication ratio with a 3.73 gear is around 11.2:1 while Dan's Nova with the th350 and 3.73:1 gear only has around 9.5:1 first multiplication ratio. But yet Dan's 60 ft times are slightly better. He needs to correct the th350 so 1st gear will let it rev higher than 5k where it makes him short shift because it stops pulling. 2nd gear lets him rev it as high as the engine will rev. Once he gets that 307 and th350 dialed in he should be in the 13.50s or slightly better with his current gearing.
Your 305 would be better if it had flat top pistons instead of dished if I recall correctly that engine has. The 305 HO heads that came with your 305 with a little moderate porting and a set of flat top pistons or mill those HO heads to raise the compression a bit you should be able to get your car around the same as Dan's car. I wouldn't recommend milling much more than a minimum cleanup off of the 059 factory 305 Vortec heads though. Flat tops or mill the deck of the block would be the better option with the factory Vortec heads.
If I recall those 305 engines were around 8.5:1 with the small 58cc 305 HO head's chambers. The Vortec heads have the same size chambers. That compression ratio is slowing you down. But 13.8 is very respectable with a 305, especially with only 8.5:1 static compression.😎?
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Sorry, just reread and noticed it's a t5 speed trans. Not sure what the 1st gear is in those so the math is probably a bit off. Being a manual makes it a bit more challenging off the line especially with street tires.😎👍
The ruination of another classic platform.
Which one? The nova, the 307, or both?
No way Dan these cars you've gotten from either a auto cocoon or junk yard and you have gotten them going and having fun with them
And yes I'd like to see what the 307 can do
Almost every car this guy has acquired has been destined for the crusher to be made into chinesium steel…so I call it a successful revitalization…and a lot of fun
I should have look at this episode before my other comments !! I feel a little foolish now because most of my questions were answered !!! A couple of questions is why did you not go with a better flowing intake like a used Torker 2 that is a single plain intake !!! I just think it's a more compatible fit for air and fuel flow !! What fuel pump did you go with and do you have an MSD ignition system or something else ??? What is done to the rear for a locker and what gear ratio ??? Also you can use solid lifters on a hydraulic cam set up it will increase your top end rpm band and will not hurt anything !!! What potential that Nova has !! I love it !!!!