FIRST DRIVE In My 1971 Chevy Nova - Money Well Spent!
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Today we are going for a ride! It's been a few years since this hotrod was out on the open road. Honestly the first test drive went off without a hitch. I couldn't be more happy with the way this car came together. It needs a little tuning here and there, but should be a fun summer cruiser!
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Sounds like you guys want the 3.73's haha
Yes please
natch!
Yes! Put the dang thing in, already 😅
Or gear vender
Oh yeah... 3:73 will bring that wicked machine to life ✌️🙂
Growing OLD is mandatory. . .
Growing UP is purely optional!!
Well put.
Fukkin'n A
@@russellfuchs7903 Exactly. I'm, 52. Hard to grow up, for me, with fast cars.
Well I am 62yrs and I still like to hot rod😊😊
Me too ! I enjoy my old hotrod and this year I will be 63
Me too , be 63 in September, love hotrods
73 and my daily is a 2017 Camaro SS.
I'm 61 in July and just built a 62 C10 with a 460 hp 383...Gotta enjoy the ride!
I'm 7 0 48 fleetline with a 500 hp big block never to old for a hot rod.
I love how Danielle was happy for you. You have a good lady there Dan. Keep her happy!
sick nova........the sound of it with open headers was glorious,get some e-dumps and let her sing . the 3:73's are necessary at this point as the "plan for the camaro" is now the "plan for the nova" you need a quick,in town car and you need to get to a dragstrip and drag us along to watch you....we will be there
U ain't wrong
@@DDSpeedShop Like to see you, at the dragstrip, with on board camera.
Just cut the Roll bar out beyond the driver's seat and bend it around the seat and reconnect it
Great, idea!
I'm not a Chevy guy, but I do like the nova's. Nothing beats a high winding small block and a 4 or 5 speed. I just got my new engine running in my car, AFR headed 302 and a t5 in a '66 mustang.
The nova definitely needs to be on the channel more
Don't let past Dan keep future Dan from being truly happy. Throw in the bad ass 373 rear end!!
You definitely have made the right decision on the Nova!! Nice work, Dan. Your smile tells the whole story!! Vinyl top? Cheers!! 😎
Vinyl top for sure
Don't you love it when a plan comes together? Great to see/hear you two happy!
Sweet Nova test drive D&D
Dan your car sounds hot i love the sound when you get down on it them pipes be talking though the phone haha❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
dig the nova bud , enjoy the hell out of that car !
Sounds like that distributor needs to be changed out
Had 3.73 in a 72 Vette, 4-speed, 383 stroker in my youth. I highly recommend the 3.73 for your Nova; no disappointments!
Who dont love a nice nova looking good dan 🏁
I don't. I'm a Chevy guy through and through, but I've never been keen on the Nova. I don't know what it is about them. I'm more into the second gen Chevelles and the 3rd gen Elcaminos. I've owned several Chev muscle cars, never a Nova. Closest I came was a 74 Buick Apollo that my sister gave me. I never would of owned it otherwise.
Need to bring the nova 2 home, his & hers, that would be awesome 👌
I'd take that roll bar completely out. 3.73's if you are going to use it cruising the streets of Winnipeg. Whatever you decide is fine, your car.
At the price of fuel i think 308 rear. You don't race anyway. You're more of a long distance traveler on tours.
I hope Danielle gets to feeling better & I like the Nova
This guy thinks he's so cool when someone passes him he has to gas it up , and i think the chevy nova was not a muscle car , as for all of his other cars he has replace most of the sheet metal b.c. they are all rust buckets , and the thing that bugs me the most is not one of his cars has a decent paint job , i know how to build a motor , but the best part is ive been a body and paint guy for 40 years , i hate patina , dont worry i wont be watching your channel anymore !!!!!!!!!
Change to 3.73 and you can still drive highway but it might take longer to get there but you have other cars👍👍
You got 400 HP in the Lil Nova, she'll be plenty for grown up Dan, and should be alright Up on the interstate....
Put the 3.73 and the gear vendor in it. 😊👍 I love the sound of that sweet engine!
The Gear Vendor O/D unit Dan has is for a T/H 350.
I like the thought of the not so subtle sleeper that kicks butt and is comfy doing so.
Oh!!! 3:73 and bang that 4 speed stick. Fun times for all
It is called fine tuning now😊
Awesome. What a badass car Dan. Thank you guys for the ride. love it. Sounds so good👍💯
Dan, As an old hotroder for best all-round, in both worlds; burnouts and incredible top speeds on the highway: are a rear axle with 323.1 ratio... !!
I bought a Vega from a Drag Racer, no eng/trans. He had a 411 gear set and I built up an eng, 360-sumtin, ported heads, dual spring valves, balanced, blueprinted lower end...ended up just under 500hp. Turned out to be undrivable w/ the 411's. Got a rear end from a neighbor, on trade, w/ 373's. better but, could not pass a gas station! Also, I was buying tires every 3 weeks!! Ended up putting 323 gears in and got some Mickey Thompson's "street legal' skins. With a proper warm up, well and the frame connectors, I could pop wheelies in that thing! I also had the car dyno tuned and had the front end springs chained, limited up travel made the whole car a lever, pushing the rear tires into the ground. I was awesome, as long as it wasn't raining. I have had to park it and call a friend, a few times! Too bad I don't have anymore, would have liked to keep it around to tinker with. Life...maybe someday I will get another to play with?
As much as I hate to see you cut out the roll bar they are super dangerous to have in your street car without a helmet or padding, as thick as some of your internet frenemies think your skull is it’s no match for mild steel roll bar material in the event of an accident
Nice hot rod Dan, you look comfy in that car, u need to run it through the gears, waiting for that video, the look on your face, will be the true test of your hard work, love it dude 😎, good job buddy
Here we go again. It’s time for another good one 👍👍
Great job and it sounds good. I love grabbing gears myself. My 71 Nova has a Skip White combination 406 Mouse 570 hp m, M23T 4-speed with 2.99 1st gear and 4.10 rear gears. With Pro-Trac N50s 60 mph is at 3000 rpm and I love it.
Great Work! You were smiling the whole drive. You've found your happy place. Swap the rear. *Don't fear the gear!*
Shops are looking really tidy.
I would leave the 308's in, but I basically live off a Hwy sooo
You're the Cal Ripkin of RUclips.
Jr lol
You the man Dan
Love my Nova there a great ride ! I’ve had most all the garbage and nova was my favorite driver . Second favorite 69 firebird 👍.. Cheers glad to c this classic on the channel and y’all actually enjoy as well ..
I enjoyed the snarl of the exhaust as you shift gears. This is so much your car, Dan. It obviously makes you happy. 🇨🇦
Looking and sounding good!
Sweeeet...but the steering wheel is straight...weird...
This sounds like hot for teacher right here. Nice!
I remember in seventies a neighbor had a nova 396 nice car
When John built the engine for my car we took it out on Bishop Grandin and absolutely shredded the diff. The boys actually had a quarter mile marked off from River road east.
This car is the coolest. Leave the gears for the road. good pep and good fuel milage.
Great show keep up the amazing work be safe my friends God bless all rolling Dan go like always
For the love of God!!! Sell your 55' .....start over with a new one!!! ITS WHAT WE WANNA SEE!!!! PLEEEEEAAAASE!!!!!!!!
Love you two and really like what you've done to this. Also really like you are so supportive of each other and are so open. You are make me happy and inspire me. God Bless you and all, Your Santa Cruz fan.
36 degrees total timing works on almost every SBC.
Very nice Nova !!! Of course the 3:73`s are more fun around town !!! The timing bounce might just be the timing chain playing a little. John and Cecil will figure it out. Rave-On Danni and Dan !!!
How about split the difference? Like 3:55 or 3:42? I've ran them all, and 3:55 is still drivable yet fun. I was always a 4:11 guy with Chevy ratio's, till I put a Pontiac/Olds jackpot rear in. Discovered Nirvana for street gears 3:90's with L60 15's was primo. More snap than 3:70, but don't buzz on the beltway like 4:11's. Realisticly if you want to cruise distances though 3:55 is the ticket. Living where y'all do, I'd imagine you need to stretch out to go anywhere! Nova sounds great, but needs some gear! Shame 12 bolts are such a pain to switch gears. How about a Frankland, or a Winters QC? lol Dig deep, the net will contribute. I'm SO envious, that Nova is NICE Dan! But that 3:08 is killin it.
Hello Danielle and Danny. Y. I. Refer as. Ds' Nuts 🥜! (Not poking fun) I'm enjoying communicating with you. And content. ALL the horse-$hit/torment into a 7-day period. IF? I can make you laugh 😜. "That's a good day!!!!
I think I have committed ABOUT the roll bar BEFORE not sure if it was the Nova but leave the roll bar JUST cut out where the SEATS ARE and let them all the way back EITHER notch it to fit the SEATS or JUST cut and go straight across the back that way you can put in a 5 POINT harness DILL Dan you smell what I'm stepping in NOW LOL
Beautiful... 💪💪💪
It was definitely the right choice... I'm dying to get my '72 Nova, on the road... (Soon)
👍👍👍
I'm glad you chose the Nova over the Camaro. I drove a 66 Nova with a 283 in High School and my brother had a 68 with a 396. I'm 63 now and get my kicks with an S-10 with a 350 and the stock 5-speed. The 4.10 gears are a little extreme, but it takes off like a rocket.
Outstanding young man! I wanted to that power train in the Macaro but, meh. 9:73 is very close to what I was thinking, (3:90) Get those header dumps & rockit! Enjoy you guys! (BTW going blind, thanks for taking me back!)
I had a 68 chevelle with 327 4 speed out of a corvette with 411 rear end gears and a hayns racing clutch. Miss that car😊
I lost my 69 Camaro in a flood last year 327 m20 Muncie 100kph in 1st i miss that car sooo much it was fuckin awsome
Best thing to ever get gor your nova a ALUMINUM FLYWHEEL GIVE YOU ANOTHER THOUSAND RP.M.,S TRUST I
OLD MAN TREE WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
That's a nice car
Yaah... 3.73, 3.55, 3.42 as lite as that car is...the 3.73 would be fun, would suck on any drive more than 20 miles. Pretty sure i would do it. Save the 3.08 rear so you can change it back when you want to. Yaah.. good day all, God bless
Do you not want even one car you drive out of town in? Here’s a compromise. 373 gears but switch to a 5 speed for highway. Consider a gloss black roof and a new headliner. Overall I love your Nova. Add a big block Nova hood and ditch to cowl induction hood. To me it looks amateurish. I would sell the Cobra and the 47 Chevy. Thanks for hearing me out Dan
A "one wheel" is cool??? I think they are one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen. They are on the verge of being outlawed in my state because of all the accidents they cause. I'm an old guy, just turned 65, that still drives and tinkers with hot rods, though I have no plans to build any more. I kept my favorites, and they should last me the rest of my life. Here in Arizona it's 115 degrees F 4-5 months out of the year, too hot for an old guy to work on cars outside, or even drive cars without A/C except at night. At 24:40 I definitely hear a loud ticking sound. I would definitely stick with the 3.08 gears. Anything lower is going to make it undriveable on the highway. I've never had a car that I couldn't comfortably cruise on the highway at 65 mph, other than a couple of dedicated race cars. If you're a drag racer, and never plan to leave town that's different. I don't know about Canada, but where I'm at, fast acceleration can get you a reckless driving violation, even if you never exceeded the speed limit. And in town is a good place to get caught.
When you run the playback speed at 150 % you guys sound like Chip & Dale! ...Could be the alcohol talkin"....
I'm sure Cecil picked a Cam for the gear that was going to be run 3.73 not for half assing it with a 3.08 and for the H.P. level and the Carburetor depending on the distributor it could probably benefit from an ignition control box I like Mallory but MSD is good too
If you're not going to take it on a trip put the 3:73's in it or if you put an O/D 5 speed in it by all means put the 3:73's in it. If you're keeping the 4 speed and running a 26"-28" tall tire on it at today's hiway speeds you'll be buzzing the engine and it'll be crap to drive and uncomfortable going anywhere. To bad you don't have a set of 3:54's sitting around, at least that will take some of the edge off.
58 chev pu. 30 over 454/tremic 5spd. 70mph-2000 rpm in 5thwith 373 rear. 5sp way to go. Also genZ theft deterant.
The car sounds awesome! I think you do need to something with the gears. What about going with something in between the 3.08 & 3.73 or using the 3.73's with a gear vendor or a 5 speed? There are so many options. I also think that when you remove the bar from behind the seats you'll be able to move the seat further back & lean the seatback more to where you aren't sitting so straight up which should make it to where you sit lower in the seat & won't be looking through the top of the windshield plus have more legroom to make it more comfortable! I like the idea of putting the vinyl top on it as long as it's a really good one that's installed correctly & the roof is properly prepped & sealed to help prevent any future rust or damage! I'm looking forward to seeing the future updates as you're able to do them! You can see how much you love this car by the huge smile on your face while you're driving & talking about the car!! I'm happy for you & Dani!! She sounds almost as excited as you do!!😂😂 Have fun & be safe & we'll see you in the next one!!
My 1991 chebby truck is a 350/5spd/3:08 gear ..... I love it but do not street race kids .... you do you.
A friend of mine had a 1970s Nova. My wife kept telling him she'd trade her 1980s Camero for it. He said no every time. He really pissed her by trading it for a 60s Mercedes. He could have traded the Camero for that ugly thing.
That engine sounds sweet. The reason it is unhappy is because you haven’t swapped in those 3:73s yet. I would have gone 4:11s since it is your around town rocket but oh well 😂.
The 180 thermostat is perfect for that engine. It will still probably run around 190 in warmer weather, right where you want it.
Dan! Could you please take off the back dog dish rims off. I'd love to see that man. Just for 5 mins? 😅
I just want to see what it looks like.😊 Love the episodes. Much appreciated 👍
Anybody noticed the new quarters ready for the new 4 door deletions
Shifter looks too high/ long😊
The car sounds awesome! I think you do need to something with the gears. What about going with something in between the 3.08 & 3.73 or using the 3.73's with a gear vendor or a 5 speed? There are so many options. I also think that when you remove the bar from behind the seats you'll be able to move the seat further back & lean the seatback more to where you aren't sitting so straight up which should make it to where you sit lower in the seat & won't be looking through the top of the windshield plus have more legroom to make it more comfortable! I like the idea of putting the vinyl top on it as long as it's a really good one that's installed correctly & the roof is properly prepped & sealed to help prevent any future rust or damage! I'm looking forward to seeing the future updates as you're able to do them! You can see how much you love this car by the huge smile on your face while you're driving & talking about the car!! I'm happy for you & Dani!! She sounds almost as excited as you do!!😂😂 Have fun & be safe & we'll see you in the next one!!
Most engines make the best power at 160°... Any thing over 190° for a small block chevy is to warm...
Good morning from Cape Cod ⛵ all in all it looks like you had a successful first run, it does sound awesome going through the gears. A little bit of driving and you'll have her dialed in. Keep up the good work guys 👍✌️🇺🇲
Add $2500.00 to the price of the Nova in Georgia, put the 373’s in the yellow Nova and add a gear venders overdrive to your 4 speed in the yellow Nove and have the best of both worlds
Go to the junkyard & get an electric fan of a modern v8 car the size you want,,those factory fans pull way more air & less power!! They paid engineer's big $ to build them to last ,, cause they don't make good $ doing warranty replacement
Depends on the rpm’s you want to run
Gas mileage 😂
I would like to have it with 373 gears I think
My Silverado has 411
With the 4 speed keep the 308, Only use the 375 with a 6 speed. Get rid of the roll bar. Is more dangerous unless you drive wearing a helmet.
Sounds Sweet Dan 🏁🚀😎, what kind of fuel are you running and what is your Static Compression?, I could have been hearing things when you got on it maybe a twinge of Detonation maybe. IMO, have fun 😎👋🏼
Never had a Nova I came close once it was a beautiful car then I walked to the other side and it had been in a t bone, today it would have been a not too difficult project but in 1982 for me it would have taken up to much of my time and I didn't know enough and it wasn't a Ford, I was and still am a Ford guy but I've had a lot Chevy's and Mopars as well I'm doing a 68 mustang fastback right now and like you I'm a bigger guy so I will make adjustments to the car for me to drive, I've actually raised it up a little because of my bad back I'm not going to roll out of a lowered car then get up off the ground everytime I go some where
I remain curious about the pulley chatter, (something about a fastener that needed tapping and installed? The noise I also heard, the belt moving about), and also, anymore leaking around that upper rad hose? Nosy minds want to know.
I would take the nova over the one wheel period😊
I’d like to see pinky get an LS if it’s getting an engine swap and just make it a good reliable cruiser since it sounds like Dani wants to drive it. Maybe the one out that yellow 56 if it’s any good. 🤷🏼♀️
Hey Dan Do you have any good cars???
Are you trying to convince us?
That is an AWESOME car dude!!!!
That nova reminds me of my 64 442, powershifts galore! Wish I still had that one! But the stereo in my 2020 is way better!
Love the Nova! What more could you ask for? 3.73’s even on the highway shouldnt be too bad.
Having a few running “keepers” is a good thing, building a few for sale may be a new niche.
The Challenger was a monster that i was denied hearing at full song. I bet that unit screamed. Same with the Nomad. I want to hear this Nova SBC at full song from a holeshot with the skinny pedal firmly in contact with floor thru all the gears till it hits 6500 rpms in 4th gear. Can you do this in a video we can see? Fear not the skinny pedal!
Just swap the rear already. Because let's face it, that's what both you and that engine/trans wants. And if/when you ever decide that you're going to put a real roadtrip on her, or the 4 speed needs some attention, you'll probably just do a TKX swap, and the shorter rear gear will just make all the more sense anyway.
Officer: "Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"Because I let you."
So, when is the baby due?
Novacane the ultimate sleeper. Nice car
Nova , Super Nova , Hyper Nova , Black Hole , coming out the other side through a White Hole , paint it Bright White
Loved the Hot For Teacher reference.... glad I'm not the only one that thinks that song sounds like a big cam, lol.
Tommy Tutone's song should have been about changing rear gears 308 2 373
Glad to see you enjoying the Nova..... Also, Pinky and the non-brain, Luv it!! lol
Gotta be a T56 in your future. I have 4.10’s in my 2004 Vette and it cruises fine with the T56 ratios.
A real nice compromise between the 3:08's & the 3:73's for the rear gears is the often overlooked 3:55's. Jus sayin 👀 🤠