YOU SOLD IT......YOU BOUGHT IT BACK YEARS LATER

BuickGSrules · Jun 20, 2023

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On 1/1/23 we bought back this Nova that I owned from 1999-2011. My oldest son (age 14) wants a '69 Camaro project car (strange kid) and this inexpensive Nova is the much more economical starting point.

When I sold it in 2011 it was a complete, almost untouched, original car that was a little rough but ran and drove great. The buyer was a good friend that was looking for a project car. In late 2022 he said they have decided to sell it and work on different project vehicles. I told him that if he would put it back together so that it will roll, I'll buy it back. He actually did some really nice work to the car that will save me some time as we go forward with it.

This car left the factory with only one option, tinted glass. Otherwise, it is very bare bones, lightweight base model car (6-cylinder, column shift 3-speed manual transmission, manual steering, manual brakes, no A/C, no radio, no cigarette lighter, rubber floor covering, no dome light switch on the passenger door, no seat belt retractors, etc.)

Our plan is to build a basic but fast street car. I've already purchased an 8-point chromoloy cage for it since it will probably be faster than we expect. I already had an engine sitting here that didn't have a suitable car to call home. The powerplant is a modified LSA engine (supercharged 6.2 liter LS engine) from another friend's CTS-V Cadillac. The Cadillac tipped the scales at 4,550 with driver but ran 9.84 @ 140 at Bowling Green so it makes really good power. This Nova will probably weigh about 1,200 pounds less than the Cadillac so it should be way faster than we need.

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YOU SOLD IT......YOU BOUGHT IT BACK YEARS LATER

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