Villain281H's 1970 Chevrolet Nova

Factory Options:

307 / 200 HP engine with powerglide trans, A/C, AM/FM radio, Exterior trim with bright window trim, vinyl top, bench seat interior.

Exterior Modifications:

Removed vinyl top
Added SS trim (blacked-out grille trim, hood louvers and trim bezels, finned tail lamp panel and badging), exterior bright moldings on rockers and behind rear tires, 67 Camaro-style 350 and V-flag emblems on fenders
Centerline billet wheels (15 x 6 front, 15 x 8 back) with 275/60/15 M/T ET Street Radials or 28 x 10.5 M/T Et Drag Slicks out back.

Interior Modifications:

Restored stock interior using P.U.I. components. Changed factory bench for factory bucket seats, stock dash cluster yanked for Covan's dash with Auto Meter gauges, Rebco switches and Alpine CD head unit. Transmission shifts done via B & M Pro-Ratchet shifter. Removed all A/C components and painted dash & cowl area before adding new vinyl-wrap dash pad.

Safety stuff: 5 point roll bar done in 2003, upgraded to full cage with dual swing out bars in April 2007 by Dan Neumann Race Cars (with driver and passenger swing-out), RJS 5-point harness on both seats, RJS mesh window net. Cage is NHRA certified to 8.50 e.t.s.

Performance:

The 2004-2006 combo:
383 stroker engine with 10.6:1 compression, Canfield 195 cc heads, Crane solid cam (under .540 lift), Victor Jr. Intake, 750 Holley HP carb, MSD Digital 6 ignition box, distributor and wires.
Hedman 1-3/4" headers mated with a Magnaflow 3" full exhaust with x-pipe and tailpipes.

1/4-mile times from - 11.42 at 115 mph, 1.52 60 foot N/A, 10.50 at 126 mph, 1.46 60 foot on a little spray (120 hp shot), all on 93 octane pump gas.

2009 combo: 383 stroker with full forged rotating assembly, roller cam and more power!

Suspension/Chassis:

Front: Factory control arms w/ Global West billet upper shafts and Del-A-Lum bushings, Lakewood 90/10 shocks, Moroso trick springs, removed factory sway bar.

Rear: Rancho 9-way single adjustable shocks, Landrum leaf springs with Global West Del-A-Lum bushings, Cal-Trac bars.

Chassis Engineering weld-in subframe connectors and Competition Engineering solid body mounts.

Drivetrain:

TH400 transmission, 3800 stall 10" J.W. converter, BTE transbrake and deep pan. PST 3" mild steel driveshaft with 1350 series joints.

12-bolt rear with Strange spool, 33-spline axles and c-clip eliminators, 3.73 Richmond gears, T/A girdle.

Electronics:

Alpine CD head unit, Ken Harrison dash speaker unit with 2 4" Pioneer 80-watt speakers, 6 x 9" Pioneer 230-watt rear deck speakers.

To-Do List:

Always looking for a faster timeslip!