1971 Chevy Nova "Sleeper" 5.3 LS Swap Turbo!!

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4 ай бұрын

I've wanted to build something like this car for a long time but I just never had the chance. I recently found out that someone I know wanted to put this up for sale. I had to immediately go check it out!

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@SBMusclecars 4 ай бұрын

I built this car. I asked Bobby for your number so we could keep In Touch! Happy to see all the positive comments!

@maximuswedgie5149 4 ай бұрын

Dude, I’m a hard-core Mopar guy, but I would definitely trade straight across for something like that. I love the sleeper look, great build, Bro.

@shannonweidner8447 4 ай бұрын

The GRAVY TRAIN!

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

You built a hell of a car! I aim to take good care of it.

@ericbitzer5247 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful car and I love the color too!

@dean1627 4 ай бұрын

What headers did you use to fit that turbo in that car

@BumDogSuMo 4 ай бұрын

I know that yellow traction bars are iconic but paint them flat black and it’ll really help out that sleeper look. You can always add hydroboost for the brakes. Bad ass car man!

@Trapper50cal 4 ай бұрын

Black traction bars installed further inboard.

@darrellshuman7751 4 ай бұрын

That was my first thought.

@pwrshots 4 ай бұрын

Those leaf spring bushings are shot. Swap them out. Besides some rust on the drivers quarter panel, looks nice

@redlight3932 3 ай бұрын

with that much power it needs alot of attention in those areas you dont want to end up in a ditch all because of a bad bushing

@billwallenstein3387 3 ай бұрын

Those doors close a lot better than I remember. Nice

@EJ257IHI 4 ай бұрын

The turbo sound under boost/acceleration is just pure joy. I miss my turbo car.

@Tbone1952 4 ай бұрын

Love the Buick!

@dillinpicklesworth5698 4 ай бұрын

Super nice and quiet too, 👍👍 the fuel pump is the loudest thing on the car🤣

@ChicagoRob2 4 ай бұрын

Had a ‘70 L78. What a beast.

@markshalloup3569 4 ай бұрын

Nice ride, I'm a Ford guy but always liked the 68-71 Nova. An in-Tank Fuel pump and some Cal-Trac Bars would be a nice addition.

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

I agree! I’m looking into getting an in tank pump. Also, the go pro seems to really amplify the pump sound. It’s loud, but not as loud as it sounds in the video!

@headstockharem4 4 ай бұрын

I dub thee "Root Beer Surprise"

@SBMusclecars 4 ай бұрын

I always called it “the gravy train” when I built it lol

@gordocarbo 2 ай бұрын

@@SBMusclecars Fitting name! Dubbed my y67 El Plain Vanilla. All stock looking like this, white/red just has a ton of power. Interior bone stock no gauges tach etc. Just a Hurst super boot over the 6 speed old 4 speed ball on top.

@williamodonnell7053 4 ай бұрын

I had like 6 novas loved every one of them

@talesofanasphaltjockey 4 ай бұрын

Awesome car , the sleeper look with the caps is the perfect look... good luck with it !

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@davidmartin8825 11 күн бұрын

I would love to have something like that great job

@JohnnyButtons 4 ай бұрын

We share a common taste for cars lol.

@johnmilner7603 4 ай бұрын

Congrats on the purchase. There were many 68-72 Nova SS running around during my street playing days in ‘73 to ‘77.

@aaronsg71 4 ай бұрын

That’s a pretty sick gramma car!!!

@bricks8374 4 ай бұрын

Awesome car ! I love novas man I had a 72 4 door beater back in 82 I’m old as dirt ! 😅

@ninoreeves7702 4 ай бұрын

i had a 71 in high school, wish i still had it!!!! that LS fits nicely!!!!

@72Dexter72Manley72 4 ай бұрын

I had a 71 Nova 6cyl car in high school. My friends called it the under cover car. Because it was quite. They really need a power brake booster and front disc brakes when you V-8 swap them. I had a 73 Nova SS with a 4spd also. Disc brakes. I built a 355 for it with big cam and roads lifters. They would click below 2500 rpm's and bleed down. Made a big cam less aggressive at low rpm's. Then pump up at higher rpm's. I blew the 4spd up and put a 350 turbo glide in it with a shift kit and 3500 stall converter. Loved the way the engine hummed with that big converter in it. 😀 Put a B&M ratchet shifter in it. I bent some valves when I blew the 4spd up. A co-worker clean up the head ports a little while I was doing the auto trans swap. Traction bars were welded onto the leaf spring studs. Car ran a 14.10 in drive, the first time I took it to the track. Didn't have a helmet so they said if I run under 14 I'm kicked out. My friends said just shift it at 6500 and run it through if you get kicked out you can hang in the stand with us. Car ran 13.10's all day. They never kicked me out. Buddy let me swap some Holley carb jets he had when he would come to the track. So I got the car down to 12.90's on street tires. Loved that car.

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Nice! Sounds like an awesome car.

@72Dexter72Manley72 4 ай бұрын

@@nowherefastgarage Thanks, yeah that was my second favorite car. Sold it to a friend before I moved to AZ. I found another car to build and this one is my favorite. 74 Datsun 260Z with a Toyota engine and transmission. 👍🏾

@gordocarbo 2 ай бұрын

@@72Dexter72Manley72 13 sec nova is still pretty respectable even today Lots of factory "12" sec cars with 14sec drivers.

@72Dexter72Manley72 2 ай бұрын

@@gordocarbo I will say for sure back in the late 80's. For a kid who just put something together. A lot of my friends would just say Man, that combo works so well. 👍🏾 Just a big camshaft and high stall converter. Stock heads with a little port matching done. 👍🏾 But man my Datsun runs low 12's easily. 2JZ with a turbo. 15 psi on the waste gate. Yes, it's a lighter car but the low 12's impresses me more. Just the turbo, no aftermarket go fast parts in the engine. And it gets 20mpg if I'm not in boost all the time. 🤣😂.

@Ackharrystowing 2 ай бұрын

I had a 1972 nova I put a 454 in back in the 90s it went pretty good

@zeeelander 4 ай бұрын

That sounded like a lot more than 9 pounds of boost brother 😂

@stanmendoza7871 4 ай бұрын

Congrats, welcome to the Nova Brotherhood! I have owned 6 in the past 45 years very easy car to work on, presently I drive a 1969 IMO the best looking year

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@clifffoltz651 4 ай бұрын

Happy Motoring, very nice Nova!

@LeftCoastModelCarBuilds 4 ай бұрын

Very cool, love these old Novas!

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Me too!

@user-vb4zf2ui3q 16 сағат бұрын

That's one clean ride..

@bronco1199 3 ай бұрын

All go no show love that

@erichuff2538 4 ай бұрын

That's an awesome ride brother 😎

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thanks ✌

@flatlanderoutdoors2549 4 ай бұрын

What a bada$$ nova congrats!

@markwegner6100 4 ай бұрын

Great score! Enjoy!!

@ApostleDavids8w 3 ай бұрын

Very nice right thanks for the video. I love watching this I got a good feeling you figure everything out

@nowherefastgarage 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@markbork5634 4 ай бұрын

Nice sleeper. Had a 72 rally sport 4spd. Miss that car.

@bobbyski9328 4 ай бұрын

Love this car Anthony! Def happy I sold to you!!! Enjoy buddy

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Bobby! I love it too!

@jjcrazylegs7081 4 ай бұрын

Nice Nove, love it!

@jjfink3925 4 ай бұрын

Such a cool car!

@lparsons6977 4 ай бұрын

Now thats a sleeper !!!

@Anthony-ue4zm 4 ай бұрын

wow nice LS Nova

@peteavila-mb4jd 4 ай бұрын

Bad ass ride bro

@jamesp1586 4 ай бұрын

Very nice Nova a dream car of mine. Ima keep dreaming 😜

@paulciprus9582 4 ай бұрын

I had 2..a 68 250 six..3 speed on column..and a 70 SS 383 stroker with aluminum heads 1.7 ratio rockers 560 in. Lift.. 4:10 gears and 3500 stall…Southside Machine lift bars…80/20 drag shocks in front…man ..that car would plant the tires hard and just go…what fun..now I have a 03 SVT Cobra making 640 rwhp…my Nova was a sleeper too until you started it…🤣🤣.

@gordocarbo 2 ай бұрын

Have original SSM bars on my 67 El what a difference those made!! Also put them on an 85 5.0 Mustang. Completely restored, made it quiet...but had a 460 on spray under the hood That one fooled a LOT of people...Ca smog laws had me selling it at Pomona Swap Meet.

@Richard-Anson 4 ай бұрын

Man that is sweet!

@user-fc6hs7ji3p 3 ай бұрын

EVERYTHING IS A DAMN SLEEPER

@gordocarbo 2 ай бұрын

Lots say their is..this is truly one. Looks pretty stock, old color stock wheels, quiet.

@vincekartes7145 4 ай бұрын

Awesome car and love the color combo! I have a primer black 69 4sp with a fresh 383. It’s pretty much my daily. I’d love to do a turbo LS swap but decided to keep it simple with a carb and mechanical fuel pump. Nice GS you have too!✌️

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yours sounds awesome!

@gordocarbo 2 ай бұрын

Daily, love it!! Fastest car in HS (80s) was a black 70? Nova. Cant remember if it had weld draglites or centerlines but had a 12.5-1 350, big solid flat tappet old AFR 190s 4500 stall, 4.56. Car was frigging wicked!! It hooked and went Bet it was a low 12 high 11 sec car, was his daily. Our parking lot at school looked like todays cruise night. I sure miss those days we had no many musclecars on our cul de sac .Even had 2 engineers, 1 had a superbird the other had a W30 and 442 Cutlass...68 pretty sure

@mxrider1331 4 ай бұрын

Gorgeous!!!!

@davidmartin8825 4 ай бұрын

Great job enjoy it

@nickm8392 4 ай бұрын

It’s beautiful

@PHILLY214 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful car!! I can see what looks to be a lil rust in sum spots under the paint (the bubbles and waves)

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Yeah obviously it’s not perfect. I can fix that myself. I haven’t decided if I will or not.

@killabee623 4 ай бұрын

Chevy should never discontinue these LS engines.

@koolharp 4 ай бұрын

Awesome Nova "SL"

@cguitarallday 4 ай бұрын

Nice car I wouldn’t change nothing. Wish I had it

@turbosammy6085 4 ай бұрын

BAD ASS!!!! I always Loved the 70/71 Novas I really want to get one but the only problem is I have no room with my 87 Buick Grand National and my 79 Chevy Malibu😎👍

@mdogg1604 4 ай бұрын

Same problem here. I'm using garages from friends who went south for winter; looks like I'll have a storage problem in a month or so!

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

I hear ya. I’m totally out of storage space here.

@Feledwards 4 ай бұрын

I had a 71, 6 cylinder, originally pea green. Bench seats. Bought it from my brother in law. It had way more rust than I cared for. I had a 6.0 LS that I was gonna turbo and put in it. Wish it had less rust. Still sold it for $4K.

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

All the metal is available but depends how much labor you want to put into it.

@Rcman1223 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful car

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@edwardbaker1331 4 ай бұрын

That's as big a turbo as I saw on a Porsche 962 Le Mans winning racecar.

@bobsilver3983 4 ай бұрын

Great car!

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@user-rg5sy5pr1d 4 ай бұрын

Cool car

@1969Donovan 4 ай бұрын

I love it.

@MrLowrider527 4 ай бұрын

Very nice nova

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thank you

@mikeh.753 4 ай бұрын

That Nova is in really good shape. I would keep it until you can double your money back.

@mikechevelle3418 4 ай бұрын

Nice car

@THROTTLEPOWER 4 ай бұрын

Nice!!!!! 🤜🤛

@jackperry9369 4 ай бұрын

Wow nice freaking car sleeper 👌 😍 👏 😳

@rooster68able 4 ай бұрын

Cool car , good old LI ny !

@chrisallen766 4 ай бұрын

I like the color.

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! I do too. My wife, not so much lol.

@mariocooldude9092 4 ай бұрын

Hahaha my old man owned the same car ...had a slant 6 in it 😂 had plenty of Novas and Chevelles over the years but loved that brown one

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Maybe it was a straight 6? Slant was Plymouth.

@glenryan6569 4 ай бұрын

A rare engine swap I'm guessing not many people went through the trouble of fitting a slant 6 into a Nova .

@earth2steven197 4 ай бұрын

I love your sleeper Nova! Check out " sweatpea" Nova or Nivlac57's Nova. I love these type of builds. How would you like to get beat by a column shifted bench seat car😂

@Enjoytheinbetween 4 ай бұрын

Memories of yellow Lakewood (If I remember correctly) traction bars, had them on my car!

@THROTTLEPOWER 4 ай бұрын

Me too!

@mondeacid5610 4 ай бұрын

Fastest visor I have been on. Better placement of the camera would have made a better ride but nice built for sure

@davidthomits544 4 ай бұрын

Dog dish hub cap’s nothing looks better than a set of those on a classic car

@lucassnell4668 4 ай бұрын

man the whining fuel pump really kills it for me. my f100 was the same way before I ripped out the holley EFI and went back to carb. too many issues with EFI. awesome nova!!!!

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thanks. It sounds louder on camera than in person.

@danhedrick1795 4 ай бұрын

Sweet

@ApostleDavids8w 3 ай бұрын

You should put a quieter fuel pump put in tank pump Wallbro 450

@travis50907 4 ай бұрын

Love sleepers so fucken cool bud 👍👍

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@zeeelander 4 ай бұрын

It is a beautiful Nova though. 🔥 🇺🇲

@joe-hp4nk Ай бұрын

The slapper bars have to go if you want the sleeper look.

@ashley-tm1uk 4 ай бұрын

my dad bought a bone stock ‘71 nova with 6 cyl automatic, had an am radio…light metallic green with tan vinyl interior…don’t think it had side molding…what i remember most is that it was loud inside …it obviously had very little sound deadening insulation in the cab if any…we had that car in the family for about 8 years, with 3 kids driving it too…we joked about the ugly color and loud ride, but it never let us down even once…

@jwalk937 2 ай бұрын

I plan on doing my daily 88 caprice classic in similar fashion but only when my investment properties produce 15k a month im close at 10k, closing on a duplex next month.

@johnwoytalewicz6329 4 ай бұрын

That root beer color is awesome not to Mention the turbo charged 5.3 motor. The only thing I wish I had is Is floor Shifter.. Those cars were super light...... and FAST!!!!

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!! Floor shifter would be cool.

@guruoo Ай бұрын

Root Beer!

@HH-pn4ji 4 ай бұрын

Sell it to me😮 Beautiful Nova 🤩

@-chopper-jq3kz 4 ай бұрын

😍😍👍 from holland

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Hello 😊

@BulletSpoung 4 ай бұрын

A sleeper, my kind of car. If it were me, the slap bars would be gone and I would find a way to hide the computer screen, making it even sleeper.

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

That is Velcro’d on. Easy to move and hide if I wanted. But it’s basically my gauge cluster to monitor temp, oil pressure, etc.

@billharden7127 4 ай бұрын

Nice👍.

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@WhiteManXRP 4 ай бұрын

Just buy it...badass

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

I did!

@neverendingmods 4 ай бұрын

Nice '71. Just some lower body patches and you're good to go. Turbo cars love tall gearing. 3.08 is max I'd run. Even a 2.85 if you get serious about drag racing it.

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Yes! I don’t know serious I can get because I definitely don’t want to put a cage in it.

@lawncuttingplusdelta 3 ай бұрын

I’m not gonna lie … I got a few beers 🍺 in me , but I am super impressed with your documentation and narration , of this video !!! A true humble car guy no doubt !! ❤…. I love novas ! I had 2 in highschool … and currently making a comeback with my 74 Pauldo nova 👍🏻

@nowherefastgarage 3 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@gearhead7896 4 ай бұрын

Man, I love blue dots. I have a 15/16" hole saw just for them still.

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Me too. First time I had a car with them.

@gearhead7896 4 ай бұрын

@@nowherefastgarage oh and love the car, too!

@jeffg4008 4 ай бұрын

It hurts me a little to see no air filter on a street car. Very cool stable of vehicles you have there.

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I don’t think it would fit there? I’ll look into it.

@khollister41 4 ай бұрын

love this car. would you care to share the wheel tire combo? I would love to know the tire/wheel/ and backspacing on the rear. looks great

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! The seller told me he thinks it’s 15x8 with 5 or 5.5 backspace. This car also has the springs relocated inboard for more tire clearance. Tires are 275/50/15. Next time I have a wheel off I will try to confirm those measurements.

@khollister41 4 ай бұрын

@@nowherefastgaragethank you sir, looks great

@bobbymccourt6794 4 ай бұрын

Gorgeous! I had a genuine 72 SS. SUNKEN Meadow park. Do you go to the Key Food show on Thursdays? Would love to see the car in person.

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Yes I do. I'll see you there.

@michpatriot9097 4 ай бұрын

Get a set of Cal Tracs! Those slapper bars dont do a thing except stop spring wrap..once the rubber smugness touch the spring that's it..two tire fire! Cal Tracs work wonders!!!!

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Hooks great as-is!

@kerbygator Ай бұрын

Imagine adding a nitrous setup to it now?

@markkimball1569 4 ай бұрын

Wow what a bad 💥🔥 car. I had a 72 Ventura. Also wanted to buy a 72 nova w A 307. But the old guy sold it by the time I got back w the 💰. The kid wrecked it. Lost chance 4 me. Nice memories.

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

My mom had a 72 Ventura when I was a kid. Had the 307. Pretty cool car!

@cliffwright9842 4 ай бұрын

Like that Buick steering wheel, building a Regal and need to change the stock one. Any idea where I can get that same wheel??

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

I found it on eBay. It’s actually the same wheel as a Chevy; and I bought the horn button and column adapter from The Parts Place.

@RaymondJLopez-fv2bf 4 ай бұрын

Add sub frame connectors. They will really stable the silent beast out. Badd ass

@copiertech101 4 ай бұрын

It has them

@RaymondJLopez-fv2bf 4 ай бұрын

Very Cool 😊

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@diningroomfish5470 4 ай бұрын

That's a sleeper, pull up next to someone and they would never know

@natejones963 4 ай бұрын

13.9-14.1 is perfect idle AFR

@nowherefastgarage 3 ай бұрын

Is idling at 14.7 a problem? My GN idles good around 15.0.

@toddwimberly3023 4 ай бұрын

Bushings are new? Did you see the leaf spring bushing?

@adamweston4152 4 ай бұрын

I've just left a comment saying the same thing, they are perished.

@SuperChipperson 4 ай бұрын

00R4Maybe I missed itbut what trans are you running? 700R4/4L60/4L80/TH350/TH400

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

TH400

@frankfabbro752 4 ай бұрын

Nice stance! What tire size are you using on the Nova?

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thanks. 275/50/15

@commonsense1557 4 ай бұрын

Very nice. Love to have one setup like yours. What did it end up costing you?

@nowherefastgarage 4 ай бұрын

A lot Lol.