show people how much you make selling the parts , that would be a good lesson , you need to find another car to work on that is more desirable and interesting , your Camero is a good example and keeps us interested in the build

It may be a good short-hop 'beater'.The subframes will tell the story.If you get somebody to follow you when you drive this Nova down the road,I almost guarantee you that he will say it's tracking sideways.I had a '77 with a 6 cylinder.It never left me stranded,but the interior was toast,and burned toast at that.After every rain the inside would smell like cat pee.It had the 'sideways Nova' thing going on with it.If it runs halfway decent,just give it some Bondo and a Rustoleum paint job and pawn it off to the next guy when you get tired of it.

Do you want to sell the center console

Sad to see you made a bad investment. I think these cars are ugly and uninteresting for most of the cars enthusiasts. Thanks for the video. I’m curious to see the next two.

If you wanna sell the whole car or even parts id like to get intouch i own a 75 nova thats complete like to add another

At 1200 bucks and what's needed with restoring the car, ion understand what the issue is with what u paid for it. Like what do you think you'd gt for 1200 considering the year of vehicle? I think it was a good buy. Hell, ill give u 1200 for it QUICKLY!

I got a 78 nova for 3 grand and had a brand new 350 crate motor

Cool, I've been putting a lot of thought into this car being that it's in such poor condition and parts are hard to find. I have some ideas.

I’ve got a huge pile of desert metal that is unsellable. Sitting for years on Steve’s nova site. No market

@@davestewart2067 been looking for rust free doors for awhile, replaced pretty much everything else. I’ve looked on SNS and everything I find in doors is as bad as what I already have.

Yeah, had a '75 Nova back in the late 80s I bought for 800 bucks, it has a warmed over 355, th350 with a shift kit and 3.55 gears and that was a really fun car to drive. Those are so light, pretty easy to get a good weight to HP ratio with them. That car ran high 12s that I could daily drive no problem. Would love to have another one.😎👍

@@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852 oh absolutely!!!!

I think that a lot of the suspension part for 2nd Gen Camaros work on the 4th Gen Nova too. I also think the 73-74s as you say are actually pretty good looking cars especially considering that era in general

I'm in the same boat as you. Admittedly though, the more I look at this rust bucket the more it's growing on me.

I was wondering about the suspension parts. I came across products like leaf springs, etc that seemed to be the same part numbers for both cars.

The ‘75 nova was “restyled” to make use of the camaro parts bin. The subframe changed to front steer. Integral spindles, and “corporate” front suspension parts were used.

Do you still have her

I bought a 76 two door blue from my uncle 🤣🤣🤣 kinda alike

4 bolt 305?

These Nova's were known for rusting issues but there's a catalog covering these years. I did own a '73 Nova Custom cpe I bought used in 1978 only 5 years old at the time with a little over 71 thousand miles on the clock. Just like this model year Chevy rear quarters panels rust was considered normal back then.

After watching, the problems out back would be a daunting task to try and repair, let alone to have to repair somebody's less than excellent repair.

That right there is what will make this car that much harder to repair. It's likely that nothing is in its original location. After this video, I found a receipt that one of the rocker panels were replaced, most likely the passenger side because it was in better condition, but again, I have the same concern that it's not going to line up well with the door, etc. Great tips! Thanks for sharing.

Then again..Look up under the dash. If the wiring and electronics looks like a crows nest, who knows what else might be hiding underneath the skin

I’m building a 75 right now 350 tunnel ram 9 inch street strip mobile

1500-8500

Similar here in PA as well. The project cars in that year range seem to start around 8k to 10k.

I was around $800. I think there are enough parts there to make that back if I did part it out. I wouldn't have bought this car if I didn't have this KZfaq channel.

Couldn't agree more!

Classic Industries, Goodmark or Good Guys for new ones, these cars are everywhere so your local junk yard should either have one or can get another one if they are a part of the nation wide parts system.

Hey dude! Tell us how it went, and if you bought it and such

@@kmas8229 absolutely lol. Imma have to put it off for about another week cause of unexpected bills but I still plan on getting it

Lol yeah definitely no in-between with most of the comments! Love the idea Bart. I have an idea for the frame rails.

Great tips Grant. You wouldn't have been able to see the floor boards on this Nova without the floor jack because it was sitting on four flat tires.

Too much money,they are not valuable or desirable! It's not the miles it's the years!

@@rjmzz430 I should add that I live in Canada, and these things just aren't seen anymore. I'd be willing to bet that I haven't seen one in 25 years in either the Buick, Chevrolet, and Oldsmobile offerings. People bought them, drove them, and the harsh winters and salt killed them. Like I said it is absolute showroom condition. I don't know what a car like this is worth in the USA in this condition, but I suppose they would be much less expensive given their availability. Like I said, though, you just don't see them here anymore. lol Thanks for the reply.

@@jimdent351 hey Jim,Canada yes that is a whole different story. That changes things for sure.If it's what your looking for and you like it you can always negotiate a better price. 8000 is a lot of money for the vehicle. Few things to consider is it a V8 car? Check the undercarriage thoroughly for rust.How does it run and drive? Does it track straight? Check and inspect brake and fuel lines?all this are costly repairs if needed for vehicle safety. It's what I mean by the years stuff just wears out. Because it looks showroom doesn't necessarily mean it is. Ha we have a saying in the U.S. if you put lipstick on a pig...well it's still a pig. In mint condition it the States this car is worth 5 grand tops. Good luck caveat emptor!

Hey Jim, I’ve been watching the 4th gen Novas since I bought this one and the ones in excellent condition seem to be going for 5k to 6k as Ronnie mentioned. I’ve seen them listed for 8k but they didn’t sell. I can’t speak much to the Skylarks because I haven’t been watching them. 8k isn’t for off though. If it’s something you have wanted for a long time and it is mint it might be worth it for you, even more so being that you haven’t seen many in Canada. I’d get it up on a lift to check the underside if possible.

@@RestoCar Thanks for the reply. I haven't seen the car in person yet as it is about a 5 hour drive and I'm having trouble finding the time. I would definitely be looking at the undercarriage, and hopefully on a hoist. If not that then definitely on ramps. I don't think there will be too much wrong on the underside because the picture of the trunk floor looks mint. Thanks for the reply. Here's a link to to Auto Trader Ad. www.autotrader.ca/a/buick/skylark/espanola/ontario/19_11586177_?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=2_2_2&sprx=500&modalXS=1

it either came with a 305 or a 350, that was the only 2 they put in the 2 door model. I would say it PROBALLY came with a 305 because that was the most common engine

Love that and I'm going to use that line in the future. I get the sentimental thing, but by the time people are done restoring these that's exactly what they have... their trim/vin tag on all new sheet metal. It's not the same car at that point.

Hahha, I wonder if it will help hold this one together!

All 7879 and 80 cars are simply not as lucrative there are some 77 76 and 75 models that are Camaros that are out of state that are actually worth quite a bit of money that are from either Canada with a factory 4-speed manual transmission that are worth quite a bit actually because the smog regulations are much different although the rust that you would receive if the car was actually from Canada would be quite a bit worse. The reason why something like a 77 78 79 or Nova or concourse might be more desirable is because of the immense amount of leg room and the back seat front seat the trunk area along with you can open up the hood and easily work on the area if you need to change spark plugs it's not as awful as a 1980 to 1978 Camaro if you've ever worked on them you know you have to take off sometimes wheel assembly just to change spark plugs the reason why novas and our concourses are sometimes more desirable is simply if you're a very heavy or very tall person and you want to sit in the backseat have you ever sat in the back seat of a Camaro for a 400 mi trip in very hot conditions and have the air conditioner go out your cramped up and if you're a 6 ft five person you can't even sit in the backseat of a Camaro that's the only reason why something like a concourse or Nova might be slightly practical and more desirable than something like a Camaro or Corvette or something like a Pontiac trans am or a mustang you can actually get four very large size adults into a Nova or concourse the same thing with a Thunderbird many people that are full size can sit in a Thunderbird that's what was once good about the Nova concourse and or Thunderbird they were roomy cars yet they weren't like a giant oversized Cadillac that weighs like three tons which is a little bit ridiculous you might as well buy a limousine for crepes sake but anova Thunderbird or concourse are practical they're affordable and your typical car today in 2022 will cost you $20,000 anyway if even if you want to buy an economy car which doesn't sound very economical if you only have to pay $5,000 to get out of a car payment and you know $5,000 compared to $20,000 is a lot different and I simply feel that things like 71 Camaros unless they're something special like a limited edition split bumper RSS Camaro with a big block in it like a 427 and a manual transmission might be worth some sort of money but most of the Camaros that are z28s that are 71's are not actually worth very much I know if many people that have bought Z28 or just Camaros that are 70s or 71 for only $500 and they ran and drove around fine and they had four tires transmissions and good brakes and lights and you can find them in the Sacramento area for $500 to $1,000 a piece some of them are only SS's though don't be too sure that a 70 or 71 Z28 or Camaro is actually worth a lot of money and that goes for mustangs too you can find many of them for $1,500 to $500 and the reason is is they're not actually worth always that much money it's only something like a 427 manual transmission special edition SSRS 70 Camaro or 71 special edition or Eddie Bauer designer car that might be worth something or something attached to a celebrity politician or a sports enthusiast that was a famous character

Lol no doubt. Same rust issues here in central PA. I'll take the southern surface rust any day.

Cars much cleaner than this one were dumped at the pick a parts of El Paso and Albuquerque. No desirability for this body style. Bought a good amount of their sheetmetal panels. Fenders, inner skirts, radiator supports, a door, etc. Near unsellable.

Lol I’m in central PA and my current plan is to get this nova running and then part it out.

@@RestoCar I'm interested in some of the parts, please let me know I need a few to finish mine!!!

@@RestoCar still have the nova??

Lmao, it's matthew lilliard and I thought the same thing!

LOL as long as I don’t try to take any parts off the front end my radiator support should stay together.

PS, send your dad the bill.

lol, it's just content for what to look out for. I knew what I could be buying and I personally have no issue tackling a project like this.

Thanks, I'm not ready to part with it just yet. I have some content that I want to make with it.