Steve Field’s first car was a 1984 Camaro that he built into a fun little street machine. While the Camaro was nice, he yearned for something a bit older. Steve ended up trading his Camaro for this 1967 Nova that he has turned into a street/strip ripper that he enjoys with his whole family.
The Nova was a real mess when Steve picked it up. It came with just the doors, roof, trunk lid, and the suspension was totally rotted out. The condition didn’t deter Steve, he wanted an old car to build, and he was ready to take on the challenge of this project. Steve had grown up watching his dad restore cars, so he knew what it would take to bring the Nova back to life.
Originally, Steve planned on turning the Nova into a totally rad Pro Street car. He wanted the whole Pro Street experience from big wheel tubs, to a giant supercharger sticking out of the hood. The car actually ended up having a 6-71 supercharger on it at one point when it was cruising the streets.
Driving the Nova to local shows was fun, but some outside influences got Steve to change his goals for the car.
“My friends got me into wanting to race the car just for fun. That escalated real quick because the blower just wasn’t making enough power to do that. I sold the blower to buy all the stuff to convert the car to a turbo setup. Since then, we’ve been making more upgrades to the car to try and go quicker each season,” Steve says.
Currently, under the hood of the Nova you’ll find a small-block Chevy that’s been punched out to 383 cubic-inches. The Dart block is home to a forged Eagle rotating assembly, and is topped off with Holley System X cylinder heads. A pair of Forced Inductions turbos feed boost into the engine. The fuel system uses an Aeromotive fuel pump for street driving, and then a Magnafuel 750 as the secondary pump that kicks on when the boost ramps up. Big 3 Racing tuned the Holley Dominator that controls the engine.
The Nova’s ladder bar rear suspension holds a 9” Ford rearend in place. For shocks, Steve selected a full set of adjustable units from Strange Engineering. The OEM front suspension has been replaced by Mustang II parts. Billet Specialties wheels are used for the Nova’s rolling stock.
When Steve first finished the Nova, it wore black primer for a paint job. Steve wasn’t sure what color he wanted to paint the car, and Mint Green certainly wasn’t on the menu.
“My best friend owns a body shop and he was painting a Chevelle for a customer. The…
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