94 Sawblades on my 63 Nova
#1
Le Mans Master
Thread Starter
94 Sawblades on my 63 Nova
I finally got a day off with good weather.
I took the stock wheels off my 94 Corvette, got new tires and put them on my Nova.
Fronts are 17x8.5, rear are 17x9.5. Tires are 245/45/17(f) & 275/40/17(r).
I have wheel tubs put in, mounted to the frame. That gave me about 3" more room. Because of the tubs, I had to move the gas door back a few inches keep the tire from touching it. The rearend is about 60" hub to hub.
The front end is a Scott's set-up with 2" dropped spindles.(3" drop in the rear) I had to add 1" wheel adapters to the front to get the right clearance in the wheel wells.
Wilwood disk brakes all around. PS, PB, coil-overs up front & Caltrac arms on multi-leafs on the rear.
355ci SBC mated to a 94 Corvette ZF6 speed manual tranny. It has 2 overdrives to help tame the 4.11s in the narrowed 12 bolt.(1900rpm @ 70mph)
Edelbrock Air-Gap intake & 750 carb, Edelbrock heads, forged SpeedPro flat-top pistons, Crane cam, headers, NOS Cheater system(150 shot). New Painless wiring harness throughuot the whole car. Sylvania Silver Star headlights & LED tail lights. Pioneer stereo + 500w amp. Seats from 2007 Chevy TrailBlazer SS. Autometer gauges, air/fuel gauge & HUD speedo.
That's about it. Still a work in progress. I've owned it since 1991. It's been under water up to the windshield twice & got hit by a fire engine in my driveway, too. Originally gold w/ fawn interior, now Seafoam Green w/ black insides.
I took the stock wheels off my 94 Corvette, got new tires and put them on my Nova.
Fronts are 17x8.5, rear are 17x9.5. Tires are 245/45/17(f) & 275/40/17(r).
I have wheel tubs put in, mounted to the frame. That gave me about 3" more room. Because of the tubs, I had to move the gas door back a few inches keep the tire from touching it. The rearend is about 60" hub to hub.
The front end is a Scott's set-up with 2" dropped spindles.(3" drop in the rear) I had to add 1" wheel adapters to the front to get the right clearance in the wheel wells.
Wilwood disk brakes all around. PS, PB, coil-overs up front & Caltrac arms on multi-leafs on the rear.
355ci SBC mated to a 94 Corvette ZF6 speed manual tranny. It has 2 overdrives to help tame the 4.11s in the narrowed 12 bolt.(1900rpm @ 70mph)
Edelbrock Air-Gap intake & 750 carb, Edelbrock heads, forged SpeedPro flat-top pistons, Crane cam, headers, NOS Cheater system(150 shot). New Painless wiring harness throughuot the whole car. Sylvania Silver Star headlights & LED tail lights. Pioneer stereo + 500w amp. Seats from 2007 Chevy TrailBlazer SS. Autometer gauges, air/fuel gauge & HUD speedo.
That's about it. Still a work in progress. I've owned it since 1991. It's been under water up to the windshield twice & got hit by a fire engine in my driveway, too. Originally gold w/ fawn interior, now Seafoam Green w/ black insides.
Last edited by johnnymo63; 03-07-2018 at 01:10 AM. Reason: added pics
#2
A "post sedan" in '63 I believe would still have been a Chevy II, yours appears to have the post and drip rails "blacked out". I believe I'd hang the CHEVY II "moniker" on it.
** I might try swapping them side to side and see if maybe they present themselves a little differently on the 'ole shoe-box. I realize they're mounted correctly but it might be both more appealing and certainly more conversational when you came across a C4 owner that understood.
Last edited by WVZR-1; 04-02-2015 at 09:56 AM.
#8
Race Director
I had one like that when I met my wife.(She was a lot easier to impress back then.) Mine had the tiny 194 cu.in. straight 6 with a 2 speed powerglide. Got a lot of good miles out of that little car.
Very tastefully done! I Like it.
Very tastefully done! I Like it.
#9
Race Director
That is a good look! I wonder how those would look on a Chevy S10.
#10
#11
Race Director
Member Since: Dec 2002
Location: SCMR Rat Pack'r Charter Member..Great Bend KS
Posts: 13,243
Received 176 Likes
on
129 Posts
I believe the "Nova" was a certain model of the Chevy II, which that car is.
The Corvette wheels don't work as well on the Chevy II as they did on the Corvette.
The Corvette wheels don't work as well on the Chevy II as they did on the Corvette.
#12
I understand the wheels the OP chose because it's what he had, the saw-blades don't work as well as they do on some others and I believe he painted saw-blades would have done much better. Maybe even being done in "car color".