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Picture of 1983 305 HO thats been completely rebuilt and almost ready to install in my 1971 Nova

Nice looking 305. What intake manifold are you using and what have you done with the buildup?

The engine was out of a 1983 Z28 and headed for the scrap yard when i got hold of it (was told it had a knocking noise and might be a connecting rod)
I never heard the engine run and took a chance on it and was happy I did

The engine mods:

The engine was stripped to bare block

Block was acid dipped clean

Block was magnafluxed for cracks

Old freeze plugs removed and new brass plugs installed

Block was bored & honed .60 over

New KB hypereutectic flat top pistons & Moly chrome rings

350 Crank Kit

The old rods was cleaned and inspected and new pistons was pressed on and then brought into weight of each other (Balanced)

New cam bearings installed

New cam & hydrolic lifters installed

Intake Duration 050 inch Lift 214
Exhaust Duration 050 inch Lift 224
Advertised Intake Duration 272
Advertised Exhaust Duration 282

New double roller timing set

New melling oil pump

Chevy collectors series black crinkle bowtie timing cover

Chevy collectors series black crinkle bowtie valve covers

New Elderbrock 7101 Intake

Holly 1850 600-CFM Carb (rebuilt)

I got a deal at $25 for the carb, $25 for the rebuild kit and $30 to the mechanic where I work to rebuild it

3 angle valve job done to the heads

New set rockers, springs and pushrods

New fuel pump

New water pump

New crome alternator brackets

New chrome double belt crank pully

New chrome double belt water pump pully

New 180 Degree thermostat

The headers are 1 5/8" ports to 3" collector to 2 1/2 reducer

Cherry Bomb mufflers

Sooner or later I will get a picture of the Nova

Next

Seems the picture is too big, gonna work on chopping it down to fit

Here we go again

Hmmmm 4 door

Originally posted by firebird45331
Hmmmm 4 door

Now wait a minute.......


I see 2 Doors in the front and 2 Doors in the back .......

Finding a 2 door is hard to do and expensive.......

I don't have a problem with 4 doors. Impalas are 4 doors

2 door or 4 door

To me it did not matter either due to the extremely low price I paid for it

And the Ford Mustang owners dont care about the 2 door or 4 door either, all they care about is the tail lights of a Nova that wiped the asphalt up with them LOL

Many years ago I owned a 69 Nova 2 Door and have been kicking myself in the asphalt for selling it

A nice hood scoop and a paint job is in the near future

if I had a 4 door like that I'd keep it looking stock except for some flowmasters underneath and wide ass tires in the back

The first set of headers I ordered and installed were the wrong ones and I had to ding the pipes quite a bit to get them to fit around the stearing box

They were also hanging quite a bit lower and would scrape when going over speed bumps or ruts in the road

Doing some good internet detective work and a few hours later produced a set of dynomax blackjack headers that was carried in stock at a local auto parts store and a price of $97.97

The new headers has been installed with a new set of cherry bombs

When I went to do both axles with new shoes i discovered that all the wheel cylinders need replaced

Both axels now have new cylinders, shoes and the drums all turned (Its nice to work for a repair shop and can get parts cheaper and use the equipment free of charge)

In a couple weeks the old holly 4 bbl is going to be replaced with a new shiney Elderbrock 600 Cfm

The old holly will get a new power valve and a rebuilt kit (Again) and be put in a box to the side and used as a spare part if ever needed

Last Saturday I got a little help shining up my engine....
Really, I did..
Jeff