So after reading all the crap, I write here, you probably wondering who this guy is? No? You insensitive clod! Well, here I go anyway. I’m a 38-year-old computer consultant who loves technology. So you Luddites, read something else. My main passion is computers, but I have occasional attacks of other interests as well. One thing that always interested me is cars. 12 years ago I decided to build a car. I bought an old beat up Chevy Nova 75. It’s the kind of car you always see on race day. Usually, the one at the receiving end of death-defying jumps with junk cars. Anyway, a sleeper car can never lose. I disassembled the car entirely with the help of my friend “Raggar”-Johan and rebuilt everything. Here is a picture of the car.

The rebuilt black Chevy Nova seen from the rear three-quarter in a garage, sitting low on wide polished wheels

The aim was to be able to get an American car to handle well. Sounds like an oxymoron but I think I managed quite well.

The car has a 355 ci Chevy V-8. It includes ported Corvette aluminum heads. Hydraulic roller cam and a 750 cfm Holley carburetor. Under the bonnet: the engine with a round air filter on top and orange-painted rocker covers and pulleys

The rear axle is a race built Ford 9-inch. I changed from an automatic transmission that exploded to a manual Richmond 5-speed racing gearbox. I installed polyurethane bushings throughout the car, and also installed a racing front and rear swaybar. The car also has a full roll cage. The front brakes are from a station wagon and the rear brakes are from Baer Racing.

 

The stripped interior, with a pair of black bucket seats, harnesses, a roll cage bar and extra gauges on the dash

I lowered the weight of the car from 2 tons down to 1550 kg. It has 17" aluminum rims. I finished the project like nine years ago and done no upgrades since then. I think that I was pretty early with the pro-touring thing, at least here in Sweden.

I have had some fun moments in the car. Maybe I’ll upload some crazy videos from inside the vehicle when trying it out.

Unfortunately, I blew the engine a couple of summers ago, and with kids and family, I don’t have the money to build a new engine. I have a 400ci block that I´m rebuilding into a stroker 417 ci monster when I get hold of some cash.