Projects Chevrolet Nova with 409 engine

Here are 2 pictures of my brother´s project, a Chevrolet Nova ( here in Argentina it´s called Chevrolet 400 ) with an Impala SS 409 engine. Hope you enjoy it! Anyone with a Nova with this engine? Please post pics! Thanks!!

 

Nice combo, Dickie Harrell used to race a Chevy ll with a 427 Z-11 engine. I believe those were A /FX cars. I don't have any photos handy but maybe someone else does.

 

When I first read the topic, "Chevrolet Nova with 409 engine", I thought it would be at least the 68 and newer style. But to shoehorn that 409 into a 62-67 style boxey Nova/ChevyII took some work. It looks good. The car looks to be a 4 door model; that'd make for a real sleeper here in the States. Butch/56sedandelivery

Many years ago, there was a fella that bracket raced a 67 or 68 Chevrolet Camaro, with a 409 powerplant in it, at Bremerton Raceway. Very unusual combination. Announcer always made note of it having a 409 every time it made a pass.

 

and we all know WHY they called it the "Chevrolet 400" in Latin America...

that story is famous in business school.

 

I scrounged this pic of the car.

 

http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums/index.php

Post it up over here

 

Some pics!!!

 

cool car is that a custom grille with quad lights? or is that how they are made down there?

 

Kind of looks like an impala grill ,maybe?Looks cool!!

 

i like that grill too. must be an argentina thing..hey he could sell them to us and start a trend!!!

 

Nova NO GO!!!!

 

Hi again! This is the standard grille! and yep it looks like the impala one... and this nova DO go!!! hahahaha

 

how hard is it to get those quad headlight setups?grill and headlight buckets??

 

Indeed.....my balls are on fire just looking at it.

 

Very cool car!

Here's a couple of 409 powered Chevy II's.
This first one runs 9.80's in the 1/4 mile.




This one wasn't quite finished when this photo was taken but I think it'll be ready to go for the coming year. It will also be "strictly racing" and very fast.

 

badd ass chevy 2,s ..........

 

Jim ss409 - That red car is right on! Those slicks FILL it up. Probably have to jack the body way up to get 'em off. Sergioparez78, I'll bet that "400" is a real handfull with that 409. Lots of torque there. I had a friend with a '63 Chevy II. 327 took a special oil pan and headers were TIGHT. Bet that W engine was a trick to stuff in there.

 

that is so cool!!! Great job

 

Hotrod-linkin - it´s very hard to find a good old grille down here. Actually it´s very hard to find a car in a very good shape...
jim ss409 - really love your pics!!! hope some day the "nova" can do that wheelies!!!
cutlass - yeap!! you said it! Torque!
Thanks everybody for the comments!!!
And if you got more pics of nova`s/409 combo please post them!

 

I like it. Hope to put one in my 64 Vette some day

 

hi it is car video when first start

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ2adGswl2o

 

nice pics... keep them coming.

 

Here is a vid of the 409 Nova in action at the Gasser Reunion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1XxRgJegvg

 

You just want to be able to sing "shes real fine my 409" isn't it

 

hola, muy bueno el 400, la verdad el primero que veo tan bien armado, me gusto mucho el estilo que tiene

saludos

 

:d409:d

 

Si senior, dos cerveza por favour!!

 

I'm looking at that grille, and can see how it was derived from the '65's.
What (Argentine) model year is it?

 

hola ajmopar, hablas castellano, sos argentino?

saluods

 

Cooljunk - I love that Nova. Thanks for the link!