Thread: New 63 Nova Wagon

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Well I am picking up my new Chevy II Nova Wagon on Friday! The wagon is all original besides motor. Interior is in great shape, small rust holes under the floor but that is about it. All glass in great shape, interior has no rips, tears or wear in the headliner, visors, seats, etc. It has a mildly built 327 with Performer intake (I have a Holley Street Dominator I may put on it instead) and Edelbrock carb (I am changing it to a Holley as well that I have here). Behind the motor is the original powerglide transmission and rear end. I have a new TH350 tranny sitting here that I am going to use for now until I can afford a 700R4.
The car runs and drives, it was in original paint but was faded so he sanded it down to the original primer and left it. Since I do body work I have all meterials besides basecoat to get it painted. All I plan to do to this car besides body and paint work is all new rubber,window felt, new bumpers, front and power disk brake conversion, multi leaf springs in the rear. The reason I bought this car is because I started a mobile detailing company and wanted something old to drive around that looks cool and grabs people's attention and still be good to cruise to the beach and pull a small 6 foot trailor lightly loaded with materials and pressure washer.
The car has all the trim and parts. Wheels are 14 inch rallies with center caps and beauty rings. I will leave these and the tires on it for now until I need new tires, then I may buy some 15 inch steelies and white walls for a different look. Here are some pictures of the car! I think I got a pretty decent deal on it but that's just me. The engine picture will not load but heres the rest...
BTW: the car is from New York with original dealer emblem on the tailgate still and I thought it would be rusty but the guy bought it over 11 years ago and it's been garaged. I was lucky to find only 3 spots of rust on the entire car.

Yep, that'll be a nice rolling billboard for your business, but she'll have to be right on....

Well hopefully she will be. I plan to change out the dissy to an HEI, the tranny and a few other things to make a more reliable and not rev high in the RPM's like it does now. As for the color, I have the primer and materials at home already and it's black primer so I will go with black basecoat. I dont think it will look bad with the green interior. The carpet will be changed out to either tan, black or grey. If it were up to me I'd change it all to tan but it's in great shape so there's no point of tearing it out.

hey heywelcome to the club buddy!!! i get my 63 wagon on friday we are invading

Hey Nova Wagon Gang, can I turn this one into a two door??????

Haha awesome! Invade we will do! NO TWO DOOR! Everything I own has two doors. Time for a 4 door to fit more people and access to the back easier.

Originally Posted by FMXhellraiser

Haha awesome! Invade we will do! NO TWO DOOR! Everything I own has two doors. Time for a 4 door to fit more people and access to the back easier.

Well be that way!!!!! I'll go find me a Falcon Wagon and build my own!!!!!!

the CHR longroof nationals will commence july 09

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

the CHR longroof nationals will commence july 09

what year??? I'm already too busy this winter!!!!!

2009

2009 is already comming? Jeeze, I dont know what to do. Where's it comming to?

Love the wagon! One regret was getting rid of mine for another project.
I believe I still have pictures in my gallery.

Great find.

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

2009

Better make it 2010, I'm busy in '09 and won't even have time to go find a Falcon Wagon!!!!!

hey fmx hows the car coming along.

well i tried dave hey the goos news is no-one will be in my calss q stock

Hey man, it's comming along nicely. I am working on it slowly. Having one slight problem with it now that I pressure washed the engine compartment. No power to starter when I turn the key. I jump the terminals with a screwdriver or such and it cranks right over. I think the water just caused some rust and no ground or connection. I am going out in 15 minutes to work on it and start tearing it down for POR15 on the floors, body work and front floor pans.
Since the seats and headliner are like brand new with no tears or wear and I dont have $350 per seat to recover I plan to stick to a color that will fit the green but I will put in the original Fawn (tan) colored carpet, door panels and possibly paint the dash this color or around the doors and such to match. Later down the road when the car is finished I can change the headliner and seats to tan. No need to fix or change something if it isn't broke.
http://www.carcraft.com/featuredvehi...mad/index.html
That is the color I want to go with. Similar to the green they put on these cars but it's a Chrysler Cactus color. $90 bucks a quart in diamont (sp) base. I got two gallons of black primer for the car now and all my bondo I will need for it. SPI primer and clear, then that base coat. Any other ideas on a color? I am not set on that color yet but I do want a classy color, nothing crazy like heavy flake or kandy, etc.