He had a very similar Nova in his high school days, so he wanted to make a better version of his old car now that he had the means to do so. He took the opportunity to install numerous upgrades to the 4 bolt main 350 small block under the hood, now bored .030 over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He couldn\u2019t just leave the rest of the running gear stock either, so a shift kit was added to the TH350 transmission. The 8.5 inch 10 bolt rear also received 3.73 gears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFavorite part is driving the 1971 Nova and attending shows to let others enjoy the car.\u201d<\/p>Herb H<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Front end suspension work will likely be the next step in Herb\u2019s restoration process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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