My Day 2 Nova

[novadude]

Originally Posted by MonteMike79

The rear wheels are wheel vintiques chrome 64 series steel wheel 15x7 with 4.25" back space. They aren't a true reverse. I ordered them from summit.

I had a set of those (14") on my Chevy II for a while. They are nice wheels for the money.

[MonteMike79]

Just put in a Richmond 5 spd. The car is fun to drive, and cruises nice with overdrive. Had to cut a hole farther back and a little bigger, for the shifter to come through, but worth it. Other than that, was mostly a simple swap for the muncie. Shift linkage is tight in the tunnel, but fits. Don't know if the big block mounts help with that or not, but I think so. If everything was any farther left, I would have had to bash the tunnel some I think.

[NorCam]

That should make for a better launch...with an extra gear for the highway too. Is that a 2.83 first gear?

[napa68]

I really dig your car

I assume that is the 2 1/2" exhaust system?

[MonteMike79]

Thanks guys. The exhaust is I believe a flowmaster 2 1/2" kit. It was on the car when we got it.

First gear in the Richmond is 3.06. Jegs had it underpriced a couple months ago so I pulled the trigger. It showed up tuesday. It drives nice, I was worried about the gap between first and second, but it's not bad at all. Shifting is tight, but I've read that it will loosen up after being broken in.

[ban617]

Very nice , looks like there was plenty of room in the tunnel for the transmission….

[MonteMike79]

It fits, but the 3-4 shift rod is pretty close up top, maybe 1/4" of clearance, but does not hit during driving. The shifter also sits high on the tail housing, so most of it is through the floor. Had to use a bigger boot to cover it all up.

[Zman1969]

I like the day 2 BB upgrade