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8Garage<\/a> was tasked with swapping the powertrain in this 1979 Chevy Nova for owner @myliobatischevy<\/a>. In the engine bay the company installed a 3.0 L Nissan VQ30DE V6<\/a> with a water\/methanol injection system and a set of custom exhaust headers. Behind the V6 they installed a Toyota W57 five-speed manual transmission. From there power is routed to a rebuilt 10-bolt rear end. The company also added air bags to the suspension and converted the rear brakes to discs.<\/p>\n

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8Garage was tasked with swapping the powertrain in this 1979 Chevy Nova for owner @myliobatischevy. In the engine bay the company installed a 3.0 L Nissan VQ30DE V6 with a water\/methanol injection system and a set of custom exhaust headers. Behind the V6 they installed a Toyota W57 five-speed manual transmission. 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