{"id":2531,"date":"2012-07-10T00:11:20","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T00:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2531"},"modified":"2012-07-10T00:11:20","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T00:11:20","slug":"for-sale-cota-brothers-1963-nova-wagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2531","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: Cota Brothers&#8217; 1963 Nova Wagon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cota Brothers are selling their immaculate <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1156\">LS3 swapped 1963 Nova Wagon<\/a>. Asking price is $55,000. Serious inquiries should email Lar6c1@charter.net<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i809.photobucket.com\/albums\/zz17\/ls3larry\/ls3nova\/Larryswagon41710010.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"1963 Nova Wagon with LS3 swap\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i809.photobucket.com\/albums\/zz17\/ls3larry\/ls3nova\/Larryswagon41710009-1.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"LS3 in a 1963 Nova Wagon engine bay\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cota Brothers are selling their immaculate LS3 swapped 1963 Nova Wagon. Asking price is $55,000. Serious inquiries should email Lar6c1@charter.net<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nova"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1156,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1156","url_meta":{"origin":2531,"position":0},"title":"1963 Nova Wagon with LS3","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 6, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The Cota Brothers have recently completed installation of a LS3 in a 1963 Nova Wagon. The stock clip and steering box was used as well as equal length headers and power brakes. No sheet metal was cut to install motor or 4l65E transmission. All together the Nova weighs 2985 pounds.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Nova&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Nova","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=49"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":150535,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=150535","url_meta":{"origin":2531,"position":1},"title":"1963 Chevy Nova with a 850 hp LS3 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Roadster Shop built this \"Survivor Series\" 1963 Chevy Nova for a repeat customer. Under the modified hood sits a supercharged 376 ci (6.1L) LS3 V8 built by Wegner Automotive featuring a LS3 block, forged crank, WAR forged rods, Mahle forged pistons, Melling oil pump, and custom ground camshaft. 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Under the hood sits a turbocharged 3.8 L V6 the seller says is from a 1987 Buick Grand National. The engine was rebuilt in 2020 with Champion iron cylinder heads, roller cam and lifters,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Grand National&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Grand National","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=134"},"img":{"alt_text":"1963 Buick Special Wagon with a Grand National Turbocharged V6","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1963-Buick-Special-Wagon-with-a-Grand-National-Turbocharged-V6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1963-Buick-Special-Wagon-with-a-Grand-National-Turbocharged-V6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1963-Buick-Special-Wagon-with-a-Grand-National-Turbocharged-V6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1963-Buick-Special-Wagon-with-a-Grand-National-Turbocharged-V6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1963-Buick-Special-Wagon-with-a-Grand-National-Turbocharged-V6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":59542,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=59542","url_meta":{"origin":2531,"position":3},"title":"1965 Nova Wagon with a LQ4 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 6, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Tom Atkinson and his 1965 Chevy Nova visited Santa Pod Raceway for some track time. The wagon is powered by a 408 ci LQ4 V8 built with AFR heads, K1 crank and rods, and Wiesco pistons. 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