{"id":3934,"date":"2014-06-30T14:03:21","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T18:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3934"},"modified":"2014-06-30T14:03:21","modified_gmt":"2014-06-30T18:03:21","slug":"1974-nova-with-a-big-block-chevy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3934","title":{"rendered":"1974 Nova With A Big-Block Chevy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3935\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3935\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3935\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3935\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1974 Nova with a 468 cubic-inch big-block Chevy V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?resize=625%2C416&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This project proves you don&#8217;t need a lot of money to build a very capable pro-touring classic. The owner claims it was &#8220;built cheap&#8221; with a lot of the hardware purchased from a junkyard or Craigslist. The drivetrain consists of a 468ci big-block Chevy V8 and M21 close ratio four-speed transmission. The suspension has also been upgraded with Ride Tech control arms, QA-1 coil overs, and Hotchkiss two-inch drop leafs. The brakes were sourced from a 2000 Camaro SS and the 16:1 ratio steering box from a 1990 IROC. These upgrades give the Nova a level of performance GM never intended.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3934&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3934 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3935'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3935\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3935\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1974 Nova with a 468 cubic-inch big-block Chevy V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_01.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3936'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_02.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_02.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_02.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_02.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_02.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3936\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3936\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_02.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1974_nova_with_468_bbc_02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1974 Nova with a 468 cubic-inch big-block Chevy V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_02.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3937'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_03.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_03.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_03.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_03.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_03.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3937\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3937\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_03.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1974_nova_with_468_bbc_03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;468 cubic-inch big-block Chevy V8 inside a 1974 Nova&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_03.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3938'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_04.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_04.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_04.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_04.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_04.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3938\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3938\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_04.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1974_nova_with_468_bbc_04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;interior of a 1974 Nova with a 468 cubic-inch big-block Chevy V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_04.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3939'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_05.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_05.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_05.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_05.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_05.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3939\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3939\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_05.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1974_nova_with_468_bbc_05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1974 Nova with a 468 cubic-inch big-block Chevy V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1974_nova_with_468_bbc_05.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-touring.com\/threads\/108092-The-War-Nova-(1974-Nova)\">Pro-touring<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This project proves you don&#8217;t need a lot of money to build a very capable pro-touring classic. The owner claims it was &#8220;built cheap&#8221; with a lot of the hardware purchased from a junkyard or Craigslist. The drivetrain consists of a 468ci big-block Chevy V8 and M21 close ratio four-speed transmission. The suspension has also&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3934\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1974 Nova With A Big-Block Chevy<\/span><\/a><\/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-3934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nova"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":149311,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=149311","url_meta":{"origin":3934,"position":0},"title":"1968 Nova with a Twin-Turbo Big-Block V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Timm Built Customs built this 1968 Chevy II Nova at their company in Springfield, Illinois. 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