{"id":76540,"date":"2021-09-10T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=76540"},"modified":"2021-09-10T00:44:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T05:44:26","slug":"for-sale-1970-nova-with-a-454-ci-lsx-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=76540","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: 1970 Nova with a 454 ci LSX V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1970 Chevrolet Nova is for sale on Bring a Trailer<\/a> in Calabasas, California. The car was built by Bones Fab<\/a> in Camarillo, California and was previously owned by Eddie Van Halen. Under the carbon fiber hood sits a 454 ci LSX V8 featuring a FAST LSXR intake manifold, FAST Big Mouth 102 mm throttle body, and Holley Dominator fuel injection. The drivetrain uses a T56 six-speed manual transmission and Currie 9-inch rear end with 4.10 gears. The Nova rides on a Ridetech air suspension with their Tru Turn steering system, tubular control arms, and a triangulated 4-link rear suspension. A set of KWC wheels hold Michelin Pilot Super Sport 245\/35\/18 front tires and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 345\/30\/19 rear tires. The Nova stops thanks to Wilwood six-piston calipers with drilled\/slotted rotors in front and four-piston calipers with drilled\/slotted rotors in back. <\/p>\n

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This 1970 Chevrolet Nova is for sale on Bring a Trailer in Calabasas, California. The car was built by Bones Fab in Camarillo, California and was previously owned by Eddie Van Halen. Under the carbon fiber hood sits a 454 ci LSX V8 featuring a FAST LSXR intake manifold, FAST Big Mouth 102 mm throttle… Read More »For Sale: 1970 Nova with a 454 ci LSX V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":76545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"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,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nova"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1970-Nova-with-a-454-ci-LSX-V8-01.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":141649,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=141649","url_meta":{"origin":76540,"position":0},"title":"1966 Chevelle with a 454 ci LSX V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Roadster Shop built this 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu in 2017. 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