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BuckSkin 
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Posted: 18 May 2025 at 2:13am |
Saturday_22-March-2025
1963 ChevyII Nova SS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Chevy_II_/_Nova
https://www.ss396.com/cars/generations-of-the-chevrolet-nova/
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DonBC
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Posted: 19 May 2025 at 12:28pm |
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Years ago a relative was so impressed by his Nova car that he named his first born daughter Nova.
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BuckSkin
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Posted: 19 May 2025 at 1:37pm |
 DonBC wrote:
Years ago a relative was so impressed by his Nova car that he named his first born daughter Nova. |
She had best be glad that he didn't like Studebakers.
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iowallis
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Posted: 19 May 2025 at 8:00pm |
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GM’s divisions spin offs of the Nova-
Chevrolet Nova
Oldsmobile Omega
Pontiac Ventura
Buick Apollo
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Posted: 20 May 2025 at 3:30am |
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My Aunt had a 1965 Malibu, a Nicer version Nova of the day, Brother had a 71 Pontiac Ventura II 6cyl Power Glide, sold it to Grandmother as her 55 Bel Aire Had To Go, without PS or Power Brakes and three on tree she could barely manage. Then he bought a 74 Nova, 6 and three on column, do NOT know why as had NO AC, No PS, did have Power Brakes.
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BuckSkin
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Posted: 20 May 2025 at 3:39am |
DMiller wrote:
My Aunt had a 1965 Malibu, a Nicer version Nova of the day,. |
If my understanding is correct, the Malibu was a Chevelle; a bigger car than the Nova.
You should have hung on to the '55 Belaire.
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DMiller
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Posted: 20 May 2025 at 10:49am |
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Not by Much but correct. Most running gear was compatible from either to either.
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Posted: 20 May 2025 at 11:12am |
Chevelle was the "A" body platform.
Camaro was the "F" body platform.
As typical GM at the time, many items universally fit most of their platforms.
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BuckSkin
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Posted: 20 May 2025 at 11:27am |
Codger wrote:
Chevelle was the "A" body platform.
Camaro was the "F" body platform.
As typical GM at the time, many items universally fit most of their platforms.
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Correct me if I am wrong; Chevelle and Nova had a full frame and the Camaro frame stopped under the front floor-board and was unibody from there on back, right ?
Or, were the 67-69 Camaros full-frame and the half-frame started in 70 ?
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Posted: 20 May 2025 at 12:04pm |
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Camaro and Nova were unibody throughout production. Chevelle had a full frame, at least through the 70s.
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Posted: 20 May 2025 at 2:14pm |
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All Camaro cars had 1/2 frame. Ended almost even with back of trans. Transmission cross member bolted to top of frame and close to end of frame. Back of car was I guess a kind of unibody. Front was regular design heavy frame same as their bigger cars. So kind of a hybrid deal. 😀😀
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Posted: 20 May 2025 at 3:38pm |
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Nova was X-body. Front frame stub bolted to uni-body. Similar to Camaro
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Posted: 21 May 2025 at 9:31am |
Here's Jo Jo's Grocery getter. 67' Nova Wagon. I dropped a 4.3L Vortec V6 in for her with a pair of Weber Carburetors.
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Posted: 21 May 2025 at 12:09pm |
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Sweet ride. Show us the induction set up
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Posted: 21 May 2025 at 5:11pm |
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Posted: 22 May 2025 at 12:36pm |
Love them early Chevy II's! Here's a pic of the engine when it was going together. It doesn't take her to long to get to the store....
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Posted: 22 May 2025 at 3:24pm |
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Cool!!
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