My 1970 Slow Poke Nova Build

Ed Carpenter · 02-02-2020, 12:31 AM

Looks great

HP HUNTER · 02-02-2020, 08:39 PM

Whats your performance goals with build?

Wayne Scraba · 02-02-2020, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by HP HUNTER

Whats your performance goals with build?

Don't have one. Hope it peels out real good...L-O-L

Wayne

Wayne Scraba · 06-10-2020, 06:47 PM

I just completed an update on my old Nova street car. The rolling chassis is pretty much done now:

cicero819 · 06-22-2020, 07:51 AM

Thank you Wayne for one of the best youtube channels out there, hope you don't mind if I've forwarded it to my Bracket Racing Facebook post. Thanks again and I look forward to your next project. How about a vehicle that can be competitive in stock and a fantastic bracket racer. Dan Fletcher just proved it with his wife's former grocery getter.A car that Billy Nees has talked in the past, a real Dime Rocket on a real budget.Claude.

Wayne Scraba · 06-22-2020, 12:24 PM

You're welcome Claude. I try my best on the YouTube videos, but unfortunately, I still split my time with Racing Junk and Summit Racing (along with a few others). As a result, I can't devote enough time to the channel to make it really rock.

As far as my next project, my Nova is still here. It was a really expensive build. Acquiring a 13,000 original mile car like this one wasn't...uh...exactly cheap. I used a ton of premium parts and the cost was high there too, so I need big dollars for the roller. It may take awhile to sell and if it doesn't, I'm perfectly comfortable keeping it in my garage.

As far as a constructing a dime rocket is concerned....While I truly respect the folks that make them fly, they're not my bag. I have no interest in building one.

Again, thanks for the compliments Claude!

Wayne Scraba · 07-14-2020, 10:52 PM

Car is still for sale but still not on sale (and I might not sell it...the thing is quite content in my garage <g>), so I'm still plunking away

I finished up the clutch linkage a few weeks ago and completed a video on it. The modified linkage isn't needed so much to compensate for bending linkage (like the old days...who can forget when everything would bend, crack and break including the firewall??? L-O-L). Instead, it's more about fixing ovaled holes, worn pins and ensuring everything operates smoothly without hiccups.

Check it out:

02-02-2020, 12:31 AM	#1
Ed Carpenter Live Reporter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dripping Springs, Tx Posts: 2,710 Likes: 186 Liked 520 Times in 132 Posts	Re: My 1970 Slow Poke Nova Build Looks great __________________ Ed Carpenter 2005 Chevy Cobalt A/SM Race Engine Development

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HP HUNTER Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Colorado Springs Colorado/Thousand Oaks Ca Posts: 656 Likes: 82 Liked 373 Times in 129 Posts	Re: My 1970 Slow Poke Nova Build Whats your performance goals with build?

06-10-2020, 06:47 PM	#4
Wayne Scraba Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 152 Likes: 382 Liked 186 Times in 48 Posts	Re: My 1970 Slow Poke Nova Build I just completed an update on my old Nova street car. The rolling chassis is pretty much done now:

06-22-2020, 07:51 AM	#5
cicero819 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Aylmer Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,087 Likes: 31 Liked 69 Times in 30 Posts	Re: My 1970 Slow Poke Nova Build Thank you Wayne for one of the best youtube channels out there, hope you don't mind if I've forwarded it to my Bracket Racing Facebook post. Thanks again and I look forward to your next project. How about a vehicle that can be competitive in stock and a fantastic bracket racer. Dan Fletcher just proved it with his wife's former grocery getter.A car that Billy Nees has talked in the past, a real Dime Rocket on a real budget.Claude.

06-22-2020, 12:24 PM	#6
Wayne Scraba Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 152 Likes: 382 Liked 186 Times in 48 Posts	Re: My 1970 Slow Poke Nova Build You're welcome Claude. I try my best on the YouTube videos, but unfortunately, I still split my time with Racing Junk and Summit Racing (along with a few others). As a result, I can't devote enough time to the channel to make it really rock. As far as my next project, my Nova is still here. It was a really expensive build. Acquiring a 13,000 original mile car like this one wasn't...uh...exactly cheap. I used a ton of premium parts and the cost was high there too, so I need big dollars for the roller. It may take awhile to sell and if it doesn't, I'm perfectly comfortable keeping it in my garage. As far as a constructing a dime rocket is concerned....While I truly respect the folks that make them fly, they're not my bag. I have no interest in building one. Again, thanks for the compliments Claude! Last edited by Wayne Scraba; 06-22-2020 at 07:57 PM.

07-14-2020, 10:52 PM	#7
Wayne Scraba Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 152 Likes: 382 Liked 186 Times in 48 Posts	Re: My 1970 Slow Poke Nova Build Car is still for sale but still not on sale (and I might not sell it...the thing is quite content in my garage <g>), so I'm still plunking away I finished up the clutch linkage a few weeks ago and completed a video on it. The modified linkage isn't needed so much to compensate for bending linkage (like the old days...who can forget when everything would bend, crack and break including the firewall??? L-O-L). Instead, it's more about fixing ovaled holes, worn pins and ensuring everything operates smoothly without hiccups. Check it out: