1970 Chevy Nova

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This Nova was once a used and abused race car sitting in the corner of a chassis shop with an unsure fate. That’s how John Mastalerz found it 21 years ago. It was basically solid, but had some heinous add-on flares and butchered quarter-panels to fit more tire in the rear. John saw it with big tires still, but under stock sheetmetal. N.O.S. quarters were spliced in immediately after he got it home and a shortened 9-inch was hung from a custom four-link to make room for Hoosier Quicktime tires. To keep the Nova’s quarter-mile soul, a GMPP 502ci big-block topped with a Dyers 8-71 blower takes up all the real estate and then some between the fenders, and makes an easy 650 hp with only 6 pounds of boost. Behind it is a built TH400 with a 3,000-stall converter. John says he’s never had it on a legit dragstrip, but test passes on an undisclosed empty country road indicate it could throw up some impressively low digits.