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THE 66 NOVA PROJECT/STORY

I WILL BE POSTING MY PROGRESS ON THIS WEB PAGE

A year later and here is where I'm at.

The excuse is MTB and Marriage are both expensive and time consuming. Now I'm back in school, so WORK 9-5/ School 6-9/ Study,Cycling, and build a car we'll have to see if I can do it all?

TAKEN 8-27-06

TAKEN 8-10-05

8-6-05

  1. Fuel Tank build
  2. "The Trip Story"
  3. Here she is I found her online I knew the moment I saw her she would be the one
  4. Las Vegas NASCAR
  5. "What a surprise just outside of Fort Stockton got to me meet a man test driving a GT40 around the country"
  6. Replacing the Quarter Panel
  7. Pulling out the Old 283 this thing is so old the heads are the Powerpack kind with no accessory bolt holes
  8. NEW FRAME PICS
  9. Sign Guestbook View Guestbook

MISCELLANEOUS INFO

C4 rear-end dimensions 88-96 is 63.5" with discs, 84-87 is 62.25" with discs. True SS verification 1965 thru 1967 = separate model: look for 17 or 18 in the 2nd and 3rd digits of the VIN. 17 is an SS with a 6-cylinder. 18 is an SS with a V8.

INFO LINKS

Nova Resources

Rear Axle Dimensions

Year A B C
62-6743 1/2"50 3/4"57 3/4"
68-7942 3/4"53 1/4"60 1/4"

A = Mounting plate (center to center)
B = Backing Plate to Backing Plate
C = Wheel mounting surface (drum to drum)

1966 NOVA DIMENSIONS
LENGTHSMODELS
CodeDescription2-door sedan4-door sedan2-door coupe2-door SSWagon
L-101Wheelbase 110.0
L-103Overall length 183.0187.4
L-104Overhang - front 27.0
L-105Overhang - rear 46.0 50.4
Lc-1 Overall length - less bumpers 180.2183.5
L-127Body "O" line to C/L of rear wheels 94.5
L-128Hood length at C/L 49.2
WIDTHSMODELS
CodeDescription2-door sedan4-door sedan2-door coupe2-door SSWagon
W-101Tread - front 56.8 56.3
W-102Tread - rear 56.3 55.8
W-103Maximum overall width 71.3
W-106Front fender overall width 70.2
W-107Rear fender overall width 70.5
W-120Overall width, front doors open 151.5134.0151.3134.2
W-121Overall width, rear doors open ---131.2 --- ---131.9
HEIGHTSMODELS
CodeDescription2-door sedan4-door sedan2-door coupe2-door SSWagon
H-101Overall height - design 55.152.853.855.7
Hc-7 Overall height - curb 56.754.454.957.6
H-102Front bumper to ground 12.912.312.913.6
H-104Rear bumper to ground 12.911.612.010.2
H-111Rocker panel to ground - front 7.9 6.8 7.2 8.9
H-112Rocker panel to ground - rear 8.4 7.6 8.1 8.9
H-114Hood at rear to ground 32.5
H-115Step height - front door - design 13.112.312.713.5
H-116Step height - rear door - design ---12.8 --- ---13.1
H-125Headlight C/L to ground 26.826.426.827.5
H-126Taillight C/L to ground 27.926.627.129.1
H-130Step height - front door - curb 14.713.914.315.1
H-131Step height - rear door - curb ---14.7 --- ---15.1
H-136Body "O" line to ground - front 5.4 4.8 5.2 5.9
H-137Body "O" line to ground - rear 5.3 4.2 4.6 5.5
H-195Liftover height 23.221.922.3 ---
CLEARANCESMODELS
CodeDescription2-door sedan4-door sedan2-door coupe2-door SSWagon
H-106Angle of approach (degrees) 32.4531.4633.0434.35
H-107Angle of departure (degrees) 17.3315.5216.3312.41
H-147Ramp breakover angle (degrees) 13.0411.1612.1313.50
H-148Front suspension to ground 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.0
H-149Oil pan to ground 6.7 6.1 6.5 7.2
H-150Flywheel housing to ground 6.2 5.6 6.0 6.7
H-152Exhaust system to ground 6.1 5.1 5.5 6.3
H-153Rear axle to ground 6.3 6.3 6.8 6.5
H-154Fuel tank to ground 8.0 6.8 7.3 8.2
H-156Minimum ground clearance 6.1 5.1 5.5 6.3
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