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- '77, '78, '79, '84, '88
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- K5 thru K30
- Engine Size
- 350-454
Ya'll can call me HRPC, but I have a new plan!
So as some of you know, I've accumulated a lot of vehicles over the last few years. Unfortunately a lot of them were bought as non running or they are now non running. I don't have time to do them all, so I figured I'd let them sit until I had time. But things are getting out of hand and I need to do something different. So here's what I have to work with:
'86 Chevy Celebrity Eurosport sedan. I bought this car, fixed it up, sold to my buddy who broke it, then I bought it back to fix up. Body and interior were perfect, but now has hail damage. Lost some interest after the hail damage, and because I'd rather have a wagon.
'88 Chevy Celebrity Eurosport wagon. I bought this car a few parts at a time, then finally the rest of it after the owner finally gave in. Drivetrain and dash were removed for the '86 sedan. Kept the wagon body around to eventually maybe do something with it.
'95 Pontiac Trans Sport. My mom's old van, kept it around to steal parts from, still a little bit left. Parts work on the Celebs.
'78 Chevy Nova. Bought as a project with a fresh 454 and a lot of other parts. Haven't done much with it because I wanted to do everything really nice and I haven't had the time for that. Didn't want to skimp because then it would fit the stereotype of this bodystyle.
Then finally my '84 C10 stepside. Kinda my beater/resto truck that I often can't work on because I'm driving it. But planed to keep things pretty stock but with a mild 350.
So now my consolidation plan:
The '86 sedan and '88 wagon change rolls. I put the wagon BACK together and use all the nice rust-free parts from the '86 sedan. Kind of a shame I'll be doing what I undid, but hey, at least I can easily paint the underhood area whatever color I choose. The sedan will end up stripped completely and the body cut up for rust repair panels, then scrapped.
The '95 Trans Sport can donate it's rear springs, large rear brakes, and onboard air compressor setup, then scrapped.
The '78 Nova and my '84 pickup will switch powertrain. The Nova will get my tired but extremely trusty 305 and I have a long tail th350 that works. Then sell the car for a cheap price so it goes quick. My pickup will get the 454 and th400 (unless I can do some trading for a A883, wink wink) and it will finally have some balls like it deserves.
So in short, I get rid of 3 vehicles. I get to have a wagon like I want, and my pickup will be fun to drive. Plus, I'll have the wagon to DD, so I can give my pickup some love finally. And It won't cost me anything because I have EVERYTHING to make it all happen. No modifications or problems to work out, just bolt a bunch of stuff together. I will actually profit from all of it when the Nova sells.
So if anyone read that novel, have any better ideas that might be simpler? I think it's a pretty good idea myself.
And anyone interested in a cheap Nova?
So as some of you know, I've accumulated a lot of vehicles over the last few years. Unfortunately a lot of them were bought as non running or they are now non running. I don't have time to do them all, so I figured I'd let them sit until I had time. But things are getting out of hand and I need to do something different. So here's what I have to work with:
'86 Chevy Celebrity Eurosport sedan. I bought this car, fixed it up, sold to my buddy who broke it, then I bought it back to fix up. Body and interior were perfect, but now has hail damage. Lost some interest after the hail damage, and because I'd rather have a wagon.
'88 Chevy Celebrity Eurosport wagon. I bought this car a few parts at a time, then finally the rest of it after the owner finally gave in. Drivetrain and dash were removed for the '86 sedan. Kept the wagon body around to eventually maybe do something with it.
'95 Pontiac Trans Sport. My mom's old van, kept it around to steal parts from, still a little bit left. Parts work on the Celebs.
'78 Chevy Nova. Bought as a project with a fresh 454 and a lot of other parts. Haven't done much with it because I wanted to do everything really nice and I haven't had the time for that. Didn't want to skimp because then it would fit the stereotype of this bodystyle.
Then finally my '84 C10 stepside. Kinda my beater/resto truck that I often can't work on because I'm driving it. But planed to keep things pretty stock but with a mild 350.
So now my consolidation plan:
The '86 sedan and '88 wagon change rolls. I put the wagon BACK together and use all the nice rust-free parts from the '86 sedan. Kind of a shame I'll be doing what I undid, but hey, at least I can easily paint the underhood area whatever color I choose. The sedan will end up stripped completely and the body cut up for rust repair panels, then scrapped.
The '95 Trans Sport can donate it's rear springs, large rear brakes, and onboard air compressor setup, then scrapped.
The '78 Nova and my '84 pickup will switch powertrain. The Nova will get my tired but extremely trusty 305 and I have a long tail th350 that works. Then sell the car for a cheap price so it goes quick. My pickup will get the 454 and th400 (unless I can do some trading for a A883, wink wink) and it will finally have some balls like it deserves.
So in short, I get rid of 3 vehicles. I get to have a wagon like I want, and my pickup will be fun to drive. Plus, I'll have the wagon to DD, so I can give my pickup some love finally. And It won't cost me anything because I have EVERYTHING to make it all happen. No modifications or problems to work out, just bolt a bunch of stuff together. I will actually profit from all of it when the Nova sells.
So if anyone read that novel, have any better ideas that might be simpler? I think it's a pretty good idea myself.
And anyone interested in a cheap Nova?
I say do it and get after it 
