I gotta admit I did not see this thread. Neat car! As one may assume, I am drawn to a build like this:hmmm:

How bid in terms of C.I. was you engine builder going? What was that block? I may be living under a rock, but I sure do not hear of guys getting into the water jackets doing a 383 all that often.

I have seen and heard Joe's Nova and it sounds so good with the headers going through the single original style crossover muffler. He does really nice work because he loves that car and will never sell it. There is something about this car that will never be duplicated and that makes both the owner and the car real special.

It's gonna be killer Joe!!!

Guess…I believe that’s the notch he was attempting to grind for reciprocating component clearance with a long stroke crank…looks got a little bit carried away :)

Yep, I knew most of you would know the answer!!

He was building me a 383, like you said. I'm not sure what block he was using? He has built a lot of different engines over the years and I have no clue why he ruined that one??

Thanks for the kind words Mark!! I like the sound a lot and some even said it sounds like a big block!!!

It's a completely different "animal" now for sure!!!

Absolutely Wayne!!!

Kick butt car and a stellar job Joe! Congrats!!!