68 Motion Preped Nova

[weranc55]

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The 375hp and 350hp big block engines were only available with the Super Sport package. The base engine for the SS option was the 295hp small block 350. You could get the 327/325hp small block in non SS cars. Hope this helps..wilma

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Thanks for the info. Can you tell me why this Yenko Nova does not have the ss trim on it if all the cars where 375hp cars?

http://www.corvettes-musclecars.com/...Nova/index.htm

[WILMASBOYL78]

As you know from the description, these cars all started out as 375hp units and were then converted. Having all the factory BB stuff in place made the conversion very simple. I'm not sure why there is no SS trim....perhaps this old thread will help.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...7/fpart/1/vc/1

[brent396]

The 68 novas had a lot of one year only stuff done to them .68s ROCK

[weranc55]

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As you know from the description, these cars all started out as 375hp units and were then converted. Having all the factory BB stuff in place made the conversion very simple. I'm not sure why there is no SS trim....perhaps this old thread will help.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...7/fpart/1/vc/1

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I cant figure out why that car does not have any of the ss stuff on. I could see them taking off some of the ss emblems but not the hood louvers.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

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The 375hp and 350hp big block engines were only available with the Super Sport package. The base engine for the SS option was the 295hp small block 350. You could get the 327/325hp small block in non SS cars. Hope this helps..wilma

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Thanks for the info. Can you tell me why this Yenko Nova does not have the ss trim on it if all the cars where 375hp cars?

http://www.corvettes-musclecars.com/...Nova/index.htm

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I didn't reread the other links, but this car was restored as a non-SS because the resto shop (20+ years ago) found the broadcast sheet in the seats and it had the L78 code in the COPO box. So, they felt that it was a COPO order for a non-SS L78 Nova. Their conclusion was laughably silly, since the entire first row of the broadcast sheet was printed on the second row - the sheet was not properly aligned when it was printed, duh!

The current owner has corrected that error and has installed the SS items.

[weranc55]

Thanks for the info. So for 69 all 375 cars and yenkos started life as a ss. What where some of the standard things ss cars came with? I assume they had disk brakes, did they have to be power? Could you get a bench seat with a ss car? Reason I'm asking is I'm building a pure stock 69 nova and want to get as much info as I can.

[brent396]

There talking about motion nova over at steves nova site heres the link http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums...d.php?t=143825

[Mr. Chevy]

Mr. "68 Motion L88 Nova" should have looked a little farther.. I did post the article along with the magazine cover.. Maybe he just wanted to be a shooting star for the nova site members!!

Rich

[69z2x4]

Did they change out the complete motor in the Yenko cars or did it get a 427 short block like other builders did?

[PxTx]

I don't think there is any hard and fast rule you can apply. I suspect there were customers who may have had their 396 warmed over with a cam, intake carb and such. There are also cars which probably had ther short blocks switched out for 427s. I also think there were pleny of L88 conversions.



I read a comment about this engine pic still having exhaust manifolds on it. Probably isn't a pic of a Nova. Also noted is the fact that the 396 option was not available till after this article was written. I guess if that is the case, any early 68 Chevy II 427 Motion cars probably were full engine swaps from a small block car.

I don't know how long it took form ordering a car to delivery. Don't think Baldwin/Joel would have calculated to take orders and wait for the 396 option to become available. From a salesman's perspective I would either "up-sell" the customer into a BB Camaro or "up-sell" into converting a SB Chevy II.

All these points changed each year, so again- no hard and fast rules.