69 SS nova big block car ????

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #1 01-17-2006, 12:16 AM

Spoke to the nephew of the first MD buyer last week, he was with Elmo when he test drove the Nova in Baltimore back in August of '70. He tells me that it was an L78, but does not believe that they have any pictures of the engine. He reports that Elmo had the engine completely redone at the House of Speed in Baltimore, and soon after had 4.56's put in the rear - no wonder the car was parked in '72 from too many tickets

Apparently, the car is a rally wheel car, not the XT version I thought/hoping for. For now, I'll keep the XT look going - since that's my favorite look, but will eventually put the rally's on it.

**scott s** · #2 01-17-2006, 01:36 AM

Marlin it was called the "house of balance"they were right next to the speed shop....They did a few mtrs for me back in the 80,s

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #3 01-17-2006, 06:54 PM

In Baltimore?

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #4 08-03-2006, 12:45 AM

Some updated pics:

July of 2005, have the rear out and broken down, and all of the undercoating melted off the underside. An amazing amount of overspray under there - all the way into the tunnell!

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #5 08-03-2006, 12:51 AM

July of 2006:

No real progress on the rear, or the underside - but have welded up some holes in the trunk from air shock fittings and battery cables. Somebody was planning to race it at one time. No rust in the floors, trunk, tunnel, rockers... I love it!

It took about 6 hours to remove the paint, amazing what a straight razor blade in a pair of duckbill vise grips can do

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #6 08-03-2006, 12:53 AM

July 2006:

Benjamin was a little bummed that the green paint was gone, and that it was not running yet

But, he got over it

The digi-camera got dropped after this one

nuch_ss396 · #7 08-03-2006, 12:57 AM

Marlin,

What's the story behind those odd yellow 1/4's on the
wall behind one of the latest pictures you posted?

Steve

**kwhizz** · #8 08-03-2006, 02:58 AM

Just have it done for next years Nova Nat's.......and I'm sure when it's finished it will be every bit as nice as the Yenko car.....

Ken

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #9 08-03-2006, 04:44 PM

[ QUOTE ]
Marlin,

What's the story behind those odd yellow 1/4's on the
wall behind one of the latest pictures you posted?

Steve

[/ QUOTE ]

Uhhh.... They fell off the other POS I own

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