700HP Supercharged LSA Chevy Nova SLEEPER! [4K]

[@LeroyVW087]

Damn, I’m a 56 year old man and this interview just had me smiling ear to ear. I’ve always been a huge fan of the Nova, body style, Olds Omega or the Pontiac Ventura. Never got the chance to buy one, had friends and family who owned some real beauties. One of the fastest cars I was in back the was an older 4 Door Chevy Nova, 307 Badging. My friend had a worked 350 in it, no fuel injection , turbo or super chargers, naturally aspirated 4 barrel. The block was all machined, balanced and blueprinted. After assembling the block he topped it all off with a Eldbrock intake and matching carb, had a mid lift cam in it, heads were all ported and polished fitted with all new parts, lifters to rockers. That thing just pulled and pulled til ya let off the gas!!

[@JeffryCollins-m3x]

This is on my list of my favorite cars you guys have done.

[@alpeena]

perfect perfect perfect......with this build I woulda done a more low key set of wheels..........but still...love it...

[@daminiel1]

This car is a true sleeper

[@bretthemminger6133]

That car sounds awesome. A well thought out build which delivers amazing bang for the buck: Kudos to the builder for engineering such perfection from his garage.

[@TheRacingMemes]

I have no words to describe how this car's really dope

[@marcof7499]

The rims and tiers and sound give it away. Far from a sleeper! Fantastic car!

[@CarlDraper]

yeah the wheels ruin it for me

[@danmyers9372]

@@CarlDraper- I don’t dislike the wheels but they definitely don’t go with the ratty sleeper look of the car.

[@Laterdays2]

I love a Nova!! What a perfect example of just a fun car to drive.

[@TheMan_inBlack]

This is the perfect hot rod in my opinion!

[@JesseBetances]

One of the best sounding cars i have ever heard!!!!

[@ridetechtv]

Absolutely sick build! You mean you don't need 1,000 horsepower on tap to have a good time? Awesome combination of parts.

[@talesofanasphaltjockey]

I've been a follower of your channel probably since the beginning & love all your content, but I have to say I absolutely love that you're featuring cars like this now as opposed to just six figure + builds.

[@bradcowen4952]

I love these more attainable builds too

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

I love all well done imaginative builds; I don't care what they cost.

[@BruceLee-xn3nn]

These cars like this Nova get driven and enjoyed way more than expensive garage queens

[@SSMOTORSPORTS]

Man that thing sounds good!🔥🔥

[@jakeblack4095]

Another garage built masterpiece! Looks like a lot of fun you did one hell of a job man. Love the SS emblem. Thanks Shawn! BTW what headlights are those? Trucklite?

[@Kofi.86]

I would luv to be around people like this so i can just soak up the knowledge of building cars. Great machine 🔥🔥

[@robsorgdrager8477]

Really good build . This car wears its wear well. The noises this thing makes..... perfect.

[@ericdrinnan5814]

Best part of the build is the falling off SS emblem, haters gunna hate. Cool ride.

[@dirigodave7801]

You can hear him pedal it at 16:00 when they break loose. 😂. I have an LSA on my truck pushing 11lbs. The boost comes in immediately, like before my 3500 stall even flashes. They are so awesome for daily driven street cars. Torque everywhere baby.

[@krisf5247]

Damn that’s a bad ass nova man! You’d swear it was an auto it’s shifting so fast. Good job!

[@kortezchism6767]

He did a good job on that build 💯💪🏾

[@kennyhayes8488]

It don't get no better than this car grate job brother

[@thejoshbtv]

This is so much cooler than any of those high dollar show builds. High dollar being a loosely used term considering $50k isn't exactly pocket change.

[@danmyers9372]

And that $50K doesn’t include all of the guys labor.

[@gordocarbo]

Not pocket change to a lot of us! If done over a period of yrs doesnt sting quite as bad. My estimate of 20k, maybe 30 for what abouts restoring mine. Tripled by the time it hit the road.

[@alpeena]

50 is cheap these days...its nuts,....but its true.....and he did alot of the labor........so its easily a 65k car.

[@mikelyon5595]

The money went in the right direction! Cool build!

[@Goodtimes-cn4zw]

Great build,these are the videos love seeing. The $500k builds are beautiful but the self garage build just bring a smile to my face. 🥰🤗

[@rajcam80]

All I can say is Damn!!!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 I am installing a L92 into my 1971 Pontiac Lemans GT-37!

[@Tigersmundo]

*You tugged my High School years SO hard in the 80s, glad you chose this path well done. Garage-built by definition to be real and I would love 10 of these instead.*

[@barrycuda3769]

That GM Blue is particularly nice .

[@d-sifer7714]

That thing is KILLER…!!!! Another excellent video. Nice work 👍

[@LovemydogWaylon]

That is a perfect car. And I hope everybody in California is safe we're praying for y'all in Texas

[@BestBuzzHoneyBees]

Now this is a real car! Man, this thing is amazing

[@TheOriginalArchie]

Amazing! My dream car would be a sleeper like this, but with a 1966-67 body. Little rustic on the outside, pure muscle in the drive train and requires some skill to drive. Love it.

[@jeffhaddock4238]

This is undoubtedly one of my favorites so far. Patina for DAYS, but the rest of it is so well engineered. Whew, hell yeah brother. Oh it's so good.

[@dadstoygarage1878]

love it! patina is perfect and sounds awesome. and the crooked ss badge just works well!

[@jonathanjones1814]

I absolutely love this build, a prime example of not needing 1000hp to have a helluva time.

[@gordocarbo]

Hes barely got this thing hooking, more than enough power. Big hp builds are useles on the street, cant even roll into them til youre doing 60 plus then its Jail or meet Jesus soon time

[@jonathanjones1814]

@gordocarbo "Jail or meet Jesus" 😆 absolutely correct

[@christophergomez2584]

No just $50k

[@steviejmes]

Great car. So much inspiration for my own build.

[@ronsolis8182]

Man, that thing boogies 👍❤️

[@reckemroysrc3764]

Joe is a cool guy. Love watching him drive. Just calm n cool while you're shittin yur pants in the passenger seat. Awesome nova Joe. My buddy back in the day had a 70 nova 307. 3 speed manual that 307 was a screamer he would turn it to 6500 and that car would haul ass 60 first gear 90 in second after that who's paying attention. Love the patina love the style. Nice job Joe 👏 👍🏻 😊

[@ZondaF355]

Lets support AutotopiaLA in a serious way here guys they are still putting put bangers for us even during what all they are going through. Thanks to Shawn and the Team! Awesome feature here

[@luckysgarageshow]

NICE!!

[@Sir.VicsMasher]

You had me at "Flat hood". ♥

[@keithpetersen560]

The look, stance and power are perfect. Just some bodywork and paint and you will have a masterpiece. Great daily beater and it's fast. Ricks expressions while driving, says it all.

[@bozoboy3of12]

What a Beautiful Work of Art.

[@coyotefastback2606]

That’s an awesome machine there!!!

[@TheIncredibleHoosier]

That car is awesome!

[@martellclark7002]

The sound is just raw!!!!

[@ChevyChev-fj5sr]

LS and now LT’s witll remain at the top for cost effectiveness,and making big power. Not to mention LSX blocks that you can throw almost whatever at and make whatever power you need.

[@E_JIM3N3Z11b]

This beast hauls.. That patina is nice as well

[@blair384]

One of my favorite cars on your channel!!

[@Phiandbrie1]

Love that Arizona getting some love ❤❤❤

[@jermainemjoiner]

Great build brother!

[@steviejmes]

This thing MOVES.

[@gordocarbo]

Sure does, wouldnt pick this car off on a freeway I may as well throw it in Reverse

[@rolandlluis3153]

One of my favs for sure .. Badass 💪💯

[@thebees4371]

That patina is beautiful.

[@kevintoms71]

the sounds from this car are epic

[@Califormula]

People that cry about an LS, haven't tried Big block small block and LS. 🤷🏽 There are pros and cons to all of them. Build what you want or keep crying in the comments 😂😂 sick Nova bro🤙🏽

[@chaseya1016]

Super kick ass car

[@patrickzabron3622]

Love the patina…. Absolutely 👍🏻

[@hpjunke]

This is “ well done “ 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@EricMims-wj9jk]

Noooice! I can’t wait to get my suspension next month been order for darn near a year now! Huge difference when you are actually able to drive instead of guide your old school under power, or any where else for that matter 😂😂😂

[@gordocarbo]

So true! After a frame off, minimal suspension/chassis mods was shocked how well my Abody rode, cornered etc. No high buck parts. 0 rattles squeaks or bangs from the front end.

[@305classics]

MONSTER! Love that sound bro! Thanks for another great video!

[@FabianValentiexcelentevideoGra]

Que hermosa es la Chevy Nova ❤️❤️❤️

[@jasoncarpenter4116]

This car was done just right in so many ways! I think that the only thing I would want to add is run scotch brite over the car and do some sort of clear coat on it to protect the remaining finish and integrity of the panels from worsening rust.

[@gordocarbo]

Flat clear would do the job. I dont understand super glossy clearcoat esp over rust.

[@ERPASSASSIN]

Wouldn't change a thing car is down right NASTY just looks like it means business 🇺🇸💪

[@Mike-Olds-1]

Approved 👍🏁🇺🇸

[@fulltruckereffect]

Hot Damn! Congrats on a insane build!

[@kennyhayes8488]

This is a real Chevy guy My hats off to you my brother.we need more like you .if you want the real power go Chevy power

[@BamaGunsOutdoors]

Love this Nova Great Nova ! Thanks Shawn for sharing!

[@ScottAnderson-m8c]

this is another for the best of video for sure, sound is up there with Daves Mustang.

[@cavinstephens]

Cool car well built

[@jimmycline4778]

I bought a 1970 Nova in 1985 for a 100 bucks, it smoked, the interior was trash, it was blue with white vinyl top, it had factory V8! Paint was rough but had zero dents or dings! I like patina but I hate dents and dings! I was embarrassed back then to drive it! But would love to have that same exact car now!

[@AndyWhite-y3g]

I'd call that a Axle Foley special!

[@tommycook9620]

Love me a Ratty muscle car Love my Ratty 68 Nova

[@CyberDocUSA]

That thing snorts when you let off the throttle! Superb driving machine with character.

[@transam4555]

Badass build. I love these kinds of builds because they're right up my alley budget wise. Gotta say those mufflers sound pretty good. Just might try them behind my torque monster 455

[@gordocarbo]

Didnt catch what brand they were, they do sound good

[@615JOHNLEE]

Hope you're good and safe out in Cali, Shawn 🙏🏾

[@Panthercholo]

600 is a boat load of torque at the wheels!

[@gordocarbo]

Truly is!! 400+rwtq in most cars feels pretty stout, cant imagine another 200 lbs and comes in immediately.

[@Panthercholo]

@@gordocarbo You ain't kidding. My car has 487 ft/lbs with 3.25 rear end gears. Before that I had 3.50s and the car felt like a jet ski on asphalt.

[@federicosagol5350]

garage built are the builds we wanna see!!!

[@bobvoeh66]

My buddy when I was growing up had a 73 Nova, 350 and 3 on the tree. Fugly olive green paint with white top, but man that car was fun to drive. Stay safe over there!

[@moe.jones1]

Love it!! Stance, motor, patina, suspension, wheels. I WANT

[@ronaldezz]

Sounds awesome

[@henrysmith8012]

Sounds great.

[@MrTurk6988]

AZ girls and boys know how to build a car!!! Best video with the PerDyest car to date....stay safe God bless!!!

[@genemounceSr]

ALL the well wishes being sent you and yours way from out here in Texas. Please stay safe from the fires bro. 🙏

[@BlackTownie999]

I bought the same mufflers for my Lincoln in a 2.5 inch...I see it was a good choice, they sound good. the cans are big enough to take the pops and bangs out but still have the straight through sound.

[@joegeorge3189]

"Beat the hell out of it...... bang on that thing" That's what brings 'em in and what makes them leave 😢😢 😂

[@dham99]

Amazing..i knew it was going to be a bad ass Nova when I saw that crooked SS..i said to myself "thats intentional, I love it!"... the builds knew what he was doing and built an awesome car! btw, hope y'all are safe out there with the wild fires!

[@mr84ttop34]

Good footage as always! That car is just beautiful and I love the wheels!

[@cheyennesantana1995]

It just looks like a use pair of jeans you can’t get rid of I love it

[@jrmotorsports55]

Love the look! Great Nova!

[@wheelmanvicful]

Clean clean clean

[@jmark7390]

Thanks Shawn. Another awesome car. Hope all is well out there.

[@Anaiya2022]

Short shifting a classic Nova with a "Cadillac" motor in it. Perfection all the way around. Sounds amazing. 🎉👍🏼

[@jarm7726]

My favorite generation Nova 😎☮️

[@themartinfamilyway6510]

That car has a lot of character

[@michaelclark2934]

You can't get that great look from an original paint job, looks like hyper speed sitting still Awesome, MTC 🤘🏻

[@sqrlnts1]

Exceptional content and video edits. Love the feedback you are providing as well. I truly appreciate the effort you guys throw at this.

[@jonathanjones1814]

I give this car 100 👍🏽

[@BobbyTucker]

I had a 71 nova that I bought from a buddy of mine, to drive while I was building a 4 bolt main 350 but, the Nova had an engine out of a boat that spent two weeks at the bottom of Lake Fenton, just outside of flint, Michigan, We freshened up the 400 from the boat and I drove it until I got my 350 built and installed in my 69 GMC Van, I have so many different stories about the Van but I won't get into that. The Nova was hot, wish I still had it. Man I love your show, thanks for sharing all the cool cars.

[@rixkafer56]

Love the third gen novas ! Very cool car as is, but if he did want to paint it, that blue is beautiful

[@kopanomofokeng6562]

Hell YEAH! What a ride and cool dude!!

[@jakedrew7365]

Awesome work. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@chrislovett6120]

Love it. Ford 9” included😂