1970 Chevy Nova L 78 396 - SOLD - Page 7

**Stefano** · #61 07-08-2015, 10:39 PM

The Nova has been sold and is staying within the sYc family.

We will not be parting it out.

Congrats to the new owner!

69VN · #62 07-08-2015, 10:54 PM

Glad to hear that! Congrats to "not parting it out"! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Sal

YenkoSFC · #63 07-09-2015, 03:28 AM

Whoever got her is one lucky guy! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Can-I-Have-It.gif[/img]

69LM1 · #64 07-09-2015, 03:42 PM

Congrats to the owner.
He and I had been talking about Stefano's car for a week or two.
We talked last night and he is putting together a "class of 70" cars.

Will be cool to see when he unveils them.

Rich

YenkoSFC · #65 07-09-2015, 11:17 PM

Thanks Rich, may be a while before the "class of 70" cars are unveiled. Maybe we'll reveal one at a time for now. But it's true, I've been blessed with purchasing 2 cars from the Yenko.net forum over the last week, super excited about both!

Real question is, should this L78 Nova get restored or keep as original as possible? I'm leaning in the direction of keeping the paint original as the line goes "you can restore a car 1000 times, but it's only original once". But you can also argue that this car is surely worthy of a good resto. Tough call, maybe just correct the areas of rust and leave the rest original and decide over time for now... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/confused.gif[/img]

**Bill Pritchard** · #66 07-10-2015, 12:24 AM

IMO, restoration would be out. First stop - the best paintless dent removal person you can find. Then, gently clean and detail with as little disruption to original as you can. Drive and enjoy!

Awesome car, congrats on the purchase [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

YenkoSFC · #67 07-10-2015, 02:40 AM

Thanks Bill, appreciate the advice. Funny you mentioned it, Stefano already scheduled his dent removal guy for early next week and we're also adding the original Reedman emblem back on the car. Agreed, we'll get her detailed and cleaned up, which I'm sure this will all make a huge difference in presentation...

So correct me if I'm wrong, you're saying leave paint all alone including rust areas like quarters and fenders? As long as it's not continuing to corrode? The last thing I want to do is start fixing areas of rust & paint issues that may actually hurt the originality and ultimately the value over time. Thanks again for your input!

**Bill Pritchard** · #68 07-11-2015, 04:37 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: YenkoSFC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So correct me if I'm wrong, you're saying leave paint all alone including rust areas like quarters and fenders? As long as it's not continuing to corrode? </div></div>

Unless it looks worse in person than it does in the pics, then yes, I would leave it alone. Once you start painting, it can be hard to stop.

YenkoSFC · #69 07-11-2015, 10:17 AM

Point well taken. Stefano and I spoke about a couple small areas that may need attention, but for the most part I'll do my best to leave her alone! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

**Stefano** · #70 07-11-2015, 05:32 PM

Drive it first. Have some fun with it.

I would fix the rust at the bottoms of the fenders and bottom of 1/4s. You need to work with guys who can work around the originality and match the current patina. Check with the guys at MASCAR, they understand originality and have experience with NOVAs [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img]