Vehicle Description
This custom 1966 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova SS was built from the
ground up by Jim McKay at Lakeside Speed and Shine in Lake Havasu
City, AZ. Powered by a 500hp 5.7-liter LS engine from Turnkey
Motors with a Magnuson supercharger, mated to a 4L60E 4-speed
automatic transmission. It is equipped with an aluminum radiator by
Champion, custom-fabricated aluminum valve covers, TCI stainless
headers and a full custom-fabricated exhaust system with MagnaFlow
mufflers. This car rides on a TCI M2 sub-frame featuring Ride Tech
Shockwaves up front, power rack & pinion steering, TCI 4-link
suspension with Ride Tech Shockwaves in the rear, Wilwood 4-wheel
power brakes (13-inch rotors with 4-piston calipers on the rear and
6-piston calipers up front), custom polished fuel cell, inland
driveline and a Currie 9-inch rear end. With the AccuAir E-level
system, the stance can be adjusted for any situation. It is sitting
on Budnik Gasser aluminum wheels (20-inch on the back and 19-inch
up front) with the valve stems mounted on the inside. Under the
hood is a detailed engine bay with lots of custom sheet metal
fabrication, including a smoothed firewall, CPP aluminum inner
fenders, custom wiring stainless steel plumbing, and TCI adjustable
down bars. The body work on this car is meticulous and is finished
in a BMW Alpine White (all body moldings, stainless trim and fuel
door were removed). It has recessed Kindig-It door handles, new
glass all the way around, the bumpers are all shaved and custom-fit
and the rear was mini-tubbed. The Maserati Rosso Italian leather
bucket-seat interior features Mercedes black accents and custom
black Alcantara headliner, along with black German square-weave
wool carpet. It features a full custom sound system, IPAD Mini
control system, Lokar/HGM paddle shifter on the Budnick
leather-wrapped steering wheel, Lexus leather electric bucket seats
customized with matching door panels accented by Pewter and
Mercedes black accents, a body-colored dash, a full set of new
Dakota Digital gauges, power windows and a Vintage Air system with
stock controls. The trunk matches the interior, hiding the sound
system and battery well; only exposing the custom polished aluminum
fuel neck. It was finished in 2019 with 850 miles on the build.
This Nova II took Second Place at its debut at the Los Angeles, CA,
Roadster Show 2020 and will be featured on the All Chevy magazine
cover in early 2024.
