1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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Trying to figure out what my car is supposed to have as far as interior. Im a Mopar guy I know very little about Chevys. I do know this car is as rair as hens teeth. I bought it off a friend's estate. It's the real deal. 1968 Chevy 2 SS. It's 375 HP 4-speed 396. Bla bla bla. I'm trying to buy interior stuff and know very little about what's factory. It's a bench seat, I don't want to p!$$ of the Mopar faithful but I know someone here has a clue .
If u want me to keep it off the board that's fine PM me. I'm just trying to bring back a buddy's pride and joy. It's not for sale. It's all numbers matching. I'm just lost on Chevy stuff. Thanks gents
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Re: 1068 Chevy 2 expert needed
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It's Ash Gold. My buddy bought it off Greg. He was the 2nd owner. He died in 2020. I got all his parts he had collected for 30 years. He bracket raced it in Indy I think in the 80's-90's. He was in National Dragster for getting down to 4 cars one year. His Name was Steve Whalen. . He was as good a friend as you could ask for. I will get this car right. Just need help from y'all. Thanks gents
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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Yenko.net has all the answers you are looking for.
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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IIRC, there were 2 different interiors: the base and the Custom Interior. Base was bench only and pretty plain, could be cloth inserts or all-vinyl. (Buckets on a Nova were typically only available with the upgraded interior. All-vinyl.) I'm not familiar with those door cards, but I'm pretty sure they indicate the upscale interior. Novas were "X bodies", though the cowl area and most of the chassis is the same as a 1st-gen Camaro. '67 Camaros differ in rear springs & shocks from '68 - staggered shocks & multi-leafs debuted for the '68s. A 396 in one of those is a tire-fryer, and formidable if you can hook. Get a dealer brochure (Ebay, Irv Bishko, etc), if you can't find a Nova site.
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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06/07/23 12:37 AM
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No help, but that's going to be an awesome car when you're done. I had a buddy who bought one new. It was a rocket!
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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Trying to figure out what my car is supposed to have as far as interior. Im a Mopar guy I know very little about Chevys. I do know this car is as rair as hens teeth. I bought it off a friend's estate. It's the real deal. 1968 Chevy 2 SS. It's 375 HP 4-speed 396. Bla bla bla. I'm trying to buy interior stuff and know very little about what's factory. It's a bench seat, I don't want to p!$$ of the Mopar faithful but I know someone here has a clue .
If u want me to keep it off the board that's fine PM me. I'm just trying to bring back a buddy's pride and joy. It's not for sale. It's all numbers matching. I'm just lost on Chevy stuff. Thanks gents 1968 was the first year Chevy stop calling them Chevy 2 and started calling them Novas I can remember when that motor(375HP) came out in mid 1966 in the Chevelle SS, they made a lot of power and drove well, the only issue I can remember them having was them dang, weak, Muncie 4 speeds Have fun and try to not break it regularly
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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1968 was the first year Chevy stop calling them Chevy 2 and started calling them Novas 1969 is when they dropped the Chevy II nomenclature. I think 68 used both names, chevy II nova, like a 70 valiant duster. Then the next year chevy ii was dropped (same for 71 duster)
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Re: 1068 Chevy 2 expert needed
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06/07/23 10:04 PM
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Day it was new supposedly try the Chevy forums like chevytalk, nova sites etc. Awesome score. RIP to your friend
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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No heat from me on owning multiple makes: I have 3 Mopars, 1 Chevy, 1 GMC, 1 Mustang, and a Pathfinder. Each one is a good tool for its job. Need to sell off 1 Mopar (my Breeze) and the Chevy K10, and probably add another Mopar to keep the balance . If you haven't driven one, the M22 makes a nice gear whine from its straight-cut gears, and IIRC M22s have a 2.20 1st gear. I think I mentioned it before that '68-'72 Novas are essentially 1st-gen Camaros with stealthier bodies... Not to but they're finished more nicely than same-year Mopar A-bodies, but a little less roomy inside. I haven't seen a GM or Ford or Nissan site yet that comes close to Moparts, but the info has to be out there somewhere.
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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I suggested earlier that you visit yenko dot net. There is a thread there about a complete re-do of a 1968 Chevy 2. You will need to ask them questions to get the answers you are looking for. They aren't opposed to Mopars, it's just not their main interest. Here's a link to the 68 Chevy II re-do. -> LINKY thing <-
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Re: 1068 Chevy 2 expert needed
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06/17/23 12:09 PM
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I'd think a Nova website would have more expertise than here. What a concept!
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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Asking questions about Cheby's on Mopar site is like asking how the KKK feels about BLM. exactly
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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Not about being a "hater". That's silly. Just common sense that a lot of people on a Mopar site figure to see and read about Mopars only. It'd be different if there wasn't a ridiculous number of resources and websites for Chevy people. 10x more than Mopars.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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06/20/23 12:13 AM
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Don't feel too bad, I got flamed regularly on here for saying Toyotas suck.
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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11/14/23 06:33 PM
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Nice color. I like the outside of the those cars, especially the grille design. The dash I find to be kind of a let down - too taxi cab looking especially the bench seat cars.
Years ago not long after I started driving my dad and I looked as a 68 Nova driving project that had a built 402, a Muncie 4 speed, and 4:10 gears. I had not been driving for very long at that point + this thing had significantly more power than what I was used to + it was going to be expensive to keep gas in it so I ended up getting talked out of it. Can't own everything you want at that age anyways...
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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Thinking out loud here. In the 80s and 90s the Duster and Nova were affordable but looked down upon because the Cuda Charger and Challenger were the sexy Mopars and the Chevelle and Camaro were the sexy Chevys. The Duster and the Nova when outfitted with larger rear tires- like a 275 60 15 look amazing. (Nova in this thread needs factory size due to value.) The Duster accepts a big block but not as easily as the Nova does. The Maverick- Fords entry in this class can look awesome too but man- I was a kid in the late 70s and the Mavericks in my MI town were rusted away BEYOND recognition and they were not even 8 years old!
Keep old mopars alive.
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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Based on your pic and info, Black interior if you have the cowl tag should be fairly easy to determine, if not and no other documents there is no way of knowing. Hopefully the following links will help. LINKY1 Scroll down for cowl tag interior codepage 10 in the pic's towards the top is hard to read for me but you may find it elsewhere on the net. Below is a pic of the Seat trim options chart. My guess would be the standard cloth/vinyl or upgraded all vinyl
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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True, most GM guys with money wanted a Chevelle or Camaro SS and the Novas were not on the desirable model radar for many years. Here most of the 6 cyl or small block ones were turned into drag cars or street racer cars and lived a rough life - Inner fender wells removed, trans tunnels hacked up, heater/AC boxes, wiper motors all missing to save weight, etc.
Ford Maverick, the Chevy Monza, and Vegas make nice looking drag race cars when done up right with huge tires and little ground clearance. On the street they need big tires out back at a minimum, or they get no respect.
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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Based on your pic and info, Black interior if you have the cowl tag should be fairly easy to determine, if not and no other documents there is no way of knowing. Hopefully the following links will help. LINKY1 Scroll down for cowl tag interior codepage 10 in the pic's towards the top is hard to read for me but you may find it elsewhere on the net. Below is a pic of the Seat trim options chart. My guess would be the standard cloth/vinyl or upgraded all vinyl Dude, you might be onto something. Thanks. Looks like little turd emoji lmfao
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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On the street they need big tires out back at a minimum, or they get no respect. If it's a Cheby it gets no respect regardless!
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