1972 NOVA INTERIOR-IN THE DEBRIS-WE FIND A PRIZE! 

I personally like Nova's Arc but that's just my choice they're all good

Novas Ark due to the number of engines it will have in it. That's my vote.

I like Red October !!!!!

nova's ark has my vote

nova's arc

I like Nova's Ark.

Put me in for nova's ark.

Nova’s Arc is my choice

Nova's ark.... march those engines in 2 by 2 ! Lol

Novas ark. Yeah buddy! Cool buildsheet. my uncle has a 1970 firebird with 3 speed and inline 6 too lol also a Cali car

Novas Ark.

Nova Ark for sure...wow had a 72 in school...your building my dream car now.

Red October

The Ark seems appropriate.

They make floor boards that run up on each side. Can’t wait to see it with the 292 in it,… just got my 70 with a 250” L6 with powerglide running,…good luck and keep us posted!

I like the red October!

Nova's Ark!!!

Nova's Ark

Such a great project. I'm currently working on a 69 nova. My first nova was a 71. I think I have a couple set of door panels that are still usable that you can have. Nova's arc has my vote! 👍👍

I really like the red october name, it fits the car

I think Nova's Arc , the whole "Mudder Nova" thing is played out - This build will be awesome

Novas Ark.......Richard can you do some drag racing with her ?

+1 Novas Arc

+1 for Nova's ark

nova's ark

Nova's Ark for sure!

Nova's Ark is clever!

It has to be Nova's Ark. It just seems fitting

Nova's ark for me Richard. Plus side to the holes in floors, the water won't sit in the foot well lol

Awesome. Thanks for the memories!

Nova's Ark. It will have all sorts of engines under the hood. All creatures great and small.

Nova's Ark. Think of all the creatures that called it home.

Novas ark gets my vote

Red October all the way! Someone loved that car it has the upgraded Chevelle seats instead of factory Nova highback 72 seats. Hang onto those!

Nova's Ark.. Everything I see that needs fixed body panel wise can be gotten and replaced, Floor pans, Fenders, Quarter Panels. I used to own a '70 Nova Much like that one and the same color..Loved that car!

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great stuff as usual Richard! I'll go Nova's Arc.

Nova's Ark.....named my 82 c10 Gary Busey 😂 had a set of gauges mounted under the dash with a Gary Busey face sticker on it..was either that or Buddy Holley 😂😎

Nova’s Ark is my favorite

Novas Ark

My brother had a 71 Nova with same drivetrain. Those factory floor shifters are kinda unique.

Vote for novas ark. Also I have a. 8.5 in my nova, use a mini spool for twin tire action and hasnt had any issues in 6000 miles. Competition engineering traction bars are cheap and work well, while 300 hp wont rotate the world... they allowed me to hook on the street well with regular street tires.

Richard, I know you are down to three names. I would have called it Clifford THE BIG Red DOG! but red october will have to do.

Just call it the rustbucket... The transmission and rear axle are probably full of water/rust also. Have you checked?

Novas ark

Freiburger, would be looking at that interior, and saying, man this thing is mint 😂😂 As for a name, I like nova's ark

Nova’s Ark for the win

I can just imagine Richard’s neighbors watching him beat the crap out of his seats in the yard wondering what was going on!

The carpet looked like it was still usable. Just take it to the spray carwash hose, brush it, rinse it and hang it to dry. The back seat looks usable after cleaning. I guess zip ties for the headliner work as well as 50 safety pins. I have good luck with seatbelts soaking them in a bucket of hot water and laundry soap.

Novas ark 👌🏼

HFS, Rich..... my MI born and raised '69 didn't have THAT amount of rust! Vote for RED OCTOBER!

Can't wait for more Nova Ark videos!!

Nova's Ark for my vote.

I'm going with Nova's Arc. But my suggestion would be "Mo Nova" :)

Novas ark for me.

Nova's ark. It survived the water flood.

Noah's Ark...

I'll go "red october"..... while your doing holes in the floor, switch to a 5 spd !

Nova's Arc. Loch Ness Nova. Gilligan's Nova

Honestly, based on the rear quarters I was expecting far worse. That's at least manageable. The rockers don't look completely gone.

I vote for Nova's Arc. Every time I think about that body style of Nova I always think about Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins.

Floor pans are serious work to get a clean weld edge, pans fitted and butt welded and ground smooth

Mudder Nova, but other names good also... I always thought California cars did not rust? The Nova’s floor panels looks like it spent time in the salt belt? Parked on the beachfront maybe...

Novas Ark for sure

A word of advice on the floor pans; buy the single piece ones that include the front and rear. I’ve done it both ways but it’s quicker to do it one side at a time rather than 4 individual pans.

novas ark my vote

Richard, I love that you're getting a project car! I can only watch so many dyno videos in a row.

How about Bedrock Nova because it's a Flinstone car?

I love this series bro. It's a huge help for a guy like me to see a "trashed" car come back to life if u take it slow and simple can't wait to see this car get life again

Good selection of names, but I vote for Red October! This is going to be a great series.

Looking forward to more on the Nova. Mine was built in Willow Run and did not have a build sheet!!! I'm having fun with my car also!!!!

Nova's ark. It looks like a Minnesota car.

Red October sounds good it’s seems like ur doing a sleeper during October 😂😂

That Nova is an original bench seat car. That's why there no original mounting holes towards the tunnel for the seats. With you needing floor pans, you can change that. Sweet find on the build sheet. That's a treasure that should be framed!

Love it, i weighed all the dirt and dust that came out of my wagon, one owner it was, looked clean, but was chockers with crud that started to vibrate loose. Nothing like yours, but pulled out 30 pounds out of the rails, different parts of the frame and the voids......you probably have double that.

Those three names are awesome, but I think I like Red October more

Nova's Ark!

I bought a new POS Nova like this one in 1972. It was a 307 with automatic. What a roach. It was pumping oil at 30,000 and the paint was falling off it in pieces the size of potato chips. I couldn't wait to unload this steaming pile and ended up trading for a '72 VW Transporter......best deal I ever made was getting the VDub. What a waste, Richard......restoring that Nova would make me feel like a condemned man.

Nova's Ark, for sure. It's the most original.

When i got my 72 Van Nuys Nova, we called it 50 Shades of gray. 5 years later and almost complete we call it super nova! I've got some spare parts I'll round up for you. Btw next year i plan on your gen6 tt 454 recipe as a upgrade! Novas ark is great!

novas ark is my vote , I was looking a full floor pan for that car is actually very reasonable. I'm looking forward to the videos

That car looks to have had a rear window defroster. The car came with an 8.5 rear. 72 was the first year for that size. It should be a JI code, stamped on the passenger side axle tube. I say go with Red October for the name.

I have built several 3rd gen novas and I would highly suggest cutting out the floors and installing a 1 piece floor pan, your life and anyone else’s is worth the time and money to fix. In the long run you will save time and you can do this job with a helper in 2 1/2 days and under $600. Including cutting disk flapper wheels and weld through primer. The floor is the base of a solid car, cut cost somewhere else, just my opinion. Love the Nova project and your videos

The Mudder Nova (or "The Mudder" for short) seems the most natural name. But, Nova's Ark does fit with your engine plans.

Good job, glad to see it moving forward

Nova's Ark, I'm about to start on one of my own projects, (75 Scout) that's in about the same condition. Except it has a seized 345 and complete drivetrain. Good luck 💪

You just need to find one of the common car guys out there that once bought a Nova with rusty floors. About 50% of the car guys I grew up around would buy a car, parts for the car, then after a couple years of doing nothing with that car they would sell it. I bet plenty of your watchers have Nova parts around that they didn't end up using... Come on guys, help a Richard out. This would bring one of the best testing base points that I really badly want to see you do. I frequently do chassis dyno and engine dyno work since it's my day job. Most guys don't understand the power loss difference and you will be able to cover that as well as drag test. This is the best thing for your page ever. Thank you and your patient wife... Seriously...

I like the Red October, as you'll be in the hunt for it quite a bit...

Archeological dig site, you may find human remains, dinosaur bones, arrow heads, etc…

i kinda liked river monster but if i had to pick from the three, then novas ark

love your videos! Keep up the good work.

I liked mine, Gilligan but Nova's Ark is good.

Nova's ark

Going to have to give it to you Red October Buy a bumper. The ark in close second

I think it'd be fine to take an interior/deal with one of the suppliers.. You're an engine guy. A solid interior would go a long way towards bringing the Nova back. This Nova is a superb starting point.

Nova Ark

Hey Richard, hope the Nova can be ready for Nov. 15, cruise day...and just keep it as Nova..later

I think a good name for the engine doctor would be Nova cane.

I love it, really excited had a 70 El Dorado 500 in my 75 nova

So much dust comes off that thing all the time, you should just call it --Dusty.