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03-27-2009, 10:15 PM
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Bought a 72 Nova, I mean a Ventura
I bought this 72 runs good makin it my daily driver. It is original accept the stereo, the ralley wheels and flowmasters. Are all these cars manual drum brakes? Second one of owned nearly identical in options.
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03-27-2009, 10:52 PM
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Cool another survivor! Nice find for sure have fun with it. JD
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Good luck to the new owner of the Ventura II! Sold the car after 13+ years. Look for it on the Hot Rod Power Tour in the future as it's currently being re-configured as a Pro-Touring ride! 
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03-27-2009, 11:11 PM
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I hate you Californians.
 Those cars are so friggin' clean it's sickening.  Nice ride!! Congrats.
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03-28-2009, 10:14 AM
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74 GTO Bracket/Street car and another 74 for the wifey to race with! 70 GTO 400, 4 spd, #'s matching and a little to nice for me to own. Friendship is like peeing your pants..everyone can see it but only you can feel the warmth! |
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#5
03-28-2009, 11:12 AM
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Very nice score.
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03-28-2009, 02:47 PM
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All three 74's i have owned are power discs.
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Derek B. Current best: 11.97@110 1.65-60' !!! '74 ventura, (Fired july 14/06) '74 462 4-bolt (9.5-1), SCAT, Ross, T-II w/850DP (shaker455), TH350, Conti 10'' 3800, Supercomps, Magnaflow, 3'' Pypes, 3.73's, 28x13.5-15 ET streets.1970 Beismeyer 17' flatbottom vdrive, 11.8:1 455P, ported heads, dual Qjet tunnel ram. 
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03-28-2009, 07:41 PM
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Thanks for the nice comments everybody. I eventually will put front discs on it. How do you get more adjustment out of the front seat? I am six feet tall and i need at least another inch maybe two of adjustment to sit comfortbly?
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#8
03-29-2009, 05:17 PM
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Nice survivor. I like the color.
You may have to modify the seat track to get it to go back further. Or try later model X-body, or F-body seats. Does it have a bench seat? |
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#9
03-31-2009, 08:17 PM
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it's a benchseat, gotta drive it with two feet, seat is to close
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04-01-2009, 08:29 PM
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on ebay there these things called seat extenders, i see them in the camaro firebird section, they are cheap, it move the seat back 4 or 6 inches....they bolt to the floor and then the seat bolts to them.....less than 40 bucks...
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#11
04-03-2009, 04:10 PM
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75-79 X bodies were more likely to have disc brakes.
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#12
04-03-2009, 11:42 PM
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Holy crap! I had to do a double take when I saw your Ventura because mine is IDENTICAL! From the color to the wheels.......................oh and drum brakes too.
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1972 Ventura II 2 door 350/TH350 combo Edelbrock 4bbl Mallory Unilite complete PST suspension Butt ugly, but oh so beautiful! 
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04-07-2009, 02:10 AM
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nice
got any other pic of it here mine 1973 ventura got it for $800 from back in the of the woods     had a big rat in it when we lifted the hood it poped out look like a cat 
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