Pro Street Icon: Rick Dobbertin’s Blown Twin-Turbo 454ci LS7 1965 Chevy Nova SS Is Overkill!
We take you back to the moment in time in 1982 when one man changed the look and feel of hot rodding with a now legendary car.
ENGINE: Although Dobbertin's 454-inch big-block Chevy has been fully detailed (and that includes 7:1 Gale Banks pistons), the real story here is Rick's two-stage induction system. Stage one includes a pair of Roto Master turbos (plus two Boost Guard wastegates) drawing through two 750-cfm Holley carburetors. Turbos blow into an Enderle “bird catcher” injector body which has been blocked off with a plate located just behind the butterflies to keep the boost inside the body when the butterfiles are opened. The second stage is comprised of a fully working, BDS-prepared 6-71 Roots-type blower.
TRUNK: Trunk has been filled with such items as Marvin Miller nitrous system, polished aluminum fuel cell, a pair of Delco batteries, and two gigantic wheel tubs.
OVERALL: All-steel body has had the rear wheel openings enlarged 7 inches, while all trim (all 294 parts) is new or replated.
INTERIOR: Seventeen Autometer gauges—speedo, fuel pressure (left and right), oil pressure (front and rear), vacuum (left and right), turbo (left and right), blower boost, water and oil temp, ammeter, water injector volts, trans and rearend temp, and tach—make imposing array. And don’t miss the two pro lights.
FRONT: super clean outside only hints at what lives under that hood. Despite massive engine size, only the bug catcher is above the hood line.
FRONT SUSPENSION: Front subframe is removable and carries 6-inch dropped axle which swings from a four-joint suspension. Top drawer features JFZ rotors.
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ENGINE: Although Dobbertin's 454-inch big-block Chevy has been fully detailed (and that includes 7:1 Gale Banks pistons), the real story here is Rick's two-stage induction system. Stage one includes a pair of Roto Master turbos (plus two Boost Guard wastegates) drawing through two 750-cfm Holley carburetors. Turbos blow into an Enderle “bird catcher” injector body which has been blocked off with a plate located just behind the butterflies to keep the boost inside the body when the butterfiles are opened. The second stage is comprised of a fully working, BDS-prepared 6-71 Roots-type blower.
TRUNK: Trunk has been filled with such items as Marvin Miller nitrous system, polished aluminum fuel cell, a pair of Delco batteries, and two gigantic wheel tubs.
OVERALL: All-steel body has had the rear wheel openings enlarged 7 inches, while all trim (all 294 parts) is new or replated.
INTERIOR: Seventeen Autometer gauges—speedo, fuel pressure (left and right), oil pressure (front and rear), vacuum (left and right), turbo (left and right), blower boost, water and oil temp, ammeter, water injector volts, trans and rearend temp, and tach—make imposing array. And don’t miss the two pro lights.
FRONT: super clean outside only hints at what lives under that hood. Despite massive engine size, only the bug catcher is above the hood line.
FRONT SUSPENSION: Front subframe is removable and carries 6-inch dropped axle which swings from a four-joint suspension. Top drawer features JFZ rotors.