Is a budget LS swap still possible? Building the ultimate sleeper barn find Nova! | Driveway Finds @Hagerty
Is a budget LS swap still possible? Building the ultimate sleeper barn find Nova! | Driveway Finds  @Hagerty
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is our 1972 Chevy Nova that we found rotting in the ground. After digging the earth out of it, you guys saw us do our best to build an awesome muscle car of only 5,000 dollars. We wanted more, however. So, this time we're raising our budget another 5k. We're going to put an LS in this barn find Nova and then we're going to take it to LS Fest to see just how good of a burnout it can do.

This is our $5K LS swap challenge!

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