Forum: Wheels & Tires
Jul 20th, 20, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 781
Re: Hankook: Good to buy or not?
I see you are in the Philippines so a South Korean tire mat be a better buy than an American one made in Brazil or Mexico. Stateside Hankook tires are mostly sold in discount automotive stores and at...
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Forum: Engine
Jul 19th, 20, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 609
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Forum: Engine
Jul 16th, 20, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 609
Re: 472 block
Recommend a Dart Big M sportsman block. You can buy it with a 4.2500" bore, 4.500" inch bore or a 4.600" bore. Yet it still has 0.300 in. thick cylinder wall even with a with 4.625 in. bore.
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Forum: New Member Introductions
Jul 15th, 20, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 357
Re: Hello
Welcome to the Team!
I would recommend a Blueprint SBC 400 crate motor with a 4L80 transmission and a 3.73 to 4.10 rear gear. Blow the doors off almost any other car assuming you can find traction...
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Forum: 1968-1974
Jul 3rd, 20, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 648
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Forum: Brakes & Suspension
Jun 23rd, 20, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 616
Re: Help with the shackle bolts on my polyurethane
When you pulled the old rubber bushings out did you remove the rusty steel sleeves that have vulcanized themselves to the streel sleeves over time? You will need them to properly space the shackles....
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Forum: Body Shop
Jun 21st, 20, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 940
Re: Painting a cowl hood to match the body color?
My favorite hood scoop (blister) is the 1968-'72) C3 Corvette L-88 hood. It is what was used on the Baldwin motion Camaros. The L-88 hood only appeared on L-88's from the factory. The LT-1 and all...
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Forum: Brakes & Suspension
Jun 20th, 20, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 616
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Forum: Wheels & Tires
Jun 16th, 20, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 533
Re: chrome rally rims and center caps
There are two different steel wheels (not talking about rally or wheels with round holes or fake five spoke mags). There are innie which are used mostly for Chevrolet passenger cars where the hub cap...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
Jun 14th, 20, 01:12 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 325
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Forum: Brakes & Suspension
Jun 6th, 20, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 374
Re: '69 Drum to Power Disc Conversion Brake Line H
With anything that comes from China you have to compare the factory part to what you want to replace before you install it to see if it is even close to fitting. The factory made everything just long...
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Forum: Wheels & Tires
Jun 2nd, 20, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 630
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Forum: 1968-1974
May 31st, 20, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 623
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Forum: 1968-1974
May 31st, 20, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 623
Re: 70 Nova Heater - AC Question Help :)
Welcome to the Team!
I think the holes in the fire wall are different which would prevent that from happening.
From memory that lower A/C box is also a unique piece if you had a BBC making it a...
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Forum: Driveline
May 28th, 20, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 651
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Forum: Driveline
May 27th, 20, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 651
Re: 1972 Nova 700r4 crossmember
Welcome to the Team Eric!
Fore to aft measurement of the mounting point (and length of the drive shaft) differs between a PowerGlide and a 700R4/4L60 transmission. However the height at which it...
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Forum: Nova Tech
May 26th, 20, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 411
Re: 1/2" body lean to driver side
Or some one like me is driving your car, then it leans. Springs react to loading. They are rated at inches of compression in hundred weights. You get a driver sitting that weighs 350 pounds it goes...
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Forum: 1968-1974
May 25th, 20, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 945
Re: I'm new, help me figure out pieces
Or you could look in the Assembly Manual at every piece that Chevy ever put on a Nova There are only four or five pages that show that view of the fire wall area where the master cylinder bolts up.
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Forum: Nova Tech
May 25th, 20, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 411
Re: 1/2" body lean to driver side
Not unless it bothers you.
If it does you can install an air shock in place of the standard one at each corner of the car and pump in air to raise it until it sits level. You can find little...
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Forum: 1968-1974
May 24th, 20, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 945
Re: I'm new, help me figure out pieces
Been working on Chevy's Camaros and Novas mostly for the past half century and I have never saw that before. I owned them when they were new and worked on them as a used car. Even used cars sold at...
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Forum: Engine
May 24th, 20, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 672
Re: Seems to run out of fuel
Fuel pump doesn't get week it fails. It is basically a rubber diaphragm the moves upo and down following an elliptic on the front of the cam. If the cam is turning the arm is pushing the diaphragm up...
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Forum: Engine
May 24th, 20, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 672
Re: Seems to run out of fuel
Could be a wasp nest clogging your gas tank vent, or the wrong fill cap installed.
One possibility of hundreds.
Big Dave
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Forum: 1968-1974
May 24th, 20, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 945
Re: I'm new, help me figure out pieces
Welcome to the Team Jr!
That is an aftermarket part that didn't come with the car when new. It could be for bumping the engine over to adjust valves or it could just be to signal the home planet...
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Forum: Body Shop
May 23rd, 20, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 488
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Forum: COPO & Dealer
May 22nd, 20, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,412
Re: 1970 Yenko
Don not only had a contract with Chevy for his COPO orders, but with Caterpillar in Mapleton Illinois to cast his own personal BBC block at their foundry. His block is easily identified by his name...
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