Re: Help! 1969 Nova Multi-Leaf Spring Perch Width?
 

Hi guys....

I'm still deciding whether or not to use a Ford Top Loader but I'm seriously thinking about an iron case, aluminum tail shaft Super T10, with a special close gear set (that's 2.64:1 first). I used to sell 'em (Borg Warner's aftermarket transmission) and they were definitely reliable and shifted like butter. I'll use a Super Shifter III (with the separate red reverse lock out handle), and some sort of Borg & Beck plate (McLeod more than likely) with an L88 disc and a light steel flywheel.

If I can <span style="font-weight: bold">sell one or both of my late model Z/28's (2002 Anniversary car and the 1995 1LE I have for sale here....gratuitous plug...L-O-L)</span> then I can get serious about the power. If the cars go away, I'm leaning toward building a pump gas 491 dressed to look (at least a little bit) like an L88 -- it would be based upon a Dart 4.56 bore block; a 3.76-inch stroke 427 crank, 6.535 rods and a piston with a little dome (20 cc's or so). Upstairs, the plan is to use set of MBE reworked GMPP 401 heads (these are the heads that replace the L88 bits for NHRA Stock &amp; SS), Matt at MBE gets some serious airflow from them without killing the volume (NHRA Legal), and simultaneously evening out the flow discrepencies between the intake ports. In any case, I'll dress it up with a dual plane Chevy intake, a single 850 double pumper and a set of 2-1/8-inch Hooker headers. I have a set of M/T valve covers on the way, and I've reworked a &quot;stock&quot; distributor for it. Normal stuff will include a vintage (style) deep Moroso pan, Crane roller rockers, and if I can hook up (find) my old acquaintance Harold Brookshire, I'd love to use one of his custom cams (I'm old school, so I'll use a flat tappet solid). For those who don't know of him, he at one time owned and actually founded Ultradyne. In the racing world, Harold is simply the baddest cam designer on the planet. Hope he's doing ok.

In the end, the plan is to make it look like any number of cars that frequented my old speed shops in the seventies. Like many folks, I'm struggling with paint color. The Nova was originally a cool color (Azure Turquoise), but most of the favorite cars I've had over the years (and there have a been too many of them... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img] ) were black. So I'm leaning toward basic black with a red stinger.

Whew. Sorry for the long winded answer.

Wayne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]