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Many of the 854 blocks can go to 427 specs...we owned one and it ran awesome. Checking cylinder wall thickness is the first step...the 427 cubes are sweet :worship: |
1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard
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Big D's been a lot a help on the BIG PUSH to finish the car for the March 2023 local World of Wheels show. Here we are putting in the engine, trans.
Note we had also done the windshield.. I had previously picked all the dents, filed, sanded out and polished the reveal moldings. I was still waiting on the back glass... fingers crossed. Attachment 235740 Attachment 235741 Attachment 235742 Attachment 235743 Attachment 235744 Attachment 235745 |
1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard
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Ooooooooo Gardner Stuff is SOOO NICE!!
I had an NOS heat riser (spot tigged in open position). Attachment 235746 Attachment 235747 Attachment 235748 Attachment 235749 Attachment 235750 Attachment 235751 Attachment 235752 Attachment 235753 Attachment 235754 Attachment 235755 |
Why is this build just so damn good?
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Great work and awesome car!
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Beautiful! Derek is a really nice guy, too! I had the pleasure of meeting him at Pavilions a few years ago :headbang:
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Those Gardner Exhaust systems sure do fit nice, don't they. Don't forget to install your inspection cover. Car is looking great, nice job.
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1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard
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Assembling the door panels.
Stripped off the old steel panel tops. Straightened out all the "teeth" of the panel joiners. Pre fit the inner window sweeps to ensure the staple holes were all ready to go. Some spray adhesive and lightly hammered the new panels onto the tops, then peened the claws with a small round headed punch. Attachment 235924 Attachment 235925 Spray adhesive and pull the top vinyl over, then install the sweeps. Staples were painted black after installation. Attachment 235926 Attachment 235927 spray adhesive, trim and wrap remaining edges. Attachment 235928 Attachment 235929 Attachment 235930 Align and install front panel retaining clips Attachment 235931 Attachment 235932 |
1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard
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Rears, Repro pinch welds went directly into the trash and I used the best I could find from my used stash, resprayed of course.
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1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard
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