Re: One of the "Infamous" L89 Nova's
 

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Howie for president.. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif

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Ya know, last year I would have argued that, but .................... things CHANGE. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

Re: One of the "Infamous" L89 Nova's
 

My 69 L78 Nova has what appears to be the original BW rear (4:56) still in it, the cast date/assembly date/patina are right in line with everyting else on the car. The original gears were taken out and I do not have them, but if there is a specific COPO posi case/axel # I will see if it is there

Re: One of the "Infamous" L89 Nova's
 

The CBW rears have the heat treated stuff, but otherwise they are not really that 'special', ie; no special posi unit, clutch pak, springs, plates - none of that stuff that you would find on a 'BE' coded ZL1 rear. So, I believe that the CBW code was unique due to the 4.10:1 ratio going into a '70 Nova - in '69 this application would not have needed a special code (would have probably just been a BV code), but in '70 it was special, and therefore was part of the COPO (most likely #9737, not #9010).

Re: One of the "Infamous" L89 Nova's
 

Total newbie here...I dont understand the reference to "orange county sheetmetal", whats that about?

Re: One of the "Infamous" L89 Nova's
 

Ken found his Nova down here in the city of Orange when they were shooting a special show about Ken and the house wives of Orange county.

Re: One of the "Infamous" L89 Nova's
 

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Ken found his Nova down here in the city of Orange when they were shooting a special show about Ken and the house wives of Orange county.

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Close...they were shooting a special about the "Housewives of Orange County: and how their purses went missing! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif

What Ken is saying is that you can't go wrong with good SoCal cars in general (no rust) unless they are from the beach area... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif