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thats cool Sam, all i need to confirm is 1 picture and then ill believe. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif Guess I'll have to photo shop the palm trees outa the picture, huh? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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thats cool Sam, all i need to confirm is 1 picture and then ill believe. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Hey Jeff, I was traveling on business and this was a quick side trip, no camera with me! Even though I have no picture, it was definitely there in Iowa earlier today, and didn't look like it was headed to the transporter yet! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Had a nice visit from Sam this morning. Always good to visit with him, and he brings donuts https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif. Hope you had a good trip to DM.

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thats cool Sam, all i need to confirm is 1 picture and then ill believe. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Hey Jeff, I was traveling on business and this was a quick side trip, no camera with me! Even though I have no picture, it was definitely there in Iowa earlier today, and didn't look like it was headed to the transporter yet! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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okay then, maybe when i visit in a little while it will still be there !! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

business in Iowa ?? your company must be desperate huh ?
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These valve covers are starting to grow on me https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...y/100_0815.jpg
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Sam, if you need a CAUTION Sticker for the car, let me know - there are a few NOS ones available!!

I think the valve covers could use on of the those low horse hp stickers and you will be all set.

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No worries my friend, I snagged the rare over-sized "CAUTION" sticker. You just can't put a price on safety + it looks c https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif l. Thanks for the offer though. BTW, how "low horse" should I go on those VCs? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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BTW, how "low horse" should I go on those VCs? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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I'm thinkin' "283 Turbo-Fire 195 HP" would be pretty believable in a little economy Nova.

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BTW, how "low horse" should I go on those VCs? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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I'm thinkin' "283 Turbo-Fire 195 HP" would be pretty believable in a little economy Nova.

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No, 283 was never available in the 3rd gen nova so get the 307 at 200hp which was smallest lowest horse power v8 in 1970. you want it believable right?
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'spose I better leave the stripes off the body too. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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yep, and since you don't want a standard old 307 nova I will take it off your hands for a reasonable price.. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif

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Got anything to trade. I like C. Silver, for example? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

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Man I love that color https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif

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Schoneye, swap out those gold cad bolts from the upper a-arm bushings - I'm thinking they should be black oxide. That alt wire plug looks gray - I think it should be white. Looks like you got the dust flaps on the right side of the wheelhouses - I learned that one the hard way!

Love that Fathom Blue! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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More progress in the engine bay ...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...y/100_0967.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...y/100_0968.jpg

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Schoneye, swap out those gold cad bolts from the upper a-arm bushings - I'm thinking they should be black oxide. That alt wire plug looks gray - I think it should be white. Looks like you got the dust flaps on the right side of the wheelhouses - I learned that one the hard way!

Love that Fathom Blue! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Marlin, I believe your right on the bolts.. However, was there a difference from the small block alternator plugs in comparison to the big blocks??? Reason I bring this up is because mine has never been replaced on my 70 big block car and it is a grey ended plug just like what Ken has there...

Rich https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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283 was never available in the 3rd gen nova so get the 307 at 200hp which was smallest lowest horse power v8 in 1970. you want it believable right?
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Much better idea than mine, Bill! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif And I should know because my first new car was a 70 Nova with a 200hp 307 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/blush.gif

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Been some talk about these purple PCVs lately. When snapped into position only a trained eye will detect it.....https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/shocked.gif


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Door reassembly. Original paper vapor barrier goes back on. Note the skewed way they were glued on at the factory. Schonye recreated this special factory touch by lining up the holes in the paper with the original screw holes of the door panel.


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Original door panel with original "YENKO DEUCE" stickers.
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...and the original "XT"....


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The original A arm bolts were very pitted. Where we send parts out to be phosphated, it's 65.00 for a bolt, or a bucket of bolts. We have a 69 camaro in here also, whose owner could care less if he has cad bolts or not. So we used his, waited until we had a half bucket of hardware, and changed out the bolts.
The alt plugin on the original harness, and both of my deuces are the same as pictured.

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Been some talk about these purple PCVs lately. When snapped into position only a trained eye will detect it.....https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/shocked.gif

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[/ QUOTE ]I believe the PCV valve hose clamp has the squared off ends and not the round ends. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gifCar is lookin killer Sam!

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That's the 'safety' version, take a file to it.

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That's the 'safety' version, take a file to it.

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Once you slice a groove in your forearm from the originals, you know why they make them this way now. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif

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Don't be drippin any blood on that bad boy! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif Realll nice car Mayor! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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<font color="blue"> It's alive </font> https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif !!!! Word from up north is that at 1200 local (IA) the Deuce came to life again sucking the sweet agrarian air in thru her 4 bbl. Didn't ask if she saw her shadow or not https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif .

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif

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Schoney, What coating or Paint are you using say on front sway bar and upper control arm cross shaft, versus the color or contrast on the steering center link, ect, etc.

Can you share this info or rather not ????

I really appreciate your detail and workmanship.

Thanks,

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I think she's homesick for Creekside https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif.

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I bet you want it back! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif

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I've been playing the lottery every week since it left, hoping if I hit it big maybe Sam would make a deal! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif
It took me a long time to get used to that empty spot in front of my car when I'd pull into the garage. But we still have all those great memories and the car is finally getting the treatment it deserves!

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Sam, Schoney and family are real good people! It will be a top shelf resto with a good home! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Linda, she was never lonely. She's been kept company by some of her kin ever since she got here. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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Look on the bright side Linda. She went to "Deuce Heaven", and yet is still alive! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif

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I need to move to Donahue. My nova needs to be in the company of good friends and relatives. Maybe 108 N. Main Street is available. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif

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Sammy, you aren't going anywhere with that cream puff that you have! There's no way I would let you leave without me driving it one more time. Do they even sell Kakes out there?

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We went out to dinner tonight with a couple of friends from the old gang that we hung out with back when the deuce was still tearing up the streets. We got to talking about the car and I mentioned that everyone calls it a "she" now and how in my mind it had always been a "he". Earl, and the friends we were with, said they had always thought of the car as a "he" also. I said that maybe Schonye had done a sex change operation on it during the restoration. Earl's comment, "Yeah, he probably left off a couple of nuts!" https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/shocked.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/blush.gif You can clean him up but you've got to be careful where you take him!!!

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Sorry Sammy. The fire chief lives there and it's grass fire season in IA. I think people had half of Scott co. on fire today by being stupid and burning leaves on a windy day.
Your tax dollars were well spent by fema today. Many of our deptments were able to get brush trucks for this kind of fire event through fema grants. Nobody lost a house today.

Linda, I truly thought about the "she" when I wrote about the deuce. You called it, an it. An "it" would have no nuts. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif I've always used a female conotation with mine, so that's where the "she" came from. But mostly back in the day, we just said," The deuce".

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Good one Earl https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif. I can already tell I like your sense of humor. For the record, I am headin' to Donahue next weekend and I will personally count all of the nuts to ensure none were castrated er https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/blush.gif left off, I mean.