Hi Tom, I was hoping to hear from you. The "lots of L78 Novas" always caught my eye. Yes, the heater hose location is correct and power front discs are there and looking very original. I have studied many pics over the past week or so and I would have to say if someone "made" this car a big block they did it a long time ago. Careful inspection of the hardware on the heater core housing, radiator support, and engine mounts tells me the car hasn't recently been tampered with. I do want to research the radiator support further though. As I said in my earlier post, all I have to match it against are other pictures of BB supports. Sounds easy but pictures tend to be one dimensional and you can't always get the right angle you need. I could use 2 pieces of info. 1. A straight down shot of the top of the support showing the hole patterns for the center support and the flap and 2. Measurements for exactly how big the opening is for the radiator. I'm also concerned that the welded nuts for the SB radiator hold-down should not be there. On a positive note, the radiator is too small for the opening (I can put 3 fingers through the gap on the drivers side). Also, the passenger side has welded nuts for the Harrison flange mount and the driver's side has what appear to be holes for self-tapping bolts in the correct position for a flange mount radiator. Again, I don't know if this would be correct or not. The car looks great. It has a black vinyl top, dark blue paint, black interior, 4sp., Radial T/As on 5 spoke SS wheels. Very factory looking which is what I like. Exceptions to this are bolted on subframe connectors and old traction bars. I will post pics when I acquire the technology. I have read the FAQ section of this site and attachment directions all look Greek to me. I have posted plenty of scans on Ebay with no problem. i don't know what my problem is here. What the heck is Mozilla 4+? My computer is only 6 months old it should have all the bells and whistles I need. Tom, thanks for your interest in my Nova and any help you have to offer is greatly appreciated. By the way, how many is "Lots"?
Marc