More '70 L78 Nova questions...

[JHS]

First question: My L78 came with a am/fm/8 track radio. The kick panels had cut-outs for speakers, the dash has one and the rear deck has holes for two. Are all 5 speakers used? What ohm? Does the radio only play in the dash and the 8 track in the kick panels and rear deck, like my '69 Impala?

Question 2: Does this car use a EEC gas tank or non-EEC? Off the cuff I would guess EEC as it has all the smog and TCS stuff???

With ya'lls ( GA term) help I may eventually get this project finished and quit bugging everyone!!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I'm not sure there should be speakers in the front kick panels, just the dash. There is a fader for the rear speakers, but it's a 3 speaker system.

The car most likely does not have an EEC tank, unless it was a CA car. The TCS was new for '70, and the EEC was new for '71.

[Schonyenko2]

I had a factory am 8 track in my L78. It had 5 speakers just like you described. Great sound. Zeplin's whole lotta love, would almost make you dizzy.

[JHS]

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I'm not sure there should be speakers in the front kick panels, just the dash. There is a fader for the rear speakers, but it's a 3 speaker system...

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thanks for the input. I believe the kick panel speakers were used only for the 8 track. There is a section in the assembly manual that shows how to install but doesn't really tell much about their function. I did find out that it requires 8-10ohm speakers.

[JHS]

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I had a factory am 8 track in my L78. It had 5 speakers just like you described. Great sound. Zeplin's whole lotta love, would almost make you dizzy.

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As a matter of fact, I still have that Zepplin 8 track and am looking forward to hearing it in the car. Thanks for your help.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Learn something every day! I didn't know a Nova could hold 5 speakers, got a pic?

[Mr70]

If you're talking about the single one piece unit,that was New for 1970,that combined the in dash AM/FM 8TK unit as a Stereo radio,not a Mono.
It needed 4 speakers to reflect this.
I didn't think the Nova dashpads had 2 corner speakers to take advantage of this,so it sounds like they installed kickpanel speakers,along with installing two rears in the package tray provisionals,to let you experience the full 4 channel effect.
Both the radio station and 8Tk tape mode would be heard through all 4 speakers.
The center speaker was for Mono radios only,so this stereo unit would have ommited using that 5th center speaker originally.
Both front & rear were 10 Ohm speakers.Fronts being 4X6,and rears 6X9.
As stated,RPO NA-9 aka EEC,(Evaporative Emission Control- aka Charcoal Cannister),equipped gas tanks were for vehicles that were sold BRAND new in the states of Calif.and certain areas of Nevada.
Not at all related to TCS,(Transmission Controlled Spark),or SMOG aka A.I.R.(Air Injection Reactor).

[Schonyenko2]

I only have 2 pictures of that car. 1 though the windshield of a friends 70 GTO who was in Nam at the time, and the other when it was a wadded up pos, after I hit the bridge. No kick panel pics. The system what very good. I missed the heck out of it. Cheap a$$ deuce only had a am radio.

[JHS]

Thanks MR70, my unit is a combo am/fm/8 track and the kick panels were already cut and appeared to be factory, which was confirmed by the assembly manual but was not sure about the dash speaker. I will omit that one and install the other 4. The car was in pieces and I had the radio rebuilt but was not sure how it was supposed to be hooked up. I did not know what EEC stood for, figured emmissions related and since the car had all the other emmissions stuff it needed this tank as well. Thanks so much for your help.

Joe

[Salvatore]

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I only have 2 pictures of that car. 1 though the windshield of a friends 70 GTO who was in Nam at the time, and the other when it was a wadded up pos, after I hit the bridge. No kick panel pics. The system what very good. I missed the heck out of it. Cheap a$$ deuce only had a am radio.

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