1970 Nova SS 396 Help

[chitown]

Hi to all on this forum. I have a 1970 Nova SS 396 body. It shows 28000? miles on the odometer. It is missing the original motor, 396. From what I have been told the car is an original big block car,by the heater core and the radiator support and it has all the emblems and markings. Its last big event was in 1982 at the Car Craft Street Machine Nationals. I purchased it in 1983 before all the hoopla and cloning of Big block cars became popular so I am pretty sure its a Big Block body..It looks to be a 4 speed, bench seat rubber mat car.I was told a few years back that a dealer on the East coast had ordered all the Big Block Novas, but then came a recession in the economy and the cars went their merry ways. My question is what motor? L78 or L34? I found a little 4x8 paper under the back seat but it seems to deal with the interior trim codes. The vin is 11427ow303XXX. Anybody have any thoughts or onfo on this. Thanks....

[Bill Pritchard]

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I was told a few years back that a dealer on the East coast had ordered all the Big Block Novas, but then came a recession in the economy and the cars went their merry ways

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Someone fed you a big line of

Welcome to the site. There are people here very knowledgeable about big block Novas....but I am not one of them BTW, I was a participant at the 1982 CC Street Machine Nats. First year it was moved to Springfield IL. I won a Doug Nash 5 speed trans there

[mnyenko]

Chitown, Check your fuel lines. If it has an original fuel sending unit. With a return fuel line. It was a 350 hp car. 3/8 fuel line with no return 375 hp. Earl

[CamarosRus]

I am interested in buying your car, depending upon condition and pricing. I have a Nov 69' CKO engine with I believe a NOVA Vin on bellhousing flange, that I would like to find a correct body for....

[chitown]

Bill. The person that gave the 411 on the east coast BS was some pay for info GM guru, I dont remember his name. Anyway Congrats on winning the tranny ,was it with your car or a contest?
mnyenko.. Thanks for the info on the gas line I will check it out....
CamarosRus .. Right now I am looking for info on the car to decide where Im going with it. What kind of resto to do.. You can email me and we can talk ..

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Hi Chitown,

There are several things to check:

Make sure the core support has the big opening - but no extra holes on the driver's side for a/c stuff. Also, make sure there is a weldnut on the front of the passenger's side for the rad to bolt into.

Check the trans crossmember for the square opening with one angled corner.

Check for the bb engine mounts, they offset the block 1/2" towards the passenger side (as does the trans crossmember).

Check for the single 3/8" fuel line, but several L34 cars have been found with only one line - primarily early cars built b4 the end of '68.

Check the driver's side rear frame rail in the wheel opening for the dual exhaust plate.

Check for rear sway bar brackets welded to the underside of the floor boards above the muffler.

Check for all the disc brake stuff.

Let us know all the codes on the trim tag, and we can decipher them for you.

[chitown]

Thanks YDR... top line on tag st70.....11427wrn273514
second line...tr732 58 58 pnt
third line....O4A A2 1041

[nuch_ss396]

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Check for the single 3/8" fuel line, but several L34 cars have been found with only one line - primarily early cars built b4 the end of '68.



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How could an L/34 ( Rochester carb ) not have a return
fuel line? Did the fuel filter have a block-off for the
return? I like to know more about this.

Steve