My new 1968 Nova L79 project.

[jasonL78]

Jed
Thanks for all the great compliments. I enjoy sharing my experiences with everyone in the hobby. This is how I learned almost everything I know about these cars on great forums like this one. It’s all about making new friends and sharing our experiences with everyone.
As for the L79 I have been moving forward with the restoration. Just slowly! I have both the upper and lower control arms all painted with the new bushings and ball joints pressed in. I am working on the sub frame now. This is one of the control arms finished, I just have to install the 68 nova heavy duty suspension bolt in snubber .


One thing I did find on my steering center link was a unique finish. The center link had a silver/ blue finish that was very hard to remove in the sand blast cabinet. I tried to duplicate it the best I could. Some say the finish is part of the heat treating process?
Before


After


On the driver side of sub frame I found some grease pen markings. At first I thought it was an (EP) marking but after I cleaned the area it looks like (SP)

On the passenger side I found an (L-I) marking.


Not really sure what these mean. The SP might be special performance maybe? But the (L-I) I have no idea? Anyone?



A lot of my time lately has been spent cleaning and detailing all the small brackets, nuts, bolts, and clips. I bought a phosphate kit from Caswell INC. It has a penetrating sealant you put on the parts after you phosphate them. It seems to help the parts from flash rusting after the phosphate process. Overall it’s a very easy process and the parts look great. Anyone else use this kit from Caswell?



I heard from my engine builder that my motor might be done early next week we will see.