67 - 68 chevy II restorer

[Pusher_Man]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PeteLeathersac</div><div class="ubbcode-body">-

Are you saying Muncies and Sag's were both supplied w/ the dozen or so/whatever actual '67 L79 production was?
Also, is it known specifically that all '67 L79 production were 2-Dr. Hardtops or any 2-Dr. Sedans possibly built/existing?
Lastly, what of any '67 Acadian L79 cars...built/not/body style/known?
Cool subject!
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only saginaws were used in them, which adds to their uniqueness.

all of the L79 Chevy II's were Nova SS cars.

yes, very cool subject. from what all I've researched they were all:


Nova SS cars

cast iron intake (vs aluminum in 66)

quadrajet carb (vs holley in 66)

325hp (vs 350hp in 66)

open air element (vs double snorkel in 66)

saginaw 4 speed trans

may or later builds

FQ coded only rears, which is 3.07 12-bolt open (GM literally only made that rear for this car)


these cars are so interesting (and not because i have one), but because they are like an in between model of their own...stuck between a 66 look and a 68 engine with the open air cleaner, carb, and cast intake, but yet with a diff trans and unique rear. they almost appear to be an experiment or something crazy. it used to be supposed that the 6 engines were leftover blocks from 66, but then they didn't make the cars until the end of the model year so who knows about that? although they might have been. i'd love to know the cast date of an original engine car, to see if it follows the normal rules of within 2 or 3 months or so, or if it literally was leftover from the 66 ones.

mine unfortunately doesn't have its original block. it does have a 68 CE block. i tracked down the original owner from the pop and he told me a service station messed a valve cover up or something and caused the oil to leak out and locked the engine up. he said they then got a replacement for it. man, it is always the coolest thing in the world to talk to an original owner of any classic car. always a big treat of mine.