The New Project: Part Deux!

[njsteve]

Spent the weekend getting the car ready for the frame repairs. A lot of loosening of nuts and bolts. I got the new set of rear springs (which the company of course guaranteed would sit the car at the correct ride height -NOT). Anyway I put them in and the ride height did come down an inch from the 30+ inches at the wheel well arches. Now it's 29-1/2" tall.

I measured the ride height of my prior 72 T/A with its original front and rear springs and F60x15 Polyglasses installed and it was at 28-1/4" rear, 27-7/8" front. That is what I am shooting for. The company said they can de-arch the springs if I want. I will be calling them tomorrow. Luckily they are close by in PA.

So, I got everything disconnected and then reconnected for the trailer ride to my bodyguy who will be doing the frame work.



And the generic 5-leaf Nova springs that were in the car, next to the new 4-leaf replacements that I labeled with the stencil I made from my T/A's spring numbers a few years back.



And here are the old generic springs in case anyone can use them, I'll give you a great deal! Part # 21-339 comes back to a 70-79 Chevy Nova V8 "Heavy". http://www.stengelbros.net/21-339_p_2847.html

[njsteve]

I also pulled the fuel tank and was pleasantly surprised at how nice the trunk floor was from the bottom side. Of course, I didn't find any magical broadcast sheet under there, unfortunately. The Norwood Assembly Plant was not too keen on putting them there back in the day.

[njsteve]

Original vent line hoses still in place. Nice and pliable, too.





And the fuel tank straps that are covered in the black overspray on the top and bottom sides of the straps, from the assembly plant.



And the original fuel tank. The US Steel stencil on the other side has a date of 12/30/1970, which is rather interesting. I believe the explanation is that the stencil date is the actual date of the steel being stamped by US Steel, into a roll and not the date of the fuel tank being created.

[njsteve]

I just got back from dropping the car off for the frame rail repairs. I brought the rear end back with me, along with the springs to be de-arched.

Spent an hour carefully cleaning the rear differential and found some paint marks. Rather interesting in that there is an orange "G" or maybe a "6" or a "9" depending on which way it was intended to be looked at. The G/6/9 is on both the top and the bottom of the center section. Also, some green paint at the bottom edge of the center section (just like on my 72 T/A, which had a giant orange "E" on the bottom and nothing on the top). The rear is a 3.42 posi, just like my old T/A (and built around a week after it in late December 1971).





And the yellow paint on the yoke nut.