69 BB identification...."PICTURES ADDED"

[All American Racer]

Hi Tom, I was hoping to hear from you. The "lots of L78 Novas" always caught my eye. Yes, the heater hose location is correct and power front discs are there and looking very original. I have studied many pics over the past week or so and I would have to say if someone "made" this car a big block they did it a long time ago. Careful inspection of the hardware on the heater core housing, radiator support, and engine mounts tells me the car hasn't recently been tampered with. I do want to research the radiator support further though. As I said in my earlier post, all I have to match it against are other pictures of BB supports. Sounds easy but pictures tend to be one dimensional and you can't always get the right angle you need. I could use 2 pieces of info. 1. A straight down shot of the top of the support showing the hole patterns for the center support and the flap and 2. Measurements for exactly how big the opening is for the radiator. I'm also concerned that the welded nuts for the SB radiator hold-down should not be there. On a positive note, the radiator is too small for the opening (I can put 3 fingers through the gap on the drivers side). Also, the passenger side has welded nuts for the Harrison flange mount and the driver's side has what appear to be holes for self-tapping bolts in the correct position for a flange mount radiator. Again, I don't know if this would be correct or not. The car looks great. It has a black vinyl top, dark blue paint, black interior, 4sp., Radial T/As on 5 spoke SS wheels. Very factory looking which is what I like. Exceptions to this are bolted on subframe connectors and old traction bars. I will post pics when I acquire the technology. I have read the FAQ section of this site and attachment directions all look Greek to me. I have posted plenty of scans on Ebay with no problem. i don't know what my problem is here. What the heck is Mozilla 4+? My computer is only 6 months old it should have all the bells and whistles I need. Tom, thanks for your interest in my Nova and any help you have to offer is greatly appreciated. By the way, how many is "Lots"? Marc

[All American Racer]

Trying to post scan again. Sorry for the sideways scan and the poor quality but this is a copy of a copy of an invoice that was taped to the window of the car. I really don't know what it is or how legit it is. I hope you guys can read it. I can't find ANY info about a Charlie Collins Chevrolet. I have tried the Bayonne NJ dept. of commerce but they never got back to me Marc

[WILMASBOYL78]

Marc, sent you a PM. Tom

ps. are you a member of National Nostalgic Nova??? If not we need to get you signed up.TW

[All American Racer]

Thanks Tom, NNN member for 5 days now. I even asked for the box o' back issues! I didn't crawl underneath the car yesterday but when I do I'll let you know. Marc PS I never received a PM

[Allen]

For radiator core support comparison, click the link below.

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...62321021tkLjTV

It sounds like you've got a neat car to work with.

Tom has pretty much listed the items to look for. One other thing to look at is the fuel line configuration... is it one single large 3/8? One large 3/8 and a smaller one next to it? One smaller one, like 5/16?

[All American Racer]

Allen, thanks for the pic. This was exactly what I was looking for. I don't know about the fuel lines. I haven't been under the car yet and it has an aftermarket fuel pump. I need to go under there and look for dual fuel lines (or bigger clips with one line), transmission xmember, and original exhaust hangars. Thanks for the pics and I'll keep you posted. Marc

[WILMASBOYL78]

Sent another PM. Glad to hear you joined the club,welcome!

TW

[All American Racer]

I bumped this up for invoice viewing. Marc