1970 L89 NOVA

[Steve Shauger]

This issue specific to a 1970 built car has historical significance. First no documented 69 L89 novas exist, and second to our knowledge no other chevrolet received aluminum heads except this car in 1970. So everyone is cautious at this point and rightfully so. I am watching from the outside and will review all the tangible evidence like everyone else. Hopefully those that have either inspected this car or those who have copies /pics of the docs will share it and or chime in.

[Belair62]

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Marlin, Look at it this way. If you want to join a midget bowling league in your area,do you ask Charley,Jeff,or Belair where to go when you know darn well belair has been used to getting chucked down a few lanes in his day???

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I agre Chuck...makes a whole lot of sense. And if anyone needed to know how to masturbate on a camel...you da man !!! Now back to the L89 Nova

[427king]

Belair, its only fair i post a picture of you in your high school yearbook..

[Dave Rifkin]

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Belair, its only fair i post a picture of you in your high school yearbook..

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OMG that picture is hysterical

[Belair62]

I have since cut my hair. Did the camel have enough humps for you ???

[nuch_ss396]

I've got a couple points to make on this whole 1970 L/89 topic.

First of all, the only production aluminum head in 1970 was
the '074 ( ZL-1 & L-88 ). This head used a voluminous
combustion chamber in conjunction with the 427 ZL-1 & L-88
pistons. There would have been a total combustion chamber
mis-match as no 396 ( or 402 ) pistons existed from GM in
the 12:1 realm. So how do we account for this? If you put
a set of '074 heads on a 396 ( 11:1 ) back then, it probably
would have run like a dog. The 396 probably couldn't pull
enough air to take advantage of this head design.

Secondly, I thought there were no L/89 options in 1970.

Steve

[442w30]

I thought there were 18 L89s built in '70, and those are understood to be L78 Chevelles?

[budnate]

Chuck, I assumed a real GM type window sticker not a dealer made sticker, Mark is this sticker a GM piece or dealer type??? that you saw???.

B.



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I would say that it needs to be factory paperwork to really verify it as an L89, not a dealer sales invoice.


[/ QUOTE ] Bud i believe the person that posted this was stating what i also believe. Window stickers vary so much there is no way to tell for sure which is real and which isnt,especialy when its the only piece of paper that documents a car that noone said was made . Buildsheets on the other hand are a different story[so far at least]

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[Mr70]

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I thought there were 18 L89s built in '70, and those are understood to be L78 Chevelles?

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I believe this to be true,and I know of at least 3 documeted L-89 1970 Chevelles/Elcaminos today.
There are too many EARLY issued factory/dealer materials supporting them selling new here,as well as in Canada,before being swiftly discontinued by the release date of the LS-6.
The 1970 Chevelle L-89's used the #842 Al. Heads,which is correct for an 11:1 compression.

[SS427]

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I thought there were 18 L89s built in '70, and those are understood to be L78 Chevelles?

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I have documentation on two of these cars and have met and followed the restoration of one of these cars very closely. The car has been discussed quite frequently on Team Chevelle.
Rick