1970 L78 Nova 5 blade fan sold on e-bay WOW!!

[CamarosRus]

Rick, I was most certainly wrong about Cumby having a L-78 Chevelle. What I meant to say, was that Cumby's Survivor LS-6 w/o cowl induction and having the Dual Snorkel Air Cleaner was a very good source of reference for 70 L-78 Camaro restorers.

What configuration of left smog tubes are the top restored LS-6 Chevelles using with and w/o cowl induction....

I am also looking for a survivor 1st design left hand smog
hose 39471?8

[Mr70]

Just teasin ya about Cumby's car.I know through conversing with you in the past,you are fully aware of what he has.

"What configuration of left smog tubes are the top restored LS-6 Chevelles using with and w/o cowl induction"....

Most are putting on the over the valve cover tube even if it's not accurate for their early build,but either design will fit fine when Cowl Ind. equipped or not.
I believe it is due to owners not knowing there was a design difference & revision date for this tube,(as noted in the 1970 Chevelle Ass. manual),as well as most reproduction houses only carry the later issued over the valve cover design tube anyway.

[CamarosRus]

Rick,
1)Can you help me provide evidence that 70 Camaro L-78's should ONLY have the 2nd design, over the valve cover style of smog "tree" and hose ????? ..... as I have NEVER SEEN a as built picture of a 70 Camaro L-78 engine compartment.

2)I feel that the few restored 70 L-78 Camaros having smog are wrong, because either vendors like Hoedel and Greenhoe provided incorrect tree and hose or the L-78 owners copied 69 L-78's and installed wrong tree and hose.

3)Is it true that Crane Corvette supply offers the best repop left tree, however NOT correct as Original.

4)Any evidence that original trees were BLACK ZINC plated, even though well known vendors like Hoedel or Greenhoe may apply something else.

Below pics show 70 Camaro assy manual page. There is another LS-6 page (canceled/never built) that shows 1st design tree......and two examples of 70 L-78 Camaros with wrong left tree.....






Not my intent to hi-jack this thread. If that be the case I can search for a smog thread and start over...........

[Mr70]

Chuck,taking this to email .

[WILMASBOYL78]

Found my copy of the July 69 Hot Rod Magazine road test for an L78 Nova....they comment on the fan as follows: "A seven blade fan which doesn't have a vicious clutch is fitted. The fan makes a tremendous amount of noise at high speed, so while it does move a lot of air, this same action gives out the bothersome noise level. " they went on to talk about replacing it with a Flex-a-Lite unit for a future road test.....I think they were mistaken about the 7 blades....all conversations I have had regarding original fans for 69 BB's have been the 5 blade unit...who would have thought such a minor part would become so rare and expensive. I still remember throwing one away in 1974 from my first L78 Nova....also threw the Muncie shifter away...but that's another story

wilma

[Allen]

I still have the Muncie shifter from my Nova, but won't ever use it. Is it good for anything?