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Old 12-17-2018, 03:09 AM
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Found another day to work on the Nova and finally got that last bumper bolt chopped off. Stripped the front clip and got the motor ready to pull out. It's an 80 Corvette block (2 bolt) that ran like crap but found out why today. Distributor was loose, carb is a turd that someone slapped together, and the fuel was foul (piss yellow). Also found some rust in the front fender corners under the lower belt but the good news today was finding out the heads are unmolested 186's with A-31-9 and B-7-9 dates. I'll see what the bottom end is like once I get it pulled out this week. Maybe I can use this for my kids car.






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Did my usual parts run to Montana today and picked up a couple early presents. Heater box from Woj and a minty set of Cragar's from Sam (the fronts are dead mint). Have everything I need for the Nova now.

I'll put these parts to good use real soon.

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Old 12-18-2018, 02:23 AM
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Sweet score Graeme! Woj and Sammy have good stashes to be sure. Keep us posted. We love updates with lots of pix!!!!
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The Cragar's are going out tomorrow to be mounted with a set of vintage Firestone 500 slicks that I got from Tony a while back. The front runners will get another set of Firestone pie crusts to be used for shows that are close to home. These should give the car that vintage Day II vibe that I'm looking for. For times that require highway miles, I'll bolt these 15" SS repro wheels on the car to give it better handling. Had these mounted up today with a set of the Wide Oval FR70/15 radials and have to admit, I love the look of these. I'll mount them up when all the other work is finished up over the next month or so.



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Love the Cragars!
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I'm really diggin the Drag 500's mounted up. Now the work begins as I set course on restoring the brakes, wiper, wiring and heater box before dropping in the new drive line. Might repaint the front hood to match the ghosted lines and repair the fenders while they are off. Anyone have a good source for lacquer paint?





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Way cool! Can't wait to see them mounted on the car.
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Those drag 500's are badass! I run those back in the day and would love to find another set.
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Graeme, you can NEVER have too many wheel and tire combos!! Love it... Looking good...

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cant wait to see the cragars on the car!
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