69 Nova underhood - Page 2

x Baldwin Motion · #11 01-30-2010, 12:18 AM

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Small blocks do use the strip,it there to keep water off the back of the engine and firewall.

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All Novas use the rear strip, but only AC Novas use the front strip. That front strip is used in conjunction with the special roll pan under the front end.

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This makes good sense. I figured it was an A/C only item. What exactly is the "special roll pan" I have a portion of the forward crossmember that does not look correct, any pics?

Thanks guys for the input.

Tommy thank you! I just ordered a new set of bezels with the 350 upgrade

x Baldwin Motion · #12 01-30-2010, 12:20 AM

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Same paint combo as my 71

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very nice.. did they still call it Olympic Gold in 1971?

**John Brown** · #13 01-30-2010, 01:22 AM

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This makes good sense. I figured it was an A/C only item. What exactly is the "special roll pan" I have a portion of the forward crossmember that does not look correct, any pics?

Thanks guys for the input.

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Here is the pan that came on A/C equiped Novas. It was made out of some sort of plastic material.

69 Camaros with air had something similar.

x Baldwin Motion · #14 01-30-2010, 02:56 AM

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Here is the pan that came on A/C equiped Novas. It was made out of some sort of plastic material.

69 Camaros with air had something similar.

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I don't have one of those and we removed most of the AC components. The car must have shred the pan when it had an encounter with an immovable object that left a serious mark underneath.

Nova Research Project · #15 01-30-2010, 03:29 AM

BTW new AC weatherstrip is not readily available. The Classic Industries Camaro one is the wrong shape for Nova.

The Chevelle one is supposed to match. I have yet to order one.

Oh Yeah it uses the same metal clips as the 68-69 big Blocks Radiator flap.

Greg

Unreal · #16 01-31-2010, 07:23 PM

The 69 AIM shows a similar (or identical) pan to the one on the Nova pic, above, but I'm not sure if any have actually been found on a Camaro. Anyone have experience with one?

**John Brown** · #17 01-31-2010, 11:06 PM

Camaro and Nova are not the same. Nova is part # 3940212 and Camaro is # 3949856. While they may both do the same function, the Nova baffle goes farther forward than the Camaro baffle does. If you have an assembly manual, the pictures and part numbers are shown in the C60 section.

**John Brown** · #18 01-31-2010, 11:29 PM

Here is a picture from the Nova assembly manual. I don't have a 69 Camaro manual at home.

Nova Jed · #19 02-01-2010, 04:33 AM

Someone needs to get that pan reproduced. I have a 71 Nova that had little remnants of the plastic pan. I too have the rubber strip that is at the top of the rad support. The 69 Camaro is not as long as the Nova.

Allen · #20 02-01-2010, 04:42 AM

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Here is the pan that came on A/C equiped Novas. It was made out of some sort of plastic material.

69 Camaros with air had something similar.

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The plastic air scoop thingy on 73-74 Nova is a different design than this one. I can upload a picture if anyone wants to see what it looks like.