68 Motion Preped Nova

[PxTx]

I don't think there is any hard and fast rule you can apply. I suspect there were customers who may have had their 396 warmed over with a cam, intake carb and such. There are also cars which probably had ther short blocks switched out for 427s. I also think there were pleny of L88 conversions.



I read a comment about this engine pic still having exhaust manifolds on it. Probably isn't a pic of a Nova. Also noted is the fact that the 396 option was not available till after this article was written. I guess if that is the case, any early 68 Chevy II 427 Motion cars probably were full engine swaps from a small block car.

I don't know how long it took form ordering a car to delivery. Don't think Baldwin/Joel would have calculated to take orders and wait for the 396 option to become available. From a salesman's perspective I would either "up-sell" the customer into a BB Camaro or "up-sell" into converting a SB Chevy II.

All these points changed each year, so again- no hard and fast rules.

[WILMASBOYL78]

I think the dead give-away is the rubber fuel hose and generic chrome fuel line....if these were converted L78's they would have used the factory fuel block and lines that were standard with the Holley carb. Another item is the master cylinder...I don't see a booster behind it. I believe all L78 Novas came with power drum brakes as standard and the discs were optional. These cars were probably converted small blocks....

wilma

[southside]

It does appear to have the BB heater core. Hoses don't seem to go behind valve cover like a converted small block car or a Chevelle.

[WILMASBOYL78]

I didn't notice that...perhaps some other info will come along to help with this. I know some dealers did BB swaps in early Camaros before the BB was introduced..how did they deal with the heater hoses..?? maybe the cover was changed as part of the conversion..???? wilma

[brent396]

Tom hows your 68 l78 coming along

[WILMASBOYL78]

It is sleeping quietly in the garage...wilma

[brent396]

GO over to steves nova site a motion 68 chevy ii spoted look at the facts http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums...d.php?t=143825

[427TJ]

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I don't think there is any hard and fast rule you can apply. I suspect there were customers who may have had their 396 warmed over with a cam, intake carb and such. There are also cars which probably had ther short blocks switched out for 427s. I also think there were pleny of L88 conversions.



I read a comment about this engine pic still having exhaust manifolds on it. Probably isn't a pic of a Nova. Also noted is the fact that the 396 option was not available till after this article was written. I guess if that is the case, any early 68 Chevy II 427 Motion cars probably were full engine swaps from a small block car.

I don't know how long it took form ordering a car to delivery. Don't think Baldwin/Joel would have calculated to take orders and wait for the 396 option to become available. From a salesman's perspective I would either "up-sell" the customer into a BB Camaro or "up-sell" into converting a SB Chevy II.

All these points changed each year, so again- no hard and fast rules.

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I have several of these S&S and Cars magazines with B-M articles and I'd bet that engine photo was used several times in several B-M articles. I think it's the photo of the very first 427 Camaro conversion's engine--the Tahoe Turquoise car that was a 350 to start with. Maybe that helps explain the manifolds and manual MC? I'll go dig out my copy with the original 427 Camaro article if you want.

[Plowman]

The color photo of the engine with exhaust manifolds is interesting. Oversparay on the intake. How did Joel source that engine? Is it a 396 or 427?

Pretty sure a CE enigne came without paint, and most of the time without an intake or exhaust manifolds.