68 Motion Preped Nova

[weranc55]

Thanks for the info. So for 69 all 375 cars and yenkos started life as a ss. What where some of the standard things ss cars came with? I assume they had disk brakes, did they have to be power? Could you get a bench seat with a ss car? Reason I'm asking is I'm building a pure stock 69 nova and want to get as much info as I can.

[brent396]

There talking about motion nova over at steves nova site heres the link http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums...d.php?t=143825

[Mr. Chevy]

Mr. "68 Motion L88 Nova" should have looked a little farther.. I did post the article along with the magazine cover.. Maybe he just wanted to be a shooting star for the nova site members!!

Rich

[69z2x4]

Did they change out the complete motor in the Yenko cars or did it get a 427 short block like other builders did?

[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