1969 nova SS L-78 for sale / original drive train

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1969 SS nova / original drive train / original POP



back in the day





original drive train







fathom green with a black hat



interior



as it sits today



25K

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project nova is sold...
to be restored by schoenthaler restorations

[WILMASBOYL78]

Sounds like Schoney is booked up for awhile....nice to see all these Novas gettin' done. Hope they all become NNN members..

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Maybe that original racing paint can be saved

[WILMASBOYL78]

Just realized this is an 07D car...that has to be one of the last 69 L78's made. Engine casting and assembly date are only a week apart...and it is an #854 block, too. I'd be interested to know the delivery date written on the POP...probably sometime in August. This car is very similar to our 70 Gold L78 TH400 car...built in early July 1970...all of the assembly dates are close to the cowl date. This may be a common thing for end of the model year cars when the factory was preparing to change over. Things may just have gone a little later in 1969...cool car. Do you know what kind of kickdown switch was on the carb..??

wilma

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delivery date was 10/4/69
don't know about the kickdown switch
the nova came with this radiator









and a 9B dated 499 distributor

one of the heads was a 291 and the other an 840

seems like the line was using up the parts they had available at the end of production

[WILMASBOYL78]

That's pretty late in 69...the 70's were already out. That is a curved neck 4 core Camaro style 69 radiator...interesting. I've heard of these engines having the mixed heads before...are both heads large 13/16" plugs..??? Cool stuff

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the heads are dated
840= E 5 9
291= F 4 9

[Lynn]

I have seen a 300 horse 350 engine with one 041 head and one 186 head from the factory.

[WILMASBOYL78]

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the heads are dated
840= E 5 9
291= F 4 9

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Ae they both large spark plug models..??