My new 1968 Nova L79 project.

[ORIGLS6]

That's kick-a$$ just as it is. I'd be tempted to do some clean up and DRIVE IT!!!!!!

[x Baldwin Motion]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ORIGLS6</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That's kick-a$$ just as it is. I'd be tempted to do some clean up and DRIVE IT!!!!!! </div></div>


The newest PatinaMobile !!! Beautiful!!! If that's the original paint I have two words for you.. &quot;boeShield it&quot; !!

( is that three words?)

[CC Rider]

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Enjoy it as is, at least for a little while. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[jasonL78]

The car runs and has brakes but will need a trunk pan. The back window was leaking water for years. It is on the 2 do list.

[Schonyenko2]

Nice piece Jason. Is the original owner still around? It would be interesting to hear why he ordered it the way he did. I can attest to how well a 68 L79 Nova 3 spd will run having had our butts handed to us one night when we thought the 383 64 Dodge we were in ran pretty well.
Jason, is the blk stamped CE, or does it have the correct stamp for the L79 replacement assy?

[jasonL78]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Schonyenko2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice piece Jason. Is the original owner still around? It would be interesting to hear why he ordered it the way he did. I can attest to how well a 68 L79 Nova 3 spd will run having had our butts handed to us one night when we thought the 383 64 Dodge we were in ran pretty well.
Jason, is the blk stamped CE, or does it have the correct stamp for the L79 replacement assy? </div></div>

I looked on the engine pad and didn't see CE just a bunch of numbers? What would the number be for a L79 replacement assembly? I will be talking to the original owner as soon as I get his phone number from a previous owner. If I was to register this car I would be the second registered owner. The original title is in the original owners name.
The story is the original motor blew up on the way home from the dealer the day they bought it! The dealer replaced the short block assembly. It still has the double hump heads and correct intake so I never questioned the short block. I will get the numbers from the pad tonight and post them.

jason

[92646]

Oh this is going to be so neat. Jason please take a bunch of pictures and post them as you look this car over. I would venture to guess there is going to be a few one off parts on this car. Do you still have the L78 Nova too? Is the core support big block or small block? I have always wondered why they went to the trouble of welding a small block lower radiator mount to a big block core support if the big block radiator bolts on with brackets welded to the radiator side tanks.

[Schonyenko2]

Appears your information from the original owner is right on. I thought perhaps that if it was blown up early, and bad enough, that it might have recieved a engine replacement. Some of those had the correct pad stamps, for example CTB for a 4 spd deuce, but no sequential vin nbr.
I wonder if he wanted a 396 with air, but when told that wasn't available, settled on the next highest hp rated motor he could get with air. Always interesting to find the reasoning why people ordered cars the way they did.

[Kim_Howie]

That thing is as rare as chicken lips!!!
Jason, Congrates on the car Kim