L78 on LMC

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Oh boy, back to this car!

The dash bezel is interesting, we are trying to figure out why some dashes received more/less chrome edging than others. It appears to be both a year change thing, and an interior option change thing.

The trim tag is spot on, as there is no 1,2,or 3 on the bottom row. This number would indicate how many body moldings the car should have, in this case, none! The moldings would be drip rail, door frame, body side, or rocker. A 2 or a 3 on the bottom row would indicate some combination of the moldings.

Thanks Manishnark

[Mr70]

What do the 1970 Deuces show on their trim tags in this location?
Are they all void of this 1-2-3 number designation?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Yes, all deuces except one have this position blank. Only the gobi beige deuce of Jerry Albert has a number in this position, which confirms it's moldings. Also, the original owner pics of that car also show it with the moldings.

[John]

On a 1970 nova if it has an "In-Dash" tach showing a 6500 red line ...would that be a 375hp car if it came with a big block?

[WILMASBOYL78]

Yes. I believe allen396 has a link to some pictures showing the 3 styles. The high horse cars had the top redline.

wilma

[All American Racer]

That's your que Allen396......not to be snarky or anything.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

'cmon Allen, quite snarkin around and post your links!

[Dragonrider69]

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On a 1970 nova if it has an "In-Dash" tach showing a 6500 red line ...would that be a 375hp car if it came with a big block?

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Hey John, here's some info I copied from another discussion forum/ info site. I wish I could remember which one it was so I could give them proper credit, but I had just copied it and stored it on my computer some time ago...

<font color="blue">Some people call it the Gauge Package. Some call it the In-dash Tach. Others incorrectly call it the SS-dash. But from 1968 until 1976 the optional RPO-U17 Special Instrumentation Package was a set of extra gauges that helped build the sporty image of the Nova.

First I want to clarify that RPO-U17 was NOT part of the Super Sport option. It was available on any V8 equipped Nova those years. The Special Instrumentation Package did include 4 extra gauges: a tachometer, an ammeter, oil pressure and water temperature. The tach was placed to the left of the speedometer in the location where the fuel level gauge was normally placed. This was to make it easier for the driver to see (when in reality, it was really too small to see and mostly blocked by the steering wheel). Because the fuel level gauge was replaced by the tach, it was moved to the console with the other 3 new gauges. The gauges were all electrical, so there is a special, additional wiring harness need to power them. You will notice that I said the gauges were located on the console. This means that if you wanted the U17 Special Instrumentation package you also had to order the RPO-D55 Front Compartment Floor Console. And since the floor console wouldn't fit with a bench seat, you also had to order RPO-A51 Bucket Seats. All these requirements made the U17 package a pricey option.
</font> As far as I know, the maximum redline was 5500 RPM, for the L78...

Manish

[johnny427]

hey manish what is the outside temp read on the dash,cold for canada,i think canadians are being bashed by our friends to the south!!!wait till they read my bio then you will really see a ribbing.

[Belair62]

Hey no one is messing with our neighbors up north Ay ! After all we get the best stuff from Canada.For instance ....ummm....hang on...ummm...ummm.. well anyway we like our neighbors ya hoser.Tell your buds they will cross over but the horsepower will take some getting used to so break them in S-L-O-W-L-Y in one of those MoPars.