69 Nova L78 TH400

[Belair62]

Saw 5 & 50 at auction...very cool...check the 61 Poncho wagon in one of those backgrounds...I love looking at the old photos and looking in the backgrounds....post more

[Supercar_Kid]

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I love looking at the old photos and looking in the backgrounds....post more

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[Supercar_Kid]

Last one...can anyone spot the body mod on this one?

[sYc]

Rear fenderwell, moved forward?

[Xplantdad]

Looks like the seats are different...not a body mod, though.
Radiused fenderwells?

Bruce

[Supercar_Kid]

Tom wins this one. While looking over several period pics of his famed DY Yenko that were on display at SCR7, Ed Hedrick had an interesting recollection. Together, Ed and I were examining the changes that were made to the car during the course of it’s campaign, and I had commented on it’s lack of rocker moldings in some later photos. Ed went on to explain that it was a trick of Grump’s to section the outer quarter panel lip, with a few pie slice reliefs, lengthening the wheel opening all the way until it fit flush with the inner wheel tub, freeing up an extra inch or two for bigger slicks. He said it wasn’t technically legal, but it wasn’t technically illegal either. He explained that it was always Grump’s interpretation, that if a modification wasn’t specifically prohibited in the rulebook, it was fair game. He said after they had stretched the opening, they would eliminate the rocker moldings and squirt them black clear up to the door opening to help divert attention away from the alteration. They never got any flak from track officials about it. Just another reason why Grump, Strickler, & Hedrick ran so fast. Pretty slick you gotta admit.

[Chevy454]

Too friggin' cool...

[camarojoe]

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According to JohnZ (Chevy engineer) the complete car had to be submitted for emission certification.
Here is a quote from a JohnZ thread on Team Camaro "EPA emission certification was done not only by powertrain, but by carline application, vehicle weight, aero drag, and coast-down horsepower testing, which created many variables. Every different situation required full EPA certification"
I also know that Yenko had to get EPA certification on the 1968 427 Camaro. He could not use the 427 Impala certification.

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I have the actual EPA Certificate for the Yenko Deuce. It was issued to Yenko Sportscars Inc. in March 1971 for the 1970 cars. Do you think Yenko was trying to get them certified for some sort of NHRA class?

[Schonyenko2]

Both copo camaros that we've had in here had their wheelwells moved forward like the grumps. Richmond's Vitar camaro, and Jude's burnished brown copo. Big slicks, power to the ground.

[68TopStock]

The cut and slice approach was more esthetic than the old "large hammer" approach! On the Sox & Martin hemi-Cuda's, I have been told the factory supplied special rear 1/4's.