My new 1968 Nova L79 project.

[WILMASBOYL78]

Thanks Steve...I thought that was the case.

tw

ps...what was the last year that you could get plain steel wheels on a Corvette with hubcaps or wheel covers..?? Not sure why I need to know...just curious.

[Fast67VelleN2O]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: paceme</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
The L79 in the 67 &amp; 68 corvette had an aluminum intake and was rated at 350hp. In 69 the L79 was no longer available but the equivalent was the 350-350hp which had a cast iron intake and rochester carb.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The L79 was never a solid lifter motor, it featured the &quot;151&quot; hi-po hydraulic camshaft. The original version started out with the aluminum intake and small Holley carb. (350hp rating) In 1967 the L79 was changed to a cast iron intake and Rochester QJ....HP rating was dropped to 325hp. The rest of the engine internals were the same...cam, heads, 11 to 1 pistons, etc. The only thing I'm not sure of is how this engine was setup for the Corvette in the 67-68 era...but for the Nova and Chevelle the info above applies.

wilma </div></div> </div></div>

Just to clear this up. Don't want the wrong information floating around. The 1967 Chevelle L79 and 1967 Corvette L79 still had an aluminum intake and Holley Carburetor. The 1967 Nova L79 had a cast iron intake and Rochester carburetor. All 1968 Chevrolet L79 equipped vehicles had a cast iron intake manifold and a rochester carburetor.
-Matt

[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.

[Steve Shauger]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fast67VelleN2O</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: paceme</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
The L79 in the 67 &amp; 68 corvette had an aluminum intake and was rated at 350hp. In 69 the L79 was no longer available but the equivalent was the 350-350hp which had a cast iron intake and rochester carb.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The L79 was never a solid lifter motor, it featured the &quot;151&quot; hi-po hydraulic camshaft. The original version started out with the aluminum intake and small Holley carb. (350hp rating) In 1967 the L79 was changed to a cast iron intake and Rochester QJ....HP rating was dropped to 325hp. The rest of the engine internals were the same...cam, heads, 11 to 1 pistons, etc. The only thing I'm not sure of is how this engine was setup for the Corvette in the 67-68 era...but for the Nova and Chevelle the info above applies.

wilma </div></div> </div></div>

Just to clear this up. Don't want the wrong information floating around. The 1967 Chevelle L79 and 1967 Corvette L79 still had an aluminum intake and Holley Carburetor. The 1967 Nova L79 had a cast iron intake and Rochester carburetor. All 1968 Chevrolet L79 equipped vehicles had a cast iron intake manifold and a rochester carburetor.
-Matt </div></div>

Oops good catch on the 1968 L79...

[WILMASBOYL78]

You guys are good....thanks for all the &quot;fine tuning&quot;.

wilma

[427TJ]

That's why I don't mind asking questions around here. All this great information!

[ORIGLS6]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
ps...what was the last year that you could get plain steel wheels on a Corvette with hubcaps or wheel covers..?? Not sure why I need to know...just curious. </div></div>

I'm sure the '69 Corvette could be had with full wheel covers; maybe the '70 and '71 also.

[al8apex]

the last year for &quot;plain&quot; wheels on a Corvette was 1966, all after that (except 67 bolt ons) were rally wheels, the P01/P02 wheel covers were installed over the rally wheels.

[markjohnson]

I had one of these '68 L-79 Novas that I sold just a few years ago. It was a solid red car with black bucket seat interior,327-325 HP, 4-Speed, and 3.55 gear'ed 12-Bolt. I purchased it from the original owner with it's original Protect-O-Plate. It even came with the original Goodyear Blue Streaks slicks that it was raced on when it was new and came with all the original smog equipment that was removed in one piece as an assmbly and placed in a box in the attic! As mentioned above, in '68, ALL the L-79's including 'Vettes, Chevelles, and Novas came with cast-iron intakes/Q-Jets. Heck, the '68 Q-Jets had a higher CFM rating than the earlier 1965-66 L-79's with small Holley's and may have even been faster! Anyway, I hope the original selling dealer replaced that short block properly. The '68 L-79 has a VERY RARE, low production crankshaft in it. It should be a forged 3.250 stroke, large journal crankshaft and would be a very difficult piece to find these days. Anyway, neat find and don't forget.....one of these cars would make a great Pure Stock terror!

[92646]

Talk about rare, I worked at an engine rebuilder for 5 years and never saw a large journal 327 steel crank. It makes complete sense because 68 and 69 327 motors were large journals but every one I ever saw was cast. The only factory steel cranks I saw were small journal 327 cranks, small and large journal 350 cranks and small and large journal 283/302 cranks. Does this motor have forged pistons and deep groove pulleys also?