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#291
08-24-2012, 04:13 PM
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Re: My new 1968 Nova L79 project.
Who replated your valve covers & air cleaner lid?
Did they flash chrome em properly & do you recommend them? 
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#292
08-24-2012, 04:23 PM
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Re: My new 1968 Nova L79 project.
Not sure what they did? I never asked for flash chroming??? I am pretty sure they are just triple chrome plated. I guess I learned something new today. Thats what's great about these forums. Maybe you can explain flash chroming and what parts got this?
The company I use is New England Chrome Plating in CT. They have done a lot for me in the past couple of years. The last order took a bit longer than I expected 8-10 weeks. But I didn't need them back asap either. Lead time is around 4-6 weeks to get your parts back usally.
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#293
08-25-2012, 12:36 AM
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Re: My new 1968 Nova L79 project.
These are the rivets I bought. The heads are a little bit smaller in diameter but if they were clamped or riveted at the factory the heads would have been flattened out more like the original rivet pictured. After I crushed them in the vise the head is real close to the original rivet.  After I painted the top of the grill tonight. 
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#294
08-27-2012, 12:12 AM
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Re: My new 1968 Nova L79 project.
Passenger side fender is on. I just couldn’t resist putting the NOS headlight bezels and NOS eye brow moldings on the car.
  I installed my original AC pump that I had rebuilt. Now it’s really tight on this side. 
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#296
09-09-2012, 11:41 PM
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Re: My new 1968 Nova L79 project.
Well I have some good news. The L79 is now runing and man does she sound Good! Very very responsive! The bad!!!!! The dam heater core is leaking. It was a brand new GM unit. I was so sick to my stomach knowing I have to take that dam AC box back out just to get to the heater core, which is located in the inner heater box. I am hoping I can just remove the inner fender to get the ac box back out without removing the dam passenger side fender.. Just took 10 steps backwards.
Make me feel better and someone tell me this has happened to them before???? Jason
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#298
09-10-2012, 01:47 AM
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Re: My new 1968 Nova L79 project.
That does make me feel better knowing some else has had it happen to them!!!!
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#299
09-10-2012, 04:59 PM
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Re: My new 1968 Nova L79 project.
I feel your pain...I had to pull the heater core out of my 69 428 CJ Mustang one time.....thankfully it was only one time! What a royal PITA that was.
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#300
09-24-2012, 03:30 AM
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Re: My new 1968 Nova L79 project.
What a great project! You hve dome some great work. I look foward to seeing some more photos as you finish up.
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