Re: 1969 Yenko Nova
 

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I bet the rear SS emblem that can be seen in Marlin's pics was added by another owner too.. Probably at the same time the grill SS emblem was added.

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Very possible, sort of like the wheels - lots of things got changed.

Very cool pictures, thanks for sharing https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

Re: 1969 Yenko Nova
 

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Very possible, sort of like the wheels - lots of things got changed.

[/ QUOTE ] Yeah, what are those like L60s on 15x8"s? Even jacked to the sky like that they'd have to rub. I guess it was worth it to look cool.

Re: 1969 Yenko Nova
 

. https://www.yenko.net/attachments/203152-IMG_1299.JPG

Re: 1969 Yenko Nova
 

Those are definetly not L60's on that car.

Re: 1969 Yenko Nova
 

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Those are definetly not L60's on that car.

[/ QUOTE ]I think it's safe to say they're plenty bigger than the E70 14"s it would have worn out of Willow Run. I was just pointing out that they're obviously greatly oversized and not something Yenko would have likely installed and sold new like that. It was probably delivered with XTs like most 69 sYc Novas and had Cragars and bigger tires added on day 2 by the owner. I'd bet it had shock extenders in front and air shocks in the rear to get it sitting like that too.

Re: 1969 Yenko Nova
 

Agreed!
They might be L60-14's, but not 15's as I had a set of 15's on my first Nova - had to jack the rear end up pretty tall to keep the lips from cutting into the tires https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/shocked.gif

Re: 1969 Yenko Nova
 

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Agreed!
They might be L60-14's, but not 15's as I had a set of 15's on my first Nova - had to jack the rear end up pretty tall to keep the lips from cutting into the tires https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/shocked.gif

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I'm almost positive I had L60-15's on my Nova, shown below...BFGoodrich Radial T/A's on Corvette Rallys...I rolled the inner lip a bit, though https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...o/tn_Nova2.jpg

Re: 1969 Yenko Nova
 

Coil spring spacers......twist in with a rachet and bar.

Re: 1969 Yenko Nova
 

Spacers

Re: 1969 Yenko Nova
 

Not sure those are L60's they look like radials, but a lot depends on backspacing - or rolling the lip https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif I'll try to dig up a pic of my first Nova with the L60-15's, they were really square and made a major racket when the lips came down on them.

One night while racing 5 wide on the Roosevelt Blvd in Philadelphia, I hit a low spot on the road. The lip came down, sliced the bulge of the sidewall, and left a strip rubber dangling off of the tire. That stupid strip flailed around and slapped rubber streaks all over my new cortez silver paint job https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/mad.gif Then again, I could have stopped https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif