1966 Nova L79 Question

[ban617]

I have a 66 ChevyII and it drives fine to me 327 350hp 4speed 12 bolt 3.73 ....But I dont try to road race it ....My ss emblem on the glove box door is chrome ....They turn goldish color when the chrome is gone ....

[kwhizz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ban617</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I have a 66 ChevyII and it drives fine to me 327 350hp 4speed 12 bolt 3.73 ....But I dont try to road race it ....My ss emblem on the glove box door is chrome ....They turn goldish color when the chrome is gone .... </div></div>


Hate to disagree.........But,,,,,As delivered the Super Sport emblem was Gold in color.......all the repro stuff is Chrome......
Hard to tell from this pic but this is from a survivor car and it is gold in color...



Ken

[Material_Boy]

Jayr/Bob is absolutely correct. I own one of these cars and have owned it for almost 30 years. As already said there were 5481 L79's built. I don't know about the breakdown between models, but the standard transmission was a 3 speed on the column and a 3:31 rear axle, along with a 12 bolt rear. Posi was an option as well as an M20 or M21 4 speed. F40 suspension was also an option. My car has it's born with drivetrain as well as all the other components. They are neat cars. The suspension? marginal to say the least. Road race it? No way. Brakes? Well they are the same brakes you would get on a 4 cylinder car unless you ordered the metallic brake option. They were made to go a straight line and they did it very well back in the day. There aren't too many of these cars around that are correct and haven't been thrashed and trashed from years ago.

Happy New Year to all!

Dave

Absolutly no problem driving a 66 L79 Canso Sport Deluxe back in the day.Opps, except occasionally when you got into it.

[Paul_S]

They drive fine and as said above compare with others (Mustang, ...). Prefer the manual/standard controls over power. Cannot compare to more modern stuff. They were given bigger brakes in '64 (9.5&quot; x 2.5&quot; Front, 2&quot; Rear) which was used on (A, F, X, Z-Body) for years after and the X-body is lighter than the F &amp; A. 4, 6, &amp; 8-cyl cars got the same brakes.

[novadude]

My '65 handled poorly when the stock front end was completely worn out. It actually bordered on scary. With all new stock bushing / ball joints / tie rods, a rebuilt steering box (manual steer), and idler arm bearing conversion kit, at stock ride height it drives great now. Not quite like a Chevelle or Camaro, but not as bad as some people claim. I also added '72 Chevelle discs which work really well on these light cars.