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03-14-2022, 04:12 AM
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1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard
Well I suppose all those clutch dumps over the years cause a little stress here and there.
The brace from the firewall to the lower middle dash was fatigued and torn away. There was actually a small piece missing which I fabbed a replacement piece and welded in. Top of this brace is broken loose and had been machine wired in place. A little easier to see from this side I did have to grind it a little afterwards to clear the defrost duct.
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68 Acadian SS-350 auto/AC driver 70 Nova SS-396/375HP Bench Stick 72 Nova SS-350 5sp Mini Tubbed 67 Chevelle Conv. SS-427 clone 70 Chevelle SS-454 LS-5 M-22 
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03-16-2022, 02:51 PM
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I love L78 Nova's I like this one just browsed whole tread and when I saw you fixing the jacking point I remembered 11-12 years ago I bought a 69 nova 4 door subframe at pick N pull (actually got alot of stuff off that) because it was a 6 cyl it had never been jacked up there - it was beautiful and I had no need for it but it needed saved! little Nova trivia is 6 cyl cars did not have sway bars the mount holes were pierced but not threaded.
I recently bought my blue golf ball - a 69 Elcamino that needs a roof and right quarter from a little Texas hail and reading through this gives me some confidence of tackling it myself as I've never done much bodywork but why not try? thanks for sharing your car
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69 RS/Z 302 VE3 Daytona 69 Chevelle SS 396 375 69 T/A clone LS6/6 speed 90 Formula 350 Last edited by Zman1969; 03-16-2022 at 05:44 PM.
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03-16-2022, 04:00 PM
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That is some Nasty Hail !! Texas sized for sure.
Time and patience is key, and I have some friends in the industry to help with answers when I'm stumped. Good luck with the Camino. Gary
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03-16-2022, 08:53 PM
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03-16-2022, 02:52 PM
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sorry double posted
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69 RS/Z 302 VE3 Daytona 69 Chevelle SS 396 375 69 T/A clone LS6/6 speed 90 Formula 350 Last edited by Zman1969; 03-16-2022 at 02:54 PM. Reason: double
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