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Hell yeah, junkyard restoration!  Looks like you're on just about the same path that I was, you've just got more parts to put on at once  . Brakes, suspension, rear end, blah blah blah, bodywork last. I'm pretty sure you'll need to run 18"s to clear those front Brembos, but 16s should clear the rears if you're running 4th gen F-body single calipers back there. I don't know if you already bought them, but check out Kore3 for brake lines if you haven't already. Smart dudes over there with good products. Good luck dude.
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Adjustable shocks are so fancy I wouldn't even know where to start. Maybe when the Bilsteins need replaced I'll upgrade. Also, you reminded me that I want to throw one of the 275s on the front of the Nova and see how it works.
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First two letters are the ratio. CP translates to 2.73:1. Nearly as lame as my Nova's 2.56:1 .
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Dec 10, 2020 16:24
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Yeah, I got lucky with junkyard parts. I stuck with the 10-bolt but went from an 8.2" to an 8.5" and upgraded from the open 2.56 to a 3.42 LSD. If I ever find a wrecked SS I'll steal the 12-bolt out of it.
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Dec 10, 2020 22:21
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Raluek posted:The Nova is a leaf spring rear, isn't it? Lots easier to U-bolt a perch to that, than the cast-in upper 4-link eyelets on the A-body. That probably opens your options considerably. Yep. I'm not sure how or where they drew the lines for single-leaf or multi-leaf, but my factory rear was a single leaf and the 8.5" I grabbed out of the junkyard '73 was multi. Camaro axles will bolt in as well I believe.
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Raluek posted:Oh yeah, and, Boaz' car is a factory V8, albeit a 307. Maybe the 4-barrel cars got the better rear end? Like my Impala has the 12-bolt, despite only being a 327, but I think the 283 got the 10-bolt. Yep. Factory 307. I'm guessing you're right with the 4-barrel thing. The 307 was not a "performance" option by any stretch.
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