![]() The orignal early-nova bell housings had the clutch fork clocked-down to clear the floor pan. Geometry must have been good.that was the softest pedal-pressure I've ever felt using a three-finger clutch. He made a notch in the floor (just to the left of the gas pedal). Actually worked good, with one exception.the clutch fork would hit the floor pan when pushing down on the clutch. Below we'll break down the ID codes prefix and suffix sections. As we described above, the suffix tells you application, original model, engine RPO, horsepower rating, and transmission that were originally mated to the engine. by the previous owner, using chevelle parts (and a typical SBC with a normal oil filter location). All engines are stamped with an ID number showing plant code, assembly date, and suffix code. On another note, my last '67 nova was converted to 4sp. They both came from automatic-novas, but had the pivot-ball holes for clutch linkage. Never saw an original set-up personally, but attained a couple of 283-nova blocks over the years. ![]() And since front-sump nova pans/oil-pump pickup parts weren't easily attainable, the only choice I had was a deep-sump early nova "notched" pan from Milodon.but the "ram" (power assist) and hoses had to be removed.įrom what I understand, the recessed oil filter was made to clear the clutch cross-shaft/linkage as well. Engine Stamping Numbers Date Stamp Characters Date codes consists of a letter, 1 or 2 digits for the day, and 1 digit for the year such as J 25 7 would be October 25, 1967. ![]() ![]() I knew I had to dump the cannister-type oil filter and get an adapter for a screw on filter. Engine ID Code Example: V0101CLJ - (V Plant, 01 Month, 01 Day, CLJ Engine Suffix Code) Another example: T0830CTY - (T Tonawanda, 08 August, 30 30th day, CTY 1970 396 Camaro, 375 hp, 11.0:1, TH400) Code Engine Plant Code Engine Plant VIN Code Format The vin code format is stamped onto most engines. My first '67 I had back in the late-80's had a 194 6cyl, which I converted using a 283 from a 65 malibu. ![]()
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