74 Nova Help

[69hurstSC]

I'm decoding the cowl tag on a 74 Nova and have ran across a couple extra numbers not listed over at Nova Resource.

Line 3 has the following:

05D18 0309

Line 4 has the following:

Y Z

Also, would the cowl tag or any other location tell you if the car was a factory 4 spd? There is a clutch pedal in the car, and the hump has been cut up and has an aftermarket automatic in It and a 75 Olds 455 motor.

A little less than 2% of the 390K plus Nova's had 4spd's in 74.

[Nova Jed]

I can tell that this was a 4th week of May car without info in front of me. The automatic 73 Hatchback I saved from the crusher, had an automatic trans hump in it. How hacked is the tunnel? Is the z bar bracket bolted to the frame?

[WILMASBOYL78]

The other numbers/letters are option codes for Fisher Body guys relating to the installation of the driveline components. There is an explanation on pg.18 of Colvin's 70-75 book...

wilma

[69hurstSC]

Right Jed. It's the other numbers after the build date that I'm not able to decode. I went out and shot some pics of the frame and clutch.

http://i58.tinypic.com/64jwug.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/dvn33b.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/68x9wy.jpg

http://i62.tinypic.com/o60lxl.jpg

http://i62.tinypic.com/15eeicw.jpg

[Nova Jed]

Number one, that is the wrong clutch pedal, number two, theres a bolt in place of where the pin and clip should be, number three, I see no evidence of the z bar support,but that is usually seen through the drivers side wheel well.

[Nova Jed]

Its odd that it does have the neutral safety switch on the pedal even though it does not seem to be the correct one. Orientation is throwing me off.

[Nova Jed]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The other numbers/letters are option codes for Fisher Body guys relating to the installation of the driveline components. There is an explanation on pg.18 of Colvin's 70-75 book...

wilma</div></div>

The 18 should be the paint code.

[69hurstSC]

Is the triangular hole pattern on the frame any indication of a where the Z bar bracket plate should go?

[nova7579]

All 74 and later Nova's had the small clutch pedal. The 2nd picture is not a z-bar frame bracket mount hole pattern. It should be on the outside of the frame rail and your picture looks like the inside.
Brian

P.S.-Sometime mid year 73 the Nova starting getting the small clutch pedal.

[69hurstSC]

Gotcha. I'll pull the tire off and snap some more pics.

[69hurstSC]

Paint code is listed in line 2 as 29 29 Midnight Blue Met.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nova Jed</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The other numbers/letters are option codes for Fisher Body guys relating to the installation of the driveline components. There is an explanation on pg.18 of Colvin's 70-75 book...

wilma</div></div>

The 18 should be the paint code. </div></div>

[Nova Jed]

See, this is what happens when you look at too many 68-72s.