1970 Chevrolet Nova Yenko Deuce

[brent396]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151997624684?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageNa me

[wundercluck]

I remember sitting in that car and talking to Reggie about it at Barrett Jackson in 2003. Sure seemed like a good car and the real deal!
Don

[Charley Lillard]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-Nova-COPO-Super-Sport-/151997612800?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2363c38300:g :ZB4AAOSwFNZW0k5p&item=151997612800

[ssl78]

Kind of strange in the ebay add the red yenko has a big block cross member

[mockingbird812]

pretty sure the Deuce was unique in getting a BB cross member.

[earntaz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mockingbird812</div><div class="ubbcode-body">pretty sure the Deuce was unique in getting a BB cross member. </div></div>

Wouldn't that throw the tailshaft off to the right? I believe the BBC in Novas is offset to the right for clearance, etc. TAZ

[bigsixman]

I do not believe that a sbc with a 4 spd would use a bbc cross member because it pushes the mounting point over to the passengers side about 5/8&quot; and it would not line up correctly like earntaz mentions in his post.

[Bill Pritchard]

Hmmmmmm, being sold by the 'House of Hardtops'. Caveat emptor <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

All 4 speed Deuces came with a BB cross member, we don't know exactly why. I speculate that it's due to GM reusing COPO 9737 from prior year(s) where it was utilized on BB cars. I once did measurements on the Pontiac SB version which looks exactly the same but without the ~1/2&quot; offset, and found that the Deuces did indeed use the Chevy BB version. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif The Deuces also use BB shifter rods.....

[Schonyenko2]

Was about to post the same thing. This car was on a poster of Novas of different years that was out there 20 or so years ago. It had ladder bars on it. I seem to remember John Ohler owning this car and having it at one of the SCRs in Collinsville. I don't remember it being an original drive line. I talked to a guy at the Cedar Falls swap meet years go that said a friend of his owned it, and raced it for a while. No idea if that was true, or a bs story.

[bergy]

Sooo - did the Deuce come with BBC motor mounts - so that the motor was shifted to complement the cross member?

[earntaz]

So the offset/misalignment doesn't make any difference? Something does not make sense ... phasing and mis-alignment of eng/trans/diff will cause vibration. Maybe the 12 bolt diff is not centered (offset?) the same as the 10 bolt? TAZ

[Craig_Maiorana]

Wonder how long its been since Reggie owned this car

[njsteve]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I once did measurements on the Pontiac SB version which looks exactly the same but without the ~1/2&quot; offset, and found that the Deuces did indeed use the Chevy BB version. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif The Deuces also use BB shifter rods..... </div></div>

FYI, all Pontiac V8s are the same dimensionally. No such thing as small block or big block in the Pontiac world.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Thanks Steve.

No, the Deuces def have SB engine frame mounts and the rear is unmodified. I/we honestly can't tell you why there isn't an issue with this combination.

Reggie sold it at Barrett Jackson about 10+/- years ago to John Oehler from Chicago, I lost track of it when John sold it as it's bounced around with different collectors / dealers.

[bigsixman]

This car was owned by a guy from Buffalo Lake, MN back in the early 80s. Reggie bought this car and a white 69 Z/28 from another MN owner at the same time.