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Old 03-15-2009, 06:14 PM   #1
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Nova Subframe Swap

Had some time this weekend so I took the plunge to swap subframes.

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The subframe is loosely in there now. I plan on cleaning up the engine and trans and rasing the subframe back in with the driveline in. The only casualty for the day was the distributor cap and rotor. I left them in so I wouldn't mess with the timing, and when the subframe broke itself loose the cap got broken. Oh well. Guess it's time for an MSD.
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Old 03-15-2009, 06:27 PM   #2
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looks great
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Old 03-15-2009, 07:02 PM   #3
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looks real good bill
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Old 03-15-2009, 07:56 PM   #4
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annnnnnnnnnd its apart
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Old 03-15-2009, 08:12 PM   #5
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annnnnnnnnnd its apart
Absolutely!

But I'm already putting it back together this time.
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Old 03-15-2009, 08:30 PM   #6
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Looks great, Bill.
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Old 03-16-2009, 09:46 AM   #7
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Nice !
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Old 03-16-2009, 02:43 PM   #8
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Looking good! Sure seems like a good time to slap some headers on it!
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Old 03-16-2009, 02:45 PM   #9
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Looking good! Sure seems like a good time to slap some headers on it!
They are already on order.
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Old 03-17-2009, 01:55 PM   #10
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Nice looking garage...man, I wish I had half that space.



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Old 03-17-2009, 02:15 PM   #11
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Nice looking garage...man, I wish I had half that space.



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Old 03-17-2009, 09:42 PM   #12
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yeah i was going to say..thats a real nice lookin garage lol
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Old 03-18-2009, 01:32 PM   #13
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Looks good, I love to see Novas getting some love!
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Old 03-18-2009, 07:20 PM   #14
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Old 03-19-2009, 10:59 PM   #15
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lifts are wonderful, nice work!
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Old 03-22-2009, 04:31 PM   #16
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yea man nice job! wish i had a garage period lol
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Old 04-13-2009, 01:46 AM   #17
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Great looking Nova, Bill.

My garage would be heaven with a lift like that :in awe:
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Old 04-13-2009, 11:15 AM   #18
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that is a nice work space. good looking subframe too! tubular a arms look awesome
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Old 04-15-2009, 08:52 PM   #19
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that is a nice work space. good looking subframe too! tubular a arms look awesome
The much improved performance is much more important than the look!
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.

Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.

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Old 04-16-2009, 09:34 AM   #20
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Weird how the frame rail travels through the A arm setup.


Looks nice though!

And pft, if it looks fast, then it must be fast.
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That is how old cars are! My 2nd gen:




The beauty in those arms is the increase in caster. Old cars usually have very little negative caster, and some had positive. That is no match for big modern radials. With the DSE arms he can probably dial in 4.5*-5.5* neg caster. I have -6* with mine.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.

Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.

Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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so you are saying it can turn nice!
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It just drives better. Especially higher speeds.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.

Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.

Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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Old 05-10-2009, 12:02 PM   #24
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I dont know how I missed this thread Looks good Billy!
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