74 Nova Help
 

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.

Re: 74 Nova Help
 

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?

Re: 74 Nova Help
 

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

Re: 74 Nova Help
 

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

Re: 74 Nova Help
 

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.

Re: 74 Nova Help
 

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.

Re: 74 Nova Help
 

<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.

Re: 74 Nova Help
 

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

Re: 74 Nova Help
 

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.

Re: 74 Nova Help
 

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