LAKEWOOD / NMW Tow Tabs
 

Completed Tow Tabs as Lakewoods to compliment all the other Lakewood Day 2 Add-ons:
3 point loop roll bar
Scatter shield n louvered block saver
Drive shaft loop
Drag Shocks front & rear
U-Joints
Traction Action. (Grumpy Bars)
J bolt kit
Motor Mounts and Trans mnt.
& some miscellaneous items.

Fly eye too....

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Any Vintage Lakewood U-joints for Nova for sale? Throw out bearings in vintage Lakewood?

Dave
67 Nova Boy

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Dave.
The truth is.... Lakewood repackaged U joints...
The ones I have came from Streetside performance
Brute Strength brand are the ones Lakewood uses.
$16 vs $58. For the Identical made in USA Solid joint , of course with no grease fitting.
Identified by the Red rubber cap seal.

Gotta love Lakewood's way of making money on everyone else's dime...

Those are Paul's Tow tabs BTW.

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Likewise, I don't think Lakewood motor mounts are anything special either.

Spicer life non-greaseable U-joints are the ones to use these days.

http://www.jegs.com/p/Spicer/Spicer-...14756/10002/-1

No one is going to notice whether or not your u-joints are period-correct. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img]

Question: When did Lakewood stop punching louvers in the block plates?

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Thanks all for the reply's...don't care about period correct just strong as I run a stick and want no worries. The ones in the car may be Lakewoods from the 70's. Sometime in the early 70's is when they were last changed.

Dave
67 Nova Boy

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John,
Agree on Lakewood Mounts and other smalls...but its Cool that I have vintage boxes and paperwork.
If I didn't know any better I should contact Lakewood for sponsorship and ad campaigns.... Lol
I even have seudo Lakewood Velvet touch sintered metallic brakes on it......with their Logo....hmmm

The Louvered plates were superceded by a 3 Hole one about 1970 + /-.
If you notice on my plate it has a non-round Crank flange hole ,,,which the SBC 's had ....when the 427 &amp; 396 became common place they revamped them to accept the BBC &amp; LT 1 type flanges
I couldn't care less about U Joints other than them not breaking.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 67 Nova Boy</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> The ones in the car may be Lakewoods from the 70's. Sometime in the early 70's is when they were last changed.

Dave
67 Nova Boy</div></div>

Do you think they may be &quot;dry' after 40 years ?
You're running a D/S loop aren't you ?

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Um....not yet BUT I have an NMW to install.

The u joints have to be! They scare me they have been in there so long!

Dave
67 Nova Boy U joint chart

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The Scatter Shield is old because of the HOLE in the bottom that is used for clutch adjustment,I don't know if the hole could pass tech now.

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Correct, the Scatter shield is Pre 1971-72 ?

The sight/gauge hole was outlawed by NHRA &amp; the other sanctioned bodies.
Reason #1
The hole could be weak point for major exploded clutch, p-plate &amp; flywheel shards from with in to penetrate the hole and split open the bell.
#2 A minor disc or P plate failure, even flywheel teeth from exiting through the hole laying debris on the track.
#3 Remote,yet realistict, fluids leaking onto the track/ racing surface.