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I have a 1976 Nova front clip on my 55.
I am a having the hardest time finding drop spindles for it. I thought about installing V6 coil springs but I would rather replace the spindles. Can anyone help me out!

Should be able to find them here:

http://www.performancesuspension.com/DroppedSpindles.htm

put in 4 cylinder springs, and drop it to the ground!!

Rusty Rod,

The '76 Nova was a pretty big beast, are you sure it was available with a 4 cylinder. It sure would have been 'gut-free' if so.

Stuart

Try www.fatmanfab.com

Try Global West I didn't find a web site for them I will keep looking. They have a set of ball joints that adapts their Impala dropped spindles to Nova/Camaro. Improves suspension geometry and uses the bigger brakes.

Houston54 ,

Thanks for the link! These guys have what I need.

Roger

I've never seen or heard of a nova of that vintage having a 4 banger, BUT, if you go to the parts store, you can buy a set of springs for a Nova with a 4 cylinder...

Nor I Rusty Rod. The early Chevy Two Novas used the Iron Duke witch used one SB Chevy head. Anyone who may know about this little motor please chime in, I am curious now. I think it was long gone by 76. I would also like to know what 4cld may have been used in 76.

I found this but I am sure that there was one that used a SB head anyone know?


The 151 (2.5L) inline 4 engine was used in '80-'83 CJs including the CJ-8, CJ-7, and CJ-5. The 151 is often called the "Iron Duke", but is actually a Pontiac engine designed to replace the Chevy "Iron Duke" I4 engine. The engine does have the Chevy bell housing bolt pattern though. The engine is manufactured by GM and uses a cast iron block and cylinder head with hydraulic lifters and 5 main bearings. The 151 cetainly is not a screamer, the AMC I4 has much better HP and torque ratings.

The neat part about the engine is it has the same bell housing bolt pattern as a Chevy small block. The bell housing makes a great low buck Ford/Jeep to Chevy adapter since it is basically Ford on the transmission side and Chevy on the engine side. A regular Chevy bell housing will bolt to the 151, so if you plan a transmission swap, a Chevy transmission would be the way to go. Also, a Chevy 305 or 350 will bolt right to the Iron duke bell housing. The down side of dropping in a V8 is most transmissions used with the Iron Duke are light weight units.

The GM 151 has the intake and exhaust manifolds on opposite sides of the cylinder head, but the AMC 150 has the intake and exhaust manifolds on the same side of the cylinder head. The picture at the top of the page is the passenger side with the intake manifold and carb. The drivers side is pictured below with the exhaust manifold removed.

GM 151
Bore x Stroke 4.00" x 3.00"
Displacement 151 ci(2.5L)
Compression Ratio 8.2:1
Horsepower (net) 82@4000
Torque (net) 125@2600
Main Bearings 5
Valve Configuration OHV
Fuel Rochester staged 2bbl


Contributors
Thanks to David Ewing for the manifold identification tip. Thanks to Ed Lowe for keeping my GM engine history straight.

The Iron Duke was a 153 ci.,basically it was a 23
0 with two less cylinders.
I have one out of a 62 nova,I thought about putting in a 3100.