By Terry Cole
6/15/07
In the first two segments of this story we demonstrated the installation of the Heidt’s bolt-in four-link suspension system and the bulletproof Currie 9-inch rearend under our 2nd-Gen Nova. We focused on the details of how to correctly measure and position the brackets and components and then hang the beefy axle housing. In this, the series finale, we show you how it all comes together by highlighting the installation of all the supporting parts.
With the stock-width axle located by the Heidt’s four-bar setup, we turned attention to the installation of a Yukon aluminum center section from Randy’s Ring & Pinion and the Wilwood discs and corresponding four-piston billet calipers. To connect the factory TH 350 transmission to the new rearend, we called Denny’s Driveshafts for one of its Nitrous Ready propellers.
To complete the conversion, Classic Tube fired off one of its make-it-yourself stainless steel brake line kits. With all of the required hardware and one if its tube benders, creating the hard lines was a snap.
When it was all over, our Nova was packed with the latest in quality suspension components and a supporting cast of characters that will take the abuse from whatever powerplant we decide to stuff under its hood.
 Randy’s Ring & Pinion’s Yukon center section offers a combination of brute strength and light weight. Equipped with 3.55:1 gears and a sturdy traction device, this drop-in is all our Nova needs. |
 Scrubbing off velocity falls to Wilwood’s Dynalite disc brake package. Replete with one-piece 12.19x0.81-inch vented rotors and billet four-piston calipers, this system also incorporates an internal drum parking brake. |
We custom-tailored new stainless steel lines using this complete kit from Classic Tube. It includes all the necessary fittings and fasteners as well as a spring-cover overlay to prevent harm to the lines. Classic also supplied its quality tube bender. |
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| Making the connection between tranny and our Nova’s new diff is a Denny’s Driveshafts Nitrous Ready propeller shaft (above right). Denny’s online “template” made it very easy to determine the proper dimensions. | |
