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 It made sense to do the dashpad,...  It made sense to do the dashpad, in-dash tach, and steering wheel all at once to cut down on duplicated effort. Here, Jason installs our new dashpad from Classic. Now we're on the prowl for a dashpad emblem, another '68-only hen's tooth. This dashpad was an easy install. It fits well, it looks good, and all the fasteners are included from Classic.  Compare the before and after....  Compare the before and after. Nothing wrong with the Grant wheel; it's just not the right style for this Nova. After riding in ad guy David Stoker's '72 Nova, we fell in love with the brushed rally spoke wheel with the leather-grained grip. It's not correct for a '68, but we dig it. Just ignore the rest of the crappy interior.  There are two different steering...  There are two different steering columns for '68-tilt and non-tilt. If you've got a tilt wheel, it takes a shallow steering wheel hub with a flat bottom that uses this horn blow contact (PN G7346). We have a non-tilt wheel, which has a deeper hub with a recess into the column. That requires a different horn blow contact with a taller contact shaft, which, unfortunately for us, is not reproduced. As a result, our new horn button is non-functional. If you've got an old one of these for a non-tilt column, we'd love to buy it off you!  Project Nova is far from perfect,...  Project Nova is far from perfect, but at least we can live with the way it looks until it goes for paint later this year. Now we are free to concentrate on the important stuff, like fixing the slipping trans, getting some suspension under it, and putting some real brakes, wheels, and tires on.
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