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1972 Chevy Nova Hotchkis Suspension Installation
Corey loosely attaches the sway bar and U-bolts over the axlehousing.Remember to use some anticease on the U-bolt threads and lube up thebushings with the supplied lube.		 1972 Chevy Nova Hotchkis Suspension Installation
Before bolting on the dogbone, be sure to lube it up, too.		 1972 Chevy Nova Hotchkis Suspension Installation
Center the sway bar by using the rear end housing and the framerails asa guide, then mark a spot where the mount will go through the back seatarea. With the back seat removed, drill through using a 1/2-inch drillbit for the mounting holes, then tighten down the mounts with thesupplied hardware.
1972 Chevy Nova Hotchkis Suspension Installation
The Hotchkis rear sway bar is ready for action.		 1972 Chevy Nova Hotchkis Suspension Installation
Hotchkis '68-74 Nova subframe connectors (PN 4009 $396.00) are made outof mild steel and are 1 1/2x2 1/2 with .120-inch wall for superiorquality and strength. They're powdercoated gloss black for anattractive, long-lasting appearance and come with polyurethane subframebushings and hardware. No need to cut the floors with this setup, asthey bolt right into the front subframe and slide over the rearframerails and can be easily welded into place.		 1972 Chevy Nova Hotchkis Suspension Installation
First bit of work for the subframe connectors is to loosen the stockbushings on the front clip.
1972 Chevy Nova Hotchkis Suspension Installation
Corey uses a pry bar in order to remove the old bushing.		 1972 Chevy Nova Hotchkis Suspension Installation
The front of the new Hotchkis subframe connector and new bushings boltright into the stock location.		 1972 Chevy Nova Hotchkis Suspension Installation
The rear of the subframe connectors simply slip over the rear of theframerail. There are four predrilled holes, making it easy to weld theconnector into place. Corey then went on and welded a nice, even beadaround the connector.
1972 Chevy Nova Hotchkis Suspension Installation
With the new Hotchkis subframe connector welded in the rear, Corey thenuses a 1/2-inch bit to drill the mounting holes in the stock clip inorder to bolt up the front of the subframe connector.		 1972 Chevy Nova Hotchkis Suspension Installation
You could weld the front in if you wanted to, but with the Hotchkissubframe connectors, you can use them again if you changed the frontclip.		 1972 Chevy Nova Hotchkis Suspension Installation
Here's the subframe connector all bolted in, welded up, and ready foraction. With the subframe following the contours of the floors, groundclearance is not an issue, plus it looks clean and stealthy.
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