2/19/2024 0 Comments 1968 el camino differential ratios![]() I wish I could tell you definitively that the CBW rear was only a COPO item, but we honestly don't know for sure.Īs for the internals of the CBW rear, they appear to be the same as the other 12 bolt rears that came in the Nova. and we believe, eventually including the special GTO bench seat shifter arm & '69 Z28 shifter body for the Nova, the F41 on a non-SS Nova, the CBW rear on a Nova, etc. We believe that the CBW rears are part of COPO 9737 - Yenko SportsCar Suspension, as this COPO # started in '67 and morphed each year into different combinations of parts - everything from 140mph speedos in Camaros to 15" wheels, to 13/16" sway bars, etc. At this time, all info that we have indicates that the CBW was included in one of the COPO's - just like the BE & KQ coded rears in the '69 COPO Camaros & Chevelles (respectively). Because we don't know if the CBW rear was part of one of the two approved COPO's, we don't know if the CBW could be ordered 'by itself'. I wouldn't go so far as to say that an everyday Nova couldn't get a 4.10 gear, as the COPO rules stated that what GM approved for one dealer was made available for all. ![]() You are mostly correct, that CBW code has only been found on COPO Novas - some of which became Yenkos, but Motion cars were generally not COPO's. Ironically my Nova was built during the week after I totaled the truck. In the “for what it’s worth” column, I ordered a ’68 El Camino SS 396 with 4.10 gears, a wide ratio 4 speed and drum brakes and that was what they delivered. Unfortunately it doesn’t mention optional ratios available. According to the AMA information from September 1969:Ģ30 C.I.
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