El Camino project car

[hotrodalex]

Sweet. Wanna race?

You will lose.

[Eye of the Tiger]

You will lose.

Rodeo has a three point two liter all aluminum dual overhead cam twenty four valve vee six with variable tuned intake runners. The Camino has a boat anchor.

[hotrodalex]

Rodeo has a three point two liter all aluminum dual overhead cam twenty four valve vee six with variable tuned intake runners. The Camino has a boat anchor.

El Camino has all American vee eight power.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I bet ur intake valve seals was made in CHZiNA

[hotrodalex]

I bet ur intake valve seals was made in CHZiNA

Democratic People's Republic of Korea. 

[Eye of the Tiger]

Oh.

[Secret Chimp]

Democratic People's Republic of Korea. 

North Korea makes things?

[hotrodalex]

North Korea makes things?

[hotrodalex]

I have found the source of the smoke/sparks that occurred when I first started the engine.

I switched out all of the plug wires and installed some looms to tidy them up. I'm still not completely happy with it, but it will do. Sadly, the car is not going to run again until I can find a shorter spark plug. I don't want to burn another wire on the headers.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I have found the source of the smoke/sparks that occurred when I first started the engine.

I switched out all of the plug wires and installed some looms to tidy them up. I'm still not completely happy with it, but it will do. Sadly, the car is not going to run again until I can find a shorter spark plug. I don't want to burn another wire on the headers.

They make heat-reflective sleeves for that. I put them on my redneck truck after I put the headers on. Also put a heat shield around the starter. Had no problems.

OR, Accel makes "header plugs" if you just want to go shorter

[hotrodalex]

They make heat-reflective sleeves for that. I put them on my redneck truck after I put the headers on. Also put a heat shield around the starter. Had no problems.

OR, Accel makes "header plugs" if you just want to go shorter

The #6 spark plug comes out right between two of the header pipes, so the plug wire touches it. Nothing I can do except get a shorter spark plug.

[Eye of the Tiger]

The #6 spark plug comes out right between two of the header pipes, so the plug wire touches it. Nothing I can do except get a shorter spark plug.

I had that problem with my LeMans, so I got the Accel header plugs. They are extra short, but more 'spensive, which suxxored because that car needed new spark plugs about every 2-3 tanks of fuel.

[hotrodalex]

I had that problem with my LeMans, so I got the Accel header plugs. They are extra short, but more 'spensive, which suxxored because that car needed new spark plugs about every 2-3 tanks of fuel.

I put some of those in back in the fall.

Just got the car back yesterday. Wasn't expecting to bring it home quite yet, but I can do the rest myself. My friend cut out the out floor (what was left of it) and welded in a new one. I brought over the new seats and put the driver's side in temporarily (gotta do some tweaking before I bolt it in permanently)

I should be getting a new steering wheel later on today. In the next couple of weeks I'll put down some insulation and carpet, bolt down the seats, and possibly start making a center console.

I'll post pictures when I get back from Cleveland on Monday.

[hotrodalex]

Before:







Bye bye rusty floor!

















Much better. 




Pictures of seats coming soon.

[Laconian]

HOly crap. You could see El Camino through the rust holes in The Road!

[hotrodalex]

HOly crap. You could see El Camino through the rust holes in The Road!

These are the new seats (they are black cloth, the sun makes 'em look gray in the pictures):









Soon to having racin' belts.

[Cookie Monster]

You should've just left the floor out, waterproofed the rest of the interior and bolted the seats to the crossmembers.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I need those seats for the Swift.

[BimmerM3]

Nice. What are the seats out of?

[hotrodalex]

You should've just left the floor out, waterproofed the rest of the interior and bolted the seats to the crossmembers.

I may be able to weatherproof the interior, but not me.

Nice. What are the seats out of?

Mazda 3.

[hotrodalex]

Steering wheel:

[Eye of the Tiger]

[Laconian]

Steering wheel:

What systems is it compatible with? Does it have force feedback?

[hotrodalex]

What systems is it compatible with? Does it have force feedback?

Old muscle cars never have much feedback.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Old muscle cars never have much feedback.

Feedback is stomp on the gas and feed back.

[the Teuton]

What are those seats out of? A Sentra SE-R SpecV?

[hotrodalex]

What are those seats out of? A Sentra SE-R SpecV?

Mazda 3.

[SVT_Power]

These are the new seats (they are black cloth, the sun makes 'em look gray in the pictures):

Soon to having racin' belts.

Where's the hole for the harness?

[hotrodalex]

I haven't done any prep for the harness yet. For the shoulder belts I plan on mounting them to a roll bar type of thing under the back window and then the other 3 will be mounted to the floor.

[SVT_Power]

I haven't done any prep for the harness yet. For the shoulder belts I plan on mounting them to a roll bar type of thing under the back window and then the other 3 will be mounted to the floor.

I mean in the seats. The harness bar shouldn't be too hard since your interior is all stripped out already anyway.