El Camino project car

[shp4man]

I'd like to yank the SM420 out of the old truck and rebuild it, too. Just too lazy. 

[CaminoRacer]

Shifter might get a bit annoying since it's so short. Good motivation to finally lower the seat?

[Rupert]

Duct tape an old ruler to it. Bam.

[CaminoRacer]

I like the way you think.

[CaminoRacer]

I finally got around to buying a fire extinguisher. 2.5lb Halon bottle. Probably could have gotten a smaller one... It's yuggggee.

[Rupert]

How are you going to mount it?

[CaminoRacer]

Probably bolt it to the floor between the seats. It's too big to mount it vertical on the subwoofer box. And the floor mat gets in the way of mounting it in front of the driver's seat.

Oh, and an update on the shifter - I replaced the short one with the old taller one. Much better.

[CaminoRacer]

A piece of the dashboard trim - the part that goes under the steering column - was missing a screw. Apparently that was enough to cause crazy rattles. I finally put the screw back in place and the NVH is much improved. Should have done that a couple years ago.

[CaminoRacer]

[FoMoJo]

How big/small is that extinguisher?

[CaminoRacer]

2.5 lbs

[FoMoJo]

It looks tiny.

[CaminoRacer]

That's a 10" subwoofer, for reference.

[FoMoJo]

About the size of an aerosol paint can? 

[CaminoRacer]

About an inch wider in diameter and a few inches taller.

[Rupert]

I have the same one with the same bracket. Mounted to the box in the back of the XTerra. Also recently finally fixed the annoying rattle from said box.

[CaminoRacer]

What song is a better theme song?

https://youtu.be/YUXH2DqVOC8

https://youtu.be/fGeNDnYcQOA



Abusadora would be a good name for the car... We abuse each other equally. But Eazy mentions an Elco...

[CaminoRacer]

I replaced the horn relay with a modern 30A relay. There were 4 wires going into the horn relay, so I just wired them up to the 4 wires of the new relay. Fail! Doesn't work. Played around with a test lead to figure out which of the switch wires needed to be grounded or positived. Turns out the pink wire actually goes to a buzzer for the ignition key, which no longer exists. Ancient relic! If I cut that wire & run it to the positive post, it'll work as intended.

As originally wired, the horn relay had like 3 different jobs - run the horns, the door/key buzzer, and something to do with the alternator charging wire. We re-wired the whole charging system a couple years ago, so that's not an issue.

[CaminoRacer]

Just realized that Photobucket ruined the first half of my thread.

[CaminoRacer]

I need to find a job so I can upgrade to this.

http://www.kicker.com/cxa6001-600-watt-mono-amplifier

[CaminoRacer]

Or this one could power everything. Idk how it's so cheap, but it has good reviews. Front 6.5s need 70 RMS, rear 6x9s can go up to 110 RMS. I think my sub is 300 RMS, 1000 max. I currently have a super old cheapo 4 channel amp just running the sub. The sub can be pretty muddy (depends on the song - some songs hit hard and clean), so I think it might just be the cheap amp.

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_130GMD9605/Pioneer-GM-D9605.html?tp=35808

[CaminoRacer]

I need to replace a front rotor and one of the pads. Might as well upgrade to grabbier pads while I'm at it. Hawk HPS or Wilwood BP-20 are what I'm mainly looking at.

[giant_mtb]

Or this one could power everything. Idk how it's so cheap, but it has good reviews. Front 6.5s need 70 RMS, rear 6x9s can go up to 110 RMS. I think my sub is 300 RMS, 1000 max. I currently have a super old cheapo 4 channel amp just running the sub. The sub can be pretty muddy (depends on the song - some songs hit hard and clean), so I think it might just be the cheap amp.

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_130GMD9605/Pioneer-GM-D9605.html?tp=35808

That's a sweet amp for the price.  Plenty of power for what you need.  You're honestly never sending more than five or ten watts to a speaker (subs more like 40 to 60) unless you're cranking it.  But matching RMS values is an ideal way to choose so you get nice clean power all around.  Always good to have the proper power on tap.

[CaminoRacer]

I'm feelin' the Wilwood BP-10 pad. It's got better initial bite than the BP-10 and a nice flat curve over the temp range. That means it'll be consistent and provide similar braking throughout an autocross course, where the brakes start cold and at most get to the 500F area.

The E compound is an excellent choice as well, but will be noisier, dustier, and more expensive. I think I'm gonna try the BP-10s first and see if they're enough of an improvement for me.

[giant_mtb]

Wow. Buy American.

[CaminoRacer]

You're right. I will be installing Hello Kitty JDM pads.

[CaminoRacer]

https://corbeau.com/sport-fixed-back/fx1-pro.html

These are tempting. My current seats (Mazda3 buckets) sit too high.

[CaminoRacer]

Or I might just get a Kirkey pro drag. And a padded cover.

[CaminoRacer]

Wow it's been a while since I posted something here.

I might have finally fixed the leaky gas cap. It's had a "capless" cap with a flap to stick the pump through, but it didn't seal very well and I'd spill some gas when I turned right (#onlyturnleft). I got a regular gas cap and had to do some modifying to get it to fit with the door and stuff, but it seems to seal as long as I make sure it's super tight.

Before:




New:

[CaminoRacer]

1: https://www.oewheelsllc.com/CV07A-18095-black-red-stripe-rims-for-Corvette-C6-Z06-style-wheels

or

2: https://www.oewheelsllc.com/CV05-D18095-deep-dish-black-rims-fit-Corvette-C5-style

or

3: https://www.oewheelsllc.com/CV07A-18095-black-machined-rims-for-Chevrolet-Corvette-C6-Z06-style-wheels

or

4: https://www.oewheelsllc.com/Corvette-C5-Deep-Dish-Wheel-Black_6