[elky] Work on the El Camino Body Mounts today
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:13:54 -0500
What I did on my day 'off'....
I started the day with a Lions Club <http://genevalionsclub.org/> Board
meeting, then came back to the garage to start work on getting the frame
re-connected with the body of Elkenstein.
I did some welding today, more than I bargained for, but things went well.
The new welder works great. Got to get a cart for it though.
I welded in the metal on the frame to keep the bushing from pushing through
it. Then buttoned up the driver's side. I took the bolts out of the
passenger side, and raised the body, to find that the perch that the bushing
sits on (#2 position) was also rusted. I bet that side was almost an inch
low in that spot. I fabricated some sheet metal and reinforced it, then
welded it in place on the top. Then I made a run to get the long bolt for
the #1 position. By then I was already late for Car Club with the kids at
the High Schoo <http://www.myelcamino.net/stcecc.htm>l. I spent from 3 or so
till 5:00 there, then came back to the garage to finish the El Camino.
I got all the mounts secure. Now I need to get a couple tabs on the right
front fender reinforced so I can get the inner fenders back on. I need to
re-install the bumper fillers. The gas tank is in the middle of the floor,
and I'll be installing a higher flow fuel pump in it. I tested the pressure,
and it went from 11.5 to 3 lbs of pressure in about 10 minuted at idle. So
it seems to be losing pressure as it heats up. So it's no wonder it acts
like it's going to die when it's warmed up. The new pump will replace the
old one exactly, but it is a Vortec style and should pump 18 lbs
consistently. Then I can do some more testing to complete the custom chip
process.
One of the kids at the car club bought a 1976 El Camino SS with 33K original
miles, about 3 months ago. It's a 400 SB car with a Turbo 400. It was fun
talking to him about it. I gave him a link to the list. he has already
replaced the gas tank, and is waiting for a sending unit.
I also got some new pins and rubber bushings for the brake calipers. The
right side has been making a lot of rattling noise over bumps. Hopefully
this will get rid of that. The pins are the only ones I have had in there
for 15 years or more, and they could be original 225K+ miles equipment. I
still have to do those and get the gas tank back in the car to be able to
drive it, but it's not far from ready.
For all the action, see here:
http://www.myelcamino.net/elcamino_new.htm#body_mounts
All for now.... I got to hit the shower and get the rust chunks out of my
hair.
JC
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John Christensen
1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI
NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net
Saint Charles, IL
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John Christensen
1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI
NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net
Saint Charles, IL
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