[elky] Re: Work on the El Camino Body Mounts today
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:52:15 -0500
Good suggestion. Although I would have to "chop" it to be a lot narrower. I
have a big garage, but that's gonna take up more space than I have. I WILL
be getting rid of the heater that sits on the floor one of these days. My
brother is trading me that for a unit that will hang from the ceiling that I
can put on a thermostat, and has a fan. That will be real nice, and clear up
floor space. Also much better for working without the elephant in the room
while heating.
JC
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:48 PM, JAMES HALLADAY <auh2ofan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> *Got to get a cart for it though. *
> See if you can rummage up a dead shopping cart from your local supermarket,
> or perhaps find one abandoned in a vacant lot.
>
> Lots of these get used buy the ""Homeless"" and dropped.
> Add a handle, or just dismiss the basket part, and enjoy!~
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:13 PM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> ---
>> John Christensen
>> 1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI
>> NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net
>> Saint Charles, IL
>> ---
>> John Christensen
>> 1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI
>> NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net
>> Saint Charles, IL
>>
>>
>>
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