'67 El Camino H/SA

HandOverFist · 02-02-2017, 11:06 PM

Yeah Alan, that was easy enough as I was initially worried about another setback with a defective ignition box.

Distributor is locked at 36° and I plotted a retard curve of 12° from 500rpm to 2400rpm.then another retard curve of 2° from 6000rpm out. It does not want to start cold well atm...thinking it may have an air leak.

Shifter ended up a little higher than I had envisioned...forgot to allow for the elevated shifter brackets. Something else to revisit at a later date. Kind of reminds me of the old "Rat Fink" hotrod cartoons lol. Happy to have the bench seat back where it belongs.

HandOverFist · 02-05-2017, 01:43 AM

Confirmed air leak...used the wrong Q-jet base gaskets.

Brake system completely plumbed and bled...I think it leaked from every joint initially.

Shift cable too short...remedy on the way. All that remains are the rear wheels.

Alan Nyhus · 02-05-2017, 10:19 AM

Nice work, as always.

-Al

HandOverFist · 02-07-2017, 03:04 AM

Not exactly what I had in mind, but it is what it is...last two pieces are on the way.

David Lee · 02-07-2017, 05:14 AM

nice wheels

HandOverFist · 02-13-2017, 04:25 PM

Talk about bringing a knife to a gunfight lol...

Alan Nyhus · 02-14-2017, 03:43 PM

Rich, at least you don't have to deal with one of those pesky aluminum intake manifolds....

02-02-2017, 11:06 PM	#1
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,651 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: '67 El Camino H/SA Yeah Alan, that was easy enough as I was initially worried about another setback with a defective ignition box. Distributor is locked at 36° and I plotted a retard curve of 12° from 500rpm to 2400rpm.then another retard curve of 2° from 6000rpm out. It does not want to start cold well atm...thinking it may have an air leak. Shifter ended up a little higher than I had envisioned...forgot to allow for the elevated shifter brackets. Something else to revisit at a later date. Kind of reminds me of the old "Rat Fink" hotrod cartoons lol. Happy to have the bench seat back where it belongs. __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321

02-05-2017, 01:43 AM	#2
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,651 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: '67 El Camino H/SA Confirmed air leak...used the wrong Q-jet base gaskets. Brake system completely plumbed and bled...I think it leaked from every joint initially. Shift cable too short...remedy on the way. All that remains are the rear wheels. __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321

02-05-2017, 10:19 AM	#3
Alan Nyhus VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lower Dakota territory Posts: 1,182 Likes: 1,074 Liked 800 Times in 237 Posts	Re: '67 El Camino H/SA Nice work, as always. -Al __________________ "That'll never work....."

02-07-2017, 03:04 AM	#4
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,651 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: '67 El Camino H/SA Not exactly what I had in mind, but it is what it is...last two pieces are on the way. __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321 Last edited by HandOverFist; 02-07-2017 at 03:50 AM.

02-07-2017, 05:14 AM	#5
David Lee VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,168 Likes: 487 Liked 346 Times in 126 Posts	Re: '67 El Camino H/SA nice wheels

02-13-2017, 04:25 PM	#6
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,651 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: '67 El Camino H/SA Talk about bringing a knife to a gunfight lol... __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321

02-14-2017, 03:43 PM	#7
Alan Nyhus VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lower Dakota territory Posts: 1,182 Likes: 1,074 Liked 800 Times in 237 Posts	Re: '67 El Camino H/SA Rich, at least you don't have to deal with one of those pesky aluminum intake manifolds.... __________________ "That'll never work....."