1967 "SS" 396 El Camino - Demoncamino

[glockman]

Meh......I have other priorities.

Like cleaning air filters. We all have OUR priorities.

 

[anderson750]

Shoe horned in and ready for suspension. I wish I could have built my garage about 10 feet wider.

 

[jeeper]

I wish I could have built my garage about 10 feet wider.

 

[anderson750]

A 2 post lift will be added at some point in the next 12 months

 

[glockman]

A 2 post lift will be added at some point in the next 12 months

The dump trailer didn't get you enough new friends

 

[anderson750]

The dump trailer didn't get you enough new friends

Been surprised by the fact that it hasn’t. Maybe it’s because I am an a$$hole

 

[anderson750]

Got a little bit done on the car today. Mounted up the rear trailing arms and crossmember reinforcement brackets installed.



I’m not OCD but I have a problem with little details. I just couldn’t put these controls arm shims in being dirty and discolored.


A wire wheel on the drill and they are clean and look new.


Waiting on the upper control arm bump stops I ordered to get here before I install the spindles.

 

[rholbrook]

If you are going to this length and detail, don’t half-ass it. Clean and recondition it all.

 

[anderson750]

Today's project was to finish cleaning up the rear axle and painting it. Lots of wire wheel cleaning and muratic acid got cleaned up.






I also wanted to look at it with the coil overs on it, so put them on just for the hell of it.

 

[anderson750]

Son in law came over for dinner, so I made him pay for his dinner with a little muscle.

 

[anderson750]

These should slow me down





My one complaint so far on this CPP kit is some of their directions are really lacking. Since I am running coil overs I have to run the brakes on the front side. However they do not provide any additional instruction on the e brake routing. Moving them to the front of the axle reverses everything. I guess I’ll find out how good their tech support is.

All the suspension is on…..now I just have to wait for all the hard brake lines and fuel line and fuel tank to come off back order

 

[STAG]

What paint did you go with on that axle housing?

Looks like clean work!

 

[anderson750]

What paint did you go with on that axle housing?

Looks like clean work!

 

[anderson750]

I’ve reached the point of nothing to do on the chassis until parts that are on back order get here…….so I got a couple bling items installed.

 

[STAG]

I’ve never seen swaybar mounts only held on by a U-bolt. I’d be interested to see if they twist at all from their current location on the axle housing

 

[anderson750]

I’ve never seen swaybar mounts only held on by a U-bolt. I’d be interested to see if they twist at all from their current location on the axle housing

They make a billet upgrade for the sway bar that I was thinking about getting.

Everything on this kit has been very high quality but this mount is kind of cheesy. The frame end used an adjustable link with heims.

 

[anderson750]

May as well update this since @Greg brought it back up in his new RME car build list.

Got an update from OPG that 90% of my backordered parts are in and going to ship soon. The only items I am missing from them will be my stainless steel gas tank and a brake line T. I could get by without the T and just clean up the one that was on it, but the tank is going to present a bit of a stopping point. At least I can finish up the brake and fuel line.

 

[anderson750]

Wish I had more to update on this……still waiting on a few parts to come off back order…….gas tank, brake line T on the rear diff and my front to back hard line for the rear brakes. The original material parts are available for the tank and brake line but I already have stainless fuel and front hard lines so not going with stainless for those other parts goes against the grain for me.


Since my last update I have installed the front hard lines, the hard fuel line, e brake cables and steering.

I also did a leak down test and everything seems to be good. I am probably going to have somebody verify my numbers since this is the first one I have done. If all checks out then I will probably throw a cam in it to liven it up a bit and put a Sniper EFI on.

 

[Stephen]

After a few beers and some quality discussion on Saturday, Paul has decided this project was just too... generic and is going to take it in a new direction.
Instead of an El Camino, this is going to become a Cadillac Mirage. I think this is an excellent choice and I look forward to it coming to fruition!

 

[glockman]

After a few beers and some quality discussion on Saturday, Paul has decided this project was just too... generic and is going to take it in a new direction.
Instead of an El Camino, this is going to become a Cadillac Mirage. I think this is an excellent choice and I look forward to it coming to fruition!

That won't haul dirt bikes. HARD PASS.