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Projects Big daddy's 1960 El Camino

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Lloyd's paint & glass, Nov 18, 2020.

  1. The 'ol 350 HP cam in 327's had .447 lift.
     
  2. Thanks bang
     
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  3. What the?? Why is my car in the shop?! :D guess it's time to get started on this floor project. 2nd generation chevelle pans in a 60 elco? Yeah, it'll work;) 20211201_174935.jpg 20211201_174941.jpg
     
  4. Cutting out the years of love... I mean rust 20211201_182103.jpg 20211201_182109.jpg
     
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  5. I've got a stack of 12"x48" 16g metal that I'm gonna make new inner rockers with. And I've got 2X3" box tube to make floor supports with. Then I'll have to fill that gap down the center. Seems like it's gonna work, only issue i see is the gas pedal placement. But I have a couple of sledge hammers and a torch ;)
     
  6. Makes me kinda happy. And no my wheels don't show :p 20211201_200913.jpg
     
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  7. Messing around with the quarter panels. Found these patches online, doesn't seem like many companies are making them. Here's the outfit that had them in stock. Pretty heavy gauge stuff. 20211202_132146.jpg 20211202_130541.jpg
     
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  8. Bandit Billy
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    Dude, Man Bun?
     
  9. Johnny Gee
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  10. Peanut 1959
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    Is there some kind of dress code here that we haven't heard about? If not, let's keep our comments on track, please.
     
  11. I call it my "retirement pony tail".... it brings me so much joy because it aggravates the hell out of so many people :D
     
  12. I guess I don't get it Johnny....
     
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  13. Budget36
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    I think in reference to blackening out the wheel in the pic.
     
  14. Johnny Gee
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    Illusions can be funny that way.
     
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  15. Hey just pretend they're halibrands.
     
  16. Budget36
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    Truth be known, only color I ever put on a steel wheel was black.
    I’m kinda boring like that.
     
  17. One of these days I'll run across some big & little aluminum slots.... til then I gotta use what I have ;)
     
  18. Budget36
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    Go with a 6 lug rear, I’ve a pair of 10 inch wide slots for you;).
     
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  19. Budget36
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    Hey, would 14’s work for you up front? I have 3 14inch slots but I think they might be 8 inches wide. They still have G60’s on them.
    You can have two for the princely sum of shipping.
     
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  20. I appreciate it budge, I've already bought new tires all the way around. I think the front wheels on it are 4"? wide. Gotta be skinny on the front! I'm finding all kinds of 14" wheels. And I'm not into paying stupid money for a set of 15". Something will turn up eventually. But I really appreciate the offer!
     
  21. Hellacious job! Too bad about that automatic transmission, though...
     
  22. Nothing is permanent ;)
     
  23. 427 sleeper
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    He's got the cure for that little problem. ;)
     
  24. Damn right i do :D
     
  25. Great, a slushbox in that cool '60 would be a ''near miss''.
    4 speed = home run!
     
  26. OK let's get technical. The plan this week is to pull the rear end and suspension out. I'm putting a 8.5 10 bolt in it with adjustable ladder bars and coilovers. So there in lies my minor dilemma. Is there any reason that I can't cut the inner ladder bar bracket deeper, so that it will angle my ladder bars inward, sorta like a triangulated setup? I'm running a panhard bar, but will it cause any issues angling the ladder bars? Seems like it will get me real close to the factory mounts on the frame. Or do I need to build brackets on the side of the frame? Like a ladder bar crossmember.... images.jpeg.jpg
     
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  27. 427 sleeper
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    It should help the suspension to not bind while cornering. It's basically what you have now. ;):cool:
     
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  28. blowby
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    Yes, and they also have rubber bushings to help with binding. Chevy truck arms are solid to the axle and angle in, also with bushings in front. And the I beam arms are designed to flex.

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  29. I've scoured the internet looking for examples, but I haven't found anything. I'm not intending the angulation as a way of stabilizing the rear end, the panhard will still do that part, I guess I'm just trying to make ladder bars work on an X frame lol... thanks man
     

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