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Thank's for the kind words!

I'll probably detail it under the hood and be flat black for the rest of this year.

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I just no, that when i get heavy in my build i know who to ask.

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That's what I'm going to do (flat black) with my El Camino(g-body) I plan NOT to get "serious" about the bodywork & paint (bright red/non-metallic) until NEXT Spring. So the flat black will do just "fine" for now.

When I bought the Elky I DID NOT plan on fixing it up as much as I am doing right now (so what else is NEW???) As soon as I get all the "loose ends" tied up I plan to get the SBC & 5 speed swap done ... hopefully in the next couple of weeks or so.

Man it sure has taken a LOT LONGER than I expected to get this stuff done.... I KNOW you know what I mean DJ????

Attached is a pic of the SBC that is going into the Elky - 355ci - Vortec Heads - Performer manifold w/dual feed 750 Holley - Chet Herbert Roller cam & lifters/rockers - MSD - under drive pulleys - it should get me back & forth to work in plenty of time!!! :0)

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i love el camino's! got any pics? im going to build one after my c10 is done, my gf's dream car is a 66 camino, so i figured why not! haha

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I bought my El C to use as a "daily driver" ....was not going to "fix-it-up" too much....yeah right!!! I got it with V6 three speed manual.... great beater...ha!!! Now it's on its way to being a street/strip car. Never thought I'd like a G-Body ('80) being my favs are '59-60 & '69's .... but after driving it awhile I got bit by the Elky-Bug!!!

Hope to have it in "flat black" and the engine/tranny swap done by mid-Sept or so. Will post a build tread soon.... then back to the C10 "gasser" ......

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Hey Kevin, quit playing around and get this thing back on the road!













uuuhhh, I mean track, :D.

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We might put the motor together Monday.

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YAAAAYYY!!! haha sweet man, cant wait!

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dang DJ saturday sounds more like it,I just got through porting my heads today and are going to try to be done in about a week or so,I know I'm gonna have to buy some parts going from solid flat to solid roller,gonna try to bolt up some stuff and measure push rods tommorrow,and check clearance on the valves,heck I don't want to get in a hurry now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Mine won't be ready too quick I still need some stuff and I'm changing the entire fuel system to lose some weight. I also sent my intake off for some giggle juice work. maybe one day I will race again.

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its monday
any updates?

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Any progress DJ?I' just went to cuss mode today ,my stinking retainers are hitting my new rockers and all were supposed to work together,there is not much quality in a lot of peoples products any more,heads are not built to specs,cuss,cuss,cuss dart

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Let me know what you need and I'll check for you.The wife works for Mahle,clevite ,cloyes whatever you want to call it.

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Thanks for the offer Rod. I think I have almost everything.

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man I almost forgot about you haven't heard anything in a while. Hows the motor comming togather?

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It's close to going together. Low paying jobs suck but not as bad as not having a job.

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Totally agree its been slow with me too but now its starting to pick back up..

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DJ what heads were you running on your 468? I have a 470 with 990's 14to1 it went 11.28 @119 with 1.71 60' spinning, it just seems like it needs a little more head!
Steve

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I had a huge head for a 468 (BB3xtra's)
I bought them knowing I was going to build a bigger motor. I use to have bb2's on a 468 in my camaro and they worked great!

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Thanks, I'm looking at the 325 afr's but dont know if i'm ready to bit the bullet yet. Would'nt happen to know where a decent set is at would you? You think the afr's will pick it up over the 990's

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Any plans for the Outlaw 10.5 Class?
Outlaw Racing Street Car Association
http://www.outlawracing.com/
http://www.outlawracing.com/Portals/...eader-Left.gif

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It won't be that bad! I have run some Orsca 6.0 and 7.0 but I'm hoping for some 5.0 and thats allot to ask of a stock suspended Chevy Truck.



Locally they run some 5.30 stuff and that should be achievable!

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wow... seein that truck jump on pg 4 just made my day... ( I need to go clean up now....)

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^^^^^^^^
:haha:
hey kev any updates

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That is an awesome picture I had it as a screen saver years ago. That got me inspired to build one then I bought that very truck. Did you see my pass time video. The link is in my sig.


The newly plumbed intake is done and I'll get it back in a couple weeks.

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Hey Kevin,
I enjoyed watching your video. It's a little grainy but I'm pretty sure I could see daylight under your front tires probably about the time you were shifting gears. You sure surprised the 3 contestants. Way to go.
James

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Thanks James I'll have to look at the dvd version on a big screen.
Its hard to tell on my laptop.


I should have you guys some intake porn this weekend!

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Here is the latest in the parts gathering. Its a Monte Smith plumbed and flowed Nitrous Works fogger on a Brodix intake that was ported to my match my Brodix BB3 xtra cylinder heads.

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DAYM That makes me drool...

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enough juice to shame a space shuttle..... Go DJ

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i think you have ants in youre pants waiting to unleash it on the strip to see wat it does , so do we actually .
dont forget the camera when you take the truck out

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Don't worry you guys will see lots of pics as it comes back together and video when I do get to the track.

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thing of beauty...... ill be back i gotta change my shorts.

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Here's a little recent progress.


http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...0210102124.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...0210102125.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...0210102126.jpg

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Looking good. too bad you will be sweeping up that dust for another 10 years lol. I hate that stage in body work.

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I won't its at my buddies shop. He gets to keep that stuff.

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And he does what with it? :rolleyes: :)

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I love that old pic with the front wheels up!!!!

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I'm not sure what you do with sanding dust. Sweep it in a pile and throw it away I guess.

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I wish it still did that but Tom said it quit doing that after the Fatman Frontend.


Maybe It'll just carry them for 100ft but not as high when the new bullet goes in.