'79 El Camino - DD SS1a is in

[bigmescan]

79 i bought it for 500 and the guy selling had just built a 400sb for it. it was still in crate all i had to do was drop it in. he was moving and it needed to go. so i basically stole it. but my dumbass sold it before i dropped the motor in.

[bigmescan]

i have a question. how do you calculate using sonotubes in the corners for a tline

[Steua]

79 i bought it for 500 and the guy selling had just built a 400sb for it. it was still in crate all i had to do was drop it in. he was moving and it needed to go. so i basically stole it. but my dumbass sold it before i dropped the motor in.

Dang, that was legal theft. My '79 was a northern truck so most of the metal isn't great or even good but it ran and was something I could work on. The '81 on the other hand, was a steal of a deal. Got a 305 crate with less than 80k and a built top end, separate mallory cap & coil, centerlines, new suspension/rear end, and a number of other things for 400. Not to mention the metal is in good shape and it had the original owners manual and window sticker in the glove box.

[Steua]

i have a question. how do you calculate using sonotubes in the corners for a tline

The calculation is fairly easy, just find the circumference based on the radius/diameter of the corner(s) you're using and divide it by 2 or 4, depending on whether the line is doing a 90* or 180* turn. You can also just draw it out to keep the width of the port the same around the corner and visually see the line it needs to follow. Make sense?

My dad gave me the idea to use formica (like laminate for counter tops and cabinets) rather than sonotube since it's very thin, smooth, and flexible. Went to a cabinet shop and got some scrap pieces really cheap today. Going to be using that on this instead.

[bigmescan]

the 400 had a600 edelbrock cark edelbrock highrise intake an edelbrock cam the head where tuned and ported and a whole lot of shit done to it. he had close to 3000 grand but his dad owned a parts store and most of the parts where free or at cost. but i sold the car and motor for 2grand...but i regret selling it.

[Steua]

the 400 had a600 edelbrock cark edelbrock highrise intake an edelbrock cam the head where tuned and ported and a whole lot of shit done to it. he had close to 3000 grand but his dad owned a parts store and most of the parts where free or at cost. but i sold the car and motor for 2grand...but i regret selling it.

Both of my elks have edelbrock 650s and I hate them with a passion, they're easy to tune but not as responsive as I like. You said you never got to drop the 400 in, but did you get to drive it at all?

As for the sonotube/port length thing, I didn't feel like I explained it well so I made something that should make more sense. To find how much length the corner will give to the port, you would use half the radius in the pic so the effective port length of said corner would be about 5.5". Hope it helps. If you have any other questions about it, I'll do my best to help you understand.

[bigmescan]

yeas it had a v6 in it.....i had it for like 6 mths and just never dropped it in. i think if i would have i probably wouldnt have sold it. i see it around time every now and then and it makes me pissed i sold it. the guy has done alot of work to it and it sounds nasty and will skoot down the road

[Steua]

yeas it had a v6 in it.....i had it for like 6 mths and just never dropped it in. i think if i would have i probably wouldnt have sold it. i see it around time every now and then and it makes me pissed i sold it. the guy has done alot of work to it and it sounds nasty and will skoot down the road

Did you have traction issues with the v6? I wouldn't be surprised since there's almost no decent weight behind the rear axle, makes me hesitant to build up the 350.

[bigmescan]

nah but the v6 was losing compression. just get a bigger size rim traction barscand the widest tire you can fit. my uncle had a 79 el camino with a 383 stroked motor and he had issues at first but he done alot of shit to make it hook up

[Sutliff]

Just a 'lil share of my summer hot rod. 82 Elky. 406 SBC, TH700-R4, 3.42 gears ...

I've got a Pioneer AM/FM/CD/MP3 HU, Alpine Type-X 4" components (original Type-X's w/ 3/4" tweeters), two 12" Alpine Type-E subs in sealed, dual-chambered enclosure, running off a Kicker ZX550.3.