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  1. jlcustomz

    Paint removal advice

    For budget, I'm definitely with the abrasive discs & grinder. I'd have a better quality higher amperage grinder, which you can always find other uses for. One of mine is a bosch with variable speed,which can be useful. Do it outside with a fan blowing at least some of it away from you, a dust...
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    Max tire size

    Question of how big always comes up and along with the wide variations from individual vehicles & also from side to side that varies, so there is never one safe absolute maximum number for everybody.. Shorter diameter will have more room than taller sizes. There is a thread on el camino central...
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    Kobalt Blue Tools Just Went Red

    Guess I'm no one, cuz all I have is an old swing needle torque wrench.:roll: I agree that craftsman is nothing but a cheaper product living off the fumes of the original name.
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    Ever seen an "A" or "G" body gone to waist? Please share...Here is my recent experience.....

    It is always sad to see. Remember a pair of superbirds sitting there rotting away an driveway & owner wouldn't come off them. A few years ago a friend got an 83 elky SS that sat in someone's backyard for I think 20 years or so. Was virtually dent free original paint. Rust from bottom up &...
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    Any dip your car fans

    One thing I have seen with colors like flourescents is they fade quickly from sunlight.
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    Hard start when hot

    Timing sounds good to not have slow spinover when hot.. Rich mixture can also cause harder starting when hot. Weak spark can also contribute. Hey, think I found the problem. You got a Chinese knock off carburetor called edelbach.:rofl: No wonder.
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    El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters

    Wonder what I could charge for an appearance in the next transformers movie? looking at the front nose corners you can see how the metalwork out back is blending in the appearance.
  10. jlcustomz

    83 el Camino ls swap

    Short tube headers may fit easier , but will cost you power over long tubes on an LS engine.
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    El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters

    HOW? long nights of evil mystical scheming & calling upon the powers of the dark underworld.:wtf::bs: Ok , maybe not. :rofl: But some thought & planning though. On the c-7 vettes, there is a separate upper & lower bumper which runs up to where the lower vents are as opposed to the rear being...
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    El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters

    Got tailgate partially functioning tonight, loosely attached. Shocks are way to weak which I figured, so need plan b on them. May do cable with guide rollers to springs on inside of tailgate, which would allow the sides to be enclosed more. Will need roller under rear slide arm as far back as...
  14. jlcustomz

    NICER upper rad hose?

    On my LS swap, I got a ss bathroom handrail from home depot & sanded & polished to mirror after cutting to fit for upper & lower hose between rubber end connectors.
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    El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters

    Been a little aggravated lately that I haven't had much time off from work with leftover energy to do stuff, but slowly getting there on the vette tailgate project. Got bumper cover to final install position on tailgate structure. With the extreme curvature of the vette bumper, center thickness...
  17. jlcustomz

    How to make 26s fit

    Don't forget brake upgrade to slow down those big ole flywheels. While anything can be lifted up to clear big wheels, you get the bolt on look. Takes a real man with a grinder & welder to tuck in big rollers & stand out from the bolt on crowd.
  18. jlcustomz

    Ever smash up a bath tub?

    Broke up a piano string support with a hammer in the house along with other cast iron items. Broke pretty easily. Extra protection , such as a faceshield ain't a bad idea. Be crazy, not stupid. The older ya get, the more ya disassemble stuff to move it.
  19. jlcustomz

    Stock G Body ECM Dimensions

    I found my 83's diesel computer under the top of the dash years ago, was about checkbook sized. Best I remember most late model ecm's were in the pass side kick panel & were approximately 1 to 1.5" thick by about 4" x 6" , guessing from memory.
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    El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters

    Started on turning upper vette bumper into a functional tailgate. used a full size truck tailgate as a starting point for an inner structure, getting it roughly to shape. In order for tailgate to hinge with proper geometry & not have exposed pivot points I had to design a mechanism that will...
  22. jlcustomz

    exhaust cutouts? gains, pros / cons?

    I made a cutout after my x- pipe going into a 3.5" ovaled single exit piped into a drivers side exit in front of the rear wheel. Cable operated for instant on & off. I feel that a length of pipe gives better sound quality rather than dumping under floor, some late models adjust through exhaust...
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    El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters

    Post 77 in link here is the typical internet response I'm used to getting. https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-external-engine/135478-how-get-exotic-sound-4.html#post20037954
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    El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters

    Had a rough work week & didn't get to work on since last sunday, but I did go for a spin around the neighborhood to keep it running & look at out in the open.
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    El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters

    Yea but ever see a lime green batmobile?:roll: Actually I am doing a color change from GM black to SPI black black. The inside of the bedcover will stay raw aluminum to show off that it ain't some fiberglass POS. Black doesn't photograph well, but in person it has a presence of it's own...

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