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  1. ryanelco

    afr heads on 400 sbc

    the 400 i have now makes around 375 horspower. 9.0:1 i believe, forged pistons, cast iron heads with steam holes and comp cams hydraulic flat tappet cam with what i think is a .480-.500 lift. lopey as hell and the car wont stop even with a vacuum canister, but im not sure. comp cams roller tip...
  2. ryanelco

    turbo setup, help needed.

    ok, im going to be enrolled in an automotive engineering program at a local state university in the fall, and i am looking to get a little experience, and have a little fun. im looking into building a turbo setup for my 400. i have the front mount and a t3 garret turbo. i know the basic function...
  3. ryanelco

    need some help

    first off my friend purchased an 84 grand national for 800 bucks. thats right 800. car is straight too, the worst part of the car, are the typical door rot problems, but its complete. now we tried getting it running, new starter, and igntion control pack but it still wont start. the electric...
  4. ryanelco

    steering column issues

    Hey guys, replaced the dash again, and while i was at it i decided to put a tilt wheel in, but when i went to try and crank it, no power whatsoever. I still have a few last things to finish up but everthing is plugged in. Is there a ground anywhere for steering column? All other lights work...
  5. ryanelco

    anybody from long island?

    looking to add a few g bodys to the group, were lonely out here.
  6. ryanelco

    crossmember movement.

    im in the process of a motor and transmission swap in my 78 el camino, im switching from a th-350 to a th-400. now i believe they are the same length, but the place where they bolt to the cross member are different, can i just make new holes for the crossmember, and move it back?, or is this harder...
  7. ryanelco

    door frames

    anybody know if the door frame from a monte ss/ls/cl will be he same as an el camino door frame? im thinking of getting monte door frames and throwing el camino skins on them because my doors are shot and i cant find elco doors. thanks.
  8. ryanelco

    interchangable doors?

    i dont know about anybody else, but the worst part on my car are the doors. i cannot find el camino doors anywhere, i have found skins though. does anybody know if the monte carlo door frame is the same as the el camino? just wondering if i can use a monte frame with el camino skins. thanks.
  9. ryanelco

    8.8 ford rear in a g body?

    will it fit? anybody done this? problems? comments? suggestions? thanks
  10. ryanelco

    ss el camino?

    was it possible to get a super sport el camino without the choo choo customs conversion? i found one in my neighborhood for 500 dollars. i was going to part it out but if it is in fact a legit ss, i may sell it whole. thanks.
  11. ryanelco

    dash cluster swap

    i have a 78 el camino with the long rectangular sweep speedo cluster. i have the dash, trim and gauge cluster out of an 87 ss monte carlo. wondering if the harness is a direct plug in or not. the harness im refering to is the black clip on the back of the cluster that touches the circuit board...
  12. ryanelco

    stabilizer installation questions

    found out my el camino has a front sway bar, but no stabilizers on it. went out and bought the stabilizers but im not exactly sure how they go in. anybody know how to install and if they get torqued down? thanks
  13. ryanelco

    rear end gear ratios for 87 cutlass

    hey guys, just dropeed an 87 cutlass rear in my el camino, b/c i cracked the housing on my stock rear. i know the gears arent anything special and its a non posi, but was wondering what the gear ratio might be. thanks in advance.
  14. ryanelco

    130 mph speedo?

    does anybody know if any montes came with a 130 mph speedo? the highest i have seen is 115, i just picked it up but would love to find the 130. just wondering if it exists.
  15. ryanelco

    higher wattage headlight bulbs

    just installed angel eye headligts on my car, with h4 bulbs. i love the way they look and they were so cheap, the only thing is right now i have 55w hyper white bulbs in but they dont really make a difference. can i put 100w bulbs in or will it cook my harness? im getting an actual h.i.d kit...
  16. ryanelco

    n00b

    hey guys, my name is ryan, i have a 1978 el camino, with an 85 front grille and headlight assembly. put the motor in when i was 12, now a 350 .30 over, headers, a 4 bbl, and a mild cam. factory console car. now has a steel 2 1/4" hood, centerlines and was just shot "arrest me red". rci racing...
  17. ryanelco

    alternative tail lights

    ok, i dont know about anybody else, but im sick of my tail lights. i want to do something different. i like the idea of the rear roll pan, but see too many with the corvette tail lights, even though they look great. i also saw some guy have a roll pan with no tail light cutouts and 96 deville...

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