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well I haven't posted anything here for a while but I'm still here always lurking around.
Hope everything's well cappy.
Hope everything's well cappy.
OOOH!@!!! That's so cute
!!!! I love your wood mods cappy, such great attention to detail, they are beautiful inside and out.
!!!! I love your wood mods cappy, such great attention to detail, they are beautiful inside and out.
Oh wait... that's a grim reaper!!! OMG!!! I love it!!!!!! Ahhhhh!!!!
For those who don't own a Cappy mod yet, get off your butts and buy one!!! I broke mine... after literally taking it everywhere for almost a year. You wouldn't believe some of the places the mod had seen, it literally never left my hand for more than a few minutes after I bought it, these are great great mods, and I can't believe cappy's not sold out of them!!
For those who don't own a Cappy mod yet, get off your butts and buy one!!! I broke mine... after literally taking it everywhere for almost a year. You wouldn't believe some of the places the mod had seen, it literally never left my hand for more than a few minutes after I bought it, these are great great mods, and I can't believe cappy's not sold out of them!!
Greetings crew! Hope everyone had a swell weekend.
Pretty sore after tearing into my El Camino, replaced the camshaft, lifters, timing set and carburetor, did most of the A/C delete, cleaned it up pretty good, and got it actually timed correctly. The previous owner had the timing off two teeth on the chain and the distributor was set way way off.
Besides a valve cover leak (rookie mistake, ugh) and throttle linkage/carburetor tuning, its pretty much ready for break in. Gonna have to wait a few weeks now due to work schedule. Fired right up on the first try after a minor timing adjustment and choke not hooked up though.
Hopefully next year I'll be able to swing new aluminum cylinder heads and an intake manifold. I'll get to my 450+ horsepower goal someday
Pretty sore after tearing into my El Camino, replaced the camshaft, lifters, timing set and carburetor, did most of the A/C delete, cleaned it up pretty good, and got it actually timed correctly. The previous owner had the timing off two teeth on the chain and the distributor was set way way off.
Besides a valve cover leak (rookie mistake, ugh) and throttle linkage/carburetor tuning, its pretty much ready for break in. Gonna have to wait a few weeks now due to work schedule. Fired right up on the first try after a minor timing adjustment and choke not hooked up though.
Hopefully next year I'll be able to swing new aluminum cylinder heads and an intake manifold. I'll get to my 450+ horsepower goal someday
Hey Waho
What a breath of fresh air to hear you talk about distributor's, timing, and the like. When I was younger my friends and I spent many a weekend working on our cars and trying to get every ounce of horsepower that we could. My buddy had a 1970 SS El Camino and it was a beauty! Good luck with you car and Thanks for the memories down roads past!
What a breath of fresh air to hear you talk about distributor's, timing, and the like. When I was younger my friends and I spent many a weekend working on our cars and trying to get every ounce of horsepower that we could. My buddy had a 1970 SS El Camino and it was a beauty! Good luck with you car and Thanks for the memories down roads past!
Great looking mods Cappy. I'm looking forward to owning my first sometime soon.
My dream car is a early 70's SS big block El Camino!
My current one is an 81 base model that the previous owner yanked the V6 and dropped a 285hp GM performance 350 long block into, then proceeded to screw up the rest haha.
It's a fun hobby, albeit an expensive one. Keeping automotive history alive and on the road is good thing though
OK...I admit I'm a lurker and I've come out of hiding. I do want to say that your mods are beautiful and I'd love to give the little scalawag a home!
My dream car is a early 70's SS big block El Camino!
My current one is an 81 base model that the previous owner yanked the V6 and dropped a 285hp GM performance 350 long block into, then proceeded to screw up the rest haha.
It's a fun hobby, albeit an expensive one. Keeping automotive history alive and on the road is good thing though
The best thing about the older cars is that you can make them what you want them to be. Not like todays car where everything is computerized. We loved hanging out and making mods to our cars. I had a 1973 Cutlass S with a 454 and Harley carb 3 pack. I had to pinch off 2 carbs to save gas!! But man when I opened her up she flew. Couldn't keep her straight even with the posi rear! Of course living in Brooklyn in the 70's & 80's nothing was sacred. They stole it and found just the shell in the Bronx about 3 months later. It was fun while I had her.
Here's a pic of my new toy that I bought this summer! Loving it!!!!
The best thing about the older cars is that you can make them what you want them to be. Not like todays car where everything is computerized. We loved hanging out and making mods to our cars. I had a 1973 Cutlass S with a 454 and Harley carb 3 pack. I had to pinch off 2 carbs to save gas!! But man when I opened her up she flew. Couldn't keep her straight even with the posi rear! Of course living in Brooklyn in the 70's & 80's nothing was sacred. They stole it and found just the shell in the Bronx about 3 months later. It was fun while I had her.
Here's a pic of my new toy that I bought this summer! Loving it!!!!
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Gods yes. Now you can't even see the motor under the hood. I fondly remember sitting on the fender of my first car with my feet hanging down inside the engine compartment and working on it.
I don't think I ever owned a classic, but I drove some that my friends had in the early 70's. I was stuck behind the wheel of my mom's station wagon..... arrrr ... no wonder I turned out bad.. har!
My first car was an old used 1970 Ford LTD... everything you could think of was wrong with it, it wasn't a classic, but I loved that car... sigh. They don't build cars like they used to.
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The best thing about the older cars is that you can make them what you want them to be. Not like todays car where everything is computerized. We loved hanging out and making mods to our cars. I had a 1973 Cutlass S with a 454 and Harley carb 3 pack. I had to pinch off 2 carbs to save gas!! But man when I opened her up she flew. Couldn't keep her straight even with the posi rear! Of course living in Brooklyn in the 70's & 80's nothing was sacred. They stole it and found just the shell in the Bronx about 3 months later. It was fun while I had her.
Here's a pic of my new toy that I bought this summer! Loving it!!!!
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I hate you soooooo much lol. Seriously though beautiful car. I've had a 04, 06, and now an 08 hoping to someday be able to buy a C7
Hello crew and Cappy. Nice little giveaway...my Cruisers would love a little buddy
my first car was a '67 Mustang in sweet condition, then I rolled it in the high school football practice area
kids are stupid!
my first car was a '67 Mustang in sweet condition, then I rolled it in the high school football practice area
kids are stupid!
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