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Build sheet for my 1970 SS 396 El
Camino. Yes, it is a true SS. The only way to tell a true SS
on the 1970 is from the build sheet. It must have the "ZL3 SS396
COVERS" option. This car has a sad story. At some point in the past
an owner removed the 396 BB and installed a 400 SB. If you
page through these pictures you will find that I am trying to fix
that travesty. |
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This picture was taken as a bench mark picture before the engine
swap project. |
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This picture was also taken as a
bench mark before the engine swap project. |
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This picture was also taken as a bench mark before the engine swap
project. |
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This picture was also taken as a bench mark before the engine swap
project. |
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This picture was also taken as a bench mark before the engine swap
project. |
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Start of the fun? Today the new engine arrived. A 454 Mark 4 build
to LS-6 specs. |
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Guess I have lots of parts to find an buy. Lets get it unwrapped. |
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Well I have some of the parts. Quite frankly at this point I did not
realize how may more parts were going to be needed to complete the
project. |
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We are in the process of moving the engine to it's new home. As you
can see I am getting lots of help from good freinds. |
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In it's new home where it actually ended up staying for close to a
year. |
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Well the SB has been sold and it is time to remove it. How does the
old saying go, oh yes, there is no replacement for displacement. |
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The SB is gone! Boy that engine compartment is ugly. Maybe I will
just spend a few hours to clean it up and spray it up with some
spray cans. |
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Oops, something is missing. What could it be? Did I scrub to hard? |
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Oh, here is what is missing. It is now in it's new home, on the back
porch. |
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Now we have two vehicles in the same condition. If this keeps up we
will not have any left to drive. |
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One thing always seems to lead to another. Lets see if I take this
bolt off I should be able to clean here also. |
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I really do not understand, Parts just seem to keep coming off. I'm
going in the wrong direction. |
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Hummmm. At one time this was a car. Well at lest I think all the
parts are off now. |
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Didn't I just say I was done taking things off. Is there no end to
the disassembling? |
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See Anne (my wife), i'm actually putting something back on. |
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Firewall in primer. |
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Here we go again. I did not like the job I did the first time when I
cleaned the frame. |
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Frame in primer. |
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Frame now painted in base coat, clear coat. |
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Firewall painted in base coat, clear coat. The color is the color of
the car. The plan is to also paint the inner fender well the same
way. |
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Well it doe not look to bad. I think I'll take a brake. |
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Finally, some parts have been bolted on. |
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More parts, grills, wiper arms, firewall gasket, wiper motor |
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Upper and lower control arms. These will come back to hunt me. |
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Refinished, spindles, steering knuckles, caliper brackets, and dust
shields. I can do this for you. see my GM A-Body Control Arm Page |
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Springs, shocks, rotors, calipers. It actually feels like I am
making some progress. It might actually run again. |
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Close up, isn't it pretty. To bad no one will ever see it. Maybe I
should stop here, Naaaaa |
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More parts. |
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Different view |
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Hard to believe nearly a year has gone by |
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Hard to believe nearly a year has gone by. |
