new tow truck

[Chip]

Well its been a long time getting here but I finally got the old engine out and the new engine put all together and guess what """"IT CRANKED"""" that is after I had an Ira kind of day,,, something about the distributor being 180 degrees out made it spit back thru the carb and refuse to crank,,, take out dist. rotate it 180,, drop it back in and VRooooooommm,,, we have power,,,,

350 small block,,, 202 double hump heads,, low end torque cam,, so far just a stock 2 barrel but having Carter AFB rebuilt and pair it with a wyland alum intake,, headers and exhaust to follow,,, this aint gonna be a winner in a mpg race but hopefully not to bad,,,



see yall in da woods,,,,

chipper

[Miriam C.]

I can see you are stoked and with good reason.

enjoy
Miriam

[elmo]

Evening Chip!

Nice ride! I always like the El Camino, never had one but I did have a 1974 Ranchero for awhile. It had the 460ci and was hard to keep in tires.

Did your friends make it back from Sturgis safely?

Elmer out

[tonyj]

You should have left the distributor in the way it was and just driven sideways! Bet you didn't even think to try that. Conformist!
I put the distributor 180 out on a VW one time and it took me two days to figure it out. I was sure I had put it in right and I refused to check it.

That's a great looking ride. It will make a great tow rig.

[madjack]

...gotta love a CHEVY w/smallblock power........................................

[Nitetimes]

...gotta love a CHEVY w/smallblock power........................................

Why?????? hehehehe


Nice ride Chip (for a Chebby)

[Juneaudave]

Gotta love those double hump heads and cam...especially when you put in that Carter AFB!!! I don't think we will "see yall in da woods,,,, ", I think we will see you all in "da traffic court"

[bledsoe3]

Chip, That'll pass everything but the gas station. Nice tow rig

You should have left the distributor in the way it was and just driven sideways!
Or you could have moved the plug wires 180*.

[Gage]

Nice Chip. I'm trying to talk a good friend of mine out of a chevy he has. It doesn't even have an engine or trans in it. I'm not doing very good. It's the only chevy I would or want to own.

Have a good day.

Oh, it's a '59 El Camino. Super clean car with very little rust in the rocker areas.

[Classic Finn]

Ver Nice Lookin Machine you have there Chip...But where is the logo that says "Experience Ol Chips Pickle Juice"...

Classic Finn

[Chip]

Thanks for the good words ,,,,(even from the Ford gallery)

Elmo,, not sure if the guy got back yet or not,, Ill find out sat night,,, I havent heard anything bad so I am sure they will have stories to tell,

Instead of turning the dist. I started to just turn the car around but the dang thing is heavy to push,,,

Tires and Traffic court,,, dang I hope not,,, I am sort of a cheap skate and since insurance and tires cost big bucks,,,Ill prob keep my foot out of it,,, since I am a mature, responsible adult,, ya know

Gage, a 59 huh,,, now that would definately would be something to talk a man out of,,,, wow that would be a good addition to the ford collection,

now if gas would drop back to .50 cents a gallon I could really enjoy this toy,,

chipper

[ALAN GEDDES]

It's about time you finished that darn thing. Now somebody else has worse gas mileage than me.

[Joseph]

You should have left the distributor in the way it was and just driven sideways!

He had it 180 out, so he'd have had to drive backwards!

Nice ride Chip - for a Chevvy...

Joseph

[doug hodder]

Chip...it was just timed for Australia, maybe send it down to Paul, it'll run fine...I'm putting the 2bbl option on the Rambler, found all the parts...196 cu in of unleashable power, with a Borg Warner OD...I'll race ya for pinks!!! nice looking ride!!!! Doug

[Chip]

Heck Doug, I might could be talked out of a trade fer pinks,,,, race ?? heck I probably redlight off the line,, better yet lets park em and have a drank and flip a coin to see who wins,,

Alan,, gas milage fer either of us aint gonna be nuthing to brag about unless we going for the worst milage out there,,, we still have Frank and his Merc,, he still might have us beat,,,

Joseph so it sounds like you a Chrysler man

chipper