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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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These where the wheels and tires on the car
when I purchased the car. Really narrow front tires and big fat rear
tires. I like the rears but the fronts have to go and I really hate
the wheels. I have to have something more classic. |
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Ok, now that is better. I
had these on my 1984 Caprice. The tires are the same size all the way
around the car. It still does not look right. I need some really fat
tires on the rear. The ones on the Center Line rims are the right
size for the rear. |
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They do look good, but not right. |
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I wish I could have found some chrome wheels
in this style. I think they will look very nice when the beauty
rings and center caps are put on. I hope so because I am taking a
lot of heat for taking the Toque Thrust II wheels off.
Finial tire sizes were Front 225/70/15
Rear 275/60/15 |
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This is my youngest son (age 13 here) helping
out. No tuners for him. Check out the
1969 Oldsmobile page. That is
his car. |
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Not bad. |
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I like them. I guess that is good because I
have to live with them. At lest for a while. |
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Now time to clean up the engine. The NOS has
to go! Look at all the wires, hoses, and such running everywhere. |
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Ok, a step in the right direction. The NOS is
gone. |
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Whooo, these wires are bad. They fell apart in
my hands. |
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New wiring harness for under the hood from
American Auto Wire. |
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Some how I always seem to get in over my head.
When I went to put the wire on the oil sending unit, the tab broke
off. I could not get the oil sending unit out because the intake
manifold was right up against it, so it had to come off. I wanted to
paint it anyway. |
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Ok, the intake is back on and painted. I have
replumbed the fuel line so it runs under the alternator |
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It took a few tries to get it right. |
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Alternator is back in, fuel line is under it.
Note that the positive wire that normally runs between the battery
and alternator is not there. I ran it behind the battery, down along
the transmission cooling line, next to the fuel line and up under
the alternator. A lot of work just to clean up one wire! |
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Now for the exhaust. I like my exhaust even
when you look at it from the rear. This system doesn't sound very
good either. |
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Here is my youngest son again cutting the old
exhaust off. This is before he got the Oldsmobile. It turns out he
is a real perfectionist about getting everything perfect. He is never
satisfied with the end product. |
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Old exhaust and new exhaust side by side. |
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Now that is better! Nice and even. Sounds
great too. A note here. This exhaust will come off again in the
future and be reinstalled again. I always seem to have to do things
more than once. |
