Camino LS6

Glad to see you posting here, Leo. Very clean ride you've got there.

402 was late '69 into '70 (though still called the 396) What's weird is that I've seen the 402 (badged as a 400) used in the A-bodies (non-SS cars) and the 400 smallblock used in the Impala/Caprice. None of it makes much sense to me.

Well, because the 455 weighed lots less than the 454 and would have worked in a smallblock/big displacement application better than the 400. I suggested it sort of tongue-in-cheek, but it would have made a better package. Maybe I should have suggested that they borrow the Pontiac 400 instead.

Very true. I can't really explain why that motor ever existed. They should have just borrowed the 455 from Pontiac.

Some quick research, and the postings here, indicate that the 400 count is six total.

Balthy, the Chevy smallblock 400 is an odd bird. Even the casting is different, the two inner cylinders on both sides are siamesed. It was once prized as a drag motor, but had heat problems that could make the thin walls of the casting crack. No, it isn't just an enlarged bore of the 350. Aftermarket companies were casting smallblock 400s that fixed its issues and made great performance engines (usually displacing 406 cubic inches).

The big block 400 was actually a detuned version of the 402 which itself was marketed as a 396. So despite the "400" badges the engine actually displaced 402 cubic inches. Goofy, but true. I believe it was engine code LS3, but I'd have to doublecheck.

So sketch an "uncrossover", TJ!

AFAIK, Chevy built two - one smallblock and one bigblock. How many each from Pontiac, Buick, and Olds?

Looks like that donor truck is on CL again: http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/2414231687.html

30-40k is just what I have always expected.

HBDPCS

Maybe a pattern that mimics the Camino two-tone pattern:

Understood and noted.

Thinking it over, I realize that it wouldn't be too hard to change the interior color...

It was alot like that, but with a thin stripe to trim the paint break.

Something with white and midnight blue maybe?

Some really lustworthy stuff in that thread you posted, WMJ! No. I'm thinking of the style with the color break just below the side windows.

Yeah, the truck has alot of real estate for just one color. Remember the special two-tone that the duallys got? Something like that could work...

With the way things are these days, I am considering just keeping all of my projects and moving this one to the front of the line for completion. It really could do everything I need a vehicle to do. So it could become my main driver. If I go that route, maybe a more personalized resto job is in order. I was going for all stock (except the wheels), and painted the original white. Now I'm thinking maybe not. Anyway, the "least favorite color" thread got me thinking about it. What colors might look good on such a huge beast of a truck? It would have to go with the blue interior as I don't want to change that. Any ideas? Anyone want to do a photochop? Other custom touches? Looking for some input on this.

So comfortably cool here that I can barely keep my eyes open.

Gorgeous but windy here for the second day in a row. Got some things done that would have been painful during the heat.

Your premise is still false, no matter how many times you repeat it.

Your premise is false.

I don't think I've ever seen such stubborn support for an engine architecture that has no advantage. Further discussion seems to be as pointless as the proposed DOHC engine itself.