Camino LS6

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One number that sticks out in my mind is the "not consider" number for each brand. Pontiac is a clear winner there with only 9 "not consider" votes.

I hope to have it running before the end of the week, and if I'm lucky, all of the body panels back on soon after. Then I'm planning to have the back half of the underside sandblasted and painted. Following that, the body gets media blasted and a re-paint. This stuff will have to wait for the funds to be in place and the timing between media blasting and bodyshop to be set.

Drivetrain install shots:

The drivetrain is in! I did lots of little stuff on the firewall and underneath the car and then finally got to the point where the drivetrain needed to go in. After fussing with so much small stuff, it was nice to make so much happen in one fell swoop for a change! It was quite a struggle to do this by myself, but I managed to get the engine and trans in with the headers already attached to the exhaust . Some of the pics are of the detailing of the small parts and one is of the notorious motor mount issue, but most are of the fun stuff. More details and pics soon.

Thanks to Z, these numbers are available to you today - I've been way too busy with Project Camino to help much. I just created the format for the results and did the Pontiac results as an example, the rest of the credit for compiling this goes to Z. Thank you, Z! It would have been a few more days if you waited for me. But I think today's update on Project Camino will be worth it, I'll be posting that shortly. :AH-HA_wink:

Just wait for the next set of pics. :AH-HA_wink:

Here's a note to anyone with a 73-77 A body: The motor mounts are such a hassle on these colonnade cars that I'll never do them as a service item - I'll pay someone with a lift and more special tools than I own. Looking at the crossmember, the way that the mounts are engineered makes absolutely no sense. My guess is that a design revision forced this odd arrangement somehow and GM cheaped out on the solution. It's as if the crossmember was designed to use the smaller, old style mounts and some genius just had to use the newer, larger mounts. There are a huge number of other holes in that part of the crossmember as well, making me think that GM didn't quite finish engineering this arrangement. The mounts themselves are so far forward that the lower forward corner (and bolt hole) actually overlaps the front edge of the crossmember rendering the fourth hole useless. Consequently, these mounts only use three bolts.

I messed with small stuff until 2:30 AM last night. I'm trying to get all the stuff on the cowl and firewall done ahead of the drivetrain going in so it will be easier to do. It is so tempting to just let that stuff go and install the engine/trans - but so far I have been able to resist that temptation. I'm heading back out there for another session shortly, tomorrow morning will likely be... ...difficult.

Holden really gets it, too bad the rest of GM doesn't. I really like this wagon and the available options!

More like 70's-tastic. I like it. Thanks for posting it, Mouse.

Good. I guess I just misinterpreted.

Well, I'm certain that we will see a Z/28. It may not be the Z/28 we expect though. I'm also certain that there will be other "special" Camaros.

A bit angry today, PCS?

Thanks. Yeah, the center cap thing is a hassle - but I'll find something that works at some point. I'm about to grab a quick meal and head back out there.

McCain is a conservative without the "neo", to paint him with the same brush as that crowd is just inaccurate. In fact, they don't like him. The way I see it is that we will be better off no matter which candidate wins. Of course, that's not saying much given the current reality.

Saw a hybrid Tahoe on the road today... with Oklahoma plates!

That's a really bad day.

Well, I wrapped-up the rebuild of the rear brakes by finishing the passengers side a few days ago. I didn't bother with any pictures since it would look just like the driver's side in my last update. From there I moved on to installing the new stainless lines and a new flex line in the rear. Then it was on to bleeding the system - I discovered that I hadn't tightened all of the fittings in the front the hard way (oops). I guess that's what happens when too much time goes by in between work sessions on the project. Obviously I started with bleeding the master cylinder and then moved on to the rest of the system. So now the car has the completely new system installed and functional. I have now moved on to getting ready for the drivetrain to finally settle into its new home. I'm pulling parts down from the shelves for the last time and it feels good. What didn't feel all that great was installing the new motor mounts. Whoever engineered the location of the mounts on the front crossmember is beyond question some sort of sadist! It is very difficult to bolt them in on the driver's side and damn-near impossible on the passenger's side. After quite the struggle, I got the job done and am very glad to have it behind me. The trouble stems from the lower control arm blocking access to backside of the bolt locations. When I do the Camino, the first thing I'll bolt to the frame will be the motor mounts! Lots of smaller parts are being cleaned and painted for the re-install and the crossmember and trans linkage are ready to go in. If I'm lucky, the drivetrain will go in this weekend. I took some shots of the rear to give you an idea of why I'm going to have the sandblast guy handle that part of things, and took a few shots from underneath looking forward from where the trans will soon be. Finally got to mount the wheels and tires on the car as well. I feel like I'm getting there now. PICS:

In fact, the Nova sold well in Latin American countries.

They are just a hair too small, I may have collars made to adapt them if another solution can't be found. So, no centers for now.

Gotcha. Don't worry, there will be pics soon enough (I've taken a few already). I just want to get a bit more done prior to updating this. One tidbit: the wheels are on and look good. :AH-HA_wink:

Thanks 68!

So what was it? Meanwhile, I've been making some progress on the wagon. The braking system is complete and it won't be long before the drivetrain follows suit. Pics and an update soon.

Screw waiting to see, I intend to be loud about it.