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The suspension. For $1500 you can have an awsome handling car and still have some change left over for a coke. Safety first. rick (Abilene Texas) 72 El Camino TPI 350/700r4 ACES #00140 TEAM CHEVELLE #00038 http://members.home.net/jimmy4/rick1972elky.html http://chevelles.com/showroom/ricks%20motor%20-L On Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:46:18 -0600 "Morris, Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List >------------------------------------------------------------ > >This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not >understand >this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. > >------_=_NextPart_001_01C1695F.94B2A5F0 >Content-Type: text/plain > > >> I am now able to start my first project on my '69 El Camino. I have >about >> $1500 to spend. I have narrowed it down to either a new engine or >rebuild >> the suspension. >> >> The engine is a 307, at idle has a oil pressure of about 10-20 and >at >> throttle has about 40-45. It smokes at start up only when the >engine is >> already hot. 7 of the pistons have a compression of about 145, with >one >> at 130. If I were to replace the motor first I would get the best >350 >> that $1500 can buy. >> >> I was told that this engine was rebuilt 40k miles ago. However >almost >> everything the seller told me about this Elky was bull. >> >> The suspension is crap. needs new everything, from springs to ball >joints. >> I can't drive it over 65 MPH (it starts to shake). I should have >alittle >> left over for a new carb and maybe some headers for the 307 that's >in it >> right now. >> >> Keep in mind that I need this car for my daily driver. I have >temporary >> transportation while I do the work but I will need to drive this car >(with >> either the old engine and new suspension OR new engine and old >suspension) >> until I raise more funds. >> >> I'm hoping you guys can give me some advise. I know in a perfect >world I >> would do them both at the same time, but it's not. >> >> I've got plenty of pictures of my project on my site if you want to >take a >> look. >> >> Thanks for your help... >> >> JM >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> www.angelfire.com/retro/project-69 > >------_=_NextPart_001_01C1695F.94B2A5F0 >Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> ><HTML> ><HEAD> ><META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = >charset=3Diso-8859-1"> ><META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = >5.5.2653.12"> ><TITLE>new engine or rebuild the suspension</TITLE> ></HEAD> ><BODY> ><BR> > ><P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I am now able to start my first = >project on my '69 El Camino.=A0 I have about $1500 to spend.=A0 I have >= >narrowed it down to either a new engine or rebuild the = >suspension.=A0</FONT> </P> > ><P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> ><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The engine is=A0a 307, at idle has a >= >oil pressure of about 10-20 and at throttle has about 40-45.=A0 It = >smokes at start up=A0only when the engine is already hot. =A07 of the >= >pistons have a compression of about 145, with one at 130.=A0 If I were >= >to replace the motor first I would get the best 350 that $1500 can = >buy.</FONT></P> > ><P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> ><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I was told that this engine was = >rebuilt 40k miles ago.=A0 However almost everything the seller told me >= >about this Elky was bull.</FONT></P> > ><P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> ><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The suspension is crap. needs new = >everything, from springs to ball joints.=A0 I can't drive=A0it over 65 >= >MPH (it starts to shake).</FONT> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I >should = >have alittle left over for a new carb and maybe some headers for the = >307 that's in it right now.</FONT></P> > ><P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> ><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Keep in mind that I need this car >for = >my daily driver.=A0 I have temporary transportation while I do the >work = >but I=A0will need to drive this car (with either the old engine and >new = >suspension=A0OR new=A0engine and old suspension)=A0until=A0I=A0raise = >more funds.=A0</FONT> </P> > ><P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> ><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I'm hoping you guys can give me some >= >advise.=A0 I know in a perfect world I would do them both at the same >= >time, but it's not.</FONT></P> > ><P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> ><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I've got plenty of pictures of my = >project on my site if you want to take a look.</FONT>=20 ><BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> ><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Thanks for your help...</FONT> ><BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> ><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">JM</FONT> ><BR><U><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 = >FACE=3D"Arial">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</FONT></U> ><BR><U><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 = >FACE=3D"Arial">www.angelfire.com/retro/project-69</FONT></U> ></P> > ></BODY> ></HTML> >------_=_NextPart_001_01C1695F.94B2A5F0-- > >----------------------------------------------------- >To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html >To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
