1968 el Camino Malibu

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30 Mar 2018 18:29 - 30 Mar 2018 18:37 #4077 by Ben

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I'm stuck deciding whether to paint the bellhousing or not, does anyone have any ideas? Thanks

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31 Mar 2018 17:59 #4079 by oestek

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fbk289 wrote: I'm stuck deciding whether to paint the bellhousing or not, does anyone have any ideas? Thanks

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Paint it. It's aluminum and will corrode quickly otherwise. Use some aluminum - silver colored paint and it will stay looking good now that you put the time into cleaning it.

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17 May 2018 06:33 #4115 by Steele10

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Can't wait to see how it turns out!

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17 May 2018 07:14 #4116 by Ben

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Thanks Steele10, I'm doing the front end sheet metal over the next couple of weeks so hope to post some pics, stay tuned

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30 Jun 2018 07:37 - 30 Jun 2018 07:50 #4171 by Ben

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Hey everyone,

Just got my motor back from the shop, rebuilt with flat top pistons, alloy heads/manifold etc, which I'm really happy with. I also ordered a new 10si internally regulated alternator which requires bracket modification due to the new intake manifold which I'm doing myself.

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30 Jun 2018 08:08 - 30 Jun 2018 08:40 #4172 by Ben

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Starting to get in to electrical now as well. I couldn't find any info on how the blower motor gets grounded so I just added a ground wire to the firewall myself, I can't see how else it was done unless the original ducting was made of metal. (I am converting from an A/C setup and that was a mess so I'm not sure how that all worked btw)