>We took a break from the poor ol' '69 and went to work on the 1964 El Camino. Travis wanted a fresh engine and cam to be put into this girl, so away we went. Did I also mention that Travis didn't like the white and primer paint scheme on the '64? "Hey why don't we test it out with the paint that we had purchased for the '69?" Sure, Travis...go ahead. At least the Camino is one color and we were both happy with the color we had picked out for the truck. Did we sand down the El Camino to get it ready for paint?.....Nope! Are we going to repaint it in the future....Yep! However, Travis believes that with the new engine and performance of small block 400 that we installed, coupled with the Muncie 4 speed manual tranny, no one will even tell when he flies on by. Uh huh......good thinking, partner. I am sure they will only notice the long arm of the law trying to catch that shiny silver El Camino! She is fun to drive though! Wow!
This Camino has quite a story behind it, one that I will work with Travis on and get posted soon. This 1964 El Camino has been in Travis' family since it was brand new off the showroom floor. The '64 was passed from Travis' grandfather to his father down to Travis. What a ride! I will be posting some more shots of this beauty and some work that will be done to get her back into shape soon. Hope you enjoy the pics.
The engine in the el camino is a 406ci smallblock. It has all forged rotating assmblie,flattop pistons,.542 lift comp cam,chevy fast burn heads,all comp cams full roller vavle train,single plain alum intake holley 750cfm dual feed carb and big tubed headers. the trany is a muncie 4 speed close ratio. It has a 12 bolt rear end with 2.73 with posi. next thing to do is get it tub and some 3.55 gears.
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