ABANDONED 1960 el Camino revival, engine, suspension and brake work!
Dad and me work on reviving this 60 ElCo, we work on the 327 engine. Front suspension and brakes . Happy new year thanks for 30k subs guys means a lot.
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@craigsowers8456
Жыл бұрын
Done ... LOL
THIS…is automotive bliss! You, your Dad and your dog that you had since third grade doing your things in an automotive setting is heaven! Precious memories!
I really like how you and your dad worked so well together. These are some great videos you guys do.
I love the do it yourself mode. Been there and done that. After a few sets I realized that dropping the arms off at the machine shop and letting them press them out was so much nicer. Sure you paid some cash but they would be done and done right making beating out the bushings a long use of time when you could be doing other things. I always install a new timing set and oil pump on any used engine I have to install. Its cheap insurance.
@joeboxer3365
Жыл бұрын
That or having a harbor freight hydraulic press and heavy duty sockets, my buddy helps me out with that and for making our own brake lines he has a double flaring kits and we either save the fitting or go to autozone and also he has a coil spring compressor, he helps and sometimes I'm the hold the tools guy
Dynamic Duo is Back
It is so satisfying to see a great old rig get freshened up like this. I love that you keep it old looking.
Thanks for saving the 60. The progress shows the desire and dedication in bringing back what can only be called the best decade for owning an American made automobile. And thank you for sharing it on uTube!
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for bein here and watching !
I own a 1960 Elcamino with a 327 but it's three on the tree. I did my suspension work with a press seems alot easier but you need to make some adapters. I also used Energy suspension bushings . One tip the bolts that clamp the bushings should be tightened only when the car is fully assembled and all weight is on the wheels. By tightening them up with the control arms lowered they will bind up once they move up with the vehicle weight on them.
@curbmassa
Жыл бұрын
That's correct about having the weight on the suspension before tightening.
@stephenholland5930
Жыл бұрын
Yep, got that tip from Old Car Alley doing his Galaxie.
I see so much hack work don't on KZread it's really really really nice to see good honest work still being done how I would do it. Just awesome man
I really like watching you and your dad do this together!
I just got done doing all the same stuff on my 64 Impala with a 327... minus the 11 heli coils lol.
I would've been too nervous to spray the engine red so close to the car, love that patina on the body.
I really enjoyed the one-on-one camera time with Rick while he started the helicoils. I can't believe someone buggered up the intake bolt holes so bad like that. All that stuff they did to that engine...just makes me wonder. So glad you and Rick saved it and did 'er right.
pop knows his stuff 🏁👍
Great grit, determination, and common sense in your efforts to refurbish this classic. Good luck in finishing this project. Be Safe - please wear a mask when scraping rust off .
Been Waiting for this This is going to be so Cool when your done whith it 😁👍👍👍
HOT DAM y’all kicked that master cylinders ass! I’d a been about 10minutes in and threw up my hands and said “eff it! Order a new one”!! Well done!! Nice trick cutting the threads and putting a bolt in there. I learned something!!
Enjoyable, as usual! Lot of work, but you and your dad are motivated!
I love ElCamino's, the 1959 is my favorite
The audio quality is greatly improved. And I appreciate the ratio of work to talk. Well done. A slide hammer might have made pulling the master cylinder apart easier once you tapped it and had the bolt in place. Great level of progress and I enjoyed watching you both work well together.
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Awesome thanks for the feedback I try to keep the pace moving
Love to see you guys change the rear quarter with the junk yard part. Even if its the old school way of pop rivet and bondo. Love how you guys work without all the big fancy gear as the average guy or gal would at home.👍👍👍
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
That’s how we roll thanks for watching
pops not paying attention with torch and catching yard on fire! classic.... lol.
Glad to see you do new freeze plugs. So many times seen guys not on a used motor and end up with leaks. Same with a quick internal inspection and reseal. Myself I have never used the rubber end seals on the intake. Just a good bead of silicone left to skin over really well and carefully set the intake. Never had a leak and that was on some high horsepower engines.
Boy, does this hit home! i have been in love with 1960 Chevys since I was 10. I'm 72 now. I've owned over twenty 60's. One '59 El Camino and six 1960 El Camino's. I have only one '60 left, a Tasco Turquois Impala 2 dr hardtop which I bought in July, 1999. Totally rust free with 80,000 miles on it now, unrestored. I'm looking forward to your videos and subscribed to your channel. Thank you so much!
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Wow that’s really cool thanks for sharing tim.
You might have to change front yoke on driveshaft and also change driveshaft if this car was an automatic, I had to change yoke to install a 69 TH350 in my 60 Impala, but I found a driveshaft from a 4 speed car which did the trick, perfect fit, both length and yoke. Just a hint, I'm sure you probably know this. Nice work, love the 60 Chevys. Will be good to see this one run. (I still have my Impala, have owned it for 50 years, it's a keeper)
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the advice and that’s really cool you’ve had it that long. Wow
I love the way you work together and like to watch how you do things. You always get a lot accomplished.
Throwing a rare 327 into a rusty el camino? Subscribed!
Great video, good to see you weren't beaten by that master cylinder.
I think this deserves some nice ladder bars and a small rake on the rear suspension! And a nice drag light 5 star would look great 👍
HI TRAVIS AND DAD RICK ,, MY SON MAX AND I AM GLAD YOUR BRINGING OUT MORE VIDEO'S ON THIS CAR AND OTHERS,,..ON THE BRAKES WE STOPPED THE VIDEO AND WE GOT THE SAME NAME YOU SAID??? MAX ,SAYS HI BOO BOO!!! WE ALL WISH WE HAD A DAD SMART AS RICK WHAT A GREAT TEACHER AND YOU ALSO TRAVIS,,..GREAT GARAGE .. GLAD YOU TOOK THE TIMING CHAIN COVER OFF WE WANTED TO SEE IT... ON MY BUICK SKYLARK WE HAD TO REMOVE HOSES AND ALL OF THE FRONT END TO REMOVE THE CHAIN...GREAT FRONT STEERING SUSPENSION WORK !!!! AND DRILLING THE ENGINE ,, HELI COIL.,, DONT THROW ANY THING AWAY YOU WILL NEED IT ONE DAY ...WOW!! THAT MASTER CYL. WAS BADDD!! WE WANTED TO KNOW HOW MANY HOURS OR DAYS DID IT TAKE TO DO ALL OF OF THIS??? IF YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT.. THANK'S SO MUCH!! MAX AND I STAYED UP LATE WATCHING AND WAS A LEARNING VIDEO,, PEACE ,NEXT VIDEO......BOO,BOO...
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
This was 5 full days worth of work to do
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate you guys watchin !
Anti seize is evil. No matter how much you try, that stuff gets everywhere!! Love seeing the suspension work! Learned a thing or 2 on that.
Again guys loving your work in a chuck away society. Your going to fly
It's coming along great.
Love this. Old School.
Downloading to watch later when I can. It's a beautiful car.
Great job guys love those El Caminos and 327 Chevy Engine had a 53 Ford pick up With 327 and a Muncie 4 speed Fun Truck
yes thanks for saving this car 👍
The 1959 EL Camino is the🐱🐈meow.It's body style is amazing.
Thanks for doing everything in one Video!
Thanks Rick. I could hear him great 👍🏻
The comment I thought about leaving, I'll keep to myself. I enjoy watching all your videos, love the vehicles you choose to work on, and it's truly heartwarming to see you and your dad working together (I'm envious). Keep up the good work!
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback and for watching!
I like the "Time Burgular" phrase. It's looking like a great project fellas.
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks
Very nice to watch this ! I am a pensioner in Sweden and renovated some American cars over here. Much can be done with simple handtools. Have a nice renovation.
I really enjoy the father son working together and especially what you are doing with the El Camino. FYI, the ball joints have been replaced, that's why they bolt in, factory has rivets, occasionally on old A frames the new bushings will occasionally slide side to side, if so just hit them with a little spot weld. Next time on the master cylinder use a bolt like you did but put a nut on it and a socket or a piece of pipe and make a puller, also put some air pressure in the back but be careful the plunger will occasionally fly out with the air pressure. Great job guys, just fun to watch, keep it up.
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Yeah you’re right they have been replaced good eye
Enjoying seeing the 60 E/C. One suggestion...you need to loosen the a-arm bushing bolts back up, just so they aren't tight, and wait until the car is assembled, and with the car sitting normally with the full weight of the car on the tires, before tightening the bushings back up to torque spec. Just before you tighten them, bounce the front end of the car up and down a few times, which helps settle the bushings to a natural position prior to torquing them. The bushings, as they are now are tightened with the a-arms hanging down, will be binding when the weight is put in the car and it's sat back down on the ground, which will hold the car up in the air a bit, and stress and wear the bushings prematurely.
Great video as always, keep the great content coming. Can't wait to see it running. Going to be a great car.thanks for taking us on this journey with you.
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for ridin along
Great job, you and your dad are doing 👍 I like your channel more and more. Great content 👌
It’s really nice to see how you and your father work together. Great videos, keep it up
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks appreciate the feedback
Myself I've been working on these old cars for a long time. I would have put a new oil pump in it. But that is to my own preference. It is good to save these old cars because they all have a soul and a story to tell. It's nothing like Americana like a 1960 El Camino!
Man this is a great one for this old man. Right out of my day. Thanks great find. From my hill top in. Sc
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching from your hilltop
Man, your vid‘s are just amazing! It‘s incredible how much I can learn from you and your dad just by closely watching your steps. I‘m a 23 years old guy from Germany learning to become a car mechanic. And your videos teach me basically more than I learn in the workshop. I will keep following your channel, got my sub! Looking forward to further projects :-)
loving it keep up the restoration such an awesome car, God bless.
Man the detail shots of your dads shirt are the bomb lol😂
Great channel guys - glad to watch you make something that we can enjoy and help everyone see the problems are worth the effort- GREAT JOB
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback Scott 💪🏼
You and your dad are doing a great job. Great episode.
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching
Great content. I bought a new one same color in dec. 59. It was a six cyl,auto. Sold it in 1962 when I joined usmc
Great work, it's looking good !! Love the Cushman scooter in the background...
spring pockets to lock them stable. so important installing them been there more then once
Looking forward to seeing this together! Great work fella’s!
Fun watching this being rehabbed! One thing for sure,working on rebuilding an old car is,it is mentally rewarding but oh so taxing on the physical side of one's body. Great job to both of you on getting it closer to being able to inhale some fresh air once again.
Holy cow, did that master cyclinder put up a fight!! Great trick you had with tapping it.
Great job guys, I enjoyed the picture show.
Is Awesome Everything has a grease fitting I used to have a 64 1/2 Buick ambulance there was a grease fitting on everything control arm bushings you name it there's always 60 zerks on that car
It's looking good guys, even though, I've never seen anyone rebuild the wheel cylinders in the car, but it good to know that I can if I had too. Happy New Year, God bless.
You men are doing a great Job. Thank you for sharing! Loved your and video.
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback !
Great video. I really admire your effort to save/reuse as many of the original parts as possible. Those are probably better quality than many aftermarket parts you get nowadays.
really enjoy watching you and your dad work together on project cars
Great video guys , can’t wait to see more progress on this car . Thank you for the videos !!
Great video. Talk about teamwork!
Another great episode on the El Camino!!!!! I truly enjoyed it and appreciate your content it was a 10 out of 10. Keep up the good work.
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watchin 💪🏼
Awesome as usual, Teague & Panda the dog.
Love watching this being fixed ❤️
Good hands. Well done!!!
Another great video! Rick is one of the most 'chill' guys I've ever seen. Does he get worked up about anything? Keep it up!
@theetravisb
7 ай бұрын
Every once in a while
Great progress!
Im from dayton ohio! Fun to see something that was built there.
First , great job, Second : France, ...That thing with the bolt, damn soab didn't want to go out hahahahaha great job!! I am looking for next week video!!- we all feel like we are working with you? Or it's just me? Greetings form the new 3 times world champions ( Argentina )
Always a good sign when the engine is together with missmatching bolts ..lol
My first car was a 60 Impala, 235/Powerglide. 1983-1988.
Love that you're working with your dad on this. Not many young people want to have much to do with their folks. Keep it up!
Great project lookin good ready for next week 👍
Wow, great job you two. It is looking good so far.
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ronnie !
You should have mentioned your trick to hold the fuel pump rod, I noticed you turning in a bolt in the front motor mount hole to hold the rod while you install the fuel pump. I learned that trick years ago but there are many people do not know you can use a longer bolt in to hold the rod but then you have to put a shorter bolt in the hole to seal the hole after you have installed the fuel pump. I use an installer to mount the harmonic balancer, so it does not get damaged by hammering it on.
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Good eye
Great video! I was hoping you’d paint the engine block and… you did! :)
Great job guys!
Those are really good old cars to get back on the road. You and your dad make a good team. Would like to see more on this Elcamino. It has come a long way!
Thanks for another great show! Rebuilding whatever you can instead of replacing parts, cool. The original brake master cylinder was tough, but is righteous! It will be a little tougher drive, but a more ATHENTIC driving feel. And that pushrod and those main bearings oughtta be just fine!
Keep up the good work!
Loved the episode. Sweet jump suit.
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Great content and You and your Dad work great together. I think your channel will by 100k by the end of 2023...if not more Subs.
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
That’s the hope !
You are fortunate to be in Arizona; any place else in the "lower 48" and you would have scrap metal headed for a dumpster. Go get 'em !
Live the video man, you guys are so lucky to have fair weather like that this time of the year! It's cold and wet here in Ohio puts a dampner on all the projects here haha
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Yeah the weather is a major plus.
An investment in a 4x -9x aircraft grade air hammer would help a lot !
I am enjoying the videos on the 60. Looking forward to the next.
Guys. Why on earth did you struggle with that SINGLE line master cylinder???? They make a nice vac booster, master, proportion valve kit that bolts right on. You run new lines to the front, use the old single for the back. Much safer. Just did that to mine last summer. Very nice kit. Good luck. 👍😁
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
It is a nice upgrade.
Awesome to see everything on the front end cleaned and painted, but one question is why not use your impact wrench to take apart some of the bolts, like lug nuts and even smaller ones, I do it for lawnmower repair, you and your dad are good team, working on the master cylinder I can see you guys need to get that vise bolted down better, watching you work the master it reminds of myself without better tools, but sometimes it doesn't help, like on my ford taurus we had to knock the lower ball joints out to get at the front wheel bearings as you could get the bolts to start but not enough room come out, and the ball joints were a bitch, like seeing your progress and blacken up everything you can get at to make what's good last 60 years
Love it!
Great video as always. I think more than watching the cars, I love watching the relationship between you and your dad and you two working together really warms my heart. Much love. Take care bud💪🏻
@theetravisb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that feedback terry. Take care
I love you and your father are doing with the breathing life into these old cars. 2 thing I have to mention. Those are the largest pair of channel locks I have ever seen when you were removing the oil filter and did you run any episodes on the cushman? My buddy is selling a turtleback and I'm tempted to bite
Not updating the brakes? Master cylinder and disc brakes on front? I know it throws off the rim with a disc brakes. Those things aren't necessary but they sure are nice. 327 fantastic. No better engine in my book. I've got 4 door hardtop with hardly any miles on it. We still have my dad till 60 what's not rusted away sitting down back as well. You and your dad working on these vehicles especially the 60 makes me think back. These are some great times that you have.