Damn squeak is back. I drove the El Camino in for a test run on the squeaking issue. Failed!!
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1970 El Camino Damn Squeak…
I took apart the front brake calipers and removed the pads. Added CRC Brake quieter and greased all the caliper friction points.
Took the ElCo out for a spin and the squeaking seems to have diminished by 90%. I consider that a success.
One note, I used my impact wrench and it seems to do more damage then it is worth. I'll be using my cheater bar and torque wrench in the future.
I actually broke a deep socket trying to get a lug nut off and I also lost a 13/16 lug chrome cap cover somewhere.
1970 El Camino Hood Job…
I picked up my El Camino this afternoon.
Friday night car meetup…
We went and checked out the local car meetup at Trinity Parkway parking lot. This is a cruiser based show with a few hot rods and other cars that didn't quite fit the general genre. We drove Josie in and left before it started raining. Unfortunately we still caught rain while getting a couple of subway sandwiches. It really did not matter since we just wiped her down when we got home.
Roasted my ass off…
Hot ride on the way home. It hovered from 104-106 all the home. That sucked.
1970 El Camino – Hood Time!
When I got my El Camino the previous owner had a cowl air induction style hood that he planned on installing. It was painted black primer so I didn’t bother installing it.
The original hood has damage under the driver side mounting bracket. The hood is fracked along the point. Last night with the help of a friend we mounted the replacement hood. I plan on getting it painted this week.
1970 El Camino…
Damn squeaking noise is driving me nuts. I removed the wheel which was an adventure in itself since the tire shop I purchased from tightened the lug nuts so tight I was unable to remove the wheel. I also wanted to check the disc pad and calipers but couldn't do that either. I ended up going back to the tire service center and had them remove the lug nuts and reinstall them each by hand torque specifications.
I did find another zerk fitting located on top of the A arm. I did not apply any grease to this fitting since I couldn't see it with the left front wheel installed.
GL1800 Cruise…
We took the Goldwing for a ride this morning along the River Road and ended up in West Sacramento then off to old Sacramento where this photo was taken.
GL1800 Goldwing Oil Change…
I went ahead and did my own oil change since I wanted to use Mobile 1 20/50 synthetic oil. The mileage at the time of change was 56,113. I also replaced the oil filter with the OEM Honda model.
This particular oil blend is not cheap. Even with the online pricing it was close $10 per quart. It takes a little over 4 quarts to do a complete oil change.
In addition to the oil change I had to replace the left side low beam bulb as it was out. The right side was replaced but I forgot to log the date into this blog. I’m using Phillips brand bulbs at this particular cycle.
1970 El Camino…
Complete audio system rewire. The previous owner did an okay job but didn't follow and discipline. He just used what he had available and went with that.
I ordered all the correct gauge cables and hardware adapters to use a double amplifier setup. While I was at it I also redid the power connections to the battery to a robust and modern solution.