Need tech help outside the 73-77 box
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dragons_lair59
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Need tech help outside the 73-77 box
Can anyone help with a CCC carb and distributor question? Doing an intake and carb swap on my brothers 87 monte carlo ss. Has the stock 305 in it. What I'm learning is that the distributor and carb are computer controlled. I can ditch the carb, but I'm hearing i need to swap to the old style vacuum advance distributor. And add a lock up kit for the converter. Its getting an edelbrock intake and carb. I'm gutting all the emission equipment. Anyone have any experience with this swap?
BicknellWelding- Donating Member
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That's a very common swap. The folks on the El Camino forum do it all the time on the later El Caminos.
pila- Donating Member
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You need to ditch the dist. for a older style HEI or whatever you are using but im not sure about the tranny.
ant7377- G3GM Addict
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should be fine that electronic dizzy and carb are junk
dragons_lair59- Donating Member
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dragons_lair59 wrote:should be fine that electronic dizzy and carb are junk
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I have a nice solid cast iron intake that should fit, has a crossover- non vortec, (85-90% cleaned up- needs paint), you welcome to it if you want.
77mali- Donating Member
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Thanks for the input guys. I've been doing a lot of reading on other forums and such. Seems like just the old school distributor swap will take care of the timing advance. And the lock up kit I can buy from summit.
@77Mali- I appreciate the offer! I bought my brother a brand new edelbrock intake and carb for his monte. Sort of "rent" for Ethel staying at his garage all this time.
This is his Monte. He's had it since 1990. Has about 80k on it. Used to be black until a plow truck pushed a snowbank into the rear quarter. Was painted in '93
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@77Mali- I appreciate the offer! I bought my brother a brand new edelbrock intake and carb for his monte. Sort of "rent" for Ethel staying at his garage all this time.
This is his Monte. He's had it since 1990. Has about 80k on it. Used to be black until a plow truck pushed a snowbank into the rear quarter. Was painted in '93
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BicknellWelding- Donating Member
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I like them . My brother has one too. 85 ss in black with a 434 sb and th400. They make such good platforms.
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