• 1966 Chevy El Camino Big Block And Turbo 400 Trial Fit Lowering Engine Into Engine Bay
    Once the motor mount and frame brackets were bolted on, we lowered the big-block into its new cradle. There's no trick to it; we just took our time and constantly checked our clearances from every angle as we dropped in the engine.
    Once the motor mount and frame brackets were bolted on, we lowered the big-block into its
  • 1966 Chevy El Camino Big Block And Turbo 400 Trial Fit Bolted Engine To Trans
    Once the motor was close enough to the transmission, we went ahead and mated them together and tightened each bolt with a 1/2-inch box wrench.
    Once the motor was close enough to the transmission, we went ahead and mated them together
  • 1966 Chevy El Camino Big Block And Turbo 400 Trial Fit Bolting Up Torque Converter
    The torque converter must be bolted up to the flexplate, so using the supplied bolts and washers from Monster, we fastened each one with a 9/16-inch wrench.
    The torque converter must be bolted up to the flexplate, so using the supplied bolts and w
  • 1966 Chevy El Camino Big Block And Turbo 400 Trial Fit Lining Up The Bolt Holes
    The mounts were next. We lined up the bolt holes and slid in each bolt from Ground Up's motor mount kit. We tightened them down with 5/8-inch and 11/16-inch wrenches.
    The mounts were next. We lined up the bolt holes and slid in each bolt from Ground Up's mo
  • 1966 Chevy El Camino Big Block And Turbo 400 Trial Fit Releasing The Bailing Wire
    With the headers already in the engine bay, it was only necessary to release the bailing wire and shimmy them around until we met them up with the exhaust ports of our RHS cylinder heads. We placed the gaskets supplied by Doug's and tightened each bolt with a 5/16-inch wrench.
    With the headers already in the engine bay, it was only necessary to release the bailing w
  • 1966 Chevy El Camino Big Block And Turbo 400 Trial Fit Engine And Trans Installed
    Locked and loaded, we could focus on getting our new crossmember from Monster, sending our Doug's headers to get coated, the manifold, and the ignition system to get this El Camino rolling down the street.
    Locked and loaded, we could focus on getting our new crossmember from Monster, sending our
THE SHOPPING CART
MFG Description PN Price
ARP Flexplate bolts 100-2901 $9
Doug's 2-inch headers (coated) D322 709
Ground Up Motor mounts AMC-103KIT 110
Milodon Oil pan 30950 224
Monster Flexplate G102HD 80
Transmission SS24-TH400/SS Mega Monster 1,500
Torque converter 46714C 500
Moroso Valve covers 68350 390
  TOTAL $3,522
Sources
Automotive Racing Products (ARP)
800.826.3045
arp-bolts.com		Doug's Headers
909.599.5955
dougsheaders.com
Ground Up
866.358.2277
ss396.com		Milodon
milodon.com
Monster Transmission
eatmyshift.com		Moroso
203.453.6571
milodon.com