1967 L34 El Camino

[Lynn]

I am a long way from 6'4", but the steering wheel on my 68 El Camino was just way too big.

Lots of mods to mine, but one of the best and easiest was installing a black leather survivor steering wheel off of a later 70's C3. 70 bucks on ebay. You may have to wait a couple months for one that is usable as is.
Seeing that you also have PS, that would be a good mod, and a lot cheaper/easier than a tilt column.

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by Lynn

I am a long way from 6'4", but the steering wheel on my 68 El Camino was just way too big.

Lots of mods to mine, but one of the best and easiest was installing a black leather survivor steering wheel off of a later 70's C3. 70 bucks on ebay. You may have to wait a couple months for one that is usable as is.
Seeing that you also have PS, that would be a good mod, and a lot cheaper/easier than a tilt column.

----Lynn,,,Mine had a tilt column and I changed out the wheel to a 69 Corvette style. Didn't help enough!....Bill S

[67since67]

This a cool El Camino!!
I also have a '67 L34 El Camino with headrest bucket seats. As Bill said, the headrests keep the seat from sliding back the last couple notches, I am also 6'2", so I remove the headrest for driving.
Mine has a tilt column and I had a C3 wheel in it for a while, IMO the tilt wheel helps a whole lot more than a smaller wheel.
If you look for a tilt column, since '67 Chevelle columns are one application only, be careful, there are cobbled up clones marketed that don't fit.

As far as engine build, I would recommend a Hyd roller cam with about 212/218 duration at .050 and .480-.510 lift, that would give you great low and mid range torque. 218/224 duration would start to get a bit lumpy.
Your pic with the chrome fuel line suggests it may already have a 3310 Holley carb, that is a good choice as the original L34 carbs are a bit smallish.
A little more cam and carb really wakes these engines up!
You might consider setting the compression at about 9.5 so that you can run a good advance curve on pump premium.

Are your wheels DA 14x5 or DG 14x6? By chance is the original spare tire present?

Keep us posted on progress!
Bill W