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Wrong side, but this is the picture I have on hand. Something like this? Cutting out the spot welds at the floor and cowl seams and taking out a section of sheet metal on either side of the old welds that has been warped?
Actually.. due to those body lines a 66-67 belv as a elcamino could be awesome if done right.. the main issue with that one is the way the roof tilts back
Do you have a shield or heat blanket at the starter? Have you tried spinning the engine over when hot with the ignition disconnected? If so, does it still turn over with difficulty? It may be cable related as has been suggested.
Your stater(s) are getting hot. Electrical resistance goes up with heat. Try header wrap & wrapping the stater in heat shield also. Additionally, you could add a timing retard while cranking. A MSD multiple retard box does this
Just my 2 cents worth......cuz I'm old and been right where you are.....
First thing I'd be lookin at is that "restoration" style battery cable.
Big cubes, advanced timing, modern hi-amp batteries, and heat soaked starters.....when trying to hot start, that "restoration" cable is pulling way...
I'm going to make up the additional wire from battery post to starter stud to help positive wire because I can do this cold and see what happens when hot . Working alone sucks when doing stuff like this.
Ron
Oops forgot to say, I have had 2 different new dakota starters and just installed a Power Master XS last week which cranks faster so I tryed locking the distributor and it went to slow crank when hot. I now have distributor back to unlocked with 20 initial and it will tolerate that.
Ron