Engine wiring

I ended up with the car because it did not run right. Someone else put the HEI in it and just reused the resistance wire. All I did was cut off the wire coming up from the starter. Then pulled the bulkhead, cut the resistance wire out and ran my own. It stayed hot on that car. Maybe an El Camino is different? IDK
Nope el camino is the same mine is hot all the time