My 1976 El Camino Classic
I've had this el camino since 2000. I'll fill in the details here and update what I do as I go along. I don't claim to be an expert on any of the things I have done or want to do, I'm just having fun and trying not to spend too much money.
Under The Hood
Rebuilt 305, done by the great people at Mel-Ken Motors
Stereo System
Pioneer DEH-P4100 CD Player
2 3¼" Pioneer 2-way speakers (TS-A878) - mounted in the rear stock holes.
2 6"x9" Pioneer 4-way speakers (TS-A6969) - mounted in the door panels.
2 10" MTX Thunder 4000 subwoofers
Pyramid 300w amp
03/27/02
Click Here to see the page on how I did this, and what the rear of the cab used to look like.
[Picture coming as soon as it is developed]
Interior
Click Here to see how the dashboard was colored black, and what color the bench seat used to be.
[Picture coming as soon as it is developed]
The Rack
I built that rack as my senior project in high school metal shop in 2000. I bought the shell tube at a surplus store on Sunnyside Road in Damascus, OR. I've only seen one other rack on an El Camino...and it sucked! I thought it was a unique idea at the time, but I guess not. I'd love to see pics of other elky racks. As of this month (10/02) I don't have the rack on anymore, it is sitting in my backyard. It's good to know that I can put it back on easily if needed in about 10 mins. 04/18/04 Ok, I'm done with the rack. I'm getting to the point where I can afford to do stuff, and eventually the car will be too nice to have that ugly rack on it. I'm going to sell it or give it away soon. Anyone interested?
11/03/02
New Pictures...When it isn't rainy I drive around with the old bench seat in the back. Eventually I will get seatbelts for it and bolt it down so people can actually ride back there. I also painted the nose a metallic black color, and tinted the headlights, and all 4 side markers. The paint is only temporary until I get the whole car repainted.
What's Next?
These are just a few things I plan on doing, as soon as I can afford it:
- 16" American Racing Torq-Thrust II's (brushed, not polished), 8" wide. I haven't decided on tires yet, but I'm open to suggestions.
- Rebuild front and rear suspension, drop 2" all around, maybe just the front at first.
- Get rid of the rear bumper and have a roll pan custom made, since no one mass-produces them for this body style.
- New paint, haven't decided what color yet. I'm thinking about having the nose sprayed with rhino-liner. I have to research it first and make sure it is going to look the way I want it to, but if I do it it will keep the front from getting rock chips. I don't want to have a good paint job ruined. Maybe they can spray flames on the hood with it too!
- I need to replace the floor pans - badly! I'm also going to have to correctly mount my swivel seats, and locate a center console. After this is done I'm going to dynamat everything and get new carpet.
*Coming Soon...*
These are a few projects that are currently in progress, some of them are done. I will write more about them when the pictures are developed.
- Custom mounting the front bumper for a recessed look *Done - looks awesome*
- Jan. '04 - I bought some SS Swivel Bucket Seats on Ebay, they need recovering but they are awesome!.
- Goodbye rocker chrome, hello sidepipes!
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