66 El Camino - Project CaMEANo

[Motown 454]

Nice progress, the radiator looks good in there.

[johnny68]

thank eric car is looking great wheels look very good on it
john

[Mr. Anderson]

Hear me out....I had a thought, but it's probably not a great one.

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What if I were to fill the "empty" side of this area with a fuel tank. In the existing hole, I can make roughly a 16 gallon tank, a little more. If I were to move that center support over to the edge of the hole for the battery box, I could make up to a 24 gallon tank!

Advantages....weight in front of instead of behind the rear axle. Mounting the spare tire where the old gas tank was with a late model truck cable/crank setup keeping it nice and hidden. If I build a 24 gallon tank I've got 4 extra gallons than stock, plus I can build baffles into the tank, something the stocker doesn't have. Less chance of rupture in case of an accident.

Disadvantages....possible refabrication on some of my battery door stuff. Sealing off the cab wall completely, and well as the battery. If I went with a 16 gallon tank, I'm losing 4 gallons from stock capacity. The weight will be mostly on the drivers side where the driver is already not too lightweight himself. Have to route fuel lines across the center of the car. Loss of storage space.

Thoughts?

[chunger]

Excellent idea. Dunno about your Elco, but on my Ranchero, the gas tank is already offset to one side, so that's less of an issue. I like the idea of being able to carry a spare out of sight - where was it originally?

[Mr. Anderson]

The spare was inside the cab, behind the passenger side of the seat. Of course, I've gotten rid of all of the brackets for that stuff. The plan was to just throw the spare in the bed, but I wasn't real keen on having to make something to lock it down with to keep it from "walking off" either.

[Yelcamino]

It's not a bad idea. I think the pros outweigh the cons and I really like the idea of mounting the spare under the bed like a newer model truck. You could probably fit two GTO style space saver spares!

[dusterbd13]

id say do it. those are all good reasons to, and i see no real downside other than filler door access with stuff in the bed. id also go with as much capacity, baffles, and in tank fuel pump as you could.

Michael

[chunger]

Of course, it would be really trick if you could mount the spare under the bed, like newer models, and utilize a crank system to lower the spare, when needed.

[Mr. Anderson]

I guess in the back of my mind I was hoping you would all say "thats a silly idea!" so I wouldn't have to do it.

Guess I have a project for this weekend now! The more I think about it the more I want to do it though.

I haven't nailed down a way to fill it yet, but it will certainly be through the quarter panel and not through the cab floor. I had that pleasure on the last old truck I had, and what a pain in the butt that was.

Thanks for the input guys!

[Yelcamino]

I guess in the back of my mind I was hoping you would all say "thats a silly idea!" so I wouldn't have to do it.

Guess I have a project for this weekend now! The more I think about it the more I want to do it though.

I haven't nailed down a way to fill it yet, but it will certainly be through the quarter panel and not through the cab floor. I had that pleasure on the last old truck I had, and what a pain in the butt that was.

Thanks for the input guys!

Here's an :idea: ... move the gas filler door that's already on the driver side of the car forward to behind the driver door in line with the new fuel tank location. The average Joe probably wouldn't even know it was relocated.

If you do it this way, make sure the filler neck goes in the top of the tank and not the side like the factory did it. Before I changed my tank, I was at a show and had to park on a rolling hill. The driver side of the car was on the downhill side and through the course of the show, fuel started to dribble out the fill cap (had a full tank :hand:). It was such a crowded show I couldn't move the car unless we wanted to leave so everyone that walked by got to enjoy the smell of 93 octane!

One more thing, try to locate the fuel level sending unit as close to the center of the tank as possible. Rick's put the sender in the forward left corner of my tank. Downhill and on right turns I always have a full tank, uphill and left turns it's suddenly empty!

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks for the advice Herb!

I've got to put the filler through the side because I will be very limited on space at the top of the tank, and I don't want to have to run the filler through the bed. I should be able to sneak it out of the existing hole in the side of that inside quarter panel. I will mount the cap higher than stock though. Fortunately, Texas doesn't have that many hills :) For the outside I have thought about relocating the factory door, or doing something a little more "race" inspired. Not a flip cap or anything but I've got a couple ideas I haven't quite nailed down yet.

[jfreakofkorn]

Coming along Nicely....

[MTMouse]

The weight will be mostly on the drivers side where the driver is already not too lightweight himself. Have to route fuel lines across the center of the car. Loss of storage space.

Thoughts?

If you are going to go through that much work anyways, why not move the battery over behind the driver's side and fuel tank to passenger side?

[Mr. Anderson]

A couple reasons...with all I've already got done with the latch stuff, the cage/support for the battery, and the cutoff switch, that' a lot more fabrication that I don't want to have to undo. Secondly, I hate having to walk around my car to pump gas so putting the filler on the passenger side is out but I also don't want to run the fill tube across to the driver's side.

With the larger version of the tank, it will span across the transmission tunnel so no longer will ALL of the weight be shifted to the driver's side, only some. This will also get rid of my concerns of routing the fuel lines across the car, as I can just hook them up on that side of the tank and go through the floorboards with some AN bulkhead type fittings.

[Mr. Anderson]

Thinking of the simplest fabrication possible, I made a pattern that would fit in there and span then entire length without having to make notches or anything in the tank. After about a hundred tries, I finally figured that the capacity of the new tank would be 19 gallons, 1 less than stock. I could find more capacity by dropping the floor of the tank 1" on the drivers side, but would have to start tapering the front edge as it gets closer to the quarter...that would get back about 1.3 gallons. I'm also losing about 6"-7" on the outside because the wheel well is in the way and I'd have to flatten the corner of the tank, plus the cab wall pushed back into the hole so I'd have to do that corner too. But could probably gain about 2 more gallons there. I might do the outside parts though...more to come!

[Mr. Anderson]

Spent a couple hours cutting up cardboard to get the basic shape. Not perfect, but roughly this is what the tank would be like.

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[Yelcamino]

It looks good. I assume it will sit lower after you clearance the bottom of it?

[Mr. Anderson]

I still have to cut out the support I welded into the center of the recessed area...the cardboard tank is setting on top of it now. When it's in it will be under the floor. Just didn't feel like getting that dirty tonight!

[Mr. Anderson]

One step back, two steps forward!
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The mock up tank is bigger in most dimensions than the real one will be. I also decided to cut it back to 42" wide instead of 44" to give me a bit more wiggle room.
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Bet you can't figure out what this is a pattern for!
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[bonecrrusher]

Nice...

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks!

I don't know much about the do's and don'ts of gas tank fab, but I think this will work. I've gone back and forth about whether or not I should build in a reservoir tray and ultimately decided not to. If I ever go with EFI, it will probably be better to build a whole new tank than to make one now that kinda works for both. Since I'm using a mechanical pump still, a simple pickup tube will work fine.

The day got cut short and I'll be back at it tomorrow, but I got this far. It's nice to have access to things like Greenlee punches, dimple dies, stomp shears, sheetmetal brakes, spot welders, and tig welders :)
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I am re-learning how to tig on this project too. I "kinda-sorta" knew how to do it once but only did it for a week and haven't messed with it any in the last 4 years. I used a spot welder on the baffles, never used one before but it sure was nice!
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[johnny68]

very nice Eric great job
john

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks John.

Pretty much finished with it now. Brought it home last night for a test fit and to make sure I cut out the right pieces in the right spots while test fitting in the car. Everything looked good so I brought it back up to the shop this morning and got busy. The holes in the top are waiting on some plates I ordered from Tanks Inc. that have the sending unit and pickup bolt patterns drilled and tapped already. They will be trimmed and welded on top of those holes. The one at the end will be the pickup/vent, the other for the sending unit for the gauge. This was a pretty fun project! Next time I'll remember to wear a long sleeve shirt though...

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[Yelcamino]

Very well done! :twothumbs

[DYNODANNY]

Nice gas tank and location. Good progress.

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks guys.

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Now you don't!
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I really need to find a nicer panel, this one is pretty heavily pitted.

[srh3trinity]

That is so cool! I have enjoyed following this thread.

[72ElCamino]

Definitely just clicked through all 14 pages of this build. It is looking pretty awesome.

Keep up the good work!

[bonecrrusher]

Like the james bond gas tank mod!

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks guys!! Glad you dig the work.

Didn't touch it last weekend (car shows Saturday, Mother's day Sunday), but got the fuel filler knocked out tonight. I hope I don't regret this but I think it will work out. Should look a lot better when the quarter panel is all one color. There will be an aluminum trim plate that fits in the bottom of the bowl...obviously going for a race look.

You might remember the cap thing from early in the thread when I was going to hide it under the bed trim.

I welded it all the way around on the front, the tacks on the back are insurance.
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Point of no return!
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[chunger]

Nice Touch! It's going to look great!

[68400BIRD]

Just went through all 15 pages. Great work and creativity. It looks like you are having a lot of fun on this build.

[bonecrrusher]

Nice placement - are you going to see the filler tube in the bed?

[Mr. Anderson]

Good to hear I wasn't out of my mind putting it in there!

Nope, you wont see any of the tube. There's quite a bit of room between the quarter panel and the inside of the bed. I'd be working on that tonight but the weather sucks and I can't get around the car without the door open, haha

[Mr. Anderson]

More tank involved work. There wasn't going to be any easy way to make the filler tube without access to inside the quarter, so I cut a big hole and got rid of any evidence of the rib that used to be there. I pictured the other side for reference as I didn't take a "before" shot.
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Tube made...I reworked the end to better fit to the tank but didn't get any pictures there either.
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With the tube finished, I closed up the hole some to add some of the strength back. I'll make a plate that bolts on to cover it up, much like the access panels at the rear for the tail lights. Will have to make a little bubble at the bottom to clear the tube but it should all stay pretty low profile.
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Also remade the door over the battery and skinned it.
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[Yelcamino]

Nice!

[64impala]

Beautiful work!!!! Here is my 64 impala build

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks Herb!

& thanks Impala guy, nice car you have too.

The front suspension got a nice kick in the pants yesterday. I love Craigslist! Listed as "'67 Chevelle front suspension", it was stock lower arms, tall Camaro spindles with full disc brakes, fabricated upper arms, and QA1 coilovers. The coil overs will make their way to the Elky as soon as the new springs show up. The upper arms will go on the car when I eventually do a tall spindle conversion (aftermarket 2" drop) and bigger brakes. Luckilly I have a spare A-body I can put my current parts to good use on :) The spindles and brakes will be sold to make a little $$ back.
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[Mr. Anderson]

Based on these recent purchases and the desire for bigger brakes, my entire front suspension is now for sale!

[Mr. Anderson]

Not much happening right now. Made a new hood ornament just for the heck of it. Slightly taller, longer in front, shorter in the back, pointier...just different!

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[Yelcamino]

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That looks cool! It's got more of a fighter jet look to it than the stock one!

[Motown 454]

Nice work and a great imagination. Cool

[NOPANTS-68]

dude that hood ornament is wicked! Nice execution of vision. I'd buy one!

[chunger]

You made your own billet. Looks great!

[rfalker1]

wow, ur a maniac!!! you have been flying though this build. Its night and day from where you started!!! One last good push and you will be out in the streets driving her. Great job, great fabrications too

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks a lot guys!!! I may need someone to give me a good shove to get much further along :) it's slow going or at least feels that way.

[Mr. Anderson]

The latest photoshop. If you haven't seen the thread I put in the photo section....there's some goofy stuff going on with the back end of the car that I am excited to get started on.

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[Mr. Anderson]

I'm shortening the car 5.5" in the back. Got started cutting last night and wrapped it up after work today. I still need to shorten the frame but will wait until I have the new rear crossmember welded into place before I cut the framerails.

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[srh3trinity]

No turning back now. I am a huge fan of this build and I really like the fact that you are thinking outside of the box and then shortening the box.

[bonecrrusher]

Thats awesome!

[chunger]

WOW! That's INSANE!! I LOVE it!

[craigs73]

wow eric it looks great.......u did a great job what make u pick the angle at which you cut it at

[dusterbd13]

wow. just wow.

im looking forward to seeing how it turns out. i always thought the beds on these looked a little disproportional.

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks guys!!!! A lot of welding left to do now :hammer:

Craig, I just kinda eyeballed it. The slanted cut at the top of the quarters was done so I will have less trouble keeping the contour of the panel there when I weld it back up. The rest of the cuts were a combination of what was easy to cut, what would be easy to weld, and what would be less trouble to make look good when it's done.

[Motown 454]

Wow remind me to never double dare you to do something. It looks like you picked a good place to cut it, The pieces line up really nice. Good job with the cuts. That will definitely change to look of the truck.

[Mr. Anderson]

I'm hoping with the long weekend ahead I can get most of this wrapped up. I'll probably run out of argon though, so we'll see!

In other FANTASTIC news, I sold all the front suspension pieces that I pulled off!!! THAT means that next week, I will have my long desired C5/6 brake kit on the way from Kore3, and some tall/dropped spindles from Fatman. Life is grand!!!!!

[chunger]

Sweet man, I'm really glad this is working out for you. I know I can speak for a bunch of us other members who are waiting to see how this awesome mod turns out!

Loving this build!

[Mr. Anderson]

Old rear crossmember...
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New rear crossmember!
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Cut the frame off, took out 5.5"...
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Welded it back on.
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Got the back end lined up much better. Both of the rear body bolts broke off during removal so I've drilled them out but it didn't work so well. I'll now have to drill them oversize and re-tap before I can start welding.
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Then there's this little issue....I knew there was bondo in the driver's side, but didn't realize how much. :(
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I do have a plan though. While I would love to replace both quarter panels now, I have some special plans for the quarters later down the road when I do a bigger wheel/tire upgrade so I don't want to replace the quarters now only to do it again later. I need to fill the stock fuel door as well. So, the plan is to go ahead and weld the back end on, then cut the sheetmetal out between the two body lines from the tail light to in front of the fuel door and replace it with a scratch made piece. Should work fine for now!

P.S.....I wish I didn't have to clean up every night.
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[Motown 454]

Eric not only do I enjoy watching your build, but now I found a place to put my storage bins. I think I'll mount them under my work bench like you did. I was going to make draws. Looking good.

[gearheads78]

so much for just tossing a car together as a driver LOL

[Mr. Anderson]

so much for just tossing a car together as a driver LOL

Ha! No joke!!!

[Mr. Anderson]

Didn't touch it yesterday, celebrated Independence Day with the family.

Back on it today though and things went pretty well. Got the body mounts drilled out and retapped. When I put it back together though, it didn't line up with the holes in the frame too well. I guess that new rear crossmember from Year One wasn't just right. No big deal though, I just cut it through the center, stretched the rails apart, and added a new piece. Once bolted down, I got to fitting the sheetmetal back together. Passenger side went very well and I managed to not warp anything! Also got the bed floor mostly welded back together. I did the top part of the driver's side, but that was all because I'll be replacing the rest with new steel eventually. I ran out of cutoff wheels so I haven't finished the inner bed sides yet. Here are the results.

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This is how bad the driver's side looks...
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Threw a fender on to get a better look. The rear really needs to come down an inch or two to look right.
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[Mr. Anderson]

new brakes and spindles on the way :naughty:

[Mr. Anderson]

The Fatman spindles got here yesterday, really nice looking pieces! I also got new rod ends and seals for my upper arms, and a new set of Afco low-friction ball joints. The brakes wont be here until Tuesday, but I also have to turn down my factory hubs before then.

Could have spent more money on new lower arms but my coil-overs came with these modified factory arms so I couldn't justify the extra expense. But in the past I have experienced two factory lower control arms breaking around the balljoint. They both could have been freak occurrences, but just in case I wanted to make sure mine wouldn't break. So I made some reinforcement plates and welded them in. Worked out pretty well.

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[Motown 454]

They look good.

[1360]

Look great!

Keep the pics coming.....

[JBCO]

Lookin good! That shorter back is gonna be cool.

[Mr. Anderson]

Thank you Tobin!!

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[Mr. Anderson]

Sexy stoppers....
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This is what was there before....
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[craigs73]

any updates eric

[Mr. Anderson]

Nope, just a little bit of welding on the bed here and there. Had to take care of a few things on the daily driver. I'm at a point where I need to spend some money on it before I can move forward. Need brake lines, fender patch panels, pay someone to sandblast the fenders and doors, find a better tailgate, get the rear glass cut, etc., and I happen to be broke! Might make some progress this weekend.

[craigs73]

I happen to be broke!

sound like me lol..... i want to get something done this weekend but having no luck getting weld thru primer local... i did call napa next town over and they wanted $23 a can 8-/ called jegs since only a half hour drive and they have it but on back order... every place local dont carry it. was gonna order it from tcp global and they want $17 to ship two cans of primer 8-?

[irregal83]

Awesome build man! i love the bed shortening.. cant wait to see what this looks like when you get it together.. keep up the great work, and keep us updated please

[Mr. Anderson]

Still not much progress, but the fenders and doors are back from blasting.
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[Yelcamino]

Any progress is good progress! At least it's still moving forward, right? :twothumbs

[Mr. Anderson]

A little more done...windshield is in. Also tried my hand at painting today. Learned a lot...next round should go better, but this will do fine for the insides. Shooting PPG's Omni line single stage for this, with a cheap Harbor Freight gun. Color is Chrysler Viper Bright White.

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[chunger]

Too funny. I'm also using PPG Omni, single stage painted spayed from a Harbor Freight gun. How were your results?

[Mr. Anderson]

All things considered, pretty good...I'd never painted with anything other than a rattle can. I should have spent more time figuring out how to use the gun before I got started...adjusting pressure, settings, etc. I added a drier to my compressor and one of those disposable ones in line right before the gun, and the gun worked great. I got some runs due to spraying a little too heavy. But the paint looks great and has a nice shine to it. I'm pleased!

[dusterbd13]

you can wet sand and buff single stage pretty effectively.
ive got a friend that does a bunch of race cars. youd never know he uses equipment enbamel after its gut and biffed. he always has trash and runs before that, and after it looks great.

im learning from him for when i get my beater C4 vette.

michael

[Mr. Anderson]

Baby steps! Passenger door on. Had to put the fender on again to remember what it was supposed to look like! Stainless screws for the door latches.

Have you guys seen these "Pro-bolts" from Billet Specialties? I've known about them for a while, sold them at work and always wanted an excuse to use them. The bolt and washer are machined to fit together, while the edge of the back side of the washer is stepped so it wont dig into the paint. Used them to attach the lower half of the window track. Here I had to add another washer because of the size of the hole in the door. Not cheap at $14 for this pair, but they are pretty!

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[Yelcamino]

Those are some nice bolts. :)

[Mr. Anderson]

Yup, they are!

Got some new arm rests. I had some 3rd gen F-body arm rests I liked but they were just to big. These are off of a...miata :scared: But they worked out perfect! Just the right size.

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Drilled some new holes in the door.
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Original plan was to use '67/9 camaro door handles which is what I have here. But I will be swapping them out for '67 Deluxe handles which I recently discovered. Either way, I wanted the base/pivot to be hidden by the arm rest. So I cut the corner out to fit over the handle.

The arm rests also had a recess already for pulling, but I wanted to used the Lokar billet ones I had bought. Cut some of the stock recess out so they would fit. Upper modified. lower stock...
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Done! Arm rests will be covered in vinyl to match the door panels.
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[Mr. Anderson]

Pushed it outside today to clean the garage, and so I could turn it around to put the other door on and work on the drivers side quarter panel. I really like the new proportions with a bobbed back end!
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[Yelcamino]

Hey Eric, it does look pretty cool with the shorter tail. It's subtle enough that I think the average person will never notice and most A-body enthusiasts will think there's something odd but not be able to put their finger on it. Cool! :twothumbs

[craigs73]

the car looks kick ass :machine: keep up the great work

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks guys! I was going to wait until tomorrow to do it, but after I got back from dinner at the folks I couldn't resist getting back to work. Drivers door on, fender mocked up. Did the arm rest too. Starting to look like a real car again!!!

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[srh3trinity]

I really like the new dimensions. Looks a lot better.

[CruizinKev]

oh sweet!!! looks great!! :twothumbs

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks again guys! Would have held off to update all at once but I had no idea I would get all this done this weekend. Finished the metal work on the hood, blending in the rear of the '68 scoops to the '66 hood. And of course.....had to mock it up on the car.

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[Yelcamino]

That hood is so cool! Definately going to catch peoples' eye!

[tommycomfort]

I really dig the hood! And everything else of course!

[bonecrrusher]

Looking awesome!

[SRD art]

Great project, coming along nicely!

[Hotwhilz]

Very nice, the attention to details is amazing and the proportions are excellent

Happy thanksgiving by the way!

Ben

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks!!!

Started on the drivers 1/4 last night....hope to have it done by the end of the weekend, and maybe some tail light work done...
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[Mr. Anderson]

Got most of the quarter done today. Intended to use the original pieces as a pattern for the new panel, but I was able to straighten and reuse the rear piece. Used a slip roll and a break to form the new piece. Worked out pretty well. Would have been easier to just buy a new quarter, but not nearly as friendly on the pocket book.

The inside of what I took out. a LOT of bondo. Also needed to fill the old fuel door.
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Had to finish the inside panel first. I did cut out the rest of the rust at the bottom.
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Careful trimming...
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tack welding.
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a lot of tack welding. kept most of the warping down.
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Will take some filler, but far less than it had before. Tomorrow will either be tail lights, or patching the lower front fenders.

[DYNODANNY]

This Elco is coming around real nice. Good job.

[Mr. Anderson]

Tail lights won (or light anyway). I had originally planned on using the stock pieces but both of my bezels were cracked and dented. Not having much luck finding nice enough originals (or wanting to invest in having mine fixed), I started looking for alternatives and this is what I came up with. Guess what they are from and you will have my congratulations :) they should be pretty recognizable.

I had actually bought 4 not realizing how big they really were, but after getting them in my hands I realized it would work and look far better with just two. I did this photoshop the other day to get an idea where I wanted to put them. Some of you might recognize who's car the original picture was of, I know one of you will!
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I'm pretty pleased, but it's still not 100%. I don't like how much metal there is between the top of the tail light and the tailgate. So I will be modifying the tail gate and opening to get rid of the room. Should make the light look more like it belongs there.
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[muthstryker]

I've been checking in on all your updates for awhile now and have never posted anything. This is really turning out cool, those tail lights are really cool. Keep up the good work man.

[Hotwhilz]

Wow, been checking this thread quite often, everytime I'm impressed, the bed shortening is an awesome idea, now Camaro lights!!! could those lights fits in the rear bumper instead just to keep the body smooth, just a thaught?

[gearheads78]

digging the gen 5 Camaro lamps. Great idea.

[Mr. Anderson]

Glad you guys like them. More work today, other light done.

This shows how much I took out of the quarter to get the tailgate gap closer to the light. Once I get the new tailgate skin, I'll add some onto the edges to make it back up.
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Also found and fixed another "factory design flaw." I can't imagine why they left such a mismatch of the quarter and the bed trim piece. A couple slices, whacks with a hammer, and a weld or two and it was fixed.
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[Yelcamino]

I did this photoshop the other day to get an idea where I wanted to put them. Some of you might recognize who's car the original picture was of, I know one of you will!
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I think I've seen that picture once before. :twothumbs

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[Motown 454]

Awesome job its looking great.

[Mr. Anderson]

Sold the daily driver mustang, bought something cheaper, and used the difference for the El Cameano! Got a handful of weatherstripping stuff, rear springs (hopefully the last set), Hotchkis rear sway bar, and my exhaust. A generic X kit with provisions for dumps, Magnaflow XL 3-chamber stainless mufflers, a Flowmaster tail pipe kit, and some Cherry Bomb double wall stainless tips...all mandrel bent 3". Hope it sounds good! :)

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[Mr. Anderson]

Had been having problems with the E-brake handle. Even after reinforcing some pieces of the handle mechanism, it never worked right. The last time I tried to set the brake, the arm that runs to the cable bent. So I had to figure out a way to put an aftermarket style handle in there, but would also have to find a way to mount it to the same spot as the old handle was since the interior was all together, and a way to adapt it to the cable I already had set up.

Got a Lokar handle and took it apart. Got rid of most of the old handle but kept the mounting bracket. A little bit of cutting, welding and reinforcing later, the two became one. And it works great!
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[racin66coupe]

looking great!

[Simmo]

Love your work!

You're definately going beyond the norm to personalise your ride. Hope to develop fab skills even half as good as what you're displaying with my build!

Where abouts did you get the exhaust components from? I've got another shipment of stuff building up and need something similar. Cheers

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks! The exhaust is just a combination of stuff I got through Summit.

[bonecrrusher]

That interior shot looks mean as hell.

[Mr. Anderson]

Have a full week off of work for Christmas, but have been fighting a cold that has kept me inside. Couldn't take it any more and fought through the miserableness to get in the garage today. Rear sway bar is on with the new rear springs. Re-did the gaps around the tail gate. And started on reskinning the gate. Got the old one off, and shaved the center emblem off the new piece. Waiting on some different hinges to get rid of the ugly stock ones.
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[workbenchracer]

Lots of good work going on. Keep it up!

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks!

I stayed sick over Christmas and most of my break...oh well. Picked up my driveshaft Tuesday, 3.5" with heavy duty ends and solid u-joints. I did spend most of Wednesday in the garage though, and got a lot of the exhaust done. Finished it up today, at least to behind the rear end. I'm second guessing the tips I bought, and think I might want to take the exhaust out to the rear of the car instead of the side. While I was back there, I made the pieces for an installed my spare tire wench.
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Now that it all fits, I'll pull it back out so I can clean and paint the underside of the floorboards, then everything should go back together for the last time.

[Yelcamino]

Lookin' good! Nice way to start the new year!

[chunger]

Man, this spare tire idea is super sweet. I've often looked at them and thought something like that could be retrofitted into older cars. Of course, the key to moving the gas tank. Nice job. What's the mechanism out of?

[jay'srs/ss]

Awesome build man! You got skills! My next project is gonna be an 68-70 El for sure.

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks guys!

The mechanism is from a Ford Ranger I believe. Something I found browsing ebay that looked like it would work. I had to drill a couple extra holes in it for mounting, otherwise it was perfect.

[bigblocktech]

Wow! Just looked through the entire thread so far, and you have really inspired me to get back to work on my 67 Elky. I enjoy the subtle mods, like the horn button and rear view mirror bracket. The bed bob is just plain awesome! I've always thought the bed looked a little too long behind the rear wheels! Anyways, that's some awesome fab work. Keep it up!

[Mr. Anderson]

Some more progress finally. Floors cleaned, undercoated. Driveshaft and exhaust back on. Lower fenders patched. Picked up a black GT style mirror and mounted it, I think it's perfect for this car. Also matches the chrome one on my Olds :)

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Eventually I'll take the exhaust straight out the back, but until I get a bumper mounted it's peeking out from under the quarter.
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A friend/old co worker of mine has a setup for making custom bent fuel lines. I had him make this one...black anodized AN fittings and brushed stainless line.
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Looks like I'm buying a house so I'll probably spend the next month packing and then moving at the end of February, so I don't expect to get a lot more done until after that.

[bonecrrusher]

Loving the mods...

Is that hydrocarbon printing on the valve covers?

[Radlark]

Wow, read through the whole post, AWESOME work man and I love the custom tricks you used to make it your "own" looking great!

[rrelco]

NICE............I love my Elky need any suspension talk to these guys

http://www.speedtechperformance.com/index.cfm

[Motown 454]

Eric looking good! Nice job underneath it came out nice.

[Protour_Pinto]

The Lonestar Roundup is coming up.

[Simmo]

Your innovation is endless...

Love the spare tire set-up. It's similar to what my old HSV Maloo (Pontiac g8 front, pick-up out back) had, fuel tank placements similar too. Never occured to me to do it to the Elco!

I've been looking at the 68's "smugglers box" and I reckon it's similar in volume. I'm up for a tank due a Watts Link so it seems crazy not to do this..hope you don't mind..they do say imitation is the ultimate form of flattery...

The bed shortening's cool too, looks awesome on the 66. Shame it wouldnt flow on the 68...I need the shed space!

[ModernMuseum]

Where did you find those mirrors? Do you know exactly what kind they are?

Car is looking great.

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks guys!! Sorry I haven't responded sooner, didn't expect all these replies, haha.

Bonecrusher - The valve covers are hydroprinted...I wouldn't have done them like that myself, but a friend had them done as an experiment and sold them to me cheap. They match my all silver (bare aluminum/stainless) and black engine bay, and cleared my roller rockers so I jumped on them.

Simmo - thank you!! The shortening did give me room to walk around the truck in my garage, haha. I don't think the '68-'72's need any shortening. They fixed the proportions by then!

MM - the mirror was listed on eBay for a 240z, which would be appropriate. But really it is just a universal GT or "bullet" mirror. Should be able to find them all over the place. This is the one I bought...
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Pinto - Ha! This isn't exactly Roundup material. However, I started tearing this apart at work a few weeks ago in hopes of getting it to Austin. Had to replace the frame but could only find a truck frame on short notice. Had to swap front crossmembers and add body mounts. Also should mention, this is a "custom" from Argentina, so I had to swap all the right hand drive stuff over too. New floors, rockers, cowl panels are here now and should be on the truck this week.
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And as soon as the El Camino is done, I have this waiting to be built. Might make it there next year with it...
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[Protour_Pinto]

Those trucks are great! I think out of the box on all my projects and that red truck is right where my brain would be. I may ride out to the round up since I dont have a car right now.

[rrelco]

You should put a new camaro front clip on the truck to match the camaro tail lights on the El Camino....

[Mr. Anderson]

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[USAFquez]

It's been over 2 months since the last post...

[Mr. Anderson]

And unfortunately, also that long since I've touched it. Spend the vast majority of my free time helping a friend get his car ready for a car show that was this past weekend. And the rest of my free time was spent putting air shocks on and getting started on a black interior for my Olds. I'm helping to bring back the '70's :D

Also despite some hassles, I have the move still coming up in a couple weeks (was suppose to be moving now...grr!)

So I'm closer to being back at it, but not yet!

[gearheads78]

So I am cruising through C/L and a familiar car popped up today. Man I wish you were going to be able to finish this.

[Mr. Anderson]

I still could....haven't had much interest. Don't need to sell it but wouldn't mind a pile of cash and a nicer, newer daily driver either. If I still have it after I finish my model T, it'll get finished.

[Mr. Anderson]

I haven't been able to unload this yet and since nobody wants to pay big money for a project despite how far along it is...I decided to throw some more parts at it. Other than wiring and plugging a few holes, radiator hoses and belts, the engine is ready to fire. Swapped out the upper control arms for some that actually will work....cheap Global West knockoffs, but it's about all I could afford. I did swap the Afco ball joints into them though, so theres that. Also did some work to the sway bar mounting brackets to get them to bolt onto the frame (as many have had to do with the Hotchkis front bar). Got two of three power steering hoses assembled but the teflon lined pressure hose and it's fittings didn't want to cooperate with me and I stripped the threads on both fittings. Installed the front brake hoses and most of the lines, still need to tie the master cylinder into the front then re-bleed.

It will be the end of the month before I have any more finances freed up to put back into it, but another $200-$300 and I am confident that I'll be driving this thing up and down my street.

Ultimate plan is still to sell, but I'm going to get it all in one color (just primer/sealer though), get everything assembled and wired, and drive it around for a while first.

[Mr. Anderson]

Between yesterday and today I finished up the wiring for the engine. Got an alternator belt on it after trying three other sizes. Ran the line for the oil pressure gauge. Plugged the oil passage and water ports I wasn't going to use. Got the engine primed and stabbed the distributor. Around 11:30, she popped at me on the first turn of the key. After fixing a couple fuel leaks, it fired right up. Needs tuning still, timing adjusted, a couple leaks attended to but she's running!

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Also re-did some of the brake lines and re-bled the master cylinder. Should get the brakes bled this week some time. Need to finish the fuel tank too, get it installed and actual fuel lines made. Then make battery cables (I just have the battery setting next to the starter now) and get that wrapped up. Getting closer...

[Yelcamino]

Who knows, you might not want to get rid of it once you start cruising it around town!

[srh3trinity]

Sounds like forward progress. I like the real builds around here that have some blood and sweat invested along with progressive thinking and ingenuity. I am glad you are getting it moving under it's own power.

[Motown 454]

Congratulation's on the first start up. It had to feel great.

[chunger]

Congrats on the fire up! Also, a big thumbs up for another guy with a beard around here :twothumbs

[Mr. Anderson]

I'm not necessarily pro-beard, more anti-shaving :D

Got the water pump back on, it was leaking. Then painted the inside of the fenders and a little around the edges so I could bolt them on. Got the inner and outer fenders assembled this morning (with a little "modification" to the drivers side to clear my clutch master cylinder, oops) and put on the car. They lined up really well, still need some miscellaneous bolts, but this should be the last time they are bolted on the car. Going to try and get some more paint work done on the front fascia pieces and assemble that puzzle now.

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[bmbrzmn101]

Eric, this is an amazing elky mod. I read from page 1 and really love what you accomplished with your mods. I have a 67 Elky that I have owned for the last 31 years and she will be going under the knife for the second time soon. Just trying to enjoy driving her before she gets put down for awhile. This thread has been a starting point inspiration for me.

Thanks, Chris

[Mr. Anderson]

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[craigs73]

looking good....... glad to see your back on the elky.....so any time line on the project? or like me when ever you get time to do anything lol

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks Craig. Timeline....nothing set in stone. But I was looking at when I posted the pictures of bringing it home on facebook earlier today, and saw that I picked her up December 20th 2009. I didn't realize I've been working on this thing for 3 years! Maybe by the 20th of next month it can be officially "on the road." Hmm....

I reassembled the grill, what a pain! Rivets and bolts...the reproduction grill did not fit very well. Painted it and the headlight bezels the same charcoal color as the wheels, everything else in black. Heavily inspired by (ok, stolen from) Herb. Put it on the car this morning and man does it look good! Also pictured are the closeout panels from Undercover Innovations. Tomorrow I'll remove the front bumper brackets from the old bumper, clean them up and paint them, and as soon as the new hardware shows up I'll get it on the car. Can't wait to see what it looks like with a full face.
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[sr73bu]

keep plugging away Eric! I've always been a fan of this build!...

btw, Another anti-shaver here... been 4 months since i've shaved...LOL


-Sean

[srh3trinity]

The grill looks nice.

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks guys!

Got the bumper brackets cleaned up and painted last night and made a hardware run. The chrome/dome bolts showed up in the mail yesterday too. So today, the bumper went on. Pushed it outside and set the hood in place for a visual. Man I love the look of this car!
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[srh3trinity]

The dimensions look so much better than stock. I may be in the minority on this, but if you could find an old Chevelle wagon and cut the top off for the basis of the shell, it would be an amazing sport wagon.

[Mr. Anderson]

Thanks! I had a similar thought the other day. Maybe someone else can tackle the wagon version though :D

Here's a shot more to the side and one from the rear that help show those proportions off a little more.
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[Mr. Anderson]

Still haven't been able to sell it, still working on it little by little.

Found this cool badge on ebay, it was perfect for the grill. I had tried to get a custom "El Cameano" piece made but that fell through so this was a good alternative.
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AND, I've got the doors fully assembled! Well...I still need to put the new outside door handles on and I don't have door locks yet. Which means the door panels have to come back off, but no matter. I removed the stainless trim from the vent window posts (would have loved to do one piece side glass!!) and painted the posts black. Would have also loved power windows, but ah well. The vent window rubber was a pain...wouldn't want to make a habit of that.
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Miata door handles look good I think. '65 door panels. Don't mind the wiring (trying to fix some ground issues) and the headliner (need to install the rear bed trim).
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Also swapped out the clutch master cylinder (still need to bleed) for the new smaller bore hoping to get the clutch pedal a little softer, and reduce the travel. Replaced a brake line that had a leak. Had to pull the fender somewhat to adjust the drivers door for a better fit. Getting close to being drivable now!

[Mr. Anderson]

And here's the first official real drive...
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[srh3trinity]

Looks like the maiden voyage went pretty well.

[Mr. Anderson]

Still trying to sell it and when it rains it pours I guess? I have two guys interested in it right now, which is more than I've had in the last 6 months almost, haha! But I did put a little more work into it yesterday. Pulled the door panels back off to install the new door handles and locks, then detailed the interior. Then I went ahead and installed the bed trim since I wasn't going to get around to paint or a bedliner (why I was holding off). It looks much better with that stuff on. Had to shorten the long side pieces but they are a simple extrusion so that was easy. Also made a clutch pedal stop. Took it for a spin and found out my un-baffled valve cover breather was loading up heavily with oil and dripping onto the exhaust and making a mess! Found a baffled grommet I had laying around and I think that fixed the problem. Took some updated pictures while I was out.

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[Mr. Anderson]

Updating this one since it'd be a shame not to. Haven't sold it yet and I've been driving it quite a bit. I'm very pleased with how this thing runs and drives. Tons of power, love the 6-speed and the brakes will put you through the windshield. I bit the bullet and did some bodywork on the car. Finished patching the lower rear quarters and did a lot of work around the edges of the tailgate. Some filler, a lot of sanding and some primer...nothing finished out but enough for it to be presentable and not look like it was just pulled out of a field finally. Going to coat the bed in Rustoleum, put the trim and rear bumper on it and get it back on the market before Winter rolls around.

Hood on...
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[Mr. Anderson]

Is this thing on?

The car is finished....I'm not doing anything else to it at this point, whether it sells or not. If it doesn't, I'll enjoy is as is for a while. What do you think?
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Here's one of a couple photoshop concepts I did earlier....I think I got pretty close!
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[dusterbd13]

bad ass. love it except for the taillights.

you ALMOST make me want to paint mine white.

[craigs73]

i really like the car!!!!!! the proportions ALOT better

[AusMarty]

HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG.
That's hot as.

[gearheads78]

Its turned out great man!!

[dan10101]

Looks Great!
Love the stance. I hope to get my that low.

[dan10101]

Man, I had no idea... I just read thru more of your thread. Words just don't do it justice. Nice work...

[Bad66Chevelle454]

Looks wicked!!!! I'm happy to see the finished product. Been snooping this one for awhile.

[MSTSFabbed]

It looks awesome! I've enjoyed following along.

[CruizinKev]

oh yeah :twothumbs looking good!!

[mtconcha]

What are you asking for your elco? PM me if you'd like.

[Mr. Anderson]

Haven't checked in here in a long time, not since selling the car back in October. I moved from Dallas to Austin in December, started a new job, etc., lots of changes and things keeping me busy!

I do have some really sad news to report on the car though. A friend spotted it last weekend around town and it is a hot mess. Take a look...

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The rear window is cracked badly...the tailgate I spent so much time on with the new skin and shaving the emblem has been dented severely...it has been "painted" probably with a sock. If he wanted it olive drab and black, bad taste aside that's his call. But He didn't remove the door handles, the hood grills or ornament, any of the front end pieces...I have a really horrible feeling that it was a quick mask off and spray kind of deal. Very poor quality. And for whatever reason, the tail light bezels are still chrome. If the current owner of the car is reading this, congratulations on really uglifying a cool car. Also, please register the damn thing and stop running the toll roads.

[Yelcamino]

That's a bummer. I hate seeing cars that I no longer have.

[bootlegr]

That is a shame, if you move a little more south you can come help me with my 67'...that should make you feel better...right?

[bootlegr]

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/4659162195.html

[gearheads78]

I like this part from the add....."Ive had alot of fun building and cruising this awesome car" :confused:

[chunger]

Interesting how there's no mention of shortening the bed several inches.

You'd think that since he, apparently "built" the car, he would mention a feature that took a ton of skill to pull off.

Makes me wonder if anyone actually notices these things?

[Yelcamino]

Makes me wonder if anyone actually notices these things?

The average person never notices these things. I did a lot of subtle changes on my El Camino and in the last 13 years only one person commented on them.

[bootlegr]

i think gas monkey needs a new shop truck?

[Stovebolter]

The average person never notices these things. I did a lot of subtle changes on my El Camino and in the last 13 years only one person commented on them.


I can appreciate these changes. We shaved the bed rail trim off my sons 65 Elky. Also made the smugglers lid functional with hinges and linear actuator. But even more important was adding two inches of width to the rear wheel houses for his 295's. Most people never notice what we did. Lol.

[Twentyover]

And you can drive it shiny side down!

[66Elky]

A quick update...for anyone that liked this car and Mr. Anderson's work. My wife and I purchased the CaMEANo in Sept 2014 from the guy Mr. Anderson sold it to prior to his move from Dallas...and the guy we bought it from was the same person that tried his best to ruin this beautiful car. He broke the back window, painted 99% of the chrome trim black, and did a terrible army green plastidip paint job on everything else...and I mean EVERYTHING. The door handles, hood ornament & hood vents, windshield wipers, windows & window seals, and rims were all hit with over-spray...and this was AFTER he sanded and ruined the white paint already on the car. Fortunately, we've been able to fix almost everything wrong that was done to the car, and here's a current pic...

[Motown 454]

Welcome Nice to see it getting back to the way it was.

[jettback50]

Awesome. Great to see it back to looking good again. Hope you can finish it off and really enjoy the car!

[Yelcamino]

Glad to see this cool car found a good home!

[Clutch93]

I was hoping that was just plasti-dip, but man, who sands down the paint first? what a dummy, glad you guys got it and are taking it back to it's former glory!

[Arctic_Ragtop]

Glad to see the car is back in the hands of someone who cares about it.

[dusterbd13]

somehow I feel responsible for the work you are having to redo to this car. my 64 was done that way temporarily, and as far as I know, I was the first guy to do it on an elky. I apologize if it was my fault.

but im so happy to see this back from the dead, and in good hands.

were the m-parallels 17 or 18 diameter? what size tires?

[66Elky]

M.Crawford: Don't worry...you're not to blame for this, in any fashion. The guy that we bought the car from was/is a giant douche, and unfortunately, he didn't do a single thing to improve the CaMEANo (we're still a little upset by just how many things we have to fix). Plasti dipping a car is fine, but there's a right way and a wrong way, and he chose the wrong way with everything he did.

The rims are 18's, wrapped in Sumitomo 245/45/R18's

[Mr. Anderson]

Man, I was musing a little about this car and logged back into this forum today in who knows how long to give an update on it only to find you already had!

I'm very excited that the car is in Vincent and Rachael's hands and has been returned to the way it was. I am all for changing a car to suit ones tastes but that other guys taste was all in his mouth! I couldn't find anyone at the time who both appreciated the car and that I could come to a price agreement with. In the end I ran out of time and the guy brought cash. I feel I sold it way too cheap but I was out of options. I'm so very glad he decided to sell it and that the right people have taken ownership!

[bootlegr]

There is a GOD!

[twinplug]

I just want to put my name in the hat if you ever decide to sell, I would buy the car. I would preserve the car as it deserves. Glad to here you to the time and resources to bring it back. Thanks, Matt