1967 el camino EL-ROD

[elrod67]

hey yall this is my 67 el camino. this is gonna be a very long build time and on a budget, im an emt and dont make a huge amount of money so gotta keep the cost down as much possible but got some big plans for this thing down the road!!

https://www.pro-touring.com/showthread.php?97642-New-guy-from-East-Texas

the day i got it
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first things first the old wheels had to go!! picked up a set of 17" torq thrust d's
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then on to some things in the interior, the old bench seat was worn out the springs in it were beyond repair so out with the bench and in with new buckets and new carpet
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then drove it for a while and one day it just decided to die in the middle of the highway, got it towed home and pulled the motor and rebuilt everything

old tired 305
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while the motor was out i cleaned and repainted the engine bay
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right before the motor went back in, new edelbrock performer rpm intake, performer 500 cfm carb, comp thumpr cam, new water pump, fuel pump, power steering pump, oil pump
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thats all i got for now just enjoying it right now
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i plan on hopefully soon doing the CPP disc brake conversion and stage 1 pro touring package then from there who knows! once my dads 71 ranchero is finished i will be able to tear it down and do paint and body work and really be able to get into it for the time being im just enjoying driving it!!

[SRD art]

Great project, and a nice driver-get fixed up along the way- machine! Welcome aboard!

[elrod67]

Thanks man! Can't wait to start doin more to it!

[elrod67]

im trying to decide what to for a motor, trying to decide if i wanna spend the money and do an ls swap or if i want to build a 383 for it...

and when im finally able to do body and paint on it this is the color im goin with

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that was my old car and loved the color i think it should look pretty sweet on el rod!!

[elrod67]

couple updates! decided to start doing body work and gonna try to get it ready for paint by Christmas!
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[elrod67]

few more
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the rear part of the quarter is almost there!! sprayed a guide coat to make sure its perfect!!
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also picked up an ss hood for it!
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[elrod67]

few more updates.... only one comment on the thread so far was hoping for some input....

picked up a 350 from a buddy of mine got a hell of a deal on it. its a 350 with a 284 extreme energy comp cam and double hump heads.

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then started getting in parts for the new motor:
Edelbrock performer RPM heads
Edelbrock performer RPM intake
Edelbrock victor series water pump
Edelbrock performer fuel pump
Edelbrock performer 650 carb
along with new gaskets stainless engine bolt kit

also took the headers to a local powder coating shop that does ceramic coating and got them done

before
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after
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we cut out the old rusted out panel under the rear window and got the new panel welded up
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got my disc brake kit in the mail, its front disc brakes with 2" drop spindles
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soon as I get the passenger side and roof in primer im getting the bed blasted and then pulling out the old 305 and prepping the engine bay and start working on the brakes and also start ordering my suspension parts. also gonna start building the motor in the next couple weeks!

[bmbrzmn101]

Hell o from another elky owner. Looks like a fun project. I will be glad to get back on mine as soon as I finish up my other projects. What type of suspension set up are you looking at?

Chris

[elrod67]

I'm not quite sure yet I'm still looking around! Seen your build thread awesome car!!

[aidanfancystang]

sweet, love these cars!

[elrod67]

one update for yall
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[Bonehead]

Good choice using the Edelbrock gasket set with the heads. Seems felpro is the go to and on those heads, you're asking for trouble.

Diggin the build! I'm currently building a 67 also. Just trying to get all the parts in so I can finish the interior then its full focus on the drivetrain next. Have a link to mine in my sig.

Good luck! Will be following your progress while I wish mine was much quicker!!!

[elrod67]

thanks man! yeah ive been talking to a bunch of friends about advice and what to do on the motor as well as a local performance shop all saying to run the edelbrock gaskets and head bolts with it! nice builds you got going too bud! cant wait to see how yours turns out too!

[Bonehead]

thanks man! yeah ive been talking to a bunch of friends about advice and what to do on the motor as well as a local performance shop all saying to run the edelbrock gaskets and head bolts with it! nice builds you got going too bud! cant wait to see how yours turns out too!

The head bolts and studs are made for Edelbrock by ARP, so you have the best parts on the best heads! Looks like we both have a long way to go. I'm going to wait and tackle the bodywork next year. I want to get the drivetrain and suspension done so I can drive the thing this year. Short summers here in the Pacific North West, so gotta enjoy them when ya can!

[elrod67]

Thanks man and yeah I understand that! I miss drivin mine! The goal is to have it painted by first of the summer and then put the motor and tranny in and hopefully have it back on the road by end of summer early fall

[elrod67]

We're tryin to hurry up and finish mine so we can get back on my dads car he's building a 71 ranchero with a 351 Windsor

[elrod67]

started putting the motor together yesterday! got the heads water pump and fuel pump and headers on. still gotta do the pushrods and rockers and the intake and carb! valve covers just set in place at the moment!

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[elrod67]

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ALSO SOME RECENT PICS OF THE MOTOR
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[CruizinKev]

looks great!!!! I love dark shadow grey! had my ex daily mustang painted dsg :twothumbs

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[bootlegr]

Looks great, coming along quickly. I have a 67' also. i am located in Sugar Land so maybe our paths will cross sometime.

p.s. i may have a few parts you need

[wfo guy]

Looks good.

[elrod67]

looks great!!!! I love dark shadow grey! had my ex daily mustang painted dsg :twothumbs

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/04/IMG_3795-1.jpg

I remember this car! ive seen it on sn95 forums I also have a laser red 98 GT

[elrod67]

Looks great, coming along quickly. I have a 67' also. i am located in Sugar Land so maybe our paths will cross sometime.

p.s. i may have a few parts you need

thanks bud! what kind of parts?

[bootlegr]

sent you a pm

[Yelcamino]

Great color choice! :twothumbs

[elrod67]

Great color choice! :twothumbs

Thank you! I had thought about going yellow after seeing pics of yours!! Your el camino is awesome!

[Yelcamino]

Thank you! I had thought about going yellow after seeing pics of yours!! Your el camino is awesome!

Thanks! Unfortunately it's engineless at the moment so it's just an awesome dust collector!

[elrod67]

Engineless? Goin with something new or something break on the engine?

[dusterbd13]

Looking great. What are your plans for the bed? Also, in early pics looked like you had a tonneau cover. Any better pics and details on that?

[Motown 454]

It looks great. Nice work.

[elrod67]

Looking great. What are your plans for the bed? Also, in early pics looked like you had a tonneau cover. Any better pics and details on that?

im doing a bed liner in it gotta talk to my buddy that's gonna spray the bed and decide if I wanna just do the basic black liner or color matched bedliner. and yes it used to have a tonneau cover on it but it was very old and started sagging in the middle and at one point the car broke down on me and where it happened at the only way to get it on trailer was to load it up backwards on my trailer and it blew up and destroyed the mounts. idk how old it was but the first time I ever saw this car I was 8 years old and it was on it then im now 26. opgi now sells new covers but I think im gonna leave it off kinda like it better without

[elrod67]

my painter started color sanding and buffing the body. still has to paint the hood fenders valances and dash but got the doors on and lined up and hopefully get the body back to the house and start putting it back together. heres a few pics of what it looks like so far. we also decided to blackout the factory tail lights and then put the chrome trim back on them just a small subtle touch. soon as I get the car back im gonna take the car and get the bed sprayed in bed liner (that's why the bed is still primer)

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[elrod67]

got the windows in and window tint done today and the bedliner sprayed a few days ago!
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also a pic of the rear with the blacked out factory tail lights and the trim back on tailgate with matte black insert
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[Yelcamino]

Engineless? Goin with something new or something break on the engine?

Sorry for the late reply, I just saw this! I hurt the engine at the Motor State Challenge last year. Since I had to pull it and go through it, I decided to put it in my C10 that I'm currently building. Once that's done, either another 454 will go in the El or a LS. I haven't made my final decision yet.

[Yelcamino]

got the windows in and window tint done today and the bedliner sprayed a few days ago!
also a pic of the rear with the blacked out factory tail lights and the trim back on tailgate with matte black insert


Looks like things are coming along nicely!

[elrod67]

thanks! hopefully if everything goes right ill be doing the disc brake conversion and drop the motor and trans in this week!

[BMR Sales]

Looks Good! I've always loved El Caminos and have owned 5 of them

[85coupe50]

That is a good looking El Camino. Nice color choice as well.

[AimlessMoto]

Great job so far!

[Stained Soul]

Looking awesome.
I obviously (in my signature) own a 66 Malibu, but for El Camino's I love the 67 & 70.
Keep up the good work.