hey, im mike im 15 and this is my page for the love of my life 1978 el camino i baught it in NH. and i also baught a black 1985 el camino with a 305 as a parts car the 78 is an ss and has a 350ci with headers,a compcams cam, true dual exhaust,edelbrock intake, and richmond 4:11 rear gears and it is in decent condition it needs paint(PRIMER BLACK) little bondo and a dash cap after that i have serious plans for it

here are some pics of the 85

INTERIOR:

BEFORE:

AFTER I GOT MY HANDS ON IT:

LOOKS WORSE FROM PICS BUT I GOT AL THE PARTS IN THE 85 AND ILL HAVE TO BUY A FEW PARTS HERE AND THERE BUT IM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT

PAINTED 5/26/06

im puting the black 85 hood on

5/30/06
getting ready for new bed liner i was scraping old off and came out like this:

THEN I FOUND THIS:

HOLES NOT BAD ONES BUT THEY ARE EASY TO FIX

BETTER NEWS!!! FIXED MY DOOR IT OPENS NOW:

SWEEEET!!
MY DASH COMEING OUT AND GETTING A DASH CAP

AS OF 6/14/06

i think the flower/plant border puts a nice swing in the pic

ONE MORE THING I CAN CROSS OFF MY LIST

I Cleaned evey thing up and mad it shiny

valve covers and air cleaner

DF

DR

PF

PR

took out a big dent in bed/cab area

MORE GRINDING MY FLOOR PAN :-(

no big deal simple fast fiberglass job will fix it

ROOF THE RUST IS JUST COMMING RIGHT OFF AND LOOKIN GOOD

I LOVE THIS STUFF IT TURNS RUST INTO BLACK SANDABLE PRIMER HOW AWSOME???

6/19/06

I DONT KNOW IF YOU IF YOU CAN SEE THIS BUT I HAD TO BUG BOMB MY CAR

LIKE NEW BOTTLES THEY LOOK A LOT NICER

PAINTED MY HORNS

GOT NEW TRIM CLIPS

MY FAVORITE STICKER

ONE MORE TINY THING I CAN CROSS OF MY LIST CIG. LIGHTER

6/21/06
PAINTED HOOD TO BRING HER SELF ESTEEM UP UNTILL I CAN GET THE OTHER ONE ON

UNCORKED MY HEADERS, YOU KNOW JUST FOR FUN

THEN I GOT NEW HEADERS HOOKER SUPER COMPITITIONS

I LOVE MY HOOKER HEADERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

6/22/06
BEFORE:

HAVENT YOU HURD THE NEW LOOK AND "BLING" IS BLUE FLOOR PANS
AFTER:

IM JUST KIDDING THAT BLUE STUFF IS THE RUST RESTORER AT WORK DOIN WHAT IT DOES BEST

6/23/06

I LOVE THIS STUFF!!

driverside floorpan

pieces i pulled out of the floor pan

remember that rusty roof, well......

b>6/24 06

new pod it looks Good

6/26/06

i put rust stuff on frame

theres something i have been hiding theres a hole in the roof =( but ill fix it

i filled small holes with cold weld

i painted the pillars make it look better

6/27/06

i love my elcamino

new pod from monte got everything in it

6/28/06

painted cargo curtain black

6/29/06

brand spankin new wire harness

some parts i took off 85 today: horn wires radio wires/speaker wire, headliner moldings, and i got stuff to put under my carpet

SYSTEM

2000WATT AMP
(2) 12" 1800WATT SUBS
(2) 3" 100watt speakers
(2) 30watt tweeters
400watt sony reciever

TO COME:

(2) 5" 150watt speakers for kick panels

RED WASNT GOOD ENOUGH SO IM PUTTING IN THE EXTRA EFFORT TO MAKE IT BLACK

NEW GRILL (painted it myself)

hood pins

6/31/06-7/3/06

WOSTER NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER NATIONAL

4 DAYS
4000 CARS YES 4000!!!!!!!
400 BURNOUTS
400 DRAG RACES ON MAIN ROAD
DRIVING AROUD SMOKIN TIRES W/ OPEN HEADERS PAST POLICE STATIONS

FRIGGIN AWSOMEWOSTER NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER NATIONAL

HERE ARE SOME PICS

7/3/06
i took my antena off for a more streemline look and because i have the one in the windsheild

NEW PROJECT TAKING OUT THE OLD HEATER BOX W? AC AND GETTING ONE FOR JUST HEAT

7/4/06

took my cruise control out because i baught a new speedometer cabel and now there is a new cleener look in the engine compartment here it is:

7/6/06
got the heater box out finaly now i have a 2 by 3 foot hole awsome!!!

sorry about the quality it was at 8:30 but 89% of the blue tarp is inside

heres the heaterbox it had ac but the last person who had it riged it crappy so i baught a new one i also baught a dash cap and that is a big step

i painted my new pod from blue to black
bezzel:

pod:

complete:

i started dyeing my seat here is one for now:

7/7/06
stripped front driver and pasenger floor pan and put rust converter on it looks ok

Driverside:

Pasenger:

7/12/06

i finished scraping all the dtuff of the floor pan

Driverside:

Passanger side:

middle:

Back:

7/13/06

hole fixing:

THE HOLE:

first layer of fiberglass:

Second layer:

after bondo and primer:

fiberglassed hole in bed:

finished taking out cruise control:

7/14/06

parts came in

dash cap:

Speedometer cabel w/o cruise:

interior of 85:

85 engine

bad pics of bedliner in 78

Polyurethane bodymount kit:

polyurethane bumpstop and edelbrock tierod sleves:

heater i baught because i dont want ac and i put a block off plate for more room in engine compartment you will see in anothe picture:

interor parts taken out of 85 now painted black will see in an other photo also:

new door locks and ignition lock cylnder keys and weatherstripping glue:

parking brake cabel i put in already but i cant realy take a pic of that.... take my word for it

new front swaybar with plyurethane bushings and links:

my new b&m ratchet shifter:

tierods with polyurethane dust boots:

i put winter tires on so the good ones dont get ruined:

new weatherstripping and window felts:

i putt a new radiator support and hood on i dont have a pic when i was done but you can see the new headers and the block off plate

i love working on my car even in the cold and you gatta were the mechanic shirt even over the sweatshirt