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Member ID: 464elky

Location: West Palm Beach, Florida

Vehicle Info

1984 Chevrolet El Camino

Bragging Rights

  • 0-604.5 sec
  • Top Speed150 mph
  • HP450
  • Weight3200 lbs

Major Upgrades

  • bore-increase
  • port and polish
  • engine swap

Ratings

    • Currently 4/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Aug 05, 2008

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Neil Stringer’s Chevrolet El Camino:
“BUIC PWR”

  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Re-Assembly

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 15
464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 16

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 17
464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 18

Chassis Complete
464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 19

The Under Carriage work. I would suggest a rotisere. Doing this on your back is not a fun job.

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 20
464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 21

Body work Time

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 22
464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 23

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 24
464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 25

Bedliner is tintable Urethane from Eastwood.

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 26

New polyurethane body mounts in place . . . . . . . . the body going back on.

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 27
464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 28

It is runable, stoppable and steerable at this point. NO MORE PUSHING IT AROUND! Lots of pieces to go though.

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 29

Dakota Digital instrumentation installed. This is quite a wiring project by itself. Update - Now that I have been driving the Elky a few hundred miles this was well worth the money and time.

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 30
464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 50

Doors and fenders fitted - Several weeks of stripping and prepping in between these pictures.

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 33

cleaned for paint
464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 34

Fathers Day morning 2007 and the Paint is on.

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 35

Putting body parts back on.

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 36

Body finally together

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 47

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 46

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 42

On July 4, 2007 it actually made its maiden voyage to a cook out with friends. Prior driving around can't count because there was no passenger seat for the Honey. When the interior was finished and she was willing to get in and ride it was complete enough to be official (it is on the road!).

464elky's 1984 Chevrolet El Camino West Palm Beach, FL Customized with Tremac Transmission, Flowmaster Exhaust, Hotchkis Strut Bars, Edelbrock Intake, MSD Ignition, Hotchkis Springs, Dakota Digital Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Grant Steering Wheel, Eagle Alloys Wheels - 38

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Member ID: 464elky

Location: West Palm Beach, Florida