![]() ![]() This El Camino had been in a bad head on accident with a wall or another vehicle. Chevrolet really knew howīack in 1996, I bought a 1969 El Camino from a friend of mine for $150 bucks. Got it suck in the mud numberous times, stuck in the sand out in the desert numberous times. I literilly beat the hell out of this truck and Things to this vehicle when I first got it. Since I bought it in August of 87 I have driven it over 240,000 miles! My El Camino has over 350,000 driving miles on it! I have rolled the odemeter over twice since I have owned it! I did some crazy It had 127,000 original miles on the stock 327 engine. 68 El Camino engine: picture 1 68 El Camino engine: picture 2 68 El Camino engine: picture 3 The differential (was taken from a 69 Chevelle SS396), Moroso tall chrome valve covers, and almost 100,000 miles to boot, and still runs very strong and it's still very fast! I use Valvoline 10-40 motor oil and Fram extra guard oil filters. 444 lift, Comp cams 1.6 roller tip rocker arms (.474 lift with the 1.6 roller tip rocker arms), modified Millings high volume oil pump, K&N Filter Charger air filter, double roller timing chain, Headman hedders, 2 flowmaster mufflers with a cross over, 700R4 4 speed automatic transmission (installed by BowTie Overdrives in Hesperia, CA) a 1800 stall locking style torque converter, external transmission oil cooler, Modine 3 core radiator, a GM 12 bolt differential with a 3.42 rear ratio, high performance Strange ring and pinion gears and a Eaton posi-tracktion carrier. has, TRW flat top pistons, MSD 6A ignition unit, MSD Blaster II high voltage output coil, MSD rotor, MSD super conductor 8.6mm wires, Autolite double platinum spark plugs, Streetdampr hi-performance harmonic balancer, performer intake manifold, S/R Torquer 2.02 cyclinder heads, 67cc chamber with 171 intake runners, Holley 650 double pumper with mechanical secondaries and a Holley fuel pressure guage, Crower hydrolic camshaft with. engine and a two speed automatic powerglide transmission. My el camino originally came with a 327 C.I. April 12th (Photo 3) April 12th 2002(Photo 4) April 12th 2002(Photo 5) The front end completed with new chrome and emblems April 14th 2002 (Photo 6) April 14th 2002 (Photo 7) April 14th 2002 (Photo 8) April 20th 2002 (Photo 9) May 1st 2002( Photo 10) My El Camino with the Colorado River in Parker, AZ in the background May 4th 2002 (Photo 11) May 12th 2002 (Photo 12) Me and my El Camino May 12th 2002 (Photo 13) May 15th 2002 (Photo 14) May 15th 2002 (Photo 15) May 12th 2002 (Photo 16) May 1st 2002 (Photo 17)Įngine, that powers my El Camino. April 8th 2002 (Photo 1) April 8th 2002 (Photo 2) The Day I got my El Camino home from the paint shop. The day before going into the paint shop. Stay tuned for more new photos once I get all the chrome moldings and trim back on. Below are some very recent photos of my new paint job. It's looks and great! Not bad for a $800 paint job! I started working on my El Camino in Feb of 1999 and my brother (Matthew) did all the body work over a 3 year period in his auto body class at school. It's finally done!!! My 1968 El Camino is finally painted after 3 years of work and body prep. ![]()
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