My El Camino Finally Back On The Ground!
 

Hey guys, thought I would post an update on my car. I am damn near finished with a "Pro-Touring" conversion on my El Camino. I converted the drums to Wilwood discs (6 piston front/4 piston rear), added a narrowed Moser 9" with Tru-Trac and 3:70 gears, Global West trailing arms, QA1 coil overs/shocks, and Forgeline VR3P's. For all of the big ticket items, I want say thank you to Frank and Lisa Sarafin at Prodigy Customs/GP Superstore for all of their help, probably wouldn't have happened without you guys!

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nice ride .. looks sharp. Did you go with manual brakes, booster, or hydroboost? I got the same/similar brake set up from GP Superstore .. just a ways of from putting body back on frame. Curious on what you did and how it performs. I know at some point I have to figure out the lines hook up etc.

I am using the factory brake booster w/ a Wilwood MC. To be honest with you, the car has made it as far as the end of the driveway so I have not been able to see how they perform. I plan on getting a few miles on it this weekend to bed the pads and brake in the ring/pinion gears.

That looks awsome:thumbsup:

I know you had said before that you used 3" drop coils in rear, but what did you do on front?

I used 3" drop springs in the rear, however, I think I need to go to 2" drop springs (which was suggested in the first place). The front has stock a-arms, and QA-1 adjustable coil overs.

WOW!

Best EL Camino ive seen...for sure


Paul

So you gonna bring her out to the gathering on the 20th?

Sick!!!:hail:

Now THAT makes me want an old Elky. :cool:

I am gonna try!

Man that thing looks awesome! Great job, wheels and stance are dead on :thumbsup:

Thanks everyone for the kind words. I am really happy with the way it turned out, and that it is back on the road!

Cool, I look forward to seeing that bad machine in person!!

I going to meet you guys also out there. Nice ride :thumbsup:

now your cooking with butter great looking ride WOWWWW:hail:

Haha, thanks man!

looks damn good anymore pictures and specs on it.

Nothing radical, it has a GM ZZ3 crate motor (345 HP), 700R4, Moser 9" (31 spline axles, 3:70's, and True-Trac)

I will get some more pictures of it today hopefully after I clean her up a little bit.

Here are a few good pics that I shot today, after a little cleaning/waxing.....

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You have got to be kidding! lol

That is the best El Camino Ive seen in a long time!

Those wheels are sweet! :thumbsup:


Paul

Thanks Paul, I appreciate the compliments!

outstanding
 

congrats

thats a beautiful elcamino.. ..great pics also.....you need to submit those to steve rupp from popular hotrodding....hint

radrambler

Very sweet indeed....... :thumbsup:

Well I got a few miles on the car this weekend, and I am definitely pleased with the performance of the Wilwoods with the factory brake booster and Wilwood MC. Not only do they look good, but they stop!

Thanks for the compliments Roger! And thank you for answering my questions along the way. Like you said I may need to go back to the 2" OPG drop springs, the 3" may be too much once everything settles. For right now, the stance is dead nuts on IMO. :thumbsup:

Really goodlookin´ Elky!


:cheers:

Alex

That looks so awesome man:yes: TODD

Thanks Todd, I appreciate it. It has been a while since it has been on the ground. I was almost to the point of getting tired of it, but I am glad I stuck with it!