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Originally Posted by Scott Hightower
COOL PROJECT!!!!!!!
My buddy rebuilt one of these as a drag racer one time.
I'm sure you already know this but make sure you remove 100% of the rusted metal and wire brush everything down to raw steel. Otherwise you will be repairing this again in a year or so.
Scott
Fab Manager
Welders360.com
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Hi Scott, thanks.
You can see on the pics, i went to bare metal everywhere, all the rusted panel has been removed and protected inside. The front fender, the hood and the inner doors have been sand blasted.
Warning: the El Camino is not a complete restoration,(i'm undergoing a full frame off resto on my Buick) it's a good refresh with a new paint on the body but i'm not cleaning the frame (only Por15 paint).
At this time while waiting to go to the bodyshop, i'm cleaning the electrical harness in the engine bay and give a little coat of satin black paint.
It's not either a big budget, the suspension arms have been sandblasted, epoxy coated and fitted with Prothane bushing, the brakes have been redone, the interior will receive a new headliner, door panels, dashboard and Recaro seats, the engine will be clean and painted but for instance no budget for upgrades....