r/ElCamino

Cleaning out the garage and had moved the Elco to the side yard. Walked around the house and saw this beautiful image hit me in the feels. I love this thing!

Old quadrajet finally gave up so grabbed the Edelbrock from my old firebird. Needed an adapter, then I needed bolts, got bolts and they were too short, got new bolts and then gaskets, made 4 trips to town trying to find the correct linkages before I gave up and made my own 😭

What would help if I’m going to be daily driving this 82? Any suggestions are appreciated.

Bed

Debating to convert from my edelbrock dual quad set up to EFI and wanted to see if anyone had any experience with it. Specifically on a big block car.

Has anyone installed these LMC bucket seats in their El Camino? Just wondering if they fit & what modifications were made to make them fit?

This was on a recent episode of GMG (actually a rerun) but it’s a really cool looking El Camino. Some were commenting that it’s a rare one because it’s a 3 tone, big block. Some were arguing about the 400 badging on it because GM didn’t have a 402 badge & that a 396 is a 402 cu inch. 🤷🏻‍♂️ People will argue about anything nowadays.

Hello anyone who’s following my wrecked camino’s updates! First off, the car pictured is the donor car we picked up! my elky is off to the right. Anywho, I wanted to make a little update after hearing back from insurance.

Insurance wrote me a check for $20k and i am going to put that all right back into my car! That’s about it. I’m repainting the whole car and want to make her look brand new. I should have my baby back mid june, so i’ll update yall then, or before if I have any more major updates.

Thank you all!

Just finished working on my first classic American car, a ’77 GMC Sprint! This truck has some history, as it was used for street and drag racing back in the '90s.

I’ve completely redone the interior, the engine bay, and the exhaust system. I also painted the rally stripes and the bed myself.

350cid bored .060 over
TH350 with a shift kit
Flattop pistons & Comp Cams 270 flat-tappet cam
882 heads
Edelbrock Performance manifold and a Holley
Shorty headers
~ 39 000 miles

Elco with 396 cid engine 😎

Here’s a pic of my ‘78. Is there anyone out there who restores original Delco tape decks? I can’t find anyone locally. I would obviously cover shipping there and back and pay generously. Thanks!!!

I’m in the process of trying to remove my valve cover so I can replace the gasket. Getting the nuts off of the valve cover wasn’t an issue but I’ve been having a hard time trying to get it out and I’m seeking advice on what the best path to take is. I was originally trying to remove the bracket that holds the cruise control diaphragm so I could get that solid vacuum hose out of the way but there is a bolt connecting it to the engine that is hard to get to and I’ll likely have to remove the distributor to have a chance of removing it. Not sure if I’ll have to remove the AC unit as well or if just removing the AC unit would be easier. Overall, I’m just not very experienced with this stuff and would greatly appreciate some thoughts on how I should try to tackle this problem. Any advice is appreciated.

Got her last summer. I installed all new R134a AC parts, starter, bulbs, some gages, and a craftec tonneau cover. Currently in the shop because the reman 350 only lasted 600 miles.

It’s funny to use it as a truck and watch peoples faces.

This is what decades in an upstate NY dirt mound look like on a 1972 el camino custom. Sacrificing this poor soul to save a cleaner 68 shell.

While removing my steering column i flew back and sent my ass directly through the floor like a bad porno plot