Thread: An added project

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I really didn't need another project until my hand gets straightened out but it looks like I have one. The wife munched the front end on her 84 El Camino...... she's fine and the car was able to be driven home (at least that was good news).

The damage looks like it's just cosmetic and bolt on, but I'll need a passenger side front fender, hood, front header panel, grill, and passenger headlight bezel (I already have a bumper). I just started looking but so far haven't had any luck finding luck finding good used parts in the local wrecking yards. I can get everything new aftermarket, but the shipping's going to be a killer so I've also been looking at some other options.

I did find a couple of 84-85 Pontiac and Buick front ends that look like might work as long as the body lines match up and am not adverse to changing out the entire clip as long as it's bolt on (actually I kind of like one off El Caminos). I just don't want to go thru all the changes I did with the 78 Monte Carlo clip swap on the 83......extending the frame horns and redoing body lines.

What ever way I go it will have to be in primer for a while as I know that doing the paint is out of the question until my hand gets fixed.


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When it rains, it pours. Sad for the "project", but glad that your wife was not hurt. Hope you can find the parts you need, not too far away.

The Pontiac version would be cool; I like the G-body versions that year. Black and gold two-tone with some snowflake wheels; you could really be celebrating the 80s.

Don't overlook the possibility of buying a donor vehicle. Hire a young-un to strip it down and sell on the net, you could break even.

Hmmm....maybe the 78-80 Pontiac Grand Am clip would bolt on....
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