View Poll Results: What to do with a '77 El Camino
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Scrap it - Recycle motor and trans
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Flat black it and Dump it
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Drive it as is ugly or not
7 63.64%
Thread: trying to make this look OKAY
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11-03-2008 05:56 PM #1
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11-03-2008 07:19 PM #2
If it's a driver, then just drive it and spend the money on insulation and heat for the garage. Hard to do anything without some kind of place to work on projects in.....Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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11-03-2008 09:09 PM #3
Man I had some buddies with a couple those cars.
They droped them, then narrowed the rears.
Put some nice rims and shinny paint one black and the other white.
They dropped big blocks in them because they are heavy cars.
They where a couple of the nicest looking cars around.
Just use some imagination and if you don't have any of that, steel some one else's idea. I've got the uglest car on the planet, but I've already had people trying to buy it. My buddy has the same car but his is done mine is not.
So I'm gonna take the ideas I like on his and try to improve on it, with mine.
here is his web site. Kurt
http://loco4fomoco.com/1965_ford_falcon_ranchero.html
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11-04-2008 10:04 AM #4
I had a friend with one of the last SS models, it kinda grew on me. If you could find a Laguna nose and do it in the period Winston Cup flair, I'm just rambling. It is ugly, drive it, put new hinge pins and bushings in the doors, drive it some more, repeat.
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11-13-2008 08:56 AM #5
drive it i have one i like it its different i want to drop a big block in it one of these days
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11-13-2008 11:24 AM #6
You might see if any other GM doghouse would fit. It might be kind of fun to have a buick, olds or Pontiac Camino. :-)
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11-13-2008 04:47 PM #7
I say make me a good price, and you can get something you like better. I like all of the El Camino's. That's not my favorite year but I had one that I parted it out for more then I paid for it. I've had a new 71, used 76, 78, still have an 86. I was upset with my brother so I didn't buy his 60 we put an overdrive in it E.T. wheels I did the bodywork, and a friend painted it. Of course that was in the late 60's. I could kick myself right now but my foot won't go that high. Just enjoy it you can always get your money back.
Richard
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11-13-2008 07:19 PM #8
It's good enough for Earl.....He's got his own TV show..........LOLHome Handyman Forum
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