Recent content by GRIFF442

Thanks again Ed for documenting a fun weekend!! :D :D Always a good time hangin with the El Camino Central guys, maybe next year won't be so hot. 8) The next event I have decided to do is Hot Rod Power Tour with the wagon this summer. Tour starts in Charlotte, NC on June 7 and ends in...

Well I have decided to give the Lee box a try....You just can't beat under $150 shipped for a new blueprinted box. I took a better look at the steering shaft over the weekend and think I can make it work by just spreading the coupler opened a bit. Worst case, the end of the Jeep shaft is a 3/4...

Need some help with steering boxes. I have read lots of threads on here about the F41 (ss) and Z boxes. I originally put a used SS boxes on my wagon, but it had lots of play off center though I did feel a nice difference in turning (had a 605 box originally). So I went and bought a rebuilt...

Thanks everyone!!! Glad you like it...only took a short 5 years to get it here :rofl: The rearview mirror is from a company called Gentec....they get like $350 for it, but I got lucky and picked one up on ebay for around $100....I will post the part # later when I dig it out of the file of...

Well everyone I finally had a little extra time while at the shop and remembered to take some interior shots of the wagon.......so here they are..... For those wondering the interior is a compilation of differnet g-bodies goodies...... -seats, console, lighted visors and dash from 88...

That is because us wagon lovers are a breed all our own, you will get plenty of interest on here.....I for one really like different....and it has been awhile since I saw a Camaro that was truly different! Glad this wagon ended up in good hands, saw it on ebay awhile back and started having...

Re: Anyone have a junk frame? I need a piece from a bad chas Ed, I will get you hooked up with some templates to make it perfect.....a wagon this nice deserves to be done 100%

The taillight trim is actually made out of black plastic, but if I were to do it again I would make out of aluminum, cut on a waterjet, and powdercoat to match the wagons other trim. I do still have the template, maybe I will get with a machine shop to see if it makes sense as it looks like...

Well have not gotten around to updating this thread in awhile, but will download some fresh pics to photobucket this weekend and get it updated. The short version is that I got the wagon mostly done (exterior and driveline) to take to Super Chevy in WPB and Ed posted some nice pics and video...

Rotating the sender allows the fuel lines to exit toward the front of the car like stock, otherwise lines would point to back of car and you would have to reroute fuel lines accordingly. The pump is attached to the fuel tank sender, it has a "shelf" that pump sits in and fuel line holds top...

I just went through this when a buddy's 78 El needed a new spindle. The spindles, brake rotors, and bearings are different on 78 as compared with the 79-87. If using S10 dropped spindles you will need new brake rotors and wheel bearings for 79-87 G-bodies, or in your case to keep SAE wheel...

Hey Ed, Nice looking wagon!! Can't wait to see what you do with it! I was at last years Super Chevy hangin with the El Camino crew also. We only made it up on Sunday last year and brought my brother-n-laws black and gold 86 and my other friends 86 iroc SS El Camino (not the one in your...

So I just found some pics of the front clip off the car before the 350 engine was pulled..... And here it is after I got the engine out.....

So I had a few minutes here to update with some more pics..... :D Here is the turbo engine just before putting it in the car the first time (more on that disaster later...) I got the long block from a friend who took it to a supposedly "reputable" machine shop. I painted everything up nice...

Pillars and window frames were painted with SEM bumper black. I have used it on other cars to black out trim etc. and it always holds up to the sun real well. It is a little expensive at $12/can, but I hate doing things over. The rest of the trim on the car was all powder coated in a matching...