Recent content by shoedoos

just sayin'.....dog dishes/poverty caps etc etc are cool in my book.....

gunna be scarey in the wet......

https://www.pirate4x4.com/threads/deathwish-el-camino.2708079/?utm_source=threadloom&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ed154&utm_content=iss166#post-45015042

https://gbodyforum.com/threads/dash-cap.78967/

Spoke to David Vizard about engine coatings in general a few years ago....his answer was: "you won't find an uncoated part anywhere inside a Formula 1 engine"......pretty much explains whether they work or not....

is there any reason he can't just loop the in/out lines on the steering gearbox and fill it as far as possible before tightening the loop connections? Then just delete the pump altogether and run a shorter belt for the alternator/water pump/bottom pulley etc? I would think a small amount of...

https://gbodyforum.com/threads/dash-cap.78967/

Needs an El Camino badge

nice work OP.....lot of thought went in to that build I would believe.....

I just went through this last weekend while trial fitting everything......those trim pieces are held in by a series of panhead trim screws which are under the roof rail seal. Some seals are glued in, others aren't - luck of the draw for you......hopefully you don't have to destroy the seals to...

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/hugo-1979-chevrolet-el-camino-custom/7236545944.html

cheers for that Rktpwrd....off to buy some tomorrow....

Rktpwrd, any chance of checking what the main ingredients of your aerosol stripper were? I understand some of them will attack plastics.....just wanted to see what you were using.....

Those plastic bits on the rear corners of a Malibu, along with the nose cone, licence plate pocket and other buts of rubber that were painted from the factory....anybody got helpful tips on how to remove the paint from these?

I have an '89 IROC steering wheel to use if the recolor doesn't work out.....