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On this day in history
I took a cellphone pic of computer screen to show a few co-workers & it got enough laughs I figured I'd post it here. On pro-touring .com in multimedia section, TC from bmr suspension has an almost daily random transportation thread. Every so often there is something there that really gets my... -
El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters
Starting to look like something. Now I can finish the rear upper quarter corner. Cover weighed in at 55 1/2 lbs for now. Was I think 78 lbs with the 59' chevy fin styling it had. Way less than a Gaylord cover.- jlcustomz
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- Forum: Body / Trim / Paint / Glass
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El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters
I've been asked before if I own enough clamps. What the hell is that supposed to mean? A fabricator always needs more clamps. Ok, I did have enough, plus some.:mrgreen:. EDIT;; glue used was panel bonding adhesive. I used Smart #263 from Finishmaster store, which is same as 3-m 8115.- jlcustomz
- Post #76
- Forum: Body / Trim / Paint / Glass
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79 El Camino max tire size
Maybe yall's won't fit a 13.:rofl: Gotta work for it.- jlcustomz
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- Forum: G-Body Build Threads
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El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters
Made another pair of side braces for the bedcover from a lightweight aluminum extrusion . Did a row of punched & flaired holes to match existing work. Probably will take a few hours of adjusting , fitting, & stretching metal on bedcover skin before attaching.- jlcustomz
- Post #72
- Forum: Body / Trim / Paint / Glass
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El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters
Spent a few hours after work Thursday & Friday cutting bedcover side supports from some extruded aluminum parts, marked out to bend an angle at the top to the new swoopy shaped quarter panel profile. Then marked out , drilled & chamfered 140 holes in them. After all that found out this...- jlcustomz
- Post #71
- Forum: Body / Trim / Paint / Glass
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Speed sensor location?
yep, think it was code 24 or something.- jlcustomz
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- Forum: G-Body Build Threads
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Speed sensor location?
FYI, I used this sensor in the 90's for a TPI swap. Kept the computer from throwing a speed sensor code, but didn't quite do a proper job.- jlcustomz
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- Forum: G-Body Build Threads
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MONTE CARLO Monte Carlo Aerocoupe with LT4 on Car Fix
I have it recorded. It is an LT4. As typical for TV, not much detail shown, and in this case not completed at least on that episode. On an LT4 swap , all the little details would take far more time than the bulk of the mechanical swap.- jlcustomz
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- Forum: Chevrolet Monte Carlo / Monte Carlo SS / Malibu
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Three Pedals G-Body Manual Transmission Conversion
$6,900 , ouch. I pitty people that can't fabricate. In 2002', I put in a 33, 000 mile ls1/t56 including auto meter gauges & all other stuff to hook it up complete for less than that, though you do need to count in inflation. I actually did my current pedal swap in the early/ mid 90's when doing...- jlcustomz
- Post #33
- Forum: Transmission / Rear End / Driveline
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El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters
A little more underside welding done tonight, But just about out of argon gas. Spoiler is nice & stiff now.- jlcustomz
- Post #70
- Forum: Body / Trim / Paint / Glass
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El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters
Got a little metal trimmed & started welding in spoiler underside. Got a pretty flat weld this time with extra cleaning before welding. Had some leftover punched & flared metal strips from when I made this cover approx. 12 years ago that I used on the outsides to close back in . Guess you could...- jlcustomz
- Post #68
- Forum: Body / Trim / Paint / Glass
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El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters
Making covers for underside of spoiler/bedcover. Thinking about using thicker aluminum with multiple sized drilled & flared holes like the small part on the right for new side bracing for the old cover.. Learned how to weld aluminum making this cover by the way.- jlcustomz
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- Forum: Body / Trim / Paint / Glass
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El camino ground effects
They do pop up for sale used from time to time. I got my old pair in storage after making a steel set. Got a sheet metal shop to do some of the long lineal bending for me on my material & patterns & finished fitting & capping myself.- jlcustomz
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- Forum: Body / Trim / Paint / Glass
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El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters
Welded spoiler to cover tonight after more tweaking, prep , & bracing. weld not pretty but will be ground & filled anyways. Hard to get old aluminum clean enough. Used wet rags to stop excess heat travel to paint. Started on underside of spoiler. Need to finish fabbing underplates & weld in ...- jlcustomz
- Post #62
- Forum: Body / Trim / Paint / Glass
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El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters
Got entire upper top welded together tonite.- jlcustomz
- Post #61
- Forum: Body / Trim / Paint / Glass
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El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters
Did my first tig weld bead in about 3 years now on aluminum . Ain't perty, but it's stuck together . I think biggest thing was aluminum needed to all be cleaner, especially in the lap joint I made for ease of fabrication. Some spots are wide where I filled screw holes.. But it'll sand down fine...- jlcustomz
- Post #59
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El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters
Refined my passenger side some more & got the drivers side upper surface decently shaped . In the first pic from this morning , the metal at the center of the 3rd brake light was curling upwards and the portion over the inner brake light wasn't covering bumper. Moved whole assembly backwards &...- jlcustomz
- Post #58
- Forum: Body / Trim / Paint / Glass
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El camino rear widebody& raised rear quarters
FIRST PIC OF THE YEAR. Started shaping my rear spoiler last night from aluminum. Wife actually gave me permission to be banging & hammering till midnight under the noise of firecrackers. Got a little initial rough shape in half of it before quitting for new years.- jlcustomz
- Post #57
- Forum: Body / Trim / Paint / Glass
