1979 Drag El Camino project

[AkWhtBst]

Building a drag El Camino. Its a 79, fiberglass bumpers and hood. Everything else is steel but is gutted as much as possible.

I'm running a sbc with brodix track one heads, .630 lift solid roller cam, sv1 carb on Alcohol. Running a powerglide with a brake and a 4500 stall convertor. Fab nine rear axle with a spool and 4.10 gears, 28 inch tall slick.

Thats the jist of it and the pictures will do the rest.

Tim

Started with this....

It was raced before and this is how it was when I bought it.

Powdercoated wheels.

Powder coated intake, sv1 Carb, and fenderwell headers.

Flange I built for the headers.

Rear axle

Finished bed floor and wheel tubs.

Dash and gauges, I'm adding a fuel pressure gauge.

 

[AkWhtBst]

Re: 1979 Elcamino Build

Painted the car a few weekends ago. This is fresh out of the home made booth.

Engine and transmission installed.

The front end is coming together.

Shot of the engine.

Finally in the sun light!!

In between houses right now so space to finish the car is at a minimum. This is the tonneau cover that I built for the car with the car in the trailer with all of our boxes waiting to be moved in. The cover will have a fuel door added so I can fill the fuel cell, and will also be painted black. The chrome for the bed will also be painted black to match.

Shooting to have it fired up this weekend and to have it down the track 4th of July weekend.

Tim

 

[AkWhtBst]

Got the car running, not ready for the track yet though. Here is a crappy video.

Tim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5abdmT9 ... ata_player

 

[85CutlassSalonRyder]

Got the car running, not ready for the track yet though. Here is a crappy video.

Tim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5abdmT9 ... ata_player

Yo, man that looks like a spitting image of what I would do to an Elco if I had one! I'm talking same paint, guage cluster, engine (minus running alcohol), roll cage, bed cover and everything! I'm glad to see your version of my dream car, lol! Nice F-ing ride man!

 

[AkWhtBst]

Thanks, its been a lot of work but will be well worth it when I run it down the track!!

Tim

 

[1979ratrod]

wow looks great. ive been looking into making an aluminum bed cover for a while. yours came out awesome! keep the pictures coming

 

[86 maroon gp 2+2]

I like, but nice progress!

 

[AkWhtBst]

Thanks guys, the tonneau cover needs some minor work to fit perfect and still needs to be mounted.

Tim

 

[kuruption109]

:shock: :shock: i like that!!

 

[melman109]

Very nice! Lovin those rims and tires!