1979 El Camino Build

[1979ratrod]

i just made this 2 days ago with an old piece of aluminum angle iron, ive wanted to make it for a while but never had the time, i thought it came out decent. its 1.25''

kinda hard to see cuz of the bumper

and the last thing i did was sand paint and put on the grand prix cross bar

so now its all up to date. for suspension i have the 2'' beltech drop spindles, new rear springs, air shocks, f41 front and rear sway bars, jounce bars, cutlass fender to core support braces, radiator X braces and i think thats it. ill post more pics tomarrow. thanks for looking

:shock: :shock: :shock: BAR LOOKS GOOD

I need one of those cross bars

it took forever to find one im glad kuruption had one for sale

 

[jrm81bu]

I like your air dam. I've been thinking about making something like that myself. I think I found some window crank handles that would look good in there. They are black with a brushed aluminum insert(fake I assume). They are stock s10 cranks if I remember right. If you're interested, i'll try to get part numbers tomorow.

it was really easy to make, took about 30 minutes to do everything. i was ******** on my dad because he was putting a stock air dam on his malibu wagon and i was able to make one up and install it before he could even put one on. and i bought a set of window cranks off of smmit but they really suck and are kinda small so yeah a part # would be great!

Man, I forgot to look at work today, so I'm not 100% sure this is it, but it looks really close.
https://napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogI ... 77785&An=0

 

[3XBrownCutty]

damn, nice job on the elco dude. just found your build here haha. Looks real clean!!

Hell of a score on those seats. could probablly make a hundo if you just sold them. i think they look awesome tho 8)

 

[1979ratrod]

I like your air dam. I've been thinking about making something like that myself. I think I found some window crank handles that would look good in there. They are black with a brushed aluminum insert(fake I assume). They are stock s10 cranks if I remember right. If you're interested, i'll try to get part numbers tomorow.

it was really easy to make, took about 30 minutes to do everything. i was ******** on my dad because he was putting a stock air dam on his malibu wagon and i was able to make one up and install it before he could even put one on. and i bought a set of window cranks off of smmit but they really suck and are kinda small so yeah a part # would be great!

Man, I forgot to look at work today, so I'm not 100% sure this is it, but it looks really close.
https://napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogI ... 77785&An=0

te link didnt work for me but i think i know the ones your talking about. ill see if i can find a set next time im at the junkyard. thanks for the idea

 

[1979ratrod]

damn, nice job on the elco dude. just found your build here haha. Looks real clean!!

Hell of a score on those seats. could probablly make a hundo if you just sold them. i think they look awesome tho 8)

thanks man. as soon as i bought the seats my friend offered me $80 right after he saw me pay $40 for them and i almost sold them but im glad i didnt.

 

[1979ratrod]

UPDATE! so today when i got home from school i figured i would patch the rust hole behind my rear tire. i thought it came out allright. i didnt weld it i just threw some tech screws in and grinded off the heads. i still have to smoth it out a bit. and then i sanded down mt gas cover and clear coated it. im planning on having it and my tailgate louvered soon. tell me what you think.

 

[1979ratrod]

ohh and ive been working of this for a little. its a center speaker cover.

 

[tc1959]

It looks better than the rust ,But tech screws and some sheet metal, wont stop the rust from spreading.
Also sanding down your gas door probably got rid of the galvanising on the door.
Unfortunately that is the only part GM actually Galvanized . 😢
It's probably a good thing that you have noticed the rust,and want to stop it.
But the only way to actually get it is to cut it all out and clean, and or seal it up from the inside.
Nice job on the grill insert tho.

 

[1979ratrod]

Nice fab skillz you got there. I think the louvered look might look hot as it is an old school hot rod thing. Now let's see some pics of the biscayne

thanks man ill post some soon. i dont have many on my phone and the car is up at my dads shop so ill take a bunch when im there sunday

 

[1979ratrod]

It looks better than the rust ,But tech screws and some sheet metal, wont stop the rust from spreading.
Also sanding down your gas door probably got rid of the galvanising on the door.
Unfortunately that is the only part GM actually Galvanized . 😢
It's probably a good thing that you have noticed the rust,and want to stop it.
But the only way to actually get it is to cut it all out and clean, and or seal it up from the inside.
Nice job on the grill insert tho.

i cut out the rust first and then painted the raw metal with por15 and then put the patch which has paint on the back so the only raw part is the outside and its going to be painted and filled in the next day. and actually GM galvanized the entire bottom of the bed on the el caminos. i clear coated the sh*t out of the gas door too.