Desert Eagle LS 84 El Camino Project

[melman109]

Just call me crazy, right after completing the Brown Sugar 2.0 build I decided I wanted something different. Wasn't feeling the brown to much, decided to change things up a bit. I've always wanted a silver el camino and i'm getting sick and tired of messing around with carburetors lol. Some of the plans for the (re) build include:

Body:
2010 Porsche GT silver
Custom Steel Roll pan
Shaved Conquista trim
Shaved Marker lights
Shaved hood emblem
Shaved Antenna
Shaved Firewall
Powder coated window and bed trim
Heads Up Chronicles front fiberglass bumper
Ridetech billet gas cap

Drivetrain:
Low Mileage 5.3l LS Engine
- Billet Holley fuel rails
- LS1 Vette intake manifold
- Black billet March Performance
- GM Performance Valve covers
- Brp Swap mounts


Aftermarket 9" Ford rear end
- 31 spline Axles
- 4:11 Gears

Built B&M 700r4 Transmission
- Gforce X Member

Suspension, wheels & Brakes
- UMI boxed upper and lower Trailing arms
- UMI rear "Pro-Touring" Sway Bar
- UMI drive shaft loop
- UMI upper and lower tubular control arms
- UMI front sway bar
- C6 Z06 Front and rear calipers
- Kore3 Brackets
- s10 Blazer spindles

Rushforth Rated X wheels
- 20x8.5 front 20x10" rear Powder coated satin black

Interior
- Custom roll cage
- Autometer gauges
- TCI Outlaw Shifter
- Billet Specialties Steering wheel
- Lokar Emergency Brake
- Leather seats

 

[melman109]

Re: Desert Eagle 84 El Camino

Here is how she looked when I dropped her off at Insane Innovations to get the cage installed and the body work started

 

[ElCaminoGRAN/SPORT]

Re: Desert Eagle 84 El Camino

Im back just in time, hard to believe your gonna start over you did some nice work on brown sugar,but i cant lie your new plans are gonna put it on a whole nother level good luck...

 

[melman109]

Re: Desert Eagle 84 El Camino

Im back just in time, hard to believe your gonna start over you did some nice work on brown sugar,but i cant lie your new plans are gonna put it on a whole nother level good luck...

Thanks bro! My wife isn't too happy about the transformation but it is what it is lol. How's your project coming along?

 

[melman109]

Re: Desert Eagle 84 El Camino

Custom roll cage installed. Designed around the Tiger cage from Ridetech. I call it the Shark cage. LS Warren had one installed in his malibu and I had to have it after seeing it.

 

[melman109]

Re: Desert Eagle 84 El Camino

After installing the steel roll pan (inspired by my big bro skip foose) I decided to delete the factory license plate bucket and have one boxed in.

ended up loosing my factory license plate light so I picked up this billet specialties plate frame that has a license plate light and third brake light built in to it. It only comes in polished aluminum so I disassembled it and shipped it out to get powder coated.


Before Powdercoat

After Powdercoat

 

[melman109]

Re: Desert Eagle 84 El Camino

Ridetech Billet Gas Cap

Mocked up!

 

[melman109]

Re: Desert Eagle 84 El Camino

View from the rear with roll pan installed

 

[melman109]

Re: Desert Eagle 84 El Camino

Front bumper mocked up!

 

[melman109]

Re: Desert Eagle 84 El Camino

This 5.3l and 700r4 trans was suppose to get dropped in my 68 Camaro but I decided to build a 6.0l engine and 4l60e transmission for that instead. I will be having a custom turbo setup made for it after I get the engine in the car