Factory options?

[Jim Rockford]

weird, My 86 bonnie has the floor lamps and the dome, but has the 5.0 manual windows , locks and seat, has A/C ,cruise and tilt No rear defrost either and only the drivers remote mirror, passenger is arm out the window adjust..lol and i checked tonight and my steering is only 2 1/2 turns lock to lock steering, but no rear sway bar and no F41 .

 

[JimmyCamino]

My 84 El Camino Conquista model has them. None of my 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, or the other 84 Malibus and El Caminos had them, but all of them were all bought used.

 

[fleming442]

weird, My 86 bonnie has the floor lamps and the dome, but has the 5.0 manual windows , locks and seat, has A/C ,cruise and tilt No rear defrost either and only the drivers remote mirror, passenger is arm out the window adjust..lol and i checked tonight and my steering is only 2 1/2 turns lock to lock steering, but no rear sway bar and no F41 .

Mine is loaded with power locks, windows, cruise, AC, rear defrost, the aforementioned floor lights, and underdash panels.
Similarly, it has the 4 bolt steering box that's 2.5 turns lock to lock, no F41, and no rear sway bar. Strange how it got the good steering box and no other F41 goodies.

 

[Jim Rockford]

yea I just have the small fender braces and the lower frame to crossmember braces and the bracing in the trunk. No long engine braces though.

 

[gnvair]

yea I just have the small fender braces and the lower frame to crossmember braces and the bracing in the trunk. No long engine braces though.

The long engine braces were only on specific cars such as the 78-80 Monte Carlos. The lower frame braces were standard on the Monte Carlo and Cutlass models. Malibus and El Caminos AND Regals did not come with frame braces.
The Grand Prix models did not have the same braces. They used a bar that connected the frame rails behind bottom edge of the radiator support.

 

[PBGBodyFan]

The under dash panels were less common in the Monte but I have found them in a few, especially ones with the CL option. Not sure if that is just a coincidence or part of the package.

 

[Jim Rockford]

Seen a cadillac yesterday in the yard that had all kinds of weird braces in the engine compartment.

 

[Wageslave]

Mine is loaded with power locks, windows, cruise, AC, rear defrost, the aforementioned floor lights, and underdash panels.
Similarly, it has the 4 bolt steering box that's 2.5 turns lock to lock, no F41, and no rear sway bar. Strange how it got the good steering box and no other F41 goodies.

Mine is 3.25 turns lock to lock, with the center of crossmember to frame braces, but no rear sway bar.

 

[Michael Watts]

My 1981 El Camino SS is a loaded car .But with all the options available from all the "G" bodies .You can customize to your own taste .And make it "look" stock.