Hi guys
Here is the story of my 1980 Elcamino, bought in 2014 January (it was my own birthday present)
I was looking for a cheap 2nd elcamino, not in perfect condition, but able to take the road once he will be here in france... I found this one on Graiglist, near LA.... As i have a guy specialized in muscles cars near LA to, I asked him to go inspect the car and keep me informed... the car seemed to be in better condition than I thought, I decided to buy it....
Once the car received here in France (2014 may), i just had to change dimmer switch en shocks absorbers to pass french technical inspection and get my french title (it took 3 month to get the title)
the day the Elcamino arrived at home:
later, i had to change sparks plugs, wires and carb (the original Rochester broke down, so i took a 500 cfm Edelbrock).. Once the carb on, i discovered it was not the original 305ci engine in the bay, but a 350ci, - L48 built in 1979... nothing very exciting....
in may 2015, i decided to chnged the rusty hood... earlier, i found a malibu hood in the south of France, so i started to prepare it for paint....
and here was the point of no return...
i 've made the choice to suppress the emblem in the front
front fenders nearly ready for paint:
then it's time for the doors...
the tail gate was not in good shape, but with a hydraulic cylinder and a big hammer, I managed to get it in the right way .. (shipped to France, a new tailgate woud cost me nearly $1000, so i decided to save this one)
I also found original 1985 buick regal mirrors on Ebay... they lokk better than the cheap mirrors I had on the car...
then it's time to work one the body.... veri little rust, but many small knocks and bumps...
and all the body is "primered"
During this week, I starder to paint inside the doors, inside the tailgates... door hinges has been sandblasted, axles and bushings changed...
and they are now on the car...
Here is the story of my 1980 Elcamino, bought in 2014 January (it was my own birthday present)
I was looking for a cheap 2nd elcamino, not in perfect condition, but able to take the road once he will be here in france... I found this one on Graiglist, near LA.... As i have a guy specialized in muscles cars near LA to, I asked him to go inspect the car and keep me informed... the car seemed to be in better condition than I thought, I decided to buy it....
Once the car received here in France (2014 may), i just had to change dimmer switch en shocks absorbers to pass french technical inspection and get my french title (it took 3 month to get the title)
the day the Elcamino arrived at home:
later, i had to change sparks plugs, wires and carb (the original Rochester broke down, so i took a 500 cfm Edelbrock).. Once the carb on, i discovered it was not the original 305ci engine in the bay, but a 350ci, - L48 built in 1979... nothing very exciting....
in may 2015, i decided to chnged the rusty hood... earlier, i found a malibu hood in the south of France, so i started to prepare it for paint....
and here was the point of no return...
i 've made the choice to suppress the emblem in the front
front fenders nearly ready for paint:
then it's time for the doors...
the tail gate was not in good shape, but with a hydraulic cylinder and a big hammer, I managed to get it in the right way .. (shipped to France, a new tailgate woud cost me nearly $1000, so i decided to save this one)
I also found original 1985 buick regal mirrors on Ebay... they lokk better than the cheap mirrors I had on the car...
then it's time to work one the body.... veri little rust, but many small knocks and bumps...
and all the body is "primered"
During this week, I starder to paint inside the doors, inside the tailgates... door hinges has been sandblasted, axles and bushings changed...
and they are now on the car...
