Sup.. I am in the proccess of buying my brother-in-law's 78' El Camino. Its a steal for the price. There is allot of work to be done but its drivable... anyways just wanted to do the intro thing and say I look foward to talking and possibly meeting with some of you someday.. btw I live in Patterson, LA if any of you know were thats at :P

Welcome! Congrats on your possible elky! Patterson...right past Morgan City...the sticks, right? I'm up in Baton Rouge and am also restoring a family owned elky. I'm not sure what clubs would be in your area. The closest club to me is in Denham Springs, which is not too far away, and meets every second Tuesday of the month at 7pm. It's held at the Shoney's just off the Denham Springs exit (I-12). I haven't been in a while, but did enjoy going. It's a small group with great resources for parts and info.

Anyways, hope you enjoy working on your elky. I'm sure you'll hit a few stubbling block allong the way, but you've come to the right place! :cool:

Yeah.. you got it.. in the sticks.. :P well its official.. were signing the paper work towmarrow... Its funny... I called my insurence company, and sence I just turned 25 its only gonna cost $10 more a month for the El Camino!!! Gotta love old cars.. I had a 85 Camaro Berlinetta "305" that I swap a 350 and 700R4 into to... so I am pretty familar with the setup.... Its going to be a long and adventures journey 8) BTW the elky has a 305 not sure the tranny yet.. gotta check it out I am gonna stick with the 305 for time being untill more funds are availible. :cool:

Yeh, I hear that. I have a 305 as well. It runs strong, but I'm in the process of changing all of the gaskets since exhaust was coming from my heads. I've only got about 82,000 on the 305, so it should be good for a while. I plan on replacing it down the road with a 383 stroker...about 500 hp...oh yeh, baby! :P

But, until then, my 80' SS will be stock. :oops: