I just started restoring a '66 el camino...I've started with the hood, and I've got it pretty close to being in good shape again...I am wondering what type of primer to put on it...also I need advice on the floor pan replacement (other models that fit, kits, etc...thanx.

Welcome to ECC. Sounds like the beginning of a nice project. If you have your hood down to bare metal, you will need an etching primer to cover the bare metal first and then follow with a high build polyester primer for block sanding afterward. If the hood is not to bare metal, skip the etching primer and use the polyester primer only. Spray a guide coat with some rattle can flat black paint prior to blocking. Most restoration parts places sell floor pans. Check out Original Parts Group. www.opgi.com for replacements. Good luck with your project.

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Use a zinc-chromate, self-etching primer. It can be overcoated with almost any 'building' (read-thick) primer and sanded. Then let it dry for a minimum of one week to out-gas before painting. The zinc-chromate STOPS rust from re-appearing.

Reno

original parts group is good, but I find this place to be a lot cheaper http://www.autobodyspecialt.com/