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Old 11-06-2011, 02:31 PM
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Default 1983 El Camino Project just finished

I bought a 1983 el camino back in april to rebuild. My dad and I have been working hard and we finally finished it today. I have other posts abput whats been done so i won't post that here but i will put a link to my flickr account. If you go to oage 7 and work your way foward you can see the car as it was and how it is now. Let me know what you think

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Old 11-06-2011, 02:35 PM
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very nice I like the paint choice... maybe I should have changed colors when I repainted mine
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Old 11-06-2011, 03:20 PM
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WOW,"you are my sunshine,my only sunshine"paint looks like it came out quite good from pics.love the" keystones"did you repolish all your britework?.great turn-around timewhats all that" briteness" being pushed by?(engine,exuast,tranny,etc.)
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Old 11-06-2011, 03:27 PM
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What a sweet looking ride, great job!
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Old 11-06-2011, 03:50 PM
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WOW,"you are my sunshine,my only sunshine"paint looks like it came out quite good from pics.love the" keystones"did you repolish all your britework?.great turn-around timewhats all that" briteness" being pushed by?(engine,exuast,tranny,etc.)
lol, Thanks. All the chrome was repolished as best as I could get it. Its got a 305 with a 4 barrel carb and a 350 auto tranny. I think it might already have custom exhaust since its loud as hell but I never touched it
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Old 11-06-2011, 03:57 PM
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WOW,"you are my sunshine,my only sunshine"paint looks like it came out quite good from pics.love the" keystones"did you repolish all your britework?.great turn-around timewhats all that" briteness" being pushed by?(engine,exuast,tranny,etc.)
lol, Thanks. All the chrome was repolished as best as I could get it. Its got a 305 with a 4 barrel carb and a 350 auto tranny. I think it might already have custom exhaust since its loud as hell but I never touched it
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Old 11-06-2011, 04:34 PM
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Nice work!! Turned out great!! Matty man
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Old 11-06-2011, 05:09 PM
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Looks great! You guys did some nice work there.
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I like it. Too bad you didn't get her into the calendar, maybe next year. By the way, what language is in the picture album?
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Old 11-07-2011, 01:37 PM
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I like it. Too bad you didn't get her into the calendar, maybe next year. By the way, what language is in the picture album?
Its in english, its just random numbers and letters I think. It uploaded wierd.
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Old 11-07-2011, 04:17 PM
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I likes.Almost got keystone classics myself onetime, the old ones can come back from the dead compared to today's replicas. That paint color reminds me of some free airplane paint a friend got in the mid 80,s. Looked as good as any of today,s custom blends. Just beware the lovebugs>they love yella. Seriously.
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Hi,nice lookin ride ! Whats the name of the yellow-it wouldn't be Daytona Yellow would it ?
Are you done with the paint or are you maybe gonna put some rally strips on the hood & tailgate. The reason I ask is I'm working on a 74 & leaning to Daytona Yellow with black rally stripping , just haven't made up my mind--it'd be a lotta yellow in one spot !!. Ya got aGreat lookin ride !!
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Old 11-09-2011, 01:46 PM
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Hi,nice lookin ride ! Whats the name of the yellow-it wouldn't be Daytona Yellow would it ?
Are you done with the paint or are you maybe gonna put some rally strips on the hood & tailgate. The reason I ask is I'm working on a 74 & leaning to Daytona Yellow with black rally stripping , just haven't made up my mind--it'd be a lotta yellow in one spot !!. Ya got aGreat lookin ride !!
Thanks!! I actually can't remember the name of the paint. I pretty much just picked it out of a color chip book and had someone paint it. I plan on doing the camaro style stripes down the hood and tailgate in the futre. Just need to save up for it
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Looks good! I assume you mean the Chevelle style stripes lol. Camaro's finish on the opposite side
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