Elky

1965

Chevrolet

El Camino

Varies

Resto-mod

My father purchased the vehicle in 1980. It was a hunting truck on a lease. He drove it for 29 year before he passed. It was his daily driver, so no idea how many miles it actually has. 3 paint jobs, 3 engines and a bunch of trannies. Came with the 283,, then 327, then 350, 3 on the tree with overdrive. Manual brakes and steering converted to power. Now the vehicle is mine, it is under going a frame off restoration. Currently frame and running gear complete. Body is in the "body shop" at a friends. Most of the body is done, just working on the hood and tailgate. Re-assemble to check everything and finish body work in the bed. Paint the underside, blow it apart for painting. Reassembly there after.

LQ4 bored and stroked to 408 cubes
LS3 heads, exhaust ports cleared to flow 220 cfm. Intakes flow 320+
LS3 intake
Drive by wire throttle body
Texas Speed rotating assembly
Lunati Voodoo #20540733 cam
• Advertised Duration (Int/Exh): 278/290
• Duration @ .050 (Int/Exh): 227/239
• Gross Valve Lift (Int/Exh): .651"/.651"
• LSA/ICL: 112/108

Used DynoSim to model the engine should be making an easy 530 hp and 510 lb ft of torque.

Transmission will be a 4L80 transmission built by Century Transmission.

Converting the bench to bucket and the 3 on the tree to floor automatic. No pics.

1/4 inch gaps. Trimmed rear wheel wells lips, straightend body lines, smoothed all the panels.

Factory frame double powder coated. Full UMI tubular suspension replacement and CPP 4 wheel disc brake upgrade. Bilstein shocks, quick ratio steering box.

Billet Specialties
17 x 8.5 fronts
17 x 9.5 rears