TooOld Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Impressive chassis detailing Bob, no way I could do those brake lines. Your good ... Thanks Carl ! I've been trying to do brake lines for a long time and see plenty of them that are much better than mine . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Excellent! Thanks again Danno ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) This past week I fit the interior pieces from the Revell '77 Monte Carlo to my El Camino . The parts themselves aren't very impressive but they're all that I could find that looked right . After trying a couple different windshields I ended up making my own out of some clear sheet from my Vac-U-Form , it's .017" thick and very flexible . The fit is great and there should be no interference problems when it's time for final assembly . Here's the finished interior . The floor will be part of the chassis , and the rest will be installed inside the painted body . I'll make some seat/shoulder belts and some floor mats before it's all finished . Â Edited February 10, 2020 by TooOld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Great looking interior Bob, love it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) On 7/6/2014 at 9:17 PM, slusher said: Great looking interior Bob, love it... Thank you Carl ! Spending only an hour here and there makes progress very slow . . . in two weeks I've only managed to finish the engine and transmission ! There's still a few small parts to finish but I'm about ready to get the body ready for paint . Unlike most people , painting the body is always the very last thing I do , but I will fit everything together one more time to make sure there are no surprises after paint ! Edited February 10, 2020 by TooOld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kucaba Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Haven't checked in on this in a while. Fantastic work! Those tires really do look great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Great looking engine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Haven't checked in on this in a while. Fantastic work! Those tires really do look great ! Thanks Mike ! And I agree with you . . . I really like these tires ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Wow, this is looking really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Great looking engine! Thank Dave ! I think the air cleaner is too tall , I'll have to trim it down a little . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Engine looks Super Bob. Your doing an awesome job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Wow, this is looking really nice! Thank you James ! Engine looks Super Bob. Your doing an awesome job. Thanks Carl ! I like your new avatar . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) Okay , the chassis is done ! A couple of problems installing the engine but it finally went together . I'm going to get back to work on the bumpers this weekend and see how the body looks sitting on the chassis ! Here's some photos . . . Thanks for looking ! Edited February 10, 2020 by TooOld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robberbaron Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Haven't been able to check in for a while - love how the chassis & interior turned out. Looking forward to seeing your next progress pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) On 7/25/2014 at 1:05 AM, Robberbaron said: Haven't been able to check in for a while - love how the chassis & interior turned out. Looking forward to seeing your next progress pics. Thanks Robert ! I've been working on the bumpers . The front was fairly easy , I just added the parking lamps from the Cutlass to the stock car bumper . The rear required a lot more work starting with adding the taillights from a resin '68 Impala bumper , then lots of filling and sanding . Here they are after more sanding and a couple of coats of primer . I still need to add the bumper bolts to the rear . Edited February 10, 2020 by TooOld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Those bumpers look spot on... Man, you are killing it! I can't wait to see this put together... I probably missed it somewhere, but are you gonna do one color or two tone ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Awesome job on this build.... enjoying the ride..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 More great progress Bob, chassis, engine, and interior are fantastic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsc Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Can I ask where you found the spec sheet (post #1)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Those bumpers look spot on... Man, you are killing it! I can't wait to see this put together... I probably missed it somewhere, but are you gonna do one color or two tone ? Thanks James ! Going with one color on this one , my next one will be a white / blue El Camino Classic . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Awesome job on this build.... enjoying the ride..... Thanks Tyrone ! More great progress Bob, chassis, engine, and interior are fantastic... Thank you Carl ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Can I ask where you found the spec sheet (post #1)? All of the diagrams are from the Classic Motorbooks " Photofacts - Chevrolet El Camino 1959 - 1982 " . It's an older book but has some really good info in it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) One small update , I used .040" dia . rod and added the bumper bolts to the rear bumper . Edited February 10, 2020 by TooOld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 KILLER WORK !!!!! your work on this is INCREDIBLE... I've been following along the whole time keep up the great work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 KILLER WORK !!!!! your work on this is INCREDIBLE... I've been following along the whole time keep up the great work... Thank you very much Tyrone ! Stay tuned for a " Sneak Peek " at the finished build ( minus paint ) ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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