TooOld Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Originally built in 2013 this is a replica of a '60 El Camino I once owned with a 283 4-speed , painted Roman red , and with Impala interior and body trim . The Impala trim was a factory installed option for El Camino's built at GM's Oakland California plant . I was never happy with the wheels & tires I used on it . Since then I've found the correct ones and two weeks ago it was time to change them out . As long as the model was being partially disassembled I decide to modify the front for poseable steering and lower the ride height . To accomplish all this the chassis would have to come out and the front and rear suspensions taken apart . Disassembly and re-assembly went smoothly with only minor mishaps . Both door handles fell off , so did the exterior mirror and the upper radiator hose . Of course the chassis didn't slip right back in but a little fiddling with the interior and everything was okay . I expected it to be much worse . To see all of the "in progress" photos and complete descriptions go to my Fotki page at the following link : https://public.fotki.com/TooOld/models/cars--trucks/1960-el-camino/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Very nice El Camino, Bob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Very well done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 This is a well done model Sir. Valve covers look great and the interior is super nice. And if course the color. Sharp car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 That is one sharp looking El Camino! Everything is done nice and neat. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Beautiful build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 I really like the appearance of this El Camino. Amazing the paint finish still looks this nice after all the man handling of being disassembled. The "little" 283 with the old Duntov 30/30 cam were great performers. I still have a partially done '60 El Camino kit somewhere. Did you have to add the Bel Air trim to the body on this ? While I also have a couple of the AMT '59 El Camino kits I wish they could reissue the '60 also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olschoolkid Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Beautiful El Camino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Wow! That's some superb work there Bob! Nice job!! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Nice, clean build! Looks good in red! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said: Very nice El Camino, Bob! Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 5 hours ago, cobraman said: Very well done ! Thanks Ray ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Tom99 said: Very nice! Thanks Tom ! 5 hours ago, donb said: This is a well done model Sir. Valve covers look great and the interior is super nice. And if course the color. Sharp car. Thanks Don ! Yep my favorite color ! 4 hours ago, Plowboy said: That is one sharp looking El Camino! Everything is done nice and neat. Nice work! Thanks much Roger ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Beautiful. I assume a combination of the AMT 59 with Revell 60? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, larman said: Beautiful build! Thanks Larry ! 1 hour ago, espo said: I really like the appearance of this El Camino. Amazing the paint finish still looks this nice after all the man handling of being disassembled. The "little" 283 with the old Duntov 30/30 cam were great performers. I still have a partially done '60 El Camino kit somewhere. Did you have to add the Bel Air trim to the body on this ? While I also have a couple of the AMT '59 El Camino kits I wish they could reissue the '60 also. Thanks ! The 283 was really quick and it wasn't nose heavy like a big block would've been . If you go to my Fotki page you'll see how the body and trim was done . Here's the link : https://public.fotki.com/TooOld/models/cars--trucks/1960-el-camino/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 57 minutes ago, olschoolkid said: Beautiful El Camino. Thanks ! 42 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Wow! That's some superb work there Bob! Nice job!! Steve Thanks very much Steve ! When I could still see and wasn't all thumbs I did more than just "out of box" builds . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouO Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Absolutely love it! Perfect style! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Thank you for the link. Great looking pictures. I never thought of such a conversion, but I just happen to have an extra '60 Impala body from a previous build now all I have to do is gather the bumpers, grill and side trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Fantastic! Very sharp looking El Camino! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 That is a beautiful build on that El Camino Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Fantastic! I was never aware of the optional trim for a '60 Elky. Very well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 great job looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 That is a tough looking truck, and I'd be proud to have the 1:1 in my garage. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 You never disappoint, Bob! Another way cool build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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