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Old 03-08-2016, 10:38 AM   #23
cooperhw
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Re: 72 El Camino Daily Driver Project

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Originally Posted by Daddy'O View Post
It is nice to make progress isn't it? Looking good Wayne.
Thanks. Yes it's good to make progress.

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Originally Posted by Advanced Design View Post
Yeah, getting a lot of metal work done. Did the package tray rust due to a leaking window? Yep. all the way down into the smugglers box. I cut all of it out and put in a donor section.

Oh, wife wasn't buying that...It was the shifter, not the car bit...I tried.
Oh well, lots of other makes and models of vehicles.

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Wow ,you been busy ,looks great .
Thanks. I love the cut, weld, fix, replace, install motor/trans. part of the builds way better than the end of fixing little stuff that does not work, etc.

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Originally Posted by Low Elco View Post
Y'all ain't afraid to cut into 'em! Love me some Camino, I've had 2 g bodies.
Yes Sir. I figure it's all just sheet metal. They welded it in, I can cut it out and weld it back in. No problem.

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Originally Posted by nlped View Post
I love El Camino's too. I had a '74, it was ugly, but it had a beastly 454/th400 and I was in high school so kept the right rear tire bald bald.
Yeah, my buddy had one in High School too. Used to burn that right rear to the ground. Put another one on for the next Friday night cruising.
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