DenMan

i like it better, even if it doesn't drive near as well as the Lightning

svtlightning208

hardly appropriate...
I was hoping it was going to be another lightning..
not a car/truck hybrid.

DenMan

way less Mexican looking than a Lightning, but then it has the mexican name so i'm still workin the same theme, LOL

Eds01Lightning

I love those! What motor does it have..396?

DenMan

it will have a 396 very soon, i hope. somebody put a 350 in it at some point in it's life...and that's gonna get tossed no matter what. it's weak. buddy of mine in Atlanta is thinkin about taking a super hot 396/4 speed combo out of his camaro before giving it to his kid...if he actually does ditch it, i'll try to buy it from him

first mod will be 4 wheel disc brakes and probably 17" rally wheels...not sure about the wheels yet cause i kinda dig the 15" American Racing wheels, LOL

Eds01Lightning

Check and see if that 396 has a flat tappet or a roller cam. If it has flat tappet you run the risk of premature cam damage due to the new oil formulations removing zinc additives. If you want to keep running a flat tappet cam in an old style engine.. Then you either have to put in a zinc additive, which Comp Cams and some other guys make, or run Royal Purple oil that seems to be the only synthetic left that still has the high levels of ZDP and zinc.. It's advisable to add a zinc additive even with a roller cam. My buddy just experienced this with his 65 Impala SS and is in the process of a rebuild that he was not planning on doing any time soon with only about 25K miles on the rebuilt 396.

Houndog

Fugly

bumperquip

I have always loved the El Camino... except for the '73-'77s.

Nice catch.

So what happened to the Acura acquisition?

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DenMan

still have the Acura...love it. best driving vehicle i've ever had. the fit and finish of every aspect of it is just very very high quality. now i know what all the fuss has been about with Acuras

SilverL

Beautiful!

Lucifer Sam 2

my dad had a pretty good lookin 73 with the quad headlights, gold metallic, with the darker gold snow flake wheels, with a flat gray L88 hood. Had to make room for that weiand

Best year i think though is def. the '70

Theautoguy

Hablas en serio? "Mexican"? Apparently I missed the 14" diameter by 12" wide rim/"Diablo" rear window banner option on the list.

Well then, out of Mexicana and into Mullet-ville!

I'm just razzing you. ("Mexican", really?) Your new "El" is beautiful. I agree that a BBC/4-speed is need but also think about a more "Old School" Torque-Thrust rim, one with a matte-grey center and aluminum lip...just think about it, pure muscle!