Started working in the new garage.

[QuickShiftFAB]

This is my dads car. It is a 1987 El Camino with a LS1 swap from a 2004 GTO in it and it also has all of the GTO dash and interior.

I started with the used Borla mufflers and tips that were cut off the GTOs exhaust and some stainless tubing from ACE stainless.

Than started to mock up.

Finish welded and polished.

Installed

After driving it all summer we got it back in the garage to put the H pipe in and v-band clamps.

 

[charger891]

very nice build! dash looks like it belongs in the camino!

 

[LoanRebel]

Great Job!!

 

[bluebolt]

That is some beautiful work! How about putting a Grand Prix front sheetmetal on it and finishing out the GTO look!

 

[QuickShiftFAB]

My dad and brother built the whole car, it took them about 6 months.
Here is a link to all of there pics.
http://s117.photobucket.com/albums/o57/dragsol/87 ls1 El Camino/

 

[jhn9840]

Fantastic work. Thanks for sharing the build pics.

jhn9840
John

 

[AussieDan]

Awesome project, thanks for sharing!

 

[KCarGuy]

Great Ride...Cool Job making it a Slick as S#it Cruiser!!!

 

[NUTTSGT]

Honestly, I have never been an El Camino fan, but good garsh darn, I gotta give you some serious mad props on that one.


Do you have a count on man hours that went into that build ?

 

[mike13u]

Wow. Just Wow!! Great job.

 

[e-tek]

Wow. Just Wow!! Great job.

+1! Love it..

 

[QuickShiftFAB]

Honestly, I have never been an El Camino fan, but good garsh darn, I gotta give you some serious mad props on that one.


Do you have a count on man hours that went into that build ?

I thought my dad and brother were crazy when they told me what they were going to do. I will have to say it turned out a lot better then I every thought it would. They said that they had at least 1,000+ man hours in it.

 

[SIDECAR BOB]

Very nice work

 

[machine_punk]

Very nicely done!

 

[jasonreck71]

Nice work...Looks great...Always loved the El Camino

 

[QuickShiftFAB]

I did a exhaust for a 2000 civic SI over the weekend.

He brought me a used muffler and resonator that I polished up.

I reused some of his old tubing to save him some money and just put the resonator in the middle. I did the rear section out of stainless and polished it all up.

 

[ncfh]

Wow!!! That el camino is fantastic!

Kuddos to you and your dad, great wok on the whole swap!

Can I ask where you guys find your ls1 donor parts?

I've got a project car that I'm wanting to drop an ls1 into myself, but having a hard time finding a wrecker or complete pullout for a reasonable price.

Been looking for almost a year now with no luck. It's seems cheaper to buy a whole running car than to buy a complete pullout!

 

[wornoutoldman]

That's some serious craftsmanship there. Thanks for sharing!

 

[QuickShiftFAB]

Wow!!! That el camino is fantastic!

Kuddos to you and your dad, great wok on the whole swap!

Can I ask where you guys find your ls1 donor parts?

I've got a project car that I'm wanting to drop an ls1 into myself, but having a hard time finding a wrecker or complete pullout for a reasonable price.

Been looking for almost a year now with no luck. It's seems cheaper to buy a whole running car than to buy a complete pullout!

My dad is a car dealer so he bought his GTO from an auction wrecked. The best way to do a swap like the El Camino is to get a doner car for you have all the wiring and parts you need. If you are just going to do a motor swap then it might be cheaper just to buy LS1 motor and trans with the wiring.

 

[QuickShiftFAB]

Thanks for all the kind words.

 

[QuickShiftFAB]

Here is a rollcage that I did for a all motor CRX.