El Camino project car

[Laconian]

What does a Mormon smuggle in the smuggler's box? Red Bull?

[Secret Chimp]

What does a Mormon smuggle in the smuggler's box? Red Bull?

Yuban and boxer briefs.

[Laconian]

[Laconian]

Timestamp of first post: October 04, 2008, 11:49:56 AM

Wow...

[Secret Chimp]

Alex was a wee kidlet when he started on this thing.

[hotrodalex]

What does a Mormon smuggle in the smuggler's box? Red Bull?

My other 4 wives.

[shp4man]

My other 4 wives.

So you're that guy on that TV show, huh? 

[MrH]

Yuban and boxer briefs.

[hotrodalex]

What does a Mormon smuggle in the smuggler's box? Red Bull?

Speaking of this, I do plan on selling caffeinated beverages out of my door room at BYU. They don't sell any on campus, so I'll grab a couple of cases of Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, and whatever else people want and stock the mini fridge. $0.50-1.00 a can should bring a reasonable profit, and there's technically no rule against caffeine, it's just not sold on campus.

[MrH]

HEATHEN!!

[Cookie Monster]

Speaking of this, I do plan on selling caffeinated beverages out of my door room at BYU. They don't sell any on campus, so I'll grab a couple of cases of Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, and whatever else people want and stock the mini fridge. $0.50-1.00 a can should bring a reasonable profit, and there's technically no rule against caffeine, it's just not sold on campus.

What the fuck. Why would you ever go to such a terrible school?

Do they at least sell coffee? I'd probably blow my head off without caffeine after about 2 days.

[280Z Turbo]

What the fuck. Why would you ever go to such a terrible school?

Do they at least sell coffee? I'd probably blow my head off without caffeine after about 2 days.

There's more to life than caffeine?!

[hotrodalex]

What the fuck. Why would you ever go to such a terrible school?

Do they at least sell coffee? I'd probably blow my head off without caffeine after about 2 days.

LOL no coffee is one of the things Mormons don't drink. Caffeinated soda is technically fine, dunno why they don't sell it on campus. I guess just so they don't offend the crazy strict people.

There's more to life than caffeine?!

no wai

[Laconian]

Health study du jour says that coffee is effective at warding off Alzheimer's.

[hotrodalex]

Health study du jour says that coffee is effective at warding off Alzheimer's.

My grandma drank/drinks coffee, although I think she switched to caffeine free a while back. Didn't keep the Alzheimers away. 

[Laconian]

[hotrodalex]

It's not too bad at the moment. She still knows who everyone is and such, just doesn't remember some little things. It's probably also due to the fact that she lives in Port Angeles and is up there by herself for the most part. I think it'd be good for her to move to a place that she can have a bit more "involved" life, but if she's happy there, I guess that's all that matters.

[Secret Chimp]

This has nothing to do with burnouts.

[hotrodalex]

I'll take a video sometime if I can figure out a way to mount the camera. Maybe just duct tape it to the passenger headrest...

[hotrodalex]

Before:



After:





'69 Camaro bezels, original light housing behind it (Chevelles and Camaros apparently shared that part). Didn't like the engine designation since it's incorrect and I think it looks cleaner without it. Was going to shave the marker lights too, but the headlights don't wrap around so I wanted something on the side. The hole from the previous emblem will be filled next week when I bring the car to the bodyman.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

WOW! I don't think I've ever seen 307 badges.

[hotrodalex]

I'm assuming most people swap them out for 350 or 396. I would do that, but I'm just debadging the whole car (except maybe the bowtie on the grill).

[hotrodalex]

Before:





After:





Should be all smooth once the bodyman is finished.

[Secret Chimp]

Those reverse lights were pretty awful.

[Madman]

Those reverse lights were pretty awful.

It's like somebody at the factory said "Oh, damn, we forgot to put reversing lights on this thing!"  "No problem, I found these at the bottom of the parts bin.  Just stick 'em anywhere on the tailgate."

[hotrodalex]

I agree. Not sure why they put them there. '68 El Caminos have them in the bumper, where the reflectors are on '69-72 models. I plan on getting a set of those.

[Secret Chimp]

So is the body guy going to whag in some bondo on a piece of chicken wire and call it a day?

[hotrodalex]

Nooooo. The correct way, with all metal. I didn't go find one of 2o6's mechanics.

[hotrodalex]

With panel:



Without panel:



Rust and left over seal stuff will be ground off. I'll probably put something together to support it better and keep it from sagging like it was. The original support was all rusted out. You can see my friend's attempt to fix it (when he put in the new floorboards). It'll get resealed and then I'll probably get a Line-X bedliner to further seal it. The bed will still be lumpy, but I plan on getting a tonneau cover so it'll be hidden.

[hotrodalex]

El Camino got dropped off at the bodyman's place this morning. Should be prettier once I get it back at the end of the month. All holes filled, doors and fenders aligned, marker lights shaved, etc. He might start to fix the rust/bondo spots as well. I'm getting the car back beginning of July to go to the big car show, then he'll finish the bodywork, paint, and spray the bedliner. I'm just going with black paint.

Like I said in the chat thread, car will be gone until the end of the month, gettin' all prettied up.

Cost: ~$5000.