86 chevrolet el camino 383 stroker
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After 8 great years with my tvr tuscan i have started to think its time to move on.
I have owned many cars that i have fancied including ,3 cosworths, integrale, m3, pulsar gtir, golf rallye, golf g60, 2 x vr6 corrados, turbo technics 205 gti, astra gte 16v, golf vr6, 2 x tvr chimaeras, fiat strada abarth, the list goes on.
The one itch i havent scratched is the yank tank itch.
I mentioned to my wife about selling the tuscan, she was not impressed.
Her thoughts were this,whatever we buy we add to the tuscan, its not going anywhere.
The best wife ever i would say.
Anyway, i have looked at many yank tanks over the past 2 years and they were all completely b
ksed.
I really wanted a late 60s nova but not many about in the uk, i did try and bring one in from the states but i realised im far to fussy to buy a car i hadnt seen.
I did pay for some inspections on cars in the states but that was getting expensive as most novas up for 20k plus needed full restos.
I think some people in the uk are dreamers with there valuations on yank stuff, well dreamers on most marques imho.
Anyway, heres the elcamino
Its a 1986 truck that came from texas 2 years ago. Its now fitted with a brand new blueprint 383cu stroker engine. In English thats a 6.276 litre. She likes a drop of super unleaded i can tell you.
The engines come set up with the carb on and a dyno set up. It made 430 bhp and 450 ft lbs torques.
Aluminium heads ,hypereutectic pistons, roller cam and a cast steel crank. 10.0.1 compression ratio.
It goes well and the torque is addictive, it certainly leaves black lines with ease.
To say i love it is a understatement, its a complete brute, clown car. Just cant stop smiling.
It was painted in the USA and is surprisingly nice, some paint out of the states is shocking.
Heres some pictures.
I have owned many cars that i have fancied including ,3 cosworths, integrale, m3, pulsar gtir, golf rallye, golf g60, 2 x vr6 corrados, turbo technics 205 gti, astra gte 16v, golf vr6, 2 x tvr chimaeras, fiat strada abarth, the list goes on.
The one itch i havent scratched is the yank tank itch.
I mentioned to my wife about selling the tuscan, she was not impressed.
Her thoughts were this,whatever we buy we add to the tuscan, its not going anywhere.
The best wife ever i would say.
Anyway, i have looked at many yank tanks over the past 2 years and they were all completely b
ksed.I really wanted a late 60s nova but not many about in the uk, i did try and bring one in from the states but i realised im far to fussy to buy a car i hadnt seen.
I did pay for some inspections on cars in the states but that was getting expensive as most novas up for 20k plus needed full restos.
I think some people in the uk are dreamers with there valuations on yank stuff, well dreamers on most marques imho.
Anyway, heres the elcamino
Its a 1986 truck that came from texas 2 years ago. Its now fitted with a brand new blueprint 383cu stroker engine. In English thats a 6.276 litre. She likes a drop of super unleaded i can tell you.
The engines come set up with the carb on and a dyno set up. It made 430 bhp and 450 ft lbs torques.
Aluminium heads ,hypereutectic pistons, roller cam and a cast steel crank. 10.0.1 compression ratio.
It goes well and the torque is addictive, it certainly leaves black lines with ease.
To say i love it is a understatement, its a complete brute, clown car. Just cant stop smiling.
It was painted in the USA and is surprisingly nice, some paint out of the states is shocking.
Heres some pictures.
Edited by Let off some steam Bennett on Friday 31st July 16:52
Edited by Let off some steam Bennett on Friday 31st July 16:54
Pothole said:
smn159 said:
That looks great!
The front is like a car, the back is like a truck...
That sounds like ad copy from the Simpsons!The front is like a car, the back is like a truck...
I believe that i's a kind of 'marines marching chant' type thing... NSFW
Edited by smn159 on Saturday 1st August 08:47
What a fun truck, OP. Enjoy!
I would lerrrrrrve a mid 1960s Plymouth Barracuda, one of the plainer looking ones without an overly blinged up look, but I have missed the boat on those by several years, as they are all now mega expensive.
I had great fun a year or two ago attending a Muscle Car show in Windsor, Ontario, where many US car makers used to build vehicles for the Canadian market. I had no idea of the size and diversity of the range of crazy V8 cars and trucks, with the diversity aided by the American penchant for making updates to models almost every year. I drove to the show in an AMC Javelin that belonged to a friend. That was a hilarious car. Cool but ungainly looks, wallowing handling, crude brakes, and lots of grunty growl.
I would lerrrrrrve a mid 1960s Plymouth Barracuda, one of the plainer looking ones without an overly blinged up look, but I have missed the boat on those by several years, as they are all now mega expensive.
I had great fun a year or two ago attending a Muscle Car show in Windsor, Ontario, where many US car makers used to build vehicles for the Canadian market. I had no idea of the size and diversity of the range of crazy V8 cars and trucks, with the diversity aided by the American penchant for making updates to models almost every year. I drove to the show in an AMC Javelin that belonged to a friend. That was a hilarious car. Cool but ungainly looks, wallowing handling, crude brakes, and lots of grunty growl.
Breadvan72 said:
What a fun truck, OP. Enjoy!
I would lerrrrrrve a mid 1960s Plymouth Barracuda, one of the plainer looking ones without an overly blinged up look, but I have missed the boat on those by several years, as they are all now mega expensive.
I had great fun a year or two ago attending a Muscle Car show in Windsor, Ontario, where many US car makers used to build vehicles for the Canadian market. I had no idea of the size and diversity of the range of crazy V8 cars and trucks, with the diversity aided by the American penchant for making updates to models almost every year. I drove to the show in an AMC Javelin that belonged to a friend. That was a hilarious car. Cool but ungainly looks, wallowing handling, crude brakes, and lots of grunty growl.
I think the javelin is a great looking beastI would lerrrrrrve a mid 1960s Plymouth Barracuda, one of the plainer looking ones without an overly blinged up look, but I have missed the boat on those by several years, as they are all now mega expensive.
I had great fun a year or two ago attending a Muscle Car show in Windsor, Ontario, where many US car makers used to build vehicles for the Canadian market. I had no idea of the size and diversity of the range of crazy V8 cars and trucks, with the diversity aided by the American penchant for making updates to models almost every year. I drove to the show in an AMC Javelin that belonged to a friend. That was a hilarious car. Cool but ungainly looks, wallowing handling, crude brakes, and lots of grunty growl.
Nice ride, OP, but my heart is set on a 1970 454 SS since I saw (and heard) one at a car show in Florida a few years ago. Pre emissions gear big block FTW! I don't have 50 bags to spend at the moment, though!
Pothole said:
Nice ride, OP, but my heart is set on a 1970 454 SS since I saw (and heard) one at a car show in Florida a few years ago. Pre emissions gear big block FTW! I don't have 50 bags to spend at the moment, though!
I wouldn't get too hung up on pre emissions gear, as that example is not even running it's original motor. emperorburger said:
Pothole said:
Nice ride, OP, but my heart is set on a 1970 454 SS since I saw (and heard) one at a car show in Florida a few years ago. Pre emissions gear big block FTW! I don't have 50 bags to spend at the moment, though!
I wouldn't get too hung up on pre emissions gear, as that example is not even running it's original motor. Let off some steam Bennett said:
I think the javelin is a great looking beast
I agree, although it has, I think, some odd angles, and the one that I drove was perhaps sitting a bit high on whatever sort of medieval suspension it had underneath its cool body. I think that it may have been a 1971 or 72 car, but I am not sure. The steering was so heavily assisted as to be almost weightless, but I was used to that because I once or twice had a Jensen. One of the best things about that particular Javelin was that it was as far as we could see the only one at the (huge) Show.Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff