Camino LS6

Keep your eyes open for a '73-'77 Chevelle, El Camino or Monte carlo with a decent sandalwood (light tan) interior that I can raid. Finder's fee: your choice of 6-pack

Front: good Back: really,really, bad.

Someone needs to get hurt.

Great pics! Thanks!

Mine seems to be in mid-change.

Did a little checking and I think the Monte hood is a little different at the front.

Yes it is. It is also the same as the Chevelles and Monte Carlos from '73-'77. I don't think anyone makes a repro though.

:rotflmao: You already have,Ocn, you already have!

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Z: you are absolutely right! I don't know why I had it in my head that the upper piece was missing. Ocn & 68: It was a quick and dirty trip just to get the job done. But, with that said, it was great to finally meet Z in person. We teamed-up to get the beast up on the trailer (it took 4 of us). After leaving the previous owner's place ( a colorful dude to say the least) we had a great lunch, got slightly lost, and boogied on home. The former owner had cars and parts all over the place: all sort of interesting but it was cold and we didn't have much time to shoot the breeze. So, we cut things a little shorter than I would have liked. I wish I had gotten the chance to see Z's Vette project! Maybe next time.

True, Ocn, but it is a bit rough around the edges. I'll dig into it later when the other car gets here.

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In all it's glory!

Thanks Ocn, about what I thought. I had a few of the pickups in question. :AH-HA_wink:

It is bent at the factory-designed spot for it to bend in a collision at which point there is very little structure. In other words, the structural part is flattened against the outer sheetmetal at this one point and that "channel" runs from one side of the hood to the other so that the hood will fold at that point in a crash. I'll get a pic to show you what I mean.

I doubt it will be torn, but it has kinked several style lines in the hood as well as the structure underneath. I'm guessing it would be a drag to straighten and that it may be too weak to keep it's shape afterward - thus my worry.

You'd be surprised Z, many cars/trucks of that era have this problem. It comes from a combination of a built-in fold/faultline in the underside structure of the hood. This is intended to force the hood to fold down in a collision intead of moving backward through the windsheild. The problem is these vehicles also have VERY strong springs and if they are not kept oiled, they tend to bind on one side. When this happens, the person closing the hood pulls down harder - kinking the hood. Surprisingly easy to do.

The 'Camino has a kink in the hood from someone forcing it closed instead of oiling the hinges. It kinked at the built-in factory "fault line" . How reliably can that be fixed? I think I'm going to use the hood from the parts car instead, but if that one is too rough I might want to fix the original. I'm just concerned that it will be too weak to stay straight after being fixed. Watcha think?

The funny part is that it actually improves the look of the Chevette.

[Darth Vader voice] The POWER of Mom [/Darth Vader voice]

It should be picked-up tomorrow and here by the 17th.

MPH and KPH will be switchable at the touch of a button if it is like the GTO.

I did ok vs. the going rate, It is costing me $925 to get it here. I think it will be well worth it to have a (hopefully) rust-free car to start with. Now, to collect the parts I need.

Bloody expensive to ship this car! Cost more than the car itself

Purple is out of the question,BV. So are 572s, 68. At least this time