1966 Chevrolet Chevelle El Camino Survivor just out of storage 454 BBC new parts

Chevrolet El Camino 1966 Description

For sale. my 1966 Chevrolet El Camino. This car was pulled out of indoors storage this summer. It had been in storage since the mid 90's. It was sold new in Buffalo. WY the Protect-o-plate is still in the glove box. I bought it as a rolling car. originally it was a small block/three speed on the column car. It has the custom trim package. This is driver quality or a great restoration candidate. It has been painted once. I see a evidence of rust repair on the lower corners of the fenders but cannot find any other repairs. The wheel houses are nice. there is zero rust in the floors or rockers. My guess is this was done in the eighties as the interior has a case of that too. Couch upholstery and shag carpet. the headliner is decent but a interior kit would go a long ways to making the interior better. Here is what I have done to it since this summer:Fully rebuilt . 040" over 454 short block1966 360hp 396 heads and intake manifold. Fully rebuilt stainless valves. new cast guides and hardened seats on both intake and exhaustValvetrain is from a 502 crate engine. The engine was broke in and tuned on a dynometer. it produced 385hp@4800rpm and 485 ftlbs. @3000rpm (corrected). TH400 trans has been rebuilt can't say when came out of a truck I converted to 4l80E. has a shift kitLots of new parts such as belts. hoses. heater core. radiator. pulleys. brackets. alternator. water pump. driveshaft. valve covers. air cleaner. speed demon carb. fuel pump. nbsp;front shocks and moreNew Flowmaster exhaust with ceramic coated headers. 2. 5" dual exhaust with crossover and stainless tips: $1300 worthThe chassis is stock. still has manual steering and manual drum brakes. it does have big block front springs. It had a junky floor shifter. I rounded up a factory original tilt steering column and the linkage to convert it. Also changed out the brake pedal to the automatic style. It has a 10 bolt rear axle with 2. 78 open gears. Drives very nice and effortless at 75 mph. The body is nice. I have restored several elkys and this is the best I would have started with. As far as rust. the only issues I see is an area by the gas filler door and there is some paint bubbling on the passenger side drip rail also behind the molding on the right rear quarter. Again. the floors and rockers are solid. Inside the bed there is some surface rust around the edges. someone dropped a spare tire well in the floor filler panel. I have located and purchased another one it will go with the car. it needs blasted and painted see picture. There are some dings. one dent by the drivers taillight. Again. nothing major. Oh. the rear bumper is new I will toss in the original which had a bent up corner if you want it. The interior was redone like how we used to back in the day (yuck). Door panels. dash pad. nbsp;carpet and a seat cover would make this much more presentable! The am radio works but needs a new end on the antenna cable. Heater and wipers work. All of the weather striping is original but still in place. The headliner is still original and usable. It does need a windshield. PLEASE READ!!! NOTE THAT THE WHEELS AND TIRES THE CAR IS PICTURED WITH WILL NOT BE ON THE CAR. ALSO THE PICTURES SHOW IT WITH A 12 BOLT AXLE. IT WILL NOT HAVE THIS!!! these parts are going on another project I have. I dropped the reserve price. The wheels will be the Chevelle /Z28 style as shown in the pictures. The buyer should plan on replacing the tires but the wheels are complete and nice. The tires hold air and such but are weather checked. To summarize. I was working on this car for a friend but he passed away before it was on the road. I bought it and continued on. It is a driver quality and drives well but keep in mind it has a lot of power for a stock drum stopped car! It is tight going down the road and has no issues I can see. It has some wear and tear and still needs some TLC however. I am not too attached to this car. I built is so it looks the era but runs better than the 396 cars ever would have. I have built many Chevelles and this one is a very solid one. I have saved many way worse than this I just have decided to concentrate on other projects. My reserve is basically what I have in just the car and parts. no labor I have other projects I want to work on and need to move on. If you like to tinker. this car would be great for you as much of the hard work and the expensive parts are done. Work on it as you drive it! This one does not have to be torn all of the way down unless you want to do a frame off restoration. I will work with you or your shipper and I will store the car. indoors and insured for up to 30 days after sale if it helps. I have had interest from the east coast but concerns with the weather. We have had a very mild winter. but again. I will work with you and your situation. Terms are $1000 non refundable deposit with 24 hours. full payment within a week. I have lots of other pictures if you are interested in any areas let me know and I will email them to you. Thanks for looking. please contact me if you have any questions. NO. I do not need your help in selling this for your fee:). Where I am at right now if the car sells. fine. If not. it doesn't cost much if any to put it back in storage until the right person wants or I want to restore it. I feel it is worth waiting for either one of these to happen. the car is that solid!