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Lets Get Dirty Garage
United States
Приєднався 23 жов 2022
Lets Get Dirty Garage is hopefully an entertaining description and educational help for automotive projects and general DIY improvements.
2014 Camaro Console and Shifter modification and installation into the 1970 El Camino
Today we make the Console and Shifter from the Camaro fit into the Elco by remaking everything about it.
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2014 Camaro seats installed in a 70 El Camino
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Today we shove the seats from the Camaro into the Elco...they aren't exactly a bolt in fit....
Final details of force fitting the 2014 Camaro SS Dash into a 1970 El Camino
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Today we work out all the details of stuffing the Camaro dash into the Elco including wrapping, switches, covers, A pillars, vents and steering wheel.
Installing a 2014 Camaro SS Dash into the 1970 El Camino - Part 2
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Today we work out the details of the mounting, vents, steering and brake pedal in our quest to force fit the Camaro Dash into the Elco
Force Fitting a 2014 Camaro Dash into the 1970 El Camino - Part 1
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Today we chop, hack and modify our way through getting the Dash from the Camaro to mount into the Elco.
Custom Door Panel Fabrication
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Today we will try our best to make custom door panels using the Camaro SS as a base and force-fitting them to the Elco....
Installing a Holley mid mount front accessory drive and Speed Engineering headers to the LS Swap
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Today we find homes for all of the accessories on the LS in the Elco as well as fit the start of the exhaust with some stainless steel headers.
LS3 and 6L80e swap install into 1970 El Camino
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Today we wedge the LS and the ginormous 6L80e trans into the Elco, complete with trans tunnel surgery.
2014 Camaro LS3/6L80e pulling and swap prepping
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Today we pull the LS3 and 6L80e out of the Camaro and get it ready for swapping into the Elco
2104 Camaro SS donor interior Stripping
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Today we gut the inside of our donor - a 2014 Camaro SS. Lets ee if we can break some plastic!
1970 El Camino Full Metal Fascia
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Today we complete the split bumper concept with the fabrication of a metal fascia.
1970 El Camino Custom Grille - Take 2
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Today we tackle the Grille - again. we will make a custom 2 segment grille reminiscent of the original SS style.
70 Split Bumper El Camino
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A quick tour of the new shop followed by an attempt to make the El Camino into a split bumper.
Custom Grille Mockup
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Today we start working on making the front end unique and work on mocking up a grille.
Projects...So Many Projects. A quick update on the new shop as well.
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Just a touch point to let everybody know what the heck has been going on around here the last month or so...
1970 El Camino gets a flush mount gas cap!
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1970 El Camino gets a flush mount gas cap!
Rear Bumper Build - Part 2. Skinning, Fitting and Finishing
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Rear Bumper Build - Part 2. Skinning, Fitting and Finishing
Flush Mounted Tail lights and New bumper pockets - 1970 El Camino
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Flush Mounted Tail lights and New bumper pockets - 1970 El Camino
Making a Rear Bumper - part 1 - Design and Mounting
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Making a Rear Bumper - part 1 - Design and Mounting
Bed Rail Trim Delete - 1970 El Camino
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Bed Rail Trim Delete - 1970 El Camino
Reskinning the tailgate - 1970 El Camino
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Reskinning the tailgate - 1970 El Camino
1970 El Camino Quarter panel and mini tubbing - part 3
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1970 El Camino Quarter panel and mini tubbing - part 3
Mini Tubbing and quarter panel replacement - Part 2. 1970 El Camino
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Mini Tubbing and quarter panel replacement - Part 2. 1970 El Camino
1970 El Camino Quarter Panel replacement and mini tubbing - Part 1
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1970 El Camino Quarter Panel replacement and mini tubbing - Part 1
1970 El Camino partial Door Skin and jamb smoothing
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1970 El Camino partial Door Skin and jamb smoothing
1970 El Camino Flush Door Handles for $27.18!
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1970 El Camino Flush Door Handles for $27.18!
1970 El Camino Front Fender Salvage operation
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1970 El Camino Front Fender Salvage operation
Did a floor shifter/console/seat swap in a ‘95 caprice wagon using ‘95 Impala SS parts except the shifter itself because ‘96 was the only year mid ‘90’s Impalas had floor shifters instead of column (hard to find in a scrap yard) for that I used a shifter from an olds bravada (like a trailblazer) that had a cable operated shifter. That was much easier to route! I wonder when GM went to a shift rod like that? I was surprised to see that’s how it’s done in 2014. Nice going getting it working with what you had! Just took a bit more metal fabrication, good thing you’re always ready for that!
Yeah a cable would have been a bunch easier. But the theme of use what ya got is what’s keeping this going. Thanks for watching!
Love following the build. Great job!
Thanks so much...got a lot to go. Thanks for watching!
That was a ton of work ... !... turned out really nice..! Kinda a long way from paint but any thoughts or ideas on body color... ?
Im thinking some sort of bright metallic blue but we'll see when the time comes. Thanks for watching!
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Very nice work.
Thanks for the support and thanks for watching!
Thank you very much!
I am so excited I found your channel today! Can't wait to see it all come together.
Welcome to our little corner of the interweb! Glad you found us too and thanks for watching!
Did this to mine a while back! I used a linear actuator to open and it close it from the under the dash and with a key fob! Home Depot weather stripping seemed to do the trick to keep it water tight!
Sounds like you did even more than I did. Great job! Thanks for watching!
👀👌🏽😎 my 72 has rear window leak and this helps tremendously. 🏁🏁🏁
Glad you found it helpful my friend. Good luck with your project and thanks for watching!
@@letsgetdirtygarage6197 absolutely, great job your doing on the 70 and I'm definitely a fan of 59-72 elcaminos 🏁🏁🏁
Thanks so much...so much more to do. Thanks for watching!
I have the steering wheel out of my '96 Camaro parts donor for my '77 Elco. trying to figure out removal of the airbag and still use the wheel.
Hopefully you got some ideas to go forward with. As long as you keep the airbag disconnected, should be able to use it for a horn button. Thanks for watching!
Oh yeah, Love the Saga you've produced. I've binged watched a few times already.
So glad you are enjoying the vids. I enjoy making them. Thanks for watching!
Good improvising excellent fabrication..if you had a magnet it would lend an extra hand.peace
Thanks for the support my friend. I could always use an extra hand! Lol. Thanks for watching!
Thought the seats install might’ve been a straightforward “easy” job for you. Nothings easy, right! Ha Perseverance and ingenuity win again!
I was hoping they would be a lot closer to bolt in myself. Lol. Never know till you try I guess. Thanks for watching!
Silly question for you, parts that you are not using anymore on the Camino, would you sell them? Thanks, love your channel.
Yeah I have sold a few things already, just sold the Camaro body. If you see something you might need, let me know. Thanks for watching!
@@letsgetdirtygarage6197 I don't know if you're going to be using that silly little bracket that holds the spare tire in or not but I cut mine out probably 40 years ago (Of the 45 years I've owner the car) but on this restoration I'm going to use it again provided I can find one. Not exactly something they're re-popping and I can't find anyone that just has a carcass el camino laying around.😁
@@letsgetdirtygarage6197 I don't know if you're going to be using that silly little bracket that holds the spare tire in or not but I cut mine out probably 40 years ago (Of the 45 years I've owner the car) but on this restoration I'm going to use it again provided I can find one. Not exactly something they're re-popping and I can't find anyone that just has a carcass el camino laying around.😁
I looked for that bracket in my parts pile and have not been able to find it. It may have been thrown out when I moved shops. If I do run accross it sometime, I will let you know.
You do great work are you a paint and body and fabricator or just do this on your spare time
No fabrication experience here. Took an auto body class for a semester in high school four decades ago though. Lol. I’m in sales for my day job, this is hobby stuff for me. Thanks for watching!
thanks for posting
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching!
These videos are coming in rather handy. I'm using parts from a '96 Camaro donor for my '77 Elco.
Glad to hear it. Good luck with your project. Thanks for watching!
I have a 71 elco your giving me some ideas 😊
Hope they are good ideas…some of mine are questionable. Thanks for watching!
Have you mentioned what color you're going to paint the body yet?
Haven’t decided just yet but most likely some out of pearl blue. Thanks for watching!
@@letsgetdirtygarage6197 Whatever color you go with, I think it would look good if you got the tan color on the interior painted the same color as the body.
Some things just aren't worth the effort! No power seats for me.
I hear ya. At least I already had the seats so they didn’t cost me anything more to use. Thanks for watching!
Nice work !!!! I did that once in an S 10 and it was alot of work !!! How long did that project take in real time?
At my slow pace, probably took about 4-5 days of work. Thanks for watching!
Yep... not a 'bolt in ' as it was but you made it a 'bolt in ' ... nice work....looked like fun !
Thanks so much for the support. It’s always fun for me to take on something that shouldn’t really work and figure it out. Thanks for watching!
Did the bottom tilt down in the front? So your legs don't go to sleep?
The bottom does adjust independently front and rear. Thanks for watching!
Those other wires should be: air bags, weight sensor, heat pads, etc
I was just hoping not to blow out the airbag when hooking it up. Lol. Thanks for watching!
Great work.I had a Camino like yours wish I had it back.
There are so many cars I wish I still had as well. The clarity of hindsight is crazy. Thanks for watching!
Welcome back Sir!!
I like what you are doing to the Elco. Can you tell me what headers you are using
They were A body swap headers from Speed Engineering. Worked great. Thanks for watching!
Alright, send me your address so I can bring my 72 El Camino to you so we can do some work to it 😁I love what you're doing.
Lol. I wish I had the time to do it more! Thanks for watching my friend and good luck with yours!
i'll be doing quite a bit of this for the first time on my '72 el camino classic. picked it up about a week ago, completely original never been touched factory 307/TH350. and in amazing shape other than the rust. been off the road since 1986. have frame and floor issues too that i'll be tackling. i have a 68 body on a rolling frame thats from TN (i'm in upstate NY) so i'll have that as a backup plan.
Sounds like a great starting point my friend. Good luck with your project and thanks for watching!!
Great work, I am doing the same thing. Do you have a parts list?
The housing, water pump, damper and bolt kit I bought right from Holley. The alternator is a standard DR44 available just about everywhere. The compressor is a Sanden SD7 and the PS pump and pulley were generic type 2 versions from Amazon. If you go to the Holley website, they will have a PDF of the kit contents that you can cross reference part numbers. Thanks for watching!
OPG has every replacement part for you el co
I have ordered from them in the past. Thanks for watching!
Hey brother keep posting your videos friends of mine and I have seen these videos and has helped them out a lot we need more videos like this thank you
Thank you my friend. I appreciate the support. Thanks for watching!
looks nice! Very creative with problem solving!
Thanks so much for the support! Your projects are looking good as well my friend. Thanks for watching!
Hi I have a 69 here in U.K. and followed your video to the letter ( after watching it multiple times). Everything worked out fine so now am cleaning and lubricating parts before installing new rubbers. Many thanks very useful. Neale
Great to hear my friend! Good luck with your ride and thanks for watching!!
Beautiful work! Love the use what you got, overcome obstacles as they come up, make it work mentality. Ingenuity in spades!
Thank you so much! Always better to figure out a way. Thanks for watching!
Another bad dad joke about the gray hair...I don't care if it turns gray as long as it don't turn loose! (sorry)
Never be sorry for a bad dad joke my friend! Lol. That’s our job. Thanks so much for watching!
Gary, your ingenuity, craftsmanship, and tenacity are awesome! I am dazzled by what you've created here. On my Elco, I'm just going with a dash out of a mid-70s Monte Carlo, which is much simpler. But then, I couldn't afford a donor vehicle; I could barely afford the rolling chassis!
Thanks Paul. I hope to see some pics of yours as it progresses. Thanks for watching!
All through this build you remind me of Bob Ross.
I Hope that's a good thing...lol. Thanks for watching!
Very good detailed job. Thanks once again for your videos. Keep going. 👍👍👏👏
Thanks so much, so much more to do. Thanks for watching!
Pretty Nice... All Wrapped Up !
LOL..wrapped and ready. Thanks for watching!
Great job
Thank you my friend! Keep watching for more.
Incredible job sir - keep em coming please!
Thanks so much. I'll keep them coming as long as you keep watching!
@@letsgetdirtygarage6197 Aha Deal!
Lets go!!!!!
Where to? lol. Thanks for watching!
@@letsgetdirtygarage6197 let's go all the way!!!! Awesome job you doing there! 👏
She looks good keep the video coming
Will do my friend. Thanks so much for watching!
Awesome job, twice now I've been unsubscribed some how without me doing it. I really enjoy your channel
Sorry to hear about your sub troubles and thanks so much for sticking with it! Thanks for watching!
I am doing the same thing!! 69 Elcam 5.3 from 2013 silverado, 6l80. I had to cut my tunnel out as well. I cheated and purchased a pre formed piece of sheet metal and welded it in. I also used the original cross member on tranny and it fits beautiful. I used the ICT billet motor mounts. how did you use the original motor mounts? I will try to upload some pics, I am almost ready to start engine. I have stand alone wire harness with pcm under dash on passenger side as well as AAW full interior harness and electronic tap shifter..that was fun installing. Ive never done this before.. great learning. I like your video it makes me feel good ,I think i am doing mine correct.
Sounds like you are really making great progress! I used UMI motor mounts, not the stock ones. Keep up the good work and thanks for watching!
Awesome videos! I bought a 68 elco a couple months ago and I’ve been watching all your videos as I go along working on mine, next up is the rear window opening!
That’s awesome. Good luck with your project and stay tuned for more. Thanks for watching!
Gute Arbeit,Meister des alten abschreckens!
Danke! Thanks for watching!
Yep... it's gitten there... the little details may take time but worth it in the long run. Nice job !
The details always matter in the end for sure. Thanks for watching!!
1970 is my favorite year for the elcamino.gonna be really nice when finished.
Thank you my friend. Stay tuned, lots more to do.
Have you ever thought about making a fiberglass mold of the Camaro door panels and dash and then cutting and movint things around? Seems like to me that would be easier than messing with plastic.
I thought about it but realized since I have to smooth and wrap it anyway, getting to avoid making all the attachment points was gonna save a bunch of time.