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Project El Camino Verde: THE CHASSIS
Bill Tichenor
03/09/2010
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Project El Camino Verde: THE CHASSIS
Project El Camino Verde: THE CHASSIS
Bill Tichenor
03/09/2010
10 min read
El Camino Verde
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Baer Brakes
Performance isn't only in horsepower and torque. Performance also comes from proper braking. That's why we opted to install a set of front and rear Baer brakes to El Camino Verde. Here you can see the rear discs that are mounted onto the Moser rear axle.
New Body Mounts
In order to properly fit the LS engine into the El Camino's frame, we had to create a new set of engine mounts. After some trial fitting, we came up with these that work perfectly.
Transmission Mount Mock-up
Stripped Bare Frame
After removing the frame from the El Camino's body, it was blasted clean, then primed and painted.
Reassembly
After the frame came back it was time to reinstall the engine and all of the suspension components.
Moser Rear Axle
Because we're adding a little more power to this El Camino, we opted to install a Moser rear axle. The Moser unit comes with an aluminum differential cover and heavy–duty axles. Note the Hotchkiss suspension system for added traction.
Follow the entire build here.
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