'78-'87 El Camino V8 Stocker?

[David Lee]

Originally Posted by Bruce Fulper

It's in my driveway now. :-)

what is the engine combo and how far under does it run?

[Mark Faul]

Originally Posted by Tom Moock

El Camino are classified as a truck, you can use bigger lift cam, you can change header panels. 78 & 79 are the same, 80 & 81 the same, 82 to 87 the same. different year have different grilles

They are classified in the Malibu section, so they use the same specs as the cars.

As far as weight bias, they can be made to work very well using the same parts as their "car" brothers. My 66 is a little nose heavy, but pulls the wheels on the launch.

[GTX JOHN]

Alan Knows what he is talking about.....Good Advise

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Mark Faul

They are classified in the Malibu section, so they use the same specs as the cars.

As far as weight bias, they can be made to work very well using the same parts as their "car" brothers. My 66 is a little nose heavy, but pulls the wheels on the launch.

Mark, That depends on who you ask.
Elky's were always in the books..as cars. Long before there were Stock trucks.
Now, in some places, they're considered trucks.
They were always marketed in the truck brochures, so that might be the new reasoning.

As far as the wheelbase thing, I'd much rather have a G-body station wagon with a 305 or 350. I suspect it doesn't make a lot of difference with the V-6's.

[jmantle]

The V/SA record is currently at 1.87 under and I understand this was an 87 El Camino with a 4.3 so this combo would be worth considering.

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

[6130]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

As far as the wheelbase thing, I'd much rather have a G-body station wagon with a 305 or 350. I suspect it doesn't make a lot of difference with the V-6's.

I concur.

But as cool as I think the wagons are (and I'll openly admit that I've been shopping for wood-grained adhesive vinyl online), the young wife thinks station wagons/estates/shooting brakes are lame.

And at the same time, she's always wanted to have an El Camino. A Holden HSV Maloo R8, to be specific, but that's just not gonna happen. Fortunately, she digs the '78-'87 El Camino too. Kind of ironic, that it shares the same chassis as the wagon I admire...

[Jeff Stout]

Originally Posted by 6130

I concur.

But as cool as I think the wagons are (and I'll openly admit that I've been shopping for wood-grained adhesive vinyl online), the young wife thinks station wagons/estates/shooting brakes are lame.

And at the same time, she's always wanted to have an El Camino. A Holden HSV Maloo R8, to be specific, but that's just not gonna happen. Fortunately, she digs the '78-'87 El Camino too. Kind of ironic, that it shares the same chassis as the wagon I admire...

My dad is putting his 1 owner 85 El Camino factory SS Choo Choo custom SS nose car for sale. 58k miles 305 carbed Sun burnt off black with excellent burgundy interior. Needs heater core and air compressor clutch replace, fuel lines and gas tank just cleaned out to sell vehicle

[Bruce Fulper]

Need 26 x 9 slicks too

[Dwight Southerland]

79 305 4-bbl is good at 235. There are a couple of Arkansas boys that run fast with that combination in hardtop bodies carrying 243hp. The 80-83 small cam 305 engines are also good at 230, and the 84 is at 229. The 83-87 big cam 305s will take more work and $$. The 78-79 350 is good if you will run it as a manual trans; probably better in a SW.

[Tom Moock]

Dwight, the big cam & flat top piston 305, 248 hp.is a good combination in the wagon & El Camino. Same motor in the Camaro is 275 hp.