El Camino Resurrection This section of the website was designed to be a diary (of sorts) to document the rebuilding of my El Camino project car. I've worked on my own vehicles since I learned to drive, usually because I couldn't afford to hire a professional, but mostly because I like the process of figuring things out. This was, however, the biggest project I have taken on by myself. It started in October 2006 when I bought an engine that had seen better days, the car was purchased a few months later. The whole project has been about using parts I could afford without sacrificing quality, I've spent only as much as I could afford to part with when I had some extra cash. My guess is this will be a never-ending project, one of those things I’ll always have to work on. I've explained as much of the process as I could for those who are interested, and included all the pictures I have for those who just want to see how it turned out. I'm not a professional builder, and my goal wasn't to build a "show car" or "the fastest car in town". My goal was to build a nice car on a real life budget with the tools I have, or have access to. Nowadays there are lots of how-to shows on TV that claim they will show you how to build a vehicle on what they consider a realistic budget. However, most of those shows receive so many free parts (simply for saying the sponsors name on the air) that they end up using their budget to buy items most of us would consider "extras". I did all the work I could at home in my driveway (this is the way we regular folk do things). The work I wasn't able to do at home (machining the engine block for example) I’ve explained where I took the parts, what it cost me, and my opinion of the work. I'm happy to answer any questions you
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