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Old 11-20-2011, 02:54 PM
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Been visiting this site for years. this is my first post. Just got put in chevy hardcore mag & lsxtv.It's a real world, incomplete, constant work in progress.Opinions?http://www.chevyhardcore.com/news/el...f-old-and-new/
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I remember someone else posting this.. I suppose you know someone else on the board?
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Did a search, Quick99 ta posted a front pic only from a local show in multimedia exchange. One person said it looks ugly as a sack of dicks. Nice to know I,m among such nice company. Funny thing is, the front of mine looks almost like his 2010, so what,s his look like then?????
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Looks like some quality fabrication and work, but im not a fan of front clip swaps. It is just too over the top for me, but damn that thing is clean in and out. And what is that on top of the bed?
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That is a handmade aluminumcover. Side profile shape is similar to a 80's to 90's formula firebird spoiler or a 59' chevy. Top profile is similar to c-6 vette with a vee hump in center to hatch with hood. See pics in photobucket.http://s1094.photobucket.com/profile/jlcustomz1

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well... um... .i do like the retractable hood
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the only elcamnio conversion ive ever thought looked like it could be factory was a few years ago when a guy did a elcamino grand national- it was gorgeous
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Originally Posted by traenknerperformance
the only elcamnio conversion ive ever thought looked like it could be factory was a few years ago when a guy did a elcamino grand national- it was gorgeous
+1. Saw that, was beautiful
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Idk what to think about the camaro front end .. It just doesn't look right ..
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Originally Posted by Ls2SilverBullet
+1. Saw that, was beautiful
yeah man it was one of the few conversions ive ever seen that if you didnt know anybetter you would thing it came out of a GM plant. ive built some cool stuff over the years but he had to hack up the fenders and everything- i dont think i would have that kind of focus haha
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not feelin that.

but my ex neighbor had a nice el camino. 4" cowl hood, monte carlo front, and aftermarket side skirts. looks amazing. i want to take a pic of it when i see him around town again. if i ever get one, it'll look just like it.

had these side skirts and front:

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As others have said, I can def. appreciate the workmanship, but not a fan.

Now that GN El Camino above...yesh.
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ahhhh there she is..... i almost convinced myself to take my GN that had some rot issues and to the elcamino conversion
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i actually like the camaro conversion, and i HATE the 5th gens
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That car looks scary weird if that makes sense.
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I saw one with a 3rd gen camaro front clip. Fit the car much better than the factory el camino front end IMO.

This is nice too, but it just doesn't match at all. Even where it starts changing back into a el camino on throughout the fenders, it just looks cartoonish in a bad way. Nice that it's something not seen every day, and that it looks like it was done without shoddy work.
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Originally Posted by jlcustomz
That is a handmade aluminumcover. Side profile shape is similar to a 80's to 90's formula firebird spoiler or a 59' chevy. Top profile is similar to c-6 vette with a vee hump in center to hatch with hood. See pics in photobucket.http://s1094.photobucket.com/profile/jlcustomz1
This thing is fugly. I would rather walk then be seen in or around that car.
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I think the 5th gens are ugly anyway. So, swapping parts off of them onto another car has no appeal to me. However, it looks like good work.


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