It’s been a long painful job, do to lack of parts but it’s finally done! :D

I know there’s not a lot of 4th gen. Elky fans, but I’d like to share some pics with you.

One of the first shows this summer

http://www.scaldinghotelcamino.com/cmsp07/07cmsp01.jpg

Some pics over the years

http://www.scaldinghotelcamino.com/gallery03/014.jpg

http://www.scaldinghotelcamino.com/gallery05/028.jpg

http://www.scaldinghotelcamino.com/gallery09/jeffselkypics003.jpg

http://www.scaldinghotelcamino.com/gallery13/087.jpg

http://www.scaldinghotelcamino.com/gallery14/099.jpg

http://www.scaldinghotelcamino.com/gallery15/106.jpg

Had a good summer with it driving over 1300 miles, lots of shows including Super Chevy down in Maple Grove Pa. :thumbsup:

Thanks for all the help! :beers:

Garry

Looks SWEET!!!!!! Love that color. What color is that? Looks like a dark plum.

Congrats, that's one nice looking car!!

Really looks great.... love the color/strips.
That's a long road 12 years, you should be proud of the way she came out:hurray::hurray::hurray:

NICE Work......I'll bet you are one happy guy....:hurray::yes:

my first car ever was a 1973 El Camino.

Man, those pictures bring back some memories

Your hard work paid off, you did a really nice job, she is a good looker for sure.:thumbsup:

Rob

Your car looks great :thumbsup:
12 years is not bad compaired to Rob he will be on his fine wine car for atleast another 20 years before he finishes his, hehe

This car is one sweet ride..pictures do not do it justice.

Beautiful job Garry :thumbsup:

Your car looks great :thumbsup:
12 years is not bad compaired to Rob he will be on his fine wine car for atleast another 20 years before he finishes his, hehe

heck it's gonna take him at least that long to finish those floor pans!

Jaw-dropping beautiful!

Wow- looks beautiful!!

Garry! Glad to hear you had a great summer with your long awaited for finished Elky! I don't think mine will ever be finished, by me. But glad yours is! As I've said before, you should be proud of your accomplishment!:thumbsup:

Beautiful job, the color/interior combo looks real sharp.

So tell us...After all that time was it worth it like you thought? :beers:

I like the valve covers!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

valve covers are sweet! awesome job!

Holy crap! 12 years? I hope mine doesn't take that long. You did a great job, your Elky is gorgeous! Congrats! :thumbsup:
I happen to like that era Elky/Chevelle.

Wow very nice :beers:

Nice to see folks out there restoring the 73 and later cars. Nice.:cool:

Wow thanks for all the replies and nice words! http://www.scaldinghot.com/Boardpics/wow.gif

Now for it taking so long to do was mostly because of the paint.
The first guy gave me the runaround for 4 years with that old saying “Your next”
I started making surprise visits to his shop to find him working on other stuff like PEDAL CARS!!!http://www.scaldinghot.com/Boardpics/eyes.gif So I gave up on him and had someone else do the job. Got the car back from him after 3 years. Another thing was knowing when to walk away from working on it. There where times the car would just sit under cover for months because it was not fun working on anymore! In 2006 I really got back into it and got it done this past July.

The paint is a custom color by House of Kolors, Candy Eggplant Purple.
With the clear there are 13 coats of paint on it.

The valve covers and air cleaner are something that I did on a CNC machine.
I was looking to have something that was one of a kind. Thanks for all the complements on how they came out.

This car is one sweet ride..pictures do not do it justice.

Beautiful job Garry :thumbsup:

Chris thanks! I guess you where at a show I attended? Was it the North East Chevelle and El Camino Regional? Next year stop by and say Hi.

Thank again for all the help along the way…This is a great site! :beers:

Garry, great job. Thanks for sharing the pics. Were you at the Northeast, MD. Regional show?

Nice work there :yes::beers: