r/ElCamino Apr 22 '26

Announcement MOD POST: There's a New Sheriff In Town

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Whats up r/ElCamino

Since the previous sub owner was inactive and the sub is being flooded by botposting, I requested and was granted ownership of the sub.

I have activated all of the filters that will hopefully help flag the bots, and I will soon start working through the extensive backlog in the mod queue. Accounts that posted 1 photo here and have no other activity may also be banned. Please keep the reports coming in (and keep your patience up for me).

Outside of the Great Bot Purge of 2026, any other suggestions are welcome!

EDIT: to be clear, the only bans will be obvious bot accounts. If you have any shred of activity on reddit outside of your one post here, you are safe.


r/ElCamino 6h ago

My take on the 1982 El Camino

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Hope you guys enjoy this episode on this community's favorite car! Let me know what you think!


r/ElCamino 1d ago

I have a few questions...

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104 Upvotes

r/ElCamino 2d ago

Odometer reading

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119 Upvotes

Today was the day. Odometer rolled over. Only twice have i witnessed this. In my 74 C10, and now the 64 elco. Still a beautiful sight.


r/ElCamino 2d ago

Pressure Switch

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5 Upvotes

(Not my Photo) This switch/plug was leaking on an 1986 El Camino with a V8 350 I bought. I replaced it with a part I saw on another forum & it blew so I replaced it again & blew up again. I read that it’s possible to cap but I’m not exactly sure with what. Or if someone can point me to the OEM switch that’d be great also. I bought the first switch at Oreillys & the 2nd at Autozone.


r/ElCamino 5d ago

Dougs headers install

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Trying to install some Dougs Long Tube headers on a '70 El Camino 350. Hit a road block. My dad n I cannot for the life of us slide these blasted things thru the button to the driver's side. Anyone have any tips? Haven't even tried the passenger side cus I hear this one is harder.


r/ElCamino 7d ago

Help with rear shocks

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I’m upgrading the rear shocks on my 1986 El Camino and need a bit of guidance.

Currently, the shocks that are in it are the original air lift shocks. I find that these are great if you intend to load the bed up since you can adjust the ride height after loading. But in terms of shock absorption, they leave much to be desired.

I’m looking for a good pair of hydraulic assisted air bag shocks, or something of that nature. I was advised to look for Bilsteins, and that’s what I have on the front. A Bilstein equivalent for the rear would be nice. I’m still pretty new to the whole “fixing a classic” thing, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.


r/ElCamino 9d ago

1968 El Camino. New springs & Rally Wheels

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407 Upvotes

r/ElCamino 9d ago

Help on engine selection

11 Upvotes

I’m stuck on Crate 350 or 383 - I’m looking to daily this el co and I want it to be faster then my Challenger any insight would be greatly
Appreciated


r/ElCamino 9d ago

Information about belts for 4.3 v6?

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Can’t find much about where to source or a diagram. Any help appreciated


r/ElCamino 10d ago

V6 to 350 swap. Is it worth it?

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My dream car is a 5th gen el Camino, and I’ve been trying to shop for one in my area but it seems that all the best candidates for restoration (clean straight body, minimal/no rust) have the 3.8L v6.
I know the 3.8 isn’t a bad motor but I’d heavily prefer a 350 sbc.
Has anyone on here done the swap? What exactly goes into it and is it worth buying a car with plans on ditching the motor? Also how much could the cost be doing it all myself?


r/ElCamino 10d ago

1984 El Camino, broke off bolted haha (kill me)

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r/ElCamino 12d ago

Drive it

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502 Upvotes

Rain dosent bother me. Been driving rear wheel drive V8s all my life in all kinds of weather conditions.

They just recently sold that basic nothing special 87 on the stand, they were asking $27,000.

Only a few including me were brave enough to drive our classics in the rain to this event this morning. The majority of cars that did show up were all common modern sport cars. Booooring.


r/ElCamino 12d ago

Help matching paint color

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Hi all,

In the near future I am looking to paint my 71 el camino and I'm having a hard time really matching the paint code of the color. I was hoping you guys could help out


r/ElCamino 13d ago

Quick BBQ run.!

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293 Upvotes

r/ElCamino 14d ago

My '66

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459 Upvotes

My first Elky. 1966 with a 327


r/ElCamino 14d ago

What I'm starting with

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382 Upvotes

Had for about a month now. Interior needs the most work. Runs great, 350 and 3 speed hydromatic from a donor van installed by the seller. New wiring harness, new brakes and most of the drivetrain is new/low miles.


r/ElCamino 14d ago

My ‘76 El Camino (Big Rhonda)

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Have always wanted an El Camino and came across this one that a gentleman had in his collection…we’ve done a few of our own mods…we call her Big Rhonda!

1976 Chevy El Camino with 4x4 on K5 chassis


r/ElCamino 16d ago

Show Off 1985 El CaMansion

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154 Upvotes

I'm going camping next week, and the trip is on rain or shine, so I decided I wanted a tent option that would keep me off the ground and out of the mud in case it does rain. A pickup bed tent for a 1st gen Colorado or 2nd/3rd gen Ranger fits nicely!


r/ElCamino 15d ago

I don’t have a picture right now but thought this place would be good to post to

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After nearly two years I finally got the rebuild kit for my 72 elcos motor! I’ll probably post again with pictures tomorrow


r/ElCamino 16d ago

Rust advice

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Hello, im 19 looking to buy a camino from washington ^ this one above for around 10k, disregarding its condition as it runs and looks good... i live on guam, which is a island, and if i shipped it here, how hard would it be to fullt coat the underside to prevent rust from the beaches, is there any specific areas i should mainly look out for as well? And whats the best way i can preserve its classiness... i plan on buying a breathable car tarp for the camino as we dont have garages here on the island but any advice on rust or anything on the 66-72 camis would be nice


r/ElCamino 16d ago

Electrical work?

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Anyone have experience rewiring their el camino? Since mine was sitting in a field for about 13 years I’m pretty certain I’m gonna have to do electrical and I’m pretty much to the point that I think I need to rewire the whole thing completely due to rodent damage. It seems like a really daunting task. Any advice?


r/ElCamino 16d ago

Dash speaker replacement

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I got a '70 El Camino that has no functional speakers or head unit. Want to put together a system with a 4 channel main amp, mono sub amp, a 12in subwoofer, 2 component speakers in the kick panels, and this dash speaker.

Does anyone have experience with these types of speakers? Figured this is prolly better than the single DVC speaker that came in here stock.


r/ElCamino 17d ago

My boy and I enjoying the fruits of our labor on this ‘71. I blew three pistons in the last motor so we upgraded to a 383.

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205 Upvotes

r/ElCamino 17d ago

Comment below what model you want to see next - 1972 GMC Sprint today's is today's daily promotion. Our discord has every truck brochure from 1935 to 2014 posted already. - SQUAREBODYBROTHERS

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