Cascade Crew

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject: New ride

Well, after having my camaro having so many problems, and tired of driving an HHR (had a devistating loss to a mazda 6) i've picked up a '73 el camino.. haha, not gas friendly, but a fun car.. i couldn't pass it up, having only paid $250 for the car.. run's, smokes a bit.. going to run some STP through it and see what it does first.. the car itself is in overall fair shape for as old as it is.. it was painted 2 years ago, paint doesn't look very bad.. body's in great shape.. 400/350 turbo.. i'll get some pics up when i get a chance... just figured i'd share with the crew my little finding..

redlava · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject:

sounds like a good deal to me, but we need some pictures please

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

Does anyone know what the bolt pattern and the offset is for the wheels?.. i tried looking around and i couldn't find anything.. and Forum's arn't as plentyful as they are for camaro's

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject:

unless it has the 5"x5lug spacing like the trucks, I believe most GM stuff was 5x 4.75" spacing.

chevymad · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject:

Elcamino's are same as chevelles. So you can find lots of info on chevelle forums. Try Team Chevelle its a great site.. good info and helpful people.

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject:

Alright, thanks for the info, i'll go check it out.. i'm just deciding if i wanna pick up a set of 14in craigers for the extra $150.. or if i should get somthing else

QwkTrip · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:47 am Post subject:

Sorry..... but that's the ugliest version of El Camino ever made. Ewwwww

mrpopo573 · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:44 am Post subject:

I might have to second that. Just drive it like you stole it.

aaron_sK · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:45 pm Post subject:

QwkTrip · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:58 pm Post subject:

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:45 pm Post subject:

I know this tread's worthless without pics.. and i think it's the second ugliest, the next gen is worse to me.. just a matter of oppinion tho.

The car itself is in sunnyside right now, i was going to drive it home that same day, but the tabs where expired, so on friday i should have some pics up of it, for $250 i think is a killer deal, idk how to use my cellphone to send pics to my e-mail, i'll go look in my book on how to, if i even have that feature active..

91RSVert · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:23 am Post subject:

Does your state still give out tickets if you just bought it and are driving it home?

Here, if you show them a BOS and its fairly obvious you are between purchase town and home, they will let you go. Now if you go driving it around while trying to repair something, they are on you like flys on glue.

FTR, I drove my camaro home 400+ miles w/o plates and just a BOS.

blue89 · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:06 am Post subject:

Eek, thats sketchy. I bet they would haul you to jail here. Stupid rules. Its a $150 ticket (I think) for expired tabs, couldn't image what they would get you with for no plate or proof of ownership. Gives me goose bumps just thinking about it. Not to mention the no insurance thing. Thats $500 here. So right there you'd net almost $700 not including the other stuff they'd get you for. Maybe I'm just to cautious and skitterish....

aaron_sK · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:49 am Post subject:

Hehe, southern cops. Laughing

You gotta be carefull in in Washington about the whole expired tab thing. AFAIK any vehicle with tabs that are more than six months out of date is subject to being impounded.

mrpopo573 · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:14 am Post subject:

Since you bought it privately I don't really know how much leeway you have for "limbo" period. I wouldn't buy a private vehicle without current tabs, but in the case of a classic, we usually end up having collector plates on them anyways.

Get some pics! Very Happy

iansane · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:29 pm Post subject:

popballz · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject:

DBL_TKE · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:36 am Post subject:

Ive done that, except it was with my insurance card, and actually the cop pointed it out to me. That was a interesting one.

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:26 pm Post subject:

the whole tab thing is getting taken care of tomarrow, i gotta wait for my grandpa to get back into town since the car's going in his name and under his insurance, i thought about driving it down here, then i thought... not smart... the car smokes.. not horrible.. but enough to notice... still get's up and goes like no other, so idk if it's the rings.. or if i run cleaner through it, if it might clear up.. but i mean worse case i go have the heads redone..

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:27 pm Post subject:

Here's some pics finally, drove her down from sunnyside late last night.. didn't smoke too bad, accept at one point gunning it... and finally, some pics