1971 Chevrolet El Camino Ss454 Professionally Built on 2040-cars

VIN: 136801L161263 Year: 1971
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Chevrolet
Model: El Camino
Trim: SS454
Cab Type (For Trucks Only): Regular Cab
Drive Type: RWD
Options: 4-point Red Harnesses, HD Radio with 6 speakers, Leather Seats, CD Player
Mileage: 5,600
Power Options: Power antenna, Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows
Sub Model: Custom SS454
Exterior Color: Red with Black racing stripes
Interior Color: Black Leather and Microsuede Corbeau seats
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty

Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"Minor scratches and chips, fingernail dent in tailgate, some minor dents in truck bed"

The car has been professionally built from the ground up by Dave Zent and Bill Petrino of D&M Auto.  Please understand that this is NOT a trailer queen nor is it a race car.  This is a fresh build and a stupid fast cruiser with some minor flaws so I don't have a heart attack if someone comes close to the car!  It's useable!    The transmission is a GM 700R4 4-speed automatic, custom built by Aztec Transmissions and has a Hughes Stage II kit with 3000 rpm converter, Hughes racing clutches, pump and sprag.  The driveshaft was cut, custom balanced and has Brute Force universal joints.  The third member is the factory 12-bolt, but with a billet aluminum differential cover with adjustable bearing support studs, a new Eaton positraction carrier, Sierra Performance 3.73 gears and new Sierra axles.  A B&M transmission cooler sits under the front of the car, and a B&M Quicksilver ratchet-style shifter is floor mounted.

The engine is 461 cubic inches with Mahle triple-coated forged pistons and hand-finished rings, ARP bolts and studs throughout, Brodix Race-Rite aluminum heads, Lunati hydraulic roller cam (.578/.595 @ 232/242), lifters and rockers, Cometic .051 triple-steel-layered gaskets.  Compression is approximately 10:8 to 1.  The intake is an Edelbrock Performer with a 770 cfm Holley Ultra Street Avenger carburetor (in red anodizing), polished and balanced truck rods, Moroso deep sump pan, Melling high-volume oil pump, Summit full-flow air cleaner system, MSD 6AL ignition, MSD "Streetfire" HEI distributor and MSD 8.5 mm red Super Conductor wires on billet looms.  It is conservatively red-lined at 6400 rpm (you'll get the other 4 chips in the MSD set to change this setting if you like).  The crank  was cross drilled, ground, polished, chamfered and balanced separately.  The engine has been decked, balanced, blueprinted and polished.  It has been built to the correct tolerances to allow an added Nitrous system if desired.  It sports Hooker 2" Competition Headers with 3.5" collectors, all ceramically thermal-coated.  The whole works sits on new polyurethane engine mounts.  It has not been dynoed, but a good guess is in the 700 horsepower range with ungodly amounts of torque.  It needs a little "help" at the gas pump from either VP C-12, Trick 110, or Torco 110 race fuel--but about one gallon per tankful will do it.  This car is street legal in Arizona if insured as a classic/collector car.  Your state may be different--no refunds, so check first!

Keeping it cool is a Ron Davis Racing Products NASCAR-style radiator with twin automatic 17" Spal fans sitting on a new core support.  Most of the front pulleys on the engine are billet aluminum (March Performance, etc.),  The exhaust is Flowmaster with 2 1/2" tubes.  The car has electric cut-outs from Quick-Time Performance: a switch on the dash allows wide open pipes in less than 5 seconds.  (They can be "cracked open a little" for a nice attention-getting cackle--somewhat frowned upon by local law enforcement and neighbors with small glass knick-knacks on their shelves!)

The bed has some minor dents and has a older Line-X coating which itself has been coated in Aerospace 303, giving it a new look and top-of-the-line protection from the sun.  But you can use this El Camino without taking blood-pressure medication for fear you'll ruin something, which is what I wanted!  Inner fenders are new, gas tank is new, and entire undercarriage has fresh paint and undercoating protection. Most of the chrome is new, front and rear bumpers are new, new grille, new taillight housings and lens, new back-up lens, new gas tank, etc. (You get the idea).  Paint is very good and generally eye-catching if not perfect.  The paint was generally "refreshed and polished" in January (some pictures included) by JV Auto Body.  The body sits on new polyurethane bushings.  The suspension (all Hotchkis) is front and rear coil springs, front and rear solid sway bars, upper and lower trailing arms, with a pair of Edelbrock adjustable upper control arms..  Summit adjustable 90/10 shocks on the front can't move the Hotchkis suspension!   Wheels are 18x8 inch American Racing Equipment TorqLites with back tires being a $900 pair of street legal Continental Extreme Contact 275/40/R18 with 10" treads (didn't want to cut the body panels).  Car will NOT hook up with these tires, so throttle feathering is necessary to start.  Even so, the car will do 0 to 60 in 5.0 seconds without full throttle.  Disc brakes on all four corners are Wilwood Pro Series/Big Brake with 12.18" rotors which are zinc coated (extra $) slotted and drilled (extra $) with red powder coated multi-piston calipers (extra $), new lines, reservoir, master cylinder, etc.

The interior had just been replaced before I bought the car, so door panels and headliner are pristine and were kept.  The carpet is new and hides a NASA-developed insulating heat barrier protecting a complete new floor pan,  The dash itself is a new SS panel with all new vents, knobs and ash tray, the dash cluster is new, the dash padding is new and Dakota Digital gauges have been installed, with extra modules for cruise control, dash dimmer, automatic headlights, outside temperature, compass, interior lights, etc.  Dash includes a 0 to 60 timer, quarter mile timer for speed and ET, two trip odometers, miles to kilometers setting, etc.  The dash also shows your gear when the shifter is ratcheted.   Illuminated billet aluminum switches operate new power window mechanisms and motors.  Fresh window tint was recently applied to side and back windows by Unique Window Tinting.  The car uses the factory vents for the new Classic Auto Air R134a Air Conditioning system.  A new top of the line Sony X-Plod stereo was custom installed by "Carlito's Specs, Inc." and includes 6 speakers and a power antenna (yes, a special safety drain was installed).  The radio is HD with CD player, satellite capable,  and can handle flash drives and I-pod plug ins and auxiliary audio devices..  The seats are top-of-the-line Corbeau racing seats in black leather and micro-suede.  They have the optional sliders and recliners with wrap-around sides.  They are extremely comfortable and could easily handle a cross-country drive.  They are fitted with Corbeau's red 4-point adjustable racing harnesses.

I can't list everything, but you can assume that if it was worth replacing, it was replaced--down to the ash tray!!  Car has LED taillights, Xenon headlights, new hood pins and hinges.  We added so much stuff, the builders had to add two additional fuse panels under the dash to accommodate it all.  This car comes with a DVD of about 175 pictures taken during the building process, as well as a box of receipts and technical data sheets.  Why am I selling it?  We just moved and I have no garage for it.  To my knowledge, the car is mechanically perfect and visually stunning, even if slightly flawed cosmetically.  It turns heads and gets lots of compliments. 

If you have questions, ask.  There way more specs and new items than I have listed.