1984 El Camino - V8 - Custom Suede Interior - Hotchkis Suspension - Iroc Wheels on 2040-cars
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Up for auction with a very reasonable reserve is a very nice 1984 Chevrolet El Camino with Factory 305 V8 and Turbo 350 automatic transmission with 166K. Car has power windows, power door locks with remote key fob, and power driver seat.
This El Camino has been well maintained with a lot of custom touches. All new interior, consisting of a very nice combination of black vinyl and suede. Seats were completely redone, door panels are all new, custom covered rear panel, new black carpet and full black suede headliner and visors. Very nice sounding stereo system with a Clarion nz500 flip out 7" touch-screen radio with iPod integration. The rear speakers are Alpine 6x9’s with some JL 4x6’s in the dash. Behind the hidden compartment is an Alpine type R subwoofer powered by an Alpine PDX amp that sounds very nice. As for the suspension, just about everything has been upgraded or replaced. It has Hotchkis lowering springs and Edelbrock shocks on all 4 corners. Both front and rear sway bars were upgraded with Addco’s. New upper and lower front control arms, new idler arm, new pitman arm, new center link, new inner and outer tie rods with Edelbrock billet adjusters as well as all new ball joints. When the suspension was rebuilt the car also had new front disc brakes with new drilled and slotted rotors and a throaty sounding 2-1/2" Flowmaster true dual exhaust.
Wheels are staggered chrome IROC’s - 16x7 up front and 16x8 on the rear. Rear tires still have plenty of tread but the
front are in need of replacing. Car is being sold as-is with no warranty expressed or implied. I recommend that any potential bidder come see this car in person so there are no surprises. If you have any questions or would like to come check it out feel free to call me. 336.339.6867 |
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