Situation has changed. The El Camino (Elky) shell I was going to use for a body to build a Bucamino has damage I didn't realize it had. I knew it was hit in the passenger side on the front, but didn't notice that the door jamb area had been bent along with the part the heater box bolts to. To get things moving I decided to use the gold Elky that is sitting on a four speed, 1965 Skylark GS, frame. It is currently recorded in my name on a non-op, so the Department of Motor Vehicles part will be easier.
I am cutting the quarter panels, door jamb under B pillar, taillight sheet metal, outer wheel wells and the sheet metal that runs across the rear of the body under the rear bumper off and fitting Skylark station wagon and two door sedan parts in their place. I will also be changing out the Chevelle dash for a Skylark dash. All of the body panels will be fit to a poor condition Elky body to make sure it will work, and then I will cut up the gold body and fit and weld all parts.
Yes, there is a lot of sheet metal that will be sacrificed for this project, I just won't tell and Chevelle guys.
Currently my main challenge is finding a complete wagon taillight harness to see how it will fit on the Bucamino body.
The cart, that is holding up the poor condition Elky, I just completed yesterday made from a funky little trailer. Elky is bolted to the cart and rolls around pretty easy, and the body can be lifted with a two-post lift right off the cart.
Next part I need to concentrate on is organizing all the parts I removed from donors and to sell and ship extra parts. (Ugh)
