I'd suggest running either a th400 if you can live with out OD but if u need 4th gear have a trans shop build it GOOD. my next adventure is a 3.75 in stroke crank which should push the ponies up to around 500. I then built the motor (mildly) cam, intake heads and exhaust so now it puts out somewhere in the 350 to 400 range (haven't had it dynoed yet) the next thing to go was the rear end the stock 7.5inch rear end snapped like a toothpick from beating on it, so i stepped it up to a 9 inch ford. so i brought it to the local trans shop and had alot of work done to it, Kevlar bands on 1st and 2nd gears extra clutch plates on 3rd and 4th a corvette 1-2 shift servo, B and M stage 3 shift kit and a B and M hammer floor shiftier, and it's held up since then. I then bought a stock 700r4 because i wanted the OD trans. dropped in a bone stock 350, (about 250 horse) the th200r4 was the first thing to blow up and i mean it blew up. When i first got my caballero My concerns were the same as urs are now. This is my first post here!!! With many more to come!!! I love my El Camino! (in the end, I want this to again be as much of a daily driver as it ever was but with more power)Īnd I like the Overdrive on the 700 but my issue is fitment and also seeing as it had a stock 3 speed transmission will I have to do anything special with the dash and floorboard shifter? My only concern with the 350 is that I've heard they're weaker and not as reliable Now I want to change the rear end to 3.73 and the stock 200 transmission out with either a TH350 or 700R transmission. It will put out around 400 Horses compared to the 175-200 it uses now. So for now I'm having a custom built 350 to replace the stock 305. Now I can spend all my hard earned dough on the thing that matter most. I'm just now beginning to fix it up as I recently bought another vehicle for work. The Carfax report shows no accidents or other damage and lists Alabama registration between 1990 and October 2017.So I've had my 85 Choo-Choo SS for three years now. Additional underbody photos are provided in the gallery below.Ī Choo Choo Customs recertification decal is affixed to the driver’s door jamb. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a column-shifted four-speed automatic transmission. The heater and radiator hoses are said to have been recently replaced, and the seller notes that the car has been driven very little in the last two years. The 305ci V8 features a single carburetor and was rated at 150 horsepower when new. Cracking on chrome-plated interior trim is noted. The two-spoke steering wheel frames an 85-mph speedometer containing a five-digit odometer displaying just under 67k miles, 20k of which were added since 2002. Amenities include power windows and locks, air conditioning, cruise control, and a JVC CD player. The burgundy interior features a cloth split-bench seat with a folding armrest as well as color-matched trim and carpets. A wheel cylinder is reported to be leaking brake fluid. The rally wheels are fitted with red center caps and wear Goodyear Eagle GT II tires. Brightwork includes chrome tie-downs on either side of the bed, a rear bumper with overriders, a rub strip, and wheel arch moldings. A paint touch-up on the right rear and paint cracking on the left corner of the front bumper are shown up close in the gallery. Work during current ownership is said to include filling a hole in the roof from a CB radio antenna as well as refinishing the bed and inside of the tailgate. This example is finished in white with a pinstripe and is fitted with a faux cowl-induction hood. Now showing 67k miles, this El Camino is offered by the seller on behalf of the owner’s estate with factory literature, a clean Carfax report, and a clean Alabama title.Ĭhoo Choo Customs of Chattanooga, Tennessee, added an SS-style aero front bumper and graphics on the doors and tailgate as part of the SS trim package. Finished in white over burgundy, the car is fitted with a JVC head unit, air conditioning, and a faux cowl-induction hood. The car was acquired by the seller’s father-in-law in 2002, reportedly from its original owner in Northeast Alabama. This 1987 Chevrolet El Camino is one of less than 1,000 built with the Choo Choo SS trim package for the 1987 model year and is powered by a 305ci V8 paired with a four-speed automatic transmission.
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