Restoration Timeline
Parts for sale Updated 2 Mar 2013
Links Updated 9 Jan 08
Building a Garage Updated 28 Nov 04
About Me New 30 Oct 04
Many pets Updated 23 Jul 06

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Legend:
Black font: El Camino
Evening Orchid: Chevelle
Red: Daily Drivers

Back Home
26 Jul 2024 Things I didn't do
29 Jun 2024 Remember Me?
28 Jun 2024 New Daily Driver
27 Jun 2024 Onward
6 Apr 2024 Towards being a car
10 Mar 2024 First Drive
20 Aug 2023 Finish is in sight
22 May 2023 Carpet
2 May 2023 Onward!
7 Mar 2023 Checking off boxes
16 Jan 2023 Status report
23 Dec 2022 Delayed Posting
23 Aug 2022 A Comedy of Errors
7 Aug 2022 New engine
31 Jul 2022 Post-mortem 2
24 Jul 2022 Post-mortem 1
23 Jul 2022 The thrill of victory...
                ...and the agony of defeat.
4 Jul 2022 Paint (!?)
21 Jun 2022 Prime Sand Repeat
28 Apr 2022 Exhaust.
4 Mar 2022 The boring stuff.
1 Jan 2022 Body filler 1
20 Dec 2021 Rust Repair
10 Dec 2021 Hood!
25 Nov 2021 Bare metal, pt 2
22 Nov 2021 Bare metal, pt 1
11 Nov 2021 Roofed!
6 Nov 2021 Roofing
28 Oct 2021 The Next Big Hurdle
16 Jul 2021 Things that are done wrong
10 Jul 2021 Un-align (de-align?) body to frame
9 Jul 2021 Two steps forward
15 May 2021 A return to form
9 Jan 2021 Dash
24 Dec 2020 ECU Rewiring
2 Nov 2020 Pass fender 2
14 Oct 2020 Pass fender? Really?
12 Jul 2020 Front End and Dash and AC Box
12 Jun 2020 Forward!
16 May 2020 Electrics continue
2 May 2020 Electrics begin
25 Apr 2020 Brake lines and assembly
21 Apr 2020 Brakes sorted, and brakes broken
12 Apr 2020 Core Support
9 Apr 2020 Assembly is the reverse of removal
4 Apr 2020 Lizard and Headers and Engine (oh my!)
28 Mar 2020 Front Suspension
22 Mar 2020 Front End Cleanup
16 Mar 2020 Tanks Again!
14 Mar 2020 Tanks (Welcome!)
8 Mar 2020 Rear End Continues, and Grab Bag
17 Feb 2020 Rear Suspension
19 Jan 2020 Differential 2
3 Jan 2020 Differential
28 Apr 2019 Rear Rust Repair pt 7
21 Apr 2019 Variety pack (4)
19 Apr 2019 Wiring. Sigh.
7 Apr 2019 Variety pack (3)
31 Mar 2019 Rear Rust Repair pt 6
24 Mar 2019 Rear Rust Repair pt 5
17 Mar 2019 Rear Rust Repair pt 4
10 Mar 2019 Rear Rust Repair pt 3
3 Mar 2019 Rear Rust Repair pt 2
24 Feb 2019 Rear Rust Repair pt 1
20 Feb 2019 Front of Bed
10 Feb 2019 Tunnel Complete
3 Feb 2019 Tunnel
19 Dec 17 Accessories Complete
10 Dec 17 Wait, what?
1 Dec 13 Tunnel and Driver Floor
17 Nov 13 More Pass Floor
10 Nov 13 Pass Floor Complete
3 Nov 13 More Floor
27 Oct 13 New compressor
13 Oct 13 Indecision
14 Jul 13 Cowls almost done
24 Jun 13 Less Rust?!
17 Jun 13 Old To-Do List
16 Jun 13 Cowl work
9 Jun 13 Rust repair (and more rust)
6 Jun 13 Cleaner, and more shameful
2 Jun 13 Rust-flavored disappointment
19 May 13 More rust
12 May 13 Tranny rebuild: Failure
21 Apr 13 I needed another project
16 Mar 13 Headers
3 Mar 13 Windshield Rust Repair
2 Mar 13 Prepare to Do Work
17 Feb 13 Improper Rust Repair
26 Jan 13 El Camino: Rust discovery and pedals
30 Dec 12 Chevelle: Yeah, or not.
1 Jul 12 Chevelle: I quit.
5 May 12 Variety Pack
22 Apr 12 Camino Steering Pt 2
4 Apr 12 I did something, and I'm not dead.
30 July 10 LS1 Tuning with EFILive
4 July 10 Camino Steering Pt 1
27 June 10 El Camino Engine Mounts Done
29 May 10 Chevelle Tank Installed
27 May 10 Chevelle Gas Tank
25 May 10 El Camino Motor Mount Pt x
20 May 10 Challenge, redux?
26 Nov 09 Time passes...
5 July 09 Welding complete
29 June 09 No time to update
18 June 09 Little things
15 June 09 Dash and engine
13 June 09 Variety pack 2
12 June 09 Variety pack!
10 June 09 Trunk Floor
9 June 09 Delay, but progress...
4 June 09 Engine begins
31 May 09 Front suspension assembly
29 May 09 Front suspension! Priming everything!
25 May 09 Little Stuff
24 May 09 Blasting and Painting
18 May 09 Front End Teardown
16 May 09 Parking brake attempt 1
14 May 09 The Chevelle Challenge truly begins
10 May 09 Work begins.
3 May 09 Pate Swap Meet
25 Apr 09 Gathering parts
23 Apr 09 Taking inventory
21 Apr 09 I have automotive ADD.
29 Dec 08 Engine installed!
19 Dec 08 One car enters, one car leaves
1 Sep 08 In which I cut my frame up
15 Jun 08 Front suspension almost done
8 Jun 08 We're back!
9 Jan 08 Engine removed.
1 Dec 07 Engine mounted.
3 Sep 07 Accessory clearance
27 Jul 07 Modified mounts test fit
6 Jun 07 In which I get off my ass
1 Jul 06 Engine Test-Fit
10 Jun 06 El Camino Teardown.
9 Mar 06 The Shuffling.
8 Jan 06 LS1 Assembly, T56 teardown.
20 Nov 05 LS1 Assembly pt 1.
11 Sep 05 Driveshaft and parts.
27 Aug 05 Answering my own questions.
24 Aug 05 Dyno Day was not so pleasant.
23 Aug 05 LS1 Teardown Complete.
21 Aug 05 More problems found.
20 Aug 05 Leakdown test failure.
18 Aug 05 LS1 Goes on the Stand
16 Aug 05 LS1 Teardown Begins!
31 Jul 05 El Camino Front Brakes Work
18 Jun 05 All work and no play
25 Apr 05 Overtime = stuff!
16 Feb 05 Change of plan
16 Sep 03 New garage is scary
20 Jul 03 Moved
7 Jun 03 Front sheetmetal re-attached
1 Jun 03 Rear suspension back in.
24 May 03 A newfound sense of urgency.
11 May 03 Sandblasting and rear axle.
2 May 03 El Camino interior "complete"
2 May 03 Wheelhouse and rear axle.
19 Apr 03 Interior sheetmetal complete.
18 Apr 03 Rear Seat Pan II
16 Apr 03 Front of trunk area.
13 Apr 03 Rear seat pan.
10 Apr 03 Quarter part IV.
9 Apr 03 Quarter part III.
7 Apr 03 Quarter begins.
6 Apr 03 Countdown to quarter!
5 Apr 03 El Camino various
4 Apr 03 El Camino rear UCAs
3 Apr 03 El Camino interior
2 Apr 03 El Camino console
1 Apr 03 El Camino seat mounts
29 Mar 03 El Camino seat mounts
15 Mar 03 Rear panel complete.
15 Mar 03 El Camino LCA install
9 Mar 03 More rear panel.
9 Mar 03 El Camino tonneau cover
1 Mar 03 Buncha stuff.
22 Feb 03 Rear panel work.
22 Feb 03 El Camino sunroof and cowl
12 Feb 03 I've got work to do.
21 Jan 03 El Camino spindle repair
5 Jan 03 Welding and priming.
28 Dec 02 Trunk pan begins.
24 Nov 02 Found some more rust.
21 Nov 02 Pass side quarter begins
16 Nov 02 Quarter!
13 Nov 02 Quarter-skin install begins.
9 Nov 02 Swapmeet deals.
5 Nov 02 Sandblasting in the rain.
27 Oct 02 Rust repair. Again.
22 Oct 02 Door and rocker rust!
20 Oct 02 Pics of yesterday's work.
19 Oct 02 More primer and rust repair.
14 Oct 02 Door and hood stripping.
12 Oct 02 Shot some primer.
11 Oct 02 Again with the random tasks.
10 Oct 02 Paint stripping begins. Ugh.
9 Oct 02 Random rust repair.
8 Oct 02 Pass cowl kick panel.
7 Oct 02 Removed door glass.
5 Oct 02 Pass pan complete.
4 Oct 02 Random tasks.
3 Oct 02 Front clip removed.
2 Oct 02 Pass pan continues.
1 Oct 02 More pass pan.
29 Sep 02 Pass pan work.
27 Sep 02 Rocker repair.
26 Sep 02 Cage nuts!
24 Sep 02 Pass pan removed.
23 Sep 02 Driver's pan complete.
18 Sep 02 Driver's pan almost done.
16 Sep 02 Short welding day.
12 Sep 02 Welding day.
11 Sep 02 Random minor tasks.
9 Sep 02 Welds ground, other random tasks performed.
25 Aug 02 Pan is partially welded
13 Jul 02 Long time no update.
16 Dec 01 Removed the interior.
9 Dec 01 The new project arrives.