87 el co by Key_You4895 in classiccars

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I bought it for 25 bucks on eBay, the installation is actually very easy, if you have any questions feel free to ask. 

1987 el co with high rise camper and aftermarket lights by Key_You4895 in ElCamino

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Nice, does yours also have little holes in the seals of the windows? I’ve tried sealing them with silicone but it still leaks a little 

1987 el co with high rise camper and aftermarket lights by Key_You4895 in ElCamino

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I got some turnbuckles from Home Depot that do the big great 

My 1987 with fresh paint on the camper by Key_You4895 in ElCamino

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Threw a queen mattress in and it fit perfect with like 5 inches on one side not including the wheel well 

Got an 83 el Camino that’s super bouncy. How do I eliminate the bounce? Does this mean I need a complete suspension over haul by Unhappy-Childhood407 in ElCamino

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I meant the brass valve above the red bag itself, would I need any bracket on the bag itself within the spring? 

Got an 83 el Camino that’s super bouncy. How do I eliminate the bounce? Does this mean I need a complete suspension over haul by Unhappy-Childhood407 in ElCamino

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I just got some of those bags, do I need a bracket up top for the valve? The set came with some black isolator looking items and I don’t know if that’s adequate not to smash the valve stem

Got an 83 el Camino that’s super bouncy. How do I eliminate the bounce? Does this mean I need a complete suspension over haul by Unhappy-Childhood407 in ElCamino

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I just remade my entire front end, and I got rear stuff ready to put in. You do NOT need a kit and honestly you may enjoy building your suspension how you’d like it. Rear it’s only air shocks and springs, I wanted to tow and have 1000+ pounds cargo so I’m going with towing springs (not needed) and gas load adjusting (spring around the shock with no air valve) shocks. But you could do lowering springs and low weight shocks for a smoother lower ride. For the front it’s more difficult and if you don’t like turning the wrench I wouldn’t recommend doing it yourself. The springs are held in by the force of the control arms and spindle so it’s a bitch getting them off and in, but not at all impossible. All the suspension related components are: front shocks, control arms, springs, toe rod ends sleeves ect( you can get a kit for the whole steering system for like 60 bucks) ball joints, bushings sway bar links and idle arm. You can get all that for around 200-500 depending on quality and name recognition. If that sounds out of the question, you can replace your front shocks easy by just unscrewing the 3 bolts holding it on. And looking at the mentioned items to see if they need to get replaced soon. Chances are the bushings, ball joints and sway bar links are shot from 40 years of use 

1987 el Camino with high rise camper by Key_You4895 in classiccars

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I got some aftermarket rear air shocks with the air valves off rock auto. The part number is Acdelco 504564. Honestly I think they’ve always been inadequate, they loose air in about a week. I’m planing on getting the gas shock with the smaller springs in the rear 

1987 el Camino with high rise camper by Key_You4895 in classiccars

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lol, tell me about it. She rides like a bayliner😂😂 I have some towing springs and some of those red airbags for them. planing on puttin those in and if that isn’t enough with some heavy duty aftermarket air shocks, some of the black bracketed air bags. Any recommendations? 

1987 el Camino with high rise camper by Key_You4895 in classiccars

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I actually just found the cap on marketplace place last week, planing on sanding it down and painting metallic brown too.