We took a floor jack to the underside of the front, and picked up the car. Turns out the previous owner took the 223ci Engine out, and dropped in a 305, i knew of this but what didn't cross my mind was the suspension. The Suspension is still from factory, they never touched it putting in that heavier engine. Thus the suspension is bottoming out when we jog the car up and down just a tad, not good.
Springs, and Shocks are definitely going to be replaced, as well as a front end alignment job. I'll probably let a friend of mine do the alignment, because he's a pretty trustworthy guy. The Springs and Shocks im wanting to do on my own, as well as re grease the ball joints, that needs to be done as well.
Wheels.
I currently have the "Chevy Rally Wheels" for an S-10, but they came original on the El Camino as well. They look like these, (except mine have no paint)
The wheels im currently interested in are the Vector SE Wheels or Turbine Style wheels. Ones very similar to the ones that appeared in the Dukes of Hazzard Series, on the General Lee. Not sure if it was my childhood memory kicking in or what, but i've grown fond of that type of wheel, here's a picture to give you an idea of what they look like.
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