Turning A '78 El Camino Into The Perfect Shop Truck With a Ram Jet 350 - MuscleCar S1, E3

The MuscleCar studio needs a new shop truck. And what better vehicle for the job than a '78 El Camino? To get things started they throw a GM Ram Jet 350 under the hood.

[@evilfingers4302]

Gotta love the Flashback Episodes, they remind you how old you were when they were first aired.

[@teaganwalsh7011]

Back when 350hp actually meant something.

[@Canadiancarguy1987]

Ya really eh now it seems like if you don't got 1000 HP you are just draggin your balls around!

[@gordocarbo]

@@Canadiancarguy1987 THink thats just the internet trolls. Most of us know you can t even use 1000hp its just a bragging thing. 350-400ish hp is perfect for a st cruiser.

[@otsenres1636]

Louis sounds like he's on Pimp my Ride...😀

[@billymasoner3735]

Why, because he’s black?🙄

[@otsenres1636]

@@billymasoner3735 no because how loud and over the top he's talking...

[@jamescraig4222]

That's just ludicris.

[@Tomekkplk]

@@billymasoner3735 Found the liberal who makes everything about race. He's also not black.. he's hispanic.

[@davidrivera414]

I like this ram jet 350 small block it reminds me of the Fuelie from the 50s and 60s you guys did great on this new shop truck

[@xdi1733]

This channel is a goldmine!!!

[@kaiken21]

They’re like if Samuel L Jackson was a mechanic

[@greggarner4477]

That is a beautiful Elcy

[@CJColvin]

Take that old C10 to Trucks and they'll work on it and fix it up.

[@AlmostLakai94]

Copperhead 2.0

[@dw8840]

Ive used Lou's taped nut in the wrench several times when working in hard to get to places.

[@khrisyeet8022]

LOL the judge owner has a nice paint job on his mustache and the world's cheapest toupee.

[@gordocarbo]

One of my coworkers (I was 17 at burger kin) got in an argument with the mgr. Dude ripped off the mgrs toup in front of everyone in line and threw it in the fry bin and deep fried it. Couldnt stop laughing neither could everyone in the restaurant. Ah the good old days

[@Lawdog652]

Ya blacked it up. Nice.

[@SGTJDerek]

Don't remember Jared being on MuscleCar🤯

[@rancedanko]

I dont even remember who jared is

[@johnnymack8442]

And now they both host car fix

[@everettgrover9459]

@@johnnymack8442 actually now the guys on car fix are jeremy bumpus, who was on trucks for awhile, and chris fuller, owner of fuller hot rods

[@jordanwiley4582]

the hell would you weld the fuel line to the rail for

[@TheOverisel]

Is the guy rippin on the guitar somewhere in their shop out of the cameras view? For Christs sake these old episodes are like watching WWE fake wrestling.

[@lljj4377]

what the parts number on the flex plate

[@thecman26]

Dude, you know how to read? Impressive!

[@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852]

I looked everywhere for that trans controller but can't find it anywhere! Anyway know where to find one? Thanks in advance.

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

just get the msd atomic trans controller.

[@stevenedwards4470]

That El Camino is a nice project. Why are they shouting?

[@stegomon]

Is this the truck that Stacey David started to build?

[@c-los4824]

Same. I believe it is since he mentioned the hood came from Honest Charlie's 🤣🤣🤣

[@ton73z28]

Did the RAMJET come preassembled? Like we see in the video

[@albertgaspar627]

yep

[@chrissmith7669]

I really want one to turn into my motorcycle recovery vehicle. No jokes about the brand of motorcycle i ride. My target is a Laguna nosed gen 4.

[@gordocarbo]

That would be killer!! BEst of 2 cars, do it! Used my 67 El to tote around my dirt bikes back in the day. Tailgate was lower than my 80s toyotas.

[@chrissmith7669]

@@gordocarboyep. A modern pickup bed is at least three if not four feet in the air. An El Camino is about the only option.

[@gordocarbo]

@@chrissmith7669 Cant work out of them for sure. Even if you could the metal is so thin they oilcan (pop) if you lean on them . Last work truck was an 02 SIlverado last of the non supersized trucks lol Wish they still sold bare bones usable trucks affordable to the avg Joe

[@chrissmith7669]

@@gordocarbo the dream is an El Camino with enough grunt to pull a C3 corvette on Trailer and one of not both Harley in the bed. Likely an LS engine strapped to a T56 for good power and economy.

[@denniskirk4055]

Lou ripping his work shirt sleeves like the Hulk 💪💪

[@gordocarbo]

Shame they stopped se,lling the 350 and 502 ramjets those were great torquey st packages. Only way Id go EFI is if it was 100 percent GM dont trust aftermarekt crap to go 100k with n problems

[@albertgaspar627]

Its funny the folks freaking out about the guests...this is how things were back in the day. OK, not on rural farms, but in the cities, everything was louder and bigger and flashier. it was called "attitude". and yes, it was a cultural shock for farmboys--I was one back then :) The Ram Jet was for the older cruisin' dude who wanted EFI and not so much power he scared himself. His alternative was to search for TPI 305's in the junkyard, maybe a Corvette 350 pushing 245 hp. But old TPIs had wiring issues, and this was new and like they said, affordable to a rebuild after doing all the rust in your 57 Chevy. You may think 350 bhp is low, but if you want to tow a new project vehicle...you don't want a racing cam under the hood.

[@cliffdaddy126]

Chevy bored out the 396 and gave it one more cubic inch per cylinder....... Genius.......😒

[@greggarner4477]

Kept it advertised and badged as a SS 396... That was the genius

[@jimmccormick6091]

Is it just me, or does the dialouge on these always seem stunted??? I recall when I watched "Shadetree Mechanic" back in the day, they called each other "buddy" and "Pal" so much, I really thought they were being saccastic AH, and one time, we would come back from commercial, and find one of them dead on the floor.......

[@billymasoner3735]

I sure hope they beefed up that shitty transmission, lol

[@CamaroAmx]

350hp horsepower is just fine for the 4L60E. They handle up to 400hp completely stock. The 4L60E is just an electronically controlled 700R4. The 700R4 is a slightly beefed up TH350 with overdrive. They changed the name of the 700R4 to 4L60 in 93 and did some slight upgrades.

[@billymasoner3735]

@@CamaroAmx ask any S-series truck owner what we think of that POS and you may think again lol. They routinely go bad around 135K in those trucks and the 1500s as well.

[@CamaroAmx]

@@billymasoner3735 my 93 z28 has 177000 hard miles on it with its 4l60 and the only thing it’s ever needed was a pump seal and trans line. I work on those trucks all day long. The only s-series that had tranny problems I’ve ever dealt with was a 5-speed truck. I’ve been working on cars professionally for over 10 years in dealers, tire shops and independent shops and have been working on cars in general since I could hold a wrench. Fixing my own vehicles for 21 years, many my early ones came out of junkyards. You take care of it and know the limit and you’ll be fine. I personally can show you several Silverados with 250,000+ with their original 4L60Es in them some of them haven’t even had a fluid change in forever.

[@Cuhh346]

@@billymasoner3735 have a 96 1500 306k miles original trans is giving up due to lack of maintenance of previous owner

[@gbodytoys]

@@billymasoner3735 that El Camino might not see 100k miles for the rest of its existence.

[@Filzkiiz]

YesSiRr!!😎👊👌🔥💯!! WoW!! Very Nice!! Can i have it?!?! Hehe!! LoL!! 😎😁😊!! Doesn't hurt to ask?!? 😂😆🤣!! MeRRyNeWyeaRz fellez!! 👊👍🔥💯💯!!

[@anonymoustowers288]

350 HP IS A DOG FOR AN OLDER HEAVY VEHICLE LIKE THE EL CAMINO . YOU WILL BE LUCKY IF YOU SEE 300 HP AT THE WHEELS .

[@SGTJDerek]

Which is plenty for a Daily. Especially since the V6 they were available with barely crack 100 & the 305 was 190.

[@anonymoustowers288]

@@SGTJDerek MINE WAS A 325 , IMPUTANT ON THE HIGHWAY

[@HJZ75driver]

@@anonymoustowers288 No it wasnt

[@anonymoustowers288]

@@HJZ75driver 1968 OR 69 ???

[@anonymoustowers288]

@@HJZ75driver U R RIGHT I LOOKED IT UP . 396 - 325 HP HAVE NOT THAUGHT ABOUT HER 40 YEARS OR MORE NOT VERY MANY ON THE ROAD IN MICHIGAN . THANKS FOR THE REMINDING ME . FYI A FULL SIZE MATRES FIT IN THE BACK PERFECT..

[@terrybaptist795]

I wouldnt waste my with a 350 when i can stick a ls engine in there.

[@gordocarbo]

Whats the difference? 350 are cheap and can make tons of power easy. Unless you grab an LS3 or better, or stroke one its not worth the converison Wouldnt use an LS unless it was well over 400cubes

[@biblethumpr2161]

The average dummy usually puts a moving blanket behind the hood when installing or removing keeps from scratching to not a hand.. And your loud mouths shouting at camera probably explains the high thumbs up.... phew.

[@HJZ75driver]

Shouting?

[@LetsGoBrandon-FJB]

calm down karen

[@kylemilligan752]

Please generate original ideas for videos. Quit copying other channels with large numbers of views. You are making poor copies of original videos.

[@gordocarbo]

Agree...be original be yourself your viewers will stick around. Cannot stand fake drama type car shows of any kind. Like Rawlings for instance.

[@johndcramblit3045]

Gee, just what the hot rod world needs...another damn 1st gen camaro, as if there aren't already 10 million of those running around already. BOARING & UN-ORIGINAL!