also there is a connector going to the brake proportioning valve that works the brake light. You will also have to disconnect the windshield washer and wiper motor, I found it easier to unbolt the wiper and the motor from the firewall to give me access to the bolt in the firewall. Once this bolt is loose you can then pull the harness straight out of the connector on the firewall. Once the harness was out of the core support I disconnected the horns and used a 1/4" socket to loosten the bolt that holds the harness connector to the firewall. Getting the sockets and turn signals through the space between the core support and the AC evaporator was hard but a large screwdriver allowed me to slightly bend the core support to allow them to be threaded through. ![]() It was held on by a bunch of plastic snap on clips, which broke when I tried to remove them. The Monte Carlo LS harness replaced the original El Camino SS one perfectly, the hardest part was getting the old harness out of the core support. See the photos, you just have to remove the big plastic connectors from the Monte harness by using a weatherpack connector tool to release the clips, then snap on the smaller plastic connectors from the Celebrity. The weatherpack connectors are the exact same on the Monte LS and the Celebrity, the wires are even the same colors. The only change needed is to remove the weatherpack connectors from the headlight plugs and snapping them into the Celebrity plastic plugs. From 1986-1988 the LS had sealed beam headlights, and although they are not a direct replacement for the SS nose, the wiring harness is a complete plug and play replacement for my original harness. After investigating the electrical issues I found that the easiest way to do everything neat and without hacking up the harness was to use a Monte Carlo LS wiring harness. I can replace the headlights with the sealed beam headlights making changing the bulbs simple like a new car. The listing notes that the El Camino has been further upgraded with new headers and a Flowmaster exhaust, ensuring the El Camino will sound as good as it looks.Figured I'd add this into the thread, I bought the 1990 Celebrity headlights and lauren engineering brackets for the Choo Choo Customs nose. The seller doesn’t distinguish between the two, so you’ll have to get in touch for clarification. The replacement engine presents well, but here’s my question: it’s not outside of the realm of possibility for the replacement engine to have 56,000 miles on it, or for the chassis to have that many. No word on whether the air conditioning works on this car. To me, the work done on the exterior would be nicely complemented by some upgraded bucket seats, a different steering wheel, and perhaps a set of carpeted floor mats with the Choo Choo logo. To say nothing about the lack of mechanical enhancements, the interior also emerged essentially unchanged after the Choo Choo work save for a small badge on the glove box door. The challenge for me with the Choo Choo conversions is that they didn’t go very far. The seller’s car is in very nice condition, with an interior that isn’t perfect but still looks better than 56,000 miles might suggest. There’s no denying that the enhanced looks were definitely an improvement the question is, how much are those improvements worth? This alone made the El Camino looks much more aggressive, along with additional SS graphics, rally wheels, white-letter radials, and a custom rear bumper. The biggest change was the nose, which benefitted from an upgrade to the Monte Carlo SS front end. The conversions performed by the Tennesee company certainly helped to up the attitude factor of the standard El Camino, even if they didn’t do much to affect the actual horsepower. That’s a lot of scratch for an El Camino, even if it’s a genuine Choo Choo. The El Camino seen here is cosmetically sharp and also benefits from several mechanical improvements, including a new Jasper transmission and GM Goodwrench 350 engine. The Choo Choo Customs enterprise built numerous conversions, largely focusing on vans, but the El Camino was perhaps the more popular model in terms of long-term staying power. ![]() It’s located in Rhode Is56land, but the seller confirms it was previously garaged in North Carolina, which hopefully means it was never driven in the road salt and slop. This 1986 Chevrolet El Camino SS is a genuine Choo Choo conversion, and with just 56,000 miles, it hasn’t exactly been over-used.
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