Montecruiser

Now that's funny! Not sure I ever wanted to be one of the Darrel's though!

Hey Doug! As my brother from another mother I thought I'd post a pic of us from both meets in 2010 at The Dalles Oregon and one from my home state in Spokane this year 2013! It was great to see you again and everyone else that attended. Also a pleasure meeting members I had met for the first time. Can't wait to see you all again in Bend Or. next year!!

I see what you mean Doug! The guy on Your left in the Hot Rod shirt is Much better looking!! It was a Hot one!! I think I remember 104 that day! I think you're right! I think we did go to different schools together. Boy those were the days! We'll have to get another picture taken in Spokane to update the family album. I was just wondering Doug. Why on a bright sunny 104 degree day did neither of us have sunglasses on?

Thanks Doug! I hope it works out too! I look forward to seeing you and other members again that I met back in 2010 and meeting new members that will be in Spokane. Sounds like this year will be an attendance record breaker for a Western meet! Can't wait! I'll be there with or without my 71 but I will be driving a Monte one way or another. Some say we look like brothers from another mother. LOL

Today a mechanic that had been recommended to me by my neighbor came by and looked at my car to see what it was going to need to make it right. He was not impressed at all with what Turn Key Engines had for the harness set up. It is for marine applications. I should have done more research back then. He is going to look into getting me the best deal for my money to make it right. I think he'll give me a fair deal because after talking with him for a while I discovered he was friends with my brother Fred back in the seventies and knew my brother Joe as well. He shared all kinds of funny stories about my brother Fred who we lost back in 2000. He's going to call in the next few day with an estimate on a new wiring harness and GM computer. I haven't driven her in over 3 years. My goal is to get her to Spokane this year for the Western Meet. I will be there regardless but I really want my Monte there.

Well I didn't do as much as Steve did but I did pull off the cover that many people warned me not to put on and checked on if she was keeping dry. It's been a couple months or so and she's seen snow and rain almost everyday. Even after the warnings from club members and others around me I had no choice but to leave it covered because it had to be outside a while and it leaks in the trunk and the drivers side rear quarter window. It was covered with a car cover and a tarp over that. I gotta say she stayed dry as a bone and as clean as the day I covered it. So I backed my 04 Monte up to her and got some pics. Then I had to cover it back up real quick because it looked like it might rain. I used one of the pics for my new siggy pic. Heres a few that I thought were kinda cool.

Thanks Larry but I think I should have listened to Tony and Bill. I had to leave town for a couple days and it was raining and I left the tarp on. I got home and pulled off the tarp and cover and look what I've done.

Thanks Tony and Bill. The cover under the tarp is not the best. I just figured that it would help a little not to scratch the car with the tarp. The car itself leaks at the drivers side quarter window and the trunk. i already know about a couple rust issues that the guy in Vegas pretended to fix and pretty much the car is already rotting. I've seen a lot worse fixed here by FGMCC members and I thought the issues were being taken care of on my car but that wasn't the case. It will just get worse quicker so I will probably just push it back into the garage and try and think up plan B. Thanks again guys.

Hi All, it's been so long since I've done anything to my Monte (the 71) that I don't think I have posted in this thread but who knows. Im not looking through 51 pages to see. Anyways I finaly did something to my 71. It wasn't much but it was a start. She still don't start so I pushed her outside and gave er a good bath. It's been sitting in my garage over a year now and I need the space so the bad news is.......No! I would never sell her. But I would make her sleep outside. After she was all cleaned up I put on her car cover then over that with the tarp. Is this overkill or is this not a good way to cover her up for a couple months? BEFORE: AFTER: OVERKILL?

I sure hope I can make it. I got a plan but it just got a little more complicated. If all goes right I'm hoping to make it to Penticton too!!

I'm already planning my route also Aaron and my car doesn't even run yet for nearly a year now. But if I can get it going by then at least I'll know where to go. I’m planning on I-5 most of the way and then 89 to 44 to 395 through Reno. After the meet I’ll be heading home a different route, via Las Vegas!! I’d really like to go down to see some old friends from when I lived there and show them my car. They got to see it all torn apart and partially done before me and my car moved back to Washington. Plus I’d like to show the car to all my coworkers that are there in our main office that I’ve only met once in the 3 years I’ve worked there. Some newer people there that I deal with daily on the phone I’ve never met yet or even know what they look like. As of right now I already have 163 hours of vacation time and by the meet I will have another 70 hours for a total of 223 hour of vacation time. So that shouldn’t be a problem. I can do it all with the Western meet and then 4 or 5 days in Vegas all in 2 weeks using only 80 hours of my vacation time. I finally got a raise at work so maybe I can get started on my car soon. I will start seeing my raise on my next check. I hope I have enough time between now and the meet to fund her repairs.

Awesome pics Aaron. That was pretty nice of him to do. Sure wish I could have made it to that one. Looks like a lot o fun!

Oh, the memories of living in Vegas. It's nice when it finaly cools down to 105 at night time. Good luck, be safe, be fast and do your best to keep cool. Oh, and drink lost of water!

I've had a few alternate names for my Monte lately. But this is a family site. That is some cool trivia there Dave! I'm pretty happy with the name they settled on.

Great Pics Matt!! Tell Christine she's a fine photographer. I sure wish I was there. I look forward to meeting both of you at a future meet!