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Can't believe it's been 51 years already! Good times.......

Not sure if anyone else has had dealings with Early Bird Restoration in Barrie, Ont. But I just picked up a few pieces... His prices are pretty good, (buys in bulk from Parts Place.) and it saves on all the duty and cross border fees. Looks like he has the ability to get just about anything.

After doing the around the house chores , went to a small car cruise in Maysvill Ky a few miles away, at a pub bar kinda restaurant called the barrel house.. saw a 72 Monte I had never seen before in this area.. I know the DJ and he said moreand more first generation Montes are showing up at his cruises.. I did not get to meet the car owner but here are a few photos of the 72.. it looks like a decent ride but the dash is needing a lot of attention...

went to a spring dust off show/cruise only monte there. went to a new thursday nite cruise me plus 2 other first gens

Went to cruise in today of course I was the only first gen there had fun was a good time. My brother went to a show in Saratoga sent me a picture of Jess's old car. Hopefully he'll be at Carlisle I think he said he was going.

Feed her some gasoline, that's an expensive enough gift nowadays....🎁

Just throw some cardboard and/or an area rug over those spots and call it a day.

This was today’s project. Obviously not Monte related but work nonetheless.

She was 51 the second week of March this year.. still a young pup...Here she is with the 16 year old coopers on and rally wheels...

Thanks Dennis.. I did the electrical and ran line from other room for hvac.. only part of this I probably won’t do is carpet.. the room leading into this room needs carpet as well and a pro installer can move the furniture 😃...

I did some maintenance to get ready for cruising season.

Happy 51 beautiful!!!! lol Not you Bruce!!! LOL

I don’t mind it. As long as it’s on my time frame. This isn’t. Lol.

Starting the journey of rebuilding my Monte Carlo. Of course, we need the pic of parts stacked up in the house. At least the dog approves. He is very curious.

Looks a bit like Max's Falcon....

I don’t wish that upon anyone. Drywall sucks. I did a monster room upstairs, made a secondary suite for Karen’s parents if they move in here( their old). HVAC, electrical I did all of it myself. EXCEPT, I hired a guy to finish the drywall. He was in and out in 3 days with very little mess. That would have been 6 months of misery for me. Well worth the money. Looks like you’re doing some good work. Keep it up. 👍

Nice work Dennis, what kind of glue did you use to put the tree back together and throw it in the ditch ? 🤣 🌳

Another Saturday project, started the sheet rock install on a small room upstairs over the kitchen that leads into over the garage, yesterday morning while it was cool in there.. making a small bedroom.. carry that upstairs was no easy task for an old man with a bad back.. but somehow I managed.. this is the worst part of this job...

Hi Sammy, I have debated that thought in my little brain as well, but probably won’t mount them on the car before Carlisle.. it’s registered as modified anyway and I rally like the American racer black chrome wheels... after that I will begin turning the 71 a little less modified ., to street probably.. don’t think I can go original without all the parts . Thanks for asking... see ya soon 👋🏻. Ron...

Mine will be 50 the 30th. I have the original registration from when ole red was brand spanking new

ive got a blue print small block engine with dual plane air gap intake 2 inch spacer edelbrock carb 3 inch air filter no fitment problem

Sucks though because they are screwed down but the heads are rusted enough that I can’t drive them back out Were they Phillips head head, square drive or Torx? My deck boards are installed with square drivew stainless steel screws and com out rather easily. This is one reason I spent the extra Money back in 1999 so I could replace boards if necessary but more than likely won't have because of Menards Trex style decking that was about 2/3rds of the Trerx cost back in the days of yore

That does NOT look like any fun at all to me. I hate doing house type maintenance like that. My condolences

A guy who burns wood for heat picked up all the cut wood today. The ugly stump went into the neighbors ditch to help control erosion. At least that’s my story. Done. So today I got started on the deck. I decided not to replace all the boards just the ones that are rotten. Gonna rain do I quit for the day. I got a few ripped out but plenty more. Sucks though because they are screwed down but the heads are rusted enough that I can’t drive them back out. So I’m having to break out the boards and pull the screws with a vise grip. Fun stuff. 225 bucks for a 5 gallon pail of deck paint/ stain. Omg 😳

Pulled it right out. Didn’t even spin the tires.

It’s funny how they do that. Both.

Looking good, mine will be done tomorrow, interior and spring cleanup

Yeah… I had bourbon-infused extremities at the time 🤣😂. Mama wasn’t having my amorous attempts.

Bit of a slow day. Did manage to get the Aeromotive EFI fuel tank installed, & the fuel lines I bent months ago with an Aeromotive 10 micron filter put in place. Next will be the brake lines on the other side of the car before putting the subframe & the subframe connectors back in place.

Ed, I hope you never forget to remove that draw bar when no trailer is being pulled because it looks like it really sticks out a good way. That thing could really be a shin buster. rob

So I picked this up last night. 2000 # HFT. I like it cuz it folds up but will it hold a big block? Hmmm. 50 bucks. It’s worth the gamble. Reviews off the chevelle and camaro were good. 185 new.

I haven't seen one of those babies in years!! And she looks to be in great shape, considering!! Nice find Ron!!

Lol! I'm running out of steam right now 😁. Have to work 4 dayshifts starting tomorrow (which means 3 probably, feeling sick already 😜), then vacation for 2 weeks. Hopefully I can get pretty far along with this one, then time to start preparing for Carlisle. I did start bolting a few parts on the car last night, so that's a start finally.

How ya like me now Ed?? Sorry, I have no dancing bananas 🍌 😩 REAL Eye Candy ..

Dumped the rusted pipes and got a new dual 2¼ inch 304 grade stainless exhaust right back to the manifold. 2 silencers, no resonator, sounds lovely! Here are some before and after photos.

I have an RPM air gap, 1 inch spacer, Holley 950hp and stock air cleaner (Camaro style on my big block and NO hood clearance issues. I had a 350 with performer (no rpm made yet, lol) 4" spacer, Holley 600 and 3" air filter with dropped base under the hood of my 1st Monte Carlo. Back in 86'. Lol

Well it's been awhile since I updated. Lots of overtime, so progress has been slow. I had to recut and reposition the wheel well, buts it's welded and seams are sealed. Got the new quarter tacked in, so I hope everyone agrees it looks good lol. I've also got about 99% of my engine parts, so that is next on the list.

I said don’t tell. O god. Oversized stupid bananas.

Sounds like Jared is having love life issues, maybe you can shop around for something at Carlisle. Lots of wrench winches there. rob

I totally agree and that’s what I thought. I didn’t find a bumper but I did find Karen when I was 36. So there is always a chance. Don’t give up hope. Lol.

Looks like they got the rear seat pan installed. Can’t wait to go see it, now that I’m back in town

More progress today. Had the glass removed, fitted the replacement hood and hinges. Removed the rest of the trim.

Went to the shop today to help strip down the car. The more we look, the more we find wrong.

Larry, did you use a 30 watt electric soldering iron?? Or 60 watt? Or butane?

Got my second First Gen last year. Having a bunch of work done to her. Wanting to put some personal custom touches to her. I was wondering if anyone knows what script was used for the Monte Carlo emblem? Haven’t been able to find it anywhere. Any help is appreciated.

I had a complete alignment done and the proper front coil springs installed. She drives beautifully!