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finally got to straighten the bumper alignment. Not perfect but much better then before before:

So Butch has taken his car home. I have being getting going on mine. Got a ways to go but hopefully by spring.

Nice. Most people don't drive these things enough

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Needs work but might be a good entry vehicle for someone. https://www.hagerty.com/marketplace/u6weut7f/bigbern/3816df48-2eda-4091-8f3a-faea5719bc27

Carlisle Events is having a Holiday Sale on your car registrations and spectator tickets. If you have not registered your car please take advantage of this 10% discount. When you go to https://store.carlisleevents.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=25 to register the 20% off will be shown at your checkout. Please, when registering your car don't forget to select the First Generation Monte Carlo Club (or FGMCC) so the club gets credit for the registration. If we get enough Pre-Registered we will get a free club canopy and the number of pre-registrations will determine the size of that canopy so please register your car early. If you are planning to attend the meet but have not registered with me contact me for information. rob

Great job Lyle! Keep the pics coming!

Lyle they look great!!! Nice job!!!

Now that you know you have the wrong carb make sure you search for the correct build date to match your car. Jeff Dotterer Dated parts in PA may be able to help you. I have a professionally rebuilt 7040202 which is for 1970 300hp cars. It is probably jetted pretty close for a 71 BB but not correct for a numbers matching car. Also, when you get the rigt one let me know if you need the correct choke assembly as shown in my attached pic. As you know, your choke rod is not correct either. Best

Had simular problems with my 71 after replacing pcb for gauges. Problem ended up being the plug pins not making connections to the pcb… I would expect gauges to go back down when connections are good. Just my 2 cents..

That feature isn't available under the 'non-member' classification.

I asked him to keep me in mind for the components needed to assemble the whole system. If I don’t hear anything from him in a reasonable amount of time, I’ll send him another message and make the inquiry regarding him making them.

I have used that fuel pump with my carbureted (at the time) LS6 454 engines in both my old Monte & current Z/28. No problems at all, and I also used their fuel regulator to knock down the pressure too..

Can I be your grandson, I'd like to drive your 4 speed. I just had my first grand daughter. A true blessing.

Carlisle Events is having a Holiday Sale on your car registrations and spectator tickets. If you have not registered your car please take advantage of this 20% discount. When you go to https://store.carlisleevents.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=25 to register the 20% off will be shown at your checkout. Please, when registering your car don't forget to select the First Generation Monte Carlo Club (or FGMCC) so the club gets credit for the registration. If we get enough Pre-Registered we will get a free club canopy and the number of pre-registrations will determine the size of that canopy so please register your car early. If you are planning to attend the meet but have not registered with me contact me for information. rob

That's my guess Most numbers are on firewall and mostly paint codes, sometime a option code. NO pics.

This was interesting; Of all the cars I have taken apart this is the only note i've seen. Seen numbers and and letters

That is so great to see that happen! I remember my 71 turned over when we were cruising Woodward!

If you have a numbers matching car it should have the correct carb to be complete along with the alternator, water pump, etc. The safest thing to do is disconnect the choke until you get the correct carb. The slot and choke rod are compatible.

Like Joe stated that pump will work with a regulator. I would also suggest 1/2" fuel line from the tank to the carb to feed the beast if you do not have that already. Also a sump in the tank or the option I took for "Big Red" which is a 1/2" sending unit from RobMC that has an extension towards the back bumper. This way you can run a stock fuel tank.

Agreed, seems really helpful. Are you going to ask him if he'd consider making them, and how many sets it would take for him to maybe consider it?

That’s perfect Denis. Thanks for posting the photos I should have taken! In a rush as usual trying to get a bit done then get back to my other job

Good guy. Nice response and seems willing to help. Thumbs up. 👍

The gentleman responded to me already. I mentioned what Rob told me regarding the Monte lenses only having two bubbles, whereas other GM vehicles having three. here’s what he had to say…

It's Thanksgiving 2023 and our family is all here for dinner. My oldest Grandson has his learners permit so I let him drive my 71 Monte Carlo. We had a beautiful day here in Michigan so I went to start the Monte and the battery went dead. I attached jumper cables to it and it started right up. I see that it is charging so I backed it out of the garage and let Evan take over. He drove me all over the area for almost a hour. We had a great time. Evan said the steering is a bit loose and the brakes require more pressure to stop the car than he is used to. This was such a great thing for us remembering back to when we drove him to the Woodward Dream Cruise every summer. Picture from 2009 when he was very young and now:

If you are restoring you want as many “ correct parts “ as possible. Most times it’s more expensive but it is correct for the car. Some of the aftermarket parts are not as good as the original ones, so that’s always a thought too.

There IS a difference. Most of the aftermarket boosters are made offshore, even though they have the Delco stamp.. I'll add a link here on how to ID them, but suffice to say, Mike at Brakeboosters.com will not go anywhere near those things. You can either send yours to them, or they'll provide you with a genuine Gm booster. After reading the below info, every time you see a booster at a show, you'll immediately spot a repro booster by the sharp, triangle shaped stamping on the face of the booster. 😁 Scroll about half way down the page: https://www.brakeboosters.com/brake-boosters-history

I just did a quick search of 8 track repair and it seems there are several places that still offer that service fairly affordably. When the time comes there are options.

I have a number of spare Quadrajets from various years. One of the '72s with the slotted arm like yours has had the arm twisted so the top of the arm is closer to the carb than the bottom is. I suspect that was done because someone had the same problem you have. The top of the linkage slipped into the slot and jammed. I can see how twisting the arm a little could stop that from happening. Dan

Ron, I believe your linkage is installed backwards, or it's the wrong one. Also, the hairpin style clip you have is incorrect. Changing it to a new one won't cure the problem. These photos are of my '71 carb. The '72 and later carbs used a slot for the linkage to attach to. The hairpin clip and a slot won't work well together. The hairpin clips are for round holes. The earlier carbs have just a round hole and the larger style clip that I don't know the name of, but a hairpin is ok with them. I think your linkage is going to hang up in that slot, no matter which style clip you use, unless the linkage is turned around. I'm not certain that would even eliminate your issue without seeing how it fits. Dan

I agree Dennis, that's what I did. Find a good core and a good kit. I had a mechanic friend rebuild it

Be careful when ordering a rebuilt carb. The part number may be correct but there’s a good chance it’s a restamp loaded with cheap parts. You may be better off finding a complete “old” one and having it restored.

Finding a numbers matching carb shouldn't be that hard. If I remember correctly there is a carb rebuild company that offers numbers correct replacements. I'll see if I can find it online.

if bench racing and early birds are any indication, cars are usually only unattended from 200 215 am and 530 600 am..and as Rob said, at least 10 years and we.ve all been ok...

From my blue oval experience, especially fuel gauge, a pegged gauge is a ground issue. with the ignition on.

I replaced a printed circuit for a member about 2 years ago and the new circuit was defective, causing one of the gauges to not function at all. (Dont remember which one) I had to go back in and discovered the new printed circuit had a slice in it across several electrical runs that was difficult to detect. If I recall correctly a pegged meter is indicative of an open circuit, so the way to determine the issue is to take it back apart and visually inspect each electrical run, tracing them to see what is up.

By the way Rob, I ate the bananas before they became bread worthy.

Happy to help you . The slot in the choke linkage doesn't seem right to me for that year. Probably why wire clip got hung up creating an unsafe situation as you described. .

Occasionally you will see them on EBay. They are not being reproduced. Make sure there are 2 lenses within each of them, not 3. Some of the GM fender lenses have 3 lenses within them and are not the correct ones your Monte.

She's beautiful for her age and miles. Like a fine wine or a woman gets better with age!

Congratulations! Quite a milestone. Happy 200k more!

Strange , my insurance co says it’s no longer necessary to get that test at my age. Of course they would say that. Thanks for reminding me, I get my doc to do the blood test anyway. Glad you found it soon enough.. Ron…

Think I saw Jared had one, was nos put on a car taken right back off.