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Painted part of the frame and lower part of the firewall/trans tunnel.

Looks Great Aaron!!!

I'd like to wish everyone a safe, happy,and healthy new year!

Happy and healthy New Year to all!

Yal, they good , thanks 😊 mark, all except cholesterol , which has always been too high. Abnormal, just like me , Ha!. But I’m not giving up my 🍺. No way!!!!

Happy Healthy New Year all. Car show season is right around the corner.

Happy New Year to all the members of the Coolest Club.🎉🎆

Happy and Healthy New Year everyone!!!! And also be Safe out there!!!

Happy new year to everyone...may the new year be filled with blessings and good health!!!!

Thanks James for the reply. I found a pair of the coilovers on Original Parts Group for $549.99. says they are coming soon. I have a question It looks like the lower end with the adjusting nut is on the shock O.D. and the 2 ears on the shock bolt to the original shock holes. So it looks like the spring is supported by the shock and doesn't set in the pocket on the lower control arm. Is that right and strong enough? Do they give you a spanner wrench to adjust the nut?

Personally, after installing tubular arms on Big Red and my son's 69 GTO convertible I wouldn't do it again. Both sets are off of eBay, one has the grease fittings for the lower arms on top towards the chassis making it almost impossible to grease in the future. Be aware of the fitting location. The ball joints are eighhh at best and the boots for the ball joints almost immediately start to crack and disintegrate. I would and have used moog bushings and ball joints, purchased from RockAuto (very cheap prices) for these parts and rebuild what you have. Just, if you do go this route, make sure which lower bushings you have. Round or oval or even a mix. I do recommend a front coil over conversion. You can adjust your ride height to wherever you like. Just my .02

Happy and a healthy New Year to everyone

Happy New Year! (pic from 2005) I hope we don't have any snow!

Just thought I'd share 🤘

Just a 👍 for the product, Santa dropped one off for my imaginary 70 🤣 They didnt make one for my blue oval 🙃 but I have my 12 page factory schematic so its all good 🤘

These coil-overs have been in the works for a long time. Yes, that will work just fine in the stock bolt location. you should have plenty of room for spanner wrench adjustment. I'm thinking you are going to also do the rear with coil-overs? If not, it is going to feel a little different when driving. I'm wondering what the coil spring lbs you bought were around the 500-550 lbs rating. ratings are different for SBC vs BBC motors. EVC, I've not had any shock fade from KYB gas -adjust shocks on my car (had these on with the stock control arms), in fact worked better than stock replacements(ACDelco). In the last 17 yrs, believe me , I've tried lots of different set-ups. I've got Bilstien shocks on right now and like the ride with stock springs and tubular control arms. Ride is nice at 70mph.

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Your question on tubular control arms is a great question for the boards. I've changed mine out to UMI Performance and can say, I like what I have so far. I did the replacement ball joints(moog) on my stock upper/lower arms and control arm upper bushings also. I ran them for 4yrs and then traded them for a set of tubular arms someone was selling here to make his SS factory again. I have gotten Moog springs for the front (w/AC since I have it) and also Moog Vari-Rate springs for the rear.Those rear springs work well with however much weight you put in the trunk . I think the front springs are like 50lbs. over the stock w/o air. It will sit around the height of your car now. I have always cut 1 1/2 coils out of mine for the lower stance of my front end. That doesn't take away from the integrity of the spring. It drops the front about 1"-1"1/2", lets the tire fill in the wheel well. I'm going to go to coil-overs all around when I'm finished with my BBC install , for better road tuning of the car. If you have ever ridden in one that has the coil-overs, you will agree with what I'm talking about. Totally different car in my opinion. A good pair of shocks all around will also help in the suspension of your Monte Carlo. Something gas-adjust will work well.

These coilover shocks look like a great idea, but if you had a shock go bad how easy would be to find an exact replacement. I already ordered the springs from Rock auto. I could always return them.

I think, someone will correct me if I'm wrong Carburetor idle stop solenoids are used to reduce idle RPM to prevent engine run-on when ignition key is turned off. They also were used to increase idle RPM when the A/C was turned on to prevent stalling. Dash pots slowed the closure rate when throttle was released quickly.

Sorry, I disagree. Both sets of tubular arms are heavier than the factory arms and the alignment benefits are marginal at best.

I machined up a plug for the cigarette lighter.

Happy New Year to everyone. May you all keep any resolutions you may set. To that end, my resolution is to continue to be the catalyst for FGMCC’s “Coolest Club” designation as bestowed upon us at Carlisle 2023. It’s what I do.

Safe and Happy New Year to everyone

Very nice looking ride. Looks to be well done. It doesn’t have any SS badging on the car, so that’s good.

Maybe one of them very rare 350 ss cars 😅

Definitely not an SS but a very nice car. My son had an octane red 2018 scat pack charger, very pretty color. The pic doesn't do the color justice.

I would stay with the stock sbc fan shroud. About 50% of the fans thickness should be inside the shroud for max efficiency. If this can’t be accomplished then, as Michael said go with electric fans incorporated with their own shroud.

Yes, similar to the one at the transmission selector.

I switched it to the inboard side. It is straighter, looks better, even on the outboard side with the clutch depressed there was still an angle. at car shows I’ve seen as many Chevelle’s with them on the inboard side as on the outboard side I don’t know why I pay attention to that but I did. With the clutch depressed, it looks perpendicular to the fork. As long as it works it’s all good.

Hey, mines twisted too! 🤪Look at the pic. Just that the one on mine is on the inside, straighter, less stress angle. In my opinion.

That looks like the one I got for my 70. The vent filter is in the correct place also. Almost 90 degrees from the snorkel. One thing I noticed that was different between my original 70 one and this one is, the two push outs on either side of the carb hole. My original 70 only has one. Nice piece and will work just fine.

I just looked at the 70 Assembly manual, all the pics do show it on the outboard side... Section 7, pages C2 thru 4. But like Tom said, straight travel isn't a bad thing either, as long as nothing is in the way when it goes full travel (oil filter, engine block, etc). EDIT: I just went up in the attic and dug out the Z bar from when I had a manual trans in my old Monte. The bottom of that bar has an offset twist, which would angle that rod to the clutch fork, if mounted outboard like the manual shows.

The angle looks incorrect. I would put it on the inside, towards the block for a straighter travel. Here is a pic from my 71 402 4speed disassembly.

Steve is a member of the club in BC, Canada

Congratulations on those numbers Ron. I’m with you on that age thing. Hope the other tests turned out well also.

Had that yearly blood test I spoke of earlier. The theory behind no routine test from insurance is that they say after a certain age?, you would pass away by something else before prostrate cancer. Can’t say I agree with that one. It’s all about the money evidently.. anyway, I asked for psa to be included and test turned out great. 1.1….

Yes, check the mounting hardware. Basically anywhere the cable mounts. There is also a chance if everything checked out ok that the cable has stretched. In that case a new cable will be necessary. Have you thought about becoming a dues paying member? If not, wasn't this info worth 25.00? Lololol. The best 25.00 ever spent on getting correct, precise info on the first generation Monte Carlo in my humble opinion.

The main adjustment that usually is the issue is on the transmission itself. Where the cable is mounted to the selector shaft. Again make sure it hasn't moved or the retaining clip on the cable hasn't fallen out . There is a similar set up on the console shifter itself. Usually not the issue but I have had a few that needed tightening. There is no ground cable on the console shifter as it is bolted directly to the floor. Which is grounded directly. The cable CAN be used by the car as a ground cable if you don't have enough or broken grounds. I also do not feel this is the issue you are having but Xtra insurance that is pennies on the dollar for safety on other electrical gremlins that can pop up due to bad grounds.

Okee dokey, first make sure the car/trans is in park. Make sure the console shifter is in park also. Then go underneath the car and check the adjustment nut on the trans selector bracket. (Where the cable from the shifter attached to). Make sure it is tight. Then remove the 4 screws that hold the P R N D L L2 console cover off and check the adjustment nut, just like on the trans but on the shifter itself. While there also check the upper and lower cable mounting clips to make sure they are still retaining the cable. If it's only the speedo that is off, remove the lower dash panel under the column, locate the screw on the column for the little shift cable and adjust accordingly. I hope this helps.

Did you hook up the back drive linkage from the transmission to the steering column during your swap? If not, check to see if the steering column collar turned a bit (the part where the old shift handle was). Maybe you bumped it in use, and it rotated clockwise a little.

Yep, a quick shot/walk around @ around 12.59 in this vid. And 2 passes

Yep. Same with colon cancer get checked! They found mine at 23. I'm 32 now.

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…

Please keep the family of John and Sandy Patterson in your prayers. They were members of the club for a number of years and Sandy passed away a few years ago. John had several health issues and could no longer drive and I think someone in the club purchased their Monte. I just learned John passed away yesterday, Dec 29th. rob