montefrazer

Mesh up. All you should see is the fiberglass when you look at the underside of the hood. ------------------ Steve

I agree the air cleaner should have one snorkle. For pictures of the suspension, go to the home page, click tech info, and click is it an SS. Some very nice pictures of the under body there. ------------------ Steve

This is off track, but there's a couple of interesting notes in the chev manual. -It lists a Monte Carlo Custom Coupe and a Convertible. It even lists a body code of 13867 for the convertible. There are no other specs on a convertible though. -It says it is a 5 passenger vehicle with bench and a 4 passenger vehicle with buckets. This does not make sense. The 70 owners manual also has convertible care and use instructions on page 40. At their new model presentation in 1969, the dealers were told a convertible would be introduced later in the model year. You could fit another person in the front with the bench seat. It was a 5 passenger vehicle then. ------------------ Steve

The 71 owners manual says the tire decal is affixed to the left front door of the vehicle. I don't have an exact placement but would expect it to be on the upper half, above the latch, for easy reading. If this was put on by hand on the line, there will be no exact position, but will be in a general area. ------------------ Steve

Quote: <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by gene: im just finishing up installing my new radio and i used what i think are the original hot and ground from the old radio ,coming from the same wiring harness is a gray wire any ideas on what it is .thanks.also i just purchased a assembly manual from luttys chevy anyone know about a better easy to read manual </font> The gray wire is a light hot lead. It lights up the radio dial when the lights are on. ------------------ Steve

Using the lock up will also get you better gas milage. That is why car makers went to them. ------------------ Steve

For a while in 70 the column and wheel matched interior color. After this mid year change they were all black. ------------------ Steve

I was reading the how to tell them apart and saw vacuum door locks listed for a 70. Is this right? The only difference I've seen between 70 and 71-72 is the buttons are different but are still electric. My two 70's are electric. Never seen one with vacuum. ------------------ Steve

So, here's the question: What does dropping mean? Like lowering the column, or removing it? Sindawe, can you send me an illustration of the steering column? I'm afraid I might do something wrong and not being able to fix it. Dropping means unbolting it and letting it hang down as far as it will go. You don't need to remove it. You should not have to worry about hurting anything as it should just rest on the seat. If you have removed the seat, just put something under it to let it rest on. And no, I don't have the column shift, pfeeeeww :-) Gav[/b]

I am going to assume that the lenses are the same for '70-'72??? Ben The red lens and chrome are different for a 70. There are no chrome cross pieces. All you see is the red lens surrounded by the chrome. Over the years many people upgraded to the 71-72 style to dress up the back. 70 back up lenses are different too. No extended lip in the middle. ------------------ Steve

Quote: <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by monteguy: Does anyone know how to remove the chrome hood molding? I tried to pry it off but I don't want to ruin it. </font> A short block of wood with a sharp edge and a hammer. Put the edge of the wood against the chrome and tap, not hit, with the hammer. Slowly work across the hood. You can install it the same way. ------------------ Steve