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    Installing tach in instrument cluster

    in Interior Tech

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    I'm trying to get all my mechanical to-do's done so that I can get my 72 Monte Carlo sprayed with the etching primer on the bare metal, and then finish it with the brand new paint job and vinyl top.

    I just installed a brand new heater core in my A/C Monte, and now I'm ready to install the new tach in the dash. I was thinking of replacing the clock with the tach, and installing LED bulbs in the instrument cluster while I have it out.

    Is this the best route to go, or as I've seen on the forum here, where others have installed new fuel, amp, and temp gauges? If I just change the clock out with the tach, is there a instrument cluster lense that can be purchased that doesn't have the hole in it for the clock adjustment knob?

     

    Thanks,

    Doug

    HEI conversion

    in Engine Tech

    Posted

    Thanks for the info!

    I was able to get under the dash and the previous owner had a nice 10 ga wire already connected to the IGN terminal in the fuse block, so I routed that out through the firewall and connected it to the HEI. Now I just have to modify the external voltage regulator wiring as Leghome suggested.

    Thanks again!

    HEI conversion

    in Engine Tech

    Posted

    I'm almost ready to fire up my 396 stroker motor that I built for my 72 Monte Carlo. The car had no motor when I bought it last year.

    I got a brand new HEI distributor, plug wires, and spark plugs for the install. I read that I should run a 12 ga wire from the ign spade in the fuse box to the BAT on the distributor. For an in dash tach install, is there a certain color wire that was existing to the old style coil that I can use for a factory style tach, or is there a certain way to wire it up from the dash?

    Also, I disconnected the factory external voltage regulator on the core support so that the "generator" dash light would go out when the ignition key was in the off position. I got a GM 1 wire alternator for the car, so is there something special that I need to do with the wiring to the old voltage regulator to make sure things are working properly.

    Thanks,

    Doug

    72 Monte Carlo with factory cloth seats

    in Interior Tech

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    My 72 Monte Carlo was ordered by a local woman, and it was Sequoia Green with a black vinyl top, green interior with cloth seats, tilt column, A/C, 350 4bbl, 350 turbo trans, 2.73 gears, etc. Is there any vendors for the Monte Carlo that makes and sells the cloth seat upholstery? I've seen lots of vinyl seat stuff, but not the cloth upholstery.

     

    From the build sheet that I found on top of the gas tank, here are the options she got when she ordered my Monte Carlo;

     

    A01 - All tinted glass

    B37 - Floor mats

    B42 - Lugg compartment mat

    B80 - Roof Drip Molding

    B85 - Belt Reveal Molding

    B96 - Front/Rear OPG Molding

    C08 - Vinyl Top

    C24 - Depress W/S Washer Pump

    C60 - Air Conditioning

    GW5 - 2.73 Gear Ratio axle

    J50 - Power Brakes

    JL2 - Power Disc Front Brakes

    L48 - V8 350 CI 4BB

    M38 - CBC Trans

    N33 - Tilt Steering Wheel

    N40 - Power Steering

    PA3 - Custom Wheel Disc

    PU8 - G78x15WW Tires

    UF1 - Map Lamp

    U25 - Lugg Compartment Lamp

    U26 - Underhood Lamp

    U27 - Glove Box Lamp

    U28 - Ash Tray Lamp

    U29 - IP Courtesy Lamps

    U35 - Electric Clock

    U63 - AM Radio

    U76 - Windshield Antenna

    U80 - Rear Speakers

    ZJ9 - Lite Group

     

    She ordered it and it was built in the Van Nuys Plant, then it shipped directly to the Tigard Oregon, and then to Maurice Roy Garage in Pilot Rock, Oregon, which is where she lived and bought it from.

     

    I got it from the guy that bought it from her, so I'm the third owner of this soon to be getting new paint 72 MC.

     

    Did the non-Custom models get the B85 Belt Reveal Molding?

     

    Thanks,

     

    Doug

    72 Monte interior question

    in Interior Tech

    Posted

    I went to Legendary interiors website, and for a GM A body 68-72, they only show Chevelle, Malibu, and SS as an option to pick from.

     

    http://www.legendaryautointeriors.com/catalog/products.html?make=CHEVROLET (A-BODY 68-72)&model=CHEVELLE/MALIBU/SS (68-72)&year=1972&nav_cat=UPHOLSTERY %26 TRIM ACCESSORIES&class=SEAT UPHOLSTERY-CHEVROLET

     

    Is that the correct website? I didn't think the Chevelle interior was the same as the Monte Carlo.

    Vinyl top - Yes or No?

    in Restorers - Archive

    Posted

    I got the complete vinyl top molding trim from the 70 Monte that I parted out, and I saved all the molding trim plastic clips too. But a guy pointed me towards the screws that replace the pins, which I think will be a much easier process to install a new vinyl top if I go that route.

    Vinyl top - Yes or No?

    in Restorers - Archive

    Posted

     
    My 72 Monte came with a black vinyl top, and the guy I got it from a couple weeks ago, had removed it many years ago, and shaved the pins down. I'll be repainting my car soon and would like opinions of whether to install a new vinyl top or not? The roof itself will be coated to help protect it from any moisture issues in the future if a vinyl top is installed.
     
    Thanks!

     

    Photobucket pictures

    in Computers

    Posted

    I had photobucket for over 10 yrs and have since deleted my pictures off there and deleted my account from them blackmailers.

     

    I use imgur now and it's very intuitive and works great from my Android phone too.

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