Mr. Hipster

I question your knowledgeable trans guys, B&M makes nothing, only packages parts. Normally brown paper in fwd and intermediate clutch positions and green waffle in the direct for most applications. If the rubber seal is left off the direct drum, a 'trick' to maximize hold power, application might be a little too abrupt. Regarding the thrust issue; it's pretty easy to screw that up if you don't do it every day. After diameter clearance has been verified torque mains 1-4 and check thrust with rear main loose. Should have .008 to.010, snug rear main bolts and tap crank fore and aft with dead blow, using a large screw driver wedge the crank forward and torque rear main, should have with in .002 of untorqued clearance. Some may find fault with my specs but they are the product of trouble free thrust bearing life for many years. Blocked trans cooler is about the only thing that can cause thrust problems when converter/trans clearances are correct.

Well, I've had a lot of calls about my 70ss clone 4sp car. Tonite talked to a fellow from northern WI who says he knows a guy (gave me his name) who bought a SS 4sp car new AND still owns it. I sent him a link to the forum, we will see if it bears fruit, as it were.

Era correct doesn't include those valve covers.

4L60 with a controller is far superior to a 700 in drivability.

Changed my 70 from console horseshoe shifter to 4 speed, that shifter has to move toward center about 4", made my guy redo it twice to get things centered correctly. Used a comp + Hurst with bolt on shift arm. It works well, can power shift if needed.

Good info. I assume your storage facility is air conditioned?

I wondered, 200r's like to snap the fwd drum input when the torque get's real. Many get lost with the cable adjustment and cook their transmissions, 700s have the same problem of course. ECU controlled units work better and have less problems as they are actually less complex than the 200 and 700 from a control stand point. We require local customer installed units to be brought to the shop for a look over, about 80% have throttle valve cable geometry problems.

Maybe but I've got mine listed for 18k @ cars-on-line, a lot of chatter but no money yet.

Uh, 4L80? Anyone hear of those? www.autotransdesign.com

I can live with a dealer conversion, Dale did a lot of interesting things back then. A guy I worked with @ American Can in 70 bought a black Nova SS from them, had a 454, factory tach, was black on black, think he crashed it, imagine that. Wonderful times.

Just because no one has one TODAY that's into the hobby, doesn't mean there wasn't any produced. Harold Worman know's the difference between a 402 and 454, remember he ran the high performance parts department, and he drag raced. That normally means a guy is a little more tuned up mechanically than the average joe. It matter's little to me if any of you guys believe what I heard with my ears. I've seen 400 small blocks and 402 rat motor 4 speed Monte's, maybe they never built those either, even though I saw those examples @ the dealer back in the day.

http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141388 Post 9 third paragraph, engine spec info is appropriate for 335/390 hp 427 and 454 69 and 70 model years, as well as 69 396.

Only thing not mentioned is just maybe what ever stick montes 'might' have been constructed, could have wound up wrapped around a pole back in the day, cut up and made into a race car, or stolen and disassembled. We'll never know.

Hello, Mike here, first post but I've been around for a while. My present gold/no vinyl top 70 is the third 1970 Monte I've owned. First was light green 350 2bbl, bought in 71 it didn't keep long. Next, in 76, was dark green/vinyl loaded up, even had the little light indicators on the front fenders and rear seat shelf and rear window defog, bench seat, gage package and 402 engine. I screwed in a 70 Vette 454 390hp Appliance headers and let the wife drive it to work for 5 years, until the WI winters got the best of it. It was a great car, very quick. Used it to tow my Chevelle drag car with a open trailer. Once @ a traffic light a guy in a 307 Camaro had a hard time pulling us, kept looking over and we were still next to him laughing our butts off. Present unit was built in Van Nyes, born a 350/300/T-350/2.73 12 bolt. Boring so I created my own 4 speed 454, all nos parts, only non stock items are the Hurst shifter, Super T-10 and solid Jegs upper control arms, no wheel hop here. I always accepted the 'no 4 speed SS Monte's' until today. Was talking to a good friend who back in the day worked @ Dale Chevrolet in Waukesha WI. Harold Worman is his name, he sold cars and was in charge of performance parts. We were discussing my car and he mentioned that there was a red/black vinyl/black interior SS 4 speed that came through Dale Chevrolet. He didn't recall the engine spec but remembered the car. I wouldn't believe the story from any one else, but I know this guy is the genuine article from the era and he doesn't have alzhiemers yet. http://s767.photobucket.com/user/mhohnstein/library/1970%20monte%20carlo?sort=3&page=1