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31 minutes ago, 70white402 said:
Bill, might sell mine. All redone. 496. 5 speed. 3:73. Pw,pseats chambered exhaust, Jeff in nj
496?! 5speed?! 3:73?! WOW Jeff! That is a beast! Sweet!
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Damn Bill. Very sorry to hear what happened.
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Optional wheel, aka the 3 spoke for 70 is only black.
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Sounding and looking sweet! Great job!
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Sorry for the loss Bill. What happened? What are you looking for? Something done? Something needing work or a total rebuild? Big block? Small block? SS?
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I believe the 70 SS had color matched wheel and column where as the 71 SS were all black wheels and columns. Kevin and others know this fact. I am just believing. Lol
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21 minutes ago, Dtret said:
I was going to add something like that but forgot. lol. Pull the dash pad off to change a bulb and realize the whole harness is hacked. Ya stuff like that.
Yup, the "snowball" effect. It'll getcha every time! 😂🤣😂🤣
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I have seen early cars without the 2nd body mount you mention Dennis. May be only early Baltimore cars??🤔
Big Red is a Sept of 69 build, but Flint plant. Has both mounts and had the rubber isolator cross member.
4 speed cars had the it directly bolted to the frame cross member. As you know the ones with the isolator rust badly inside. It MAY have been changed for a Chevelle style (direct to frame).
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Beautiful! Can't wait to see her all assembled! Beautiful color!
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The only color I would believe didn't have the lower black painted from the factory is black. All other colors do not look right without the black. Its on my "to do" list for "Big Red".
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2 hours ago, Dtret said:
I bought a 70( yes the joke in the for sale section) and a 72 from the same guy. I haven’t really looked at the 72 frame but it was hit pretty good, pass front. The horns were cut off that I know. What are the thoughts on welding frames together around the double front body mounts??? Just a thought I had.
Absolutely. Obviously take measurements and not only double check them, quadruple check. Then weld. Lol
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Will keep an eye out for it and I hope he finds it quickly. 😓
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1 hour ago, Dtret said:
Yep not worth the gas to take it there. But I do have the frame ( 3/4 of it anyway) to go with it. That should get me to 12 bucks. 😝
I doubt that. My son and I did a mixed metal scrap run a few weeks ago. 600lbs = 21.00. Lol don't really scrap for money, just get rid of the clutter.
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12 minutes ago, Glen said:
That makes sense when I read it now. But now you have me scratching my head trying to remember where I read about the Halo and headlight trim being on “early” cars. If I find it I’ll share it
I have said it. Lol. My moms first and only car was a Baltimore built 70 Monte. 350 2bbl, th350, bench cloth interior. Fiber optic washer and a/c. Cranberry red, black top and interior. Full top and no under light chrome. I have the build sheet somewhere I believe. Now I have to look for it to see when it was built.
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Sweet! Great pics! Thank you for sharing.
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Normal. The old filter will not be the same color as the new filter. Dirt, contaminants etc discolor the oil which, discolors the filter that traps all the junk.
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1 hour ago, Dtret said:
I drove 2 1/2 hours one way to install a set of front springs for a friend. He was scared to death to attempt the job. He was even standing back as I loaded the spring onto the compressor. We traded time spent for parts.
Time for parts always works for me! Lol
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52 minutes ago, Dtret said:
They most definitely are heavy. I personally don’t care for them but my 70 and 71 have ralleys so the caps will stay on the Custom for something different.
Same here with "Barn Find". She was ordered with the P02 hubcap option. Although right now I have the Corvette style on her.
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2 hours ago, FrankOC said:
That car sold on BAT for $24k last April.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-chevrolet-monte-carlo-21/
Knew I saw the car somewhere recently. Nice car but for that money I want the correct seat covers, a 70 steering wheel, not a 71 and the drivers remote mirror instead of the cheapie ones that don't hold their adjustment. Just saying...
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Sometimes, when in "race" mode I put billet specialties wheels on "Big Red".
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5 minutes ago, Dtret said:
Hey Tom. I resemble that reaction. My lucky charm.
This I know Dennis. ❤️ Ya man!
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Like Larry said, only the SS could be had with a 454.
The biggest engine for a non-SS Monte Carlo was the 402. 8633 examples of the 402 Monte were produced AND you could also get a 4speed 402 car but NOT a SS454 4speed.
Although you could option a non-SS with the same options as an SS except the Z20 package that made it an SS. The 454 and the badging basically.
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28 minutes ago, Dtret said:
From the person who claims to have a Monte. Hmmmmmmm. As he shows up in a Suburban. ( nice though, better than that blue oval thingy).
At least it was a GM product. 🤣😂🤣😂
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Obviously 50+more cubic inches automatically means more torque and HP right off the bat.
If the 402 is numbers matching, making 400 HP is not hard.
But also like Joe, you could put the 402 on the side if eventually you want to go back to numbers matching or if you sell the car, you could give the next owner that option and possibly get more money for it with the original engine.
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in General 70-72 Monte Carlo Forum
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That is for 71 SS Willie. The 70 I believe are colored the same as the interior color. 71 all columns are black. I can't go by Big Red because her interior is black.