Mo's70MCs

you know it don't come easy.

DJ ..looking good..take your time. You can't hurry love!

Blessing in disguise that it happen when it did. Having it fail at the track could have been catastrophic. Any car accident is scary, but an accident in which your vehicle is thrown into out of your control is mortifying. Losing your brakes is one of those situations.

wow! thanks on the heads-up. Everything OK? How did you manage to find that before it became fatal?

Thank god you don't have the body on it! Good progress though!!

It looks great, Larry. Her rear-end looks much more inviting.

Yupp!!

Have you tried checking the engine vacuum? From the first post it seems as if the closing of the choke plate makes it idle well, although when it starts to open the carb starts to fail? Does it idle at all?

All three years, all three years, all three years... you must keep the '72

Jacob, you've come a long way it sounds awesome. A huge thumbs-up and thanks for sharing. It's great to see a young man such as yourself with a passion for these relics.

Congrats Aaron..I'm not about to try and convince you on the many reasons why you should keep all three. Just that they look awesome in the garage.

You're killing me!! that's the best laugh of the day...

That gets the Ignoramus parking space award of the month.

Welcome Mike!!..."The Coke Machine" indeed! Kevin Wiles would be the owner of the #12 Monte.. he is the club founder and first President of our beloved club. I'm sure with time he will chime-in. Have a look at the "coke machine project".

Jesus criminee.. it's getting where you can't even voice your opinion around here. The ill-nature is killing me, along with the prejudicial behavior certain demonic and diabolical forces possess. That's just outright malignant behavior, often people need to get off the depression wheel. Sorry!!

Leo you are so quick at reading through other people statements. First get your facts together and or info, I merely suggested the work was right out of a third world nation. When did I imply or even mention that it was Taiwan, as if only inferior stuff is coming out of Taiwan. Is our south of the border neighbor a third world nation? Now you're third world evil Leo?

Andreas, inst your hood fiberglass? What do you think of their quality. I'm thinking of going the clear anodized, instead of the machined finished. Or maybe gloss black, what's holding me back is not being able to see the finish, their website doesn't offer much in the way of additional info or reviews from other customers. I've seen the machine finish up close looks good brand new, though will it hold its finish long? I just can't wait to install a set and do away with the hood misalignment and the inferior stock design. Originally Posted By: MCBeast Good GOD!! I wonder if the my hinges hand rebuilt will hold better. That rivet-failing story has me nervous about any newly mass manufactured stuff. You know DJ one never knows and hopes that stuff like that never happens, my whole issue with it, is "quality control". After seeing and examining the riveted portion in the first place and comparing it to the others it was clear that (inspector) somebody was sleeping on the job. It should have never made it passed the production control line. It was obvious when the rivet was pressed the machine operator freaking missed its target, clearly! I doubt it being automated (robot) assembly. Clearly inferior work..like 3rd world nation if you get my drift. G.M. my foot.. as for mass manufactured stuff? Man what's happened to stuff build to last, never again. Can you tell I'm pissed?

Sam can you flip it? I have a twisted neck..

My next choice will be a nice set of billet hinges.. eddie motor sports. I'll tell you why. After shelling-out a huge amount on a paint job I thought I’d better make sure not to skimp on some new hinges. Well I went the brand new G.M. route and I first was happy till one of them let go on the riveted portion of the hinge. I was really pissed, thank god the damage was minimal and I escaped with hardly but a noticeable scrape. These hinges were made in the U.S.A. for god’s sake I told myself, how could they fail so soon? I managed to take the broken one and repair the portion that let go and still not confident that it will hold. So I’m going to eventually dig deep for a pair of some nice billet one’s. I’ve seen these up close and they’re nice, though the M.C. hood is awful heavy, they claim the nitrogen filled strut will have no problem supporting it. All I know is... Am I setting myself up for the next stage of disappointment.

I guess excessive oil consumption is overstating it. If you happen to find a cylinder that shows sings of oil use, much like the plug that you show, it could be for many reasons. Sometimes it depends on the cause, for instance if you allow the engine to sit for long periods of time without use, small amounts of oil will find their way into the combustion chamber. Eventually with wear more and more oil will start to burn slowly when the temperature of the motor is colder which will start to leave deposits on the plugs. This is often caused by piston rings or cylinder walls that are badly worn. Oil may also be pulled into the chamber because of excessive clearance in the valve stem guides, or badly worn valve stem seals. If the PCV valve is plugged or inoperative, it can cause a buildup of crankcase pressure. Allowing or forcing more pressure into or passed the rings and or valve guides or seals onto the combustion chamber. Signs of "blow-by" is a good indication of too much wear. Valve stem seals are commonly a problem in the SBC head, many of the older gear-heads used to remedy a problem commonly found with the construction of the inferior "O-ring" stem seal and would use an additional "umbrella" type of valve stem seal, just to keep the oil from entering the combustion chamber. Some machine shops now use and or recommend a "positive" type seal.

It's an item you screw ahead of the plug between the spark plug and the head to prolong the life of the plug. It shields it from the oil for a longer period. It tends to help with engines with excessive oil consumption. Some say they don't work but they do. If you ever had to replace fouled plugs on a frequent basis you'll know they prolong the life of the plug a little longer.

hotter plug and a non-fouler for now. SBC are prone to rear cyl fouling. Funny thing is I've seen them eat valve stem seals, leaks into the intake runners because of poor gasket sealing, there are a couple of reasons, another one, drain back holes allowing oil to puddle and eventually oil seeps down into the combustion chamber via worn stem seals or worn guides.