Katman

That would make it about 6 hours for me.

Jack, It was very cool getting in line with my Monte right behind the Coke Machine - nice picture - thanks for sharing.

I used to replace my computer about every three years but found that when hard drives started exceeding 100GB, 500mb RAM, and 2.4Ghz Pentiums came around that they finally hit a speed and capacity that the average user needs could be satisfied. Now I am not into the gaming, don't visit the porn sites and have no desire to watch TV on the computer so this last unit I built in 2002 is still running AOK. Mind you I went with quality motherboard, CPU, etc...and turn the PC off when I am not using it. So in six years I have formatted and reloaded the OS just once. I did buy a pair of hard drives since they don't sell the 120GB Maxtor SATA drives anymore. My 17 inch monster CRT which I bought for a steal for $500.00 when they were first new now sits downstairs and is used only to setup new PC's. I did upgrade to 17 inch BenQ LCD several years ago. I guess it depends what you use the computer for and how you use it that plays a big part in how often it should be reloaded.

I find the most effective way to keep our computers running fast is to completely reformat every 3-5 years. Sometimes I'll use a second hard drive so that I can transfer back stuff like Favorites, email, pictures, etc...It's alot faster in most cases and it is guaranteed to get you back to optimum speed. Problemf or most people is that they don't have a fresh install disk for Windows XP and don't know how to reinstall things called drivers, etc...I've tried all of the anti-spyware stuff out there and google for issues but I've found once you have problems they just keep coming back no matter what you do and how knowledgable you are in fixing computers.

Hi, been away a long time. I got my grill back several months ago and I'm finally ready to put it back on the Monte. The fins of my original grill were painted completely black. It had too many issues to have it rechromed. So awhile back I bought another 71 grill off of EBAY and had it rechromed. Does anyone have pictures that I could use for reference? I've got an SS and want to do it right since I spent big bucks getting the grill rechromed. Thanks

If you want to call him, here is Rick Treworgy's number courtesy of switchboard.com 941) 639-5712

M&H is real good with the turn around even if things are not in stock. I think you'll be pleased with the cables when they come in.

Actually I did not share the whole story. I waited three months for those cables. Finally I called them - they said they were waiting on the negative cable. I said "send what ya got". THen they sent a cable that was about a foot too short to reach the battery.

Don't get the cables from OPGI - they are a middle man and get the incorrect (Chevelle) cables even though you ask for Monte Carlo. They won't correct the error in their catalog - they say noone else has complained that they are wrong. But I checked the numbers, called M&H and they confirmed OPGI is listing the wrong part number for the Monte Carlo. OPGI gets the cables from M&H Harness and you can bypass OPGI, get the right cables, and get it alot quicker for close to the same price. I ordered the side mounts - they are correct for 71. I also got a side mount only battery from Sears for a very good price. (I don't particularly like the dual mount battery look when using side post cables.)

That was an awesome set of pictures. Thanks for sharing. Midwest winters were real tough on those Monte's in the 70's.

I have some good pictures of what I went through fixing my Monte. With the vinyl top on, you could not see a problem. The vinyl top was in great shape - it appeared a previous owner tried to cover up the problem instead of fixing it. But it appeared that the interior below the rear window had a water problem in the past - that was the only visual evidence of a problem. Once the vinyl was off, and the window was out, I found some extensive rust damage. It's been documented here - take a look. http://www.katuszonek.com/window.html

Where did you get the replacement quarter windows? I've been debating replacing them too.

Iceman, I don't recall seeing the Z20 stamp on my passenger door when I had the panels off a few years back. Thought I might have taken some pictures of that work but can't seem to locate them. Are you replacing the quarter windows too? Mark