Mr70Monte

Carl, I've got a 200r4 in my '70, its a direct bolt in replacement for a TH350, you can reuse the 350 mount & crossmember, it just has to be moved back several inches, but the mounting holes were already drilled. I used my same 350 driveshaft, but I had to replace the yoke that slides into the transmission due to it having the round balancer on it. My '70 has the shifter on the column, it connected right back up to the 200R4 & after some adjustments, all gears were selectable. The TV cable is the most important part of the 200R4 swap, make sure its adjusted correctly. I got the brackets for it from a late 80's Monte. The stud that attaches the cable to the carb is available from Edelbrock. For the lockup torque converter, aftermaket kits are also available, I used a vacuum switch from Chevy truck & a brake switch to release my lockup. you might want to check out www.turbobuicks.com & http://www.ptsnctb.com there's alot of information about this transmission & some performance upgrades there. let me know if you need anything else.

its the switch for the TCS (transmission controlled spark) it controls the soleniod between the carburator & the distributor. basically it turns the vacuum on or off depending on what gear the transmission is in. it allows vacuum to the distributor in high gear & reverse.

here's the way the fender skirts are listed on my '70 build sheet, T58 REAR WHL SKIR also, I see nothing on deleting the rear wheel open moldings due to having the fender skirts.

The correct springs are still available from GM, order part #3848272, about $15 each. I just replaced mine with these, they are identical to my original ones.

I to would love to see a LS-6 Monte, or even a 454 4 speed, but I have my doubts, i'd think if 1 or 12 had been built, they would have turned up in 35 years. Its always easy to say or hear about someone having one of these cars, for example the LT-1 Monte, but when it comes time to prove it, usually they don't or can't. Andreas, since you have a scanned copy of the build sheet, what options are listed on it? Also, without seeing the actual build sheet, i'd still have a hard time believing one was built, a build sheet would be easy enough to piece together to pass it off over the internet.

Andreas, while you can put it on any first generation Monte, this option was only available on the '70 model. Here's the location of the monitor, http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/278000-278999/278787_29_full.jpg

flat centers are for the Monte Carlo "Custom" raised centers are from a Corvette

dfr, if your Monte is a original 4 speed car, it is one of 1428 4 speeds built in '70, of which 839 were behind a small block, the other 589 were behind a 402. There was no breakdown on the small block engines.

no, they won't interchange.

CERTURION, first thing, on the left side of the keyboard your using hit the "Caps Lock" button, it is very rude to keep typing in CAPS all the time. second, explain why you quote above is correct? Quote: Originally posted by George Lines: After thinking about it, this is correct because the water would be cooler at the bottom of the radiator therby making the trans fluid cooler. Very important. George, all the coolant on the right side of the radiator has already passed through the radiator tubes, so it should the the same temperature. So I can't see where it would make a difference which way they go, but my new prebent lines, due to their bends, were impossible to hook up wrong.

this was option NK1, Cushioned Rim Steering Wheel, it was only available in black, cost was only $34.80. This was in '70, i'm not sure if it was available on the 71 or 72 models, anyone with a 71 or 72 GM restoration guide can check.

Option CD2 (windshield washer monitor) was only available on the '70 model. But it was cancelled early in the production model, the '70 assembly manual shows it being cancelled 1-16-70. I also have this fully functioning option on my '70.

I'm not sure, but I thought wheel #2 was only available on the '71 SS454's & the '72 Custom's that had tilt wheel. '70 SS454's had the standard wheel #1, unless the optional (NK1) 3 spoke sport wheel was ordered. Here is a pic of that wheel in my '70, Just another note, 70BlackCherry said something about painting the wheel to match, in '70 Chevrolet only offered this wheel was in black. Other Gm models used this wheel also & did offer different colors.

yes, thats normal

Dan, Those grilles look like the correct ones used up to & including the 70 models. The studs are welded to the backside. These are the correct ones for 71 & up models, they also have the studs welded to the back. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...bayphotohosting ------------------ '70 Monte Carlo, Forest Green Metallic w/black vinyl top, Dark Green Metallic Interior community.webshots.com/user/wv_moonshiner http://www.cardomain.com/id/mr70monte If you see this car on a trailer, call 911, because it's stolen!

7040202 is correct for a 350 (300hp) with a automatic transmission 7040200 is correct for either a 402 (330hp) or a 454 (360hp) with a automatic transmission both carburetors are the same, the only differences are, (1) .076 primary jets for the 350 vs. .078 primary jets for the 402 & 454. (2) air valve spring adjustment for the 350 is 7/16, while it is 13/16 for the 402 & 454. ------------------ '70 Monte Carlo, Forest Green Metallic w/black vinyl top, Dark Green Metallic Interior community.webshots.com/user/wv_moonshiner http://www.cardomain.com/id/mr70monte If you see this car on a trailer, call 911, because it's stolen!

thats correct. 70 used the old style that was used in the mid to late 60's. 71, started using the new style that was used up until the late 70's. there is a pic of the 70 style in my pics on CarDomain (use my link in my signature), go to page 3. the 71 style has a more square body. ------------------ '70 Monte Carlo, Forest Green Metallic w/black vinyl top, Dark Green Metallic Interior community.webshots.com/user/wv_moonshiner http://www.cardomain.com/id/mr70monte If you see this car on a trailer, call 911, because it's stolen!

1. the cross over wiring harness runs across/back of the dash by itself, from the fuse block area up & just below the bottom of the windshield, behind the defroster ducts to the passenger side, the connector for the passenger side door should end up about where the front passenger dash speaker is mounted. 2. the relay mounts behind the drivers side kick panel, there with be 2 dimples where it mounts at. 3. this depends on what year you have. in '70, there was a seperate wiring harness for the power options, it got its power from the horn relay, the wire from the horn relay ran to a 30A circuit breaker mounted on the firewall below the brake booster, the wire from the breaker passed through the firewall into the interior & had a connector on it to power 3 options. 71 & 72 were more simplier, the wire just pluged into the fuse block, or if there were more than 1 power option, the 3 pluged connector pluged in first. 4. all years, it plugs into the IGN. terminal of the fuse block. ------------------ '70 Monte Carlo, Forest Green Metallic w/black vinyl top, Dark Green Metallic Interior community.webshots.com/user/wv_moonshiner http://www.cardomain.com/id/mr70monte If you see this car on a trailer, call 911, because it's stolen!

LS5's had a cast iron Quadrajet style intake. only the big blocks that had the rectangular port heads had factory aluminum intakes.

small blocks had a 5000 redline. 402's & 454/360hp had a 5500 redline. Chevelles that had a 396/375hp or 454/450hp had a 6500 redline. It is possible that the 5000 redline tach got installed in your Monte by a mistake or they were out of the 5500 when your Monte was assemblied, or it could have been added before you got the car. Another possibility is the original tach went bad, they replaced it with the 5000. ------------------ '70 Monte Carlo, Forest Green Metallic w/black vinyl top, Dark Green Metallic Interior community.webshots.com/user/wv_moonshiner http://www.cardomain.com/id/mr70monte If you see this car on a trailer, call 911, because it's stolen!

Quote: <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by jaxx: some oven cleaners work good to on grease </font> I thought the same thing, I did this on my first Monte, 65K miles of grease, sprayed it complete top 1/2 of the engine with EZ Off oven cleaner, within a couple of minutes the foam from the oven cleaner was turning orange, by the time I got it rinsed off, it was bare metal. Just thought you might want to be aware of this before you try it. ------------------ '70 Monte Carlo, Forest Green Metallic w/black vinyl top, Dark Green Metallic Interior community.webshots.com/user/wv_moonshiner http://www.cardomain.com/id/mr70monte If you see this car on a trailer, call 911, because it's stolen!

yes Gene, you need a concealed wiper motor, the actual motor is round.

I got one from Advance Auto, looks just like the factory one.

I'm not trying to be mean here, but I've noticed that on several other message boards, that the members just post a link to their pics in their signatures, that way it doesn't take up alot of needed space. If I wanted to see someones car I wouldn't mind having to click on one additional link. If you do something to your car that you would like everyone else to see, just post a message, and say, look what I've done now! and include it in a link to the pics. Problem solved. just my opinion. ------------------ '70 Monte Carlo Forest Green/Dark Green Met. interior/Black vinyl top http://community.webshots.com/user/wv_moonshiner [This message has been edited by Mr70Monte (edited 09-23-2002).]

factory 15x7 ralleys were 4" backspacing, the 15x8 Vette ralley is also 4" backspacing.