RichG

Capri, According to the Chevy Parts Manual dated July 1972, the Negative cable is PN 8907027 and is 30" long. The Positive cable is PN 8907030 and is 45" long. The radiator hose strap is PN 399978 and it superseded PN 3981017. Hope this helps. Rich.

You would want a kit from one of the suppliers. The two seams on the roof are "heat sealed" not sewn. An upholstry shop would only be able to sew the seams and negate the issue of NOS material with incorrect appearance. Talk to Leo(Klassik1) he is an excellent supplier and if he sells it to you it will be right!

Sorry, double post.

I would agree that actually building it would not be hard, they already made 4-speed Monte's and they made 454 4-speed Chevelles, but in almost 40 years not ONE documented car ever showed up. Like an LS-6 Chevelle with A/C, factory said no to certain things for inexplicable reasons. If an Exec went to the trouble of getting it built someone would know. There are lots of stories of somebody's neighbor's cousin had one, but no paper!

I should be able to do that this weekend.

Some pictures might help us figure it out. I can look at my 4 spd and compare.

The only part that is different between Chevelle and Monte 4 speeds is the frame mounted bracket. The frame is shaped differently there but is the same (or close enough) width as a Chevelle.

Factory tailpipes were part # 3974755 & 3974756. They had built in resonators, round resonator with square shoulders (like a muffler) not the resonator pipes that have rounded edges and look like a snake that swallowed a rat. The tips were called " extension, muffler" in the parts book. They were part # 3956756 and they were a non chrome plated turn down tip. Info is out of the Chevy parts book, 1975 printing date.

The powerglide was the base automatic trans in 1970 for a 350 2bbl car. It was the only engine a PG was available with in the monte's. The restoration packet from GM spells it out. If you did not specifically upgrade, the powerglide is what you got. You couldn't "downgrade" to it. It was a bit like ordering bucket seats, if you didn't also specifically order the console, the shifter came on the column, they didn't just automatically put them console & floor shifter in.

Wait a minute!!!!! A base 350 2bbl in 1970 would have come with a POWERGLIDE if you didn't specifically order up a TH-350!! They also only got a 10 bolt rear. 1971 & up TH350 was the lightest duty trans available!

How are you going to use the car? If it's mostly for the street, 3.31, 3.42 or 3.55's would be your best choice. Any higher numerical gears and your rpm's are way up there, sucking $4 a gallon gas like crazy! It's been discussed here a lot and most folks that have had the 4.10's and 3.73's either drop down a few or wish they had. Folks that use the cars mainily on the strip like the higher numerical gears.

My original, never painted rally wheel spare tire is just like the photo above, gray on the back and a silvery green argent color on the front, with overspray.

The stamping on the front pad or by the oil filter would only have the last 6 of the vin, not the starting 13857. CRN shows up as either a 70 chevelle/elcamino 390hp with manual trans or as a 70 monte 454 with th400.

I second what caddycarlo says. I've had the centerforce dual friction clutch in my big block since 1990 and I love it. Reasonable pedal pressure and it hooks up hard when you want it to.

I have a centerforce dual disc in my big block car. Love it, low pedal pressure so your left calf isn't twice the size of your right one and it hooks up hard.

If you do it yourself it's critical that the window is centered in the opening, up and down and side to side. They have little wedges that keep the window from sliding down too far. Trim won't go on properly if window is not centered.

Back in the late 60's / early 70's Oldsmobile had an optional inside hood lock. A slide lever was mounted under the dash and had a cable that pinned the hood latch shut. I've seen them on the Cutlass, Toronado and full size (98's and 88's). Since the latches are similar, you should be able to adapt one to a Monte.

If you post the info from you data plate we can decode it to see what interior was installed at the factory. I've never seen a 68-72 gm A-body with dual shift indication. The seat code should tell the story. Good luck with your new monte!

The Z-14 code told which firewall to be welded into the car at Fisher Body because the heater opening is different and which holes to be drilled so the assembly line workers could install the A/C components on the assembly line.

70 didn't have body colored mirrors. Would have been chrome. Non remote was standard with remote as an option.

9:37 is the tooth count, it's a 4.11 to 1

parts book shows 71 and 72 bezels as 3982445 and 3982446, could not fid part number 3982447 listed in the parts book. It may be a casting number and not a part number. 1970 is listed as 3956957 and 3956958

For the sport steering wheel, it should have been refering to a 4 spoke wheel, not a 4 speed wheel. The 1970 sport steering wheel had 3 spokes. 1971 & 72 had a 4 spoke as the sport wheel. Also the factory did NOT put a 10 bolt behind the big block motor in the montes. The rear may have been changed over the years but it absolutely left the factory with a 12 bolt! 10 bolts only went with the base 350 2 barrel motors. The restoration packets are very clear about that.

Classic Muscle lists the circuit breaker on page 7 of their wire harness for 1968-1972 chevelles. Same as monte part, here is the link: http://1964-77chevelleparts.com/catalogPDFs/A2%2008%20wiring.pdf

double post, sorry