Rob Peters

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The only people who would b that concerned about changing a cowl tag, in my opinion, would be someone who may be trying to pass a car off as something that it is not. If that is why someone would do it then in a sale they are misrepresenting the car to a potential buyer thus being dishonest. My body tag proves, to people who would doubt, that it is an original two tone painted car. If someone was to reproduce a Canadian SS tag they could pass a non SS car off as a SS car, again being dishonest. I am not trying to compare an SS car to a two-tone painted car, just pointing out there should be no reason for changing the cowl body tag. To tell you the truth, if I noticed a body tag had been changed I would think twice about buying that car because if the seller was would misrepresent the car with a fake body tag I would have to wonder how else he/she would be misrepresenting the car. The only time it would not bother me is if the car was already modified and I wished to further modify the car in which case a fake cowl body tag would mean nothing anyway. Just my thoughts on the matter rob

Larry, I am not going with Bias ply. The 225/70 15 is the perfect replacement size for the original size tires. rob

I'm impressed!!!

Wonder if he would do special pricing on a group buy. rob

Mike, do you have any idea how much he may be asking for them? I have it on my car and maybe it would not hurt to have an extra one. rob

Impressive, you are doing a great job of promoting it. rob

I have heard many times where a 72 only had one horn. I'm not saying all of them but it is my understanding many did only have one. rob

Mine are mounted on the hood latch assembly, one on each side of it rob

When removing the upper control arms be sure to use a spring compressor to relieve the pressure of the spring on the arms. The major danger in this job is of that spring being under so much pressure and flying out and injuring or killing someone. rob

If your dad is a mechanic a rebuild of the arms should not be an issue. When you say the old upper arms are bad and need replacing what do you mean. For the most part,, unless they are bad due to rust, the only thing other than the bushings and upper ball joints having wear there is little that can go bad on the original ones. The bushings and ball joints can be replaced, which is the least expensive way to do it. I did a write up for one of our newsletters on how to do a front end rebuild, after I did mine. rob

Dennis is correct, if the uppers are bad it is best to do the lowers. I also agree it is a good time to do a front end rebuild of front end including the springs, tie rods, stabilizer buswings, idler arm etc. If you don't and do it one piece and have to do multiple front alignments. It can be dangerous but if done properly, and carefully it can be done by most backyard mechanics. It makes a world of difference in the handling. I went with rebuilding my stock arms. rob

Without a build sheet the best way will be matching serial numbers on the block with the VIN. The thing most people will not do is the air ride system. Running all of the lines and finding all of the parts isn't impossible but most won't go through all of that. There are many real SS's out there without the air pump but they are still SS's. If you have not already studied the area here on the site on how to identify a true SS I would suggest you start there. rob

Exactly!! Undocumented could mean "clone".... in other words, someone slapped badging on it and is calling it a SS. By having thai "undocumented" clearly stated would mean when the buyer finds out it isn't really aa true SS the buyer doesnt have a leg to stand on rob

That's a great turnout for this early in the game Aaron. Good Work!!!! rob

Is this the one you are talking about.... I agree regarding the limited information. Personally I liked the other one you had appraised better. This one does say it is undocumented: https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1970-CHEVROLET-MONTE-CARLO-SS--200628 Now, Talk about UGLY....... At the same auction this 71 Torino Custom Display Car: https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1971-FORD-TORINO-CUSTOM-DISPLAY-CAR-200631 rob

You could check with these people... I found them on line but don't know anything about them. Not sure what they charge or how reputablethey may be. http://www.auto-detectives.com/MarkBio.html rob

sounds like that same old tale of a wife saying.... "You need to try to sell that car" and the husband saying..."But honey, I tried but nobody wanted to pay near what it was worth." ? Never mind he was asking way too much. rob

I agree in part with the above statement. I would add.... If someone is searching for an original car they may look for a (1) numbers matching,(2) low mileage and (3) unmolested, totally factory stock vehicle. These are getting harder and harder to find which may raise the ante when setting a price. rob

I am aware of that. What I was referring to is in some states the state law states that not only full time but even part time employees receive overtime pay for any hours over 8 in a day. rob

When I look at originality, I look at what what would have been available from the factory, not always how it rolled off the factory line. That is me personally but not all "original freaks" are alike.

None that I know of Steve. I would not let that stop me though if I really liked the car and the inspection comes back positively. rob

Bruce, I love that truck!!! Your brother has done himself proud. rob

I am trying to keep the tire diameter as close to an original tire as possible so the speedometer is as accurate as possible. For all of you tire guru's out there. I am not sure if the original tires were G70-15's or G78-15's. From what I am seeing on line here are my thoughts: If they were G70-15 I think the tire diameter was 27.5 inches so I think my best bet would be either the 215/70R 15 at a diameter of 27.3 inches or 215/75R 15 at 27.7 inches. I think I could possibly even go with a 235/70R 15's at a diameter of 27.95 inches. If they were G78-15 I think the diameter was 28.0 inches and I think my best choice for that would be the 235/70R 15 at a diameter of 27.95 inches How flawed is my thinking. Out of the three which would I be best with? rob