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    What did you do to your Monte Carlo today?

    in General 70-72 Monte Carlo Forum

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    Well, I'm at a crossroads right now on which way to go as motor in my Monte. I've been planning on a 6.0 LS motor swap and now I am thinking either increase size(stroke) of my SBC or take on a Big Block (427) for it. I have most of the stuff for a big block, I could even go out to 496 with it. I know that my car is not numbers matching and won't ever get rid of it. Just need a little more excitement. I do need to change out the gearing in it (3.42 now to 3.73) for  the overdrive  trans. It's been 12yrs . Decisions, Decisions.....................Thoughts?

     

    This is a tough call!  So many advantages to an LS motor as far a clean, reliable, fast transportation.   But you would be adding a lot of complexity to the car, no doubt.  I personally love the simplicity of a giant big block in the Monte!   Heck, I was upset I had to put an electric fuel pump in mine as the 502 had no provision for a mechanical pump.

     

    This would be just a weekend cruiser for you?   Which overdrive trans will you be running and can it handle a 496?

    What did you do to your Monte Carlo today?

    in General 70-72 Monte Carlo Forum

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    Finally got around to installing the 4 Speed :shifter:  in my silver SS454. 

    Since this car was not a numbers matching motor or transmission and I do not have a build sheet, I decided to just make this a "fun" car and let the other ones be the "correct" show pieces. 

    Still got a couple more things to do for the 4 speed to be totally correct but it is drivable  and a total blast to drive!! :yay:  :yay: 

     

    Wow!  That looks incredible!  

    Must be a blast to drive  :shifter: 

    Age, something to think about.

    in Non-Tech

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    So true!  Mine was 14 years old when I got it in 1988 and I thought that was old......now its really old!

     

    Kinda off topic but not really

    What I find so bizarre is how Americana and Pop Culture was divided into decades with lines drawn between the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s - each decade with their own distinct characteristics.  But ever since the late 90s or 2000, everything seems to be kinda the same and unchanged nothing really defining the last 2 decades.   Maybe that 2018 car will be nothing special in 2065.

    Red 1970 SS 454 featured in Musclecar Review in the late 1980s or early 1990s

    in General 70-72 Monte Carlo Forum

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    Darren - I remember that issue and I think I have that one.  It says Monte Carlos, and actually featured 2 of them.  It's been years, even decades, but I think one was blue and one was Shadow Gray.  

    I can't swear its the red one he's talking about.  

     

    I haven't thrown away one car mag since I was 13....and now I'm pushing 50!  My wife is gonna kill me......she asks me "what are you saving them for???" and I really have no answer!

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