Searsman

stove heat feels good this cool crisp morning. Backup propane on wall too. Good morning FGMCC from a beautiful sunrise in Ky. Have a great Monte Carlo day! 😎

Log splitter, life saver believe me!!!

Always something, winter or summer, this time deck pulled away from house. Tap cons rusted after 16 years, deck still in good shape tho. Just reattached to block with anchors this time and replaced couple deck boards . What’s next!?

Speaking of weather, getting ready for it with 12 tractor buckets of firewood 🪵. This is back up for electric outages. Ect. Plus, it feels so much warmer than HVAC. Nice wood stove sitting where fireplace, was,… this is seasoned cherry and locust from wind storm couple years ago..

No golf weather here- rain both weekend days- 39 degrees, 29 tonight..

See post above , by Rob..

I got an attention to detail certificate at the 2022 Eastern meet and they had those grill emblems on their site for sale. 100 $ . Can’t remember the site now but I bet Rob can remember, as. He procured the certificates from them.. Ron...

Yes I’d, an epoxy type mixture, was easy to work with and dried in about 5 minutes sandable...

Did a scan on my 71 paint and found out the mixture and the proper name of the white that it is. Taken by a local automotive paint supplier a few years ago. Just had them remake a can that I can put in my sprayer. Also they can put the same mixture in a rattle can if you like.. Rattle can typically has to be used within 24 hours after activation.. make sure you use a clear coat that is compatible with the brand, type, of paint.. Ron…

Rob, we added the 18 th to our trip so we can travel to Gettysburg with the group Wednesday. FYI . Ron T

Welcome John!. This year’s FGMCC eastern meet is in Carlisle PA in June .. Owning your future 72 is not necessary to attend. Just being a club member your qualified. Would be a great way to meet some club members. It’s a great time also.. just contact Rob Peters our president, if you would like to attend and he will fix you ⬆️..

Amazing to see the things our club members are doing to there first gen Monte’s . Good use of winter days Been doing some paint touch on the 71.. not professional, but not bad either. Old dog can learn new tricks 🐕… had a paint crack behind rear window, removed the trim, filled, smoothed, painted,blended in.needs a little more buffing . But . I’m happy with it ..

Nice!. I’ll take it , thanks !!!

Good that you get tested Rob, not sure if it’s geographical, insurance, or doctor preferences here. But I’ll find out soon . My blood work is due before first of the year.. I’ll specifically ask for the test.

Ok Dan I have a picture of yours and Dennis 71 linkage . Going to go from there.. and as pays says also , my linkage is incorrect.. Dan, I am sending you a PM..

👍🏻 thanks

Nice Project car. 👍🏻

Had simular problems with my 71 after replacing pcb for gauges. Problem ended up being the plug pins not making connections to the pcb… I would expect gauges to go back down when connections are good. Just my 2 cents..

I plan on replacing the carb with the original number, 7041200, . At a later date hopefully. Least expensive one I have found rebuilt is 549$ plus tax and shipping. Ugh. so , in the meantime seeing this one one the car is preforming fine I will order some new linkage clips . Found some on my log splitter I think should hold it pretty good 👍🏻. Ordered those… 😂.

Happy and blessed thanksgiving to all ! 🦃 The Mrs and I will be hosting, ourselves. She always cooks a great thanksgiving meal. But I have the toughest job, as supervisor :)…

Thanks Dennis, same clips as mine. I may switch to the proper number carb tho. But now I know it must have been a fluke they came off due to old parts . Don’t know why they put different carb on, unless this one was just laying around . It doesn’t look new . Hopefully I car find correct replacement, thanks for everyone’s help.. Ron…

It’s definitely a keeper!

Thanks guys. I did some research on my own and came up with a 7041200 being the correct carb for my 71. Picture included. however, as I said , I got the number off of the existing carb and it certainly works good but the number does not correspond with the correct one. It is a 7044223 . Which indicates it was for a 1974 Chevy or gmc 454 standard transmission.. truck… it doesn’t appear to be an 800 cfm carb as it doesn’t have a bulge on left Venturi. Stamped on the side is “ mfg by Carter for GMC. Could not locate any date stamp . How they got around the transmission part I don’t know , unless it has a different base.. what’s crazy is. It runs great. Except for the linkage problem. So, I’m not sure what type of linkage arrangement the proper carb would have. The 7041200. I’ll try look at one online and see. Any input, let me know, Ron… PS. So I’m thinking I need to check on those different clips for the linkage that Paul posted a picture of. 👍🏻