Dtret
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IMO. I would go through any existing hole that has a plug in it. The cluster your going with is not original to the car so why drill any more holes in a very clean firewall. If you were to go back to original you would than have an extra hole to plug. Like I said IMO.
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Some more tear down pics. Not too happy with what I found in the engine but all else looked great. I’ve decided that I don’t like bars leak. Most of the coolant passages are half clogged
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I replaced my cluster with this. Started with what you have
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Yes there is a distributor gasket. Also make sure distributor is tight. A lot of people leave them loose to adjust timing (guilty). Could also be rear intake gasket.
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If original you have s screen on the sender in the tank and a filter in the carburetor where the fuel line bolts in
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Above gas tank?
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Wow the patience you must have. I would have paint everywhere and spent 3 days doing that and probably still launched it in the yard and ran over it with my tractor. And then have to fix the tractor. Well done
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Very nice
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Very nice!!!
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4 hours ago, MC-71 said:
They did the same thing to me. On their web site they show body mount GM kits with
the GM number On them. I ordered a set but they sent crap mounts. I called them and complained and they said to send them back. I did. The next time I ordered I found out they blocked me out. Not very good customer service. Took 2 years in prison. Seemed to go away because they opened a eBay store my others. It went away. I still order from them because they have thing no one else has.
The ones I got had gm numbers on them. All the uppers were perfect but 8 of the lowers had the wrong number. So after I got the crappy response I did some P.I. Work and found that my number on the oe mount had been surperceded to the number they sent. So I kept them
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Very nice cars. All old cars are nice I’m not picky on what I have as long as it has a bow tie
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28 minutes ago, MC1of80 said:
Funny you ask, we have tri-power set up, 2 4bbl set up aka "bathtub intake", trim, 421 H.O. engine and a slew of misc parts... "In stock"
O shut up. That’s funny
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36 minutes ago, Jon Prasuhn said:
Hi Joe...I actually pulled that photo online from a company called Konik's Klassiks (https://koniksklassiks.com/), they sell some MC restored trim. My actual pieces do look as good as the photo or better, but I took mine to Norm at Shine On Me http://shineonmetrim.com/info/contact_info.php (I live in Carlsbad, CA and he's up the road in San Clemente). He did my stainless steel that goes around the windshield and rear window and his work is amazing. He does work for guys sending in stuff from all over the USA. If you call him tell him Jon Prasuhn with the 72 Monte Carlo referred you.
Konick is a member and a very good guy to deal with. He sells tons of Monte parts not just trim. FYI.
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Very nice. What do you have “in stock “ for that. Very cool car love the “boats “. Just joking around on the “in stock “ BTW
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16 hours ago, 1Bad454 said:
Here is the Inline Tube part number. INL11097
They have a lot of little goodies for our cars.
Watch the body bushings. They say that they are factory correct they are not. I called them to explain and the answer was “it’s what we have for the Monte if you don’t like it send it back “. Nice customer service. Mine still had the oe number on them so real easy to verify.
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2 hours ago, Mike C said:
We started in August 2018, not quite 10 years🙃
That’s so awesome. I’ll bet it feels like 10 though. Great job great work. Keep em coming.
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12 hours ago, 1Bad454 said:
FYI Inline Tube has rivet bolts. Pretty cool stuff.
I’ll check it out. I already got the actual rivits from amk. I’ll put them “in stock “
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Found this. Gm heritage center. For a 1971.
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Is there a member who can rivit ball joints back on the control arm or does a member know someone that does this. Preferably close to Cincinnati
Thanks Dennis
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Are you really doing this job that fast or are you just pacing us with pics over a 10 year period. This is incredible. Wow. Love it.
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I guy can only hope. No match here
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Sweet pea.thats nice. Welcome
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Love the body cart and rotisserie. That’s awesome work. HELL of a job
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Just now, Canuck said:
I don’t know, the passenger of that one may have a different opinion. Looks like it didn’t work out for him so well.
I told you that it was a barn find. I didn’t say how long it was in the barn 🤪
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My 71 SS restoration project
in General 70-72 Monte Carlo Forum
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Getting original parts can be a lot of work. Since I’m not loaded and don’t have the parts “in stock “(JK). This is what some of us poor people have to do to get them. Do second one first