Cali4nia Monte

We bought front patch panels from OPG The OPG panels were funky...the metal was not as heavy as stock and their creases umm or lip edges were not crisp. We used them anyhow and hated how they looked so much that we ended up buying some better front fenders and just started over. We were lucky though when it came to fix the rear quarters Mike B was fabbing his and we bought a set from him....We used only one of the rear quarter patches that Mike B made and it was a perfect fit and installed like a dream.

MMMM Those look sweet...Love the look...they are low pro yet beefy! Welcome....=) Jaylene

oh Marcello it looks really nice. Nothing like shiny chrome...

I'm just showing off my new hubby...well he's the same old hubby but he's lost over 40lbs!!

Looks great Mac....be glad you don't own a 70 or 71...WAY more fins to polish!!

LOL Thanks Allen you pointed out some area's I hadn't thought of. I did the double stick on the license plate but never thought about the lock thingy or the springs. I need to order more Fatmat...I covered every square inch of the interior and the bottom of the trunk and the wheel well area inside the trunk but ran out so didn't have any for the trunk lid. As for turning down the stereo.....pppffffttt What fun would that be!...LOL

Hey does anybody have any suggestions on how to quiet the trunklid down? I stuffed a bunch of foam padding into it where I could and its better but my gosh when Mike cranks the stereo it sounds like the back end of the car is gonna rattle off. It sounds great on the inside of the car...you can't hear the rattling, probably because we fatmatted the entire inside of the car....but standing outside the trunklid vibrates really loud. I was thinking of buying some of that spray foam and filling the trunk lid but I'm afraid of what it might do??? What do you all think? I have a video of what I am talking about but the lyrics of the song are not appropriate to post on the site. Sublime....=) PM me if you wanna hear what I am talking about.

You wanna see trick...this is Joe's Monte I think it has a 59 Impala for the dash as well as the rear deck

Hi Robin, Hey welcome to the site! Be sure to post some pictures of your Monte when you get it finished up. Sorry I don't have a definite answer to your question about the drip rail trim. For some reason I am thinking its not being reproduced. I say that because I think that's why we reused ours when we put our car back together, but I can't remember. I am sure that someone will chime in though. Since your car is near finished you should consider joining us for the Western Meet in Bishop, California, October 3, 4, & 5. Its going to be alot of fun and we would love to have you join us. In case you've missed it here is a link to the information page: Western Meet Info Let me know if your interested! Jaylene

Who Me??? Never Can't wait to see her finished!

Rod...is that a sneak peek at April???

Man I always forget about that page....thanks. I knew when he handed me the 72 it was different than my 71 but I thought that maybe the repop emblems were just generic with no difference in the crest...but the attachment pieces wouldn't fit my 71 at all when I got home and tried to put it on. I even made Mike come out and check to make sure I wasn't just being dingy trying to put it on wrong...but it just didn't fit.

The 1972 emblems are $69 dollars from True Connections....I know this because I went in to buy one for my 71 and they sold me a 72. I said to the guy "this says its for a 72" and he told me they were the same. Well when I got home and tried to put it on it didn't work. So I went back down and exchanged it for my 71 and viola it fit just fine, but was $5 more?? The 72 one they gave me didn't have the roman numerals on the Knights helmet but the 71 does, was that the case for the stock emblems? Both of the Emblems that True Connections gave me were from Trim Parts so I don't know why one would have the year and not the other. Mike was happy because he liked the little VXXI....is that right??

could have been worse....Mike "filled up" his dads truck for him when he was little.....with water.