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Welcome to the site, and congratulations on your purchase. I'm sure Darren made improvements on it and it's a good one. Looks great! Dan

Excellent work and thanks for the photos. You're going to have alot of fun with that car! The mostly stock appearing interior is great! Dan

Sharp looking Monte! Welcome to the club. Dan

Your bracket is correct, but the compressor and tank assembly is too low. I used metal inner fenders, but took the hole measurements from my original inner fenders. The photo with original brackets mounted on the inner fender is one I found on Ebay. The horizontal measurements are based on the center mark on the tape that comes down from the center of the ridge at the top of the inner fender, and the other pieces of tape are centered in the grooves that they're in. All measurements were taken with a 1/4" wide steel tape measure that followed the contour of the plastic. The 1/4" holes shown are for the plastic straps for the wiring. They were factory on all Montes. You can use them to help layout the larger holes for the bracket bolts. Dan

Thanks. I'll call him. Dan

Andy, I sent you a PM about the parts you have. Dan

I believe they were mounted the same place, no matter engine size. Dan

I have one I just sold that needs to go from Missouri to California. Dan

I took this photo this afternoon of the '70 SS I got a few days ago. It's never been replaced. This is the factory location. Dan

A good rebuild on a correct era Quadrajet is what I like, but I don't race. That's the only reason I didn't get the RPM intake. I have a little fun with my roller cam and 461" big block. Dan 20200102_151039.mp4

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What carburetor will you be using? You'll need a square bore or a spread bore intake. I'm using a Quadrajet, and I have an Edelbrock Performer. Dan

Anything is possible, but what would be the motive to remove the sway bar in the '70s and swap out the lower control arms? I haven't checked for a build sheet yet. Being a Baltimore car, there's a good chance it's in there. Dan

Thanks, but I doubt I restore this one. I have two '57s I want to restore, maybe just one of them. I might just do some minor work to this car and let someone else have their fun with it. The clock is ticking and the savings account might only support one of the '57 restorations. We got a convertible last summer and it needs some floor work and paint. It had a very average and amateur restoration done 25 years ago. Dan

I checked the front sway bar and it's the correct one for an SS454. It's 1 1/8" diameter. I pulled the dash pad off and checked the VIN tag. It has the correct and aged rivets, and they've obviously not been messed with. The only way to install new ones is to remove the windshield, and it's very likely that the car still has the original glass. The windshield has a sticker on it from 1984. The car hasn't been driven or worked on since 1985. It's very odd that the car never had the boxed control arms and rear sway bar, but I'm now convinced that's what happened. Dan

Thanks all. I was expecting the guy to deliver it tomorrow, but he brought it today. I got under it and the floors are pretty solid. I knew of one small area that needs replaced, and found another under the back seat. Pretty easy fixes. Rockers and the frame are good. I knew the rear of the trunk pan needs replaced. There's the typical spots over the rear tires, and behind them, down low, but not horrible. The lower corners of the rear glass channel are rusty, but not too bad. Mice nests ruined the trunk lid. The rear is a 2.56, non-posi. Code is CRJ. I found that the F41 suspension was never installed on this car. There are no holes for the rear sway bar and the lower control arms aren't boxed. Someone has removed all of the load leveling system, except for the swivel linkage that goes from the control valve to the upper control arm. It's still there. The holes for the compressor brackets are there, and the tee for the vacuum hose to the compressor is there. I need to check the size of the front sway bar. So far, since it has the numbers matching 454 that's never been out of the car and rebuilt, it looks like an SS454 that didn't get some of the optional parts installed at the factory. At first, I thought maybe someone took those parts off and swapped them for standard parts. None of the bolts have any indication of ever having a wrench on them. Strange. Dan

The console, dash, steering column, and the seats (and the seat covers) are original to the car. This is a '70, not '71. I've seen hundreds of '70 Montes, either in person, or in photos, that have the exact same seat cover pattern. The red one that I've restored had the same seats. I ordered new covers, and they are the same pattern. The air cleaner, fan shroud, radiator, and the G67 compressor are missing. I already have a compressor, and I know a guy that makes the mounting brackets that look just like the originals. (smile). Dan

With help from a friend, I was able to find and check out this matching numbers motor and transmission car yesterday. It needs a total restoration, but it'll make a great car. Has AC, tach dash, deluxe belts, buckets and console, plus bumper guards. It may have a power seat. The car is being delivered tomorrow. I didn't check for the seat option, but the pic I have doesn't show the manual seat adjustment lever. The rear anti-sway bar is missing. It's a triple black Baltimore built car that spent alot of time in Texas. Still has Texas plates. Dan

Willie, those fittings aren't correct for the Monte. Dan

Excellent work there, Bob! Welcome to the site. Dan

Great work! You're going to have an excellent car. Your attention to detail shows. Dan

Nice photos, and you're doing a great job on the car. It'll be one of the best around. Dan

I wasn't made aware of any starter issues when I bought my ARH's in 2016. I used my original Chevrolet starter and have had no problems at all. I also left the brake combination valve in the factory location. Again, zero issues with it. Dan

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Great job! Dan