blueanalyst

Rob, the 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week before overtime is a company policy designed to minimize the expense of overtime. Hence the reason the company sends you home early the next day if you work more than 8 hours a day. The reason they do that is because it is a Federal Law under the Fair Labor Standards Act. If you work more than 40 hours in a week, you begin being paid overtime for every hour worked over 40. It's the law.

So if I'm a guy with 70 SS built in Flint, are there blank build sheets that you can acquire and reproduce your own build sheet with the build sheet codes for your car?

Rob, thought I'd comment on one other thing I haven't noticed being suggested in the other posts and that is age. As you know I recently destroyed the fiberglass inner fender of my Monte when the driver side front tire shredded the tread off of it at low speed. What I didn't mention in that earlier post is that earlier in that day on the way to a big car show in Ottawa, Kansas, I rolling raced a Boss 302 Mustang and we were both well over a hundred miles an hour. One of the things I was told by my brother with the automotive engineering degree is that I exceeded the limits of the tire. He said that despite the fact that I had 3/4 of the tread left, that wasn't the most important consideration. He said age is the most important factor because tires lose some of their elasticity as they age. The older the tire the less elastic they are. He said if I had driven it at only low speeds I probably could have driven it several more years without a problem. He acknowledged however, that was asking a lot from a guy driving a muscle car. So no matter what you decide, I just wanted to remind you of the age factor. I was reminded the hard way that age is an important factor in the tires we drive on. As far as my two cents on your decision - If I were driving an SS as I do, I would put raised white letters on, to me it speaks to what was always on muscle cars during this period and there's no doubt that despite the fact that GM was making a maiden voyage into a car type than is common these days (performance luxury) there's no doubt that the SS Monte was a muscle car. If I were driving non SS there's no question in my mind that I would have the white walls on it, rally wheels or not. Bottom line - "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" so suit yourself! Good luck with your search.

Thanks anyway Dan, I appreciate your help nonetheless. It looks like I'll be checking the on line parts places listed on this web site and just cross my fingers.

Dear Overdrive thank you very much for the reply. I live in Bonner Springs, Kansas 66012, so you will literally pass right by me on your way to Larned on I-70 - that's quite a drive from Hannibal but I guess you already know that! I'm trying to think of a way to save you a lot of work for nothing. I've looked at 17 1st Gen Montes in salvage yards and I haven't found one in good condition yet. As Rob Peters and McFan have both alluded to, finding one in decent condition is pretty tough. 46 years of exposure to the elements is pretty hard on fiberglass and they aren't being reproduced by anyone I've heard of yet. So here's my proposal to you if you are up for it. Go to the salvage yard where the old Monte is and snap two or three pics of the underside and if you can get the hood open, the top side. Where most of the inner fenders die is where they are mounted to the outer fender. The old fiberglass breaks away from where its mounted to the outer fender so there's no place to re-mount it. When that happens, they're toast. The main reason mine are in such good condition and I haven't had to restore my car yet is because it sat in a classic car show room in Atlanta for 20 years before I found it. So the exterior of my car hasn't seen any Midwestern winters yet because it is always garaged at my house. If you can email the photos to jsdressler@gmail.com I can see if it's worth your trouble to have it removed from the donor car. Mcfan also sent me a hot link to a parts section of this website that I'm going to explore also. Thanks Mcfan for the tip. I'd also like to thank Rob Peters for his suggestion which I did consider but as I said earlier, this is a numbers matching unrestored car with only 83,000 original miles on it so I'm trying to keep it looking as much like it did 46 years ago when it was born. It attracts a lot of attention at the car shows because I'm usually the only SS Monte there. It's going to be a good trick on my part when I repaint the outer fender to get it buffed down to where it has about the same finish as the rest of the car. So let me know if you can help me overdrive and if you have a decent re-mountable inner fender we'll get together on a date, time and place to meet on your way to Larned and thanks again for helping out.

Tread flew off my driver side front tire and did more damage than you can imagine - sure surprised me. I'm taking the driver side fender off to straighten it out at the bottom where tire pieces bent it back under and knocked the SS 454 molding off as well as put two small dents in the top of the fender after it shattered the original fiberglass inner fender. This is an original unrestored triple black 70 SS car so I want to keep it as original as I can taking it apart and putting it back together. Not interested in buying those cheap plastic inner fenders from the parts catalog. Winter is here so I can take it apart but will have to wait for warmer Spring weather to paint before re-assembly. Hoping to find an inner fender before then.

This is a post to the resto mod guys who are among my new automotive family here at FGMCC. These are gonna be the guys who have spent a lot more time on top of and underneath cars twisting wrenches than I have and who have probably forgoten more than I'm likely to ever know. All of us have a dream car of some kind. Many of us Monte owners are probably driving them right now. But in addition to my 70 SS 454 I have always wanted to acquire and modify my first car, a 1959 Chevy El Camino. There are some out there and I know at some point with patience and money (probably lots of money) I want to re-acquire another 59 El Camino and put it on a modern 4X4 chassis and drive train. Now that's the goal. What I don't know is what contemporary chassis could be made to accept the 59 without raising the body too high in the air away from the chassis. I imagine there will also be considerations concerning wheel base and spread so that the wheels are both centered and fit within the wheel wells. I know I am asking for quite a bit of information here. But experience has taught me that there are Monte owners with very diverse automotive backgrounds that I'm hoping to draw upon. Having said that, let me thank in advance everyone who is able to contribute or who talks to people they know who are able to contribute something in terms of the information I need to know to determine if this is mechanically possible as well economically feasible. Thanks again guys!

Mike, just finished reconditioning some original trim rings on my 70 SS Monte. They originally came off a 70 Impala that was wearing FW code ralleys and what Bob told you about the restoration process is correct. In fact you can search YouTube for stainless steel restoration and find a three part series on restoring stainless steel (stainless steel for dummies I think) that provides a video and explanation of the process. It is time consuming, tedious and the small dent removal (assuming it's in a place you can actually get to) is accomplished slowly beginning with gentle taps progressing up to SLIGHTLY heavier blows to remove them. Bob is also right with respect to the use of ultra fine sandpaper or emery cloth (which is also shown in the video) followed by the careful application of in my case, buffing with my buffer wheel using progressively finer rouges just before finishing up with a good chrome/stainless steel polish. Mine look like new and they were in worse shape than yours are. Take your time and you'll be surprised how much better you can make them look. John

Scott, I agree with Bill. One of the first things I had to do to my SS Monte after I bought it was replace the water pump. I don't have to tell you that there a lot of choices out there, some expensive, some not so much. I was told my engine is supposed to be rated at 500+ horse (but I haven't dynoed it yet to support that claim). Caught a Hemi Charger and a GTO at the light since I've owned it and had no problem with either of them so I'm guessing the estimate could be close. Operating on the 500+ theory I replaced the pump with an O'Reilly steel pump recommended for my car and I've had absolutely no water delivery or cooling problems. One of those races was in 100 degree heat with the air conditioner on! Unless you are considering a race application as opposed to a driver - street machine, a good steel pump should serve you well. John

Dennis, no need for me to reiterate what all the terrific guys from this website that responded to your question have already said. Long story short, they came on the 1970 Camaro and they aren't hard to find. Mine sits on top of a 750 Holley. Good luck with your search and if you hear of any other 1970 Monte burlwood dash covers looking for a new home, let me know. I just posted a request for a photo of the radio shaft hole in an uncut 70 Monte dash and dash cover this morning in the interior section. Trying to determine whether I have to have a whole new dash or if I can just get by with a dash cover. Talk later, John

Thanks to all those who sent out their greetings and warm welcome to my wife Lisa and I. I noted that several of you wanted to see photos asap especially Mike who appears to have an SS Monte very much like it. So thanks to Rob and his crew for their help in making that happen. You can see the photos I posted in the Members Monte section at the bottom of the 1970 section. I'll post more from the car shows I will be attending this fall. Thanks again for the warm welcome and enjoy the pics! John

Kevin, not many 70 Monte Carlos rolling around equipped like that. As I recall there were very few of them to roll off the assembly line like yours to begin with.

Dan, that's a beautifully restored 57 engine compartment. My Father in Law has an engine that looks like that sitting on his engine stand that will go into his convertible this winter as our winter project. He has just finished a highly optioned 52 Ford Street Rod I helped him with during the course of the last two years that he describes as built Ford tough with Chevy stuff (ZZ4 engine, 700R4 tranny, etc, etc.) He did all the mechanical modifications and body work himself, everything but the paint. He's shooting for entry into the Ottawa car show and the Good Guys car show here in Kansas City. I'll send you pics of both vehicles.

From the outside Mike, they are identical. I haven't looked at the inside of yours yet but I intend to since they appear to be very much alike. I just sent some photos of my Monte to Rob who told me they would be posted to the Member's Monte section soon. So If you see another triple black 70 at the bottom of the page soon, that will be mine.

Well the photos are in the hopper. I sent them to Rob so when they get posted I'll let you guys know. blueanalyst