As I stated when I joined and introduced myself in the new members forum. I am a El Camino guy, my El Camino being a 1970. and this Monte Carlo is a project for my sister.
The Car:
The Car: The Monte Carlo is a 1970, that I purchased from the original owner in January 2012. I since began a complete restoration on it. It is originally a 350/350 car and I plan on keeping it that and only changing to a 4 barrel carb. The car is Dark green with Dark green interior and a Dark green vinyl top and I plan on restoring it to that, since green is my sisters dream color for her Monte.
Buildsheets: I have found 3 buildsheets in the car, one in pieces but luckily i have almost all the pieces, that was under the front seat on the passenger side. The second sheet was found on top of the gas tank is complete and almost completely readable. The third was found in the rear seat back but is not for my car it is for a 1970 Camaro that was built in front of my car, due to the sequence number on the sheet.
Restoration plan:
Pull the car apart, front clip off, engine and trans out, interior and glass out. and access the body damage, rust, and worn parts.
Start with metal and body work. Engine and trans will be rebuilt to factory specs (with possible modern upgrades where needed).
Interior will be factory with the exception of adding a hidden modern stereo.
upgrades different the factory
4 barrel intake and carb
Bumper guards front and rear
Hidden modern stereo
Gauges dash instead of light dash