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This sure has been a marathon project lasting over 20 years collecting all the parts. As with all hobby projects they always take the back burner to life. At this point the hobby vehicles/projects are deep and there is only so much time and money to go around but for now I'm in for the long haul.
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Spent some time on the car today tacking in the top of the driver side Q-panel. Also dry fit the tub perimeter stainless trim pieces. It fits really good all the way around. Now it's time to finish weld the Q-panel tops and tear it down for final welding. Ugh got tear it down again for the millionth time and hopefully the last.
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Time to get the interior panels out to make sure things are lining up. I'm going to splice the Monte sail panels with the 68 chevelle convertible ones.
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One is left and one is right. Can't mix them up that way.
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I got the nos set at a national Monte Carlo club annual car show back in '93. There was a vender that had them for $25 a side. I didn't have much cash on me so I only bought one set.Can you redo this for me. In the 4th picture on the bottom molding in the picture hold your tape measure on the end of the molding and show me both measurements to the studs. Also tell me the part number on that lower molding so I can determine which is the left or right. Hold the tape so I can see the bace of the stud and not the end of the stud.
Where did you find a NOS set? Almost like finding a diamond ring.
Thanks,
Carl
I don't know this but is there anyway in sending a picture at 100% of a item like these moldings????
Here is another shot for measurements. It's from the bottom so you can determine the side.
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71SS Tires
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Very good info. I never knew there was different alignment between bias and radial. That must be why my car tracks better with bias tires. I'm a big fan of bias tires and have even run the car in a f.a.s.t. (Factory appearing stock tire) event running the G70s. The M/T ET Streets and ET wheels are fun too.Firestone historically had a very close relationship with Ford, which is why some of you are seeing original cars with Goodyear tires on them. I actually believe that I have some original documentation for my 70 SS that states Firestone brand but I'd have to look to be certain.
The only reproduction tire available for our cars is a G70x15 Firestone Wide Oval tire. This size has the proper 3/8" white wall. You can't get the G78-15 that would be the original standard size for small block cars either.
If you are looking to go to AACA judging (I'm a senior master judge in their organization and the Assistant Chief Judge for Hershey this year and Chief Judge for 2016 and 2017), the brand does not matter. The tires only need to be the proper size and construction.
If you are lucky enough to find an original Goodyear, it may hold air but the properties of the rubber are probably degraded to the point where they would be unsafe to drive on. The reproduction bias ply tires are quite safe to drive with, provided that your alignment shop sets the front suspension to the factory specs. The specs for radial and bias ply tires are different, hence the Pontiac trademark of "Radial Tuned Suspension". I can attest to this difference on my 66 Ford Galaxie. It's a 60K mile original and when I brought it home it drove like crap with radial tires. It wanted to wander all over the road. Since we were showing in AACA I immediately put a set of bias ply tires on it. Now it drives straight as an arrow. Between Dad and I, we have 4 cars running bias plies and haven't had an issue with any of them.
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71SS Tires
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My car was built in Oshawa. I looked up the production and date codes and the tire was made in Ontario a few months before my car was built. My spare tire has also never been used. Still has all the nubs and lettering on the tread.
It must be a factory thing with the tire supplier. To be honest I've only seen Firestones on original cars. I sold the '71 SS to my brother and he still has the car. The tire has the nubs on it and doesn't appear to ever been put on the car as well.
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71SS Tires
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My first '71 SS454 came with a Firestone G70-15 spare in the trunk that was the original. It was built in Van Nuys. I'm running Firestone reproductions on my current SS as it was built in Van Nuys too. Canuck where was your car produced?
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Are you eliminating the rear quqter windows? From the pictures that is how it appears.
rob
Quarter glass will fit in there. It will look and function like any other A body convertible from the era. I hope:).
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Thanks for the encouragement!
I did a little more today. I think I've dry fit everything 100 times. That's the only way to make sure things are properly aligned.
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Here is some shots of an nos set. The demand isn't there or I would have already 3d scanned them and reproduced them. The part #s are 9861027 & 9861026.
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Starting to blend in the Q-panel tops. My objective was to keep as much as the original monte metal as possible and minimize the amount of weld seam.
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Jeff. Can you measure where both the holes are? Left One-from the edge to the first hole and from the edge to the second hole. Do the same on the Right One.
That would be from the edge to the center of the hole.
Thanks,
Carl Hanson
I took measurement photos and posted them in your measurement thread in this forum section. Let me know if you need more.
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Black 71 SS's were gloss black, all other colors were a satin black.
Steve
I just dug a set of '71 ss extensions out of the shed that came off a black car. It does indeed look to be body color 19 black. Very cool detail about the '71.
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I think this is what you need. First three are the left and second three are right side.
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I have had about a dozen or more of these pumps. Gold cad and black are correct depending on the year. My '71 has the original unit and it is gold.
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I've been trying to wrap-up the metal work on the convertible. Made some good progress on it lately. Had a helper too.
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The two '71 SS cars I've owned were flat with a low amount of gloss. Very subtle.
Here is a question? We're the black '71s actually over sprayed black or is it just body color?
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They all appear to be a battleship gray perhaps with a blue tinge. I have an nos set on my '71 ss and they are the same color.
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great work on the ss! i'm redoing mine now. i had all chassis parts powder coated. what color were the orignal shocks front and rear ? thanks joseph
The rear shocks are like a battleship gray. I believe the fronts are too.
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I wish I could report more progress but it's been dormant over the winter. Hope to be making some progress reassembling the chassis in the upcoming weeks.
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who did the plating on your bolts. can i have the contact info ? how long did it take to get done ? thanks joseph.
I used Ramos Plating Services 405-232-4300
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Thanks Daryl
It is a 4.56 bore 4.25 stroke for 555 cubic inches. AFR 325 heads, CP 13 to 1 pistons, Callies crank, molnar 6.385 rods, Mike Jones roller cam, duration at .050 intake 281 exhaust 283 and lots of lift. Kind of lumpy! Pro Systems 1280 CFM Carb.
What block are you running? Dart sportsman? Thinking about building a 555 too.
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I also decided to go with hotchkis 2" lowering springs all the way around. Came across a new set that was an open box for less than 1/2 price so couldn't pass them up.
1970 - Monte Carlo Convertible, LS6, M22 - Build
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Thanks they are 18x9.5 front and 18x10 rear.