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Check out how clean the body mounts are. That's why it's worth paying shipping to get a car from the south west.
Paint dabs are the still visible.
She has about 20 lbs of sand and dust in and on the frame.
Pressure washing really shows how well preserved the chassis is. The brake and fuel lines are is great shape. Lots of black frame paint is still there.
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Been thinking of ways to preserve the patina. I see lots of guys clear coat rat rods but seems like a lot of effort and materials. I decided to try out linseed oil. It's super cheap ($7 a can), makes the finish (if you can call it that) a bit more uniform and has a low luster that will slowly fade to flat over time. This look will bridge the gap until it gets a full paint job down the road. Way down the road.
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I had an opportunity to work on the firewall today. It is coming out decent. Still need to plug a few more small A/C specific holes and then a little filler any it will look factory. Also going to install the cowl vent tubes so the manual kick panel vents work as they should in a non-air car. I will keep the firewall section with all the A/C accessories so if it was converted back everything is there.
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I hope I don't lose some of you with this but I'm not a huge fan of A/C cars with the large factory firewall box, hoses, compressor and condenser. So I'm going to go with the factory heat only setup. I will keep all the factory a/c stuff so it could go back on one day if someone desired. It will knock a bunch of weight off the front of the car too.
The conversion will look totally factory in the end. I have the firewall section and all the needed air boxes (inside & out) from a non-air car and I will graft in the needed section. The vin stampings will be unaltered and if put back to an a/c car in the future it wouldn't be difficult and nobody would be able to tell. No harm no foul. Here are some shots of what I'm up to.
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Jeff, congratulations on your purchase. That will make a great car. I was talking with the previous owner, Rich, and seriously considering buying it. I gave him information about the SS Montes and he sent me most of the pics you have and some others as he bought the motor/trans and everything else he could get from the guy. I passed on it, but not because I didn't want it. I have too many now and have no business getting another at this point. We talked about your car here.
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Dan,
Very cool! Yes that's the same car and guy. He said he had been talking with someone knowledgable about these cars and it must have been you. Rich is a really good guy to deal with. What a small world!
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Very nice car. What factory was it built in? You can tell by the letter in the vin.
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Bless you for giving this old girl a new lease on life, Jeff ... she's already looking much better!! Glad the rust issue is minimal.
Love the ET Mag look ... will you stay with that or are you going for the factory original look? Either way, restoring her former glory with all of the great options she was built with will make her very desirable.
I was initially disappointed that my SS came with a 2.56 rear gear but it's proven really great for cruising. The torque of the 454 and the automatic transmission overcome much of the slouch effect on the low end.
Thanks for sharing your progress photos ... they will make a fantastic project album some day!
I think the 256 gears are appropriate for a Monte as they make great cruisers and it adds to the over the road drivability.
This car looks rough but still has good bones and the original born with engine and tranny so it will go back to factory stock in the end because I have OEM-OCD. However, with all my projects they evolve over the years. The wheels are like sneakers and are often rotated. They ranges from stock ralley with bias to 18" ETs.
The first phase of this cars journey is going to be a Day 2 survivor barn find. The interior will look good but a tad weathered, the outside and under the hood will stay patina on purpose. Possibly ladder bars and long tube headers. No new off the shelf parts just nicely aged parts that look vintage. I'm thinking about building the convertible engine and dropping it in this for a bit and dressing it up as an LS6 car with the dual snorkel air cleaner, 3963569 intake .... By doing that it will keep the convertible project moving and I get to play with this car in the meantime.
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Nicely optioned car and 2 build sheets. Very cool. I see it was a customer order car too.
A couple options I really like are the cloth buckets and the delux belts. I haven't seen many cars with those options. The 256 gears is an old school factory overdrive.
I've always wondered what ***customer order*** means? Is it the retail costumer? Is it the Dealership? Is it both?
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It does look cool, but I love the wheels on your red Monte Jeff
Thanks, the 18" ETs do change the appearance of the car. Not too big and just enough sidewall. I've grown fond of the 15" with the bias M/T E/T Streets too. They really hook off the line and give the car a vintage look.
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I started a new thread on the tripple black 1970 SS454.
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1970 Monte Carlo SS454 - Tripe Black - Barn Find
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I always thought the swaybars were raw from the factory but it appears that they were painted black.