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I haven’t taken the rims in to the blaster yet. That might wait until spring as I have other projects on the go with both cars. I have some painting to do in the engine bay of the 70 Monte.

CPD is a 1971 454 engine This link will be helpful in decoding the engine. https://www.firstgenmc.com/forums/index.php?/resources/decodingengine/

Yeah, I think there will be 3 or 4 of us to put it back on.

Overall it made it easier to see what we were doing. I marked the location of the bolts so it isn’t difficult to line up later.

They are out!

Agreed. That is not the factory stamping. It should be 145952 anyway. They missed a number in the restamping.

That is definitely FL for Flint on the body tag. If the VIN has an L for Van Nuys then someone moved either the VIN tag or body tag. I would personally walk away. Do they have a build sheet? I also see 04B for 2nd week of April. April 16th engine build would be at least 3rd week of April I think.

Does the VIN stamped on the engine block match the VIN tag?

If you have a photo of the tag feel free to post it. Oh and, by the way, Welcome! 🙂

Note that Van Nuys is sometimes shown as BL on the body tag so double check the F vs the B on the tag. The date on the engine lines up with the date on the body tag April 16th engine build, car was build 4th week of April. Do you still have the blue sticker on the end of the driver's door by the latch? If so there is a VIN on there and a build date. See if those match up

Getting ready… engine and trans gets pulled out tomorrow.

I managed to get them loose with open end wrenches. Those fittings were tight!

Here’s a page that shows a lot of ads and other memorabilia that were produced to give you an idea of what to look for. https://www.firstgenmc.com/forums/index.php?/resources/memorabilia/

I find them at swap meets but takes time searching through the collections people have. Sometimes you find good stuff and other times come up empty.

Thanks for the help… I think…

I’m working away in the shop and notice the 13/16 spark plug socket giving me a sinister look. 🤣

I am working on pulling the engine/trans and can’t get the two trans lines undone from the tranny. If I get the flare wrench on there the space is too tight to get any leverage. Is there a special tool for this?

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No snow here yet but is colder than normal.

Yes, more efficiency is a good thing. I drive this car to work and back about 3,500 miles or so per year (mostly highway).

Yes, I plan to do the Pertronix upgrade with the stock cap. I would still want this to appear stock. Do I need different plug wires and spark plugs with electronic ignition?

Still yet to be discussed with the engine builder but nothing drastic. Really just things that will make the engine last a long time, maybe a roller cam. The engine makes good power and torque as is and heads on this are already decent. I will finally ditch the points and go electronic though. We’ll see what other recommendations my builder has. It is still going to look stock when if is done.

Getting ready to pull the engine and trans out of the 70 Monte. The last time these were out of the car was at the factory. Going for a fairly stock rebuild with some minor upgrades for longevity.

The blue, red, etc were available on other GM cars in the late 60s to early 70s which is why there are some out there. I actually have a gold/tan one in my 70 which was originally from a Buick GS. Same wheel as what came in the monte except it has a gold/tan rim.

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