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Yeah, it could be a 402 snorkel.

That appears to be a small block air cleaner on a big block engine. That could be the issue maybe.

Yeah, you definitely need to plan ahead with them but their quality is great. They don’t make them until after the order is placed. I waited 6 months for mine but that was 5 years ago.

Welcome Adam! As you can see, everyone is completely sane here.

CARS Inc shows the plain blue cloth bench seat covers in their catalog. There's medium blue with the pattern and dark blue with the plain cloth.

I got my cloth seat covers from Legendary Auto Interiors. They take a long time to come since they typically make them after you order them but they are good quality. They matched my original seats perfectly. The web site doesn't show the 1970 Monte covers but give them a call.

A drinking buddy and my wife won't be there to monitor my intake, that spells trouble. It would be fantastic to meet you two after all these years!

Update: The builder said the block was in great shape and no decking was required. I'm happy I won't lose the factory stamping. Heads are assembled and short block will be assembled this week. He still has to determine length of pushrods needed and order those. I'm happy with the progress and will be excited to get the engine back in the car. I've been doing a lot of cleaning and some painting of the parts to get ready for reassembly (brackets, manifolds, trans lines, etc). I've collected all the new parts I need as well. I still need to work on painting the areas of the frame and firewall I didn't have access to before when the engine was in the car. I hope to get some photos soon.

There are decoding pages here for the transmission and rear end. https://www.firstgenmc.com/forums/index.php?/resources/resourcespage/

Now I just need to find some trim rings in better condition.

Duplicolor Graphite Wheel Coating

Sandblasted, primered and painted

39F in Summerland, BC today

I pulled the engine and trans last month. I already have the trans back from the rebuild. My engine builder took the engine apart and the cam was very worn. I decided to spend the extra money for a roller cam. He said the engine is a great core. I should have the engine back by mid-January.

I'll be staying the night before Gettysburg as well. I look forward to it.

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I know some who have successfully removed the clear plastic insert, repainted it and reinstalled the plastic.

https://www.thepartsplaceinc.com/product/1971/1971-chevrolet-monte-carlo-grille-emblem-shield/41331

Try Trim Parts or The Parts Place

I got my booster from OPGI and installed it 4 or 5 years ago. Looks good and works fine. I'm putting the same one in my 71 SS. The Master Cylinder I have is clearly not correct for a Monte but it works.

I hope the driver and occupants were OK. The fact that there was a pole in front of the truck sure made it a worse impact. It appears to be an SS454 too.

Welcome! This is a great group here.

The upper one with the notch is not reproduced as far as I know. You would need to find a good used upper one or buy the reproduction lower one which should still fit. The Parts Place labels that part as 1970-71 lower and 1971 upper (ie, same part upper and lower). https://www.thepartsplaceinc.com/product/1971/1971-chevrolet-monte-carlo-rear-body-panel-molding-1970-71-lower-and-1971-upper-mounts-to-the-rear-body-panel-gm-8700888-ea/36391 Also note that the reproduction upper end pieces (often referred to as hockey sticks) do not fit as well as the originals but they still work fine. If you are concerned about it being as factory correct as possible then finding originals would be ideal but not always easy to find and not cheap.

Here’s the upper center trim for a 71 SS. It has a notch cut out of it.