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  • 2 weeks later...

Tried on the 15x8 rallys for a change. No rubbing on my first drive with 245/60 tires. I’m going to miss the old yellow letter tires but they are 19 years old and are starting to crack.063822A1-D065-422B-96F5-B4356E9D2A9E.jpeg92B7FB73-AEF7-43C3-8A61-D6A6B409C02E.jpegE8A0689F-C008-4AAA-AF4E-DBCE4D1F0B01.jpeg

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10 minutes ago, Canuck said:

Nice shop! I see you have an audience.

Thanks! Yeah, they certainly like to hang out there.

1 minute ago, Rob Peters said:

OOPS.... i didn't have my glasses on and mistook the audience as parts

rob

Lol, more like biscuit whores...

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58 minutes ago, cny first gen 71 said:

:dt On the shop, I would love a shop like that Joe!

Thanks Steve. Realistically, I bought a shop & it came with a house. It was empty & bare when I got it, but I saw the potential. Was originally a 24x24, then a 40x40 was tacked onto that. That's how I got it. I eventually squared the building up and made that addition a spray booth/parking area.

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I just got mine a drum of Renegade 112+ fuel today. It must like it, It drinks a bunch!

Paul, if you see this check out LSM valve spring compressors. My springs are real healthy, 800 lift 7400 chip and it is real easy to change springs on the head.

You will the american racing headers they fit great. They are a little tight to the block if you run a diaper, but they fit really well and do not hang down at strange angles.

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Finally ready to paint the bottom side and a few touch-ups.. Wheeled it around to a different part of the shop, it's new home for a few days...

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3 hours ago, 714024SPEED said:

Nice job !!!

Thanks!

Decided to keep going, long day. Got it in VariPrime & sealer. Will seam seal & spray it black in the morning.

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LOL   Same thing happened to me Tom, when  my brother and i were kids.  He kept borrowing my car at night, and i knew it from the gas that was left, but couldn't prove it. Until one night he couldn't get the same parking spot, then i had him.  After that i put a cut off in it and he couldn't find it.   lol

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After flushing and cleaning the evaporator core, installing a new expansion valve and spending an hour cleaning the box and firewall, I closed up the A/C box sealing it with some new caulking. It's 134a ready!

While I had it all apart I discovered a VIN sequence stamped on the firewall, it was covered by the bottom of the A/C box. I never heard of it being here.

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1 hour ago, Paul Bell said:

 

While I had it all apart I discovered a VIN sequence stamped on the firewall, it was covered by the bottom of the A/C box. I never heard of it being here.

 

 

You may find another one on the passenger side of the firewall, directly below the blower motor hole. My 72 has it in both locations on the firewall.

 

On a side note, got color on a few things finally.

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Where to start? Lolol. Finally got to work on my 70 SS. 

Changed the door panels, arm rests, bases, chrome base plate, door weatherstrips, window felts, installed new mirrors, and door handles.

Changed the tailight lenses with nos lenses that I have had since I was 19yrs old. I'm 51 now. Lolol along with the horseshoe mouldings and rear tailpanel Monte Carlo emblem and by Chevrolet emblem. 

Installed the rebuilt air compressor that I got from lastss with brackets I got from overdrive. Both great guys to deal with and their parts are second to none! 

Oh, and I changed the front turn signal lenses also. Lol 

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The pictures look great... It would really be great to see it at the 2020 Eastern Meet.... along with over 50 other First Gen Monte's on the show field.

rob

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