clay Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 So my 71 had an engine fire and one thing led to another and now a complete custom monte is on it's way... First thing to happen was a custom built grill, welded in cowl induction scoop, 2012 camaro side mirrors and four bucket seats. Next a widened grand am dash with custom Speedhut gauges and frenched side marker lights after the removal of all side mouldings. I then pulled the body off the frame and welded in the helwig frame box in kit. After that all factory sway bars, brakes, diff and the rest of the suspension was removed to make way for some new goodies. Currie 9" with 3:70 and currie trac upper and lower rear control arms, Baer 6p 13" rotors front 12" 4p rears, helwig bars front and rear, varishocks on all 4 corners, spc upper and lower front control arms as well as springs new steering box. For wheels I went with 18x10 Rocket Booster rims on all 4 corners with BFG Sport comp 2 255/40/18 front and 275/40/18 rears. After all the upgrades the rust repair started with replacing the trunk floor, parcel shelf and a couple other patches in the back seat area. The biggest rust issue I had was the roof skin that was rotten under the original vinyl. I found a complete sail panel and roof skin in Montana and stripped it cleaned and painted befor welding in to the car. In the process the drip rails were shaved and smoothed. The car is now at the bodyshop hopefully coming home next week after I sandblasted the whole top of the shell. It will be I'm epoxy at that time. The rest of the mock up parts other mods will done in the coming months so hopefully I can have it track/road worthy for the summer to make sure all these miss will work befor i commit to paint. It's been a lot of work but so worth it to have something my own! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Looks great Clayton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastss Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Looks Great, But doesn't like like he can reach the petal's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 A few more pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Thanks guys! I'm sure he will reach the pedals soon enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leghome Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I like the dash. I have a friend who put a 59 Chevy dash in an 85 or 85 S10 pickup. A lot of work to change out a dash like either one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
502ci Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Wow, pretty nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7tonemonte Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Very nice work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Richey Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Looking good, I like the bullet grille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Richey Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Billet* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 The grill isn't billet, I made out of steel! Should eat civics and mustangs with ease! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtankjones Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 WOW!! Very Cool Craftsmanship. Your Monte is going to look KILLER when its done. Any Idea of a Color or Colors for the exterior? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overdrive Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I like it. Great work! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Thanks for the likes guys! As for color it's gonna be Lamborghini blue nethuns just not sure if it's gonna be a solid color or possibly top blue and bottom black. The color is on the hurican below[ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Very nice work your doing there, looks like you know of the snowball we all speak of. That color blue is great for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Richey Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Can you post some close ups of the Grille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCfan Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Yay! Another BLUE Monte! Yours will be a real heal-turner, Clay! You give fresh meaning to the term "car builder" ... maybe "car creator" is more fitting? Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Thanks mcfan! I agreee there needs to be more blue montes! So here is some more grill grill pics I found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 So went to the bodyshop today and this is what I saw! Zeus is coming home for Christmas with a fresh coat if high build primer! Looks more sinister in person than the pic shows! Almost want to stay black now! Almost...drip rails, side mouldings and windshield moulding clip mounts are now a thing of the past! I am so happy to see he whole car one color now without rust! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Remarkable work...that will be fun to drive! What motor and trans are gonna move Zeus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Thanks! He is gonna get a 5.3 and 700r4 for now. If money was no object a twin turbo ls and t-56 6spd would be the plan. Maybe someday! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigscaht Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 good lookin car...would love to see the frenchd in side marker lights. glad you decided to do something with them instead of jus deleting them altogether..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 Set my windshield in and put the mirrors back on. Looks pretty smooth and clean across the roof line. The last pic is showing the rear marker light. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Looks good. Boy, with those mirrors nobody will be able to sneak up on you from behind. What are the Mirrors and Instrument Panel from. rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam (Bones) Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 your dash is interesting, anymore pictures of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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