willie Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Dennis i want to say a few things first i think Karen is great, the best helper you could ask for, but please dont let her cut your hair anymore. The car is beautiful/stunning and you better be proud of your self (and Karen should be also). Remember Karen had bedrooms full of painted parts in them. God only knows what she had to walk across when you had the frame in the basement? In my eyes you and Karen deserve 5 dancing bananas. I am guessing the brick on the floof in the back is to hold the matt down???? But i have 2 questions, why is that other car covered and not the Monte???? And when are you starting the next one?!?!?!?!?! Congrats Dennis, you guys did a fantastic job!!!!! And you deserve more but my finger got tired. LOL Great job!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Outstanding! There’s nothing more to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70402barnfind Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Great job. I really appreciate you documenting the build. I use your pictures for reference regularly as I work through my '70. Thank you for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 46 minutes ago, 70402barnfind said: Great job. I really appreciate you documenting the build. I use your pictures for reference regularly as I work through my '70. Thank you for sharing I have a ton more pictures if you need anything just hollar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 10 hours ago, willie said: Dennis i want to say a few things first i think Karen is great, the best helper you could ask for, but please dont let her cut your hair anymore. The car is beautiful/stunning and you better be proud of your self (and Karen should be also). Remember Karen had bedrooms full of painted parts in them. God only knows what she had to walk across when you had the frame in the basement? In my eyes you and Karen deserve 5 dancing bananas. I am guessing the brick on the floof in the back is to hold the matt down???? But i have 2 questions, why is that other car covered and not the Monte???? And when are you starting the next one?!?!?!?!?! Congrats Dennis, you guys did a fantastic job!!!!! And you deserve more but my finger got tired. LOL Great job!! First of all she wouldn't cut my hair, but she probably could have done a better job than the barber did. lol The brick was to block the tire when the shift cable broke at a friends house, I have to return it. That was before I realized that I could just turn the column collar. lol The chevelle is still covered for winter, so is my 88 monte. i have been driving my 71. Thanks for the compliment and the bananas suck. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Came out great buddy! Glad the hard part is over, now you can hopefully enjoy it and create better memories with Karen in the car, than the misery of all the hurdles it put you through during the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 31 minutes ago, jft69z said: Came out great buddy! Glad the hard part is over, now you can hopefully enjoy it and create better memories with Karen in the car, than the misery of all the hurdles it put you through during the build. Thanks. Ya the hard part is over but now it is time to redo some things that I don’t like. I love spending money twice. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 56 minutes ago, Dtret said: Thanks. Ya the hard part is over but now it is time to redo some things that I don’t like. I love spending money twice. Lol. Yeah, that happens. Still, the major drama is over. Hell, remember I had to pull my motor back out because the freeze plugs had rotted from the inside? Or I how I ended up pulling all the brakes off to add the 4 wheel disc brakes after it was running, and that included removing the driver side header for the 3rd time to do it? Today's probably the 3rd time I've put the Tremec in the Z/28 to test fit the shifter location. Today at least it's to measure for a driveshaft (plus just a little more shifter hole clearance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Dennis i want to say a few things first i think Karen is great, the best helper you could ask for, but please dont let her cut your hair anymore. The car is beautiful/stunning and you better be proud of your self (and Karen should be also). Remember Karen had bedrooms full of painted parts in them. God only knows what she had to walk across when you had the frame in the basement? In my eyes you and Karen deserve 5 dancing bananas. I am guessing the brick on the floof in the back is to hold the matt down???? But i have 2 questions, why is that other car covered and not the Monte???? And when are you starting the next one?!?!?!?!?! Congrats Dennis, you guys did a fantastic job!!!!! And you deserve more but my finger got tired. LOL Great job!! Hey Dennis, i don't know how to highlight this post, so i can pick out what i know now is true! Well everything i posted here is true except maybe the part where Karen cut your hair. I might of stretched the truth a little there. BUT i seen in another post that my 2nd question is coming to be true!!!!!!!! What are you looking at???? Do i see more dancing bananas in your future? Great News!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 7 hours ago, willie said: Dennis i want to say a few things first i think Karen is great, the best helper you could ask for, but please dont let her cut your hair anymore. The car is beautiful/stunning and you better be proud of your self (and Karen should be also). Remember Karen had bedrooms full of painted parts in them. God only knows what she had to walk across when you had the frame in the basement? In my eyes you and Karen deserve 5 dancing bananas. I am guessing the brick on the floof in the back is to hold the matt down???? But i have 2 questions, why is that other car covered and not the Monte???? And when are you starting the next one?!?!?!?!?! Congrats Dennis, you guys did a fantastic job!!!!! And you deserve more but my finger got tired. LOL Great job!! Hey Dennis, i don't know how to highlight this post, so i can pick out what i know now is true! Well everything i posted here is true except maybe the part where Karen cut your hair. I might of stretched the truth a little there. BUT i seen in another post that my 2nd question is coming to be true!!!!!!!! What are you looking at???? Do i see more dancing bananas in your future? Great News!!!!! Hold on Patawan. Time will tell and finances 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 LOL Dennis you can call me any name you want, i was right! And very happy for you!!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71SSclone Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Your Monte looks great! You did an awesome job, thanks for documenting everything. Mine has hit a little bit of a stall, but will get back underway soon. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 9 hours ago, 71SSclone said: Your Monte looks great! You did an awesome job, thanks for documenting everything. Mine has hit a little bit of a stall, but will get back underway soon. John Thanks for the compliment. All of us hit the stall. Don’t worry about it. Let a little time pass and it will get back on track. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71SSclone Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Just waiting on parts. A couple of insurance jobs came in, so they gotta knock them out first. We'll get back on track soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 10 hours ago, 71SSclone said: Just waiting on parts. A couple of insurance jobs came in, so they gotta knock them out first. We'll get back on track soon. You have to make money to spend money. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 Well I will bump this old thread for a quick picture. I just surpassed the quarter thousand mile mark. First time out since I got back from Carlisle. No issues yet so that’s been pretty good. I did hear a rattle today so I may have to look at it. Would that fall under the builders warranty? Lol. Don’t mind the dust that a Carlisle trophy 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Posted 4 hours ago which would have put the picture late morning or early afternoon but the clock says 4:18. Is your clock like mine and only right twice a day? And yes, this is a family site and we do not allow dirty pictures...... clean that dust up rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 I still have dust on my car from the Syracuse nationals it hasn't left the garage since then, it's been to hot. Friday we leave for a 10 day camping trip, hopefully I can get it out and cleaned up before I leave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 20 minutes ago, Rob Peters said: Posted 4 hours ago which would have put the picture late morning or early afternoon but the clock says 4:18. Is your clock like mine and only right twice a day? And yes, this is a family site and we do not allow dirty pictures...... clean that dust up rob The second hand is moving but I don’t think the other hands do. But I noticed that when I was driving, and the “set” knob was pulled out. So I’ll reset it and see if it works. But I’ll make sure that I set it after 5:00. Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Mine always says 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 minute ago, cny first gen 71 said: Mine always says 5 Yep gulp, gulp. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markgyver Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Thanks for taking us along on this resto journey, looks fantastic, It does have me retinking whether i want to restore one, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 10 hours ago, Markgyver said: Thanks for taking us along on this resto journey, looks fantastic, It does have me retinking whether i want to restore one, I don't think I’d do another one, it’s too much time, work and money. O wait I am. See “ Topic Suggestion “. Lol. Thanks for the compliment. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Not necessarily in that order Dennis!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 8 hours ago, willie said: Not necessarily in that order Dennis!! Na that’s just how my brain works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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