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Jim Leonardis

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Friends,

       I have a 1970 Monte Carlo that needs to have some work on the roof prior to AM Trimmers putting new HALO vinyl top back on. I have run into a brick wall with seeking body shops. Wondering if anyone in club has any connections?

Thank You in advance for any assistance.

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Beautiful Monte!

Speaking from experience, this is where the snowball starts. My brother and I went to do the same thing to a 71 Chevelle I had years ago. The roof, one door and the trunk lid were the only original pieces of sheet metal left. 

The 71 402 4 speed we are restoring will have even less. 

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On 1/30/2023 at 4:22 PM, MC1of80 said:

Beautiful Monte!

Speaking from experience, this is where the snowball starts. My brother and I went to do the same thing to a 71 Chevelle I had years ago. The roof, one door and the trunk lid were the only original pieces of sheet metal left. 

The 71 402 4 speed we are restoring will have even less. 

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This is (thankfully) the first and only ‘Starsky & Hutch’d’ Chevelle I’ve ever seen. 

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I am going through the same thing. Thought I could get away with just repairing the metal underneath the vinyl top, snowballed into a complete body restoration. Lots of pictures under my rebuild thread. Good luck, you have a beautiful Monte!

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6 hours ago, Glen said:

This is (thankfully) the first and only ‘Starsky & Hutch’d’ Chevelle I’ve ever seen. 

Look up "Heavy Chevy". They were built in 71 and 72 0nly. Factory stripes. 

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17 hours ago, MC1of80 said:

Look up "Heavy Chevy". They were built in 71 and 72 0nly. Factory stripes. 

You just taught me something new.  That said, I still think it’s ugly.  Not quite as ugly as Dennis’s feet that find their way into pictures he posts, but ugly nonetheless. 

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On 1/30/2023 at 1:44 PM, Jim Leonardis said:

Friends,

       I have a 1970 Monte Carlo that needs to have some work on the roof prior to AM Trimmers putting new HALO vinyl top back on. I have run into a brick wall with seeking body shops. Wondering if anyone in club has any connections?

Thank You in advance for any assistance.

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What color is your car? It looks really nice.

P.S. I hope you found a place to get you fixed up.

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6 hours ago, 1Bad454 said:

What color is your car? It looks really nice.

P.S. I hope you found a place to get you fixed up.

It’s about time you show your print here again, been a while. Add to your post, what’s going on with you and the Monte. 

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11 hours ago, Dtret said:

It’s about time you show your print here again, been a while. Add to your post, what’s going on with you and the Monte. 

🤣 Well I got sick of trying to post progress pics. The site wasn't working for me at that time. I'll give it another try. The body work is at around 90% complete.   

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1 hour ago, 1Bad454 said:

🤣 Well I got sick of trying to post progress pics. The site wasn't working for me at that time. I'll give it another try. The body work is at around 90% complete.   

If you’re having site issues let us know. It’s the only way they can be addressed. Pics were a problem but I do believe that’s been figured out. It was to do with size limitations. Great to see that your still plugging away. 

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